Chapter 216: Underground Creatures, Bone Forest!

Su Yu's brow furrowed slightly as he saw Leopard Fairy actually grab his hand, pulling it toward her chest intentionally or not.

Su Yu quickly pulled his hand back.

Don't judge by Leopard Fairy's current human form, which looks decent.

But whenever Su Yu thought of Leopard Fairy's true form being a leopard, he felt a sense of disgust.

One can be lustful, but lust cannot cross species.

Moreover, Su Yu is not a lustful person.

Su Yu quickly took in the surrounding scenery.

This is a desolate expanse where, faintly, one can see the silhouettes of Leopard Clan stronglings setting out from here toward the depths.

Su Yu looked at Leopard Fairy and said lightly.

"The Star Vein lies that way—take me there!"

A flicker of strange light crossed Leopard Fairy's eyes, then she covered her mouth and laughed.

"Brother Leopard Rush, you're really anxious—even more anxious than I am!"

Su Yu's brow furrowed as he spoke in a low voice.

"Our cooperation is based on five drops of Star Primordial Liquid; if you don't take me there, this collaboration is completely void."

"If I can't get the Star Primordial Liquid, neither can you!"

Su Yu said coldly.

Su Yu never had a pleasant expression toward the myriad races.

Before, when he was outside, he could act, but here perhaps he still needed to maintain the Leopard Rush role, though no longer to the point of acting.

After all, having fallen here, unless the Leopard King himself arrives, no one can discover its subtlety.

Leopard Fairy evidently didn't expect Su Yu to be so cold; she immediately restrained her allure and spoke lightly.

"Follow me!"

Su Yu followed behind Leopard Fairy.

Leopard Fairy somehow produced a sphere‑like object.

Upon it, faint lines of light spread across the sphere.

A speck of light occupied the light.

As the two moved, that light point began to move along the light.

Su Yu's heart stirred slightly.

"Could this thing actually locate the Star Vein?"

"Then..."

Leopard Fairy's light voice came.

"Only this thing in my hand can find the Star Vein; Leopard Rush, put away your thoughts—now is not the time for us to turn on each other."

"If we don't obtain the Star Primordial Liquid, neither of us will benefit!"

Su Yu took a deep look at Leopard Fairy.

Indeed, this woman is not as simple as he imagined.

She appears to have only a ninth‑turn supreme Golden Body cultivation....

Who knows if she's hiding something.

Su Yu kept an extra watch on Leopard Fairy, then silently followed her toward an unknown direction.

Gradually, the wild expanse faded away.

The two walked across a plain; sensing its freedom, Leopard Fairy couldn't help but howl twice.

Su Yu was slightly silent.

Frankly, Su Yu still couldn't stomach the myriad races' ways.

It's terribly strange.

Suddenly, Leopard Fairy halted, her face growing slightly grave.

Su Yu's brow furrowed as he saw red light flickering on Leopard Fairy's sphere.

The next moment, a warning voice sounded in Su Yu's mind.

Su Yu's figure instantly vanished from the spot.

Immediately, a black tentacle burst from the ground where Su Yu had stood, seeking to ensnare him.

But Su Yu's speed was nothing the tentacle could match.

In a flash, he dodged the tentacle's pursuit.

Compared to Su Yu, Leopard Fairy's situation was clearly perilous.

But Leopard Fairy also had her means; though not as quick‑reacting as Su Yu, the instant the tentacle wrapped around her, lightning arcs flashed on her body and shattered the tentacle outright.

Blackened flesh and blood lay scattered across the ground.

Su Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

The lightning arcs on Leopard Fairy's body were no small force; even Su Yu, standing far away, could feel their threat and sense some danger.

"No wonder she's the offspring of the Thunder Leopard Marquis; though she appears to have only a ninth‑turn supreme Golden Body, she likely hides something—perhaps a trump card left by the Thunder Leopard Marquis."

Leopard Fairy broke free of the tentacle's attack, her face grim.

She looked at Su Yu and spoke in a low voice.

"We've encountered underground creatures!"

Su Yu's brow rose slightly; in Leopard Rush's memory, underground creatures existed only in secret realms, being unique to this secret realm.

Such creatures have no true form.

Or perhaps the true form of such creatures is this secret realm.

They will transform into various creatures to attack intruders.

Only by leaving this area can one avoid their attacks; otherwise, one will continually suffer their assaults, and even if one wishes to retaliate, their true forms cannot be found.

For the Leopard Clan, among the most troublesome things in this secret realm are the subterranean creatures.

"What kind of road did you bring!"

