Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 11 Gold Devouring Leopard

The dim light of the setting sun shone through the layers of treetops. Tang San, who was sprinkling medicinal powder, caught a glimpse of unusual movement out of the corner of his eye.

Possessing the Tang Sect's unique skills and the experience of two lifetimes, Tang San instantly caught the sound of breaking air from the side. In a flash, Tang San stepped on the ghost and dodged the sharp claws attacking from the dark at an extremely subtle distance.

Looking closely, he saw a golden leopard looking at him cautiously.

Shi Yi and his group also noticed the movement from Tang San's side, and they quickly gathered together.

This leopard was completely different from the usual ones. Its body size was larger than the one Shi Yi had seen in the zoo in his previous life. Its sharp claws with a strong metallic luster showed its extraordinaryness. Its extremely developed legs were thick and powerful, and every step it took was deeply sunk into the mud.

"Is this... a gold-eating leopard?" Looking at the golden leopard, Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up.

Shi Yi also showed a look of surprise. In the two years he had been with Yu Xiaogang, he had not slacked off at all. He could tell at a glance that the age of the gold-eating leopard in front of him was extremely suitable.

"Is there really such a thing as luck in this world?" Shi Yi thought secretly in his heart.

If the mandrake snake in the original book was lucky, then was this gold-eating leopard also a coincidence?
Shi Yi was not sure. In his opinion, the so-called destiny was just something destined by heaven, and in this world, destiny often meant the decision of God.

Seeing that Shi Yi had a large number of people, the Gold-Eating Leopard showed human-like seriousness and solemnity on its face. The golden hair on its body exploded, and the sharp claws on the soles of its feet stretched out, emitting a faint golden aura in an attempt to intimidate Shi Yi and his people.

Shi Yi looked at the gold-eating leopard with a little surprise in his heart. The intelligence of this soul beast was even higher than he had imagined.

"I'll leave it to you." Yu Xiaogang smiled at the dean beside him.

The dean nodded, his expression looking extremely relaxed. With his strength as a Soul Sect master, he was confident that he could kill an ordinary thousand-year soul beast, let alone an ordinary hundred-year soul beast.

Shi Yi was somewhat curious about this dean about whom there was not much description. The next second, he saw the dean instantly summon out a long sword, and four white, yellow, purple soul rings lingered around his body.

Feeling the dean's burst of breath, the gold-eating leopard couldn't help but retreat slightly, as if ready to escape at any time.

Shi Yi watched carefully, this was the first time he saw a serious fight between soul masters. As for the kids in the academy, they were just fighting a little.

As the dean's spirit ring lit up, the long sword in his hand also lit up. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, closely watching every move of the gold-eating leopard. The blade of the long sword glowed with a faint blue light under the moonlight, and the blade was so sharp that it seemed to be able to split the air in two. The dean's feet were not straight, and his body was slightly leaning forward, ready to fight at any time.

Suddenly, the gold-eating leopard let out a low roar. He knew that he couldn't run away at this time. Running away at this time would be equivalent to leaving his back to his opponent. He kicked his hind legs hard and pounced on the dean like a golden lightning. Its claws became dim with the light of the setting sun, with the power to tear everything apart, and a strong sound of breaking through the air. The dean's eyes were stern, and the long sword drew a perfect arc in the air, slashing towards the attack of the gold-eating leopard's claws.

The blade collided with the claws of the gold-eating leopard, making a crisp metallic collision sound. The dean used the force to turn his body, dragged the long knife along with the momentum, and the fast and strong force cut through the fur of the gold-eating leopard. The gold-eating leopard roared in pain, but it did not retreat, but pounced on the dean more fiercely.

"Is this the battle of soul masters? Although simple, with the speed and power of the soul power burst out, simple moves can become extremely effective. No wonder there are no one in this world who would study things like moves." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

Obviously, in this era when most soul masters cannot cultivate to the level of Soul Saint, the moves are not that important, and cultivation is the most important. Moreover, those who cannot even reach the peak of cultivation obviously do not have the qualifications to create powerful moves, but the Haotian Sect is obviously the exception.

The dean did not retreat but advanced, relying on his own reaction to dodge. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he was able to accurately shuttle between the attacks of the gold-eating leopard. Every swing of the knife was accurately aimed at the vital points of the gold-eating leopard. The difference in cultivation and intelligence was revealed at this moment, and most of the dean's attacks were able to hit successfully.

