What Was There to Fear?

"I want the Companion Amethyst Source. Once you give it to me, I'll turn around and leave."

Of course, Xiao Wujiu knew what the Amethyst Winged Lion King was thinking, but there were some things he still had to make clear. After all, if a person was going to die, they ought to die knowing why. Beasts should be no different.

"Hahahaha... Have you gone insane, kid?"

"The Companion Amethyst Source? Why don't you just ask for the Tier 6 Magic Core inside my body while you're at it?!"

"Oh? So the Lion King is that generous?"

"Generous my ass! Damn it!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King could no longer hold back. Talking to this brat was infuriating. It was like he could not understand human speech at all.

Energy surged around its body as a violet pillar of fire that seemed to shoot into the heavens erupted from within it. After a brief buildup, it spread its purple wings and charged straight at Xiao Wujiu.

The amethyst glow around its body flared brilliantly, while raging flames coursed over it. The scorching heat stirred up a wild gale that tossed Xiao Wujiu's long hair, which had not been fully tied back.

Xiao Wujiu was not surprised in the slightest. Anyone would have been angered by those words, especially when they came from someone weaker than themselves. It was no different from courting death.

And that was precisely the effect he wanted.

Thus, he had clearly been prepared for the charging Amethyst Winged Lion King.

However, Xiao Yi Xian, who had been watching from afar, was different. When she saw Xiao Wujiu kill a magical beast with a single sword strike, and witnessed the formidable power behind it, she felt greatly reassured.

But when she saw another Tier 6 Magical Beast rush out below—a beast comparable to a Dou Emperor—she could not help but worry for Xiao Wujiu.

Yet when she saw that Xiao Wujiu showed no fear whatsoever, her confidence in him rose again. After all, Xiao Wujiu was not someone who could be explained by ordinary standards.

Still, when the Amethyst Winged Lion King suddenly erupted into action, even the Battle Qi circulating within her body faltered.

"You should understand the price of making a move!"

There was not the slightest hint of panic in Xiao Wujiu's voice. Instead, it carried a steady calm that instantly soothed Xiao Yi Xian's taut nerves.

She watched the battlefield without blinking. There, man and beast had already begun their first clash!

Facing the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whose entire body radiated blistering heat, Xiao Wujiu showed no fear. The longsword in his hand transformed into a spear, with blazing flames replacing its red tassel.

He flapped his wings as though stomping heavily upon the ground, his body shooting out like an arrow loosed from a bow as he charged at the beast even faster!

From Xiao Yi Xian's perspective, a massive purple figure and a crimson figure collided and crossed paths at high speed, each impact unleashing waves of heat.

This was a collision of fire-attributed Battle Qi, a succession of all-out strikes!

Xiao Wujiu circulated Light Swallow and stepped through Cloud Crane Nine Turns, the most suitable method for maneuvering within a small area.

From time to time, he unleashed the Burning Wind Dragon-Roaming Step, seizing the initiative and catching his opponent off guard. He brought the transitions and coordination between his movement techniques to their absolute limit!

The weapon in his hand changed constantly. Empowered by the Mystic Fire Weapon Casting Record, the weaponry he wielded seemed capable of eighteen transformations: long spear, short lance, long whip, iron hammer, long mace...

All kinds of weapons were perfectly displayed and employed in his hands. As for this unique Battle Qi technique, he grew increasingly adept at using it!

The clearest proof was the large swathes of wounds across the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body. Its amethyst crystals were either shattered or gone entirely, exposing the flesh beneath.

The two figures collided heavily one final time before separating.

Blood flowed unceasingly from the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Its condition had weakened by far more than a little, and it had expended no small amount of Battle Qi as well.

As for Xiao Wujiu, his white robes were also stained with blood—some from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and some his own.

His most severe injury was the three claw marks carved across his chest by the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Blood had already soaked through his robes, making him look as though he were clad in crimson.

"Kid, I admit you have some skill, but you're still not qualified to kill me. How about this? We each take a step back and pretend that none of this happened today. What do you say?"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King looked at Xiao Wujiu with considerable wariness in its eyes. This brat was so strong that he hardly seemed human. Not only did he possess countless methods, but his body was incredibly tough as well. He had taken several of its attacks head-on without much trouble.

However, it was not merely boasting. Magical Beasts possessed tenacious vitality. Though the wounds on its enormous body looked serious, they had not damaged its foundation. After recuperating for a while, it would be fine.

Xiao Wujiu did not answer the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Feeling the Battle Qi within him grow ever more active, he felt that his current condition could not possibly be better!

This kind of all-out battle, this kind of evenly matched fight, was exactly what he wanted!

Under the circulation of his Heaven-tier cultivation technique, his Battle Qi recovered swiftly. Before long, it had returned to seventy or eighty percent of its peak. Then he took out a fifth-grade healing pill, and the bleeding from his wounds quickly stopped.

"Now, it isn't up to the Lion King whether this stops or not."

"Today, either I, Xiao, beat the Lion King to death, or the Lion King beats me to death. Come, fight!"

Xiao Wujiu laughed boldly as his Battle Qi surged once more. Soaring battle intent burst from his body, causing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's heart to sink.

Where did this madman come from? He heard from who knows where about the Companion Amethyst Source, then came straight to demand it from me. He didn't even discuss it with me before reaching out to take it. When I refused, he immediately turned it into a fight to the death!

Most importantly, he's a complete freak. His combat strength is terrifying, and he's even an alchemist!

The Amethyst Winged Lion King truly felt that it had suffered eight lifetimes' worth of misfortune to encounter this madman.

But the situation no longer allowed it to retreat. It could only brace itself and resume fighting Xiao Wujiu, while calling on the surrounding Magical Beasts to help it surround and kill this brat.

After letting out beastly roars, the two Tier 5 Magical Beasts that had been watching nearby also led more than ten Tier 4 Magical Beasts capable of aerial combat to help the Amethyst Winged Lion King encircle and kill Xiao Wujiu.

Yet Xiao Wujiu showed no fear in the face of their siege. Facing the numerous Magical Beasts, he decisively unleashed the Burning Wind Dragon-Roaming Step with all his strength.

A scorching gale instantly swept through the area. Then Xiao Wujiu's figure vanished in an instant. Before that, he had dissolved the weapon in his hand and instead summoned the Creation Cauldron, leaving it where it was.

Xiao Wujiu appeared off to the side with a triumphant smile, making the Amethyst Winged Lion King's fur stand on end.

"Get away from that little cauldron! Quickly!"

"You only realized it now? Too late!"

"Since you like fighting in groups, what is there for me, Xiao Wujiu, to fear?!"

"Second Soul Skill, Like a Mountain!"

The Creation Cauldron instantly expanded, passing over all the Magical Beasts and steadily "protecting" them within!

Its incomparably sturdy defense trapped the many Magical Beasts inside, using a soul skill meant to protect himself to instead imprison them all!