Chapter 2139 - 1887: Grave Tension (Part 2)

Chapter 2139: Chapter 1887: Grave Tension (Part 2)

However, it hadn’t leaped far when it suddenly halted as if restrained by something.

Song Yun focused his gaze and saw its right hind leg was shackled by an iron chain; it turned out to be trapped in the stone tower.

At the same time, Song Yun also noticed that the Leopard had only one wing on its back, which appeared exceedingly strange.

"Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard?!"

Song Yun frowned slightly; there was no mention of such a thing in "Yin Xi’s Manual."

He couldn’t help but recall the cave beneath Komi Plain, where creatures like Flood Snakes and monstrous birds, despite their beastly bloodline, had devolved significantly, and lacked the power they originally possessed.

Song Yun thought to himself: "It seems that the remaining beasts on Earth have dramatically diluted bloodlines, their realm and strength significantly weakened."

"But if these beasts still exist, did true peak beasts once roam the Earth?"

"In the ancient, primordial times, what exactly was Earth like?"

"Who imprisoned this Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard here?"

Watching the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard roaring inside the stone gate, Song Yun couldn’t help but ponder.

"Roar!"

At that moment, the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard let out an angry roar; its ice-like eyes released a visibly icy aura towards Dongfang Yun.

Seeing the chill shot towards Dongfang Yun, Song Yun snapped back to his senses, swiftly brandishing the Black Light Sword.

Black Light Sword Qi clashed with the icy breath.

Boom.

Waves of air surged as chilling coldness permeated the entire space, freezing some water droplets in the air into ice shards, as if light snow were falling.

When both the chill and Sword Qi dissipated, astonishingly, about ten centimeters of Sword Qi were frozen and fell to the ground.

"The icy breath can freeze not just physical entities but energy forms like Sword Qi too!"

Song Yun’s face showed a serious expression, finally understanding why the Elephant Spirit Clan dared not enter the stone house to retrieve the Biyang Flower.

Such terrifying icy breath, if striking a physical entity, would turn it into an ice pop.

Taking advantage of the moment the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard charged forward, Xiang Jia hurriedly tried to escape the stone house.

But as soon as he moved, the Ice Crystal Leopard spun around and pinned him to the ground again.

If Xiang Jia were at his peak, perhaps he wouldn’t be so easily subdued by the Ice Crystal Leopard, but now severely injured, he could only be at its mercy.

"Huff... Huff..."

The Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard snorted two tufts of icy breath from its nostrils, lowered its head, grabbed Xiang Jia, and turned to glance at Song Yun and others outside the stone gate, its cold eyes filled with wildness and ferocity.

"Roar!"

A piercing howl reverberated, another wave of sonic attack.

This time, Song Yun and the others were prepared, immediately channeling True Qi to block their ears.

Accompanying the sonic attack was a gust of wind that slammed the stone gate shut.

Through the gap, Song Yun saw the Ice Crystal Leopard headed into the darkness with Xiang Jia in its jaws.

Boom.

The stone gate closed violently, and everything seemed to return to calm.

Dongfang Yun looked at Song Yun, her expression solemn, and said, "What should we do next?"

"The Biyang Flower is crucial; we must obtain it."

Song Yun declared decisively, then fell into contemplation.

Nie Wushuang, Lang Xiaoran, and Nine Stars did not disturb him; they silently watched from the side.

Of course, they were also thinking, but without any clue.

"This stone tower is two stories high, and that Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard is tethered by a chain with limited movement range."

"If I can enter from above, with the Leopard restricted by chains and unable to fly with its single wing, perhaps I can examine the tower’s interior."

Song Yun studied the stone tower, an idea forming in his mind.

He moved swiftly, his feet stepping on the tower’s surface, leveraging himself onto the rooftop, swiftly drawing the Black Light Sword.

A slash of Sword Qi fell, shattering the stone surface, causing fragments to fly.

However, this slash couldn’t penetrate the stone tower.

Clearly, the tower’s construction material was not ordinary stone, meant to confine the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard.

