ebookland Chapter 266 The two sides were temporarily tied.
Chapter 266 The two sides were temporarily tied.
Soon, the Fire Cloud Leopards fled in disarray, abandoning countless spiritual herbs and minerals in their cave.
They fled for two days, then looked back and saw that the two female cultivators had not caught up with them.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King was smug.
The plan succeeded!
Those two female cultivators are greedy for the treasures in their cave and are currently ransacking it.
The third and fourth Fire Cloud Leopards stood on either side of the Fire Cloud Leopard King, simultaneously raising their paws and chanting, "Fire Cloud Formation, activate..."
However, no red clouds rose from the direction of the cave.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King said in a deep voice, "Rise again!"
The third and fourth Fire Cloud Leopards stood even straighter this time, waving their front paws more earnestly, creating a whooshing gust of hot wind...
But, but...
What about that mysterious rhythm?
Why is that mysterious rhythm gone from under their claws?
The third and fourth Fire Cloud Leopards panicked and waved their front paws even faster.
No, no, still no...
The Fire Cloud Leopard King also became anxious, its sharp eyes fixed on the direction of the cave.
There were no red clouds burning brightly in the sky, no familiar red clouds rolling around.
It sternly questioned the second Fire Cloud Leopard: "Second Brother, are you sure you've made the arrangements?"
The second Fire Cloud Leopard also panicked. It straightened up and stood on the hilltop, looking towards the cave: "Big brother, it's all set up. The third and fourth brothers personally planted the Fire Cloud Flag and placed the Fire Cloud Pearl. There's no mistake."
The third and fourth brothers of the Fire Cloud Leopard nodded hurriedly, corroborating their second brother's words.
How could the Fire Cloud Leopard King not understand?
Their Fire Cloud Formation was broken.
The Fire Cloud Banner and Fire Cloud Pearl, which it relied on to intimidate the entire Carp Back, have probably fallen into the hands of those two female cultivators.
The group of Fire Cloud Leopards no longer cared about luring the enemy deeper into their territory.
They have to go back and fight for their lives.
Although the Fire Cloud Leopard King was not a good leader.
But with it leading the way, at least they had a territory.
If they lose their territory, they will become wandering monsters, losing countless cultivation resources, and eventually their entire race will slowly perish while wandering.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King thought even more deeply.
Over the years, the Fire Cloud Leopard has struggled to carve out a territory by attacking the White-faced Ape in the front and resisting the Blue Lion in the back.
If they're lucky, they'll exchange territories with the white-faced apes. If they're unlucky, they'll have to wander or become slaves to the white-faced apes.
Whether it's good or bad, it's not what it wants.
It must defend its territory and continue to be the Fire Cloud Leopard King.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King roared, "My children... brothers, follow me back to fight back and reclaim the Fire Cloud Flag and the Fire Cloud Pearl. Whoever reclaims these two treasures will be the second leader of the Fire Cloud Leopard King."
The group of Fire Cloud Leopards roared in unison: "Kill!"
With a fierce roar, all the Fire Cloud Leopards stepped on fiery clouds and rushed towards the cave.
Just as the cave was about to appear, a patch of icy blue appeared before them.
In the icy blue, two female cultivators stood gracefully in mid-air.
One of the female nuns was holding a red bead in her hand.
Nine bright red flags fluttered around her.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King was about to use a secret technique to connect the Fire Cloud Pearl and the Fire Cloud Banner, intending to create a central explosion that would burn the two female cultivators to death.
This secret technique has been passed down through generations of the Fire Cloud Leopard King, and only the Fire Cloud Leopard King can activate it.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King opened its mouth and was about to let out a long howl.
But as soon as it opened its mouth, it felt a sharp pain in its mind and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Zhong Lingxin sneered.
As a celestial flame, Lele is the most capable of transforming into human form, and naturally understands all the divine flames and strange flames best.
With just a tiny Fire Cloud Pearl, he knew long ago the connection between the Fire Cloud Pearl, the Fire Cloud Banner, and the Fire Cloud Leopard King.
