Chapter 227: Bao Chengkong's Pursuit and Kill, Su Yu's Methods!

The energy mine.

The four great protectors stood in the void one after another, unleashing streams of Grandmaster's Power, wanting to suppress those frenzied tongues of flame.

Within the energy mine, rumbling sounds continuously echoed.

For no other reason than the sheer abundance of energy stones in the energy mine.

Here it had just exploded, and there the energy stones on the other side were activated, exploding once more.

Under such a chain reaction, soon, a full third of the entire energy mine was directly blown apart.

The four Great Sun Grand Masters all struck out, carrying violent Grandmaster's Power, wanting to thoroughly suppress this energy.

However, their strength alone was far from enough.

How terrifying was the energy of an energy mine?

Not to mention sustaining the cultivation of all the experts of Leopard City—even a Marquis-level Expert's cultivation relied on these energy stones, which showed just how abundant the energy stones within were.

And with such a vast quantity of energy stones, the energy generated by the explosions—not to mention a Bright Moon Grand Master—even if a Great Sun Grand Master were caught up in it, there would be only one path: death.

Now, they could only continuously channel their own energy to suppress the explosions.

Soon, all the Grand Master experts in Leopard City mobilized; one after another, they unleashed streams of Grandmaster's Power, suppressing the explosive energy.

The four Great Sun Grand Master experts had flushed, red faces, the energy within their bodies surging forth.

How many Grand Masters were there in all of Leopard City?

Though no precise count had been made...

There had to be at least twenty or thirty.

Yet even so, under the combined efforts of twenty-odd or thirty Grand Master experts, they still could not suppress this massive energy.

Fortunately, Flying Heaven Realm experts of the leopard tribe gradually began joining in.

Though compared to Grand Master experts, the strength of Flying Heaven Realm experts was quite lacking.

But their advantage was in numbers.

Leopard City might have only twenty-odd or thirty Grand Master experts, but Flying Heaven Realm experts absolutely exceeded two hundred.

In the time it takes to burn one stick of incense, over a hundred Flying Heaven Realm experts had already appeared near the energy mine.

They all unleashed their Spiritual Qi, extinguishing the energy within.

As more and more Flying Heaven Realm experts joined in, that violent explosive energy was finally brought under relief.

Only then did the Great Protector let out a breath of relief.

His face was dark, and setting aside the losses this time, he asked.

"What are the personnel casualties?"

The Third Protector, equally dark-faced, said.

"Three Bright Moon Grand Masters have perished, four Star Ancestor Masters, and all those below the Flying Heaven Realm have perished. The losses this time..." jj. br>

He took a deep breath; the Third Protector even felt his own voice trembling.

"Are severe!"

Since the establishment of Leopard City, it had never suffered losses like this.

One must know that Bright Moon Grand Masters were the main pillars of Leopard City.

With Luo Hou absent, it was the domain of the four of them.

And beneath them was the domain of the Bright Moon Grand Masters—even for the leopard tribe, cultivating a Bright Moon Grand Master was extremely difficult.

Though they had abundant resources, becoming a Bright Moon Grand Master still carried some difficulty.

Bao Chengkong's face was dark as he swept his gaze over the crowd of Flying Heaven Realm experts, suddenly pausing on a few of them.

He said in a deep voice.

"Weren't you told to guard the city? This is a lockdown period—why did you come over here!"

A few Flying Heaven Realm experts said in surprise.

"Wasn't it the Great Protector's order? All Flying Heaven Realm experts are to come reinforce! Then the Young City Lord came over, and he also told us to come reinforce."

The Great Protector, drawn over by this, walked over and said calmly.

"It was indeed my order, but have you forgotten that the task of guarding the city supersedes all else? Even if the city were destroyed, it must not waver!"

The few Flying Heaven Realm experts went pale and hastily dropped to their knees.

"Please, Protector, forgive us!"

Bao Chengkong's eyes shifted as he said.

"What did you just say? The Young City Lord told you to come over? Isn't the Young City Lord at the City Lord's Manor?"

The several exchanged glances, then told Bao Chengkong what had happened earlier.

A flash of sharp light passed through Bao Chengkong's eyes, and then he looked at the Great Protector.

"Eldest Brother, I'm going to take a look at the city gates. I leave this side to you!"

The Great Protector nodded.

This matter was indeed somewhat suspicious.

By all rights, Bao Chong should have been staying at the City Lord's Manor, yet he had appeared on the city wall.

