Earth Attribute?
Lu An's feet were trapped, and his body suddenly stiffened. At the same time, he felt a cold wind behind him. He looked back and indeed saw the vine attacking him again!
Damn it!
At the critical moment, Lu An couldn't care about anything else. He unhesitatingly waved his hand and threw out the Nine Heavens Holy Fire, straight towards the vine!
Whoosh!!
Fire counters wood, not to mention the powerful Nine Heavens Holy Fire? The Nine Heavens Holy Fire spread rapidly on the vine at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, covering half of the several-zhang-long vine in just an instant!
Such a fierce fire, coupled with its eerie dark red color, startled that person greatly. He quickly cut off the vine from his hand, and the vine, like a giant snake, crashed to the ground, completely burning to ashes in just a few seconds!
The three people were momentarily stunned, and in that moment of distraction, Lu An felt the soil around his legs loosen. His heart immediately filled with joy, and he exerted force to break free!
Swish!
Lu An leaped, quickly landing on a tall tree trunk. He gazed at the three people on the ground not far away, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed tightly.
With these three people working together, he would be caught even if he tried to escape. So, since that's the case, he could only confront them head-on. However, he was only a Two-level Sky Realm, while they were two Seven-level Sky Realm. Wasn't that too big a difference?
Lu An didn't know that his Nine Heavens Holy Fire had genuinely shocked the three people, causing them to no longer be careless. Instead, they watched Lu An cautiously, as no one wanted to suffer an unexpected defeat!
Lu An watched their increasingly solemn expressions and understood something. At this moment, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard in the distance suddenly let out a roar, frantically waving its two front claws!
"Ah!!"
Suddenly, a scream came, followed by a body flying backward! The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, even when heavily injured, unleashed such a strong attack, sending the three people flying!
"Not good!" One of the three people confronting Lu An trembled in his heart as he looked at the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard and quickly said, "The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard is the most important thing. If we lose it, the boss will kill us. Hurry and deal with it first!"
The other three people also nodded quickly. After glaring fiercely at Lu An in the tree, they ignored him and quickly ran off!
Lu An's brows furrowed. He looked at the three people running towards the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, and then at the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard. It seemed this First-tier Strange Beast was indeed not that easy to deal with!
Suddenly, Lu An's expression froze. He stared blankly at the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, then his expression gradually calmed down, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He was after the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, not these few people. Why bother with them?
Thinking this, Lu An immediately jumped down from the tree and quickly came behind the large tree closest to the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard. He watched the rampaging Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, planning how to get his hands on it.
Just then, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's claws suddenly left the ground. It roared, its head held very high. At the same time, the flames on its back instantly extinguished, startling everyone.
The next second, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's claws landed on the ground, and then it roared again. This time, a huge fireball spewed from its mouth!
The fireball was several zhang high and incredibly fast, heading straight for the three people who had just run back! The three people were startled. Facing such a large fireball, they had no time to dodge and could only try their best to set up defenses in front of them using Tian Yuan Power!
Immediately, an Earth Attribute wall rose in front of the three people, and at the same time, countless vines supported behind the Earth Attribute wall, creating a simple and effective barrier. At the same time, the fireball also reached them.
Bang!!
The huge fireball collided with the short Earth Attribute wall. Instantly, the flames engulfed the Earth Attribute wall. The large trees behind the three people were broken and burned with raging flames after being hit by the fireball's impact!
Lu An hid to the side. After waving away the rising dust with his hand, he looked over, seeing the mess after being baptized by the flames and feeling lingering fear. He then looked at the three people.
The Earth Attribute wall was shattered by the flames, and the vines were also burning. Although the three people were not dead, they were lying on the ground, spitting blood, with many burn marks on their bodies!
In any case, these three people had completely lost their combat ability!
Lu An's heart was heavy. The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard had injured three people, and he had injured one. So, out of the six people, only two remained, and two people would absolutely not be able to suppress this Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard!
Indeed, as Lu An expected, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard flicked its tail, and the three people behind it were hit, their bodies flying backward. The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, now completely free of suppression, roared and quickly fled into the depths of the forest!
Lu An watched the huge Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard escape, crashing through everything in its path, and quickly followed it from the side. The flames on the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's back had almost disappeared, clearly indicating it was at the end of its strength. As long as it stopped, he would have a chance to get it!
