Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Zhang Yuanjing protected himself with stone armor, suspended a Geng metal energy talisman above his head, and held a thick earth technique sword, waiting in a serious formation, but he did not rush to attack.

Lightning Leopards, which are good at hiding and extremely fast, would be difficult to kill suddenly with his methods; he needed to seize its weaknesses.

To his surprise, after passing through the gate of the great formation, this Lightning Leopard did not immediately launch an offensive, but squatted on one side of the arena, staring at him with its two dim gray eyes.

These were emotionless eyes, unable to reveal any emotion, not even a hint of killing intent, seemingly empty, yet full of spirituality.

This Lightning Leopard was somewhat unusual! It seemed to be much more intelligent than the one he had captured last time.

Zhang Yuanjing stood still, closing his eyes to rest. Dealing with a Lightning Leopard made no difference whether his eyes were open or closed; even covering it with divine sense was not very useful in this area of ​​a hundred-odd feet. At this distance, the Lightning Leopard's speed could completely exceed the reaction of his divine sense.

For two full hours, the leopard did not move at all, always maintaining a squatting posture. However, its eyes were constantly observing and discerning something.

If it were a normal cultivator, they would have been panicking and uneasy long ago. Zhang Yuanjing, however, was calm and fearless. The Lightning Leopard was not known for its strength, and the stone armor made from petrified earth was enough to withstand its lightning-fast attacks.

Outside the stone platform, those watching the excitement didn't mind the commotion, and from time to time, cultivators and demons yelled. The cultivators cursed the Lightning Leopard for being a coward, while the demons howled incessantly, causing an uproar for a while. However, as time went on, both sides became bored and gradually calmed down.

This stalemate continued until night. The Lightning Leopard stood up and began to move slowly.

The watching cultivators and demons were immediately intrigued, each guessing how the Lightning Leopard would attack, how Zhang Yuanjing would defend, and what the final outcome would be. For a time, the slopes of both mountains became lively again.

Zhang Yuanjing still did not move, his eyes tightly closed.

The Lightning Leopard suddenly darted forward, and almost at the same time it moved, Zhang Yuanjing's chest was struck by a palm.

"Bang!"

Zhang Yuanjing's body swayed, and a shallow claw mark was left on his stone armor.

The Lightning Leopard had already returned to its original position, as if it had not moved at all.

"So fast! I can't see its figure at all!" a Core Formation cultivator exclaimed.

"Yes, this leopard is somewhat unusual; perhaps it has inherited a special bloodline. This battle will be difficult for Daoist Zhang!" someone said with a solemn expression.

"In this situation, it is impossible for him to withdraw from the arena!" Qiu Shengling said expressionlessly, and it was impossible to tell whether it was mockery or a simple statement of fact. "If he hadn't shown off yesterday and obeyed the order to withdraw from the arena, he would not have encountered today's precarious situation!"

Lu Tianying scoffed: "This is just the beginning of the battle, how can it be a precarious situation! If you can't do it yourself, don't assume that others can't! Watch carefully; Yuanjing is teaching you how to deal with Lightning Leopards!"

Fan Chongshan laughed loudly, patting Lu Tianying on the shoulder and saying, "What you said is wrong. No matter how clearly Yuanjing teaches, they won't be able to learn it because they don't have the belief that they will win. As soon as they see that the leopard demon is powerful, the thought of retreating comes to their minds. How can this work! It won't work even if you teach them ten thousand times!"

The two of them unreservedly ridiculed Qiu Shengling, which only made this formation master, who was famous in the Central Region, turn black with anger.

The other Central Region cultivators thought that they could not argue with these two fearless and unrestrained guys, fearing that they would humiliate themselves, so they all shut their mouths and pretended not to hear.

Under the cover of the night, the Lightning Leopard launched extremely fast attacks and repeatedly raided, leaving more than a hundred claw marks on Zhang Yuanjing's stone armor. Some of them were overlapping with more than a dozen claw marks, but none of them could break the stone armor.

