Slaying the Lion King, Brothers Reunited

Monster Beast Mountain Range.

High above.

A figure stood in the sky, using Dou Qi wings to keep himself aloft.

"What is Xiao Yan doing? Didn't I tell him to keep the Jade Talisman on him?" Irritation appeared on Hun Cang's face as his gaze swept across the lush forest.

After deciding to obtain the Bone Spirit Cold Flame from Yao Chen, Hun Cang immediately took action.

At first, he had planned to use the Spatial Jade Slip to locate them and cross directly over, saving both time and effort.

But when Hun Cang tried to sense it, there was no signal from the Spatial Jade Slip. Speechless, he had no choice but to fly here.

Having arrived at the Monster Beast Mountain Range, finding someone was no simple matter. After all, the range almost ran through the entire Jia Ma Empire, and its eastern region was already close to Wutan City.

In such a vast forest, Hun Cang had intended to use the Jade Talisman to try and pinpoint Xiao Yan's location.

Yet it was the same—equally useless.

"Looks like Xiao Yan put both items into his Storage Ring." Hun Cang let out a breath, moved again, and released his Soul Power to search area by area.

As he passed over a mountain peak, Hun Cang's Soul Power swept across it, seemingly provoking whoever was there. A surging, ferocious aura erupted.

Whoosh!

Hun Cang came to an abrupt stop. Just as he changed direction, a streak of purple light swept past him with a shrieking gust of wind.

Hun Cang frowned slightly and looked toward the enormous figure slowly appearing atop the mountain peak ahead.

It was a magical beast with a savage lion's head and a body suffused with a faint purple glow. A pair of enormous purple wings gently flapped at its sides, clusters of purple flame rising with each beat. While holding its massive body aloft, its pair of blood-red, bell-sized eyes tinged with purple swept toward Hun Cang.

Amethyst Winged Lion King... The instant he saw it clearly, a name flashed through Hun Cang's mind.

"Human, what exactly are you trying to do? Do you really think I'm so easy to bully? When one person failed, you sent another?" the Amethyst Winged Lion King roared in human speech.

One person? Another? Hearing that, Hun Cang made a guess. His gaze swept over the remaining half of the broken horn atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head, further confirming his thoughts.

Yun Yun had been here.

"Human, are you even listening to me?" Receiving no response, the Amethyst Winged Lion King spoke again.

At the same time, fury at being ignored seemed to rise within it. The flames covering its body flared much more fiercely as its forelimbs lightly pawed at the air.

It looked as though it would attack if Hun Cang's answer failed to satisfy it.

"Lion King, don't push it. Others may fear you, but I don't. I'm only here to find someone today. I have no interest in your Purple Spirit Crystal, so move aside," Hun Cang explained blandly with a frown.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared, "Hypocritical human! Do you take me for a fool? I haven't even said anything, yet you brought up the Purple Spirit Crystal. You must be in league with that woman!"

No wonder that woman had lost all her strength after being struck by my Amethyst Seal, yet I still couldn't find her even after mobilizing the nearby magical beasts.

So she had accomplices!

The last traces of purple in its already blood-red eyes were completely swallowed by crimson. The Amethyst Winged Lion King launched an attack directly at Hun Cang.

Facing just one female Dou Emperor had already cost it the horn on its head. Now that her companion had come, if it did not deal with him quickly, then once they joined forces, it would have no chance of winning.

Having weighed the stakes, the Amethyst Winged Lion King stopped holding back.

Its body flashed, crossing the distance between them and appearing before Hun Cang. It raised its enormous claw and swept it toward Hun Cang's head.

Purple light gleamed from its claw as flames swayed around it. The immense force produced an explosive crack as the air was torn apart.

If this strike landed, Hun Cang's head would undoubtedly burst apart like a watermelon.

Yet Hun Cang remained where he was, calmly watching the colossal beast before him.

At this sight, the Amethyst Winged Lion King bared its fangs in a savage, triumphant grin, as though it had already seen its attack succeed.

However, at that moment, Hun Cang rapidly formed hand seals. Then he pointed at the Amethyst Winged Lion King and shouted in a low voice:

"Flame Suppressing Seal!"

A seal drifted forth. It looked light and insignificant, and compared to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's violent strike, it seemed as though a strong gust could scatter it at any moment.

Though it appeared slow, the seal was actually incredibly fast. In an instant, it plunged directly into the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body. The purple crystal-like scales covering its body were like mere ornaments, offering no resistance whatsoever.

"Is that all your attack can do?" The Amethyst Winged Lion King noticed nothing unusual. Seeing its claw about to touch Hun Cang's head, it could not help but sneer.

But as soon as the words left its mouth, the smile on its face abruptly froze, replaced by terror and panic.

Its crystal-like claw stopped less than an inch from Hun Cang's face. No matter how hard the Amethyst Winged Lion King tried, it could not move even a fraction closer. The flames on its claw extinguished without warning.

So too did the purple flames over the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body. As though drawn by some force, they rapidly flowed backward and withdrew into its body.

"Human, what did you do to me? How can this be?" The Amethyst Winged Lion King stared in horror as the purple crystal light on its body dimmed, its voice full of panic.

"Get down!"

Hun Cang raised a hand and struck downward. Countless wisps of black mist surged from his body, condensing into a giant palm that crashed heavily onto the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head.

Boom!

Like a dim purple streak of light slashing across the sky, it plummeted straight into the forest below with a deafening crash.

The surrounding magical beasts were so frightened that they fled in every direction, while birds and beasts took flight into the distance.

The enormous shockwave sheared through every tree within a hundred meters, even uprooting some stumps from the earth.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was inherently fire-aspected, and its strength relied heavily on flames. Even the amethyst crystals on its body could absorb sunlight and convert it into its own power. Combined with the sturdy body of a Sixth-Tier Magical Beast, any other Dou Emperor would certainly have suffered against it.

Yun Yun had been like that earlier. Even after using her ultimate move, she had only managed to sever one of the sharp horns on its head.

But the Amethyst Winged Lion King had never expected that the Hun Cang it provoked was no ordinary Dou Emperor, but someone who possessed the Six Gate Seal Arts, which were extraordinarily effective at restraining flames.

Even the strongest Heavenly Flames in the world had to obediently submit before Hun Cang's Six Gate Seal Arts, let alone mere beast flames.

Descending from the sky, Hun Cang glanced at the still-struggling Amethyst Winged Lion King. A black chain shot out from behind him and pierced through the Lion King's eye.

"Roar..."

A grief-stricken howl echoed through the mountain forest. Endless regret filled the Amethyst Winged Lion King's only remaining eye before its gaze slowly faded.

Having dealt with the troublesome Magical Beast, Hun Cang withdrew his gaze. His wings beat as he continued searching for Xiao Yan's trail.

What had just happened seemed no different to him than casually swatting a mosquito to death.

Just then, he heard a voice brimming with surprise behind him.

"Big Brother?!"

Hun Cang turned around and saw a young man wearing nothing but shorts hurrying through the forest toward him.

Xiao Yan's face was lit with an excited smile. He carried a large fish in one hand, while a black ruler-like weapon nearly as tall as he was rested on his back.