Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone

Six Azure-Eyed Fire Lions charged down ferociously.

Lin Yun locked onto the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader and charged at it with the Mountain Piercing Spear in hand.

Although he had just killed an Azure-Eyed Fire Lion, he had not expended much Yuan Power.

His Yuan Power was exceptionally strong. In the Earthly Yuan Realm, he had used Innate Yin Sha Qi, and when breaking through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, he had absorbed nearly a hundred Yang Yuan Pills.

The strength of his Yuan Power far surpassed that of others at the same realm.

The key to both the Earthly Yuan Realm and the Heavenly Yuan Realm lay in strengthening Yuan Power. How much Yin Sha Qi and Yang Gang Qi one absorbed, as well as the quality of those two energies, were all important factors.

The more energy absorbed, and the higher its quality, the stronger the Yuan Power it reinforced.

So although Lin Yun was only at the early Heavenly Yuan Realm, even those at the late Heavenly Yuan Realm probably could not match the strength of his Yuan Power.

For example, at the same realm, someone else might need 100 units of Yuan Power to kill that Azure-Eyed Fire Lion from before.

But Lin Yun only needed 10! Dragging his spear behind him as he sprinted, Lin Yun's spear tip tore through the fallen leaves, carving a clear furrow in the ground.

He swiftly closed in on the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader. Just as they were about to meet, the Mountain Piercing Spear swept upward from behind him, tracing a fiery arc through the air as its Yuan Power spear light slashed down like a full moon.

"Roar!"

The Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader roared in fury. Azure light flared from its body as it forcefully withstood Lin Yun's spear strike and still pounced toward him.

Its jaws opened wide, its enormous lion head exaggeratedly large enough to nearly engulf Lin Yun whole.

"Ruthless!"

"Decisive!"

"But can you take it?!"

Lin Yun snorted inwardly. He had no intention of abandoning his spear and retreating. The Mountain Piercing Spear was a Rune Treasure, its runes enhancing the weapon's hardness, sharpness, and weight.

Combined with his fully charged strike—

The power unleashed this time had reached at least a hundred thousand pounds.

Bang!

The Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader twisted its head aside, and the spear tip smashed into the back of its neck.

The immense force sent its leaping body crashing to the ground. Lin Yun stepped on its head and vaulted over its body.

"Roar—"

Enduring the agonizing pain, the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader immediately rose to its feet and roared again, though its roar was noticeably weak.

"As expected of a late Heavenly Yuan Realm Demon Beast. It can really take a beating." Lin Yun struck again, unwilling to give it any chance to catch its breath.

But the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader had learned its lesson this time and no longer faced the spear head-on. As the leader of the lion pack, it was an experienced hunter as well, and it prepared to circle around Lin Yun in battle.

Elsewhere, Bao Qiang had already fallen into the encirclement of the other Azure-Eyed Fire Lions.

Fortunately, it had thick skin and tough flesh, its body as hard as iron, so it could hold on for the time being.

Before long, Tiger Heroine and Bao Zhen finally finished off that Azure-Eyed Fire Lion and immediately came to support him, greatly reducing Bao Qiang's pressure.

Two leopards and one tiger launched a frenzied slaughter against the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group.

Pursued by three Heavenly Yuan Realm Demon Beasts, the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group had no strength left to resist and was quickly scattered.

Yet in terms of speed, they were no match for the Black Iron Demon Leopards and the Fire Python Tiger either, and they were soon slaughtered to the last.

The battle between the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader and Lin Yun was also nearing its end.

After suffering Lin Yun's first heavy strike, the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader had already been at the end of its strength. But as the lion king, it never showed weakness before an enemy, forcing itself to continue fighting Lin Yun.

Meanwhile, to avoid the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader resorting to a desperate, mutually injurious attack, Lin Yun deliberately controlled his attack range and rhythm.

The Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Leader had thick skin and tough flesh. It held on for a while, but Lin Yun eventually wore it down until it died.

With that, the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group was completely wiped out! "Awoo—roar!"

Tiger Heroine's face was covered in blood, yet it still raised its head proudly and let out a long, melodious roar toward the sky.

It was telling Tiger Dad.

It had avenged him!

