Chapter 1505 - 1502: Black Panther's True Form

"Don't come over!" Ye Qiu stopped Fang Wushang from running towards him. He had already witnessed the power of the Jiao; with Fang Wushang's skills, even facing the Jiao would get him killed instantly.

Fang Wushang, knowing his own strength, had no choice but to stop in his tracks, looking at Ye Qiu with a face full of worry.

Ye Qiu looked at the Jiao as it stood back up. He channeled the Spiritual Power within him into his longsword, and the sword's light shone brightly as he used all his strength to strike at the Jiao again.

This time, Ye Qiu used a large amount of True Qi.

This time, Ye Qiu finally inflicted some damage on the Jiao, but it was only enough to break some of its scales, leaving some green blood flowing out.

The Jiao immediately went berserk, letting out a long howl towards the sky and charged fiercely at Ye Qiu.

Behind Ye Qiu were Fang Wushang and Black Panther; Ye Qiu couldn't retreat. If he dodged, the Jiao would directly harm Fang Wushang and them.

So Ye Qiu could only raise the longsword in his hand and rush at the Jiao.

The Jiao let out a long howl and spewed a gust of fire from its mouth, aiming to incinerate Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu immediately spun the sword in his hand rapidly, forming a white whirlwind that enveloped the Jiao's flame.

White whirlwind and red flame intertwined, colliding in the air with a force of Spiritual Power, making the corners of Ye Qiu's clothes flutter.

"Get down!" Ye Qiu, while resisting the Jiao with his longsword, turned to Fang Wushang and said.

Fang Wushang understood Ye Qiu's intent for him to leave quickly because he might not be able to defeat the Jiao, but Fang Wushang just refused to leave.

Fang Wushang picked up Black Panther, placed the panther aside, then suddenly raised his longsword and headed to Ye Qiu's side, using his Spiritual Power to give Ye Qiu a helping hand.

"What are you doing? Get down!" Ye Qiu shouted at Fang Wushang.

Fang Wushang immediately shook his head and said, "No! I want to fight alongside you. I absolutely won't leave."

Saying this, Fang Wushang then flew toward the Jiao with his longsword raised.

Upon seeing this, Ye Qiu also immediately raised his longsword and stood with Fang Wushang.

Fang Wushang and Ye Qiu executed the Celestial Sword Dance, with the two of them very harmoniously using their sword edges to form a large net, trapping the Jiao within.

The net was sustained by Spiritual Power. Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang continuously channeled their endless Spiritual Power into it, causing the Jiao to struggle within the web.

"My Spiritual Power is about to be exhausted!" Fang Wushang looked at Ye Qiu painfully.

Ye Qiu immediately pushed Fang Wushang aside and channeled all his Spiritual Power into the net alone.

"Ye Qiu, you can't do this," Fang Wushang said to Ye Qiu, "If you keep this up, you'll die from Spiritual Power exhaustion."

Ye Qiu naturally knew this without Fang Wushang needing to say it, but he had no other option. One person dying here was far better than both of them dying.

"If you really care about me, then quickly take Black Panther and leave here," Ye Qiu looked at Fang Wushang with a solemn face and said, "Only then will my sacrifice be worth it."

Fang Wushang, seeing Ye Qiu, stomped his foot fiercely and then turned to run towards Black Panther, picking it up in his arms and attempting to head down the mountain.

Who knew that after just running a few steps, Black Panther suddenly struggled out of Fang Wushang's embrace.

"Black Panther!" Fang Wushang immediately shouted, "Black Panther, come back!"

But unexpectedly, Black Panther didn't stop and instead sped toward Ye Qiu. As it ran, Black Panther's form began to change, from a small cat slowly growing to the size of a leopard, then changing into a tiger, and in a short moment, becoming as large as an elephant.

Black Panther stood behind Ye Qiu and let out a long howl at the Jiao, a sound even stronger than the howl of the king of the forest.

Upon hearing Black Panther's voice, Ye Qiu immediately turned around, eyes wide, looking at Black Panther as it grew to many times its original size, not expecting Black Panther to transform into such a form.

The Jiao paused upon seeing Black Panther, then struggled even more violently, clearly fearing Black Panther.

"Stand back!" Black Panther, looking at Ye Qiu, suddenly spoke human words, "I'll take care of it."

Ye Qiu immediately retracted the longsword in his hand and retreated backward, while Black Panther faced the Jiao head-on, its claws stepping on the Jiao's tail as its mouth dived for the Jiao's neck.

The Jiao continuously struggled in Black Panther's grasp, but to Black Panther, it was just like a small green snake. Very quickly, Black Panther bit the Jiao to death.

Ye Qiu and Fang Wushang widened their eyes, gazing at Black Panther before them, truly not expecting Black Panther to transform into such a form, easily dispatching the Jiao.

After killing the Jiao, Black Panther tore open the Jiao's flesh and skin, took a bite, then another, but spat it back out, clearly finding the Jiao's meat unpalatable.

Black Panther, like a small mountain, walked up to Ye Qiu with a smug expression on its face.

"You... are you Black Panther?" Ye Qiu said in shock, looking at Black Panther.

Black Panther nodded, licked its lips with its tongue, and said, "Yes, if it weren't for you being too weak, I wouldn't have revealed my true form either."

Ye Qiu, hearing Black Panther's words, immediately widened his eyes in disbelief. He never imagined that the small cat Black Panther would transform into this form, surpassing his expectations by far.

"Then... can you change back?"

Black Panther smiled speechlessly and gradually began to shrink back, and in a short while, returned to its small cat form.

Black Panther licked its paws and hopped onto Ye Qiu's shoulder with a leap, beginning to doze.

"Ye, Ye Qiu," Fang Wushang also said, astonished as he looked at Ye Qiu, "I can't believe Black Panther's abilities are so strong, and that it's willing to follow you. You've truly found a treasure; without him, we might have died here today."

Ye Qiu nodded randomly. He was still immensely excited, especially having just witnessed Black Panther so easily deal with the Jiao, wanting nothing more than to shout at the sky to express his excitement.

"Ye Qiu, what should we do next?" Fang Wushang looked at Ye Qiu in confusion and asked.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said, "If there's a Jiao in this pool, it means that there's definitely something wrong with it."