The reason they hadn't cut it off was because they were waiting for the Fire Cloud Leopard King to return and walk right into their trap.
Lele had already discovered that the Fire Cloud Leopard King was cunning. The things he left in the cave looked very good, but he didn't leave behind a single Fire Dragon Stone, Fire Dragon Fruit, or Red Jade Crystal.
These are the truly valuable things from the Fire Cloud Leopard's territory.
Now that the Fire Cloud Leopard King has returned, these good things have naturally returned as well.
He didn't think the Fire Cloud Leopard King was as smart as the White-Faced Ape, so it was better to kill it as soon as possible.
As Lele severed the last connection between the Fire Cloud Pearl, the Fire Cloud Banner, and the Fire Cloud Leopard King, the Fire Cloud Leopard King's consciousness suffered a severe blow.
Zhong Lingxin seized the opportunity, and with a flash of her Soul-Slaying Sword, she silently struck the Fire Cloud Leopard King's consciousness, exacerbating the damage to its consciousness.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King collapsed to the ground in pain.
The second Fire Cloud Leopard rushed over to help the Fire Cloud Leopard King.
The third and fourth Fire Cloud Leopards roared in unison, their bodies enlarging and fire clouds surging from their four feet as they attacked Zhong Lingxin and Huang Ying'er inside the Ice Flame Formation.
The little fire cloud leopards knew that today was a battle for their life or death, so they all raised fire clouds on their four feet and spewed fire clouds from their mouths as they attacked the ice flame array.
Zhong Lingxin and Huang Ying'er, relying on the protection of the Ice Flame Array, managed to fight off the Fire Cloud Leopards.
Lele had already heard Zhong Lingxin talk about the principle of "capture the king to catch the thief," so without waiting for Zhong Lingxin's instructions, she pulled Huanhuan straight to the Fire Cloud Leopard King and the second Fire Cloud Leopard.
After consuming two healing herbs, the Fire Cloud Leopard managed to stand firm and ordered its minions to launch a full-scale attack, determined to break through the Ice Flame Formation in one fell swoop.
It itself faced the sudden surge of high temperature.
When the second Fire Cloud Leopard saw that its elder brother's fur had suddenly burned, it knew that the female cultivator had attacked with a magical weapon.
But it couldn't care less about rescuing its older brother; it turned around and headed towards the pure white that was drifting in amidst the fiery red.
It recognized it as a mythical nine-tailed fox.
The nine-tailed fox's sharp claws pierced its eyes, forcing it to dodge and release its severely injured elder brother.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King was in a state of panic.
It could not see the enemy; it only felt itself surrounded by a blazing heat.
As a fire-attribute creature, the Fire Cloud Leopard naturally prefers high temperatures.
But the temperature was too high, exceeding its tolerance range.
Its injured consciousness, which had just been slightly cooled by the nourishment of the two healing herbs, was now churning up like water about to boil in the intense heat surrounding it, producing countless tiny bubbles.
The little bubbles rolled more and more, growing bigger and bigger, stirring its entire consciousness, making it want to clutch its head and howl in pain.
But it can't; it doesn't have the time. It has to fight.
The Fire Cloud Leopard King had no choice but to withdraw its fire cloud and wrap itself up completely to resist the high temperature outside.
Seeing his elder brother's actions, the second-in-command of the Fire Cloud Leopard hurriedly tried to rush over to his rescue.
Huanhuan wouldn't let it rush back. With two swift paw strikes, she forced the second Fire Cloud Leopard to retreat another three miles.
At the same time, her six tails lashed out in unison, like six whips striking the second Fire Cloud Leopard.
The second Fire Cloud Leopard is a peak sixth-tier monster, slightly stronger than Huanhuan, who is at the late sixth tier.
But Huanhuan is a divine beast with the advantage of its bloodline, allowing it to fight against opponents of higher levels.
Fire Cloud Leopard, the second oldest, couldn't get the better of Huanhuan.
However, facing the eager and desperate Fire Cloud Leopard, Huanhuan couldn't gain much of an advantage for the time being.
The two sides were tied for the time being.