Lei Lin: "Lin Lei, you should still walk the old path!"

The Lantan squad following behind had no idea of Lei Lin's intentions; otherwise...

Well, even if they did know, there was nothing they could do. After all, as Angels, they were merely tools.

To complete their escort mission, even if it required their sacrifice, they would have no choice but to face death.

And so, Lei Lin secretly protected Lin Lei as he trained in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, watching him hunt magic beasts and cultivate.

He watched him enter the Misty Valley once again.

He watched him get hunted by a pack of dragons and eventually enter the cavern under the guidance of Delin.

Fortunately, although Lin Lei could not yet practice battle qi, his physique was not weak, having already reached the seventh rank.

His overall strength was greater than in the original story, and while he was in a sorry state, at least he hadn't been disfigured.

Seeing the dragons preparing to seal the entrance to the cavern, Lei Lin stopped hiding.

He appeared directly, and with a few flashes of his blade, he finished off several dragons near the cavern entrance.

Lei Lin's sudden appearance and his wordless slaughter of several dragons caused the pack to grow restless once more.

The great battle began anew!

However, this time it was not a pack of dragons surrounding a human, but Lei Lin wreaking havoc among the dragons.

His tiny stature, blinding speed, and overwhelming power made Lei Lin look like a grim reaper harvesting the lives of the dragons.

Lei Lin darted through the dragon pack like a bolt of lightning. Every swing of his blade marked the fall of a dragon.

In just a moment, he had scattered the entire pack!

"Tch, weaklings." Lei Lin did not continue to pursue the dragons, merely collecting their magic cores as he went.

However, after collecting all the magic cores, Lei Lin did not follow Lin Lei into the cavern.

Against a Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon, as long as the opponent didn't use its life-risking ultimate move to fire the spikes from its back, Lei Lin had nothing to fear.

But against a Saint Realm Purple-Striped Black Bear, even if it had only just broken through to the Saint Realm, Lei Lin dared not underestimate it.

This was a difference in tiers, a difference in essence.

Lin Lei's strength was too low; the Purple-Striped Black Bear and the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon wouldn't care if they discovered him, but if Lei Lin went in...

He wasn't sure if the Purple-Striped Black Bear could see through his concealment methods at close range.

Or if it would attack him.

He could only suppress his aura and use reconnaissance techniques from outside the cavern, silently observing everything happening within.

If necessary, he could at least rush in, use himself as bait to draw out Lantan and the others, and buy Lin Lei a sliver of a chance at survival.

Inside the cavern, Lin Lei hid his figure. Listening to the words of the Purple-Striped Black Bear and watching it brutally slaughter the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon, his expression turned grim.

He had already realized that he had encountered a Saint Realm magic beast.

The Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon had even glanced in his direction earlier, making him suspect he had been discovered.

Lin Lei's hand gripped the Burst Elixir Token that Lei Lin had given him tightly.

He had prepared himself mentally to use the elixir; it was the only trump card he currently had to save his life.

Outside, Lei Lin, who was suppressing his aura and monitoring the battle within the cavern through reconnaissance, had been quite calm.

Because of Lin Lei's protagonist luck, the Purple-Striped Black Bear and the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon ended up in a mutual destruction, just like in the original story.

The Purple-Striped Black Bear, which had held the absolute upper hand, died to the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon's ultimate spike attack.

It died a very frustrating death!

The heavily wounded and dying Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon also intended to crush the little bug that was Lin Lei, charging toward him.

Seeing this, Lin Lei didn't hesitate to crush the token, intending to take the elixir and burst forth with power.

But the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon possessed high intelligence; seeing the Dragonblood Pill in Lin Lei's hand, it realized something was wrong.

It immediately swatted the Dragonblood Pill out of Lin Lei's hand, and in the process, shattered his arm.

As for the protective barrier formed by the token?

Before this peak ninth-rank dragon, it was nothing at all and was shattered in one blow.

Squeak!

Realizing the danger, Beibei blocked the path in front of Lin Lei, but was also swatted away by the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon.

"Beibei!" Seeing Beibei swatted away, Lin Lei roared, wanting to risk his life against the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon!

However, he would not get the chance!

The moment he confirmed the death of the greatest threat, the Purple-Striped Black Bear, he had used a magic scroll to seal the cavern entrance, left orders for Lantan and the others not to enter, and stepped into the cavern.

Just as the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon was about to pierce Lin Lei's chest with its claw, Lei Lin had already transformed into a bolt of lightning, blocking the path in front of Lin Lei.

He raised his straight blade slightly, and the Judgment Blade shimmered with dazzling lightning, illuminating the entire underground cavern.

It also illuminated the path to the underworld for the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon!

The sharp blade followed the wound on the dragon's head, splitting it open and exposing its brains.

A single strike, and it was dead!

Lin Lei, who had been preparing to risk his life, saw this scene and asked in astonishment, "Brother Lei Lin, why are you here?!"

Lei Lin sheathed his blade and glanced at the Dragonblood Pill that had been knocked to the ground and shattered into dust.

He then looked at Lin Lei and said, "Sigh, given the state you were in, how could I truly feel at ease letting you come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range all by yourself!"

As he spoke, he looked at the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon and thought to himself, Forget it, no point in dragging this out any longer; it might as well be you!

With Hogg gone, Lei Lin had originally intended to continue using Lin Lei as a test subject to research how to transform him into a proper Dragonblood Warrior without the stimulation of dragon blood.

But he hadn't expected Lin Lei to suffer a heartbreak so early, not even leaving him a few months of research time.

Observing Lin Lei sculpting Dream Awakening earlier had caused some changes in Lei Lin's mindset.

Now that Lin Lei was prepared to pop the pill, only to be swatted away by the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon, Lei Lin felt a sense of unease.

Lei Lin didn't want to drag this out any longer!

After all, it was just bloodline research; putting it aside for a while didn't matter. At worst, he could just wait until Lin Lei's children were born to continue researching the unawakened Azure Dragon Bloodline.

Just let this guy, Lin Lei, continue down the old path. Besides, the transformation form of the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon is quite cool anyway!

Having made his decision, Lei Lin opened his mouth and asked, "Do you want to give it a try?"

Lin Lei, having just escaped death, asked in confusion, "Try what?"

Lei Lin gestured with his chin toward the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon and said, "Although this Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon is only a ninth..."

Before Lei Lin could finish, Lin Lei, having already realized what was happening, lunged directly onto the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon and began drinking its dragon blood greedily.

While drinking, he also swallowed the Blue Heart Grass he had just collected in the Misty Valley!

Watching Lin Lei in this state, Lei Lin shook his head and chuckled, "This little guy is really impatient!"

Ignoring Lin Lei, he walked over to Beibei, who had been swatted away earlier, and began feeding him healing pills.

Because the protective barrier had blocked the damage, Beibei only felt a bit dizzy and had his energy in turmoil.

Given his constitution, he would likely be fine in just a few more moments.

However, Beibei never refused the pills Lei Lin offered, as the pills and potions Lei Lin refined were all "spiced up."

They were nutritious, delicious, and tasted great!

They were specifically designed to attract little guys like Beibei who had the temperament of a child and were very gluttonous.

Stroking Beibei's smooth fur, Lei Lin teased, "You know I'm here protecting Lin Lei, so why did you have to go and butt heads with it?"