Chapter 1008 - 1108: At the Critical Juncture

After the Fire Lotus Sword entered Ye Tianfan's body, Ye Tianfan was clearly able to feel his body becoming somewhat overheated.

Perhaps it was because the Fire Lotus Sword had already started digesting the Blood Fire Divine Stone inside him, causing Ye Tianfan to feel an overwhelming surge of blood qi.

The reason it is called the Blood Fire Divine Stone is that it is a type of stone with an extremely high fire attribute. However, after being irrigated by some high-level Demon Beasts, especially those that are fire-attributed, and repeatedly irrigated until the blood qi fully permeates the stone, it truly becomes the Blood Fire Divine Stone!

Usually, the conditions for the formation of the Blood Fire Divine Stone are extremely strict. After all, no Demon Beast would willingly use its own blood to irrigate such a stone, and even if the beast were injured, the blood would quickly stop flowing. If it were to die, the blood would dry up and stop seeping out shortly after. For repeated irrigation to occur, these beasts must be repeatedly injured and heal here. Also, they must solely be fire-attributed, without any other attributes mixed, otherwise, they cannot form the Blood Fire Divine Stone!

Moreover, with so many Blood Fire Divine Stones here, there is only one possibility: this cave was originally a place where a Demon Beast was healing, and the wound was poisoned, causing it to not heal fully!

Ye Tianfan suddenly thought of the Leopard Horse King. By rights, the Leopard Horse King should not belong to the beasts living here, yet it lived here and seemed to have been here for a long time. Could it be that the Leopard Horse King was hiding here to heal from wounds?

If that's the case, it makes sense, given there are too many Blood Fire Divine Stones here!

Usually, when people discover Blood Fire Divine Stones, they only find one or two. But now, Ye Tianfan, with a glance, saw at least a dozen, and although they've all been absorbed by the Fire Lotus Sword now, it indicates that the Leopard Horse King had sustained significant injuries and took a long time to heal. Presently, the Leopard Horse King has not left here to avenge the Demon Beast that injured it before, likely because its injuries have not fully healed!

This also explains why he was able to escape the Leopard Horse King's attack, and why the Leopard Horse King's attack only reduced his spiritual power by about ninety percent. Logically, it could have completely wiped out his spiritual power or even directly shattered the protective shield of the Xuan Huang Tower, yet Ye Tianfan didn't find this strange!

Based on Ye Tianfan's current strength, facing a fully powered Leopard Horse King would only lead to one outcome: defeat, either gravely injured or dead, those are the only two possibilities!

After the Fire Lotus Sword absorbed the Blood Fire Divine Stone and then burrowed into Ye Tianfan's body, Ye Tianfan felt a surge of blood qi, feeling like he could take on anyone in front of him, even those at the Taichu Realm; he dared to challenge them.

But this was just a manifestation of the blood qi, indicating that Ye Tianfan was slowly losing his calm and becoming somewhat rash, all because of the Blood Fire Divine Stone's effects, which not only filled with fire attributes but also with blood qi!

The addition of excessive blood qi can easily cause someone to become hot-headed, as was the case with Ye Tianfan. Yet, he quickly realized his thoughts were rash and he had lost his cool, so he forcibly suppressed the agitated blood qi within him!

Of course, Ye Tianfan knew that constantly suppressing it wasn't a solution. Only when the Fire Lotus Sword fully absorbs the Blood Fire Divine Stone will the blood qi no longer appear. But the Fire Lotus Sword will take at least a week to fully absorb it, during which time Ye Tianfan can only suppress the blood qi within him. Otherwise, carelessness might easily cause Ye Tianfan to lose his rationality.

If Ye Tianfan loses his rationality, it would be extremely dangerous in the Leopard Horse King's cave. If the Leopard Horse King discovers Ye Tianfan and he tries to resist, he wouldn't have the luxury to suppress the blood qi within him!

It would become very troublesome then; Ye Tianfan might go berserk, and when he loses his rationality, he wouldn't remember anything else, only wanting to kill the Leopard Horse King as soon as possible.

Yet, with Ye Tianfan's current strength, he simply can't handle the Leopard Horse King.

So, if Ye Tianfan really gets hot-headed and directly confronts the Leopard Horse King, there would only be death awaiting!

Ye Tianfan felt the Leopard Horse King outside the cave getting closer and closer, and at this moment, he increasingly infused the sword with brightening light. If all went well, as soon as the Leopard Horse King entered the cave, Ye Tianfan could strike it down with a single blow. But if anything unexpected happened, Ye Tianfan not only would miss the Leopard Horse but might also suffer a counterattack!

As the footsteps of the Leopard Horse King grew nearer, Ye Tianfan clutched the hilt of the sword tightly. His heart was extremely tense as this was another life-and-death adventure. In order to survive, Ye Tianfan couldn't afford any mistakes and had to use his utmost effort.

If Ye Tianfan made a mistake, then his fate would be death!

The silhouette of the Leopard Horse King stepped into the cave where Ye Tianfan was. Upon seeing its form, Ye Tianfan struck at it.

Just as Ye Tianfan was about to strike the Leopard Horse King, it suddenly dodged and evaded.

Seeing this, Ye Tianfan's heart cried out, "Damn it."

The fact that Ye Tianfan didn't strike the Leopard Horse King meant he lost a great opportunity to injure it.

Finding such an opportunity again would be exceedingly difficult, as the Leopard Horse King isn't foolish and would stay on guard.

During its evasion, the Leopard Horse King glanced at Ye Tianfan and snorted with disdain, as if to say, "You thought you could ambush me, didn't expect I would react so quickly, did you?"

Furthermore, flames ignited furiously on the Leopard Horse King's front hooves, it was ready to counterattack. As soon as it dodged this strike, it could quickly retaliate while Ye Tianfan had yet to withdraw his force.

However, at this critical moment, the Fire Lotus Sword inside Ye Tianfan seemed to sense the danger. It emitted a red light from Ye Tianfan's body, severing the tendons in the Leopard Horse King's leg mid-dodge.

This caused the Leopard Horse King's legs to weaken, halting its evasion, losing its balance, and sitting down.