The battle became more intense, the Dean and the gold-eating leopard intertwined in the forest, the sword light and the leopard shadow intertwined into a thrilling scene. In the end, in the contest of strength and speed, the Dean's long sword cut off the two hind legs of the gold-eating leopard. The gold-eating leopard wailed, looked at everyone with unwilling eyes, and fell to the ground, fell to the ground.

Having lost its hind legs, it could no longer move normally. At this moment, Yu Xiaogang took out a short sword from somewhere and handed it to Tang San, saying, "Xiao San, this decision concerns your entire soul master career. This soul beast is of the right age. If you have made up your mind, go and kill it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Tang San took the dagger, hesitated for a moment, and still walked towards the gold-eating leopard firmly. He was not very confident in his own plan, but he was very confident in the Tang Sect's unique skills. He believed that in this wild world where martial arts have not yet been popularized, the Tang Sect's unique skills will surely shine in this world.

Soon, the sharp blade pierced through the head, and faint yellow light began to condense above the body of the gold-eating leopard, and a yellow soul ring appeared in front of everyone.

Shi Yi seemed quite interested in this scene and asked Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, do you know why spirit rings appear after spirit beasts die?"

Yu Xiaogang was slightly stunned when he heard this. To him, this kind of question was like why people are born, and it was impossible to answer.

"It's not like no one has ever asked this question, but no one knows the answer. The current mainstream explanation for soul rings is that after a soul beast dies, its cultivation, bloodline, and residual soul combine to form an energy body." Yu Xiaogang said slowly.

Shi Yi nodded slightly. Yes, spirit rings, as Yu Xiaogang said, generally have these things. But why can spirit masters absorb spirit rings to push themselves beyond their limits, and why can spirit beasts transform into humans after deep cultivation? And where did the world's first spirit master come from? These are all very intriguing questions.

Shi Yi didn't think much about it. He understood that all doubts came from his own lack of strength. When his strength was sufficient, many things would naturally become clear.

At this time, Tang San had already begun to absorb the spirit ring, slowly condensing his spirit power into his palm. Along with a light blue halo, blue silver grass grew out from his palm, emitting a faint breath of life and swaying gently with the fluctuations of spirit power.

"Come here, my first spirit ring. I hope you can shine your own light in the new world together with the Tang Sect's unique skills." Tang San said secretly in his heart.

Attracted by the light blue light, the century-old gold-devouring leopard spirit ring slowly flew towards Tang San.

Yu Xiaogang stared at the spirit ring floating over, and gave a timely reminder, saying in a deep voice: "Sit cross-legged and focus on your martial spirit."

Tang San followed his instructions and sat cross-legged on the spot, concentrating his attention on the martial spirit in his right hand. At this moment, with the approach of the Hundred-Year Gold Devouring Leopard spirit ring, he felt an unprecedentedly strong pressure, and even the bones in his body made slight noises under this pressure.

Soon, the yellow halo came above Tang San's head, and without giving him any chance to react, the yellow halo suddenly shrank and turned into a bracelet-sized, but extremely solid golden ring that directly fell on the Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit in the palm of his right hand.

Tang San felt as if his right hand was invading magma, a stream of scorching energy rushed in crazily, and a violent heat flow instantly rushed into his body. In an instant, his internal organs were burning. His body could not help but tremble violently. "No matter how the power of the spirit ring hits your body, remember to stay awake. Only in this way can you better use the power of the spirit ring in the future."

This was the last sentence Tang San heard from the master. The next second, he closed his eyes, and his consciousness was completely immersed in the scalding ocean.

While Tang San was absorbing the spirit ring, he looked at the lifeless body of the gold-eating leopard, and Shi Yi summoned the little ant.

Shi Yi casually broke off a branch and wrote on the ground: "Is it edible?"

In the past two years, Xiao Yi has learned a lot of words under Shi Yi's training. Although there is still some gap between his expression ability and that of a normal child, at least Shi Yi can understand the general intention from Xiao Yi's answers.

Watching Shi Yi writing on the ground, the dean was quite surprised. He had been practicing martial spirits for so many years, but he had never heard of anyone being able to communicate with his martial spirit in a human way.

When the dean saw the crooked word "Neng" written by Xiao Yi on the ground, the surprise in his eyes became even greater.

