Battle! Protect Yun Yun

Deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun spread their wings and flew through the air, looking toward the cave emanating an overwhelming presence.

"Is this the lair of the Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast you mentioned? The aura coming from inside is indeed powerful." Yun Yun's expression was solemn.

Xiao Yan nodded as well. "Later, I'll use a secret technique. The strength I can unleash will be enough to contend with it. Take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack from the shadows. Understand?"

Yun Yun took a deep breath and nodded. "Understood."

Facing such a powerful Half-step Seventh Rank magical beast, she was still somewhat nervous despite being a Three-Star Dou Emperor.

Especially since the strength Xiao Yan had displayed all along was only at the Dou Wang level, which inevitably made her overthink things.

She worried whether Xiao Yan could truly raise his strength by so much after using his secret technique.

But since she had already come this far, she had no intention of backing down halfway.

"You saved my life. Today, even if we cannot defeat it, I will protect you and get you out of here!" Yun Yun said seriously.

Xiao Yan froze for a moment. Knowing that Yun Yun was not lying, he burst out laughing. "Haha, you're worried about me? Just protect yourself when the time comes."

"Still, hearing you say that makes me quite happy. Since that's the case..."

Xiao Yan took out the Purple Spirit Crystal from his Storage Ring and tossed it to Yun Yun. "Didn't you come to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for this?

"I was planning to give it to you when you left, but since you said that, I'll give it to you early."

"You're righteous, so I can't be stingy either."

Yun Yun caught the Purple Spirit Crystal, a soft glow passing through her eyes. "Thank you."

"Best partners don't need thanks." Xiao Yan held out his hand.

Yun Yun stepped forward and high-fived him.

After the high-five, Xiao Yan nodded, signaling that the operation had begun.

Seeing this, Yun Yun immediately concealed her aura and rapidly descended, hiding within the dense forest below.

Once Yun Yun had completely hidden herself, Xiao Yan sent a soul transmission to Yao Lao. "Teacher, let's begin."

"Be extra careful. A Half-step Seventh Rank magical beast is not as simple as you imagine." Yao Lao's concerned warning entered Xiao Yan's mind.

Then, Yao Lao possessed him, pouring soul power into Xiao Yan's body and causing the energy within him to surge instantly.

Dou Ling... Dou Wang... Dou Emperor... Peak Dou Emperor!

Pale white wings replaced the violet Purple Cloud Wings. Xiao Yan clenched his fists, amplified his voice with Dou Qi, and shouted toward the cave, "You beastly mutt, get out here!"

His voice traveled precisely into the cave, echoing continuously along its steep walls before finally reaching its deepest depths.

Inside the dwelling at the very depths of the cave, a Silver Moon Wolf standing five meters tall, its body larger than an ordinary manor, slowly opened its vicious eyes.

Its appearance was ordinary, not much different from a normal Wolf Beast, save for a protruding horn on its head and crescent patterns across its hide and fur.

It was the strongest magical beast in the entire Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Half-Step Tier Seven magical beast overlord—the Silver Moon Wolf King.

No one knew that long ago, it had merely been a tiny Silver Moon Wolf with its bloodline locked, incapable of ever breaking through to Third Rank.

The reason it had become the strongest magical beast in the Magical Beast Mountain Range was because it had accidentally discovered a strange flame.

Whenever it approached that flame, it felt exceptionally comfortable. Even its physical strength and soul strength would faintly improve.

Over time, its bloodline had evolved into that of the Silver Moon Wolf King, and its strength had reached its current realm.

That was why it valued this flame so highly.

That day, some outsider humans had seemed to set their sights on its flame. It had nearly died of rage and humped the wall for three days before calming down.

Yes, that's right. It couldn't find a female beast.

The truth was, it simply did not dare leave this cave to search for one. Otherwise, if the flame was lost, it would regret it enough to smash its head against the wall and die.

"You beastly mutt, get out here!" Xiao Yan's voice came from outside the cave, carried endlessly into its ears by the cave's circular structure.

The Silver Moon Wolf King bared its fangs, its gaze vicious. "Damn human, you dare come near again? You're courting death!"

It rushed out of the cave and saw Xiao Yan hovering in midair.

"Human, you dare come here again? You're courting death!"

It said no more. Opening its jaws, it swiftly spat out a silver-white beam of light.

The beam was incredibly fast. Even with Xiao Yan's reactions, his pupils contracted sharply as he barely twisted aside.

The beam grazed Xiao Yan. Its icy energy nearly froze him stiff, and when it struck a distant hill, it blasted straight through it.

"Damn it, kid Yan, run! This thing isn't simple! Its bloodline isn't that of an ordinary Silver Moon Wolf King. Something may have mutated because of that Myriad Beast Spirit Flame! The power of that attack is wrong!" Yao Lao shouted from the ring.

Xiao Yan exhaled a breath of heat. The wings on his back flapped as he charged straight at the Silver Moon Wolf King, grinning. "Avoid its edge?!"

One white and one purple, two blazing flames respectively wrapped around his left and right fists.

Vaguely, even heaven and earth seemed to be lending him their strength.

"Roar!"

The Silver Moon Wolf King watched Xiao Yan charge at it and viciously swung its massive claw.

Xiao Yan neither dodged nor evaded, merely gathering flames over the surface of his body as defense.

"Rip!"

A huge bloody gash was torn across his chest, but Xiao Yan seemed not to feel the pain as he continued charging forward.

He swung both fists wide and smashed them down at the Silver Moon Wolf King's chest.

With the left fist, the Silver Moon Wolf King's chest caved in slightly, and pure white flames began to burn.

With the right fist, cracks appeared across the Silver Moon Wolf King's chest, and purple flames burned through the wound into its flesh.

The Silver Moon Wolf King's expression twisted savagely. Ignoring the wound on its chest, it instantly gathered energy in its mouth and fired a beam of light at Xiao Yan before it.

Xiao Yan did not dare take it head-on. He burst backward at full speed and made a taunting gesture at the Silver Moon Wolf King. "Here, pup pup pup. Good little doggy, you even know not to bite people."

The Silver Moon Wolf King was enraged. Beams of light continuously erupted from its mouth, one after another shooting toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan continued dodging.

At that moment, wind-attributed Dou Qi began faintly gathering within the forest below.

As the Silver Moon Wolf King focused entirely on dealing with Xiao Yan, a violent wind tornado burst from the dense woods and shot straight toward its wolf head.

The Silver Moon Wolf King reacted incredibly quickly, moving almost the instant it sensed the approaching attack. Yet the strike still landed squarely on its waist, shredding its hide and flesh to pieces and spilling its internal organs from its body.

A full-powered attack that a Three-Star Dou Emperor had stored up for so long inflicted grievous injuries even upon a Half-Step Tier Seven magical beast.

"Ah! Despicable humans, I will make all of you die here!"

The Silver Moon Wolf King gathered energy in its mouth. This time, the horn on its head began to glow, erupting with an extreme brilliance. The intensity of the energy in its mouth even made Xiao Yan feel terrified.

And that energy was not aimed at him—it was aimed at Yun Yun within the forest below!

There was absolutely no way Yun Yun could dodge the attack speed of the Silver Moon Wolf King's beam!

Realizing this, Xiao Yan did not hesitate for even a moment. He immediately changed direction and shot toward the forest.

"Kid Yan, what are you doing?! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Yao Lao's terrified voice rang out.

Xiao Yan did not reply. His gaze had already locked onto Yun Yun, whose eyes in the forest held a trace of despair. He pulled her into his arms and turned his back toward the incoming beam from the Silver Moon Wolf King.