Chapter 73: Liu Yan’s Terrifying Close Combat Ability

In the forest, Murong Xue had already unleashed her full strength, activating the third layer of the Tyrant Body to tackle the Dark Cloud Leopard.

However, the Dark Cloud Leopard was a powerful fierce beast with S-grade talent. It was also at level 20, and its overall combat strength was more than double of the Ghost-Face Jellyfish they had encountered previously.

Most importantly, the Dark Cloud Leopard was good at both close and long-range combat. This overwhelmed Murong Xue, who mainly focused on close combat.

If she were better at long-range combat or if she were facing another fierce beast, Murong Xue could stand a chance by relying on her strong S-Grade talent in the Berserk Stance and her innate physical strength.

However, the Dark Cloud Leopard was also good at close combat, at a level far above Murong Xue’s.

For a time, Murong Xue had no way to deal with the Dark Cloud Leopard.

Fortunately, she had Chu Long’s help, and Chu Long was constantly healing Murong Xue.

Although Murong Xue could not defeat the Dark Cloud Leopard, she could still rely on the powerful third layer of the Tyrant Body to hold on.

Occasionally, Murong Xue would be injured. Behind her, Chu Long would also heal her in time, and in an instant, Murong Xue would be able to continue holding on.

However, if this continued, it would not be a solution. If she could not deal with this dark cloud panther, Murong Xue would not be able to hold on for long.

Although the injuries on her body would continue to heal, her stamina would not be able to recover.

When the time came, Murong Xue would definitely not be able to hold on any longer. When that happened, she knew that both Chu Long and herself were in for a tough time.

As for the Dark Cloud Leopard, it would be able to hold on for a long time with its strong body and stamina. It would be able to drag on until Murong Xue’s energy ran out.

Seeing this, Liu Yan, who was not far away, naturally wanted to lend a hand.

Liu Yan could rely completely on his bow and arrow to help him deal with this long-range problem. However, he wanted to try out the power of a few of his new skills.

It just so happened that the Dark Cloud Leopard was also a fierce beast that specialized in close combat. It was a good opportunity to spar with it, and hopefully train Liu Yan’s close combat strength.

An A-Grade skill, Shadow Cloak, was activated. Liu Yan became invisible at once, and nobody could see him.

A B-Grade skill, Traceless Silence, was activated. Liu Yan’s voice was completely hidden.

With these two skills, nobody could detect Liu Yan’s presence whether through sight, hearing or perception.

On the other side, the Shadow Wolf was shocked and looked around blankly. Wasn’t his master still here just now? How did he suddenly disappear?

At this moment, Liu Yan, who had entered stealth mode and concealed his presence, had already arrived beside the Dark Cloud Leopard.

The Dark Cloud Leopard, Murong Xue, and Chu Long, who were in the middle of the battle, did not notice Liu Yan’s arrival at all.

Liu Yan raised his fists with the soft blade boxing gloves on. These were A-Grade equipment and were filled with sharp, thin blades. They were quite lethal.

The Dark Cloud Leopard was very powerful. Liu Yan did not plan to hold back, and attacked with his full strength. He wanted to see just how powerful all his strength and skills were.

Activating the A-Grade skill, Power of Desolation, Liu Yan’s blood and Qi burned, and his body was instantly filled with the skill. His strength received a terrifying boost.

Following that, Liu Yan simultaneously activated another A-Grade skill, the Blazing Tyrant Fist, and one more A-Grade skill, Flame Control.

He attached flames to his fists, increasing the power of the Blazing Tyrant Fist.

The Blazing Tyrant Fist was a fist skill with a fire attribute. The stronger the fire attribute attached to it, the stronger the Blazing Tyrant Fist.

This direct blow towards the Dark Cloud Leopard was probably Liu Yan’s strongest close combat attack.

It was only at this moment that the Dark Cloud Leopard and Murong Xue sensed the surrounding energy fluctuations and felt that something was amiss.

Sensing this terrifying energy fluctuation, Murong Xue thought that the Dark Cloud Leopard was about to unleash some hidden killing move.

