Ruining Opportunities

"Lei Clan Young Clan Leader!?" Yao Chen was slightly surprised.

However, Yao Chen was ultimately a man of experience. Looking at Lei Dong, he asked, "May I ask what business Young Clan Leader Lei has with me?"

"Glug, glug..."

After downing a bowl of wine, Lei Dong said, "I want a few things: the Flame Mantra Cultivation Method, and the Bone Chilling Flame in your possession."

If Yao Chen had merely been puzzled about why Lei Dong was here rather than in the Lei Realm, he was now utterly shocked. He had never imagined that Lei Dong knew he possessed an Exotic Flame and the Flame Mantra.

After all, very few people knew of this matter. Moreover, no one knew that he was inside Xiao Yan's ring.

Seeing Yao Chen's shock, Lei Dong sneered. The next moment, a bolt of Nine-Colored Lightning poured into Yao Chen's soul.

The moment the Nine-Colored Lightning entered his body, Yao Chen did not feel anything amiss.

Then, Yao Chen looked at Lei Dong and asked in confusion, "What did you do to this old man!?"

Lei Dong waved his hand. "Nothing. I merely left something inside your body. Besides, you should be grateful. Since you still have some use, This Young Master will not kill you yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Dong rubbed two fingers together. The next moment, Yao Chen felt as though countless ants were gnawing at his soul. The agony made him roll around in unbearable pain...

Only after letting Yao Chen experience that terror did Lei Dong stop. Smiling harmlessly, he asked, "Yao Lao, how does that feel?"

Yao Chen glared viciously at Lei Dong, looking as though he wanted to kill him. Yet, seeing Lei Dong's utterly fearless expression, he began to panic...

After all, the pain from before had been far too terrifying.

Furthermore, he discovered that the lightning rampaging through his body seemed to have vanished the instant Lei Dong stopped.

Left with no choice, Yao Chen took out the Flame Mantra and severed his connection to the Bone Chilling Flame's Sub-Fire.

Once the Bone Chilling Flame was disconnected from him, Yao Chen's already illusory soul became even more ethereal...

Lei Dong satisfactorily accepted the Bone Chilling Flame and the Flame Mantra, then said, "Not bad. As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances."

Yao Chen was gnashing his teeth inwardly, wishing he could kill Lei Dong. But in his current weakened state, he could only think about it...

And even if he recovered, what then?

The Lei Clan was enormous! He could not even handle the Soul Hall, so what could he possibly use to contend with the Lei Clan? It would be nothing more than courting death.

With a slight sigh, he said, "Young Clan Leader Lei, this old man has given you what you wanted. Can you take back your lightning and let us leave now?"

Lei Dong pretended to tap Yao Chen, and then a wisp of Nine-Colored Lightning appeared in his hand.

Of course, Yao Chen did not know that this lightning had not come out of his body.

Having obtained what he wanted, Lei Dong smiled. "The mountains and rivers may bring us together again. Until we meet again!"

With that, Lei Dong flashed away and vanished. The feeling of being locked onto that Yao Chen had felt also disappeared in an instant.

After confirming that Lei Dong had left, Yao Chen sighed in relief. He thought Lei Dong had truly come only for the Exotic Flame and the Flame Mantra, unaware that Lei Dong's final words carried a deeper meaning...

After obtaining the Flame Mantra and the Exotic Flame, Lei Dong left Lei Ya and Lei Ya in Wu Tan City to monitor the Xiao Clan. He himself headed alone toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Lei Dong had originally intended to directly eliminate Xiao Yan and Yao Lao. After all, with his appearance, Xiao Yan, this so-called protagonist, no longer needed to exist.

However, his goal had always been the Xiao Clan's Tuoshe Ancient Jade Fragment. Besides, if Xiao Yan suddenly died, Gu Xun'er, that brain-dead girl, would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.

Although Lei Dong was confident he could do it without anyone noticing, no one could be certain what that woman might do.

Combined with the so-called rules of the Ancient Races, once he acted against Xiao Yan, his chances of taking advantage of the ensuing chaos to seize the jade would be extremely slim.

The reason he had not brought Lei Ya and Lei Ya was because of what came next. He felt it would be better to handle it alone!

Half an hour later, Lei Dong arrived within the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After searching for an hour with his powerful Soul Power, he finally found the Mountain Cave where the treasure was hidden.

"Boom..."

A burst of lightning power blasted out, instantly clearing away every obstruction at the Mountain Cave entrance.

After blasting open the stone door, Lei Dong saw a vast stone chamber beyond it. The chamber appeared simple and empty. Moonlight stones used for illumination were embedded in the walls. At the center of the chamber stood a seat, upon which sat a skeleton. Its sunken skull had fallen onto its pale thigh bone, making for a rather eerie sight amid the silence.

Before the seat stood a broad, long bluestone platform. Three locked stone boxes had been neatly arranged atop it.

He truly had no interest in those three stone boxes. Still, since he was already here, even if he did not want them, he naturally could not leave them for Xiao Yan!

"Crackle..."

Colored Lightning condensed in his hand and shot directly toward the three stone boxes the next moment.

"Boom..."

The instant the Nine-Colored Divine Lightning touched the stone boxes, all three were reduced to nothing.

As for Xiao Yan's Purple Cloud Wings and the Little Fairy Doctor's Poison Manual being gone, that apparently had nothing to do with him.

It was not as though Lei Dong had never considered taking in the Little Fairy Doctor. After all, that woman's talent was truly formidable.

In merely five or six years, she had gone from a nobody without even Dou Zhi Li to a Dou Zong Strong Person.

