Mercilessly Plucking Flowers

On the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range, a young figure was sprinting wildly. That person was none other than Xiao Bai.

Of course, he was not alone!

A leopard was chasing after him—a Second-tier Magical Beast, the Fire Cloud Leopard.

"Hey, stop chasing me! I don't have any cough syrup! It's true, I've never lied to a leopard..."

As Xiao Bai fled, he tried to reason with the Fire Cloud Leopard, hoping to make it stop this dangerous behavior.

The Fire Cloud Leopard refused!

Although it could not understand what the human ahead was saying, it still felt that its dignity had been insulted.

"Roar!"

With an ear-splitting roar, the Fire Cloud Leopard grew even faster.

Its sharp claws flashed with cold light. With a single swipe through the air, even the air itself was torn apart, producing a piercing screech.

Distance did not merely create beauty—it also created disparity.

The Fire Cloud Leopard's claws were still some distance from Xiao Bai. Yet that little distance was like the gap between heaven and earth, infinitely magnified, and Xiao Bai escaped the reach of those demonic claws.

Xiao Bai wiped away the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead in fright. Even as he fled, he patted his chest to calm his panicked heart.

"Damn, these Magical Beasts really can't be underestimated. They're way too vicious."

As he spoke, he glanced at the Fire Cloud Leopard behind him, which was relentlessly pursuing him, leaving him somewhat speechless.

The leopard sat at home, and I fell from the sky.

Xiao Bai used Light Escape to make his getaway. After getting far enough away, he prepared to land. But due to a momentary lapse of attention, he failed to control his direction properly and descended from the sky.

That alone would have been fine, but by sheer coincidence, he landed right on top of the Fire Cloud Leopard's head, turning the resting leopard into a living cushion.

Xiao Bai was unharmed as a result, but the Fire Cloud Leopard beneath him suffered miserably, smashed so badly that it was left dizzy and disoriented.

Opportunity was fleeting, so Xiao Bai took the chance to run away—and then got hunted down by the leopard!

With his current strength, dealing with this Second-tier Magical Beast was quite difficult. The gap in cultivation was right there, so he could only run.

Fortunately, the current situation was not dangerous. Xiao Bai was confident he could wear down the Fire Cloud Leopard until it lost patience.

Of course, he had another plan as well. If possible, he wanted to obtain the Fire Cloud Leopard's Magic Crystal.

Time passed quickly. Xiao Bai kept the Fire Cloud Leopard hanging at a constant distance, occasionally letting it see an opportunity to kill this hateful human, only to escape its claws in bizarre ways. The Fire Cloud Leopard roared again and again in fury.

After all, the Fire Cloud Leopard was not human. Its intelligence was insufficient—how could it possibly contend with such a crafty human?

If Xiao Yan had seen this, he definitely would have recognized the tactic.

Guerrilla warfare: when the enemy advanced, we retreated; when the enemy camped, we harassed; when the enemy tired, we attacked; when the enemy retreated, we pursued.

Once this tactic was put into play, it enraged the Fire Cloud Leopard so much that two streams of visible white mist shot from its nostrils.

Xiao Bai pushed the guerrilla tactics to the limit, making the Fire Cloud Leopard even angrier.

The Fire Cloud Leopard stopped once more. Xiao Bai was just about to continue provoking it when he suddenly sensed the aura of death.

That dangerous feeling could not be faked. Xiao Bai chose to trust his instincts.

"Roar..."

A low growl drew Xiao Bai's attention.

The Fire Cloud Leopard had stopped, its body bent into a strange posture. Veins bulged across the surface of its skin, making it look utterly terrifying.

Red light swirled around its body. It was the result of surging blood and fire-element Dou Qi mixing together.

Its former black pupils and white irises had turned scarlet, revealing endless madness and killing intent.

Xiao Bai had driven it too far. The Fire Cloud Leopard had gone berserk.

Xiao Bai's head began to ache. This was not the result he wanted.

These Magical Beasts went mad at the slightest provocation, revealing their bloodthirsty nature. Their speed, attack power... all of it would increase slightly.

Of course, in exchange, berserk Magical Beasts suffered a decline in intelligence. In severe cases, they might temporarily lose their minds.

This would take even more time to deal with.

Xiao Bai did not want to die. He certainly could not bring himself to perish together with a Magical Beast that had lost its mind.

The Fire Cloud Leopard was already a Magical Beast known for its speed. Now that it was berserk, it became even faster, turning into a black shadow that blocked Xiao Bai's path.

With light steps and repeated growls from its mouth, it searched for Xiao Bai's opening. This was its instinct.

Xiao Bai did not dare to be careless either. He immediately activated the combat skill Light Shield. A layer of light enveloped him like an eggshell, protecting him completely.

A Second-tier Magical Beast was equivalent to a human Dou Shi expert. Moreover, Magical Beasts possessed powerful bodies, making them somewhat stronger than humans of the same level.

"Roar!"

The Fire Cloud Leopard could wait no longer. Its furious emotions made it unable to control itself—and it had no desire to control itself.

It could hardly wait to sink its claws into the body of the tiny human before it, tear him apart, and use his blood to wash away its humiliation.

At that moment, the red light in its eyes flared brilliantly, and it pounced at Xiao Bai like lightning.

Xiao Bai's expression tightened, and his earlier ease had long vanished.

He split his attention in two, using part of his Dou Qi to reinforce the Light Shield. The rest transformed into a massive sword of light that slashed directly at the Fire Cloud Leopard.

The giant sword collided with the Fire Cloud Leopard's claws. With a bang, the two remained locked in midair.

However, this deadlock lasted less than three seconds.

With a series of cracking sounds, web-like fractures appeared across the blade of the light sword. Then, beneath the Fire Cloud Leopard's claws, it shattered into fragments, which fell to the ground and transformed into wisps of light that merged into the air and vanished.

Although it did not injure the Fire Cloud Leopard, it made it pause for an instant, buying Xiao Bai time to dodge.

One failed pounce could not stop it. It quickly turned around again and prepared to leap.

Xiao Bai was annoyed as well.

"Looks like unless I show you something fierce, you won't understand why flowers are so red!"

He spread his hand, and the space behind the Fire Cloud Leopard's line of sight distorted. Then, under the Fire Cloud Leopard's suspicious and wary gaze, a person identical to Xiao Bai appeared. His movements, posture, and clothing were all exactly the same.

This gave the Fire Cloud Leopard quite a fright.

However, as a Second-tier Magical Beast, it was not intimidated.

After its initial complicated emotions subsided, the bloodlust in its eyes only grew stronger. It pounced directly at the newly appeared human, the one closest to it.

Now! Secret Technique: Mercilessly Plucking Flowers: Thousand-Year Kill!

A stick appeared in Xiao Bai's hand. His thrusting motion did not change, and at the same time, he kept telling himself.

"Don't call me a hooligan, I'm not that bad; don't call me vulgar, I'm just that adorable..."

Since it was a secret technique, there was no way it could miss.

"Awwooo, awwoooow..."

A miserable scream rang out through the forest, filled with utter grief and heart-wrenching agony.

This Fire Cloud Leopard was experiencing the absolute darkest shadow of its life as a leopard.

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