Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 318 - 306: Fortunate

Qin Qing continued to move forward through the Tianjue Forest.

Entering the Tianjue Forest, he was like a dragon returning to the sea; here, he could slaughter unrestrainedly.

As long as he didn’t encounter a Ferocious Beast of the Ancestral Beast level, Qin Qing hardly needed to worry.

Even Ferocious Beasts at the Golden Core Late Stage often couldn’t withstand more than ten breaths under Qin Qing’s sword or spear.

Of course, there were exceptions, like at this moment—

Before Qin Qing’s eyes was a pitch-black leopard-like Ferocious Beast.

Although it was completely black, occasionally inside the body of the beast, purple lightning would flicker, crackling electricity noises echoing through the air.

Qin Qing did not recognize this beast. On the Heavenly Mind Continent, almost every Martial Artist would specifically learn about various kinds of Ferocious Beasts, especially those who ventured into the wilderness infested with them.

This way, facing different kinds of Ferocious Beasts, they could respond in the best possible manner.

However, Qin Qing indeed did not recognize this leopard beast. It’s possible this was a relatively rare species or perhaps a variant type of Ferocious Beast.

For instance, this beast looked a lot like the Black Cloud Leopard, but the Black Cloud Leopard didn’t possess the attribute of lightning. This beast might be a variant of the Black Cloud Leopard, either a natural mutation or perhaps an induced one due to external stimuli, acquiring some fortuitous occurrence to develop lightning attributes.

This leopard beast in front of him was either at the Golden Core Late Stage, or it might even be at the Golden Core Perfection.

Qin Qing had been tangled up in a fight with this leopard beast for nearly half an hour.

This was also the most troublesome Ferocious Beast Qin Qing had encountered since he entered the Tianjue Forest this time.

Earlier, Qin Qing had brushed past an Ancestral Beast. Perhaps that Ancestral Beast didn’t want to clash with Qin Qing, or it had more important matters to attend to. Although it had discovered Qin Qing, it did not attack him.

Apart from that Ancestral Beast, it was currently this Black Leopard that was the most difficult to handle.

After fighting for nearly half an hour, several cuts had appeared on Qin Qing’s body.

His right flank was torn open with a one-inch deep gash that spread from his abdomen to his back, nearly a foot long.

If it were anyone else, even a Martial Dao Master at the Golden Core Late Stage, they would likely have died under the claws of this beast.

As for the leopard beast itself, it appeared to be unharmed on the surface. Its skin was dark, its fur smooth and at the same time, its defensive abilities were astonishing.

Qin Qing’s full-force strike with the Azure Dragon Spear upon the beast’s hide didn’t even break its skin, merely leaving a white mark...

The deep cut on Qin Qing’s abdomen was, indeed, caused by the leopard beast’s counterattack after that hit!

"However... although this brute seems unharmed on the surface, its internal injuries are definitely serious," he thought.

Qin Qing was well aware that several of his powerful strikes had penetrated the beast’s body.

The leopard beast’s surface defense was strong, but its internal organs couldn’t possibly be that well protected.

Moreover, the leopard beast’s breathing was obviously becoming disordered, with severe fluctuations from time to time, and at the corners of its mouth, traces of blood seemed to be seeping out.

"Let’s go again!"

Qin Qing grinned with a fierce glint in his eyes.

The injuries on his body were not much to worry about for him.

His strong self-healing ability caused his wounds to heal at a visibly fast rate.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The Azure Dragon Spear swept out.

Chains of aqua spear lights blossomed in the air like blue flames.

The Black Leopard kept swinging its front paws, its claws sharper than gold and iron, clashing fiercely with Qin Qing’s spear again and again.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

The crisp sounds of collision continued to ring out.

Now and then, lightning would burst out from the Black Leopard’s claws, sweeping towards Qin Qing.

Qin Qing’s Martial Soul manifested, blue flames enveloping him, forming Sword Qi and extinguishing the incoming lightning in an instant.

Finally!

Qin Qing spotted a flaw.

After a fierce collision with Qin Qing, the leopard beast uncontrollably plummeted a bit, its limbs weakening, its internal injuries worsening.

"Mountain Splitting Sky!"

Now was the moment!

Qin Qing leapt up abruptly, as if a mountain were bearing down, and smashed the Azure Dragon Spear down towards the Black Leopard.

The very space seemed to tremble.

Fear glinted in the leopard beast’s eyes. It opened its mouth and spat out—

Sssla!

A purple lightning bolt burst forth, stabbing at Qin Qing like a sharp sword.

"Pfft!"

The Azure Dragon Spear struck the lightning.

In an instant, countless thunder blades exploded, their filaments sparkling ceaselessly in the air.

Qin Qing and the Black Leopard were both knocked back by this terrifying shockwave.

Qin Qing staggered back over twenty feet, his feet forcefully stomping out pits two to three inches deep in the ground before he finally came to a standstill.

Meanwhile, the leopard beast was blasted away, rolling over a dozen times along the ground. The fresh blood it had been suppressing for a long time in its mouth could no longer be contained and burst out in a violent cough.

