Hunting Three Magical Beast Overlords, Growing Stronger Again, Setting Off for the Deepest Part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range!

Outside the wooden cabin, Xiao Yan asked Yun Yun as she emerged, "How much of your strength can you use now?"

Yun Yun sensed herself for a moment before answering, "All of it. Since I recuperated in time, my body hasn't retained any hidden injuries."

Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction. "Good. Then come to the Magical Beast Mountain Range with me."

As he spoke, he spread his Purple Cloud Wings and flew into the sky.

Yun Yun unfurled her wings and followed. In midair, she asked, "Where are we going? What exactly are we doing?"

As he flew, Xiao Yan answered, "The magical beast overlords in the Magical Beast Mountain Range have become far too rampant. Come with me, and we'll wipe them out one by one."

Yun Yun:?

"You mean we're going to fight the other magical beast overlords?" Yun Yun confirmed.

Xiao Yan did not hide it. "My body cultivation needs the essence blood from their hearts. The two of us will justly gang up on them two against one and take them down one at a time."

Yun Yun tightened her grip on her sword and stopped asking questions. "Let's go!"

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Western region of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

In the sky, the Sixth-Rank Magical Beast Mad Wood Ape, green all over and covered in vines, angrily shouted at the woman flying not far away, "Human, I have no grievance against you, yet you came straight at me looking for a fight. Do you really think I fear you?"

Yun Yun's expression was cold. With a flick of her longsword, she pointed it directly at the Mad Wood Ape's face. "Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill!"

A cyan tornado continuously gathered around the blade, and its violent aura made the Mad Wood Ape's expression change.

"Human, you forced my hand!"

"Heaven-Reaching Giant Vine!" The Mad Wood Ape mobilized all the energy in its body. Green energy rose and spread in every direction.

The ground began to shake violently. Thick vines burst from beneath the earth, and with one vine as the core, countless other thick vines spiraled around it.

In mere moments, the enormous vine had grown more than ten meters thick as it viciously charged toward Yun Yun.

Yet at that moment, a figure that had been hidden for a long time burst from the shadows. Moving at incredible speed, he crossed a hundred meters in nearly the blink of an eye and appeared beside the Mad Wood Ape.

"What?!"

The Mad Wood Ape, still controlling the Heaven-Reaching Giant Vine, widened its eyes. It had only managed a cry of alarm before the suddenly appearing figure drove both fists, blazing with violent Purple Flame, straight into its chest and abdomen.

The Mad Wood Ape felt its life force rapidly draining away. Looking down, it saw that those fists had pierced from its chest through its back, punching clean through its body.

That figure had already withdrawn his fists and retreated over ten meters, leaving it no chance to counterattack.

"Despicable humans!" the Mad Wood Ape roared unwillingly.

Whoosh!

Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill descended at that instant, the violent tornado slicing across the Mad Wood Ape's neck.

Thud~

The Mad Wood Ape's enormous head fell to the ground.

Xiao Yan walked over and smashed the head apart, grinning. "Hehe, another Magic Core."

After storing the Sixth-Rank Magical Core and the Mad Wood Ape's body in his Storage Ring, Xiao Yan held out his hand to Yun Yun as she landed.

Without changing her expression, Yun Yun went from feeling awkward at first to being accustomed to it now. She reached out and expertly high-fived Xiao Yan.

"As expected of my best partner—what teamwork!" Xiao Yan said, giving her a thumbs-up.

The corners of Yun Yun's lips lifted faintly. She brushed the hair by her cheek behind her ear and smiled gently. "I think so too."

The two smiled at each other, then spread their wings and flew back toward the small valley.

Yun Yun and Xiao Yan—

One was a Three-Star Dou Emperor, capable of restraining a Sixth-Rank magical beast overlord head-on and forcing it to go all out with Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill.

The other possessed the physical strength of a Tier Five Magical Beast. With a sneak attack using an Earth Rank Dou Technique, even a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast had to die.

The two worked together seamlessly. From the southern and northern regions near the east all the way to the western region, they killed three Sixth-Rank Magical Beasts. Each one was the magical beast overlord of its territory, and none could have been taken down by Yun Yun or Xiao Yan alone.

However, humanity's greatest strength was cooperation.

Yun Yun and Xiao Yan had one person draw attention from the front while the other launched a sneak attack from behind.

None of the three magical beast overlords could resist. One after another, they fell, losing both their lives and the essence blood within their bodies.

Of them, the magical beast overlord of the southern region—the Demon Sky Eagle—was the most unwilling.

It was the fastest magical beast Xiao Yan and Yun Yun had encountered and had nearly escaped. Yet at the very last moment, it was struck by Xiao Yan's Purple Flame. As it fled, the Purple Flame burned through its entrails, and it was ultimately hunted down and killed.

Besides the three Sixth-Rank magical beast overlords, Xiao Yan and Yun Yun also killed several Tier Five Magical Beasts, though they did not slaughter them all.

They left behind several intelligent Tier Five Magical Beasts so that the Magical Beast Mountain Range would not immediately fall into chaos. Otherwise, the surrounding towns would suffer.

The essence blood of the three Sixth-Rank Magical Beasts and several Tier Five Magical Beasts greatly improved Xiao Yan's physique again, bringing it to the upper tier among Tier Five Magical Beasts.

Ordinary Tier Four Magical Beasts could neither break his defense nor withstand a single punch from him.

For instance, a Rock Water Crocodile ambushed him while he was bathing in a river. One bite only left several pale marks on his skin, and then he flattened its body with a single punch, its blood directly dyeing the river red.

Xiao Yan estimated that once he absorbed the essence blood of that Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast in the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, along with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, his physique would definitely reach the level of a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast.

At that point, even without counting Yao Lao's possession, his immediate combat strength would reach the pinnacle of the entire Jia Ma Empire.

It was worth mentioning that—

After Xiao Yan swallowed that Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, his cultivation reached Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, leaving him only one step away from Dou Ling.

With such cultivation and his powerful body, once Yao Lao possessed him, he could directly unleash strength comparable to a Half-Step Dou Zong.

If he then used the Earth Rank Dou Technique Flame Burst Fist enhanced by Purple Flame, Xiao Yan was confident that he could take down that Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast one-on-one.

But to be safe, he still decided to bring Yun Yun along.

As a Three-Star Dou Emperor, she still carried considerable weight and could fully assist him, increasing their odds of victory even further.

Within the small valley.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged before the Medicine Cauldron and withdrew the Purple Flame from within it. Above the cauldron floated mist formed from the concentrated purple fragrance of pills.

"The Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill is complete!"

"Here, the second Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill. You owe me two Fifth-Rank Beast Flames now," Xiao Yan said casually, tossing the pill to Yun Yun.

Yun Yun caught the pill and placed it into a Jade Bottle, a delighted smile appearing on her face. "Thank you, Xiao Huo."

"It's a transaction. No need to thank me." Xiao Yan waved a hand.

Yun Yun immediately shook her head. "No. What I want to thank you for is that you were willing to trust me and gave me two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills in advance."

"You and I are the best partners. They're only two pills." Xiao Yan did not care much. "I'm still counting on you to put in more effort during tomorrow's battle."

"I will." Yun Yun's expression was extremely serious.

Not far away, Xiao Yi Xian sat in a chair, pouring a handful of poison powder into her mouth. Somewhat unhappy, she turned her head away.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye. Xiao Yan and Yun Yun stood in the open space of the valley, waved to Xiao Yi Xian, then flapped their wings and departed.

Xiao Yan looked toward the central region in the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Target: the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame!

Opponent: a Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast!

Two against one—the advantage was ours!