All of This Was a Coincidence

Yun Zhi, dressed in black robes, had revealed her exquisite face. Her graceful figure flickered in and out of sight amid the battle.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yu's eyesight simply could not keep up with the two fighters' movements. He could only catch the instant they collided and had no chance to admire them properly.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to move closer, he suddenly realized that the commotion from their battle had long since driven away all the low-tier magical beasts in the area. Only three fifth-tier magical beasts remained nearby, equivalent to the strength of three human Dou Kings.

Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Yu's brow. He had been so focused on watching the powerful fighters that he had nearly forgotten the Lion King could not possibly command only those low-tier magical beasts. It seemed these three fifth-tier magical beasts were the strongest under its command.

With three fifth-tier magical beasts present, Xiao Yu gave up any thought of making trouble. Without Yun Zhi keeping them occupied, he could not handle even one of them.

Xiao Yu could only continue hiding in the tree and see whether some miracle might happen.

As he waited, the two fought from noon until sunset. Xiao Yu noticed that the flames on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's body were no longer as fierce as before. It seemed the rumor was true: through the purple crystals on its body, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King could absorb the sun's blazing power and become several times stronger in battle.

At that moment, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's roar rang out across the sky.

"Human woman, you have worn away what little patience I had left!!"

Yun Zhi looked at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King before her and said softly, "Lion King, if you are willing to exchange the Amethyst Spirit Crystal with me, I will never come to trouble you again."

Her voice was no longer as cold and clear as Xiao Yu remembered. It now carried a trace of dignified nobility, and beneath her calm tone, he could even sense a hint of urgency.

"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Then do not blame me!" The enraged lion's roar burst from its enormous maw, sending ripples through the air. The purple light behind the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King grew ever brighter, and soon its intense radiance even eclipsed the setting sun.

It's using its ultimate move... Seeing the Lion King's state, Xiao Yu had already guessed that the battle was about to reach its conclusion.

Seeing the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's stance in the sky, the magical beasts that had been watching nearby immediately scattered. They seemed to know the terror of this move and feared becoming unlucky victims if they ran too slowly.

Yun Zhi also sensed the suddenly sharp aura emanating from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. The fire-element energy between heaven and earth surged dramatically, and her gaze gradually turned solemn. As she slightly raised both hands, the fierce winds around her howled even harder.

Before long, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's attack was complete. The purple radiance surrounding its body compressed in the blink of an eye into a beam no more than half a foot wide.

"Amethyst Seal!"

The purple beam flickered violently and appeared near Yun Zhi in an instant. At the same time, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's roar rang out.

Yun Zhi's expression changed as she sensed the beam appearing out of nowhere. The powerful Dou Skill gathering in her hands was immediately unleashed.

"Rift Whirling Dance!"

As Yun Zhi's soft cry rang out, the space before her trembled slightly. Countless dark green wind blades appeared from thin air, then twisted together to form an enormous spherical mass of blade-light that spun at high speed in a spiral as it shot forward.

"BOOM!"

As the purple beam collided with the dark green wind blades, a thunderous blast echoed through the heavens.

The instant they made contact, the dark green wind blades began to crumble beneath the purple beam's destructive force. Then, like rotten wood being smashed apart, the beam tore through the dozens of wind shields Yun Zhi had hurriedly raised before her and finally shot into her body.

The moment the purple beam touched Yun Zhi's body, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's massive form flashed directly in front of her. Its huge claws swept toward her body, its five sharp talons seeming faintly capable of ripping through space itself.

"Extreme Wind, Fallen Kill!"

At that critical moment, the longsword in Yun Zhi's hand trembled sharply. A thin, profound ray of light shot forth in an instant, slashing toward the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's head.

Sensing the terror of this strike, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King realized that the woman before it had deliberately exposed a weakness. With an enraged roar, it narrowly tilted its head aside and avoided the fatal blow, but the attack still struck its hard crimson horn.

"Crack!"

The hardest part of its body was forcibly chopped off by Yun Zhi's Dou Skill.

Intense pain flooded the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's mind, and it let out a violent lion's roar. Its forepaw, carrying incomparably savage force, struck Yun Zhi across the chest.

A harsh metallic scraping sound rang out. Yun Zhi spat out a mouthful of blood, her face visibly paling by several shades. Her body abruptly turned, and with a flap of the Dou Wings on her back, she vanished from where she stood after several flashes.

Watching Yun Zhi vanish in rapid flashes, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's savage roar, filled with killing intent, resounded through the forest.

"Search for her! That woman is badly wounded. You must find her!"

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's enormous head stared over its territory. Its blood-red eyes glared as it gave orders to the magical beasts.

That vicious roar brimming with killing intent made every magical beast in the mountains freeze. Then they began darting wildly through the forest.

The battle was over. Although Xiao Yu had already expected the outcome, he was still deeply shaken.

Only after witnessing a Dou Emperor-level expert fight with all their strength did Xiao Yu truly feel his own insignificance.

"Whew... so this is a clash between Dou Emperors!"

Xiao Yu leaned against a tree branch and breathed deeply. Though he had been quite far from the combatants, the sharp aura lingering in the air still left him frightened.

After slowly exhaling a breath of foul air, Xiao Yu looked at the chaotic mountain range. Only after cautiously checking his surroundings did he carefully dash toward his hiding place.

After great difficulty avoiding the magical beasts searching everywhere, Xiao Yu was dumbfounded when he stepped into the valley where he had been hiding.

In the lake at the center of the valley floated an exquisitely beautiful woman dressed in black robes. Who else could it be but Yun Zhi, who had just fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?

Xiao Yu looked at the unconscious Yun Zhi lying in the lake, then questioned the system with a dark expression.

"Century Egg, am I Xiao Yu or Xiao Yan? Why does it feel like my experiences are so similar to Xiao Yan's?"

"A coincidence, a coincidence. Host, you must believe that all of this is a coincidence."

Xiao Yu suspiciously examined the system's nonexistent body. Seeing how the system behaved, he could only believe that this was merely a coincidence.

Listening to the magical beasts' roars rising and falling throughout the mountains, Xiao Yu carefully carried Yun Zhi into the cave where he had been hiding. To be safe, he went back outside and scattered some medicinal powder around the area.

When he returned to the cave, he found that Yun Zhi, whom he had placed on the bed earlier, was now unconsciously groaning in pain.

Yun Zhi had been caught off guard by the Lion King this time. She had never expected the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to possess a sealing-type innate talent, which was why she had suffered such severe injuries.

During the days she had spent observing Xiao Yu in the mountain range, she had also discovered that few magical beasts came here after Xiao Yu's preparations. In her urgency, she had thought of coming here to recover from her injuries. Yet just as she flew above the lake, she could no longer hold on and fainted.

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