Eighth-Rank Pill

"System, open the Platinum Treasure Chest." Xiao Han stared at the platinum chest before him and gave the command once more.

Treasure chests were ranked from lowest to highest: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond...

A Bronze Treasure Chest could yield a Profound Middle-Rank cultivation method. What kind of good item could a Platinum Treasure Chest, a rank higher than a Bronze Treasure Chest, produce?

Xiao Han could not help but feel a surge of excitement.

"Ding!"

As Xiao Han gave the command, the Platinum Treasure Chest slowly opened by itself, and a streak of platinum light emerged from within.

Congratulations, you have opened a Platinum Treasure Chest and obtained an exceptional item: Disguise Pill.

Disguise Pill: Eighth-Rank Pill, a time-limited item. After use, it allowed the user to transform into any appearance they desired. Male or female, human or beast—anything was possible. Once the time limit expired, the user would immediately revert to their original form.

"Disguise Pill?"

Xiao Han clicked his tongue inwardly, frowning slightly as he curled his lips. "I'm very satisfied with how I look now. What do I need this thing for?"

Ding! The system reports to the host: Host, do not underestimate the wondrous effects of the Disguise Pill. Even if the host is male, he can become female after using it. Furthermore, this pill can not only cross genders, but also cross races. Even if the host wishes to become a male dog, that too falls within the scope of this pill.

"Uh..."

Xiao Han snapped irritably, "Become a woman? Cross genders? Even turn into a male dog? System, why do I feel like there's something behind your words?"

Ding! The system reports to the host: The system has detected improper thoughts within the host. As for the other pleasures the Disguise Pill may offer, the host will need to explore them himself.

"Uh..."

Xiao Han truly wanted to roll his eyes at the system. He said dejectedly, "System, how about you exchange it for something else? This pill is an Eighth-Rank Pill, so give me a Seventh Grade Pill instead. I won't take advantage of you—just give me a Transformation Pill."

Transformation Pill: A pill that allowed a beast to completely shed its beast form, granting Demon Beasts both their long lifespans and humanity's cultivation talent.

"Ding!"

The system reports to the host: The item obtained from a treasure chest depends not only on the chest's rank, but also on the host's luck at the time it is opened. Once a chest has been opened, no exchanges will be accepted.

"System, you really won't exchange it?" Xiao Han clicked his tongue inwardly.

"Ding!"

That is correct, host.

"Uh..."

Xiao Han clicked his tongue inwardly. He had originally wanted to trade for a Transformation Pill. That way, he could go to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and exchange the Transformation Pill with the Amethyst Winged Lion King for Amethyst Spirit Crystal and Amethyst Source.

Now that the system refused to exchange the pill with him, that plan clearly would not work.

"Fortune favors the bold. How could I know the outcome if I didn't give it a try?"

Xiao Han walked out of the cave and looked into the distance. It was still morning, but he turned around and went back inside, flopping onto the stone bed and sleeping soundly.

There was medicinal powder scattered by Little Fairy Doctor outside the cave, and the cave where he slept was situated relatively high up. There was no need to worry about Demon Beasts disturbing him while he slept.

By the time he woke, the sun was already setting. After resting and recovering his strength, Xiao Han was still in no rush. He waited instead.

Xiao Han remembered clearly that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was fire-attributed. Fighting beneath the blazing sun would boost its combat strength, whereas nighttime would weaken it considerably.

Going to find the Amethyst Winged Lion King under the blazing sun would be foolish unless Xiao Han was an idiot.

While waiting, Xiao Han went down to the river, caught several fish, and roasted them to eat. It was not until the moon had climbed high overhead that he finally left the cave.

With a thought, he summoned the Purple Cloud Wings.

The two-meter-long wings unfolded, and the Dou Qi within his body poured out rapidly as though floodgates had opened. With a light beat of his wings, he slowly rose into the air. At the same time, he drained a Level 1 Blue Potion in one gulp.

Once the Blue Potion entered his stomach, it continuously replenished Xiao Han's depleted Dou Qi in a very short time.

The amount of Dou Qi consumed by the Purple Cloud Wings happened to be directly proportional to the amount replenished by a Level 1 Blue Potion. If Xiao Han wanted to keep using the Purple Cloud Wings, he simply had to keep drinking potions.

The forest below, leaving behind countless afterimages, swept past beneath Xiao Han. This sensation of soaring through the sky made him feel an urge to throw back his head and let out a long howl.

During those days when he had lived together with Little Fairy Doctor in the cave, Xiao Han had not been idle. He had already figured out the direction of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.

Skimming above the treetops, Xiao Han arrived outside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave after only a few minutes.

Xiao Han did not choose to sneak in, because he knew that aside from the adult Amethyst Winged Lion King, there was also a young one inside.

The Amethyst Source Xiao Han wanted had some mysterious connection with the young Amethyst Winged Lion King within. It was simply impossible for him alone to obtain it without being discovered. Besides, it was already nighttime. The Amethyst Winged Lion King would not be stupid enough to go hunting at a time like this, would it?

Originally, Xiao Han had asked Little Fairy Doctor for poison that could put even high-ranking Demon Beasts into heat, intending to use it on the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Even if it could not drive the Amethyst Winged Lion King away, it would probably be able to weaken its combat strength.

Of course, this was an extremely risky undertaking.

"Amethyst Winged Lion King, come out! I want to make a deal with you!"

Xiao Han arrived outside the cave and shouted into its depths.

A moment later, a blaze of fire emerged from the cave. Under the silvery moonlight, a purple Demon Beast covered in flickering flames walked out from within.

The Demon Beast was enormous, measuring a full seven or eight meters long. In the darkness of night, it looked particularly terrifying.

Under the moonlight, its body was covered in a layer of purple crystalline armor.

It had a lion's head with a ferocious appearance, a pair of blood-red beastly eyes gleaming with an unusual purple light, and a huge maw filled with fangs. Beneath the hazy moonlight, it looked like a vicious beast straight from hell.

And that was not all. Atop its lion head was a fiery-red spiraling horn, around which clusters of purple flames curled and danced. A pair of purple wings grew from the sides of its massive lion body. As it strode forward, flames burst from those wings like jets of fire. Its four thick claws were likewise wrapped in purple crystals. Every step it took caused the ground to tremble slightly. It was hard to imagine whether a full-force stomp could shatter the earth itself.

It was the ruler of the fifty-mile area within the Monster Beast Mountain Range, a Rank 6 Demon Beast that embodied both beauty and destruction—the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

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