On the road together

Three days later, on a sparsely populated official road in the Star Luo Empire.

Ling Yi rode Treading Snow, while Yang Shelly rode a chestnut-red steed, hurrying along the road at their own pace.

About ten meters behind the two men and their horses, Ah Yin rode a dark blue leopard, following at a leisurely pace.

They are currently located in the North Plains Province of the Star Luo Empire, and their destination is Gengxin City in the West Sand Province.

Unlike the names used by the Heaven Dou Empire, such as ' Fasinuo Province ', ' Barak Kingdom ', and ' Silves Kingdom ', the names of the vassal kingdoms and provinces of the Star Luo Empire are relatively simpler and more direct.

The five provinces are named according to their location in the east, west, south, and north, as well as their topographical features. They are: North Plains Province, which borders the Heaven Dou Empire; West Sand Province, which is mostly desert and Gobi; South Mountain Province East Forest Province, which is almost half of its territory covered by the Star Dou Great Forest; Nanshan Province, which is mostly hilly; and Star Luo Province, which is the center of the empire and also the capital city Star Luo City.

The three corresponding vassal kingdoms are similar: the North Yue Kingdom, which borders part of the territory of the Barak Kingdom; the West Shu Kingdom, located in the southwest corner of the Douluo Continent, which borders the West Sand Province and South Mountain Province of the Star Luo Empire; and the Eastern Lu East Lu Kingdom, located east of South Mountain Province, with its territory bordered by the sea on the east and south sides and the southernmost point of the Star Dou Great Forest in the north.

On horseback, with his eyes half-closed, Ling Yi's mind was immersed in his Sea of Consciousness, where all sorts of knowledge flowed rapidly.

Martial Soul Beast, Soul Ring, Soul Skill, human meridians, bones, flesh, and organs, metal properties, Soul Guidance Array Patterns...

Time was far from enough for Ling Yi!

Beside her, Yang Shelly rode on the chestnut horse she named "Gale", sometimes looking at Ling Yi's profile, and sometimes imitating Ling Yi by closing her eyes and concentrating on comprehending the form and spirit of "Wind Leopard Assault".

Whenever she felt frustrated while trying to comprehend something, she would turn to look at Ling Yi. After a while, her pretty face would inexplicably turn red, and she would look away and continue to comprehend.

Behind them, Ah Yin, still dressed as a short-haired boy, followed at a distance, watching Ling Yi and the other person's backs. She twitched her nose, and her upturned pink lips revealed that she was not in a good mood.

Sometimes, as if thinking of something, Ah Yin's fair and tender hands would grab the mane on the back of the "Wind Shadow Leopard's " neck and unconsciously tug it hard.

"Wind Shadow Leopard's" inner thoughts. "..."

The little leopard was bitter inside, but dared not say it. Despite having over three hundred years of cultivation, it was actually just a little guy who was only over eighty years old.

Carrying this old woman who has lived for at least tens of thousands of years on my back, I can't afford to mess with her, I really can't afford to mess with her!

To this day, it still remembers that noon three days ago, when the Sun was right in the center of the sky. The little leopard, who hadn't had lunch yet, wandered out to the edge of the forest to look for a suitable lunch.

The meat of the "Nether Wolf" was tough and sour, not tasty at all; the meat of the "Flower-Tailed Giant Rat" was very tender, but it was too small, not even a third the size of the "Nether Wolf"...

Just as it was plotting who to blame, the "Blue Silver Grass" plants in the forest seemed to change, and a voice suddenly appeared in its mind, guiding it in a certain direction...

Before long, a tall figure wielding a long-handled weapon and surrounded by three halos of light appeared in the "Wind Shadow Leopard's" beastly vision.

It was a female human Soul Master. Judging from the colors of the three Soul Ring, "Wind Shadow Leopard" knew that at least two hundred-year-old Soul Beast of similar age to itself, as well as a thousand-year-old Soul Beast far stronger than itself, had died at the hands of that human Soul Master.

Originally, the "Wind Shadow Leopard" planned to quietly retreat and not provoke this human Soul Master. Regardless of the quality of the opponent's flesh, just looking at the three Soul Ring from hundred-year-old and Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it knew that fighting the opponent would be a thankless and exhausting task.

