Chapter 1868: You don’t look well?

Early the next morning, as a golden ray of sunlight slowly rose from the east, the Golden-winged Flying Mosquitoes, creatures that prefer to be active at night, gradually retreated.

Seeing these annoying guys finally leave, Di Rong let out a long sigh of relief.

His face was pale, and operating his protective True Qi without rest for an entire night had greatly depleted him, leaving him with less than half of his usual cultivation at that moment.

Ye Bufan crawled out of his tent, stretched lazily with great pleasure, and then looked at Di Rong beside him: “I say, Young Master Di, your complexion doesn’t look so good. Did you not sleep well last night?”

Di Rong snorted coldly. It would be strange if anyone’s complexion were good after being depleted for an entire night.

Ye Bufan seemed to suddenly realize, clapped his head, and said, “Oh, sorry, I forgot. Young Master Di was fighting with the Golden-winged Flying Mosquitoes last night.”

“It’s getting late, let’s hurry up and go.”

Di Rong knew he couldn’t talk to this guy anymore, or he’d be angered to death, so he directly stepped forward and walked away.

The group walked for about half a day more when Hu Yaoyao said, “We should be very close to Red Glow Peak now, probably two more hours of travel.

But everyone must be careful; there are many Yao Beasts here, and their Ranks are getting higher and higher.”

Di Rong said, “That’s right. Six-Rank Yao Beasts are common here.

Some people need to be careful; crooked Dao methods won’t work here. You might accidentally be swallowed by some Yao Beast.”

This guy had a belly full of anger, and everyone knew who his words were directed at.

Ye Bufan chuckled, “It’s fine, it’s just a Yao Beast. My Yaoyao can just slap it to death then.”

Di Rong’s face turned green as he said, “As a grown man, relying on a woman all the time, don’t you feel ashamed?”

Ye Bufan pouted, “I rely on my woman, not yours. What’s there to be ashamed of?”

“You…”

Di Rong was so angry his eyes shot fire, yet he was helpless. He turned his head to look at Hu Yaoyao, hoping to see disdain in her eyes.

However, Hu Yaoyao and Chen Youyou, the two women, were laughing so hard they were shaking, clearly not taking it to heart.

In his helplessness, he could only huff and puff and continue walking forward.

After walking for another stretch, the group crossed a mountain and arrived in a wide, open valley.

Along the way, they encountered countless Yao Beasts of all sizes, but for some reason, after arriving here, it was completely silent; not even a shadow of a Yao Beast could be seen.

Hu Yaoyao said, “Everyone, wait a moment. Something seems wrong here!”

The group stopped. Ye Bufan said, “What’s wrong? I think the scenery here is very nice!”

Di Rong was speechless for a moment. This guy really thought he was here for sightseeing.

He stepped forward and said, “Miss Yaoyao is right; something is indeed very wrong here. Haven’t you noticed there isn’t a single Yao Beast here?”

Ye Bufan said, “If there aren’t any, then there aren’t any. Isn’t that even better? It makes it easier for us to travel.”

“You really are ignorant.” Di Rong glared at him fiercely. “How can you not see Yao Beasts within the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range?

There’s only one possibility for this situation: this is the territory of an extremely powerful Yao Beast, and other weaker Yao Beasts simply dare not appear.”

“Oh!” Ye Bufan said, “Then tell me, what kind of Yao Beast is here?”

Di Rong said in annoyance, “I haven’t seen it, so how would I know?”

Ye Bufan pouted, “You speak as if you know everything, but then you don’t.”

“You…”

Di Rong didn’t know why, but whenever he talked to this guy, he got so angry he wanted to die. If Hu Yaoyao hadn’t been nearby, he would have wanted to slap him to death.

Ye Bufan, however, ignored him and turned to say, “Yaoyao, haven’t you been to Red Glow Peak before? Are you not familiar with the paths here?”

Hu Yaoyao said, “When entering the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, we always choose different routes based on the specific situation.

I’ve never taken this route before, so I don’t know what kind of Yao Beasts we might encounter ahead.”

Chen Youyou said, “Don’t worry about it so much. Anyway, we ultimately have to go to Red Glow Peak. We’ll know if there’s danger ahead by trying it.”

The others nodded in unison. No matter whose Yao Beast territory this was, they ultimately had to pass through it.

They wouldn’t choose to take a detour. There was always danger in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range; who knew if taking a detour would lead to encountering an even stronger Yao Beast.

As things stood, moving forward was the only option.

The group continued forward, and as they were about to exit the valley, they did not encounter any danger.

Chen Youyou said, “It seems we overthought it. There’s no danger here at all…”

Her words were cut short mid-sentence. In front of the group, a Yao Beast was suspended in mid-air, glaring at them menacingly.

Ye Bufan looked up. This creature looked very much like a leopard, but it was much larger than Earth’s leopards and had a pair of wings under its ribs.

Its eyes glowed blood-red, and it stared fiercely at the group before it, emitting a powerful Qi from its entire body. It was clearly a Six-Rank Yao Beast.

“This… this is a Liekong Leopard.”

Upon seeing this massive creature, Di Rong let out a cry of surprise, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.

Chen Youyou took a step back, standing with the group, and asked in confusion, “Senior Brother, is this thing very powerful?”

“The Liekong Leopard is a Six-Rank Yao Beast. In terms of combat power, it’s not the strongest, but its speed is absolutely the fastest.

The reason it’s called that is because its speed is fast enough to tear through space.

That is to say, encountering it leaves only one path: to defeat it. There’s no hope of escaping, because no matter how fast you are, you can’t be faster than it.”

Before Di Rong could finish his explanation, the leopard in front suddenly vanished, then reappeared before Chen Youyou, its sharp claws, like steel blades, savagely raking towards her neck.

Chen Youyou hadn’t expected the speed of this massive creature to be so astonishing. Caught off guard, she desperately dodged to the left.

But she was still a step too slow, and a bleeding gash appeared on her right shoulder from the sharp claws.

“Evil beast, die!”

Di Rong roared in anger, his golden sword slashing fiercely at the Liekong Leopard’s head.

But this creature was much more agile than the Tie Jia Lizard King. With a shake of its wings, it instantly dodged the sword.

At the same time, Feng Danian, who was beside him, also moved, using the opportunity to punch the Liekong Leopard’s ribs.

Unfortunately, he only had Peak Soul Transformation cultivation and had not yet reached the Void Refining Realm. This punch landed on the Six-Rank Yao Beast’s body, doing about as much as a tickle, causing no damage whatsoever.

The Liekong Leopard’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain, and then it flapped its massive wings, directly sending Feng Danian flying.

“This guy’s too fast. Let’s attack together.”

Hu Yaoyao shouted loudly, her long whip in hand, then transmitted a message to Di Rong: I’ll find an opportunity to entangle it, and then you’ll be responsible for cutting off its head.

Di Rong nodded, and then the four of them joined forces, rushing towards the Liekong Leopard together.