The leopard-headed humanoid narrowed its eyes, shook both claws, and the sea beast's tentacles and demon core vanished at the same time. Then it slashed its right claw through the air again, producing a sheet of earthen-yellow radiance that transformed into more than a dozen streams of dust and smoke, shooting into the sparks. Amid a series of muffled booms, the sparks disappeared, and the dust and smoke slowly dispersed.
"Hmm?" The woman raised her brows, seemingly somewhat surprised. Then she lightly flicked her jade-like hand, and a fist-sized Golden cauldron flew out at her command. The moment the little cauldron appeared, the space within a foot of it twisted violently, as though its temperature was so high it would bake the very air into molten form!
"Sky Rending Cauldron? You are Jingchen of Great Snow Mountain!" The leopard-headed humanoid froze slightly at the sight of the little cauldron, then cried out in shock.
"That is correct. It is this master!" The woman answered proudly. "If you are afraid, report your name at once and let this master see what corner you cultivated in! If there is some connection between us, then for Xu Zhuoliang's sake, this master will not pursue your earlier offense! But if not..."
"Hehe, if not... what can you do?" The leopard-headed humanoid sneered. Opening its mouth, it spat out a thumb-sized square box. The box was perfectly square and appeared utterly unremarkable. Yet when the leopard-headed humanoid blew a mouthful of demon qi onto it, crimson-yellow radiance surged into the sky, and a mountain several feet tall appeared within that light.
"Mountain Peak Casket? How did you obtain this treasure?" Master Jingchen's expression changed slightly. The hand driving the Sky Rending Cauldron slowed.
"This treasure was mine to begin with! Why would I need to