The skin and flesh would be instantly burned by the lightning, but the bones remained unaffected.

This strange phenomenon told Liu Zixuan that only a skeleton could enter this place, and he... was not ready!

Frowning in puzzlement, he thought, should he strip off his skin and flesh? Wouldn't that mean he'd die instantly!

The Profound Spirit Needle was a pit of snakes, and here with the Profound Thunder Needle, there were countless bolts of lightning. He couldn't even imagine how tricky the situation with the other Ghost Gate Needles would be!

He looked down at the blue leopard: "Hey, you're showing me skeletons and wild rabbits, are you just warning me not to go in?"

The blue leopard lifted its huge head and looked at Liu Zixuan, then circled around him twice.

Finally, it stopped beside him and gently tapped Liu Zixuan's finger with its paw!

Finger?

Liu Zixuan looked at his finger, bewildered. Communicating with the blue leopard felt harder than communicating with Jiang Yiyi!

"Whatever you want, just do it. If I continue to delay, those patients in Ghost Wood City might be beyond saving!" Liu Zixuan said discontentedly.

The leopard glanced at him as if gauging his reaction and, seeing that Liu Zixuan wasn't wary, opened its jaws and bit his finger!

Liu Zixuan's facial features twisted together, and he cursed, "What the hell are you biting me for!"

But just as he finished cursing, an even more bizarre scene unfolded. The blue leopard's originally brown eyes suddenly turned blood-red, becoming exceptionally sharp.

The imposing aura emanating from its massive body gave the impression of a jungle king!

Liu Zixuan slowly took two steps back, thinking that this guy might be about to unleash its animal instincts!

But contrary to his imagination, the blue leopard raised its proud head and strode into the cave.

Not too fast, not too slow, methodical and orderly!

Liu Zixuan quickly called, "Hey, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

The leopard ignored him, and a minute later, it reached the side of the Profound Thunder Needle, only to be assaulted by countless bolts of lightning.

Liu Zixuan covered his eyes, already imagining what was going to happen next.

The blue leopard would be immediately reduced to a pile of bones, and soon the cave would smell like barbecued leopard meat.

He was slightly regretful, as the leopard was completely blue, clearly no ordinary creature—such unique species must be rare in the Great Thousand Worlds.

He had finally encountered one, saved its life, only for it to die in this cave.

What a pity!

He slowly walked to the cave entrance, sat down, lit two cigarettes, placing one in the ground and one between his lips.

He muttered, "Little leopard, since we met once, I can't give you much, but take a cigarette. I bet you've never tasted the flavor of tobacco!"

But just as he was lamenting for the leopard in his heart, he heard familiar footsteps and breathing beside him.

Clatter!

A crisp sound woke Liu Zixuan up.

He saw the blue leopard lying peacefully beside him, and next to its paw was the Profound Thunder Needle, only now it no longer emitted lightning!

Liu Zixuan's mouth twitched a few times, he ran into the cave to take a look, which had now turned into an ordinary cave, and all those peculiar sounds were gone.

Returning to the leopard's side, he carefully checked it and found no wounds; its originally blood-red eyes had returned to their brown color!

Picking up the Profound Thunder Needle, Liu Zixuan grinned excitedly, "Wow, you can actually ignore those lightning bolts!"

The leopard lifted its paw and lightly patted the finger Liu Zixuan had been bitten on.

Liu Zixuan suddenly understood—it was his blood!

He had mentioned before that his blood was one of the four strange bloodlines in the world, immune to poison and incredibly regenerative.

The leopard, having fought with Liu Zixuan before, might have sensed the terror of his bloodline, and since the leopard itself was a mutated species, with his blood, it could ignore the lightning!

So in that case, could Liu Zixuan easily control the Profound Thunder Needle in the future using his bloodline power?

In joy, he hugged the leopard's neck: "Haha, you're quite smart, aren't you."

"Roar!" the leopard let out a low growl.

Liu Zixuan now understood why the blue leopard had shown him the skeleton and the rabbit earlier.

It was telling him that when using the Profound Thunder Needle, the patient's bone must be the entry point, and it cannot be directly applied to the skin, or the skin would immediately be scorched!

This wouldn't stump Liu Zixuan, as the human body has many acupuncture points. Avoiding the skin and inserting the needle through the bone was quite easy!

Carefully tucking away the Profound Thunder Needle, Liu Zixuan happily said, "Mission accomplished! Thankfully, I had you, or I really wouldn't have known what to do."

"I'm not the type of person who doesn't repay kindness when it's received. Since you helped me, I must repay you."

Liu Zixuan stroked his chin, looking at the blue leopard: "How about this, come back to Lingxiu Village with me, and I'll keep you as a pet? And don't worry, I'll make sure you get fresh meat every day! With your majestic demeanor, you could help protect Lingxiu Village too!"

The leopard suddenly raised its head, looking at Liu Zixuan with a very peculiar gaze.

It seemed to be saying, aren't you going to repay me? How did it turn into me being your pet!

Liu Zixuan saw the leopard didn't respond... well, it couldn't respond!

He directly pulled it up: "Come on, let's head back to Lingxiu Village. You must be lonely all by yourself in this forest. When the conditions allow, I'll find you a partner."

"..." The leopard was speechless!

"By the way, are you male or female?"

"..."

"Should I get you a dog chain or make a cage?"

In his joy, Liu Zixuan began to talk more, but under the pitch-black night sky, there was no response.

Besides the occasional glance the leopard gave him, it seemed like he was talking to himself! Or it was like a very peculiar picture!

Man and leopard, they walked out of the forest and took a roller coaster back to Queqi Village entrance.

By the time they returned, it was already bright. Liu Zixuan took out his phone and saw it was already seven in the morning.

"Big guy, we're almost home. Be good when we get back, and if I'm happy, I'll give you meat to eat. If you cause trouble, you'll eat grass!"

Liu Zixuan patted the leopard's head and suddenly wondered, "Right, I can't just call you 'big guy', you need a name."

"How about 'Little Blue'?"

"Whoosh~" The leopard let out a dissatisfied sound.

"If 'Little Blue' is not good, then how about 'Stinky Egg'? There's a saying that a lousy name is easier to raise!"

As soon as Liu Zixuan said this, the leopard suddenly gave him a swipe. Not making noises anymore, it directly protested with action!

Stinky Egg! How could you come up with that!

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