However, just as Lu An was chasing, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. Lu An was startled and quickly looked to his left, only to find it was Kong Yan!
"You can move?" Lu An asked, somewhat surprised.
"I've recovered some Tian Yuan Power." Kong Yan said, looking at Lu An as she ran, "Less nonsense, save your strength to catch it first!"
Rumble!!
Wherever the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard passed, large trees were destroyed by its impact. However, its steps became increasingly unsteady, staggering as if it could fall at any moment.
Even so, Kong Yan and Lu An did not dare to be careless and followed cautiously from the side. The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard ran for a full three li before its front claws trembled, and its body lunged forward, crashing to the ground!
Rumble!
The huge Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard fell to the ground. After a brief loud noise, everything became quiet. It had at least seven or eight fatal wounds on its body, and its entire body lay on the ground, twitching constantly, emitting mournful cries.
Seeing this, Kong Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu An without turning her head, "You can go."
With that, Kong Yan leaped, jumping out from behind the cover and quickly running towards the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard. On the other hand, Lu An remained motionless, quietly watching the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, his eyes heavy.
After a while, he still walked out from behind the cover and came in front of the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard. It was indeed exhausted and unable to move. Just now, Kong Yan had given it the final fatal blow, and now it was only a breath away from death.
Standing in front of the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's huge head, Lu An looked at the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard lying on its side, and the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's slightly open eyes also looked at him. For some reason, Lu An felt that the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's eyes were filled with sorrow and sadness.
After a while, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's eyes lost all light, and its body completely lost all movement.
Looking at the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard, Lu An took a light breath, no longer looking at it. Instead, he walked to its abdomen. At this moment, Kong Yan was trying to dissect its chest and heart to find the rebirth crystal core.
The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard was too big, so dissecting it was very difficult. It took all of Kong Yan's recovered strength to cut open a bloody incision on its chest and reach its heart.
With one cut, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's heart was sliced open, and a fiery red rebirth crystal core immediately slipped out from the flesh, falling into Kong Yan's hand.
"Finally got it!" Kong Yan said, as if using all her strength, looking at the rebirth crystal core in her hand, and then she collapsed to the ground.
Lu An looked at the rebirth crystal core, then at Kong Yan, and smiled softly, saying, "Congratulations."
Kong Yan was startled, as if only then remembering Lu An was still in front of her. She gasped slightly and said happily, "This time, it's all thanks to you. When we go back, your share will definitely not be less."
Lu An smiled again, but there wasn't much happiness in his smile, which made Kong Yan a little surprised.
Just then, the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's abdomen suddenly moved, and this did not escape Lu An and Kong Yan's eyes!
Could it be?
The three people looked at each other, and then all quickly walked to the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's abdomen. Looking at the wall-like abdomen in front of them, there were indeed tiny vibrations coming from inside!
"There's a cub!" A look of ecstasy appeared on Kong Yan's face. She said, picking up her knife to cut open the belly, but her hand was stopped by a hand. She couldn't help but look to her side.
"I'll do it." Lu An said softly with a frown. Although there was no commanding tone, there was a power that could not be resisted.
Kong Yan was startled, and the knife in her hand was taken away by him. Then, she saw Lu An carefully cutting open the Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's skin, layer by layer, for fear of harming the cub inside.
Finally, the belly was cut open, and indeed, a cub was wiggling inside!
Lu An was overjoyed and quickly took the cub out. The cub was as big as a five-year-old child, wet all over, and couldn't even open its eyes!
"Great!" Kong Yan said happily, looking at the cub in Lu An's arms, "Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard cubs can be sold for a lot of money! Although they can't become mounts, they can be slowly raised until adulthood to extract their rebirth crystal core, and some people are even willing to raise them as pets!"
As Kong Yan spoke excitedly, she didn't notice Lu An's increasingly calm expression until she realized she was the only one speaking. Only then did she see Lu An's quiet expression.
"What's wrong?" Kong Yan felt something was off and asked with a frown.
Lu An took a light breath, slowly turned his head to look at Kong Yan, and gently asked, "Does this Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard... actively attack people?"
Kong Yan was startled, not knowing why Lu An would ask this, but she still shook her head and said, "The Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's temperament is quite gentle; it doesn't attack people."
"Then let it go." Lu An showed a warm smile and said softly, "This should be this Heavenly Spirit Flame Leopard's last wish."