It's just a meal, why make such a fuss?

In such a vast forest, how could you not find suitable prey for lunch?

However, just as the little leopard was using the thick, supple pads of its four paws to step on the tree trunk and prepare to quietly retreat, a dead branch not far away broke off.

How did it break?

The little leopard didn't think too much about it at the time, but now, looking back on the scene, it feels somewhat bewildered.

Keep in mind that it was at least as far as its tail as it was from that suddenly broken dead branch!

After Douluo I while with the human female Soul Master who had a perverted smile, the little leopard finally found an opportunity to withdraw from that pointless and unprofitable battle.

Originally, it intended to retreat to the inner edge of the forest, where its lair was, and only came to the outer edge to eat.

But for some reason, it remembered the previous battle. Not only did it not gain any advantage, but its stomach became even hungrier after the strenuous exercise. The more it thought about it, the angrier it became, and it decided to secretly follow the human Soul Master and give him a lesson he would never forget.

If conditions permit, it wouldn't mind tasting the flavor of a human Soul Master.

Just as it was relying on its excellent sense of smell to follow its target a kilometer away, and was about to leave the forest with its companion that had appeared out of nowhere, a fight suddenly broke out.

Given this opportunity, regardless of who the other side of the battle is, the little leopard is prepared to launch a sneak attack, which is its specialty!

Huh? That human by the water isn't in combat mode? No Martial Soul, no Soul Ring —this is a rare opportunity!

One hundred meters, eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...

Although the little leopard didn't know human units of distance, it knew the distance from which an attack would be most likely to succeed.

With only ten meters left, the leopard cub did not howl. It remained silent, its body crouching forward and backward, and with a sudden burst of strength from its limbs, it leaped into the air and pounced on the male human who was still facing away from it.

In mid-air, the little leopard opened its mouth wide, its sharp fangs and bright red tongue feeling the cool breeze, as if it had already sensed the smell of blood.

Then... a black, round thing was suddenly thrown into its mouth.

Its animalistic instincts told the little leopard to spit out the black sphere immediately.

"Boom--!"

At that moment, the little leopard recalled the feeling of being hit on the head by a water cannon from a "Iron Cannon Hippopotamus" when it was drinking water by the water more than ten years ago.

It was midday again, about seventy or eighty meters from the official road, in a sparse clearing in the woods.

The pile of dead branches picked up while entering the forest, sprinkled with a little kerosene, was enough to start a fire without needing any special fire starter. Just two rough flints were touched together to light the fire.

He took out an iron pot, a whole chicken that had been washed and skinned, a bag of crystal-clear rice, and a bucket of water from his Storage Soul Tool.

Ling Yi enjoyed the rare leisure time while cooking, no longer thinking about those complicated and difficult knowledge, but just focusing on making the lunch in a little while more delicious.

With the support of Soul Power, Ling Yi's cooking style was reminiscent of Tang Niu and Stephen Chow, except that the two used internal energy, while Ling Yi Soul Power.

Half an hour later, the "Phoenix Cry Bamboo Rice", which originally needed to be stewed for at least an hour, was ready. The broth of the "Colorful-Feathered Pheasant" was perfectly absorbed by the grains of "Blue Silver Rice". The chicken meat was tender and the rice was chewy. In short: delicious!

The energy provided by just one pot of this delicious dish is comparable to that of three ten-year-old "forest ginseng" roots!

Ling Yi ate his rice slowly and deliberately, while Yang Shelly across from him was engrossed in eating from a large bowl. Faced with such delicious food, she had completely forgotten about maintaining an elegant image in front of Ling Yi.

Turning his head to look at the distance, Ah Yin and "Wind Shadow Leopard" were staring at him expectantly.

Ling Yi shook his head, took out the flatbread and roasted meat he had bought in the city yesterday from his Storage Soul Tool, and fed them to the two.

The next chapter will be tonight. I will also post a thank-you message around noon to thank all the readers who have voted and given rewards since August 28th. Thank you!