Amethyst Winged Lion King, Come Out and Get Beaten! (Monthly Tickets and Favorites, Please)

A pitch-black night sky stretched above the earth, a crescent moon hanging there alone as its faint, chilly light spilled across the land.

Green Mountain Town.

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters.

The young commander's room.

"Bang!"

"What did you say?"

"Xiao Yi Xian brought a man back?"

The young commander, Mu Li, slammed his hand down on the table. His eyes were bloodshot as he roared, consumed by fury.

"Yes, young commander," the mercenary beside him replied. "Word has spread throughout Green Mountain Town. Everyone knows that Miss Xiao Yi Xian brought a man back."

"Damn it!" A murderous glint flashed in Mu Li's eyes. "Do you know who he is?"

"What's his cultivation? What's his background?"

"From what we've observed in secret, he isn't from Green Mountain Town," the mercenary beside him said gravely. "He doesn't even have a trace of Dou Qi about him. He's most likely just an ordinary person."

"An ordinary person?" A vicious look crossed Mu Li's face, and his eyes filled with bloodlust. "Go investigate! Find out who that bastard is!"

"Anyone who dares lay a hand on my woman—I'll tear him limb from limb!"

Who in Green Mountain Town didn't know Xiao Yi Xian was Mu Li's woman?

Even if she wasn't yet, she would be one day.

Some fool had the gall to touch his woman? He was asking for death!

"Yes, young commander. I'll investigate at once." The mercenary beside him accepted the order, turned, and hurried out to begin his search.

Xiao Ze hadn't planned to stay long in Green Mountain Town.

Once he found the Amethyst Winged Lion King, he would probably leave.

But who could have guessed that he'd end up staying for a whole month?

"A month!"

"Do you know what I've been through this past month?"

"Is the Amethyst Winged Lion King a dog or something?"

"How can it hide so well?"

"Did it dig a hole and crawl underground?"

Over the past month, Xiao Ze had snuck into the Magical Beast Mountain Range every few days, searching for traces of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

But an entire month had gone by. He hadn't found a trace of it—not even its droppings.

It was enough to leave Xiao Ze thoroughly frustrated.

That day,

he entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range as usual.

This time, though, he searched toward the northeast. After venturing hundreds of miles into the range, he unexpectedly sensed the faint aura of a sixth-rank magical beast.

"The aura of a sixth-rank magical beast?"

"Could it be the Amethyst Winged Lion King?" Xiao Ze's heart leapt with joy. He immediately controlled his Dou Qi wings and flew toward the source of the aura.

He hadn't spent the whole month doing nothing. At least he'd figured out one thing: every sixth-rank magical beast had its own territory.

The section of the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Green Mountain Town, for instance, belonged to the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

So the sixth-rank magical beast aura he'd sensed was most likely coming from it.

After traveling another hundred miles or so,

he finally stopped above a towering peak that rose a thousand zhang into the sky.

Through his soul perception,

he could sense the sixth-rank magical beast's aura within the mountain below.

"Amethyst Winged Lion King, I finally found you!"

Remembering all the hardships of the past month, Xiao Ze felt tears well up in his eyes. Now that he'd finally found the Amethyst Winged Lion King, his heart swelled with joy... and fury.

"Amethyst Winged Lion King! Get out here and meet your death!!!!!" he bellowed, his surging Dou Qi rushing without end like a mighty river.

His fists had tightened!

He was ready to pummel something!

He was going to unleash all the fury he'd bottled up over the past month on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Inside a cave,

the Amethyst Winged Lion King had just woken from its slumber and was about to go out and hunt. "???"

It shook its head.

Had it slept so long that it was starting to hear things?

Had it really heard a human Dou Huang expert calling its name?

But the next moment,

the Amethyst Winged Lion King sensed a powerful aura circling overhead, one every bit as strong as its own. Even the mighty pressure made the sixth-rank beast feel a chill of fear.

"Human?" Its blood-red eyes, gleaming with murderous intent, suddenly narrowed.

Without a moment's hesitation, it flew out of the cave and roared at the sky. The powerful aura of a sixth-rank magical beast burst across the mountains.

This was the might of a king!

"Damn human, how dare you trespass on my territory!"

"Die!"

Boom!

Vast waves of Dou Qi came crashing in like mountains toppling and seas surging.

The terrifying force swept over them like a storm, sharpening into blades that shredded every ancient tree within hundreds of meters.

Thud, thud, thud—

The earth beneath their feet began to tremble, and the surrounding peaks rumbled.

As Xiao Ze watched, a ferocious beast as huge as a hill slowly emerged from the mountains. Its body was covered in a shell of purple crystal. Sunlight struck it, and dazzling radiance flashed across its surface.

A sharp, spiraling horn rose from its head. Its lion's face was fierce, and blood-red-purple light glimmered in its bloodthirsty eyes. A pair of purple wings grew from its back, while tufts of purple flame curled around its body.

Its arrival sent the temperature climbing. Each step rang out like the beat of an ancient war drum. The enormous beast stood in midair, and terrifying ripples of energy enveloped the entire mountain range.

"Human powerhouse, why have you entered this king's territory and disturbed my slumber?" High in the sky, the Amethyst Winged Lion King faced off against Xiao Ze.

Feeling that its opponent's aura was every bit as powerful as its own, it didn't make a reckless move. Instead, it decided to try talking things over.

It wasn't fond of fighting and killing.

That definitely wasn't because it thought it couldn't beat him...

That's right. The Amethyst Winged Lion King was a kind and honest magical beast!

"..." Xiao Ze stared at the Amethyst Winged Lion King before him, feeling that at long last, he could bring the hardships of the past month to an end today.

"Enough talk, Amethyst Winged Lion King. Take my palm!" Without another word, he raised his arm toward his opponent.

Amethyst Winged Lion King: ???

Was this guy crazy or what?

It had only just woken up from its slumber, and it hadn't even offended him!

How could he charge in and start a fight without saying a word?

Crude! Barbaric! Violent!

Couldn't they talk things over?

If he just asked for something, maybe it would agree!

Humans really were a bunch of simple-minded brutes!

"Heaven Burning Palm!"

No one knew what Xiao Ze had been through this past month.

He'd bottled up his fury for an entire month, and today he could finally let it loose.

The moment he saw the Amethyst Winged Lion King, he struck without hesitation, raising his arm as a torrent of Dou Qi surged into his palm.

In an instant, the heavens and earth darkened.

Amid the storm clouds overhead, an enormous palm wreathed in terrifying flames shot down. The flaming palm stretched dozens of zhang across, its surging energy and searing heat seeming to threaten to burn everything before it into nothingness.

"Damn human, you've gone too far!" Seeing Xiao Ze attack without hesitation, flames blazed in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's eyes.

It had only just woken up and was already in a foul mood.

Now someone had come pounding on its door without a word, so naturally, fury was building in its heart too.

"Roar!" It growled, its purple wings whipping up a massive tornado. A low growl roared from its gaping maw, echoing through the entire mountain range.

As its lion's roar rang out, brilliant purple light flared across its body. A torrent of purple flames surged forth, gathering into a colossal pillar of fire.

The scorching heat burned the air and warped the void.