Chapter 2315: Chapter 2319: Almost Couldn’t Hold On
Roar!
The dragon’s roar sounded again. Jiang Chen’s figure flickered as he once more executed the Dragon Steps, but instead of evading, he charged towards the Golden Armored Wind Leopard.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The spiritual longsword in Jiang Chen’s hand vibrated violently, as streams of five-colored divine light erupted from his body, merging into the longsword. An ancient aura emerged, and a stream of spiritual power also converged into the longsword.
"Five Elements Sword!"
The shout rang out once more. This time, instead of releasing the attack at a distance, Jiang Chen held the longsword and struck towards the Golden Armored Wind Leopard.
The Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s eyes showed a hint of mockery, seemingly sensing that Jiang Chen’s attack was similar to before. It charged towards Jiang Chen, its whole body shimmering with golden light, its two front claws revealing sharp gleams, fiercely pouncing towards Jiang Chen.
Squelch!
The sound of a sharp blade entering flesh echoed as the longsword in Jiang Chen’s hand slashed into the head of the Golden Armored Wind Leopard. But it only penetrated less than an inch before being halted by a powerful resistance.
Buzz!
At the same time, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from Jiang Chen, enveloping him in a radiant halo.
Bang!
A dull collision sound spread out. The Golden Armored Wind Leopard winced in pain, its eyes showing a bloodthirsty glow, as it fiercely smacked Jiang Chen on the chest with a paw.
In a split second, both the man and the leopard were repelled backwards.
Jiang Chen received a blow, his face turning slightly pale, with a trickle of red blood slowly seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He looked down at his chest, where the power of the Dao Rhythm briefly wavered before stabilizing again.
I didn’t expect this beast to break through my Dao Rhythm defense. If it weren’t for the Dao Rhythm nullifying the force of its attack, I’d be gravely injured by now!
And this is just a late-stage fifth-grade magical beast; if it had reached the peak of the fifth grade...
It seems I underestimated this magical beast!
Jiang Chen secretly reflected.
Roar!
A furious roar echoed again. The blood dripping down its head drove the Golden Armored Wind Leopard into a frenzy, its eyes blood-red as it fixed them on Jiang Chen. A blinding gold and green divine light erupted from its body.
The Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s form instantly expanded, transforming from a one-zhang length into over three zhang long, standing over a zhang in height!
What the...
Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, his brows lightly furrowing. Is this power obtained through its bloodline? Magical beasts are indeed stronger than human cultivators of the same level!
However...
A cold killing intent formed at the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth. Enough, the testing is almost complete; attacking power, defense, and speed have all been assessed. If this continues, I might reveal some of my trump cards.
Glancing upward, Jiang Chen could sense, in addition to the familiar auras, dozens of new presences. Clearly, elders from other academies were drawn to watch his battle.
One move to settle it!
Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam as the spiritual longsword in his hand radiated a stern glow. Streams of five-colored divine light surged into the sword once more, and as the divine light entered, a strand of pure spiritual energy and a faint halo discreetly merged with the sword.
"Five Elements Sword!"
Jiang Chen shouted aloud again, hurling the sword fiercely towards the Golden Armored Wind Leopard.
Roar!
The Golden Armored Wind Leopard roared furiously, slapping its paw towards the spiritual longsword.
Slash!
Contrary to the Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s expectations, the sword wasn’t shattered but pierced through its paw instantly and stabbed directly into its relatively softer abdomen.
Roar!
The Golden Armored Wind Leopard screamed in agony, its eyes glaring viciously, its form flashing as it charged towards Jiang Chen.
A cold gleam appeared at the corners of Jiang Chen’s lips. He growled softly, "Explode!"
Boom!
The spiritual longsword embedded within the Golden Armored Wind Leopard exploded instantly, as torrents of violent energy rampaged wildly within the beast.
Poof!
A gush of crimson blood sprayed from the gaping maw of the Golden Armored Wind Leopard.
Roar!
A frenzied roar resounded, the Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s form expanded yet again, its aura chaotic as it continued to charge at Jiang Chen.
Astonishment crossed Jiang Chen’s gaze; he hadn’t expected an attack infused with both spiritual power and Dao Rhythm enhancement wouldn’t resolve the issue with the Golden Armored Wind Leopard.
Seems like I need to use some trump cards!
"Master, Teacher, isolate the aura!"
Jiang Chen suddenly shouted, with a faint icy glimmer flickering between his brows.
Bang bang bang!
As Jiang Chen’s shout echoed, a series of explosive sounds erupted above his location. The auras that had converged due to the commotion were decisively shattered by six formidable presences.
"Ice Void Needle!"
With a hushed roar in his heart, a fierce chill emanated from Jiang Chen.
Within his sea of consciousness, an ice crystal hue revealed at the brow of Jiang Chen’s Divine Infant. An ice crystal needle, raised by the Divine Infant, shot from the brow, disappearing mysteriously upon emerging.
Simultaneously, an ice crystal needle flew out from Jiang Chen’s physical body, similarly vanishing instantly, leaving only a subtle aura of the Spatial Path.
Roar!
Suddenly, the body of the Golden Armored Wind Leopard in mid-air froze abruptly. A shrill scream erupted from its mouth, with its forehead showing a nearly imperceptible pinhole, enveloped suddenly by an extreme chill.
Crack crack crack!
In an instant, the Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s body was frozen into a large ice sculpture.
Crash!
The ice sculpture fell to the ground, shattering into fragments of ice crystals.
Zoom!
An icy glow flashed, a coolness between Jiang Chen’s brows, and the Ice Void Needle returned to his sea of consciousness.
"Such a domineering Ice Void Needle, I almost couldn’t hold on!"
Jiang Chen murmured softly, waves of weakness surging through him, nearly draining his body’s spiritual power by the use of this initial Earth Rank combat skill.
Glancing upward, Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered, not drawing spiritual power from the acupoints to replenish himself, knowing that even though Hu Yiqiu and others had disrupted the prying divine senses, it didn’t mean no one was watching him.
Ever since he entered this forest, Jiang Chen felt as if he was being watched, a sensation not coming from Hu Yiqiu and others.
Sneaking a look at the area of ice crystals, Jiang Chen stepped forward, finding within the fragments a quietly lying gold-and-green demon core, containing an extremely violent and powerful Great Dao aura, the source of the Golden Armored Wind Leopard’s strength.
After storing the demon core away, Jiang Chen glanced at the ice crystals once more, shaking his head lightly, "What a pity, the skin and claws of that Golden Armored Leopard would’ve been good materials as well."
Shrugging, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the spot, tossing an elixir into his mouth and taking out a spirit stone, quickly restoring his internal spiritual power.
As the elixir entered, pure spiritual power surged into Jiang Chen’s dantian, while the middle-grade spirit stone in his hand quickly turned to powder.
