While the two groups were cycling in the mountains, suddenly, Malo abruptly halted his horse, causing Qingyin in front of him to crash into his embrace. However, in reality, Qingyin had been closely followed by Malo throughout the journey, so close that they could not be any closer. However, this time, it was not that Malo wanted to take advantage of Qingyin intentionally, but rather, there was a very strong aura appearing in front of them.
A black leopard, over three meters long, with jade-colored eyes and white dragon-patterns on its body, slowly walked out of the forest, blocking their path.
"The Dragon-patterned Devil Leopard! It's at the Mountain and Sea realm!" Malo sighed.
Although Malo's strength was much stronger than the Devil Leopard's at the Mountain and Sea realm, he did not dare to act recklessly in the face of such a powerful beast. He warned, "Be careful! Little guy, this beast can swallow you in one bite! Hurry up and hide behind grandpa with your golden-haired beauty!" Malo said to Xu Chen.
At this moment, Xu Chen, who was standing behind Izayoi, looked at the Devil Leopard expressionlessly.
"Xu Chen, be careful..." Qingyin also said with concern.
Suddenly, Xu Chen leaped into the air without warning, flying towards the Devil Leopard.
"What?!!" Malo exclaimed in shock. A wild demon beast at the Mountain and Sea realm! Is this guy asking for death? Well, if he dies, that's fine too. Malo turned to watch the show.
"If I give you a kiss, will you save your ex-boyfriend? How about that?" Malo whispered in Qingyin's ear.
"What ex-boyfriend?" Qingyin replied.
"Hmph, don't think I can't see it. You riding with me on a horse, this guy's expression throughout the journey..."
Then, at that moment, Malo's expression turned ugly.
After Xu Chen charged towards the Devil Leopard, the beast was also provoked. With the power of the Mountain and Sea realm, it charged at Xu Chen with all its might.
Suddenly, Xu Chen's body erupted with a golden surge of energy, holding two double-edged swords in his hands. However, he did not use these swords to confront the Devil Leopard, but instead, he swiftly threw the swords backwards. In the blink of an eye, the handles of the two swords accurately hit Malo's hand, who was trying to touch Qingyin's body with both hands.
"Aiyo!" Malo's hand suddenly hurt, so he instinctively withdrew it.
At this moment, facing the attacking claws of the Devil Leopard, Xu Chen did not dodge at all. With his right fist clenched, accompanied by a soaring golden surge of energy, he fiercely punched towards the side of the Devil Leopard's face.
"Bang!!!" A earth-shattering roar echoed through the mountains. The enormous Mountain and Sea realm Devil Leopard was actually sent flying by Xu Chen's punch!
"What?!?!?!" Malo's eyes widened in disbelief.
The Dragon-patterned Devil Leopard at the Mountain and Sea realm was far stronger than the average human strong at the same realm, especially in terms of explosiveness. This Xu Chen, who seemed weak, actually relied solely on brute force to send the huge Devil Leopard flying with just one punch! He... wasn't he only at the True Spirit realm? Moreover, he wasn't even a strength-based cultivator. What kind of power is this? If he were to use his twin swords, Malo wouldn't be fully confident in defeating him either! What worried Malo even more was that if Xu Chen were to reach the Mountain and Sea realm in the future, he and Xu Chen would not be on the same level at all!
"Damn it! It turns out that the men around you, Qingyin, are not ordinary people!" Malo cursed.
Meanwhile, after being heavily struck, the Devil Leopard, as a naturally fierce beast, believed that it would either run away or fight back desperately. However, Xu Chen walked straight towards the Devil Leopard, placing one hand on its head. His whole body emitted a nameless golden aura.
Xu Chen's eyes also turned golden in an instant, and the light emitted from his pupils made the Devil Leopard's soul instinctively tremble.
The Devil Leopard unexpectedly gave up on counterattacking and, like a large cat, gently rubbed its face against Xu Chen's hand.
"What?!!" Malo exclaimed in astonishment. "He actually, actually tamed the Devil Leopard!!! A super demon beast at the Mountain and Sea realm!!! I, Malo, may be able to defeat it, but taming it would be extremely difficult!"
