Chapter Thirty-Six: Blood-Colored Monkey Valley

  "Be careful!"

  Upon hearing the cry of the Thunder Peng, Li Chen knew something was amiss. With a loud and fierce shout, he suddenly turned around and drew out two sharp horns from behind him, charging forward with them.

  Splish-splash!

  In a flash of lightning, the green leopard's speed was so fast that in an instant it flashed past its waist and suddenly brought up several blood grooves.

  Whoosh!

  Seeing Li Chen injured, Lei Peng anxiously circled and cried out, his eyes blazing as he stared at the slow approaching green leopard.

  In the previous move, even with the advantage of flight, he only managed to grab a few strands of leopard hair, without even scratching the skin.

  "You little beast, I'll make an example out of you today!"

  Li Chen's eyes twitched as he gritted his teeth and psyched himself up with harsh words, sinking his waist and standing tall in a fighting stance.

  Waaah!

  The green-striped leopard gave him a disdainful glance, bared its teeth and let out a low growl, then suddenly turned around and transformed into a wisp of green smoke that fell to the ground.

  Whoosh!

  Its speed was so fast that only Lei Peng could see it, but the gap between a first-class demon beast and a second-class demon beast was too great, still allowing Qing Banbao to easily dodge the sharp claws and pounce on Li Chen.

  Hmph!

  Another soft sound, and Li Chen felt a searing pain in his waist and abdomen. He didn't need to look to know that he had been torn apart by the green-striped leopard.

  Such an incredibly fast speed, even with Li Chen's current physical strength, You Feng couldn't keep up even when using his fastest movement technique. In his eyes, he could only see a flash of green before being injured.

  The green shadow flickered, and the green leopard appeared at the other end, only to disappear again in an instant, leaving no clue as to where it would launch its attack.

  Whoosh!

  Lei Peng shouted a warning in mid-air, but it was too late, and Li Chen was injured again by the opponent's claws.

  "Bastard!"

  Li Chen's anger and shock suddenly turned into a bright flash in his mind, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, revealing a smile, and he slowly closed his eyes.

  Hmph!

  With a sudden release of his hands, two sharp and pointed horns instantly pierced into the ground.

  Whoosh!

  The leopard's shadowless attack struck again, a strong gust of wind blew past, and it fiercely pounced on Li Chen who was motionless with his eyes closed.

  "Die!"

  Just as he was about to die at the hands of the green leopard, he suddenly opened his eyes, and two intimidating gleams shot out. A majestic aura burst forth from his body, and his fists swung out in a fierce diagonal motion.

  Wooooo!

  Faced with the sudden blow, the green leopard's eyes seemed to reveal an unbelievable expression, and when it wanted to retreat, it found that its body was frozen in place as if fixed.

  No, it wasn't being petrified, but rather being suppressed by an inexplicable aura that flashed on top of Li Chen's fist.

  Boom!

  A fist wrapped in a grayish-green airflow intersected with the cyan leopard in an instant, accompanied by a muffled sound mixed with bone-shattering sounds that made one's teeth ache. The calf-like body was knocked flying for several meters before crashing to the ground, sending up waves of dust and smoke.

  "Ah!"

  Li Chen, who threw this punch, gasped for a few breaths, his face pale as he recalled the scene of practicing Storm Fist in the hurricane and used the wind direction to detect the movement trajectory of the green leopard, otherwise today would be his death.

  Looking at the cyan leopard with its neck twisted to one side, continuously spitting out bloody foam, Li Chen walked forward with a lingering fear, took out the Lingbing Cold Spirit Dagger, and easily cut open its belly, from which he retrieved a walnut-sized, slightly rounded cyan-colored demon core.

  This poor second-class demon beast didn't even have time to use its innate divine ability, and because of underestimating the enemy, it died at the hands of Li Chen's fist.

  If Li Chen hadn't practiced the violent storm fist to perfection, and with the mysterious cyan-gray airflow, it would be difficult to withstand the Cyan Leopard.

  Whoosh!