Zhang Yuanjing was covered in armor, and the Geng metal energy talisman above his head also shed golden light, but only a short section, protecting his head and neck, in order to save mana.

This was the first time he had used this item on the arena, and the Lightning Leopard did not understand its reason, so it had not attacked the golden light.

Zhang Yuanjing did not repair the stone armor, allowing several dents caused by repeated impacts to remain on it. The positions of these dents seemed chaotic and disorganized, some near vital points and some on the arms or legs, but all in places that Zhang Yuanjing could not immediately defend.

When the leopard demon got used to attacking and its offensive became more and more fierce, Zhang Yuanjing began to stir up a sandstorm to block the space. At this moment, the Core Formation cultivators and demon core demons below the Core Formation stage could not see the battle situation, and they shouted again from time to time.

The Nascent Soul cultivators and transformed great demons on both sides immediately became extremely sharp, staring closely at the two blurry figures in the sand.

The sandstorm had an impact on the Lightning Leopard, but not a big one. It relied on its keen senses, especially its hearing and smell, to judge the enemy's position. On the contrary, the sky full of yellow sand gave it a feeling of being in its element, as if it could hide its tracks even more perfectly.

It repeatedly attacked Zhang Yuanjing, leaving more claw marks on the stone armor, and at the same time, it made the dents deeper. It changed back and forth between a dozen dents, without making any one or several dents the main direction of attack.

As the dents sank, Zhang Yuanjing took out the Nine Ring Pagoda and suspended it above his head. He also used earth defense techniques to block the Lightning Leopard, but it was not very useful. This beast was so fast and good at changing that it was difficult to block it with cumbersome methods such as earthen walls.

At one moment, a dent on his chest suddenly shattered. Zhang Yuanjing quickly condensed an earth shield to protect this place.

The Lightning Leopard flashed and suddenly clawed at Zhang Yuanjing's face.

This attack was extremely fast, and before Zhang Yuanjing could react, its front paw had heavily hit the golden light, causing the Geng metal energy talisman to tremble violently.

He was surprised in his heart that this beast's strength was also not small, and it was indeed not comparable to ordinary Lightning Leopards.

After the beast revealed its strength, it immediately launched a storm of attacks, sometimes hitting the dents and sometimes attacking the golden light. Before long, several dents were broken.

Zhang Yuanjing guided the magic formula, quickly compressing the surrounding sand formation. The yellow sand gathered and turned into quicksand, hindering the Lightning Leopard's movement.

The Lightning Leopard realized the danger and wanted to retreat, but earthen walls rose around it, and a super-large earthen prison squeezed in from all directions.

The Lightning Leopard jumped up, trying to escape from above, but an earthen wall was hidden in the yellow sand and blocked it.

A fierce light flashed in the beast's eyes, and it suddenly pounced on Zhang Yuanjing, quickly clawing at the broken parts of the stone armor.

However, to its astonishment, its claws reached into the holes and grabbed not the cultivator's flesh, but another layer of stone armor. This had not existed just a moment ago!

It realized that it had fallen into a trap and poured all its strength and anger into the golden light covering Zhang Yuanjing's head.

Zhang Yuanjing smiled contemptuously and released the Nine Ring Pagoda. As soon as this object came out, a dark aura overflowed, showing a rare strangeness.

The Lightning Leopard twisted its body and slammed into the earthen wall that was pressing in from behind with its strong body.

"Boom!"

The earthen wall shook, and dust fell rustling, but it was still solid.

The Lightning Leopard wanted to use its speed talent to fly around in the narrow space, but the already very dense sand formation made it difficult for it to move as flexibly as it had at first.

When the earthen walls compressed to a space of three feet, the Nine Ring Pagoda vibrated above the Lightning Leopard, releasing silent ripples, suppressing the beast.

The Lightning Leopard's body stagnated, its originally spiritual eyes gradually became dull, and its movements also slowed down.

Zhang Yuanjing waved his hand and released a chain-like magic weapon, binding the beast and putting it into his spirit beast bag.