In an unknown space, in a dense forest mountain range.
There were a few youths wielding crude weapons, surrounding and attacking a Type 2 mid-stage Pine Leopard.
"Oh my god, hurry … hurry up and use your swords to chop its legs. As long as it slows down, it won't be able to chase us!" One of the youths anxiously shouted at the other youth who was fighting the pine leopard.
The other youths cried out in alarm and wanted to help, but they weren't as good as the youth fighting the pine leopard.
The youth fighting the pine leopard looked to be around 15 or 16 years old, but he was already at the peak of the low level mystic realm.
He was wearing simple hemp clothes, bare arms, and bare feet. He held a crude iron sword in his hand as he fiercely slashed at the Pine Leopard.
This youth was full of heroic spirit. His body was a little frail, but there was an indomitable tenacity between his brows.
Even though his butt had already been bitten by the pine leopard and was bleeding quite a bit, he still didn't show the slightest hint of fear.
He only had one belief, and that was to slay this pine leopard.
This way, he could protect his brothers and sisters from harm, and he could bring back leopard meat for his clansmen to eat.
At this moment, the vigorous pine leopard roared and pounced towards Ah Tian. Its deep fangs were filled with bloodlust, scaring the surrounding youths to the point where their legs went soft.
However, Ah Tian wasn't afraid at all. With a loud roar, he stabbed towards the mouth of the Pine Leopard's basin.
Low level mystic realm cultivators could already force out elemental attacks. A meter long elemental light shot towards the pine leopard.
However, the pine leopard's movements were extremely agile. Its body could actually change shape in the air. After dodging Ah Tian's sword, it clawed at Ah Tian's chest.
Ah Tian!
Ah Tian screamed in pain as his body flew back a few meters. His chest instantly cracked open with several deep wounds, and blood flowed out continuously.
The pine leopard's ferocity increased after its attack succeeded. It continued to pounce at Ah Tian, wanting to swallow him alive.
"Bastard, I'll kill you!"
One of the frightened youths realized that his companion was in danger. He yelled and threw a spear at the leopard.
This young man was only a Level Nine Warrior. Whether it was in terms of strength or speed, he was still far behind.
It was almost impossible to hurt the Pine Leopard!
The Pine Leopard easily dodged the attack and continued to bite at the young man who was screaming in pain.
The other youths were also martial artists, but now they had the conviction to protect their companions. They grabbed the weapons in their hands and threw them at the pine leopard.
Due to the previous shot, they had enough time to stop the pine leopard.
The Pine Flower Leopard was furious. It wanted to have a good meal, but its legs were blocked. It might as well give up on the "food" in front of it and start on other "food".
The leopard leaped a few meters away and dodged all the attacks. It then turned around and pounced on the skinniest girl.
The girl was so frightened that her legs turned to jelly. She immediately fell to the ground and cried out in sorrow!
Seeing that the girl was about to be bitten by the Pine Flower Leopard, the youth who was pounced on earlier, got up from the ground. He glared at the leopard and shouted, "Beast, don't try to be violent!"
As his voice fell, all his power burst forth to the extreme, and he pounced towards the pine leopard like a cheetah.
When he fell, his sword had fallen to the side. Now he could only use his weak body to hug the Pine Flower Leopard. At the same time, he gathered his strength and punched the Pine Flower Leopard's head.
The Pine Flower Leopard was in pain. Its body kept jumping and rolling, and it threw Ah Tian to the ground.
Roar!
The Pine Flower Leopard was so angry that it swallowed a golden ray.
Ah Tian was dizzy from the fall. Just as he stood up, the golden light had already rushed towards him.
He only felt pain in his body. His whole body flew far away like a cannonball and fell heavily on the ground.
He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Many parts of his body had been blasted open, and blood flowed out incessantly. He was on the verge of death.
The other youths were so scared that their faces turned pale. They were at a loss!
The Pine Leopard once again pounced towards Ah Tian, who no longer had any strength to resist. It seemed like it was determined to eat Ah Tian!
The others were in extreme despair. They couldn't muster any strength to save Ah Tian. They could only watch Ah Tian being bitten to death by the Pine Flower Leopard.
However, when the Pine Flower Leopard was about to bite Ah Tian, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Ah Tian and pressed the Pine Flower Leopard's body with one hand.
The Pine Flower Leopard squinted like a cat when it saw that person. It instantly crawled on the ground and kept shaking as if it was frightened.
"Okay, let's go. Don't bully these kids anymore!" The person gently patted the Pine Flower Leopard's forehead and said.
