After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 24 The Virtue of Cherishing Life

Through this powerful will, Shen Xu finally controlled his body and unleashed the Soaring Dragon Body, successfully deviating his body from the attack direction of the Wind Leopard Claws.

After the outburst, he instantly snapped out of that state, and the world gradually began to return to normal in his eyes.

He even saw the utterly astonished and bewildered expression on the Wind Leopard's beastly face.

After the wind leopard glided smoothly for a distance and then came to a stop, the world in Shen Xu's eyes returned to normal, and the surrounding sounds returned to his ears.

Looking at everything around him as if nothing had happened, he felt dizzy and couldn't help but wonder what had just occurred.

But now is clearly not the time to think things through. Looking at the black panther some distance away from him, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel a little desperate. His soul power was almost exhausted, and his sword was not at his side. Although he didn't know what had just happened, he knew that such a situation was not replicable. Could he still use his Dragon Body to dodge the wind panther's attack again?

The wind leopard in front of him seemed to realize his predicament, and even stopped trying to sneak up into the treetops, seemingly wanting to confront him head-on.

Shen Xu glanced at the location of the sword out of the corner of his eye. It wasn't far from him, so he quickly dashed towards the sword.

The leopard naturally saw through Shen Xu's plan. With a whooshing sound, it slammed its gleaming claws down on Shen Xu's head.

Shen Xu immediately used his Dragon Body technique to try his best to dodge the attack, but when he saw that the attack was not as fast as he had imagined, a look of shock appeared on his face. He dodged the attack by simply turning to the side, and then reached out and pulled the sword from the tree.

As the wind leopard watched its attack miss again, a look of confusion immediately appeared in its black eyes.

With the longsword in hand, Shen Xu felt much more at ease. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he quickly took out a few Qi-Nourishing Pills, put them in his mouth, and began to refine them rapidly.

"You beast, come at me again!" Shen Xu shouted, wanting the wind leopard to attack him once more.

He suspected that during that strange state, he had successfully acquired the talent provided by the Dragon Body, but it didn't seem to be related to the spiritual enhancement of evasion, but rather to reaction speed.

The leopard did not disappoint him. Upon hearing his curses, it quickly transformed into a black gust of wind and slashed its claws fiercely towards his waist.

The speed of the wind leopard was still beyond his reach; his eyes couldn't keep up with its movements. But just as the leopard's claws were about to touch his body, they suddenly slowed down in his eyes.

Shen Xu was overjoyed at this situation. He took a step forward and moved like a dragon swaying its body, instantly flashing to the side of the wind leopard.

At that moment, the wind leopard, having missed its target, suddenly sensed a sharp killing intent, causing the fur on its back to stand on end. Instantly, it transformed into a black whirlwind, attempting to return to the treetops.

But Shen Xu wouldn't let him have his way. "Fivefold Wave Slaughter!!"

Five waves, imbued with the essence of water, suddenly lashed out at the black wind. A chilling killing intent was hidden beneath the arc-shaped wave, causing the wind leopard to nearly lose its footing in shock.

Before the waves even arrived, the killing intent was already there. A tremendous impact slammed the Wind Leopard heavily against the trunk of the tree it was trying to escape from, snapping the upper half of the tree in half. It was then thrown quite a distance before finally crashing to the ground four or five meters in the air. The Wind Leopard's painful roar echoed throughout the entire Wind Leopard Forest.

The wind leopard, which had fallen to the ground, coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. Blood gushed from the corner of its mouth, and then lay motionless on the ground, barely alive.

Shen Xu slowly approached the Wind Leopard with his sword in hand, and this was the first time he had seen the Wind Leopard in its entirety.

Its fur was as black as brocade, its fangs as sharp as swords, its powerful tail, and its chilling claws that had nearly killed him several times, as well as those black eyes that were still staring intently at him.

With the sword tip pressed against the wind leopard's throat, Shen Xu slowly said, "To be honest, you did help me, and I don't think I should kill you. But I can't convince myself to do it just by thinking about that claw you used to grab my neck."

"What value do you have that would make me spare your life? If not, I'll send you on your way."

Upon hearing this, the wind leopard tried to struggle to its feet, but it was too badly injured and failed several times. It had no choice but to lie on the ground, close its eyes, and let out a sad groan.

A moment later, it opened its eyes and found that Shen Xu had not killed it. It tried to stand up again, but each attempt ended in failure, which made its injuries more serious and its breathing gradually became weak.

"Even ants try to survive, let alone a creature as intelligent as you. Heaven cherishes life, so since I'm going to be a good person, I'll let you go this time!"

Shen Xu sheathed his sword, transformed the blood lost by the wind leopard into wisps of blood energy, and returned it to the wind leopard's body. Then, he took out a few healing pills from the porcelain bottle in his bosom and fed them to the wind leopard, leaving the porcelain bottle with it.

"Whether you survive or not depends on your own fate! And... never mind! You wouldn't understand even if I told you." After saying that, Shen Xu turned and left the Wind Leopard Forest.

"Roar~~" A weak roar came from behind, but Shen Xu did not turn around.

Shen Xu didn't kill the Wind Leopard not out of pity, nor because he was interested in its possessions. The main reason was that the Wind Leopard hadn't killed him the first time he went to the Wind Leopard Forest.

Secondly, he felt that since the leopard wanted to live so much, it wouldn't hurt to let it live. In any case, the leopard wouldn't pose any threat to him in the future. It would just mean that he would have less material to sell, and he didn't want to bother skinning and pulling out its teeth.

After leaving the Wind Leopard Forest, he thought he should go back, since he had been away from the sect for some time and didn't know if anything had happened within the sect.

However, he gained a lot from this trip, becoming a completely different person from before. He not only comprehended the meaning of two Daos, but also mastered the Five Waves and the Swimming Dragon Body, and even gained a talent.

Speaking of talent, Shen Xu couldn't help but recall that special state, where time seemed to slow down countless times. He still remembered the despair he felt when he couldn't control his body.

In the end, he was only able to slightly control his body's movement thanks to the combined soul power of his two lifetimes. As a result, he still feels a bit dizzy, as if something is constantly devouring his soul power. He estimates that he will need to rest for a long time to recover.

However, the talent he acquired was equally extraordinary. He only knew that if he encountered an attack that was fast enough, that talent would be passively triggered to increase his reaction speed and give him more time to deal with and dodge. Specifically, the enemy's attack would appear to slow down a bit in his eyes.

Such a talent bonus made him wonder if the Dragon Body Technique was really just a movement technique at the human level?

If so, why didn't the Earth-rank cultivation techniques he practiced in his previous life have such an effect? ​​Could it be that only Heaven-rank or higher cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities can produce such an effect?

But how did he acquire the form of a dragon? Shen Xu suddenly couldn't remember.