Su Yu said with some dissatisfaction.

Subterranean creatures have no true form, which dooms them to only have the option of fleeing; for Su Yu, this is extremely dissatisfying.

Bao Xianer said lightly.

"Following the map, only this way can we reach the Star Crystal Vein in the shortest time; Bao Chong, if you don't want to continue, you can withdraw now!"

Su Yu feigned a grim expression and spoke in a low voice.

"How much longer to leave this area?"

Bao Xianer glanced at the map, then said, "There's still about ten or more minutes of travel; as long as we're careful, there should be no problem."

Su Yu nodded and said, "Then let's speed up!"

Having said that, he directly ran toward the direction indicated on the map.

Bao Xianer stamped her foot and could only follow.

The two sped across the great plain, while behind them countless tentacles, like a spider web, surged toward them to invade.

The force released by each tentacle could easily tear apart a cultivator of around the fifth transformation of the Golden Body Realm.

Under the tentacles' assault, the earth trembled slightly, cracking open fissures.

Su Yu and the other fled in a somewhat disheveled manner.

No choice, since the subterranean creatures lack physical form, we can only dodge their attacks while speeding up to escape their area.

After ten minutes, the two completely left the great plain.

Bao Xianer gasped for fresh air, her chest rising and falling, sweat dripping, yet she had a certain charm.

However, Su Yu's attention was not on Bao Xianer, but rather on the map in her hand.

"How far is the Star Crystal Vein now?"

Bao Xianer wiped the sweat from her forehead, glanced at the map, and her expression darkened slightly.

"Only a few dozen kilometers remain."

"But..."

Su Yu frowned tightly and spoke in a low voice, "But what?"

Bao Xianer's expression looked somewhat grim; she slowly withdrew her gaze from the map, looked at Su Yu, and said.

"But ahead of the Star Crystal Vein, we must pass through the Bone Forest!"

"Bone Forest!"

Su Yu's heart sank.

In Bao Chong's memory, this secret realm is unique to the Leopard Clan, generally appearing randomly within Leopard Clan territory.

After many Leopard Clan experts explored it, they discovered that within this secret realm there are three regions that are very difficult to cross.

The first is the area previously inhabited by the subterranean creatures; this area also appears randomly, and with bad luck one can encounter it at any time.

The second is the Bone Forest mentioned by Bao Xianer.

As the name suggests, the Bone Forest is a forest made of those bones, where even all dead things can be completely revived.

Possessing the combat strength of their past lives, from the secret realm's birth to now, countless Leopard Clan experts have perished within; although they only have Golden Body Realm cultivation, among them are many Leopard Clan prodigies who, despite having Golden Body Realm cultivation, possess the combat power of the Flying Heaven Realm.

This is something any Leopard Clan expert entering the secret realm is unwilling to face.

Even someone like Bao Lei, a half-step Flying Heaven Realm prodigy, is unwilling to venture into the Bone Forest.

"What should we do now?"

Bao Xianer obviously looked somewhat flustered.

Although the map shows a route to the Star Crystal Vein, before entering she also did not know which places the route would pass through.

After all, the regions within the secret realm differ each time; she could possess this map entirely because Thunder Leopard Marquis, in his youth, unintentionally left behind coordinates in the abandoned Star Crystal Vein that were later shaped into this map.

When Thunder Leopard Marquis entered back then, he discovered the existence of the Star Crystal Vein, but at that time the Star Crystal Vein had not yet condensed into Star Crystal Primordial Liquid.

Finally, Thunder Leopard Marquis quietly recorded it.

Only now has he let his daughter step forward to obtain the Star Crystal Primordial Liquid inside.

But I never expected that this time, on the way to the Star Crystal Vein, we would actually encounter the Bone Forest!

Su Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

To be frank, in Bao Chong's memory, the Bone Forest is something to be wary of.

After all, there may exist beings with Flying Heaven Realm combat power inside, making it a level very difficult to cross for any Golden Body Realm cultivator.

"Then what should we do now?"

Su Yu spoke in a low voice.

Bao Xianer gritted her teeth, her heart somewhat wavering.

If we cannot obtain the Star Crystal Primordial Liquid, then my father will be unable to break through to become a king, and my position will remain forever as it is now.

Moreover, this opportunity is hard-won; thinking that next time it won't be so simple.

But once my father breaks through to become a king, my position could rival those royal heirs, and even I, through bloodline ties, would become stronger.

After a moment's thought, Bao Xianer clenched her silver teeth, as if making up her mind, and said.

"The only solution now..."

"We have to force our way through!"