With a thunderous crash, the Athyst Winged Lion King slamd heavily into the mountainside. Its claws, glowing like red-hot iron, forcibly cauterized its wounds through the intense heat.
"Kill that human woman for this king!!!"
The Athyst Winged Lion King let out a ferocious roar. Its blood-red, giant eyes filled with murderous intent caused the magical beasts that had originally fled in all directions to halt in their tracks. Thousands of them simultaneously turned their gaze toward Yun Yun as she fell from the sky.
Countless magical beasts converged from all directions to surround her like sharks slling blood.
Undoubtedly, a Dou Emperor whose Dou Qi had been sealed was no different from a
defenseless woman in front of these nurous magical beasts. Even if she didn't die from the high fall, she would be torn apart by the horde of magical beasts.
A burst of blood energy erupted from Xiao Yan as Dou Qi surged through his body. The terrifying blood-colored energy transford into the illusory figure of a giant lion that enveloped him entirely. The combined power of a 3-star Dou Master's Dou Qi and his flesh and blood surged out of every pore.
"Get the hell out of my way!"
Xiao Yan unleashed the Mad Lion Chant. A massive, charging energy lion burst forth as his shout echoed. The lion's ferocious roar echoed throughout the forest.
Roar! The fearso blood-colored lion like a runaway tank smashed everything in its path. Trees were shattered, and Rank 1 and 2 magical beasts were instantly pulverized into a mist of blood by the powerful force.
After carving a bloody path, Xiao Yan forcefully stomped on the ground with his right foot. A loud boom sounded, and the terrifying force created a small crater in the ground as dirt flew up.
Xiao Yan moved swiftly, his body wrapped in a black Soul Robe as he rushed like a ghostly shadow toward the spot where Yun Yun was falling.
With a physique that had already been honed to be as formidable as that of a magical beast, he resembled a raging lion under the enhancent of the Mad Lion Chant. Even Rank 3 magical beasts had to avoid his sharp edge.
Xiao Yan leaped thirty feet high, and the next second, a pair of black and purple colored Purple Cloud Wings appeared on his back. His Dou Qi condensed, and with a powerful flap of his wings, he shot forward like an arrow released from a bow to catch the falling Yun Yun.
Suddenly embraced by a man in a black robe with a hood covering his face, Yun Yun instinctively tried to break free.
"Stay still if you don't want to die!" Xiao Yan shouted sternly.
He had no ti to soothe her with gentle words as they were still in danger. "Human! You are courting death!!" A searing roar ca from behind Xiao Yan.
The Athyst Winged Lion King was badly injured, but not dead. It could still fly!
The enraged Athyst Winged Lion King flapped its wings rapidly. It was closing in on Xiao Yan at high speed. Xiao Yan knew that with his Dou Master's cultivation, relying on flying techniques would not make him faster than the Rank 6 Athyst Winged Lion King.
A fierce look flashed in his eyes as he held Yun Yun tightly with one arm around her back, pulling her close as their bodies pressed together.
"You!" A blush crept across Yun Yun's cheeks; she had never been so close to a man before!
Before Yun Yun had ti to react, Xiao Yan instantly spun around in midair, his gaze intensifying as a powerful surge of Spiritual Strength emanated from his body.
Soul Impact!
With a thud, Xiao Yan's mind was montarily shaken by dizziness. Even though the Athyst Winged Lion King was a magical beast with little soul cultivation, it was still a Rank 6 magical beast whose soul had gradually strengthened over ti.
Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength was inferior to the other party's.
Roar roar roar!! The Athyst Winged Lion King could not have anticipated that Xiao Yan possessed a Soul Skill. Caught off guard, it felt a piercing pain in its soul, and its wounds that had just begun to heal burst open again.
Xiao Yan knew this was not enough. He bit his tongue to quickly clear his mind. After that, with a thought, a cluster of black flas appeared in the palm of his right hand. Then, with a wave of his arm, he scattered the black flas into countless tiny sparks that fell from the sky like a dark rain.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!! These were the black flas of the Nihility Devouring Fla. Even though it was only a Seed Fla, it still possessed the unique characteristics of the Nihility Devouring Fla.
Just a few sparks set large swathes of the forest ablaze. The black flas spread across the mountainside, and thick smoke made visibility nearly impossible.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan popped a 3rd-tier Great Recovery Pill into his mouth. The black fla instantly engulfed the Purple Cloud Wings and propelled him to maximum speed. Then he instantly disappeared into the horizon using the cover provided by the black flas.