Though there was no intention to suspect Bao Chong, it still needed to be investigated. This side had already been suppressed anyway, and the follow-up work was simple—there was no need for so many Great Sun Grand Masters.

Bao Chengkong instantly rushed toward the city gates, a wondrous light flashing through his eyes.

"Bao Chong... I don't care what you're doing? You'd best not leave the city for me. Once you leave the city, this old man will surely slay you!"

Bao Chengkong roared inwardly in his heart.

He was now filled with killing intent toward Bao Chong. Inside the city, he might not yet dare to make a move on Su Yu, but once outside the city.

That would not necessarily be the case.

Although he didn't know whether Su Yu would leave the city, or what his reason for leaving might be.

But right now, Bao Chengkong's eyes were already blinded by rage, and he was single-mindedly intent on killing Su Yu.

Soon, Bao Chengkong appeared atop the city wall. Looking at the several leopard clan soldiers dead on the wall, not only did his expression not darken, it instead faintly showed a hint of delight.

"Sure enough, you've already left the city!"

"Truly, heaven is helping me!"

Bao Chengkong let out a vicious laugh. His soul power spread out, directly blanketing dozens of kilometers, and he quickly locked onto Su Yu's aura.

Although he hadn't spotted Su Yu's figure, he only needed to follow this aura to catch up to Su Yu very soon.

Immediately after, Bao Chengkong transformed into a streak of light and, in an instant, flew off following Su Yu's aura.

At the same time, Su Yu was hurrying along nonstop.

"Leopard City isn't far from the border to begin with. At my current speed, it'll take at most another half hour to get there."

"I still can't let my guard down. If I encounter other experts of the leopard clan, that would be trouble!"

Although he had already left Leopard City, this was still leopard clan territory after all. If he ran into other Grand Master-level experts, that would be trouble.

The leopard clan wasn't strong, but they had no shortage of Grand Master-level experts either.

In Leopard City alone, there were a full twenty to thirty Grand Master-level experts.

Soon, time swiftly passed.

Roughly ten minutes had already gone by.

Just as Su Yu was breathing a slight sigh of relief, his expression suddenly changed.

With his cultivation having risen to the mid Flying Heaven Realm, Su Yu's perception was extraordinarily terrifying. He could now clearly sense that behind him, an aura like a blazing sun was rushing toward him at high speed.

And the owner of this aura, Su Yu was very familiar with.

"This is... Bao Chengkong!"

Upon recognizing the owner of that aura, Su Yu's heart sank heavily.

"Damn it, could the matter at the energy mine have been resolved this quickly? And why is he chasing after me? Could my identity have been exposed?"

Questions swirled one after another in Su Yu's mind.

But there was no time to think too much. He was no match for the Great Sun Grand Master right now. The only option was to reach the vicinity of the border and wait for the Yin Ghost King to act.

Only then would he have a chance to escape.

The moment this thought arose, Su Yu instantly increased his speed, racing at full power toward the border.

Not far behind, Bao Chengkong frowned slightly.

Under the perception of his soul power, Su Yu, whom he had been about to catch up to, had suddenly accelerated, forcibly widening the distance between them.

"Such speed, and he's only at the Flying Heaven Realm?"

Bao Chengkong was stunned.

Bao Chengkong had truly never seen anyone at the Flying Heaven Realm whose speed could rival Su Yu's.

Such speed might even rival some Star Ancestor Masters who had just entered the Transcendent realm.

"Hmph! Do you think you can escape just because you're fast?"

"The power of a Great Sun Grand Master is beyond your imagination!"

Bao Chengkong sneered. Behind him, the phantom of a great sun seemed to manifest, carrying terrifying power as he surged forward in an instant.

The distance between the two was continuously closing.

Ten kilometers!

Nine kilometers!

Eight kilometers!

One kilometer!

In just three or four minutes, the distance between them had gone from ten kilometers all the way down to one!

Su Yu's expression shifted slightly. Gritting his teeth, he directly consumed two energy stones, and his speed surged once more.

However, even after surging, his speed still couldn't match Bao Chengkong's. After all, this man was a veteran Great Sun Grand Master!

Looking at Su Yu's figure ahead, Bao Chengkong revealed a ferocious smile.

"Bao Chong, you dared to kill my son in the secret realm — did you ever expect this day!"

"Stop struggling. Today you will die without a doubt!"

Su Yu's body paused slightly.

"This guy is here for Bao Yan?"