The Pine Flower Leopard seemed to be able to understand the human's words. It actually let out two low growls and immediately escaped into the dense forest.
The stunned youths looked at the big brother who suddenly appeared and each of them showed a look of worship.
Ah Tian, who was still lying on the ground and seriously injured, showed some gratitude.
"He … he must be a … very strong person!" Ah Tian said in his heart.
Just when Ah Tian was about to faint, the big brother slowly turned around and squatted down. There was a medicinal pill in his hand. He smiled faintly and said, "Little guy, swallow this and you'll get better!"
After saying that, the big brother forced the medicinal pill into Ah Tian's mouth.
Ah Tian didn't have time to think about what it was. He immediately felt a chaotic power flowing in his body. It made him feel extremely comfortable. The pain on his body immediately stopped. It even faintly increased his strength. He felt that his realm was loosening and there were signs of a breakthrough!
"Eh, he's actually going to breakthrough?"
That big brother was none other than Ling Xiao. He looked at the young man in front of him with a strange look on his face. Then he reminded the young man, "Hurry up and sit down cross-legged. Focus on controlling your strength. Do your best to break through!"
Ah Tian came to his senses. He immediately bounced up from the ground and sat cross-legged. He began to focus on the breakthrough.
Ling Xiao looked at the kid's real strength and seemed to see some traces of his past self. He immediately chuckled and said, "Let me give you a hand!"
He could see that the youth was not ready for this sudden breakthrough. There was a lot of risk in breaking through this time.
Ling Xiao gently waved his hand and the spiritual qi in this mountain instantly gathered around Ah Tian. This way, he could borrow more spiritual qi from heaven and earth to help him break through steadily.
Sure enough, the youth's aura began to gradually rise with the help of the rich spiritual qi around him.
Finally, with the help of the pure energy contained in the elixir, he broke through in one fell swoop and became a mid-level Mystic cultivator.
"Haha, I finally broke through!" Ah Tian jumped up from the ground and exclaimed in joy.
His excited mood made the other youths around him happy as well.
Ling Xiao took the opportunity to scan their bodies with his divine sense and observe the situation in their sea of consciousness.
"He's really a descendant of my race!" Ling Xiao murmured with a gratified expression.
With his cultivation as a mid-level Godly King, it was naturally not difficult for him to check the physical condition of these ordinary youths.
Through his observations, he could immediately sense that Ah Tian's sea of consciousness was wider than the other youths', and his soulforce was also much stronger than the other youths. In terms of physique, he was also much better than the others.
Of course, Ling Xiao was not going to choose a disciple.
He just wanted to see if there were any particularly outstanding disciples among the descendants of the Soul Race. When the time came, he would still have to nurture them and let the Soul Race regain its former glory.
However, his intention was not for the Soul Race to become the leader of all the ancient races again. Instead, he wanted them to have the ability to protect themselves and return to the Heaven Domain. They would have a prosperous place to live and not have to continue living in such a barren land.
Of course, some hatred that could not be resolved still had to be resolved!
The few youths gathered around Ah Tian and congratulated him with words of envy.
Ah Tian was also happy to share this with their companions.
However, he was still clearly aware that the reason why he was still alive and had such a smooth breakthrough had a lot to do with this big brother in front of him.
He squeezed through the few people and quickly walked in front of Ling Xiao. He knelt down in front of Ling Xiao and said, "Ah Tian, thank you, benefactor, for saving my life!"
Ling Xiao had a good impression of this little fellow. Just now, he was willing to sacrifice himself to save his companions, which was enough to prove that he was a little fellow who valued relationships and righteousness.
Ling Xiao patted his head and said with a smile, "Get up, it's not a big deal!"
"Thank you, benefactor!" Ah Tian looked gratefully at Ling Xiao and said.
He realized that his benefactor didn't seem to be much older than him. Why was he so powerful?
Moreover, he had never seen his benefactor here. In the past, he had heard from his father or grandfather that there were only their clansmen here. There would be no other strangers!
"Could it be that benefactor is an immortal?
Did he specially come to save us? "Ah Tian thought innocently.
Ling Xiao naturally did not know what this little fellow was thinking. He immediately patted his head and said, "Where is your family?
Can you take me for a walk?
I'm not familiar with this place. "
Ling Xiao said this only because he wanted to understand the current situation of the Soul Race from the children. Otherwise, with a sweep of his divine will, it would be easy for him to find someone.
Moreover, this space was very small. He would probably be able to fly once in a day by himself.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The race that was once the most terrifying among all the ancient races had actually been reduced to living in such a small cage-like place. It had to be said that the affairs of the world were unpredictable!