An Jun Slays the Leopard Emperor
Upon hearing Jin Shan's analysis, An Jun's worried expression eased.
Bang!
The Bear King's giant paw slammed directly into the Leopard King, sending it flying more than twenty meters away. The direction the Leopard King flew in was exactly where Huo Lei and his group were located; the distance between them, which was originally about fifty meters, had now been halved.
An Jun looked at Jin Shan beside him and said impatiently, "Big brother, should I take action now and kill Leopard King?"
"Wait a little longer and observe the Leopard King's reaction," Jin Shan replied to An Jun.
Then, Jin Shan spoke again, "Now I will assign tasks. Everyone, follow my instructions and try to capture the two great Soul Beast with minimal losses. Huo Lei, you are ready to dispel the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud at any time and cooperate with An Jun to capture the Leopard King; you three girls, stay where you are and protect yourselves; after the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is dispelled, I will hold off the Bear King. Does everyone understand?"
"Understood!" the five responded in unison.
At this moment, the Leopard King, who had fallen to the ground, rolled over and stood up, and the blue light on its body disappeared.
"Hahaha! Bear, didn't expect that, did you? Your powerful attack didn't even cause me any damage. Did you think I was so easy to kill? I am Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast." The Leopard King's smug voice rang out.
The six people inside the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud were all shocked, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"This... how is this possible? How could that wretched leopard be unharmed?" Yunxiang exclaimed in surprise, her voice filled with bewilderment.
Jin Shan was the first to react, blurting out, "Blue light! If I'm not mistaken, it's the blue light that shone on the Leopard King before the Bear King attacked it, protecting it."
Not only were Huo Lei and his group shocked, but Xiong Wang's eyes were also filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible? How could this be? Even the king of the Far North couldn't have done this. How did you do it?" The Bear King roared in frustration, his voice filled with despair, yet he still voiced the question that had been nagging at him.
"Hahaha! For the sake of our friendship, I'll let you die knowing why. This is my ultimate life-saving technique, called ' Choose the Lesser Harm.' As long as this skill is activated in advance in a dangerous situation, even if attacked by Soul Beast of the same level, it can reduce the damage by 70%. I did take your powerful blow and was indeed injured, but after reducing it by 70%, 30% of the injury is nothing to me. If I hadn't activated my life-saving skill in time, your attack would have been enough to seriously injure me. Now you understand!" the Leopard King explained smugly.
"Are you talking about that layer of blue light?" the Bear King's voice asked.
"Not bad! It's that layer of blue light. Looks like you're not stupid after all," the Leopard King said smugly.
The Bear King said, "Your life-saving skills are indeed powerful, but the more powerful the ability, the more demanding the conditions for its use. I don't believe you can use them continuously."
The Leopard King swung its massive tail, its voice ringing out again. "Oh! Bear, you're not so stupid after all! No wonder you've cultivated for a hundred thousand years. That's right, my life-saving technique can only be used once a day, but even that's enough to deal with you."
"The Snow Leopard living on Blue Star are also incredibly fast and agile, able to leap and climb with great speed. They are also remarkably resilient, surviving even falls from great heights without sustaining serious injury. I never imagined that the Frost Snow Leopard of the Douluo Plane possessed these abilities, and even enhanced and upgraded them. They became kings of the snow mountains on Blue Star, while the Frost Snow Leopard of the Douluo Plane became overlords of the Far North. How interesting." Huo Lei observed the Soul Beast outside while his thoughts constantly shifted.
"' Choose the Lesser Harm' —a 70% reduction in damage within the same realm. What a powerful ability!" An Jun exclaimed in amazement, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he stared intently at the Leopard King's back, like a hungry beggar eyeing a roast chicken.
"Leopard King can't use his survival skills today, everyone, attack!" Jin Shan gave the order to move out.
Upon receiving the command, Huo Lei instantly retracted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and activated the Thunder Domain skill from his Left Leg Bone. Purple Lightning rapidly spread from his left foot, fanning out towards the Ice Leopard Emperor not far ahead.
At the same time that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was retracted, Jin Shan flew towards the Snow Soul Bear King, with nine optimally configured Soul Ring pulsating and swirling around Jin Shan's body.
An Jun leaped up, closely following Jin Shan, and eight Soul Ring appeared on his body. At the same time, the Eighth Soul Ring shone brightly with black light and attacked the Ice Leopard Emperor.
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu instantly released their respective Martial Soul, assuming a defensive stance; Yunxiang swallowed a white Strawberry, releasing Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.
A distance of twenty meters is negligible compared to the speed of Lightning; it covered the area where the Ice Leopard Emperor was located in the blink of an eye.
Immersed in its triumph, the Ice Leopard Emperor had no time to dodge, nor did it expect that Soul Master would appear beside it in the Far North. Although the Ice Leopard Emperor was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it had already exhausted much of its strength in the previous battle with the Bear King and was also injured. Without the aid of life-saving skills, the Ice Leopard Emperor was directly hit by the purple Lightning released by Huo Lei. Its fur stood on end from the electric shock, its whole body trembled, and it screamed repeatedly.
The Huo Lei attacks were mainly intended to provide support and control, buying more time for An Jun.
An Jun in mid-air, his Eighth Soul Ring shining, cold energy gathering on his right fist, white light blooming, and with a furious roar, he instantly struck at the head of the Ice Leopard Emperor.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Furious Ice-Shattering Fist!"
A giant white fist slammed directly into the head of the Ice Leopard Emperor. With no way to dodge, the Ice Leopard Emperor took the fatal blow from An Jun and immediately collapsed to the ground.
Huo Lei immediately dealt with the Lightning, giving An Jun a chance to land.
The Ice Leopard Emperor bled from all seven orifices and died on the spot.
A crimson Soul Ring instantly condensed and formed, pulsating and swirling around the body of the Ice Leopard Emperor.
"I did it! I did it! Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!" An Jun clenched his fists excitedly, standing beside the Ice Leopard Emperor and staring at the red Soul Ring.
"Let's go over there!" Huo Lei called out to the three women beside him.
Huo Lei approached An Jun and urged, "Senior An Jun, quickly put away the Ice Leopard Emperor's body and absorb the Soul Ring! We'll protect you."
An Jun snapped out of his excitement and, not daring to delay, immediately waved his right hand to store the Ice Leopard Emperor's body into his Storage Ring. Then, he sat cross-legged and began to absorb his Ninth Soul Ring.
Huo Lei and An Jun worked together to kill the Ice Leopard Emperor in the blink of an eye.
The moment the Ice Leopard Emperor was killed, Jin Shan stood in front of the Snow Soul Bear King. He did not launch an attack, but instead activated his fourth Soul Skill, Vajra Body, to confront the Bear King.
The sudden appearance of Huo Lei and his group, coupled with the death of the Ice Leopard Emperor, plunged the Snow Soul Snow Soul Bear King Snow Soul Bear King into a brief state of shock, but only for a moment before he recovered.
"Human powerhouse, do not make a move." The Snow Soul Bear King's attention was entirely focused on Jin Shan, seemingly ignoring the other five, including Huo Lei, as it offered its advice.
Jin Shan was slightly surprised by the Snow Soul Bear King's words. He had originally thought that the Snow Soul Bear King would attack him directly or run away, but he never expected that it would stay still and start a conversation with him.