Chapter 443: Chapter 441: Five Leopard Men The city of Ru is guarded by Lou Yi’s master, Elder He He Xiang. Although Elder He possesses strong skills, ranking in the upper middle among the elders. However, the monster lineup he faces is much stronger, considering that Ru City is several times larger than Pan City. Lou Yi and the other two rushed to Ru City, led by Senior Sister Lü Tianran, who took them to the local Seeking Immortality Hall. Seeking Immortality Hall is usually used by the sect to recruit new disciples, often inhabited by a few elderly stewards with only Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation. They live rather leisurely, needing only to do well in the disciple recruitment work, which happens just a few times a year. Of course, during wartime, they serve as logistics personnel, assisting senior figures like Foundation Establishment Elders. As soon as Lou Yi and his companions walked into He Xiang’s room, they heard him shouting. "Damn it, that old turtle is just hiding there, even when the Demon General died, he refuses to come and help me!" "He has no idea how much pressure I’m under, damn it! I’m definitely going to report this to the Sect Leader!" He Xiang’s dark skin is now flushed, and the scar on his face is twitching, showing his anger. "Master He!" Lou Yi entered and bowed deeply to He Xiang. "Good, good, Ah Yi, you’re here too!" Seeing the disciple arriving, He Xiang’s anger turned to joy, "I heard you showed great power in Pan City’s array, really made your master proud." ’The news spreads so fast?’ Lou Yi was slightly surprised. Seeing Lou Yi’s confusion, He Xiang said calmly, "It was that old turtle Chen Changqing who said it." Lou Yi suddenly realized that Master He was scolding Elder Chen. It seems that there are specialized means of communication between elders to transmit messages in real time. "Hello, Elder He!" Bi Yaoyao and Rong Xuejian also bowed to He Xiang. "Well, well, your cultivation is solid; there’s hope for Foundation Establishment in the future." Knowing their close relationship with Lou Yi, He Xiang gifted each of them a bottle of Qi Absorption Pill. ’This elder, how come he has no high-level demeanor at all, looks like a street thug?’ Bi Yaoyao accepted the elixir with a smile, but was secretly complaining in her heart. After exchanging pleasantries with Lou Yi and company, He Xiang quickly went on to handle other matters. "Senior Sister, are the monsters outside the city strong?" Lou Yi asked out of curiosity. "Don’t mention it, those monsters are making Master very frustrated, each one is as slippery as an eel..." Lü Tianran sighed, explaining to Lou Yi. From her words, Lou Yi learned that the situation He Xiang faces is much more complicated than Elder Chen’s, with a total of five formidable monsters, each difficult to deal with. ’Dong!’ ’Dong!’ Loud bell sounds rang out from the city tower. Upon hearing this, all resting disciples immediately looked serious and hurried towards the city tower. He Xiang, too, streaked out from the courtyard as a tunneling light. Ru City’s tower stands seventy to eighty meters high, entirely constructed from large gray stones. Centuries of frost have etched irregular grooves into the city’s structure, full of the taste of time. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮 The outside of the city was pitch black at the moment. Upon closer inspection, one sees a large mass of wolves, tigers, and leopards; each has turned into a monster, numbering perhaps thousands or tens of thousands. They are not only several times bigger than ordinary beasts, and many have grown scales and exoskeletons; some even have bone spikes on their backs, looking quite unapproachable. Pick any one of them, and it would be difficult for a Martial Artist from the Mortal World to match it. Though they are generally far from the level of a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator. Yet their collective numbers, transforming quantity into quality, cannot be underestimated. Not to mention, the leading five monsters are each extremely prominent, emanating a strong and violent aura. These five monsters are about three to four meters tall, not much taller than humans. And they all have a fierce golden leopard’s head, with two of them also sporting a gleaming black single horn on their foreheads. They are entirely covered in a golden exoskeleton, as if wearing an impenetrable golden armor, with scattered copper coin patterns on the armor. Their limbs are especially sturdy, joints sprouting multiple bone spikes, with sharp black claws gleaming with an icy light, their tails swinging like iron rods, occasionally emitting ’whoosh’ sounds as they cut through the air. Amid the surrounding large-sized monsters, they appear somewhat smaller. Yet their aura, like a torch in the cold night, immediately catches everyone’s gaze. "Five leopard demons, looking similar, likely related?" Lou Yi speculated upon seeing them. "Hmm?" Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Such speed." Out of nowhere, the smallest of the leopard leaders stepped forward from among the monsters. Then ’zoom’, it darted to the city walls. On the city tower, almost no one could track its movement. Now less than fifty meters away from the city, it lifted its head and viciously stared at those on the tower, not scared of arrows falling down. "Foolish human race, we Five Kings of Easy Mountain offer you one final chance today!" "Open the city and surrender, and you can all retain your lives; become our servants, and your descendants can continue as royal servants. If you continue to resist, you’ll all be thrown into a hot pot together!" "An utter disgrace for any random creature to claim kingship!" He Xiang angrily shouted. "Disciples, let me handle it!" Lü Tianran volunteered. In the next moment, over ten solid gray arrows appeared before her, straightly shooting at this leopard man! The leopard man showed a mocking smile, its form turning into a mirage. With several flashing moves, it returned to the monster camp. The Peak of Qi Refining magic couldn’t even touch its hair! Lou Yi saw this and was astonished. Senior Sister Lü Tianran may look like a baby-faced female cultivator, but her cultivation is not weak, already at the Peak of Qi Refining, ready to prepare for Foundation Establishment. Yet her charged magic fell into emptiness, revealing how formidable the leopard man’s speed truly is. ’Almost supersonic, and its body technique is extremely agile.’ Lou Yi analyzed silently. On the Attribute Panel, as the leopard man approached, some of its information was detected. [Name: ? Leopard Demon ?] [Age: 459] [Realm: Peak of Little Demon] [Talent: Leopard Muscle] [Attribute: Wind Move] Leopard Muscle? Lou Yi glanced at the talent description, revealing a small line of text. Leopard Muscle: Enhances the body’s agility to a certain extent. Agility? That’s basically speed. Lou Yi’s gaze turned intensely hot as he looked at these five leopard people. The same kind; surely the talents are the same. Killing one may not yield the talent, but killing five with no yield is unlikely. The importance of speed is in no way inferior to strength. With the surrender failed, the five great leopards hesitated no longer, ordering an attack. ’Boom!’ The massive collection of monsters surged towards the city tower, causing the earth to tremble in an instant. "Array, activate!" He Xiang roared. With his body’s immense spiritual power surging, black array patterns across Ru City started to operate. A vast spell array rose, fog spreading, extending to several dozen meters outside the city. Monsters stepping into the array’s range staggered like drunkards, unable to stand upright. Taking advantage of the moment, the cultivators on the city tower began to strike. Talismans continuously burned, flying swords sliced like meteors, and magic burst like fireworks, relentlessly attacking the monsters. However, the sheer number of monsters was overwhelming, akin to cheaply disposable materials, impossible to exhaust completely. Lou Yi unleashed a Hundred Corpse Array, blending it into the City Defense Array, creating an array within an array. Unwitting monsters stepping into his array faced no return. Blood Shadow soared from his palm, continuously consuming blood essence, growing over ten meters tall. Simultaneously, notifications like ’energy+3’ and ’energy+5’ kept popping up on the Attribute Panel. The energy section also began rapidly increasing visibly. Lou Yi needed to do nothing yet felt his strength enhancing moment by moment during the monsters’ siege. The more chaotic, the bloodier and more violent, the faster his strength would grow! ...