The Blue Scale Python was as thick as a tree that would take three people to wrap their arms around. Blue scales covered its entire body.
It had just surged out of the pool, and countless droplets slid off its surface.
Wisps of cold mist drifted from its body.
The Blue Scale Python had a pair of lantern-sized eyes, narrow and elongated.
It glared furiously at the Amethyst Winged Lion King. "Purple lion, we've always stayed out of each other's way. You've blasted me again and again, waking me from my slumber. Do you know what the consequences are?!"
A pair of enormous wings sprouted from the Blue Scale Python's body, just seven inches below its head. They beat steadily, holding its body aloft.
"Enough nonsense. My master has something to ask you. Just answer honestly."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's voice was low, but its words left the Blue Scale Python momentarily stunned.
Master?
The Blue Scale Python's slit pupils swept over the area, settling on a small figure standing atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head.
"Dou Ling? Purple lion, did you hit your head? You actually took a Dou Ling as your master?" The Blue Scale Python made no effort to hide its astonishment.
As a Tier 6 Magical Beast, it could easily see through Xiao Yu's strength.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King snorted. "My affairs are none of your concern."
"Do you think I want to concern myself with them? I'm warning you, don't disturb my sleep again. Otherwise, I'll kill you today."
The Blue Scale Python cast a cold glance over them, lowered its head, and transformed into a streak of blue light before diving back into the pool.
The tremendous impact sent a vast spray of water more than ten meters into the air.
By the time the spray fell, the Blue Scale Python had vanished.
"It ran?" Xiao Yu asked, momentarily stunned.
"Master, that's just the Blue Scale Python's nature. Unless you push it too far, it'll only warn you first. It won't attack right away."
"It's got quite a personality."
Magical Beasts usually had a strong sense of territory. Xiao Yu hadn't expected the Blue Scale Python to give a warning before resorting to force. He chuckled.
"Master, I suggest we come back tomorrow to deal with it. We haven't seen each other in a long time, but its aura just now was close to the late sixth tier."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King had fought the Blue Scale Python before, so they knew each other fairly well. The aura the Blue Scale Python had displayed just now had made it feel pressured.
It was only at the late sixth tier.
In the face of the Beast Taming Experience Card, it was nothing more than a puppet waiting to be captured.
Xiao Yu said calmly, "Use your full strength to force it out. Leave everything else to me."
Having been rejected again and again, the Amethyst Winged Lion King didn't dare object. Afraid Xiao Yu would punish it, it immediately launched its attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several thick beams of purple light shot out like lightning bolts crashing down from the sky.
Explosions rang out incessantly around the pool. Dust billowed, and countless rocks tumbled into the deep water.
"Purple lion, if you're bent on dying, I'll grant your wish today!"
The Blue Scale Python's furious roar came from within the pool. Then a column of water burst out and shot straight toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Frost swirled around the water column as it rapidly froze in midair, turning in the blink of an eye into an Ice Crystal Spear.
Wind howled around the spearhead as it pierced the air.
Facing the ferocious strike, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body glowed purple. The light gathered in front of it and solidified into an Amethyst Shield Wall.
Boom!
The spearhead slammed into the shield wall, and the thunderous crash shattered the night's silence.
Vast Dou Qi burst from the point of impact and swept across the surroundings.
For a moment, flying sand and rolling stones filled the air, and trees snapped.
But the Blue Scale Python's attack didn't stop there. It seemed thoroughly enraged. As it sent out the Ice Crystal Spear, it flashed to the side of the Amethyst Winged Lion King like a streak of blue light.
Its slit pupils glinted with icy killing intent as they locked onto the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Its tail tensed and lashed down like a whip.
Whoosh!
The streak of blue light fell, and the air once again shrieked as it was torn apart.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King beat its wings and swiftly dodged.
The Blue Scale Python was fast, flashing about like flickering lightning.
Xiao Yu couldn't help frowning. If he couldn't keep it in place, how was he supposed to bind the Beast Taming Card to it?
"Hold it down!" Xiao Yu ordered.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King didn't answer, but it slowed down.
When the Blue Scale Python lashed its tail again, the Amethyst Winged Lion King didn't dodge. It chose to take the blow head-on.
Thump!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a muffled groan. Countless fine cracks immediately appeared across its skin of purple crystal.
"Purple lion, what are you doing?"
Feeling the pain, the Blue Scale Python turned and saw the Amethyst Winged Lion King biting into its body. Its anger only grew.
At the same time, a hint of contempt flashed in its eyes.
Its scales had been tempered for a long time and were already incredibly hard. They could withstand even the attacks of a Tier 6 Magical Beast.
The idea that the Amethyst Winged Lion King could bite through them was laughable.
After a brief moment of confusion, the Blue Scale Python not only didn't fight back, but took the opportunity to coil its tail around the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
"Now that I've got you in my coils, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death, Amethyst Winged Lion King!"
The Blue Scale Python's mouth curled into a cruel, savage grin.
Just then, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed across its eyes.
It wasn't bright beneath the night sky, but it was startlingly dazzling.
"What's that?" The Blue Scale Python froze. A sharp instinctive warning surged through it, urging it to flee at once.
It seemed to be an object that completely countered Magical Beasts!
The Blue Scale Python immediately uncoiled its tail. Its enormous wings beat up a howling gale, making the trees sway as if they might be ripped out of the ground.
However, the Amethyst Winged Lion King was still biting it. The Blue Scale Python couldn't put any distance between itself and that light. It could only watch as the light sank into its body.
"You can let go now."
At that moment, the Blue Scale Python heard the human standing atop the Amethyst Winged Lion King say.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King did as he said.
The next second, the Blue Scale Python felt its body grow light. The tugging sensation disappeared.
It instinctively tried to flee and put some distance between itself and them.
But before the Blue Scale Python could move, it suddenly felt a searing pain from its mind, deep in its soul.
The Dou Qi wings trembled a few times, then could no longer hold. Its massive body crashed hard to the ground from midair.
Boom!
The ground seemed to tremble. Trees snapped around it as dust billowed into the air.
The Blue Scale Python's body curled and stretched, thrashing about without pause.
After a long while, the Blue Scale Python gradually calmed down. Its enormous body quivered faintly.
It raised its head and met Xiao Yu's lowered gaze, then quickly lowered it again and said respectfully, "Greetings, Master."
"From now on, I'll call you Little Blue." Xiao Yu summoned the Blue Scale Python back to the edge of the pool and asked about what lay below. The Blue Scale Python didn't dare conceal anything.
Before long, the Blue Scale Python's head emerged from the pool. It turned toward the bank and spat out a pile of stones.
Each stone was about the size of a fist. They were black all over, with blue, wave-shaped patterns across their surfaces.
Xiao Yu reached out and picked one up. It was cold to the touch. Even after he used Dou Qi to shield himself, he could still feel the chill coming from within the stone.
"These really are Water Spirit Stones." Xiao Yu compared their features against the information in his inherited memories and found that they matched perfectly.
A Teleportation Array needed stones representing the four basic elements—earth, fire, water, and wind—as its foundations.
Now that he had the water-element stones, only the other three remained. Once he found them, he could build the array.
"Congratulations, Master." The Amethyst Winged Lion King was happy too. It had been worried that if Xiao Yu came all this way for nothing, it would be punished.
Now everything was fine. The information it had provided was correct.
"After a while, I'll reward you with a Humanoid Transformation Pill." Xiao Yu chuckled.
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