"That Spike Deer was hit multiple times by the wire trap, and her antlers are gone. She won't be able to get far, and there will be blood along the way. If we follow the trail, we will definitely find her," one of them said.
The leader nodded. "Let's go. Take these little beasts and continue searching!"
The group of poachers all nodded in agreement.
The Phantom Leopard's golden eyes flashed with anger as he heard them talking about going after Spike Deer. Despite the excruciating pain, he forced himself to stand. A golden beam shot from his body toward the leader.
The man dodged effortlessly, his eyes cold and menacing. "All trapped in wire cages, and yet you still stand and attack? Very well. Very well."
He picked up a steel whip and lashed toward the Phantom Leopard's head.
Instinctively, the Phantom Leopard tried to dodge, but the wire cage covering him made any movement excruciating. Clenching his teeth, he charged at the man, snapping as if he wanted to tear him apart.
The man laughed. "Do you see that? This Phantom Leopard is stubborn. He actually wants to resist!"
His expression turned cold in the next instant. He produced a pair of pliers and sneered, "You still want to bite, huh? Fine. Let's see how you can bite anyone after I pull out all your teeth."
The man approached with a malicious grin.
The Phantom Leopard trembled all over.
He was scared.
But he had managed to buy some time.
Spike Deer, and the other little companions…
Run!
The farther you go, the better!
Seeing the humans getting closer, the Phantom Leopard did not back down. Instead, he howled even louder.
"Focus all attention on me!"
As long as the little companions were safe, he didn't care what happened to him.
The man grinned wickedly, pliers pressing onto the Phantom Leopard's teeth.
The Phantom Leopard closed his eyes, his body trembling slightly. He had steeled himself, but no words could describe the agony of having a predator's teeth forcibly removed. He was still afraid.
Then suddenly,
A furious voice rang out!
To human ears, it sounded like a beast's roar.
The Phantom Leopard's eyes snapped open.
He immediately saw Gun Gun and Huan Huan from yesterday.
"Boss, interesting. Some spirit beasts actually came to us willingly," one of the poachers laughed, holding the wire cage.
Gun Gun didn't wait. With a howl, his body was encased in shimmering rainbow armor. Despite his large size, he leapt with incredible agility. Then he landed squarely on the man's head.
"Get off! Get off me!" the man shouted in rage and embarrassment.
At the same time, Huan Huan leapt into the air, claws slashing across the man's face, leaving it bloodied.
The man screamed in agony.
The others hurried over, surrounding the little beasts.
The Phantom Leopard's face flashed with fear. He shouted desperately, "Go, get out of here!"
Among these poachers, the weakest were Nascent Soul cultivators, while the strongest had reached Unity. The leader was a peak Unity cultivator. In the outer region of the spirit beast forest, such strength could easily dominate.
Even the owners of these two little beasts would struggle against them, especially since they were somehow alone.
Yet Gun Gun and Huan Huan appeared calm. Both were only at Golden Core rank, but their speed was incredible. The wire traps could not touch them and were instead tangled and thrown around, nearly hitting their own allies.
The Phantom Leopard watched, growing increasingly anxious.
The power gap was obvious. If these poachers were provoked, Gun Gun and Huan Huan could be destroyed in an instant.
Then suddenly,
The Phantom Leopard felt a relaxation.
The wires that had bound him tightly fell away.
He looked around and saw the wire cages on the other little beasts also falling off.
This… what is happening?
He was about to speak when a jade-green pill shot into his mouth. He swallowed instinctively. A wave of cool relief spread from his wounds, which began to heal. It was a healing pill.
The Phantom Leopard was still in shock.
"Heal yourselves," a voice called out.
He looked up and saw Yun Jin sitting in a tree, holding Spike Deer, with Dan Dan standing nearby in red.
The Phantom Leopard barely had time to recover before he hurriedly said, "Go! The leader is terrifying, likely a peak Unity cultivator, with several Unity-level assistants. You cannot defeat them—"
Yun Jin smiled faintly. "Dan Dan, you haven't fought for real, have you?"
Dan Dan nodded eagerly.
Yun Jin said calmly, "Go. Just leave one alive. I have questions to ask."
"Yes, Master," Dan Dan responded excitedly. In the next moment, she transformed into a massive beast form and charged at the group.
The Phantom Leopard's jaw dropped.
A dragon… a dragon-shaped spirit beast?
A dragon-shaped spirit beast is at least a top-tier spirit beast.
The moment Dan Dan struck, the poachers panicked.
"Senior Brother! A dragon-shaped spirit beast!"
"There are humans! The wire-trapped spirit beasts have all been freed!"
"What should we do, Senior Brother?"
The leader glared coldly at Yun Jin. "Daoyou, these are just animals. Are you sure you want to meddle?"
Yun Jin's expression was indifferent, as if looking at a corpse.
She said calmly, "Anything I wish to manage is never meddling. Dan Dan, they still have energy to talk back?"
Hearing this, Dan Dan grew furious. It was her first battle. She had planned to toy with them lightly, but with her Master's words, she would silence them completely.
Her body suddenly grew massive. Giant dragon claws appeared in midair. They multiplied into thousands of phantom strikes, raining down in countless layers.
The scene was brutal and bloody.
The Phantom Leopard widened his mouth in shock.
With a single strike, every poacher except the leader was crushed into a pulp.
"Master, I left one alive," Dan Dan boasted, tossing the sole survivor at Yun Jin's feet.
Yun Jin jumped down and looked coldly at him.
The man was paralyzed with fear. He had brought the elite of his organization, yet all were killed in a single strike?
He survived not because he escaped, but because the lava dragon had intentionally spared him.
His voice trembled. "Senior, Senior… I was momentarily blinded by greed. I made a mistake, but I…"
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow.
Slap.
He was struck from a distance, coughing up blood, struggling to breathe.
"I have questions to ask you. You will answer," Yun Jin said.
She had no interest in listening to his pleas.
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