Bragging?

Little Fairy Doctor fixed her gaze on Xiao Han, her eyes filled with concern. She said seriously, "Don't stay in the Monster Beast Mountain Range any longer. This may only be the outer region of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, but the mercenaries I treated said that high-level monster beasts occasionally appear even here. It's too dangerous."

Xiao Han felt a surge of joy. Having someone care about him so much was a blessing. He gave a wry smile and said confidently, "Don't worry. Although I'm only at the Dou Zhe realm, even if I faced a Dou Shi, Great Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, or even a Dou Emperor, I'd still have the strength to fight."

A Dou Shi? A Great Dou Shi? A Dou Ling? A Dou Wang? Even a Dou Emperor?

Little Fairy Doctor shook her head slightly. With the earnest air of someone trying to reason with a stubborn child, she shot Xiao Han an annoyed look. "Xiao Han, will you die if you don't brag?"

"Brag?"

A faint smile appeared on Xiao Han's lips as he looked at Little Fairy Doctor. This time, he no longer intended to hide it. With a flip of his empty hand, a wisp of Dark White flame floated above his palm.

"What is that?" Little Fairy Doctor's eyes held three parts astonishment and seven parts curiosity.

As soon as the strange flame appeared in Xiao Han's palm, the temperature inside the cave rose sharply, reaching a terrifying level. Sweat poured from Little Fairy Doctor's forehead as the strange flame forced her several steps back.

"This is a Heavenly Flame," Xiao Han answered.

"A Heavenly Flame?" Little Fairy Doctor became even more curious.

"Mm."

Xiao Han glanced at Little Fairy Doctor. He knew that this was merely the Northern Region of the Douqi Continent. Not to mention Little Fairy Doctor—even some Dou Wang experts had no idea that such wonders existed in the world.

In order to ease Little Fairy Doctor's worries, Xiao Han patiently explained, "That's right. Within this vast world, there are certain Heavenly Flames. They may be sparks carried within meteorites that fell from the heavens; they may be lava fires tempered for hundreds or thousands of years deep within volcanoes; or perhaps they are stellar flames that exist amid the boundless starry sky."

"No matter where they come from, these Heavenly Flames are far more powerful than flames catalyzed by Dou Qi. If one possesses a Heavenly Flame, it can also increase the success rate of pill refinement and enhance the medicinal potency of the pills."

"However, these Heavenly Flames are all extremely violent. They are rarely encountered, and even if one does find them, it is exceedingly difficult to make them one's own. Once acquired, one's combat strength will soar. Even a mere Dou Zhe can instantly kill Dou Shi, Great Dou Shi, and Dou Ling experts. Even Dou Wang and Dou Emperor experts would have to weigh whether their Dou Qi could withstand the consumption of a Heavenly Flame."

"Uh..."

Little Fairy Doctor was stunned. Xiao Han made it sound downright mystical.

Deep within volcanoes, amid the boundless starry sky, within fallen meteorites.

None of those were places ordinary people could reach.

Still, after sensing the terrifying temperature of the Dark White flame in Xiao Han's palm, Little Fairy Doctor believed him somewhat. Thinking of such a wondrous object, intense curiosity appeared in her eyes. "Can you let me see its power?"

"Of course."

Xiao Han swept his gaze around the cave, then flicked his hand. The Dark White flame shot from his palm and struck a massive boulder weighing two tons inside the cave.

Bang!

The instant the Dark White flame touched the boulder, the boulder exploded apart, scattering white powder to the ground.

"Uh..."

Little Fairy Doctor stood there blankly. With such powerful destructive force, it truly could instantly kill Dou Shi and Great Dou Shi experts, just as Xiao Han had claimed.

When Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Han again, she finally understood clearly that he was not bragging. He really was that awesome.

Xiao Han smugly put away the Heavenly Flame. After pausing as if recalling something, he asked, "By the way, Little Fairy Doctor, have you prepared what I needed?"

"Mm." Little Fairy Doctor nodded and took a Jade Bottle from her Storage Ring, handing it to Xiao Han. "This is what you needed."

"Oh, thank you." Xiao Han smiled, opened the stopper, and took a light sniff. His breathing immediately became rapid, and a wave of heat rose in his lower abdomen.

The medicinal effect was pretty good.

Xiao Han was overjoyed. With this thing, he felt even more confident about obtaining the Amethyst Spirit Crystal and the Amethyst Source.

"Um... be careful when you use it. Not only does it have an extremely strong effect on lion-type monster beasts, it also has quite an effect on humans." As Little Fairy Doctor said this, her cheeks could not help turning red.

This stuff was truly wicked. If it were not for Xiao Han, she would never have refined such a thing, even if someone beat her to death.

"Hehe, I know."

The peaceful days passed uneventfully.

Before they knew it, Xiao Han and Little Fairy Doctor had lived together in the cave for half a month.

During those two weeks, Xiao Han had not been idle. More than a hundred first-tier monster beasts had died by his hand, and his cultivation had entered the middle stage of the Nine Star Dou Zhe realm.

What puzzled Xiao Han was that the monster beasts around the cave were strangely scarce. Every time, he had to travel a great distance before he could hunt one or two monster beasts. Even stranger, aside from Fierce Wolves and Blood Tooth Wild Boars, there seemed to be no other monster beasts in this area.

"Are you really not coming with me to the Chuyun Empire?" Little Fairy Doctor stood by the cave entrance, stroking Blue Eagle's feathers as she asked softly.

Over these past days, Xiao Han had learned that the Beast Tide in the Monster Beast Mountain Range half a month ago had been caused by the battle in the sky. During that battle, an entire mountain range had been severed, triggering a massive flood.

Xiao Han planned to remain in the Monster Beast Mountain Range for a while longer. He wanted to search for the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and see whether he might be lucky enough to enter it and obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal.

Familiar with the plot of Battle Through the Heavens and possessing God's Perspective, Xiao Han knew that one year later, Yun Yun, the Yunlan Sect's leader, would come here to obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal. This would lead to a great battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Yun Yun would be severely injured and saved by Xiao Yan, who had entered the Monster Beast Mountain Range for training. Using the alias Yun Zhi, she would share a rather charming and intimate memory with Xiao Yan. Afterward, Xiao Yan would not only extract Beast Flame from the Amethyst Source, but also receive a suit of armor from Yun Yun.

It could be said that Xiao Yan, the protagonist of Battle Through the Heavens, gained quite a few benefits.

Now, if Xiao Han wanted to seize this opportunity, he had to obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal.

And give it to Yun Yun, the leader of the Yunlan Sect.

Xiao Han wondered whether doing so would count as earning a personal achievement, allowing him to receive Experience Points and Energy Points as rewards.

Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that Xiao Han could successfully obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal.