Wang Qi was meditating inside the tent when he suddenly caught a whiff of blood. He immediately sensed that something was wrong. Rushing out of the tent, he saw a dark gray dome of light, like an overturned bowl covering the ground.
Inside the barrier, a glossy black panther nearly two meters long had pinned Shi Mo to the ground, repeatedly trying to bite his throat.
Simulation Eye activated.
Mutated Shadow Leopard soul beast. Age: 2,300 years. Absorption probability: 100%. Golden Flame Body compatibility: 27%.
Wang Qi had read about Shadow Leopards in the books Yu Xiaogang had left behind. They were high-level soul beasts, but they possessed an extremely powerful—or rather, extremely disgusting—soul skill: Shadow Barrier.
Any soul beast or Soul Master caught within the Shadow Barrier's range would be shrouded in darkness and lose their vision. As the beast's cultivation increased, a ten-thousand-year Shadow Leopard could also block sound; at thirty thousand years, it could block scents; at seventy thousand years, it could block pain. There were no hundred-thousand-year Shadow Leopards.
The main reason Shadow Leopards were high-level soul beasts rather than top-tier or super soul beasts was their terrible frontal combat ability. Against opponents of the same level, they could practically only assassinate Support System Soul Masters.
That was the main reason Shi Mo had managed to hold on despite losing his vision. As for why Wang Qi had not heard any sounds, he could only attribute it to the Shadow Leopard's mutation.
"Osler really does have incredible luck. It's only been three days, and he's already run into such a superb soul beast."
Looking at the Shadow Leopard pinning Shi Mo down, Wang Qi sighed at Osler's luck. Back when Wang Qi had obtained his Second Soul Ring and Third Soul Ring, he had wasted plenty