A Dominating Suppression of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Pill Lightning Descends!

In the eastern region of the Monster Mountain Range stood a towering active volcano, like an ancient beast crouching upon the earth, breathing scorching sulfurous fumes all year round.

At the mountaintop, the air had long been distorted and blurred by the searing heat. As far as the eye could see, the ground was cracked, dark red bordering on black, as though it had been soaked in blood. The temperature here could melt a block of refined iron into liquid metal in an instant. This was, without question, a forbidden zone of life.

Yet amid this desolate deathtrap, a slender figure in black descended from the sky.

The newcomer was none other than Xiao Yao, who had crossed half the Monster Mountain Range in search of Purple Crystal Source!

The instant his feet touched the scorched earth, a terrifying pressure far beyond that of a Dou Emperor, even surpassing an ordinary Dou Zong, burst forth from his body like boundless heavenly might. It became an invisible storm and crushed fiercely toward the enormous cave atop the mountain, which was covered in countless purple crystals!

Boom!

The entire volcano groaned beneath that pressure, as though unable to bear the burden! The violent fire-attributed energy in the air trembled like subjects before their king, becoming incomparably docile in an instant!

Roar—!!!

Almost at the same time, a roar filled with pain, weakness, and towering fury burst from the depths of the cave, shaking loose rolling stones from the entire mountain peak!

The next moment, purple light blazed at the cave entrance. A colossal lion king covered from head to toe in magnificent purple crystal armor, with splendid wings growing from its back, charged out of the cave amid surging purple flames like a purple meteor!

It was the absolute ruler of this volcanic region, the Sixth Grade magical beast—the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King!

However, her condition was utterly miserable. Her purple crystal armor, which should have gleamed brilliantly and been indestructible, was now dim and stained with patches of blood. Her aura was also in complete disorder, while her abdomen was greatly swollen. She had clearly just given birth.

Her enormous beast eyes were filled with savage blood vessels as she fixed them firmly upon the young figure standing in the air. Her violent killing intent had nearly become tangible!

"Human!!" The soul fluctuation emitted by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was furious and shrill. "Do you also intend to steal my child, like those beasts?!"

Xiao Yao frowned slightly. This was far beyond his expectations. At the moment, he did not wish to kill her.

At the instant she roared, a weak and tender "Awoo" sounded from deep inside the cave.

A little lion only the size of a house cat, its entire body wet and its fur stuck together, staggered out of the darkness. Its equally purple eyes regarded Xiao Yao with the confusion and curiosity of a newborn.

This scene completely ignited the last remnants of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's reason!

She threw back her head and howled, actually disregarding her body, which had been weakened to the extreme after childbirth. She forcibly reversed her bloodline and burned her own origin blood essence! A terrifying aura far beyond her peak, even infinitely close to the threshold of the Seventh Grade, erupted from her body!

Dazzling purple light caused her dim crystal armor to shine once more, even more brilliantly than when she was at her peak! Vast purple flames gathered wildly around her, ultimately forming terrifying fireballs above her head, each over three meters in diameter and resembling purple suns!

Purple Flame · Meteor Extinction!

Accompanied by her roar, filled with determination and madness, those dozens of purple fireballs containing her origin power dragged long blazing tails behind them. Like a meteor shower heralding the end of the world, they tore through the sky and rained down upon Xiao Yao!

"Is this lion insane?"

Yet Xiao Yao's face did not show the slightest ripple before this attack, capable of destroying heaven and earth.

He slowly raised his right hand, spread his slender fingers, and gently clenched them inward toward the purple meteor shower sweeping down from above.

Space · Condense!

There was no earthshaking explosion, no clash of the power of laws.

As Xiao Yao softly uttered those two words, the entire world seemed to have been paused.

The sound of the wind vanished.

The heat waves ceased to surge.

The dozens of purple fireballs carrying destructive might, which had been plummeting at terrifying speed, along with the distorted air around them and even the flying volcanic ash, all froze completely and strangely in midair at that instant!

Time and space within this area seemed to have entirely solidified, becoming an eternal and bizarre painting.

"This... this is... the power of space?! A Dou Zong?!"

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's towering fury was instantly extinguished, replaced by incomprehensible horror and bone-deep despair!

No matter how hard she tried, she could not understand why this human youth, who looked absurdly young, could wield the forbidden domain that only the supreme experts who had entered the Dou Zong realm could begin to touch!

At the moment her mind faltered, Xiao Yao's indifferent voice slowly rang out like a divine decree from above the nine heavens.

"Suppress."

Before his words had faded, a giant hand formed entirely from pure Golden Mana silently appeared above the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, ignoring the distance of space.

The golden giant hand was covered in profoundly mysterious Daoist runes. It was not merely a construct of energy, but more like the hand of a deity forged from laws and order. The pressure it emitted made even the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's soul tremble instinctively!

The golden giant hand slowly descended. It was not fast, yet it carried an absolute will that seemed capable of collapsing heaven and earth—unstoppable and impossible to evade!

Roar!

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King let out an unwilling, mournful howl. Her remaining Dou Qi surged forth madly, forming a final purple crystal shield around her body.

However, this defense, among the very best at the Dou Emperor level, was as fragile as a purple bubble before the golden giant hand.

Crack... Bang!

