Chapter 276: The sGuardian Star” Mu Duiying (1/2)
Several days afterwards, very late at night.
Shining moonlight, twinkling stars and a face-caressing gentle breeze. Any way it was looked at, the jungle’s late night tranquility was very suitable for dreaming, but some people nevertheless did not feel like this. At least Su Xing did not feel this way. If he truly was dreaming, dreaming inside Evil Smiting Hall definitely was a nightmare.
Su Xing ran unbridled in the forest. Through the moonlight, his agilely and nimbly dodged obstacles of all sorts. Behind him was a pursuing shadow. If it was not for that faint breathing and practically inaudible movements, it was simply hard to distinguish that was a living being.
Su Xing named this shadow, “assassin.” In reality, this assassin was considerably faithful to its instincts.
Roar!
A beastly shout broke the silence.
The shadow spared no effort to pounce over. The moonlight tore its camouflage. That was a dark and swarthy black panther. Su Xing whirled around, using the forest as a screen. He rapidly climbed over a tree, carefully concealing his own breathing.
“Truly, think of something and you’ll bump into it.” Su Xing felt even more helpless about his current situation.
Several days before, his search with Tang Lianxin in Evil Smiting Hall for “Gold, jade and red everywhere” was fruitless. At night, Su Xing was carried away by a whim to prepare dinner for Tang Lianxin. Star Generals were indifferent to hunger, but since he nevertheless wanted to eat something, having himself crossed through the culinary delicacies of East and West, it was too sinful for Su Xing to not eat anything. As a result, Su Xing searched for prey in Evil Smiting Hall, for besides Star Beasts, every sort of beast was present in large numbers.
A beast then became a meal, and they gorged on it that same evening.
Tang Lianxin’s expressionless face even exclaimed at the savory smell of pork. Just before Su Xing could be proud of himself, a black panther similarly had been lured over – a black panther that was clearly a Star Beast.
Heaven knew whether this black panther fancied fried meat or whether it fancied Su Xing. Ever since that night, the black panther would rapidly, precisely, and silently find him. Immediately afterwards was a hunt and deadly pursuit. This sort of hunt actually made Su Xing reminisce about a particular training scenario when he was previously in the army.
This black panther not only held a grudge, it was also considerably intelligent. It always knew how it should hide itself. Regardless of whether it was a tree, the surrounding shrubs or even a cave, it could exploit any environment to avail itself an advantageous surprise attack, worthy of a Star Beast.
However, each time the black panther suddenly launched a confident attack, he sensed it, and each danger was easily dodged by Su Xing, also making this bizarre game of assassin continue for several days.
Because of that frightening concealment technique and noiseless killing intent of the black panther, Su Xing named it “assassin.”
Su Xing watched his surroundings attentively, carefully observing even the movement of grass blown by the wind. Yesterday’s experience informed him – the assassin before him completely was able to hide the probes of its Divine Sense. He did not know what pet of which family’s child could be so unreasonable.
“Let me guess where you’re hiding this time?” Beneath the tree was very calm, and Su Xing suddenly leapt down, “Are you above?” Before he finished, a shadow pounced down from a tree above.
“Roar.” The black panther let out an indignant sound after it was defeated again.
The assassin rapidly chased. Up ahead was a cliff and waterfall. The black panther increased its speed, and after it rushed out of the forest, it saw that its prey was currently at a loss, hesitating at the shore.
This time, the assassin did not rush. It slowly crept, as if it was enjoying its prey that had reached the end of its rope.
Only then did Su Xing size up this hunting panther for the first time.
Its first-rate body brimmed with the beauty of a Greek sculpture, its muscles rippling like waves. It had a pair of purple eyes, and especially interesting was that this black panther apparently dissolved into the shadows. Its whole body emitted a gorgeous shadow that was just like running water.
“You wouldn’t happen to be that Investigative Star’s Star Beast?” Su Xing suddenly thought of something.
If it truly was that Investigative Star Mu Hong’s Star Beast, Su Xing did not mind first settling this himself.
The black panther’s purple eyes released a cold light. It flashed its deathly pale fangs, wildly pounced, and its paws also revealed sharp claws. The flowing shadows of fur on its whole body in that instant suddenly swelled, becoming nothingness.
Disappearing, then reappearing.
Astonishingly it arrived right in front of Su Xing.
“Originally, I wanted to get myself a Star Beast. It seems there’s no chance.” Su Xing sighed.
In the instant the black panther was close, Su Xing’s fingers flicked, and the twelve Langya’s green light linked together, becoming a green flying sword, shooting straight up.
In the end, “assassin” was an “assassin.” Just at the time it knocked against the tree trunk, the black panther unexpectedly could control its body’s nerves to leap from the tree trunk and dash up. The green sword light that Langya rippled out unexpectedly had been seen as nothing and was avoided.
“No way.” Su Xing was astonished at this cleverness.
“Roar, roar,” the black panther’slanguage translated into human words was probably “Die, idiot.”
Su Xing’s hands came together. True Star Purple Cloud slapped down in one palm. Immediately afterwards, the ground and trees rapidly scattered. A golden net was lifted up from the ground and firmly trapped the black panther within, suspending it between several trees. This net was an Astral Treasure Chai Ling specially lent – “Wrapping Star Net.”1 No matter how the black panther howled and tore, it was no use.
“Finally, it’s caught.” Su Xing wiped his sweat.
Tang Lianxin walked out from a nook.
“Elder Brother, there is no need to gain experience from this Star Beast.” Tang Lianxin was apathetic.
“Can I take this Star Beast back to be a pet?” Su Xing’s eyes glowed. Since Evil Smiting Hall had this many Star Beasts, he wondered whether or not he could take one or two. For this reason did he try as much.
“It will not work.” Tang Lianxin shook her head, “A Star General’s Star Beast is one in body. That is why they can capture one, and other people absolutely cannot.”
“Is that so?”
Su Xing still wanted to try. Staring at the struggling black panther, he struck several hand seals, and he launched the Star Crest on his forehead.
This provoked the black panther into howling.
Just at this moment, Su Xing suddenly sensed danger. He pulled Tang Lianxin and stamped his foot, flying into the air, and an afterimage just happened to flit by.
“Elder Brother?”
Su Xing firmly stared at the ground, striking hand seals, circulating the purple cloud.
“Star Master, you truly are loathsome, unexpectedly thinking of snatching This Lady’s Star Beast.”
The opponent did not give chase, standing where she was. Wrapped in black night clothes, her posture was graceful, her hands and feet equipped with fishnet style pads and stockings, and she had a pair of gleaming purple eyes.
Su Xing flipped out the Birth Treasure Outline and looked.
Characters slowly revealed themselves.
Star Position: Guardian Star2
Star Name: Mu Chun3
Nickname: Little Restrained4
True Name: ???
Rank: Eightieth