Left Without a Word

At this moment, all the Dou Qi Yun Zhi had infused into him surged forth. With a flip of his right hand, the Thousand Flame Spear appeared in Xiao Yu's grasp, its tip aimed directly at the Little Lion King.

The Little Lion King stared at Xiao Yu with beastly eyes full of fury.

With a roar, the amethyst crystals on its back began to glow. Like its father, its aura started to rise.

"Roar!"

It stomped with its front paw, and the Little Lion King's power caused stones in the cave to fall, nearly smashing into Xiao Yu's head.

Xiao Yu watched the Little Lion King charge at him. He blocked one of its claws, only to be sent flying by the force behind it and slammed into the stone wall behind him.

"Damn, that's way too terrifying!"

After experiencing the Little Lion King's claw firsthand, Xiao Yu no longer dared to clash with it head-on. As it pounced again, he seized the right moment. The instant it leaped toward him, he kicked off the stone wall behind him and slid across the ground on his back.

The Little Lion King's sharp claws swept past Xiao Yu's cheek, leaving several shallow cuts across his chest.

"Hiss..."

Xiao Yu sucked in a cold breath. It was not the Little Lion King's claw wounds that hurt, but the fact that his back had scraped rapidly over the uneven ground, where stones had rubbed it raw and left huge bloody gashes.

Even without looking, Xiao Yu knew his back had to be a bloody mess. But he had no choice. Only by dodging the Little Lion King's attacks this way could he escape the cave. If this dragged on any longer, he would not be able to leave at all.

Enduring the intense pain, Xiao Yu slapped the ground with his right hand and instantly flipped to his feet. Riding the momentum, he quickly got up and ran toward the cave entrance.

The Dou Qi Yun Zhi had poured into him was now pushed to its limit, and Xiao Yu skillfully employed the Startling Dragon Step.

"Roar!"

The Little Lion King roared behind him once more. Watching Xiao Yu flee ahead, its huge body rapidly gave chase.

Feeling the threat at his back, Xiao Yu gritted his teeth. As he ran, he swiftly condensed a Heavenly Flame in his hand and shouted, "Aren't you a fire-element magical beast? See how nice I am to you—I'm feeding you Heavenly Flames! Damn it, this hurts like hell!"

He flung a ball of Bone Chilling Flame behind him without even looking back.

Sensing the threatening aura radiating from the flame ahead, the Little Lion King had no choice but to dodge, and the distance between them gradually widened.

Soon, Xiao Yu saw the light at the cave entrance.

Just as delight appeared on Xiao Yu's face, he felt a burst of scorching heat behind him.

Turning his head slightly, he saw the Little Lion King spit out a mouthful of Purple Flame. The blazing attack rapidly closed in on him.

"Damn it, was that really necessary?!"

Xiao Yu roared and threw the Heavenly Flame in his hand backward.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out through the passageway.

The first collision between the Heavenly Flame and Purple Flame immediately triggered an explosion.

Xiao Yu was blasted by the violent shockwave and flew out of the cave entrance.

Before Xiao Yu could even open his eyes under the intense light, he felt himself fall into a soft embrace. He smiled in relief and murmured, "Got it. Let's go!"

Then he could no longer hold on and fainted.

Yun Zhi held Xiao Yu as she looked at his pale, weakened face and the claw marks across his chest. A trace of anger flashed through her eyes.

When the hand holding Xiao Yu felt the torn, bloodied flesh on his back, her anger intensified even further.

Seeing the Little Lion King leap out of the cave, she furiously slashed at it with her sword.

Before the Little Lion King could even land, Yun Zhi's attack sent it flying back into the cave. Its fate was unknown.

"Human, how dare you strike my son!"

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had just arrived as well. The moment they noticed something had gone wrong here, they rushed back at once, but Yun Zhi's wind-attribute enhancement had allowed her to arrive slightly before him.

Upon returning, he saw his son being sent flying.

Yun Zhi's eyes shifted slightly as she stared at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and said angrily, "You'd better pray that he's all right. Otherwise, I will kill every one of you."

With that, she hurriedly left with Xiao Yu in her arms.

She rushed all the way back to the place where they had hidden before.

Yun Zhi placed Xiao Yu on the ground and carefully examined his injuries.

