A flash of sword light struck the Amethyst Winged Lion King in an instant!
"Roar!"
The razor-sharp sword light pierced through the Amethyst Winged Lion King's broad wing, severing it in one clean stroke!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's mountain-sized body plummeted straight toward the ground, crashing into a cliff. Sand and dust billowed everywhere as the mountainside snapped in half.
Xiao Lei pressed his advantage and continued attacking, the Stomp Dou Movement Technique erupting beneath his feet with a terrifying rumble.
Stripped of its ability to fly, the Amethyst Winged Lion King had become nothing more than Xiao Lei's punching bag. He battered it this way and that, leaving the battlefield a complete mess.
Sheathing her longsword, Yun Yun let out a breath of stale air. She had only just recovered her Dou Qi, and fighting like this right away left her rather unaccustomed to it.
Glancing again at Xiao Lei darting back and forth across the ground, Yun Yun could only marvel: How brutal!
At long last, Xiao Lei finally stopped. He had been holding back the whole time, never striking to kill.
"D-don't kill me! I'll hand over the Purple Spirit Crystal. I'll even be your mount!"
Summoning the last of its strength, the Amethyst Winged Lion King cried out.
Xiao Lei landed atop its head, drew his long saber, and pressed it against the Amethyst Winged Lion King's skull.
"Are there any sixth-tier serpent-type or poison-type magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range? Speak!"
Across the entire Jia Ma Empire, at least for now, Xiao Lei could find no good opportunity to copy anyone else. So he wanted to work on his other two physiques instead.
He needed to raise his cultivation first. A three-star Dou Emperor still wasn't enough!
Hearing this, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which had thought itself doomed, suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and hurried to answer.
"Human, if I tell you, will you spare my life?"
Xiao Lei's expression remained unchanged. Spare the Amethyst Winged Lion King? He wasn't that magnanimous!
The moment the two of them started fighting, that had become impossible!
"You're in no position to bargain with me!"
As he spoke, Xiao Lei pressed down with his hand. The sharp saber pierced the skin atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King knew it was doomed. Xiao Lei would never let it go!
But it didn't immediately choose to self-destruct. The memory of another magical beast surfaced in its mind!
It had felt Xiao Lei's speed earlier. Even if it self-destructed, Xiao Lei would at most suffer some injuries!
"There's a magical beast in Poison Nether Swamp that fits your conditions. I've told you, human. Now let me go!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King pretended to yield. In truth, it had named this magical beast so Xiao Lei wouldn't suspect its intentions. In its view, the creature would have no trouble killing him.
"Good. You can die now!"
Xiao Lei didn't waste a word. The Dou Technique he had already prepared burst forth in an instant, and violent energy erupted from the tip of his saber.
The outcome for the Amethyst Winged Lion King was obvious: such violent energy had erupted right inside its head.
Bang!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's head burst apart like a watermelon struck by a bullet!
Yun Yun drifted over to Xiao Lei's side and asked softly, "You questioned it about magical beasts. Aren't you afraid it deliberately set a trap for you?"
Xiao Lei pulled out his long saber. With a whoosh, Purple Fire flared up, burning away every trace of blood left on the blade!
After wiping it down, Xiao Lei sheathed the saber and said casually, "The highest-ranked magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range are only sixth-tier. Otherwise, they would have united the entire range long ago and stood against the several empires."
"As long as it's sixth-tier, even if I can't beat it, I can still escape!"
There was an important reason Xiao Lei didn't mention: even if the Amethyst Winged Lion King had wanted to lay a trap for him, it would have to be a beast matching the conditions he'd described. Otherwise, why would Xiao Lei go looking for trouble?
And as long as it was a poison-type or serpent-type magical beast, it would pose very little threat to him.
"It's best not to be careless. How about I go with you?"
So that's what you were getting at!
Xiao Lei thought, If you want to come along, just say so!
But he didn't call Yun Yun out on her little scheme.
As the two were talking, a huge, ice-blue serpent slithered toward them. Looking closely, they saw Xiao Yi Xian sitting atop the Mystic Ice Python's head, holding in one hand the corpse of a magical beast that looked like a miniature version of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Xiao Yi Xian herself was in a terrible state, too. Several wounds on her body were still bleeding.
The moment she saw Xiao Lei, Xiao Yi Xian stopped healing, jumped down from the serpent, and came over to him.
"The Purple Spirit Crystal! How was that? I was amazing, right?"
Xiao Yi Xian put her hands on her hips, her pretty face brimming with pride, like a child waiting to be praised.
Xiao Lei reached out and rubbed her head, speaking gently.
"You were amazing! Take a couple of pills first and treat your wounds."
No one could become a true powerhouse without suffering some hardship. Even Xiao Lei, with his system, was no exception. Xiao Yi Xian certainly wouldn't be, either.
Injuries were inevitable in battle. At least Xiao Yi Xian had a fifth-tier magical beast with her to keep her safe.
Receiving the praise she wanted put Xiao Yi Xian in a much better mood. This was the first time she had helped Xiao Lei, and she believed she would keep doing so in the future.
Taking the Purple Spirit Crystal, Xiao Lei handed it directly to Yun Yun. Though it was a rare treasure, it wasn't much use to him.
Besides, Xiao Yan would be the one to suffer when the pills were refined anyway!
"Thank you!"
Yun Yun accepted the Purple Spirit Crystal with a sigh. For this small piece of crystal, she had remained in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for so long, fought twice, and nearly died!
Of course, it was also what had led Yun Yun to meet Xiao Lei.
Thinking of this, Yun Yun couldn't help but smile.
"So, will you come along with me?"
Xiao Lei collected the Amethyst Winged Lion King's remains from the ground. They were very useful to him. After all, he had learned a method from Otto's alchemy knowledge that could condense a Beast Flame called Blood Flame.
Wasn't the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Sun Bloodline the perfect material for that?
He only needed to find a few more magical beasts with different bloodlines. Then Xiao Lei might be able to condense a fairly powerful Beast Flame, which would be a good choice for him since he still didn't have any Heavenly Flames.
"Of course."
Yun Yun hadn't done much at all in the earlier fight, and she felt in good shape.
"Then let's go!"
Xiao Lei was a man of action. The moment he thought of something, he did it!
Poison Nether Swamp: a place that was not naturally occurring.
Deep in the heart of the Magical Beast Mountain Range lay such a peculiar place. To be precise, it was closer to the territory of the Chu Yun Empire.
Poisonous mists billowed, and venomous insects ran rampant.
Unusual environments could always give rise to unusual life. Deep in this poisonous swamp, a massive figure lay coiled beside a blood-red flame.
Looking closely, one could see that its entire body was emerald green and that it had nine heads. It was truly bizarre!
As the flame at the center flickered, wisps of poison seemed to seep from within it.
As though it sensed something, the giant serpent's eyes suddenly opened. It glanced at the flame in the center, then closed them again.
"Just as I thought, it won't be that easy. Fortunately, I have all the time in the world!"
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