Blood Leopard

The Star Dou Great Forest is vast, and stumbling upon a Three-Life Wolf Ape was an entirely unexpected delight.

Unfortunately, the attributes of the Three-Life Wolf Ape were not suitable to serve as the third soul ring for Grey Wolf.

Over the next dozen days or so, Qian Duoduo led Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf wandering through the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, encountering hundreds of soul beasts.

Five-thousand-year, six-thousand-year, seven-thousand-year... and even ten-thousand-year soul beasts were everywhere.

With Qian Duoduo's strength, dispatching these soul beasts of several thousand to ten thousand years was effortless, but unfortunately, none of them caught Feng Tianyu's eye.

As time dragged on, the two of them and the wolf all became somewhat restless.

After all, the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with danger; they couldn't even sleep soundly on a daily basis, needing to maintain twelve-fold vigilance to deal with sudden soul beast attacks.

Fortunately, hard work pays off!

On this day, while the two and the wolf were still searching for soul beasts in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, they accidentally heard a tiger's roar that shook the mountains and forests, causing their heartbeats to quicken.

Driven by curiosity, the two and the wolf decided to go over and check out the situation.

A moment later, the two and the wolf hid behind a large tree, watching the brutal slaughter in the clearing ahead.

A tiger with blood-colored fur, over five meters in body length and over two meters at the shoulder, had crimson eyes and fangs over a foot long. The "King" character on its forehead was pitch black, and it actually had three pairs of wings on its back.

Tiger-type soul beasts are inherently overlords among soul beasts, and for this blood-colored tiger to possess three pairs of wings—like a tiger with added wings—it was definitely one of the top-tier soul beasts.

The one fighting this blood-colored tiger was also a tiger-type soul beast, covered in black and white striped fur, with cyan-white tiger claws, emerald green pupils, a body length of four meters, a shoulder height of one point eight meters, and a pair of wings on its back.

This was a Wind Tiger, and a 5,000-year-old Wind Tiger at that!

The two tiger-type soul beasts fought extremely fiercely, with the blood-colored tiger holding the upper hand, repeatedly knocking the Wind Tiger away and leaving deep, bone-visible wounds on its body.

Boom! Boom!

The earth was plowed with crisscrossing marks; flowers, bushes, and tree branches were all caught in the crossfire, shredded and scattered everywhere.

Qian Duoduo stared at the two tiger-type soul beasts for a long time before his eyes lit up with excitement:

"Tianyu, the third soul ring you need is here!"

"That blood-colored tiger is recorded in the Library Pavilion of our Shrek Academy; it is called a Blood Leopard. When a tiger gives birth to three cubs, one is bound to be a 'Leopard'!"

"The ferocity and combat power of a Leopard are ten times stronger than an ordinary tiger-type soul beast. This Blood Leopard is fixated on killing the Wind Tiger; it is nine times out of ten a Blood Leopard mutated from a Wind Tiger!"

"This kind of tiger mutation has a deep-seated hatred for its own kind; once they meet, it is a fight to the death!"

"You are in luck. I estimate this Blood Leopard's age is at least over 8,000 years. This kind of variant soul beast absolutely meets your requirements."

Feng Tianyu stared at the blood-colored tiger without blinking, his eyes flashing with excitement:

"Dean Qian, then I'll leave it to you!"

"You got it!" Qian Duoduo grinned. Having finally found a soul beast that met Feng Tianyu's requirements, he summoned his Black Dragon Shield and charged out in a single stride.

The Black Dragon Shield in his hand glowed with dark light as he smashed it toward the blood-colored tiger.

Although he was a defense-type Title Douluo, he was not without the ability to launch an active attack.

The suddenly appearing Qian Duoduo startled both tiger-type soul beasts, causing them to separate and dodge his incredibly powerful strike.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Dragon's Roar!"

A sonic wave swept out, causing the air to vibrate and emit a muffled, thunderous boom, like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky.