The angry roars of the Athyst Winged Lion King grew fainter and fainter until Xiao Yan had successfully escaped with Yun Yun.
The Athyst Winged Lion King looked at the black flas burning across its territory with a grave expression. These flas could not be extinguished with water.
It would have to use its own Athyst Fla to forcibly burn them away.
'This black fla seems so weak, yet why does it feel so dangerously potent? What kind of fla is this?' The Athyst Winged Lion King suspected that if the other party's strength was comparable to its own, it feared that even its own Athyst Fla might be consud by this mysterious black fla.
...
On the other side, a thoroughly exhausted Xiao Yan barely managed to fly back to the cave using his Dou Qi. Yun Yun's face was already pale due to her sealed Dou Qi, but Xiao Yan, drained from the intense Dou Qi consumption, was even paler!
Xiao Yan lifted the hood of his Soul Robe, revealing a youthful face, and sat down cross- legged on the ground to begin digesting a Great Recovery Pill to restore his Dou Qi.
He looked at Yun Yun standing nearby with a cautious expression and forced himself to speak calmly, "There's a cave on the cliff where you can change your clothes. Even without Dou Qi, you should be able to climb up there."
Yun Yun's pretty face blushed at his words and instinctively covered her body.
Every second of the battle with the Athyst Winged Lion King had been fraught with danger. Her body already bore several wounds, and her clothes were tattered and torn, with several holes burned through them by the Athyst Fla. Her fair skin peeked through the holes, revealing an unintentional display of allure.
After changing into a plain dress, she looked even more regal and dignified.
Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. She realized that she wouldn't be able to break the Athyst Winged Lion King's seal anyti soon.
Then she curiously looked at Xiao Yan who was circulating his Qi thod to restore his Dou Qi next to her. She asked, "Who are you? Why did you save ?"
After a few monts, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and finally recovered so of his Dou Qi. Despite the heroic and gallant appearance he had just displayed while saving the beauty, if his Spiritual Strength had been a bit weaker, he wouldn't have been able to stop the severely injured Athyst Winged Lion King, and both he and Yun Yun would have ended up as its
al today.
"Shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking soone else's na?" Xiao Yan looked toward Yun Yun with eyes as calm as still water.
Yun Yun froze for a mont. She had only ever encountered n who flattered and fawned over her, never a young man as calm and self-assured as Xiao Yan, who had even stepped in to
save her life.
Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she smiled faintly, "My na is Yun Zhi."
Xiao Yan's eyelid twitched as he looked at Yun Yun, who seed slightly proud of her made- up na. He felt so embarrassed that he almost wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Using a fake na was one thing, but not even changing your last na?
"Uh... my na is Yao Yan." What else could he do? Just pretend he didn't know she was
pretending.
"Why did you save ?" Yun Yun asked softly. She clearly did not recognize Xiao Yan and could not understand why he would go to such lengths to save her.
"I need to enter the lair of the Athyst Winged Lion King to retrieve sothing. As a Dou Emperor, you can hold off the Athyst Winged Lion King," he replied bluntly, not bothering
to conceal his motives.
His straightforwardness left Yun Yun dumbfounded. Was he really trying to use her as a pawn
so openly?
A brave hero saving the beauty? Not at all!
Xiao Yan was very straightforward, openly admitting he had ulterior motives for saving her.
Surprisingly, Yun Yun nodded in response. She herself did not think that Xiao Yan saved her because of her beauty or anything like that. His honesty left a good impression on her.
"The Purple Spirit Crystal I need is also likely inside the cave, but my Dou Qi is currently sealed, and I cannot break the seal quickly. If we allow the Athyst Winged Lion King to recover from its injuries, it won't be easy to succeed," she said with concern.
The Athyst Winged Lion King was now injured, and entering the lair would be even more difficult if they waited until its wounds fully healed. Moreover, after having been there once, Yun Yun feared that the Athyst Winged Lion King would guard its lair even more closely
next ti.
Xiao Yan smiled calmly, having already thought of a thod to break the seal. He slowly extended his right index finger. With a whoosh, a wisp of black fla appeared at his
fingertip.
"I can help you break the seal."
The Nihility Devouring Fla had the ability to devour anything. He planned to use the characteristics of the Nihility Devouring Fla to gradually devour the seal.
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