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Chapter 281: Encounter with a Late-Stage Tier 4 Beast King, Ten-Star Mission Objective Acquired, Shocking the Explorer Team

"Is this the legendary River Styx?"

Looking at the River Styx, which was indeed as black as the legends described, a hint of surprise flashed in Lu Ye's eyes.

Moreover, ever since passing through this dense forest and arriving at the River Styx, Lu Ye had indeed vaguely heard some strange cries...

However, this level of mental interference had absolutely no effect on Lu Ye.

Shaking his head slightly, Lu Ye withdrew his gaze and began to survey the riverbank in front of the River Styx, searching for traces of the Shadow Flower.

Upon closer inspection, they immediately discovered the remains of numerous ferocious beasts.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ye had some realization.

He is immune to this slight mental interference, but the ferocious beasts living in the forbidden lands of humans may not be.

Passing by this place, or unaware of the dangers inside, and coming to the river to drink water, one could be at risk of being caught in an accident.

After a while, Lu Ye walked a long distance along the riverbank of the Styx River and arrived at a low-lying area.

"The Flower of Shadows?"

At the same time, a flower with a pale, ethereal color was blooming on that riverbank.

Just as he was about to pick it, Lu Ye's expression suddenly shifted slightly, and he looked in a certain direction.

There was a thicket of thorns there, and behind the thicket, a dark shadow was watching them intently.

"A Netherworld Leopard? And it's only at the fourth tier... This should be at the level of a Leopard King."

Lu Ye quickly recognized the other party's origin; it was actually a fourth-tier leopard king.

"There were originally two plants growing, but you ate one and it's still being digested, so don't covet the remaining one."

Lu Ye's voice was indifferent, and his aura of power instantly emanated from him...

The next moment, the Netherworld Leopard, which was absorbing the energy of the Shadow Flower dozens of meters away, immediately showed a deep sense of apprehension.

Without any hesitation, the fourth-tier ferocious beast turned and ran.

There are many rare and precious materials in the forbidden area. Although this Shadow Flower is very suitable for the Netherworld Leopard, the Netherworld Leopard chose to follow its heart.

After scaring away the fourth-tier ferocious beast, Lu Ye rushed over, easily picked up the spiritual flower, and preserved it in a prepared jade box.

For Lu Ye, this mission went incredibly smoothly.

But Lu Ye also knew that this was because of his special circumstances.

First, their strength is indeed sufficient. As long as they do not violate the taboos within the forbidden area, a Grandmaster at the ninth level is enough to protect themselves.

That is why, even with the arrival of a late-stage fourth-tier Netherworld Leopard, they were still able to acquire it smoothly.

For example, the Kuroshio River Styx.

Secondly, the Black Tide Styx's most fearsome soul attacks had no effect on him.

Otherwise, if it were any other late-stage Grandmaster, such as Fairy Chiyun, they wouldn't be as relaxed as they are now.

"Unfortunately, the River Styx is still too strange. Even if it is connected to the Nine Netherworlds, I do not have the ability to explore it for the time being."

Shaking his head, Lu Ye did not rashly investigate the surging Black Tide River of the Underworld.

After taking one last deep look, he turned and left.

Behind them, the faint, mournful sound of the Black Tide River, which seemed capable of eroding the mind, gradually disappeared as the distance increased.

The outer perimeter of the Black Tide Forbidden Zone.

In one place, a five-person team was besieging a rather agile ghost leopard.

Beside the Netherworld Leopard stood a fruit tree, upon which hung more than a dozen second-tier spirit fruits, soon to ripen.

The Nether Leopard seemed to be the guardian of this fruit tree. Now that it saw the humans arrive and wanted to pick the fruit, it immediately started fighting with them.

However, all five members of this team were at least at the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm, with the team leader being at the eighth level of the Acquired Realm. The Netherworld Leopard, on the other hand, was only at the mid-stage of the second tier. Although it was able to hold its own at first thanks to its speed, it quickly showed signs of fatigue.

However, this Nether Leopard's bloodline seems to be quite good.

After letting out a roar, it seemed to have activated some of its bloodline power, and its momentum was restored.

“This beast is indeed troublesome…you guys hold it back!” The captain stepped back slightly, letting the other four take over.

He himself began to condense some kind of powerful martial skill.

A moment later, as the captain raised his long sword and shouted for everyone to move aside, the other team members immediately retreated in perfect unison.

The enemy suddenly retreated, and the Netherworld Leopard, its bloodline power unleashed, roared, just as it was about to charge forward again...

They were met head-on by a blade of intense internal energy!
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As expected of an agile beast known for its speed, the Nether Leopard managed to avoid a fatal blow at the last second.

However, the blazing blade of light, radiating considerable power, still struck his body, leaving a horrific wound!
Instantly, the Nether Leopard roared.

Immediately afterwards, from the depths of the forbidden area in the far distance, a beastly roar, equally filled with rage, faintly pierced through a large expanse of the sky and resounded out.

The captain, who had just injured the Nether Leopard, felt a sudden tremor in his heart for some reason...

"Oh no, this beast has accomplices!" In a flash, the captain realized something, and his face turned deathly pale.

"Come on!"

With a roar, the four team members dared not linger on the spirit fruit tree and turned to flee.

but……

The speed of the Netherworld Leopard is fast enough, not to mention the fourth-tier ferocious beast that has grown into the Netherworld Spirit Leopard.

Moreover, this was under conditions of extreme rage.

Almost instantly, a black lightning bolt swept across a large area.

It burst forth from the depths and flew into the central region.

The countless ferocious beasts along the way trembled once more, no longer apprehensive about the once relatively peaceful forbidden area...

What exactly happened?!

Why do we keep seeing situations where animals are so scared their legs go weak?

On the outskirts of the forbidden area, he gazed at the fourth-tier ferocious beast, the Netherworld Leopard, which suddenly charged towards him, exuding overwhelming ferocity, and then at the little leopard that ran to its side...

The captain felt like the sky had fallen!
A second-generation beast from deep within the forest actually dared to come to the outer perimeter and covet a second-tier spirit fruit tree?!
Just as the five men all showed a hint of despair and were preparing to die.

Suddenly, a slightly surprised voice rang out from the side...

"Wow, you're pretty fast, getting here from deep inside."

The captain, suppressing his fear, turned his head to look...

It turned out to be a tall, slender man who looked to be around thirty years old and had an unremarkable appearance.

"Run! This is a fourth-tier beast king!" the captain shouted, thinking that the man was unaware of the terrifying nature of the approaching Netherworld Leopard.

"It's alright, I just saw this little leopard." Hearing this, Lu Ye, who had just arrived here, smiled faintly.

team leader:"??"

At the same time, the Netherworld Leopard, which had been displaying a terrifying ferocity, froze, its entire body exuding unease.

The human had previously given it the feeling that it was almost as powerful as the First Beast King deep within the forbidden area!

Although the Netherworld Leopard was a fourth-tier beast, it was no match for the First Beast King.

So, under the utterly shocked gaze of the five-person team, the Netherworld Leopard let out a low growl at them, venting its anger.

Then, they planned to leave with the Nether Leopard!
(End of this chapter)