Shi Yi was also surprised to see the little ant's answer, but he felt relieved after thinking about it. The weaker things are, the more inclusive they are, just like a drop of water can be integrated into anything. Moreover, in the modern knowledge system, ants are omnivores and can eat many things, including meat.

Thinking of this, Shi Yi whispered to Xiao Yi: "Then go and eat the meat."

The little ant nodded in a humane way and even revealed a hint of eagerness and desire. Soon he lay on the corpse of the gold-eating leopard and began to eat it.

Yu Xiaogang sighed when he saw this scene. Ever since Shi Yi appeared, he had given him many new ideas. He had also tried this method, trying to let Luo Sanpao evolve on his own. However, no matter what kind of soul beast Luo Sanpao saw, he would look disgusted, as if eating a bite would defile its precious bloodline.

Even though he asked Flanders to take him to find the thousand-year-old dragon, Luo Sanpao didn't even look at it.

This process did not take long. Every piece of flesh and blood that the little ant ate was transformed into energy like a bottomless pit, until the body of the gold-eating leopard completely disappeared in front of everyone.

"Please, Dean, protect my junior brother." Shi Yi bowed slightly to the dean.

The dean nodded and sat cross-legged beside Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang and Shi Yi also set up a tent nearby.

As the sky grew darker, Shi Yi did not enter the state of cultivation for the first time. After all, the dean needed to protect Tang San who was absorbing the spirit ring. A gold-eating leopard had just died here. If something came, the master and disciple would not have much combat power. Shi Yi simply took advantage of this time to carefully observe the changes that occurred after the little ant devoured the corpse of the spirit beast.

You don't know until you see it. Shi Yi was also surprised. Against the backdrop of the campfire, the shell of the little ant had a barely noticeable metallic luster. If Shi Yi hadn't been close to it, he would not have been able to detect this tiny luster at all.

"Metallic properties? This world doesn't seem to have metallic properties, or sharpness?"

"Sure enough, plundering is the quickest and most effective method. I just don't know if as the number of ants devouring increases, it will cause rejection of other opposing attributes."

Seeing the changes in Xiao Yi, a smile appeared on Shi Yi's young face.

"It seems that I will have to stay in the Sunset Forest for a while until I am strong enough."

Now Shi Yi can only rely on the masters' help. After all, it is because he does not have the ability to hunt soul beasts alone. Thinking of this, Shi Yi's gaze fell on Tang San. After Tang San forges the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, he can also consider the journey to the Sunset Forest.

According to Shi Yi's calculations, six years later, that is, when Tang San is twelve years old, he will be able to go to Shrek with Yu Xiaogang to get a Zhuge Divine Crossbow. With the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, as long as Shi Yi is careful, he will be able to survive in the Sunset Forest. Moreover, the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire in the Sunset Forest also contain what Shi Yi wants most, which is something he must obtain before Tang San.

Thinking of this, Shi Yi took out a book from his storage belt and began to read it by the firelight.

There was no conversation that night. When Tang San slowly opened his eyes, it was already bright outside. The vigorous vitality brought by the new day seemed to be calling his body.

Tang San looked down at himself and found that his body seemed to have changed a bit because of the spirit ring. His originally thin figure seemed to have grown a little taller, his shoulders became a little broader, and his skin had a layer of lustrous luster.

With every move he made, the feeling of lightness and power was so comfortable that he didn't need to experiment deliberately. He also knew that not only had his internal strength broken through the bottleneck, but all aspects of his body's functions had also been greatly improved under the effect of the Hundred-Year-Old Gold-Eating Leopard's soul ring.

"Teacher." After waking up, the first person Tang San thought of was Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang, who was sitting not far away, smiled and said, "You're awake. It seems you've gained a lot."

Shi Yi and the dean also set their eyes on Tang San. Tang San nodded excitedly and said, "Look."

As he spoke, Tang San raised his right hand, and a faint white light appeared on the surface of his skin. Then, dark blue silver grass swarmed out from his palm, and the dark blue leaves faintly exuded a sharp meaning. A clear yellow halo rose from under his feet, circling around his body. It was the distinctive feature of a one-ring spirit master.

The next moment, Tang San's left hand swung back and forth continuously, and several leaves shot into the tree trunk not far away like scimitars.

"What an accurate technique." Yu Xiaogang was surprised. He suddenly understood why Tang San wanted to develop his martial spirit in this way.

And this is just an entry-level technique among the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, the hand-flinging arrow.

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(End of this chapter)