The Wind Tiger and the Blood Leopard instinctively felt fear, each flapping their wings and fleeing in a panic.

By the time the sonic wave caught up to them, they were already 300 meters away, and its power had weakened to a certain degree, causing only minor injuries to the two tiger-type soul beasts rather than dealing them a fatal blow.

Qian Duoduo hurriedly chased after the Blood Leopard; this was Feng Tianyu's third soul ring, so how could he let it get away?

The Blood Leopard possessed three pairs of wings, and its speed was ridiculously fast. Even with only 8,000-plus years of cultivation, Qian Duoduo, a defense-type Title Douluo, could only trail behind its tail and could never catch up.

The Blood Leopard roared repeatedly, its eyes filled with ferocity as it condensed wind blades and slashed them toward Qian Duoduo.

Qian Duoduo simply raised his Black Dragon Shield to block all the wind blades. Frowning at the astonishing speed of the Blood Leopard, he finally unfolded a pair of wings from his back.

Level 8 Flight Soul Tool!

Under the augmentation of the Level 8 Flight Soul Tool, his speed reached the level of an agility-attack Title Douluo, and like a streak of black light cutting across the sky, he finally caught up to the fleeing Blood Leopard.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Dragon's Roar!"

Qian Duoduo caught up to the Blood Leopard and unleashed a close-range Dragon's Roar. The sonic wave shattered the Blood Leopard's tendons, bones, and internal organs, causing it to vomit blood in mid-air as it plummeted toward the forest below.

Seeing this, Qian Duoduo grinned:

"I am a Title Douluo, after all. If I let an 8,000-year soul beast escape today, where would I put my face?"

This Blood Leopard's speed was terrifying, comparable to an agility-attack Title Douluo. If Qian Duoduo hadn't possessed the Level 8 Flight Soul Tool, he really would have let it escape today.

Before long, Qian Duoduo returned to the spot where Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were waiting, carrying the dying Blood Leopard.

With a thud, the dying Blood Leopard landed on the ground, and Qian Duoduo said urgently:

"Tianyu, kill it quickly; it could die at any moment."

Feng Tianyu hurriedly took a cyan longsword from his storage soul tool and injected soul power into it. A flow of wind wrapped around the longsword, increasing its sharpness attribute by 50%.

This sword was called Qinghong!

A sixth-level melee Soul Tool!

Feng Tianyu acted with decisive speed, driving his sword straight through the Blood Leopard's eye and into its brain.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

The Blood Leopard let out a final, mournful cry that grew increasingly faint. As Feng Tianyu twisted the Qinghong in his grip, the beast's brain was reduced to a pulp.

The Blood Leopard was dead!

An intensely rich purple light erupted from the massive carcass, coalescing into a purple soul ring in mid-air, causing the surrounding air to grow slightly viscous.

Feng Tianyu looked at the purple soul ring, then at the three pairs of wings on the Blood Leopard's back. This Blood Leopard was exceptionally skilled in speed and capable of flight; he believed it would provide Grey Wolf with a flight-type soul skill that would enhance its speed.

Feng Tianyu looked at Qian Duoduo and said sincerely:

"Dean Qian, we will have to trouble you to stand guard while we absorb the soul ring!"

Qian Duoduo retracted his martial soul, patted his chest, and said:

"Rest assured, just focus your attention on absorbing the soul ring. I will never let anyone or any soul beast disturb you."

Hearing this, Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf exchanged a glance, then sat on the ground together to circulate their meditation techniques, summoning the purple soul ring.

The purple soul ring drifted above Grey Wolf's body, rapidly shrinking as it merged into its form.

A rich cyan light burst forth instantly, enveloping both man and wolf. The pressure of absorbing the soul ring was shared between them, and even though this soul ring exceeded the limits of Feng Tianyu's physical endurance, it failed to burst his body.

It was just that Grey Wolf, once again, was bloated into a balloon by the violent energy!