Suddenly, the Shadow Leopard unleashed a shrill, furious roar and pounced with several times more speed than before. In the blink of an eye, it was already before him, as swift as a dark purple bolt of lightning.
By the moonlight, Ye Xiwen could even see a trace of blood clinging to its grim teeth. Its savage aura was suffocating as it bit straight for Ye Xiwen's throat.
Ye Xiwen had no time to think. He rapidly retreated, the long blade in his hand dancing as it burst forth with terrifying blade qi and swept out in an instant. The Shadow Leopard leaped aside, but the blade qi still carved a wound several inches long across it.
Seemingly stirred by the scent of blood, the Shadow Leopard viciously lunged at Ye Xiwen again just as he had steadied himself. Its sharp claws stirred several gusts of fierce wind; if they struck true, even someone as sturdy as Ye Xiwen would likely be pierced clean through.
Ye Xiwen lowered his body, evading the Shadow Leopard's deadly attack, then drove his blade viciously toward its soft underbelly with a backhand strike.
Ye Xiwen felt a slight resistance as the blade tip pierced into the Shadow Leopard's lower abdomen and punched straight out through its back, blood gushing forth like a spring.
"Roar!" The Shadow Leopard let out a miserable cry.
There was a slight resistance as the long blade pierced into the Shadow Leopard's lower abdomen and punched straight out through its back, blood gushing forth like a spring.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Xiwen twisted his wrist. Explosive true qi clung to the long blade, and in an instant, the Shadow Leopard's internal organs were shredded into a heap of mush.
The Shadow Leopard howled twice and struggled a few times