Chapter 343: I'm Just a Passerby

Su Mo looked up and saw, a thousand meters away, four young men and women fighting a huge Demon Leopard.

Among them, the eldest was a twenty-five-year-old woman in a yellow robe, at the Martial Monarch Great Perfection Realm.

The two men were only an Early Stage and a Mid Stage Martial Monarch.

The remaining one, a little girl, was only at the Early Stage Martial Artist Realm.

However, the Demon Leopard they faced was a Tier Five Demon King, giving it an overwhelming advantage over the group.

The group fought as they retreated.

"ROAR!"

The giant Demon Leopard let out a furious roar, raised its sharp claws, and viciously swiped at the yellow-robed woman.

The yellow-robed woman raised her sword to block!

BANG!

The Demon Leopard's claws struck the longsword heavily, sending out metallic sparks and knocking the yellow-robed woman back several meters.

"HACK!"

The yellow-robed woman spat out a mouthful of black blood. Her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her eyes filled with terror.

"Senior Sister, we'll help you!"

Seeing the yellow-robed woman injured, the two men bravely charged toward the Demon Leopard, only to be sent flying by it.

SLASH!

The Demon Leopard's claws raked across their chests, leaving five bloody gashes so deep the bone was visible on each of them. They lay on the ground, too grievously injured to get up.

Seeing this, the yellow-robed woman despaired.

The Demon Leopard before them was comparable to a human at the Martial Monarch Great Perfection Level. Its physical body was exceptionally powerful; the four of them were no match for it at all.

They couldn't escape; all they could do was wait to die.

THUD, THUD, THUD!

The Demon Leopard's feet shook the earth as it swaggered toward the yellow-robed woman and her group. It bared its fangs and sneered, "Heh heh, a few human ants dare to trespass on my territory? You must be tired of living."

With that, the Demon Leopard raised its claws, preparing to smash them to death.

At that critical moment, the little girl suddenly stood up. "Wait! You can't kill my senior sister and senior brothers!"

Hm?

The Demon Leopard looked at the little girl with utter disdain. "Get out of the way. After I kill these bastards, I'll come kill you."

The yellow-robed woman before it was the greatest threat, despite being heavily injured. She had to be killed as soon as possible.

As for the little girl, she was just an Early Stage Martial Artist. He'd save her to eat alive.

He loved the feeling of his prey struggling in his mouth.

Then, one big bite.

A burst of juices!

Just thinking about it was delicious.

The little girl said stubbornly, "No! If you're going to kill someone, kill me first! Let my senior sister and two senior brothers go. You can eat me, isn't that enough?"

"Let me eat you? Heh heh, not a chance. A mere ant wants to negotiate with me? Do you think you're worthy?"

The Demon Leopard swiped casually at the little girl.

He didn't use his full strength.

But with the immense power of a Tier Five Demon King, even a single claw was enough to grievously injure her.

"Ah..."

The little girl's face went pale with fright.

Though she had the courage to stand before the Demon Leopard, she was so overwhelmed by its powerful aura that she couldn't breathe, and now she was crying in terror.

"Little Tuantuan!"

The yellow-robed woman, horrified, forced herself off the ground and shielded the little girl with her sword.

Seeing this, the Demon Leopard sneered, "I knew you'd jump out to take the blow for her. That's why I was holding back."

BOOM!

The Demon Leopard increased its power and once again sent the yellow-robed woman flying.

The yellow-robed woman spurted mouthfuls of blood.

This time, she was utterly broken. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't get back up.

"Eldest Senior Sister..."

"You venomous beast! To think you'd use our junior sister's life as bait to trap Senior Sister Luo! I'll fight you to the death!"

"You beast, die!"

The two men were incandescent with rage, their eyes bloodshot as they charged the Demon Leopard.

However, they were far too weak. Not only did they fail to harm the Demon Leopard, but they were once again sent flying by its immense power.

Su Mo couldn't help but shake his head.

