Chapter 246: Arriving at the Fief, Problem of Population (1/2)

Chapter 246: Arriving at the Fief, Problem of Population

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Though Junior Leopard was confident in the power of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword, he also knew that this huge python must have strong power. Therefore, after one strike he immediately retreated, and it turned out that he had made the right choice.

Stabbed by a sword at the throat, the python didn't die but became wilder as it was badly injured.

Its body, which was hundreds of feet long, extended to its fullest in a flash like a long whip. Compared to such a huge body, Junior Leopard was like a small ant. Planning to exhaust this monster, he shuttled back and forth flexibly in the gap of the python's huge body. But obviously, he had underestimated its vitality.

It was widely known that a reptile had dogged vitality. This huge black python had hidden in the Blacktail Plain for thousands of years. With open spiritual intelligence and its incredible cultivation, both the quality and quantity of its internal Demonic Qi far exceeded that of Junior Leopard, who had just achieved Level Seven. Even with his two External Elixirs added, he was no match for this monster which had cultivated for thousands of years!

Powerful as the Extreme Yang Heavenly Sword was, it could only pierce the monster's black scales from inside.

The black python had learned a lesson from the injury and it not only closed its mouth, but also covered the injured parts. Though Junior Leopard mastered the Three Realms Division, under these circumstances, he dared not take it lightly but used his Three Realms Division to look for the best chance.

”Damn it. I've far underestimated its spiritual mind!”

After several deployments of his Three Realms Division, Junior Leopard felt exhausted. The python's spiritual mind was far beyond Junior Leopard's expectation. Well guarded, it was able to perceive Junior Leopard's every movement and make targeted defensive maneuvers, leaving Junior Leopard no chance to attack.

But his Three Realms Division still worked. After a while, streams of blood could be seen flowing from the black python's mouth and injured parts. The thick smell of blood spread everywhere.

At this time, the black python seemed to realize that the situation was not to its advantage, because what it faced was not only this Junior Leopard, but also a powerful wolf.

Therefore, having realized that it could not beat Junior Leopard, it decisively threw itself into the muddy ground.

Regardless of its huge size, it acted like an earthworm in the mud and disappeared at an astonishing speed.

The python had plunged into the mud before Junior Leopard could wave his hammer. It reminded Junior Leopard of himself eating noodles. He could suck up all the noodles in one gulp if he wanted. It seemed that there was a suction force in the mud which sucked up this python as if it were noodles.

After the black python disappeared in the mud, Little Du collapsed on the grass as if it had run out of all its strength. It turned into the size of a pet dog and panted heavily.

Junior Leopard stood in the air. He raised his hand and was about to get Little Du's body up. He dared not lower his guard in this situation.

Unexpectedly, something happened when Little Du's body was lifted in mid-air.

Countless ”hands” made of mud stretched out from the ground and headed towards Little Du.

”Humph!” Junior Leopard snorted coldly. He rushed to the back of Little Du in a flash. Dark red Sword Qi flashed from his fingers, cut off the mud, and Junior Leopard successfully caught Little Du.

There was a wheezing sound.

The grassland was flipping like boiling water. At that moment, the swamp seemed to come alive and moved without wind. As if it was controlled by an invisible hand, countless tentacles were formed and tangled towards Junior Leopard and Little Du.

”This monster even could do this!” Junior Leopard had no choice but to cease fighting and fly back to the garrison where his followers were.

”Your Excellency is back! Your Excellency is back!”

Seeing Junior Leopard fly back, everyone waiting there felt relieved as they had found their backbone.

”Your Excellency, you're finally back. We've been really worried about you!” Zhu Ba rushed towards Junior Leopard and showed his loyalty at once.

”Shut up. Did you find out anything from this guy?” Junior Leopard pointed to Sangkun who had been trussed up tightly and asked.

”Your Excellency, he was tight-lipped. He said nothing more than cursing!” Zhu Ba kicked Sangkun resentfully.

”What is that huge monster?” Junior Leopard approached Sangkun and asked.

It was obvious that Sangkun was shocked at the fact that Junior Leopard could come back. He raised his head and looked at Junior Leopard who was covered by mud and asked, ”You... you haven't been killed?!”

”Humph. That monster is in fact very powerful. But it's not powerful enough to kill me!” Junior Leopard laughed grimly. He stepped on Sangkun's foot and trampled the bones into pieces.

”Listen, you're already dead meat. If you tell me what that huge monster is, I will give you a quick end. If not, I will let you wish you were dead!”

”Humph!” Sangkun held his neck stiff and turned around. His body trembled because of the sharp pain in his foot, but he still said nothing.

”You've got a lot of nerve. But I don't like this kind of person!” Junior Leopard laughed grimly. He lifted his foot and kicked slightly on Sangkun's several key acupoints. At the same time, a hot strength ran inside Sangkun's body through those several key acupoints and began to circulate in his tendons and meridians.

”Ahhhhh!”

Endurant as Sangkun was, when the stream of airflow above 100 degrees circulated in his tendons and meridians, he couldn't stand it.

If it was not for that Junior Leopard hadn't used full force, he would have already been killed instantly by this internal Qi.

Sangkun lay flat on the ground like a cooked shrimp, his body hunched and he couldn't help twitching. He let out a desperate roar, which could be heard in the distance. Junior Leopard remained unmoved and looked at his twitching body coldly.

”I'm not patient enough. So if you don't nod within an incense worth of time, I won't ask again and I'll let you roar here, just like now, but for seven whole days!”