She found that Xiao Yu had not suffered any particularly serious injuries. He had merely been knocked unconscious by the explosion caused by the collision between the Heavenly Flame and Purple Flame.

Yun Zhi gently let out a breath, and the worry in her heart finally eased.

Looking at the hideous wounds on Xiao Yu's body, Yun Zhi hesitated for a moment before muttering, "Lucky you."

She then tapped a finger against Xiao Yu's forehead to keep him from waking up before removing his tattered clothes.

Looking at Xiao Yu's naked body, Yun Zhi turned her head away awkwardly and spat lightly.

"Who would have thought that after cultivating alone for decades, I would end up..."

Her cheeks flushed as she carefully cleaned the grime from Xiao Yu's wounds.

After cleaning his wounds, Yun Zhi took out some medicine from her ring and carefully applied it to Xiao Yu's body.

After finishing everything, she took Xiao Yu's ring from his hand, changed him into a fresh set of clothes, and took out the Amethyst Spirit Crystal she needed from the ring.

Looking at Xiao Yu lying on the ground, Yun Zhi hesitated before turning her back to him and slowly removing her dress, leaving the Sea Heart Soft Armor behind.

Yun Zhi gently exhaled and looked at the still-unconscious Xiao Yu, her eyes filled with hesitation. She softly said, "Sigh. I originally wanted to take you as my disciple and bring you back to the Misty Cloud Sect, but..."

"Forget it. I'll leave you some cultivation techniques. We should meet again someday."

After saying that, she gently flapped the Dou Qi wings behind her back and gradually disappeared into the sky.

After a long while, Xiao Yu finally woke up.

He felt comfortable all over, with no injuries left behind.

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Suddenly remembering something, he sat up sharply and looked around.

This was exactly the place where he and Yun Zhi had hidden before.

"Heh, she left without saying a word. Next time we meet, this young master is definitely going to spank your butt..."

On a distant peak, the figure standing there trembled, nearly unable to stop herself from going back down to teach him another lesson.

Then, seeing the Sea Heart Soft Armor and several Dou Technique manuals placed beside him, Xiao Yu put away the manuals and held the Sea Heart Soft Armor in his hands. It seemed to still carry her scent.

Xiao Yu carefully put on the Sea Heart Soft Armor, then opened the system to check his mission. As expected, he had completed it perfectly.

[Strongest Supporting Character System] (Century Egg)

Host: Xiao Yu

Level: Level 4 (481\600)

Strength: Eight-Star Dou Zhe (851\1000)

Cultivation Technique: Sun Devouring Technique

Dou Techniques: Yellow Rank Low-Level Raging Flame Palm (Proficient), Xuan Tier Low-Level Absorbing Palm (Mastered), Xuan Tier High-Level Eight Extremes Collapse (Mastered), Xuan Tier Low-Level Startling Dragon Step (Proficient)

Items: Low-Level Storage Ring, Blood-Refining Pill, Third-Tier Wood-Attribute Magical Core, Green Lotus Core Flame Map, Canaan Academy Admission Invitation, Shadowless Mask, Thousand Flame Spear, Pure Soul Experience (Awaiting Absorption).

Main Mission: Help Yun Yun obtain the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Amethyst Spirit Crystal.

Mission Reward: Earth Tier Low-Grade Dou Technique—Cloud Crane Shadow (Spear Technique) (Completed)

Character Relationships:

[Xiao Yan] Favorability: 85, Trust.

[Medicine Elder] Favorability: 83, Trust.

[Xun'er] Favorability: 66, Slightly Favorable.

[Xiao Yi Xian] Favorability: 70, Trust.

[Yun Yun] Favorability: 75, Trust.

[Mu She] Favorability: 30, Irreconcilable.

[Gan Mu] Favorability: 30, Disgust.

Favorability Rules: 0–30 Irreconcilable, 30–40 Disgust, 40–50 Slight Aversion, 50–60 Strangers, 60–70 Slightly Favorable, 70–80 Trust, 80–90 Reliance, 90–100 Life-and-Death Companions.

Note: Once someone's favorability toward the host reaches above 90, they will never betray the host for the rest of their life.

Very good. Xiao Yu discovered that his mission had indeed been completed, and Yun Yun's favorability had actually reached 75, even slightly higher than Xiao Yi Xian's. It seemed their month together had not been meaningless.