At that moment, a white shadow suddenly "swooshed" out from the ground nearby, its sharp claws reaching straight for the leopard beast’s throat.

"Pfft!"

The beast, previously thought to be incredibly tough, was now easily torn open by those claws.

And then...

The entire head of the leopard beast was severed!

"Moo moo!"

Xiaobai, having ripped off the head of the leopard beast, let out a triumphant roar towards Qin Qing.

Qin Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and took in a long breath, eyeing Xiaobai with astonishment.

To be honest, Xiaobai’s cultivation realm was much lower than Qin Qing’s, and it was still just Second Rank, which is comparable to Soul Refinement Realm.

Yet, while Qin Qing at the Divine Might Realm could not breach the leopard beast’s outer defenses, Xiaobai managed to do it unexpectedly!

It was known that Qin Qing’s attack and destructive powers were on par with masters of the Golden Core Late Stage or even Perfection.

Now Qin Qing realized that Xiaobai’s greatest advantage lay in its armor-piercing ability.

As for how powerful Xiaobai actually was, that had yet to be shown.

If Xiaobai were to fight a true master of the Golden Core Realm, it would certainly not stand a chance and wouldn’t even be able to defeat a Divine Might Realm martial artist.

But... with Qin Qing holding the enemy at bay, Xiaobai could unleash terrifyingly effective assassination strikes.

To put it plainly, Xiaobai was a sure-win assassin!

"Impressive!"

Qin Qing couldn’t help but give Xiaobai a thumbs-up.

Xiaobai appeared even more proud, tilting its little head with an air of arrogance.

"Xiaobai, since you’re so capable, it’ll be your job to skin this leopard beast next!" Qin Qing said with a laugh.

The leopard beast’s outer defense was so strong, one needn’t think twice to know that its hide would fetch a staggering price.

Even if he didn’t sell it, Qin Qing could craft it into a protective soft armor himself and give it to his sister Xiaoshuang or Qin Yue...

Xiaobai quickly skinned the entire leopard hide and also extracted its inner core.

"Such surging life essence!"

Qin Qing held the inner core that Xiaobai had brought to him. This core looked different from other ferocious beasts’ cores; it was round, black and purple, like a deep and lustrous gem with purple lightning flickering and skipping within it, tingling the skin of Qin Qing’s palm.

"This inner core, we won’t let the Qi-Blood Stone absorb it!" Thought Qin Qing, and then tossed the core to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, this inner core is your reward... Go on!"

Xiaobai howled joyfully, caught the inner core Qin Qing tossed its way and, with a gulp, swallowed it down.

Afterward, a series of crackling sounds echoed around Xiaobai as bolts of lightning started emitting from its nostrils and body.

"Phew..."

Then, Xiaobai exhaled comfortably. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

A complete look of contentment on its face.

"Keep going!" Qin Qing grinned, and in the blink of an eye, he and the flood dragon disappeared into the jungle...

Elsewhere,

Qi Chong and Luo Qingshan, after separating from Qin Qing, continued to hunt targets and advance towards Heifeng Valley, threading through the jungle.

However, they found that the further they went, the more ferocious beasts they encountered; sometimes they’d face whole groups of them, and these beasts seemed madly ferocious.

This made their journey increasingly difficult.

"Hiss..."

Qi Chong gasped in pain.

He was leaning against the trunk of an ancient tree, tending to a wound on his chest.

The wound was five to six inches long, cutting through his flesh so deeply that several of his ribs were visible, severed.

One could even glimpse at his internal organs twitching underneath.

"That windhorn lizard just now was certainly tough..." Qi Chong gritted his teeth, taking out a bottle of medicinal powder from his Spirit Ring and sprinkling it onto the wound, followed by a pain so intense that his entire body convulsed uncontrollably.

"That windhorn lizard must have been at the sixth layer of the Golden Core Realm. Definitely tough to deal with, but luckily, with our combined effort, we were able to kill it. The inner core of the lizard is immensely vibrant with Qi-Blood, our Qi-Blood Stone should have rocketed up quite a bit now," said Luo Qingshan.

After a moment’s respite, the pain in Qi Chong’s chest subsided, and he exhaled deeply, turning to Luo Qingshan to say:

"Yes... Brother Luo. Let’s split the Qi-Blood value in half now. If by the time we reach Heifeng Valley, we can’t make it into the top three, let’s put our two Qi-Blood values together to see if it gives us a chance. If it does, either you or I, whoever, should enter the valley and strive for a top-three spot to the best of our ability!"

"No problem! We are in this together!" laughed Luo Qingshan.

"This time, we’re lucky not to have that Qin Qing with us! Otherwise... not only would he have been a drag, but he’d have also taken a share of the Qi-Blood value," scoffed Qi Chong, the corners of his mouth curling derisively.

Although the Third Prince, Qin De, had instructed him to look after Qin Qing and to help Qin Qing with all his might if necessary,

Qi Chong had agreed outwardly, but as soon as they reached Tianjue Forest, the first thing he did was kick Qin Qing out.

Now, he felt relieved that he had gotten rid of Qin Qing...