"And not because he saw through my identity?"

Su Yu's expression turned somewhat peculiar.

"My luck really is too terrible!"

Su Yu smiled bitterly.

He had thought his identity had been exposed and discovered, which was why Bao Chengkong was pursuing him. But it turned out to be because of Bao Yan, prompting this old man to personally chase him down.

Su Yu let out a low roar.

"Bao Chengkong, I am a son of Luo Hou. If you dare kill me, my father will never spare you!"

Su Yu kept trying to intimidate Bao Chengkong. What he needed right now was time. He only had to stall for another ten minutes and he'd reach the border, and then everything would be resolved.

Bao Chengkong sneered.

"Still trying to stall for time? Let me tell you, the border has already been sealed by a formation array. Even if you get there, you won't be able to escape!"

"Even if you want to leave the leopard clan, you can get out — but can't I get out too?"

"Bao Chong, you are a chosen one of heaven, but you absolutely should not have laid hands on my son!"

Su Yu sneered and said, "Ha! Bao Yan wants to strike me; does that mean I can't strike him? I am a descendant of a Marquis; how dare he strike me!"

"How dare you claim that you, old fool, have no sense at all?"

Bao Chengkong said coolly.

"I don't care about that; I only know my child is dead, you are the murderer, today you must appease my child's spirit in heaven!"

Su Yu realized that this old fellow was completely obtuse, unable to hear anything at all.

Su Yu was too lazy for idle talk.

Su Yu accelerated directly toward the frontier.

Bao Chengkong let out a cold laugh.

"You still think you can run away? I'm afraid you won't be able to."

Having said that, terrifying ripples gathered around Bao Chengkong, and the Grandmaster's Power rose between heaven and earth like a blazing sun.

In the next instant, a massive palm materialized out of thin air, forcibly warping the surrounding space.

The palm was infused with scorching energy that burned everything.

It seemed as if everything was being twisted.

"Get down!"

Bao Chengkong roared, and in an instant the heavens and earth trembled, the space quivered slightly, as if in fear.

All surrounding flora instantly turned to dust under the energy palm, dispersing between heaven and earth.

Su Yu's complexion changed wildly; he could clearly feel the terrifying energy.

Su Yu clenched his teeth and immediately activated his golden silk feather robe.

Although it was only a sixth‑level defensive Spiritual Artifact, it could only block the Star Ancestor Master's full‑force strike.

But there was no other way now.

Boom—boom—boom!!!

Su Yu forced his golden body to activate and pushed the golden silk feather robe to its limit, stubbornly withstanding Bao Chengkong's palm.

In an instant, an overwhelmingly domineering force surged through Su Yu's limbs and bones, continuously tearing his flesh.

Su Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire aura became extremely feeble.

He was also blasted several kilometers away by that fierce force.

"Pfft!"

Another mouthful of blood erupted; Su Yu felt his whole body being torn apart.

Several of his bones snapped outright, and his skin turned into a blood‑smeared mess, with stark white bones visible through.

Even the golden silk feather robe shattered instantly, breaking into fragments scattered across the ground.

The pain seemed to tear through Su Yu's mind, excruciatingly terrible.

This was the most severe injury Su Yu had ever suffered.

But there was no way; a Flying Heaven Realm surviving a Great Sun Grand Master's palm was impossible to begin with.

Su Yu nevertheless managed to create a miracle.

Without time to assess his wounds, Su Yu swallowed a drop of Star Essence, and threads of life force erupted inside him, stabilizing the injuries.

Some flesh began to heal at a visibly rapid rate.

Relying on the force of Bao Chengkong's palm, Su Yu again put distance between them and ran toward the frontier.

Bao Chengkong's expression hardened.

"Resisting my palm without dying, this leopard cannot be eliminated; I can't rest in peace!"

"And what did he just ingest? It actually contains life force? Could it be… Star Essence!"

A greedy glint flashed in Bao Chengkong's eyes.

"Kill you, and you become mine; I might even use the Star Essence to break through the Marquis realm, and then what of Luo Hou?"

Bao Chengkong's heart burned hot, and he pursued again.

Time flew by.

Su Yu's figure appeared near the frontier; not far away, a thin yellow shield enveloped the entire Leopard Tribe's territory.

It was clearly the Leopard Tribe's formation.

Beyond that shield, the Shadow Ghost King and Li Zhangsheng also saw Su Yu's figure.

Both sides... finally met!