However, he had no fire-attributed Cultivation Method and could not refine pills. If he wanted to take in the Little Fairy Doctor but could not control her Woeful Poison Body, why would Lei Dong bring trouble upon himself?

After destroying the three stone boxes, Lei Dong broke off the skeleton's arms and found the Demon Flame Remnant Map of the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame.

The next moment, Lei Dong turned and left. At the instant he departed, he even tossed down a ball of "Fallen Heart Flame!"

Those medicinal herbs were insignificant to Lei Dong and not worth his attention. But for the newly started Xiao Yan, they were absolutely an enormous fortune!

Since he was going to ruin things, he naturally had to ruin them thoroughly.

After obtaining the Demon Flame Remnant Map, Lei Dong left the Mountain Cave and began searching for the Amethyst Winged Lion King's dwelling.

Before long, Lei Dong arrived at the central region of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and found the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.

"Roar!"

The instant Lei Dong stopped in midair above the cave, the Amethyst Winged Lion King roared and flew out.

However, the aggressively charging Amethyst Winged Lion King did not immediately attack Lei Dong.

The moment it saw Lei Dong standing in midair, it was already somewhat intimidated...

Clearly, the human before it was a Dou Zong Strong Person. How could a mere Lion King like it possibly be a match for him?

The Amethyst Winged Lion King stared warily at Lei Dong and spoke in human language. "Human Strong Person, what are you doing in this king's territory?"

"Crackle..."

"Boom!"

"Roar!!!"

Just as the Amethyst Winged Lion King finished speaking, a muffled thunderbolt suddenly descended from the sky. It struck its enormous beast body directly, blasting the Amethyst Winged Lion King onto the ground.

With just one strike, the Amethyst Winged Lion King felt fatal damage and let out a pained howl...

Of course, Lei Dong had not intended to take its life. Otherwise, if he had used the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning just now, the Amethyst Winged Lion King would probably already be dead!

Looking at the injured Amethyst Winged Lion King sprawled on the ground, Lei Dong snorted disdainfully. "A mere Rank 6 Magical Beast dares call itself king before This Young Master?"

With that, Lei Dong headed directly into the cave. The Amethyst Winged Lion King was already severely injured and unable to move at all.

Yet, the moment it saw Lei Dong enter its cave, the Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a lion's roar, flapped its wings, and chased after Lei Dong inside.

Having arrived beside Little Lion, Lei Dong took out a bottle and collected all of the Lion King's Symbiotic Amethyst Source into it. Little Lion, baring its teeth like a husky, merely glared fiercely at Lei Dong from the side and showed no intention of charging over to fight him.

After Lei Dong collected the Symbiotic Amethyst Source, the Amethyst Winged Lion King also flew in.

It stopped in front of Little Lion. Only after seeing that Little Lion was unharmed did it sigh in relief.

The next moment, the Amethyst Winged Lion King collapsed onto the ground. The only reason it had managed to fly back was because it was worried about Little Lion. Now that it saw Little Lion was safe, the last of its momentum completely vanished...

Moreover, because it had flown back so quickly after being injured by Lei Dong, it was now covered in blood. Its wounds seemed to have burst apart, blood flowing freely from them.

Yet even so, the Amethyst Winged Lion King did not cry out in pain. Instead, it looked at Lei Dong and pleaded, "Lord Dou Zong, this little lion was disrespectful... Please spare my child's life."

Who could have imagined that the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the mighty Amethyst Winged Lion King, would have such a side?

Lei Dong was slightly stunned. He had not intended to kill them in the first place. He had merely come to seize treasures, or rather, to ruin Xiao Yan's opportunities.

Yet he had not expected the Lion King to hurriedly fly back for its child, worsening its injuries until they had become potentially fatal.

Lei Dong had originally planned to leave immediately, but the Amethyst Winged Lion King's maternal love left him somewhat at a loss.

After pondering for a while, Lei Dong took out a Recovery Pill and a Transformation Pill, then tossed them over. "One of these is a Rank 7 Recovery Pill. Once you take it, you will immediately recover completely. The other is called a Transformation Pill. You should understand its use better than I do."

With that, Lei Dong flashed away from the Lion King's cave.

The Lion King was initially stunned, but then swallowed the Recovery Pill without hesitation.

It was not that it trusted Lei Dong. In its current condition, if it did not take it, it would die anyway!

After leaving the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Lei Dong headed toward the Tagor Desert.

"Huff... It seems I still cannot be completely cold-hearted... If I'd known, I wouldn't have hurt it so badly. Damn it!"

Along the way, recalling how the Lion King had protected its child, that great maternal love left him somewhat helpless. Had he known, he would not have struck so heavily.

And in the end, he had even saved it himself. This was truly a pain in the ass...

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PS: I wanted to portray the protagonist as someone who acted according to his own whims, but it seems I could not write it properly.

Ahem...

So let me briefly explain...

The protagonist's nature is very dog-like.

In the future, he would absolutely be the sort who committed every kind of evil.

In short, he is dog-like.

(Lei Dong: Wasn't I written into existence!?)

Also, Xiao Yan would definitely die, just not yet. As for any plot about his rise to power, that would absolutely not exist.

The reason Xiao Yan was not killed now was something I mentioned before. The Ancient Races had an unwritten rule...

Of course, I saw it in the original work. Even when the Soul Clan acted against the Xiao Clan, did they not borrow the Yun Lan Sect's hand?

Most importantly, I quite liked Yao Chen as a character and did not want him to die so early.

Don't tell me to take him in as a subordinate. That was impossible, since the protagonist would not cultivate the Flame Mantra or possess three Exotic Flames to refine any sort of body.

Also, the Ancient Emperor Cave would not be opened before the protagonist advanced to Dou Di.

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