Slaying the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard!
The first reaction of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard was to turn around and exert its strength.
His shoulder and back muscles tensed up suddenly, and his Demon Power erupted.
It didn't believe that anyone could save itself with just one hand.
Buzz--!
But that hand still didn't let go.
Yang Xiao gripped its arm tightly with his five fingers and pressed its body, which had just turned around, back down.
"Sit down."
Boom!
The mud and rocks under the feet of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard exploded, with rubble and dirt flying several feet away. It then sat back down on the same spot, but not intentionally.
The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Without a second thought, it immediately raised its other arm, its sharp claws tearing through the air, aiming straight for Yang Xiao's face.
An ordinary martial artist at the Core Illumination Realm would have to retreat several feet just to avoid this claw attack.
Yang Xiao simply tilted his head.
The claws grazed past the side of the ear, creating a gust of wind.
With his other hand, he closed his fingers and firmly intercepted the wrist of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard, like an iron clamp, pressing it firmly to the spot.
Click!
Both arms were restrained simultaneously.
The ferocity of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard was fully unleashed, and it opened its mouth to bite Yang Xiao's shoulder and neck, its bloody fangs coming straight at him.
Demon fight for their lives, and there is no set pattern to it.
Taking advantage of its forward lean, Yang Xiao kicked it in the abdomen.
Bang--!
The breath that was about to burst forth was abruptly cut off.
The kick landed solidly, and the demon's body suddenly arched up like a bent bow.
The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard lifted off the ground and flew backward, but Yang Xiao grabbed its arm and pulled it back, causing it to crash to the ground and kick up a ring of gravel.
Click!
A clear cracking sound came from the shoulder and arm.
A sharp pain exploded through the demon's body, and the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard hissed as it coughed, cold sweat pouring down its back.
From the moment it was pinned down on its shoulder until now, it hasn't been able to use any of the things it was so proud of.
Speed?
It can't even stay in one place.
Claw strength?
They couldn't even budge the other person's wrist.
The mighty Demon King of the Core Illumination Realm, who had suppressed an entire prefecture for seventy-nine years, was now like a piece of meat nailed to an anvil.
Even now, the young man before them has not revealed any extra tricks, as if he were unfathomable.
For the first time, it truly realized the danger.
Boom--!
The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard no longer held back, forcefully activating its Core Illumination, causing its demonic light to surge, briefly shaking Yang Xiao's tightly gripping hand away.
The colorful patterns stood up one by one, and the demon's body swelled and deformed in the light.
Flesh and skin rolled in the eerie light, and a strange wind swept across the entire rocky slope, the dark markings flickering in the sunlight.
This is its true trump card.
When it masters the Wind Pill Pattern and reveals its true demonic form, its speed can increase threefold!
For nearly a century, it has used this skill to move freely between various prefectures, and even escaped the encirclement and suppression by the Demon Suppression General no less than five times.
And it was at this moment.
A yellowish-brown halo emanated from Yang Xiao, pressing the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard down so hard that it lay prone on the ground. Before it could even kick its legs, it felt a burning heat on its back.
Turning his head, he saw crimson flames traveling along the other person's forearm until they wrapped around his fingers, transforming into a scorching chain that was now coiling around his waist and abdomen.
"There's still a trace of Pill-Pattern Power!?" The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard's pupils contracted.
Yang Xiao pulled the body of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard backward while simultaneously kicking one of its hind legs hard.
Click--!
The sound of bones breaking was sharp and piercing.
One of the hind legs of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard snapped off instantly, twisted at a horrifying angle, with the white bone fragments protruding through its body.
"I..."
It was Demon King at the Core Illumination Realm, its body incredibly powerful, yet it was casually broken.
In excruciating pain, the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard didn't even have time to utter a word before being pulled back by a tremendous force.
Yang Xiao pressed down on the back of its neck, applying pressure with his five fingers.
Boom--!!
The hardened demonic body was slammed heavily into the ground.
A deep pit appeared in the ground, cracks spread outwards, and gravel tumbled down.
Dust billowed several meters high.
Amidst the smoke and dust, the Leopard Demon still tried to prop itself up, its front paws digging into the rock crevices, its three still-intact legs desperately pushing against the ground.
Yang Xiao didn't stop; he stepped on the Leopard Demon's back and rose and fell rapidly.