This affirmed Song Yun’s assumption that the Ice Crystal Leopard couldn’t touch the stone wall.

Since even Black Light Sword Qi could crack the stone wall, the Leopard surely could.

After all these years, the stone tower still stands, indicating the Leopard can’t reach the wall.

Thus, if Song Yun enters the tower, keeping close to the stone wall, the Leopard might not be able to reach him.

Song Yun repeatedly swung his sword, and the Black Light Sword Qi constantly bombarded the same point at the top of the stone tower, causing the breach to deepen.

Bang.

The stone shattered, finally being pierced through.

A beam of light shot into the stone tower, and Song Yun leaned down to look, finally seeing the scene inside.

The stone tower seemed to have two floors, but inside was actually an independent space.

Inside the stone tower, there was nothing else; the walls were bare all around.

Right in the center, the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard was playing with Xiang Jia, who was already bloodied and barely breathing, but not yet dead.

The stones from the roof shattered, and a few small rocks fell, hitting the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard.

It suddenly lifted its head and looked up.

Its crystal-like eyes released two blasts of cold air.

Song Yun quickly dodged, the cold air sprayed onto the breach, freezing into frost and blocking the hole.

Song Yun punched through the ice, looked down, and continued searching for the Biyang Flower.

Finally, he saw the Biyang Flower.

The Biyang Flower was right in the center below, next to the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard, where a ground lock was connected to a chain, with the other end attached to the leopard’s right hind leg.

The Biyang Flower was growing right next to the ground lock, less than ten centimeters away.

"What a coincidence."

Song Yun couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

If the Biyang Flower grew at the corner of the surrounding walls, he could easily get it by sticking to the wall, grabbing the flower, and then returning.

During this time, as long as he sealed his ears with True Qi and watched out for the leopard’s cold air attack, there would be no problem.

However, the position of the Biyang Flower was too awkward, right under the leopard’s feet.

This meant he had to approach the leopard to get it.

"Looks like this battle is inevitable."

Song Yun was determined to obtain the Biyang Flower.

After all, consuming six petals could cleanse one’s body and bones, improving cultivation and benefiting future training greatly.

Such a good thing couldn’t be missed since he encountered it.

"Roar!"

The Ice Condensation Leopard roared angrily, leveraging the ground to leap toward the rooftop.

It seemed furious at Song Yun’s peeking.

However, restrained by the chain, it was pulled back when three meters away from Song Yun.

Unfortunately, it had only one wing and couldn’t fly.

Otherwise, it could attack while floating.

It fell back to the ground, staring fiercely at Song Yun, opening its bloody mouth as if saying it would eat him if he dared to come down.

"Fortunately, it’s just single-winged; if it had eight wings, I’d be doomed."

Song Yun murmured, then leaped down from the stone tower, returning to the entrance.

"How is it?"

"What’s the situation inside?"

Everyone gathered around, anxiously asking.

Song Yun replied, "The monster beast is..."

Dongfang Yun asked in confusion, "What is the monster beast?"

"Uh, it’s what you call a rare beast, but a bit more advanced." Song Yun explained, then continued, "The monster beast inside the stone tower is restricted by chains, with a limited attack range. However, the Biyang Flower is right under its feet, and I plan to go inside and fight it."

Upon hearing this, everyone showed a solemn expression.

Dongfang Yun, Lang Xiaoran, and Nie Wushuang were even more concerned about Song Yun’s safety.

But before they could speak, Song Yun smiled and said, "Don’t worry, none of the Elephant Spirit Clan could beat me, let alone this late-stage SSS-level beast."

"You guys wait for me here, I’ll be out soon."

After saying this, Song Yun directly pushed open the stone door.

Since the Single-winged Ice Crystal Leopard’s movement range was limited, entering through the roof or the main door made little difference.

"Roar!"

Seeing the stone door open, the Ice Condensation Leopard roared angrily, dropped Xiang Jia it was playing with, and darted towards Song Yun.

Song Yun dodged with a quick move, disappearing through the stone door and entering the stone tower, leaning against the wall, far from the leopard’s attack range.