A tiny purple figure swam through the valley.
It was a Phantom Beast that looked like a purple sable.
A pair of lively eyes scanned the surroundings, as if searching for something.
It seemed to be a Phantom Beast that had come out to forage.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a tremendous explosion rang out.
"Shumi!"
The sable-like Phantom Beast
was startled at once.
Its body sprang up seven or eight meters into the air.
It fled in terror into a cave not far away.
Only a pair of dark, beadlike eyes remained.
They anxiously watched the source of that enormous figure.
Rumble!
Heavy, massive footsteps rang out.
Behind a huge boulder,
a gigantic figure was moving.
"I never thought it would be this powerful!"
"Pfft!"
A beautiful figure, together with her Phantom Beast, was sent flying.
This person was none other than Zhu Yan Hua, who had come to Violet Volcano Valley!
"Ah!"
Blood spurted from her mouth.
At the same time,
a pained expression appeared on her face.
Purple markings surfaced across her features.
What was more,
a purple glow slowly began to radiate from her body.
Then,
just like the burning purple flames in the valley,
clusters of burning purple flowers wrapped around Zhu Yan Hua's body.
Along with the blood trickling from the corner of her mouth,
she possessed a beauty with a flavor all its own.
A beauty touched by tragedy.
Ink Spirit Fire!
This was a special kind of flame.
It was something created by a Phantom Beast called Banyoula.
Several months ago,
Zhu Yan Hua had ventured deep into a valley to gather Spirit Fruits.
She had never expected to encounter Banyoula.
Afterward, she drove away the other Phantom Beasts and fought that Phantom Beast herself.
However,
she had accidentally fallen victim to Banyoula's special innate skill.
Ink Spirit Fire Curse!
This was a terrifying flame.
It lodged itself in the host's body.
It continuously burned away the host's life force.
The flames could not harm anyone else.
Yet they could slowly consume the host's life.
Until every last trace of life force had been drained away.
And the only thing capable of dispelling the curse of Banyoula's innate skill
was Ink Spirit Grass!
Ink Spirit Grass was a kind of spirit herb.
Zhu Yan Hua had come here specifically to search for Ink Spirit Grass.
She wanted to rid herself of the poison of the Ink Spirit Fire.
However,
every corner of the Azure Dragon Mountains
was fraught with enormous danger!
Within these mountains,
there were countless powerful Phantom Beasts!
Roar!
A massive roar rang out before Zhu Yan Hua.
A gigantic Phantom Beast, five or six meters tall, lumbered over.
It was actually an enormous Lizard Phantom Beast!
A thick layer of armor covered its body, gleaming with a sinister, bone-chilling light.
No one would doubt its defensive power.
Its enormous claws lightly scraped against a rock.
The huge stone instantly crumbled into powder.
"I never thought I'd run into an Ironclad Lizard here!"
Zhu Yan Hua looked at the Lizard Phantom Beast approaching her and spoke with a hint of self-mockery.
This was a Phantom Beast with exceptionally powerful innate abilities!
Both its defense and attack power were top-notch.
It could generally grow to Gold Rank.
It could even reach Platinum Rank or higher.
Rumble!
The Ironclad Lizard walked toward Zhu Yan Hua.
A covetous look appeared in its eyes.
Drool even spilled from its mouth.
To a carnivorous Phantom Beast like it,
Zhu Yan Hua was prey.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Suddenly, two figures stepped in front of Zhu Yan Hua.
One was a huge butterfly—the Prismatic Butterfly.
The other was a cute pink Phantom Beast with large ears.
They stood before the Ironclad Lizard.
Their gazes were resolute.
Yet in the next moment,
disdain appeared in the Ironclad Lizard's eyes, and it swept its tail.
Rumble!
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