”I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!”

Sangkun nodded fiercely. He was a tough guy, but he wasn't a fool. It was definitely not a good choice to roar here for seven whole days!

”You wouldn't have needed to suffer if you said that earlier. Son of a bitch!” Zhu Ba swore at one side.

”Then say it!” Junior Leopard kicked at Sangkun and scattered the internal Qi inside his body, at the same time, Junior Leopard blocked his Qi so that he would not have the strength to commit suicide.

”That's the Black Demon, Chama!” Sangkun panted and said slowly. ”That's the devil in the legend of our Blackwolf tribe. It's the devil of the Blacktail Plain. 2,000 years ago, the Number One Warrior in our Blackwolf tribe used to go into the Blacktail Plain and meet this monster. He knew it had great power. In addition to its huge body and unparalleled power, it was also able to control the swamp in the Blacktail Plain where it was the king!”

Sangkun said that in one breath. He stopped and then said, ”That's all I know!”

”That's all you know?” asked Zhu Ba fiercely. He didn't believe this at all.

”No matter how you torture me or even kill me, I have no more information for you. Every tribe to the north of the Dragon-pressing River knew that the Blacktail Plain is a forbidden area and there were swamps everywhere. Therefore, no one would step on this forbidden area. With the Black Demon Chama hiding deep in the Blacktail Plain and no treasure of heaven and earth, even the soldiers of the big tribes wouldn't come here. Therefore, we prairie folks know little about this place just like you do!”

”You know little about this place and you dare lead us to this Blacktail Plain. It seems that you are determined to die with us!” Junior Leopard laughed grimly.

”Humph. Since I have been caught by you, I am bound to die. It's just a matter of time. Two Southern people had died for me, so it's worth it even I die now!” Sangkun seemed relieved. He smiled, closed his eyes and waited for his death.

”You Bastard!” Tie Kongyi couldn't bear it anymore. He roared and rushed forward and then kicked and punched Sangkun.

Junior Leopard didn't stop him. In fact, he didn't look at them at all. He waved his hand and summoned Wendu. ”Wendu, you live on the prairie. Though you've never been to this Blacktail Plain, you must have heard of it. We are not in the deep of the Blacktail Plain yet. Are you able to bring us out?”

”I'll try! I'll try my best!” Wendu answered hastily.

”It's not enough to just try your best. If you can't bring us out, you'll have only one choice... death!” Junior Leopard laughed grimly. ”But if you can lead us out, then you will render outstanding service and I won't treat you shabbily!”

”Don't worry, Your Excellency. I will definitely lead you all out of here!”

Hearing Junior Leopard's words, Wendu was overjoyed. He knew an expert like Junior Leopard would not make a promise easily. But once they did, they would definitely keep their promises. ”Junior Leopard had said that he wouldn't treat me shabbily if I could get them out of this Blacktail Plain. Maybe I could take this chance to get out of slavery and have a position at Junior Leopard's side.”

”You traitor! Bastard!” Sangkun swore. Junior Leopard was surprised to find that Sangkun could still hear their conversation while being wildly beaten by Tie Kongyi. It seemed that Tie Kongyi dared not really beat Sangkun to death in this situation where no one could ensure that they could get out of the Blacktail Plain.

”Brother Tie, just kill him. It'll always be a trouble for us if he's still alive!” Junior Leopard sighed silently. He knew it very well that ethnic contradiction is the most difficult to solve. As Sangkun was obviously an extreme nationalist, it was impossible to either subvert him or trust him. For this kind of person, no illusion should be held and the only choice left was to kill him once and for all.

Having heard Junior Leopard's word, Tie Kongyi hesitated for a moment, and then he kicked Sangkun in his nape and broke his neck. After that, he turned around and said, ”Mr. Zhou, I'm so sorry for all this...!”

”Forget it. After all, it's not my men who have been killed!” Junior Leopard waved his hand and said, ”We'd better leave here as soon as possible. Though the devil Chama was fought off by me temporarily, it might still come to us at any time. Although I'm OK with that, your men might be not, as Sangkun had said, it can really control the swamps in the Blacktail Plain.”

”Yeah, yeah!”

Tie Kongyi dared not disobey, but nodded repeatedly.

Along the way, all the men and horses marched carefully in a row, especially Wendu who couldn't be more careful. Three days had passed before they finally got out of the Blacktail Plain and stepped on the solid ground.

During that time, another five or six people sank into the swamp but were all timely rescued. Junior Leopard's spiritual mind worked perpetually during those three days. That so-called Black Demon Chama was not an ordinary evil beast. Instead, it could control the underground swamps. If it refused to endure defeat and rushed out to attack them with the swamps, though he and Little Du would be fine, some of the people he led might not survive.

Not to mention those who were led by Tie Kongyi.

In fact, during those three days, he did sense the spirit of the devil Chama, and even its divine thoughts and spiritual mind. At least a couple of times, the monster was less than three miles away. Junior Leopard knew that at such a short distance, he could only protect a limited number of people if the monster really attacked.

But obviously, the monster was also very cautious, and it chose to yield when sensing Junior Leopard's spirit.

It was the instinct of every creature to draw on the advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Therefore, they had a narrowly safe return.

It was not until they were absolutely sure that they had walked out of the Blacktail Plain that they felt relieved. But Junior Leopard didn't join their jubilation.

He was still thinking of the devil Chama.

He was confident that he could draw Chama out and kill it. But he was thinking about others, how to tame it.