Chapter 52

Suddenly, the Shadow Leopard let out a piercing roar and pounced forward with a speed even faster than before. In the blink of an eye, it was already right in front of them, moving as swiftly as a dark purple lightning bolt.

Ye Xiwén could even see the trace of blood on its sinister teeth under the moonlight. The ferocity was suffocating as it lunged directly at Zheng Xiányún’s neck.

Ye Xiwén didn’t have time to think; he quickly retreated, his long saber swirling, unleashing a terrifying blade aura that swept across instantly. The Shadow Leopard leaped to avoid it, but still suffered a shallow wound from the blade aura.

Seemingly stimulated by the blood, the Shadow Leopard pounced fiercely at Zheng Xiányún, who had just steadied himself. Its sharp claws brought a gust of wind, and if it hit, even someone as strong as Ye Xiwén would be pierced through.

Ye Xiwén crouched to avoid the Shadow Leopard’s lethal attack and countered with a reverse slash, aiming for its soft underbelly.

Ye Xiwén felt a slight resistance as the tip of the saber pierced the Shadow Leopard’s underbelly, emerging from its back, gushing blood like a fountain.

"Roar!" The Shadow Leopard let out a piercing cry.

Feeling the resistance, the long saber pierced the Shadow Leopard’s underbelly, emerging from its back, gushing blood like a fountain.

Without any hesitation, Ye Xiwén twisted the saber, explosive true qi enveloping it, instantly turning the Shadow Leopard’s internal organs into a pile of mush.

The Shadow Leopard let out two more cries and struggled a few times before finally dying. Ye Xiwén kicked the dead Shadow Leopard to the side and smoothly pulled out the long saber.

Indeed, the Blood Essence Realm was different from the outside world. Even the same beasts were much stronger here.

The Shadow Leopard was not very common outside, but in the Blood Essence Realm, it was much larger. However, in general, it was still the same. According to the legends passed down by the elders, these small worlds were fragments left behind after the great powers clashed, shattering space. The abilities of the ancient great powers were beyond what Ye Xiwén could imagine.

Besides these small worlds, there were also some secondary planes, naturally formed, with environments vastly different from the outside world. Some were extremely cold, others were full of volcanic rocks, and various unique life forms existed. However, Ye Xiwén had never seen them, and even the miscellaneous records only vaguely mentioned these legends, indicating that the martial artist who wrote the records had not reached that level.

Time passed like a white horse through a gap, and three days flew by. Ye Xiwén traversed a vast area over these three days, heading toward the central Maple Leaf Mountain.

Maple Leaf Mountain was very prominent in the entire Blood Essence Realm, being the highest mountain range. The entire mountain was covered with crimson maple trees. In the Maple Leaf Mountain, there was a peak that soared into the clouds, which was Ye Xiwén’s goal and the location of the Blood Essence Fruit.

As long as Ye Xiwén followed that direction, he wouldn’t get lost. During these three days, Ye Xiwén had no moment of peace. The Blood Essence Realm was teeming with beasts, almost all of which were at the Fifth Level of the Postnatal Realm or higher. There were no weak beasts, and he had to be cautious of their attacks day and night, which was extremely frustrating for Ye Xiwén.

However, Ye Xiwén gradually adapted to this rhythm, as the back of Green Peak Mountain wasn’t much better.

In these three days, he had slain over a dozen Ninth Level Postnatal Realm beasts and found some relatively precious herbs, making this journey quite rewarding.

The number of points on Ye Xiwén’s identity token quickly reached a thousand, but Ye Xiwén felt that it was not enough, far from enough. The Blood Essence Fruit was something even the Pre-Natal Realm cultivators coveted. If he obtained it, it would provide immeasurable help to his future cultivation.

"Ha ha ha, I’ve been looking for you for three days, Ye Xiwén. I’ve finally found you. If you commit suicide today, I’ll leave your body intact!" A mad laugh suddenly echoed from the sky.

A figure flew over from the treetops in the distance and soon arrived in front of Ye Xiwén.

It was Zhang Yuntián. He looked at Ye Xiwén with a face full of killing intent, wishing to kill him immediately. As a top core disciple of the Zhang family, he had never experienced such humiliation. The humiliation he suffered was worse than death. Although Ye Xiwén had shown mercy, in his eyes, it was a humiliation, the greatest humiliation of his life. Only by killing Ye Xiwén could he wash away his shame.

"It’s you!" Ye Xiwén drew his long saber and said.

"Ye Xiwén, you humiliated me in front of everyone. This enmity is irreconcilable. Today is your day of death. If you commit suicide, I’ll leave your body intact!" Zhang Yuntián laughed and said.

"I think you’re tired of living. That day, in public, I showed mercy. Do you think you’ll be so lucky now?" Ye Xiwén said with a cold laugh. "Killing you will be like slaughtering chickens and dogs!"

Zhang Yuntián’s face turned red like a monkey’s bottom, deeply stimulated by Ye Xiwén’s words.

"Do you think I came alone today? Since you refuse to commit suicide, I’ll beat you to death and feed you to the beasts!" Zhang Yuntián said through gritted teeth.

As Zhang Yuntián spoke, five or six figures emerged from nearby and soon arrived in front of Ye Xiwén.

Ye Xiwén quickly recognized them. Besides Zhang Yuntián’s younger brother Zhang Yunfēi, there was also Zhang Wǔ, the second-ranked core disciple of the Zhang family, and Zhang Zǐqiū, another top core disciple. Including Zhang Yuntián, three of the top core disciples were now in front of Ye Xiwén.

There were also a few Ninth Level Postnatal Realm experts, not at the top level, but still extremely powerful.

It seemed that to kill Ye Xiwén, Zhang Yuntián had rallied quite a few people during this time.

"Ye Xiwén, you’re dead today. I’ll cripple you and drag you out to feed the beasts. I want to see you torn to pieces!" Zhang Yunfēi said with a cruel expression. After being thoroughly defeated by Ye Xiwén, the two brothers had lost face in the Zhang family. Both were champions of the competition, but he couldn’t even block one of Ye Xiwén’s strikes.

He hated Ye Xiwén to the core and was determined to tear him to pieces and torture him to death with the most vicious methods to wash away the humiliation Ye Xiwén had inflicted on him.

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