Inside the mountain cave, Ling Xiao and Savage Leopard sat opposite each other.
Both of them calmed their minds and adjusted their state to their peak.
"Young Master, as long as you relax your sea of consciousness and don't let the Heavenly Fire get close to me," Savage Leopard said to Ling Xiao after a while.
"En, don't worry." Ling Xiao nodded.
Ling Xiao communicated with the three foreign creatures in his sea of consciousness and told them to stay there quietly, allowing Savage Leopard to extract the other half of his soul power.
Savage Leopard's soul slowly flowed out of his sea of consciousness and returned to his sea of consciousness bit by bit.
After Savage Leopard's soul power was completely extracted, Ling Xiao let out a light breath. Looking at Savage Leopard who was sitting cross-legged, Ling Xiao walked out of the cave.
The rest of the time was for Savage Leopard to fuse with his soul and recover. Then, he would see what realm he could reach.
The night was bright and the stars were sparse. Occasionally, the roars of spirit beasts could be heard.
Ling Xiao and Prodigal sat together.
"Boss, you're out so soon?" Prodigal asked.
"En, I don't have much to do anyway," Ling Xiao replied. Then, he said, "Zizai, do you regret coming out with Boss?"
Prodigal shook his head and said, "Why would I? I think it's fun to be with Boss."
Ling Xiao knew that Prodigal never lied because spirit beasts were not as cunning as humans.
"Then do you know your mission?" Ling Xiao asked.
Prodigal nodded and said, "Of course I do."
"Then you're still willing to run around with Boss?"
"No, my second grandpa said that only by following Boss can I complete my mission."
"Your second grandpa really said that?"
"Yes, my second grandpa is the wise man of my clan. What he says is never wrong."
"So that's how it is. Your second grandpa has quite the foresight. When Boss is done with my matters, I'll accompany you to complete your mission."
"I knew Boss is good to me."
… …
Ling Xiao didn't know how long he chatted with Prodigal for, but the sky gradually brightened.
At this time, a strong energy wave spread out from the cave.
Rumble!
The powerful aura shook the cave and caused it to explode.
Ling Xiao and the prodigal flew far away at the same time, afraid that they would be affected by the terrifying energy.
"What a terrifying energy." Ling Xiao sighed as he looked at the crumbling mountain peak.
Following that, a mass of crimson black energy blossomed from the rubble. The rubble was shaken into powder, and everything within a radius of several hundred meters was enveloped by the crimson black energy. The sky seemed to be dyed red, and a figure slowly walked out from the sea of blood.
The one who walked out was obviously the Savage Leopard.
At this moment, his appearance seemed to have changed. At this moment, he became incomparably powerful. Two sinister lines appeared on his forehead, making him look extremely cold and bloodthirsty.
Savage Leopard walked towards Ling Xiao step by step.
That powerful aura made Ling Xiao feel a little breathless.
He was constantly on guard. Once something went wrong, he would immediately summon the Earth Flaming Tiger.
After all, he had used the former Demon Emperor as a servant for so long, the other party must be angry.
Now that the Savage Leopard had recovered a lot of strength and was no longer restrained, it was not impossible to kill him to vent his anger!
The Savage Leopard came in front of Ling Xiao, and their gazes collided.
Ling Xiao wore a faint smile and said, "Fused?"
The Savage Leopard did not answer, and only quietly stared at Ling Xiao.
The prodigal stared at the Savage Leopard and said, "What, you want to rebel?"
The prodigal's words were exactly what Ling Xiao wanted to ask, but it was not appropriate for him to ask.
In the next moment, the Savage Leopard used his actions to give Ling Xiao the answer.
He knelt down on one knee in front of Ling Xiao and said respectfully, "Thank you, Young Master, for fulfilling my wish!"
"Haha … good, I did not misjudge you!
Quickly get up. "Ling Xiao laughed loudly. He looked very happy, but in fact, his back was already covered in cold sweat.
"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you!" The prodigal snorted coldly, then took out a beast core and threw it into his mouth.
"Oh right, what realm are you in now?" Ling Xiao asked.
The Savage Leopard revealed a rare faint smile and said, "Low-stage Mystic Emperor!"
"You actually jumped two realms in a row!" Ling Xiao said excitedly.
He finally had a real Emperor-level super expert by his side. In the future, he would have more assurance when he traveled in the Central Region.
"The main reason is that this body is very compatible with my soul, which allowed me to return to the Emperor-level. However, to recover to the peak, I'm afraid it will take at least a hundred years," the Savage Leopard replied happily.
"A hundred years, isn't that a little too long!" Ling Xiao said.
The Savage Leopard was depressed when he heard this!
To reach the peak of the Mystic Emperor Realm from the low-stage Mystic Emperor Realm in a hundred years was already an extremely fast advancement speed. One had to know that after reaching the Emperor-level, one needed to accumulate even more power, and it was definitely not easy to advance.
Back then, he spent more than two hundred years to advance from the low-stage Mystic Emperor Realm to the mid-stage Mystic Emperor Realm. This speed had caused great shock at that time.
Right at this moment, the prodigal's expression changed, and he said to Ling Xiao, "Boss, I … I seem to be advancing!"
"What, you … you're also advancing?" Ling Xiao said in surprise.