Click! Click! Click!
Three thighs were broken one after another.
The howls of the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard grew weaker with each passing cry.
Finally, Yang Xiao grabbed the Leopard Demon by the throat with one hand, pressed it into the deep pit, and slowly tightened his grip.
With all four limbs broken and unable to resist, the powerful force nearly crushed its throat.
Where is the Demon King of Yellow Wind Mountain?
The question that came from beside him sounded like the whisper of death to the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard. What was worse, the opponent was continuing to increase the force of the attack.
Before she could even make an opening, her neck tightened, threatening to crush it.
It became suspicious that the other party had no intention of making it talk; he was there to silence it!
The arrogance accumulated over nearly a century was shattered completely between the broken leg and the strangulation.
It panicked.
Seemingly sensing that the other person's grip had loosened slightly, she immediately screamed in a high-pitched voice:
"Outside Sanbao Commandery... to the northwest... Rosy Dawn Ridge, thirty li away."
Before he could finish speaking, the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard felt a chill in its chest, as if something was missing.
Without hesitation, the young man reached into his chest and abdomen, took out his own Demon Core, and with a gentle flick of his fingertips, dispersed the remaining bloodstains, thus obtaining a perfectly round Demon Core.
A long spear pierced straight through its heart and lungs, leaving it with no strength to rise again.
After that, he turned and left without looking back.
From pressing down on the shoulder to taking the pill and killing the enemy.
It took no more than a dozen breaths.
"..."
Within Sanbao Commandery.
The moment Yang Xiao made his move, Lu Zhengyi's first reaction was that this young man was in danger. How could Demon King at the Core Illumination Realm be subdued in a single exchange?
What if it was a trap? What if the Leopard Demon had a backup plan...?
However, now that the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard had been subdued, how could he stand idly by while his comrades fought to the death? He drew his sword and charged.
The crisp sound of the sword being drawn hadn't even faded when a series of dull impacts echoed from ahead.
Until the Earth-Yellow Core Illumination Light shone around Yang Xiao, then a crimson light appeared.
Lu Zhengyi stopped abruptly, his eyes wide with surprise.
By the time he got closer, the dust had already settled.
In the center of the rocky slope, deep pits and cracks spread out in all directions.
Inside the pit, the muscular leopard's body lay sprawled out, its four legs broken at bizarre angles, and blood gushing from a large, gaping hole in its chest.
The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard that had just spoken to him was now only twitching slightly.
Lu Zhengyi stood by the pit, remaining silent for a long time.
A dozen or so breaths.
Sever the leg, strangle the throat, and extract the elixir.
"Perhaps I really am getting old."
The young man's powerful strength and the suppressive aura of his Mystic Core energy... were enough to render the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard unable to retaliate.
Lu Zhengyi the knife, his knuckles turning slightly white.
The phrase "suspected demonic entity" from the Demon Suppression Division struck him like a hammer blow to his chest, causing a tightness in his chest.
Yang Xiao patted the dust off his hands.
"Afraid it would run away first, I didn't have time to explain, so I took action first."
Lu Zhengyi at him for a long time without responding.
The demon Demon King of the Core Illumination Realm that had been pressing down on Sanbao Commandery for seventy-nine years had died outside the boundary marker in the blink of an eye.
It was so fast it felt almost unreal to him.
Lu Zhengyi slowly stood up, recalling the question the other party had pressed about the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard: "What are your thoughts on the place it just mentioned?"
"Since we're here, there's no need to leave," Yang Xiao said after thinking for a moment.
Lu Zhengyi understood what he meant.
The Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard had just died, and the news hadn't spread yet.
Now, in the past, the White-Forehead Hanging-Eyed Tiger was not yet ready.
Once the news spreads, it will either retreat back to Yellow Wind Mountain or move to another location, making it difficult to find again.
Lu Zhengyi silent for a moment.
He had previously refused to leave the country with the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard for two reasons: first, he didn't want to be led by it, and second, he couldn't abandon Sanbao Commandery.
Now that the Gloom-Patterned Mystic Leopard is dead, the threat to Sanbao Commandery is temporarily gone.
Yellow Wind Mountain's hand, which he wanted to extend into Sanbao Commandery, was right before their eyes.
"I recognize the place it's talking about."
"In that case, I'll accompany you on this journey."