Smoked to Death by Athlete's Foot...

Yue Mei stood to one side, staring at Lin Xuan in utter bewilderment. She still had no idea what had happened when the house simply vanished.

Looking at the Storage Ring on Lin Xuan's hand, Yue Mei felt her scalp tingle. She had never imagined that Lin Xuan's Storage Ring could hold such a huge house.

What Yue Mei did not know was that Lin Xuan had merely put the house into the system inventory.

With the house put away by Lin Xuan, the marmot was left standing on the Flying Magical Beast's back. Seeing this, Lin Xuan picked it up.

So I'm carrying a house around with me at all times... I can move whenever and however I want...

Looking at the spot where the house had vanished from the Flying Magical Beast's back, Lin Xuan muttered to himself with a laugh.

Then Lin Xuan summoned his Dou Qi Wings and flew with Lin Chou and the other three women toward the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's location.

As Lin Xuan flew toward the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with Lin Chou and the three women, he could not help recalling how Yun Yun had gone to the Magical Beast Forest in the original story to demand Purple Spirit Crystal from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

If I make the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King stronger, will Yun Yun get killed outright when the time comes?

But after thinking it over, Lin Xuan stopped worrying. After all, he could come here himself when Yun Yun arrived in the Magical Beast Forest.

After Lin Xuan brought Lin Chou and the three women to the cave where the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King lived, he had them stop.

"What is it? Aren't we going in?" Zi Yan asked Lin Xuan curiously.

"Uh... well, we won't go in. We'll just wait for them to come out."

Hearing Zi Yan's question, Lin Xuan answered awkwardly.

The two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings inside the cave were busy making offspring. Going in now would be rather... awkward, so Lin Xuan had Lin Chou and the three women wait at the cave entrance.

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, Zi Yan grew curious and sent her Spiritual Sense into the cave. She quickly found out what was happening inside. Her face instantly turned red, and after nodding, she hid behind Lin Chou.

Lin Xuan was rather speechless at the sight, but he said nothing. Instead, he directly released the pressure of a Dou Zong into the cave.

As for Zi Yan, she could not sense the cultivation realms of Lin Xuan and Lin Chou. After all, the Infinity Stones were not just for show.

Once Lin Xuan released his pressure, the two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings in the cave were startled and hurriedly separated, rushing out of the cave.

After all, Lin Xuan's Dou Zong pressure was no joke. The two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings were nowhere near the strength of a Dou Zong.

When the two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings saw Lin Xuan, Lin Chou, and the three women, they were puzzled. Then the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King spoke to Lin Xuan.

"May I ask why a human Dou Zong has come to my humble territory?"

"Nothing much. I just happen to be lacking a flying mount that can fly quickly."

After sizing up the two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings, Lin Xuan found that their realms were about the same as the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake he had encountered before. He then spoke to the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's words, the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's expression turned ugly. It wanted to refuse, but Lin Xuan's realm was right there before it. It had no right to refuse.

After a moment of silence, the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King sighed and spoke to Lin Xuan.

"Alas, if that is the case, then I shall serve as Your Excellency's mount. I only ask that Your Excellency spare her."

"That won't do. We'll have to see what the three of them choose. Whether you become the mount, or she does."

After hearing the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's words, Lin Xuan glanced at Lin Chou and the three women, then shook his head.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King frowned upon hearing this. Just as it was about to say something, Lin Xuan's Dou Zong aura locked directly onto it.

Seeing this, the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King could only shut its mouth. The trace of Dou Zong aura Lin Xuan had released was no joke.

Then Lin Xuan tossed the marmot in front of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, intending to see whether the marmot was strong enough to deal with it.

But to Lin Xuan's surprise, after the marmot stood before the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and sized it up, it let out that demonic scream.

However, the two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings ignored it. Right now, they were focused on the matter Lin Xuan had raised.

Seeing this, the marmot slowly walked toward the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Once it reached its side—

The marmot bit down on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's leg. Lin Xuan's eyes lit up at the sight, feeling that perhaps he had been right.

Yet beneath Lin Xuan's expectant gaze, the marmot merely slowly collapsed to the ground. Foam spilled from its mouth, its legs twitched, and it lost all signs of life.

At the same time, the system's cold voice sounded beside Lin Xuan's ear.

"Ding. The host's pet has been smoked to death by Athlete's Foot. The system will compensate the host with five Too Wet Balls."

Hearing the system's words, Lin Xuan was completely dumbfounded. The marmot had died just like that?

A marmot produced by the system had been smoked to death by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Athlete's Foot?

???

It was smoked to death by Athlete's Foot just like that?

Fuck... It hadn't even been hatched for a full day, and it died just like that???

Looking at the marmot's corpse on the ground, Lin Xuan was filled with question marks, completely at a loss over what to do.

As for the Too Wet Balls the system had compensated him with, Lin Xuan paid them no attention. His mind was entirely on the marmot.

The two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings did not pay much attention to the marmot lying before them. In their eyes, a Magical Beast with no cultivation was nothing more than food.

The two Purple Crystal Winged Lion Kings kept communicating through their eyes, trying to figure out how to make Lin Xuan spare them.

Lin Xuan angrily turned his gaze toward the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. After all, his marmot had been smoked to death by its Athlete's Foot.

Seeing this, the female Purple Crystal Winged Lion King hurriedly spoke to Lin Xuan. She did not want the male Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to die like this.

"Lord Dou Zong, we will do whatever you say. Please do not be angry."

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