They had not come into contact yet, but judging from the current situation, Murong Xue was completely clear that she could not defend against the fluctuation at all. If she were to be hit, she was definitely going to be killed at once!

“That’s not good!”

Murong Xue didn’t hesitate. She quickly stomped on the ground and jumped backwards, putting some distance between her and the Dark Cloud Leopard.

At this moment, the Dark Cloud Leopard had also sensed the terrifying energy fluctuations. However, it didn’t know where these fluctuations were coming from. With its face full of fear and confusion, Liu Yan’s fist had already struck the Dark Cloud Leopard’s body.

Under the terrifying energy fluctuations, the Dark Cloud Leopard was sent flying dozens of meters away. It only stopped after smashing down several towering trees.

The Dark Cloud Leopard was completely still. Blood gushed out, and its innards were all exposed. This was quite gory, but the Dark Cloud Leopard was definitely dead.

Liu Yan’s definitive punch had killed the Dark Cloud Leopard instantly!

Seeing this, Liu Yan was extremely satisfied. It seemed that he had underestimated his own strength.

Between the Power of Desolation and the Blazing Tyrant Fist, Liu Yan should only need one to finish off the Dark Cloud Panther.

When the two were combined, the power would be doubled. It was too terrifying. It was overkill and a bit of a waste!

Up until now, Liu Yan’s figure was still not revealed.

The absolute invisibility of the Shadow Cloak, coupled with the excellent invisibility effect of the Traceless Silence allowed Liu Yan to remain completely hidden. Even as it died, the Dark Cloud Leopard had no idea who launched that fatal attack.

Meanwhile, Murong Xue and Chu Long were looking at the empty space with blank faces. They did not know what monster had released such a terrifying attack that could kill the powerful Dark Cloud Leopard instantly.

The two women were so shocked that they even forgot to run away. They were utterly confused.

Seeing this, Liu Yan finally remembered. He quickly dispelled the two skills of Traceless Silence and Shadow Cloak and revealed himself out of thin air.

Murong Xue and Chu Long saw that a person had appeared out of thin air in the open space. They were both terrified and wanted to run away.

The two women were certain that they were no match for such a powerful monster. If they were to fight, the result would be even worse than the Dark Cloud Leopard. They would be killed right away.

However, just as they were about to escape, Chu Long noticed that the person that revealed himself was actually Liu Yan. She immediately exclaimed, “Brother Liu Yan, why is it you?”

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue also stopped and looked over. The figure revealed was indeed Liu Yan.

When Liu Yan heard this, he smiled faintly and said, “I heard from the Shadow Wolf that you guys were in danger, so I rushed over to help.”

“No. I meant to ask how you did it. How did you appear out of thin air and launch such a powerful attack?” Chu Long stared at Liu Yan with both curiosity and confusion.

Murong Xue, who was at the side, guessed something. She looked at Liu Yan in shock and asked, “Do you have an invisibility skill?”

As a member of the Murong family, Murong Xue knew that she had an invisibility skill. However, these skills were extremely rare. Usually, only those with high talent levels would have invisibility skills.

Otherwise, one would have to wait until they were at a high level. One also had to undergo assassin-related training before learning this skill.

In short, the invisibility skill was an extremely rare and high-level skill.

“That’s right, it’s an invisibility skill.” When Liu Yan heard this, he did not hide much and nodded his head slightly to admit it.

Instantly, Murong Xue looked at Liu Yan with a face full of surprise.

Liu Yan already had many powerful skills on him, which made Murong Xue very surprised. She did not expect that he actually had an invisibility skill now.

Murong Xue felt that she couldn’t see through Liu Yan at all. There seemed to be too many things hidden in this man.

Murong Xue gradually realized that her original thought that she was only marginally inferior to Liu Yan was quite illusory. Liu Yan didn’t even use his full strength.

If Liu Yan had used his full strength, Murong Xue wouldn’t even be able to defend against a single attack, let alone fight against Liu Yan.