  A shrill cry, accompanied by excitement, a strong gust of wind suddenly rose, and Li Chen only felt a lightness in his hand, the demon core had disappeared, he hastily looked up and shouted: "Don't eat!"

  But it was already too late, Lei Peng swallowed it in one gulp, and his body glowed with a faint blue light before he tumbled down, dazed.

  Li Chen had no choice but to hold it in his arms, and only this little guy with a good origin could bear the violent demon power in the second-order demon core.

  "It seems like we'll have to find a place to stay here for the night!"

  He let out a sigh, this time narrowly escaping danger, making Lei Chen even more cautious. He took out the Yun Li fruit and nibbled on it, then stuffed Lei Peng into his backpack, used the Cold Spirit dagger to peel off a leopard skin, cut off two hind legs and wrapped them up, took a deep breath and swiftly flew over the treetops, suddenly disappearing into the distance.

  There were no more obstructions along the way, apparently this was the territory of the green leopard, and few monsters dared to run wild here.

  Searched for a place with scattered stones, took out a lighter, lit up a fire heap, and roasted the leopard meat.

  Under the dim night sky, flames licked at the panther meat, the wood crackled and popped, and Li Chen fell into deep thought.

  Leaving Xuan Yun Sect for so long, no matter what the reason was, he had left the sect with He Kongming and two other inner door geniuses.

  Now if he returns alone, he will inevitably be questioned by the sect, and he cannot tell the truth, at that time it is impossible to justify himself, punishment is absolutely unavoidable.

  It's time to consider whether to stay or leave.

  Before long, Li Chen ate his fill and lay down on the gravel, hugging Lei Peng as he slowly closed his dry eyes.

  For months on end, continuously galloping through the ancient mountain range filled with ferocious demonic beasts, even an iron man would not be able to hold on, his tightly strung nerves seeming as if they would suddenly snap at any moment.

  The fatigue on the body can be alleviated, but after experiencing numerous life-or-death situations, the mental exhaustion cannot be relieved no matter what, to the point where even sleep is done with eyes wide open.

  At this time, knowing that the road ahead is still far away, he finally couldn't bear his fatigue and fell into a deep sleep.

  Hula hula!

  The next day at dawn, before it was light, a large group of birds and beasts suddenly rushed out from the distant mountains and forests, and the noise started.

  "What's going on?"

  Lichi woke up with a start in the midst of his sleep, and with one swift motion, he flung Leipeng out of his arms. He looked up to see that it was just a flock of birds flying by, and only then did he calm down.

  Rattle!

  After a night of digestion, Lei Peng, after this fall, the dissatisfied crowd shouted at him, but he immediately rushed to the extinguished fire heap and roasted the charred meat blocks.

  Without bothering about Leipeng, Lichun climbed up an ancient tree and gazed into the distance: "This smoke doesn't seem to be from cooking!"

  At the other end of the mountain forest, several thick smoke rose, and the nearby birds were startled to fly continuously, which awakened the dawn.

  But suddenly, Li Chen's pupils contracted abruptly, because among those constantly trembling tree crowns, he saw several small gray figures jumping continuously.

  According to his calculations, this place is already the outermost part of the ancient Cangshan mountain range, where a group of first-class demon beasts live, which are likely to be the monkeys in the Monkey Valley that have an old relationship with him.

  At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else, called out to Lei Peng, and rushed towards the place where the smoke was rising.

  Powerful physique, Nine-layered cultivation of inner breath, top-notch human-grade kung fu, Wind-Step, made Li Chen move like a spirit cat in the mountain forest.

  But separated by a mountain, even with his current cultivation, it took him nearly half an hour to rush to where the smoke was.

  At this moment, I was shocked by what happened in front of me.

  The originally lush and green Monkey Valley now has large tracts of trees burned down, with thick smoke billowing up.

  Under the morning light, countless iron-armed monkeys that had been skinned could be seen clearly below, with blood-red pieces scattered all over the ground. There were also those that had been roasted in the fire piles, shriveled up together in a gruesome sight beyond compare.