'Lately, the only people who've died by my hand have been Martial Emperors or Half-Step Martial Venerables. It's been a long time since I've seen such novices pecking at each other.

It's almost painful to watch.'

Originally, he hadn't planned on getting involved.

But seeing the little girl fearlessly shield the yellow-robed woman and the others from death, he was deeply moved.

She charged forward knowing it meant certain death.

That courage alone was worth lending a hand for.

Besides, it would be no effort at all.

GRAB!

The Demon Leopard snatched the little girl up in its paw and sneered, "You all wanted to save her, didn't you? Then I'll eat her right in front of you, and grind her bones to dust, bit by bit."

"You... You're a monster!"

The eyes of the yellow-robed woman and the two men bulged with fury.

This damn thing was too cruel.

They wanted to charge forward, to kill the Demon Leopard, to fight it with everything they had, but they were so heavily injured they didn't have a shred of strength left. They couldn't even lift a hand.

"Little Tuantuan, don't be afraid. Senior Sister will be down there to join you soon."

"And the two of us."

"That's right. The four of us are from the same sect, as close as siblings. We can keep each other company on the road to the underworld."

Even at the brink of death, the three of them didn't forget to comfort the little girl.

As a result, the little girl was no longer afraid, but the two men said in fear, "Senior Sister, I don't want to watch Little Tuantuan die."

"Sigh... Then just close your eyes."

The yellow-robed woman slowly closed her eyes.

The two men did as well.

The Demon Leopard cackled arrogantly, "Close your eyes? Heh heh, then you can just listen to the sound of her bones being crushed by me, and her heart-wrenching screams."

With that, the Demon Leopard opened its gaping maw, preparing to stuff the little girl inside.

Just then...

Su Mo appeared before the Demon Leopard and said, "Let the girl go."

'A meddler?'

The Demon Leopard looked at Su Mo, displeased.

The yellow-robed woman and the two men opened their eyes, looking at Su Mo with pleasant surprise.

However, their hopes were dashed in the next second.

What terrible luck. They had finally gotten their hopes up for a savior, thinking they might live, but the newcomer was only a Martial Master at Great Perfection.

The Demon Leopard could kill him with a single swat.

The yellow-robed woman said helplessly, "Friend, you should just save yourself. Don't throw your life away for our sake."

"Are you saying this stupid leopard can kill me?"

Su Mo asked, pointing at the Demon Leopard.

The yellow-robed woman was speechless. Was there even a need to ask? No matter how you looked at it, the Demon Leopard was far stronger than him.

The yellow-robed woman said, "For you to step forward to save us in this situation... we are already very grateful. It's just that..."

Before the yellow-robed woman could finish, Su Mo grabbed the Demon Leopard's head and slammed it viciously into the ground.

BAM!

The Demon Leopard's head instantly exploded into a bloody mist.

"What?"

The yellow-robed woman was dumbfounded.

A powerful Demon Beast, comparable to a human in the Martial Monarch Great Perfection Realm, had been killed in a single move.

She hadn't even seen how he'd attacked.

Su Mo dusted off his hands and said, "Alright, I've killed the stupid leopard. You're safe now."

"This..."

The yellow-robed woman's face was a mask of disbelief. A huge crisis, resolved just like that? In less than a second.

The little girl cheered, "Big Brother, you're amazing!"

"You're pretty amazing yourself!"

Su Mo fondly ruffled the little girl's hair. After all, not everyone had the courage to face death head-on.

But the little girl had just done it.

It was admirable.

The yellow-robed woman knelt and thanked him. "Thank you for saving us, Senior. Please forgive this junior for my poor judgment; I failed to recognize your great strength."

Someone who could crush a Tier Five Demon King-level Demon Leopard with one hand couldn't possibly be an ordinary person.

He was likely an expert pretending to be weak.

Su Mo waved his hand. "Get up. No need to thank me. I'm no 'Senior,' just a passerby."