Lin Yun swallowed a Returning Spring Pill.

He fed one each to Tiger Heroine and the Two Leopards as well.

He arranged for the Two Leopards to keep watch nearby, preventing any other Demon Beasts from coming to ambush them.

Then he released Qing Tan and the Three Little Tigers, having them clean up the battlefield and gather the corpses of the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group.

Qing Tan sniffed the thick scent of blood and looked at the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion corpses, her little face tense.

She had never seen such a grand scene before.

"Don't be afraid. These Azure-Eyed Fire Lions were the culprits who killed Tiger Dad and injured Tiger Heroine. We're helping Tiger Heroine's family take revenge." Lin Yun held her little hand and comforted her.

Qing Tan was still very young and innocent.

However, this little girl adapted quickly. In the original story, she eventually became the Hall Master of the Darkness Hall.

Small body, big heart! "So they were the ones who harmed Little Fire's family. Hmph, they deserve to die!" Qing Tan said indignantly, no longer looking afraid.

"Master, I sense intense energy fluctuations on the mountain. There should be some rare treasure there," Chi Ling transmitted.

It could sense vegetation and Spirit Herbs, as well as rare treasures containing energy, such as Yang Yuan Stones.

"Tiger Heroine, take me up the mountain to have a look."

Lin Yun took Qing Tan with him, mounted Tiger Heroine, and headed toward the small mountain.

Once they reached the mountain, Lin Yun followed Chi Ling's senses and entered the cave where the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group had once lived.

Tiger Heroine had lived here as well.

Lin Yun surveyed the cave. The interior was spacious, and aside from the stench of lions, it was quite dry overall.

"Brother Lin Yun, it's much warmer in here than outside. How strange," Qing Tan said curiously.

Having suffered from cold for years, she was particularly sensitive to temperature.

Ordinary caves were damp and chilly, yet this cave was unusually dry. Its warm atmosphere even made one feel sleepy.

The rare treasure Chi Ling had sensed was inside this cave.

"Tiger Heroine, you used to live here. Did you ever notice anything unusual about this cave?" Lin Yun asked through transmission.

"Roar~" Tiger Heroine fell into thought. After a while, she replied to Lin Yun... Was sleeping against the stone walls feeling very comfortable considered unusual?

Lin Yun immediately began examining the stones in the cave.

"They all seem to be connected?" Lin Yun quickly noticed something strange. The stone walls here seemed to form a single whole, which was rare.

"Could the treasure be inside the stone?"

An idea struck Lin Yun. He took out the Mountain Piercing Spear and prepared to stab the stone wall.

"Right, let's try creating a mission first!"

Lin Yun immediately remembered that he had been able to create a mission when he discovered the Yang Yuan Stone Mine. This time should be no different.

This was unlike ordinary Spirit Herbs.

Lin Yun had tried creating missions for finding Spirit Herbs before, but none had succeeded.

Presumably, their grade and difficulty were not high enough.

Mission: Find a rare treasure. Reward: One bottle of Mutated Blood Pills.

This reward... Lin Yun froze for a moment. Rewards were often related to the mission, and Mutated Blood Pills immediately made him think of Little Flame's mutated bloodline.

Could the rare treasure inside this stone be what had caused Little Flame to possess a mutated bloodline?

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Lin Yun immediately thrust his spear into the stone wall. The spear tip struck the wall with a piercing screech, sending sparks flying.

"What a hard stone wall," Lin Yun said in surprise.

The fact that it could withstand his spear strikes proved that this stone wall was no ordinary rock.

Lin Yun put more force into his attacks. He had held back earlier out of fear of damaging the rare treasure within.

Under Lin Yun's powerful thrusts, cracks began appearing in the stone wall, and chunks fell away one after another.

After smashing through layer upon layer of stone wall, the cave was filled with rubble.

At last, the treasure inside was revealed.

It was a blood-red stone, crystalline and red as blood, slightly translucent. Something seemed to flow within its center, making it look incredibly wondrous.

Lin Yun reached out to touch it. A warm sensation spread through his hand, and he actually felt as though his blood were boiling.

"What unusual energy fluctuations."

Chi Ling transmitted excitedly, "Master, it's an Earth Spirit Blood Marrow Stone!"