The prodigal's aura began to surge, and then he said to Ling Xiao, "Boss, you guys stay away, I need to transform into my original form to advance!"
After speaking, the prodigal's clothes were shaken to pieces, and his limbs gradually grew Qilin Armor, and his body also began to transform.
The Savage Leopard, who had already flown into the air, revealed a shocked expression when he saw this scene.
"He … he's a spirit beast?" The Savage Leopard cried out in shock.
"Wrong, he's not a spirit beast," Ling Xiao replied very seriously.
"But …" The Savage Leopard didn't believe it.
Ling Xiao continued, "He's a divine beast!"
The Savage Leopard's expression changed again, and his gaze once again landed on the prodigal. He indeed saw a fire-colored Qilin divine beast appear in front of his eyes.
"Qilin divine beast!" The Savage Leopard exclaimed.
At this moment, a storm was set off in the Savage Leopard's heart.
He had always been curious about the prodigal's identity.
Because the prodigal looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, but he had strength comparable to an Empyrean.
He really couldn't think of any force that could nurture such an outstanding genius. However, such a powerful genius was willing to recognize his young master as his boss, which made him feel even more incredulous.
Now that he finally knew the prodigal's identity, he was even more shocked.
How could he have thought that the prodigal was a Qilin divine beast that had transformed.
The Savage Leopard had lived for so many years, but he had never heard of anyone being able to subdue a divine beast. Even the strongest person in the Central Region didn't have this possibility.
Divine beasts were the emperors among all spirit beasts. They were the overlords of ancient times, and although they had long retired from the stage of history, their prestige was still illustrious.
Every divine beast was extremely arrogant, and making them submit to humans was even more uncomfortable than killing them.
Moreover, divine beasts had long lived in seclusion. They all lived in groups, and even an Emperor or Sage didn't dare to rashly barge into the territory of divine beasts. Otherwise, only death awaited them.
No one would be so bored as to run and catch a divine beast as a mount.
Doing that was undoubtedly courting death.
However, the Savage Leopard now saw a divine beast with his own eyes, and this divine beast had stayed with him for quite a long time.
At this moment, the way he looked at his young master changed a few times.
A divine beast that had transformed, wouldn't that mean that its strength was even above his?
He really couldn't understand how his young master could be brothers with this Qilin divine beast, and that Qilin divine beast was obediently listening to his young master's commands.
He felt that he couldn't wrap his head around it.
Ling Xiao understood the Savage Leopard's surprise and immediately said, "It only took a human form after consuming the Transformation Grass. Right now, it has only advanced to the middle stage of the sixth rank."
The Savage Leopard suddenly realized!
Suddenly, the Savage Leopard shouted, "Not good, many powerful people are rushing over, and there are even a few at the Emperor Stage. Once they see the Qilin divine beast, it would be strange if they didn't go crazy."
Ling Xiao furrowed his brows. He also felt many powerful auras approaching.
"I can only summon it into the medicinal cauldron to break through." Ling Xiao didn't even think, and immediately leaned towards the prodigal.
Then, the prodigal was put into the medicinal cauldron, and everything returned to normal.
"Young Master, let's go!" The Savage Leopard arrived beside Ling Xiao, grabbed Ling Xiao's arm with one hand, and pulled him away quickly.
The Savage Leopard's speed was very fast, so fast that Ling Xiao's eyes were squinted by the wind.
In just a few breaths, the two of them were already thousands of miles away.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the strength of the Emperor Stage was indeed terrifying.
"Not good, those three Emperor Stage experts are chasing us!" The Savage Leopard secretly shouted, and increased his speed to the extreme.
Ling Xiao hurriedly shouted, "Put me down, go into the medicinal cauldron!"
The Savage Leopard was stunned for a moment, then understood Ling Xiao's meaning, and immediately let go of Ling Xiao, and in the next moment, he entered the medicinal cauldron.
Ling Xiao immediately restrained his aura, and suppressed his strength to that of a low-level King Stage expert.
Whoosh whoosh!
A few sounds of wind breaking rang in Ling Xiao's ears.
In the next moment, he saw three old men in front of him.
Ling Xiao revealed a panicked expression, and said, "Three … Three … Seniors, what can I do for you?"
The three of them should be in their seventies, but they seemed to be in very good spirits. However, their auras had been completely restrained, so Ling Xiao didn't feel much pressure.
Reaching the Emperor Stage was the realm of returning to one's natural state, and they absolutely wouldn't easily reveal energy fluctuations. Once they did, it would have the power to topple mountains and overturn seas, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to withstand it.
The three old men didn't seem to take Ling Xiao seriously, and they were instead searching the surroundings for something.
The azure-robed old man said, "Their auras have all disappeared. What's going on?"
The blue-robed old man revealed a doubtful expression, and said, "Could it be that they have a Spirit Treasure that can conceal their tracks?"
The black-robed old man was puzzled, and he said, "But the auras of the two breakthroughs were different. One of them broke through to the Emperor Stage, and the other's aura is very strange. He should be in the critical period of his breakthrough, so how could he run away so easily?"
When Ling Xiao saw that the three Emperor Stage experts were ignoring him, he quietly descended to the ground, hoping that they wouldn't pay attention to him.
However, he had just moved when the azure-robed old man called out to him, "Kid, where do you want to go?"