At this moment, Qingyin, who was in front of Malo, blushed. Xu Chen's seemingly weak figure and the powerful aura emanating from him attracted her involuntarily. It turned out that during this period of time, Xu Chen's strength had made great progress!
Xu Chen tamed the Devil Leopard and then turned around to walk towards Qingyin and Malo.He approached Ghost Horse, looked up at Qingyin and said, "Come down."
"Huh?" Qingyin was startled. Although she also felt that it was not appropriate, Xu Chen suddenly asking her to come down, how should she explain to Moro?
Moro, with three round eyes, threatened Xu Chen and said, "Kid, don't think that just because you defeated a demon leopard, you can challenge me! I am Princess Shuiye's personal bodyguard, of course I have to protect her!" As he said this, his big hand wrapped around Qingyin's waist. Although Xu Chen was powerful, Moro was an ancient demon god and was currently forcibly suppressed to the level of Shanhai. It was not at all afraid of Xu Chen.
"COME DOWN!!!" Xu Chen suddenly slapped Ghost Horse's neck in anger, and actually flipped the strong Ghost Horse with the force of a small mountain.
Qingyin was also startled. If it weren't for her agile body, she would have been pinned down by the legs of the Ghost Horse. Even though she managed to jump away, Moro wasn't so lucky and fell to the ground along with the Ghost Horse.
"You little punk!!!" Moro lifted the Ghost Horse aside and unleashed his ancient demonic power, preparing to fight Xu Chen!
"Moro!!!" Qingyin suddenly appeared in front of Moro and used her hands to push his body, blocking him.
Moro was strong, but with Qingyin in front of him, he naturally stopped his body.
"Princess Shuiye! I've always wanted to get along peacefully with him, but this kid started it! I won't spare him..." Moro roared.
"Moro!!! Don't do it!!! I'll compensate you in the future, let's just forget about this, alright!" Qingyin pleaded, her eyes flickering.
Seeing Qingyin begging like this, Moro's mood improved and he grinned, "Kid, if it wasn't for Princess Shuiye begging for you, I would have broken your skinny leg today!"
"Hmph, you can try anytime." Xu Chen said.
Qingyin pushed Moro aside and turned to Xu Chen, saying, "Xu Chen, what are you doing! What can't be discussed properly? We are all comrades-in-arms, how can we go on an adventure together like this? If you're not happy, I'll send you back to the Eastern Saint Shenzhou!"
Xu Chen didn't intend to argue with Qingyin here. He looked at her and suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulling her towards the demon leopard.
"Xu Chen! What are you doing! Let go of me!" Qingyin struggled forcefully, but couldn't break free. Of course, Qingyin didn't use her true spirit power within her body. Her current strength was also quite formidable. Although her strength might be slightly weaker than Xu Chen, she possessed the power of the stars and various secret arts. In a real fight, Xu Chen might not necessarily have the upper hand. But Qingyin understood that as a woman, commanding these powerful beings couldn't simply rely on physical strength. So she only struggled to a certain extent.
Without saying a word, Xu Chen brought Qingyin to the side of the demon leopard and said, "Get on!"
"Huh?"
"Now, I have a mount."
"You want me? To ride a horse with you? This..." Qingyin hesitated.
Izayoi, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward and said to Qingyin, "Qingyin, you had no hesitation in riding a horse with that demon, so what's the problem with riding a horse with Xu Chen? Don't go too far!!"
"Oh... well..." In the end, Qingyin hesitated and got on Xu Chen's black panther, and Xu Chen also leaped onto the panther, riding behind her.
"Kid! Consider yourself lucky this time! You better not have a next time!" Moro glared at Xu Chen and rode away on the Ghost Horse.
Xu Chen unceremoniously wrapped his arm around Qingyin's waist and urged the panther to follow.
"Xu Chen, don't do this..." Qingyin tried to push away Xu Chen's hand but was unsuccessful.
Izayoi also mounted the white tiger and followed behind the black panther, as the group headed towards the depths of the mountain.