The shield shattered at once, without creating even the faintest ripple.

The golden giant hand did not lose momentum and slammed heavily onto the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's enormous body!

Rumble—!!!

A muffled boom resounded, and the entire volcanic peak shook violently.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's massive body was slapped from the air without suspense and smashed viciously into the hard volcanic rock. A horrifying crater more than a hundred meters wide was blasted into the mountaintop! Her proud purple crystal armor cracked inch by inch, countless bone-deep wounds covered her body, and blood instantly dyed the ground beneath her red. Her aura had weakened to the extreme, and she no longer had the strength to move even a finger.

With just one move, victory and defeat had been decided. The difference between them was like heaven and earth!

Xiao Yao slowly descended from the air. Without even looking at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, who was barely alive in the crater, he walked straight toward the depths of the cave.

"Those not of our kind are bound to harbor different hearts." His cold, indifferent voice clearly entered the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's ears, filled with resentment and unwillingness. "Though your desire to protect your child is worthy of respect, I am ultimately human. Our positions differ, so there is no need for further words. Today, I take your companion Purple Crystal Source to refine an immortal pill. You have brought disaster upon this land for many years, and your hands are also stained with the blood of human mercenaries. That I do not take your life is already my greatest mercy."

After saying that, he ignored the despairing gaze behind him and strode into the cave. With a wave of his hand, he took more than half of the pool of purple liquid that radiated pure energy and stored it inside a jade bottle.

Having finished all this, Xiao Yao walked out of the cave and casually waved a hand back toward the entrance.

Buzz!

Several mysterious golden runes emerged from thin air and branded themselves into the rock walls around the entrance as though alive, forming a translucent golden screen that completely sealed the cave.

"I have placed a seal upon this place. Reflect properly here. When a human expert arrives in the future, your life or death shall be decided then. As for your child... consider it the sliver of survival I have left you."

As his words fell, Xiao Yao's figure had already transformed into a golden streak that tore across the heavens. He shot into the sky and vanished beyond the horizon in an instant.

Three days later, inside the hidden cave where Xiao Yao was in seclusion.

He sat cross-legged, his expression more solemn than ever before. Before him floated the ancient Eight Trigrams Furnace. Purple-gold light flowed endlessly across its body as though it were humming softly in anticipation.

All the medicinal ingredients had been prepared.

"Kid, are you ready?" Grandpa Lu's voice rang in his mind, carrying unprecedented gravity. "Remember: use your Immortal Family Mana as fire and your Spirit Realm Divine Soul as the guide. Unite your mind and spirit, cast aside every distracting thought, and follow this old man's instructions!"

"This disciple understands!"

Xiao Yao drew a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were clear and tranquil, as still as an ancient well.

"Rise!"

With his soft shout, one rare medicinal herb after another—each capable of causing bloody chaos in the outside world—turned into streams of light under his precise control and flew into the Eight Trigrams Furnace in perfect order.

"Condense the fire!"

Xiao Yao held two fingers together like a sword and activated the Golden Mana within his dantian. A wisp of golden flame rose from his fingertips, swelling in the wind and becoming roaring fire that gently yet domineeringly enveloped the entire Eight Trigrams Furnace.

For the next three days and nights, Xiao Yao completely entered a mysterious state where he forgot both himself and the world.

Under the meticulous control of his Spirit Realm Soul, the medicinal properties of every herb were perfectly extracted, becoming drops of medicine liquid in different colors, each flawless in purity. The impurities that alchemists of the Dou Qi Continent regarded as an insurmountable chasm were instantly burned into nothingness before this golden Immortal Family Mana, like ice and snow beneath the sun.

Under Grandpa Lu's personal guidance, which was practically cheating, the various medicinal liquids began to slowly and perfectly merge in an unfathomable sequence that accorded with the principles of yin and yang and the five elements...

Within the cave abode, rich pill fragrance gradually spread, refreshing the heart and mind. Even upon the hard stone walls, a layer of dazzling seven-colored medicinal dew condensed, brimming with spirituality.

At dusk on the third day, when the final drop of Purple Crystal Source merged into that mass of seven-colored medicinal liquid, the entire Eight Trigrams Furnace suddenly shook violently, emitting clear, resonant hums like the voice of the Great Dao!

"Now! Condense the pill!" Grandpa Lu's voice exploded through Xiao Yao's Sea of Consciousness like an evening drum and morning bell!

Xiao Yao's hand seals abruptly changed as he poured his divine soul and mana into the pill furnace without reservation!

Boom—!!!

A terrifying energy fluctuation beyond words erupted from the pill furnace, directly breaking through the cave abode's seal and turning into a seven-colored pillar of light. It pierced through the mountain rock, tore apart the clouds, and shot straight into the nine heavens!

In an instant, the originally clear sky changed dramatically!

Within a radius of a hundred miles, all Heaven and Earth Energy began to riot madly like a frightened school of fish! Ink-black clouds gathered above the valley at a speed visible to the naked eye, forming an incomparably enormous black vortex!

Within the vortex, countless silver lightning serpents as thick as arms danced wildly. Thunder rumbled, and vast heavenly might descended from above the nine heavens, locking firmly onto the inconspicuous cave below and shrouding the entire Monster Mountain Range!

"This... this is... Pill Lightning?!"