Chapter 507: Chapter 496: Secret Realm Leader
Suddenly, Xu Lingjun called out their whereabouts.
The expressions of the few slowly emerging Demon Beasts were quite peculiar...
It’s hard to imagine that a Demon Beast’s furry face could show expressions... but they indeed seemed a bit stunned.
During this time, the battles between humans and Demon Beasts have been intense.
Suddenly seeing a powerful human fighting in a hidden place, these Demon Beasts responsible for chasing humans naturally easily discovered their tracks.
Demon Beasts aren’t low in intelligence... they also know what it means to profit from the conflicts of others.
The original plan was to wait until the humans had decided a winner, then go and claim the victor’s life.
Especially watching the fierce battle between the two sides, it seemed almost like mutual destruction was imminent...
They were even ready to rush out at any moment.
But who would have known that the battle which was evenly matched before, and even at a disadvantage, would turn into a reversal in an instant?
This left them a bit bewildered.
So, was the last several hours of battle just playing with the enemy?
Especially when the heavily injured man, covered in blood, slowly stood up... the once waning aura suddenly restored its wild intensity.
Looking at them with eyes as if they were lambs awaiting slaughter.
At this moment, all the Demon Beasts were instantly stunned.
They weren’t foolish...
This scenario of extreme contrast made them suddenly think of something they’d frequently encountered during this period.
Trap.
This was supposed to be a trap for them.
The eyes of a leading violent lion filled with suspicion and uncertainty, it let out a low growl, clawing fiercely at the ground...
If it were before, they would likely have rushed up and ripped these two people to pieces by now.
But after so many battles...
They had already understood that if this was a trap, stepping into it could potentially lead to a crisis capable of annihilating all of them... but they genuinely couldn’t discern where the danger originated from.
"Old Xu, should we kill them all?"
Han Yun City had already consumed an Immortal Bean by this time, regaining a full state of health.
He slowly walked to Xu Lingjun’s side and said, "Or should we use their strength to simply push through to the Grandmaster Realm?!"
Xu Lingjun appeared interested.
Just one Leidun was obviously not enough.
And at this moment...
A sudden booming shout rang out overhead.
It was like a thunderclap in everyone’s ears, but it wasn’t a call to attack, rather it carried a weighty air of authority.
A snow-white giant leopard stood atop a treetop, roaring at the ones below...
The Demon Beasts that were confronting Xu Lingjun and the others heard the roar, each displaying an expression of doubt and uncertainty.
They looked at each other.
Finally, glaring fiercely at Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City, they turned and disappeared into the dense forest.
"Roar~."
The giant leopard softly called out to Xu Lingjun twice, waved its paw twice, jumped to the ground, slowly heading into the forest... after walking a few steps, it waved its paw again at the two, clearly signaling them to follow it.
"Is it...?"
"Let’s follow and have a look, at worst, we use the Space Time Gun to escape."
Xu Lingjun thoughtfully looked at the figure of the giant leopard.
He glanced back at two massive Mechas behind, motioning for Xiaoya to come down, then stored the Mechas into the Transformation Space.
The giant leopard patiently waited for the two to finish their discussion... then followed behind it.
Its speed suddenly surged.
Weaving through the mountains and forests, Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City easily followed behind...
The giant leopard’s speed grew faster and faster.
But the two always kept close behind it.
Along the way...
Demon Beasts occasionally appeared from the side, seemingly intending to attack Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City, yet accompanied by a roar from the giant leopard.
No matter how powerful the Demon Beast might be, even those looking more formidable and ferocious than the leopard...
They dared not show any disrespect in the face of its roar.
The duo, alongside the beast, slowly approached the deepest part of the forest...
The number of encountered Demon Beasts increased along the way.
But with the giant leopard leading the way, the two didn’t encounter a single attack, smoothly reaching the deepest part of the Secret Realm.
A vibrant, lush Secret Realm.
Upon reaching this point, there was already a rather narrow path... winding into the distance.
"Here... arrived!"
The giant leopard suddenly stopped, turned to Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City and said.
Han Yun City exclaimed, "You can talk?"
"The leader taught me, it’s quite easy to learn. I’ve already learned the languages of the Baoxue Empire, Great Xia Empire, and the Land of Light."
The giant leopard seemed disdainful of Han Yun City’s surprise, raised its head to point forward, and said, "The leader is waiting for you ahead."
"Leader?!"
The two exchanged glances, seeing the seriousness in each other’s eyes.
Could the leader the Level 8 Demon Beast Cloud Leopard mentioned...
Be the leader of this whole Secret Realm?
Imagine, Demon Beasts have hierarchies among them... or rather, who would’ve thought Demon Beasts have their own society?
"Rest assured, you helped us. We Demon Beasts are not like you humans; we won’t do things that are ungrateful. The leader wants you over for something."
Seeing the two still filled with doubt, the giant leopard reassured them.
Xu Lingjun asked, "What’s your business with us?"
"You’ll know when you meet."
The giant leopard said no more, turned, leapt to the treetop, and left.
"Let’s go have a look."
Han Yun City nodded.
Putting away the weapon he held in hand, the fact that the Demon Beasts could speak human language... this meant their intelligence wasn’t inferior to humans’.
Or it could be that the calm demeanor of the giant leopard delivered a major blow to Han Yun City, who once struggled to learn the languages of the Mysterious Clan and ended up confused.
One should know, if only he’d scored a bit better in his cultural studies back then, he would’ve done more than place second in the Dragon Gate Examination. Looking back, perhaps that was the closest he’d ever gotten to defeating Old Xu.
Despite the accusations of cheating...
Winning is what counts. Who cares about cheating or not?
After all, as long as they can speak human language, it means there’s communication.
And as long as there can be communication...
"Perhaps, we’re already very close to that secret."
The thought suddenly arose within them both... they continued forward.
Demon Beasts appeared less frequently now, but those that did were mainly Level 8 or above, even a few Level 9 Demon Beasts.
Yet they all showed little hostility towards Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City...
Or rather, their gazes seemed rather kind.
The two proceeded to the end of the path...
An Ancient Tree with its branches spread wide, almost shading the sky.
Lush and verdant, with leaves of tender green, its trunk was so thick that four or five adults could wrap their arms around it, its mottled bark and gnarly, exposed roots clearly displaying the long years it had endured...
"Hm?!"
Xu Lingjun couldn’t help but flinch, hurriedly covered his chest.
Just at the moment he saw the tree...
His heart suddenly beat violently, as if it had encountered something that made it flutter.
"You’ve arrived."
The Ancient Tree trembled gently, causing all its leaves to sway along...
It felt as if a breeze swept by.
An old female voice rose from within the tree.
Said, "Thank you for helping us fend off the human attack... I didn’t expect after all these years, humans remain so strife-ridden. Perhaps only the human species could, not for survival, but for sheer ambition, bring themselves to viciously attack their own kind."
This time, even Xu Lingjun was somewhat stupefied, let alone Han Yun City.
Demon Beasts speaking human language was one thing.
Now even trees could talk...
