The beast cage in the Beast Fighting Arena slowly opened, releasing a leopard that glowed with golden light all over its body.
It was Tang Wulin's opponent.
Tang Wulin looked at it calmly, his gaze exceptionally steady.
He recognized this soul beast. It was a Metal Element leopard, known simply as a Golden Leopard.
Metal Element soul beasts differed greatly from other types of soul beasts. Other elemental soul beasts typically wielded their corresponding elements in battle, while Metal Element soul beasts were more inclined to use the Metal Element to strengthen themselves, relying on their powerful physiques to tear apart their enemies.
In other words, they excelled at close-quarters combat.
Tang Wulin glanced at Gong Changlong in the judges' seating, looking thoughtful.
Could this Golden Leopard have been specially prepared by Gong Changlong because he was worried Tang Wulin would beat a soul beast to death?
As it happened, he had guessed correctly.
Since Wulin was Class One's class monitor, he was certain to be the first to take the field. Thus, Gong Changlong had specifically arranged for the relevant staff to place this Golden Leopard first.
Metal Element soul beasts were tougher than soul beasts of other attributes and less likely to suffer accidents.
However, Gong Changlong did not know that his action would instead have the opposite effect.
Tang Wulin stared unblinkingly at the Golden Leopard as his fists slowly clenched.
Over the past few days, he had been worried sick, with nowhere to vent the negative emotions filling his heart.
Now that such a durable Metal Element soul beast stood before him, Tang Wulin suddenly found it extremely pleasing to the eye—the kind of pleasing one felt when looking at a punching bag.
After looking over the human and beast and confirming that Tang Wulin was