The terrifying pain nearly made Lei Luo pass out.
Fortunately, his strength was decent, and his soul power was strong enough for him to endure it.
Still, the agony of feeling his entire body being torn apart left him shaken.
After the black light surged into his body, the wings on the scroll vanished as well.
Walking over to the dressing table, Lei Luo used the bronze mirror to finally see the changes on his back.
A pair of palm-sized black tattoos had appeared on his back.
They were precisely the shape of those black wings.
After leaving the room, Lei Luo controlled his Dou Qi and poured it into the tattoos.
The tattoos immediately reacted upon receiving the Dou Qi.
A faint violet glow rose, and a pair of black wings half a zhang wide unfurled behind him.
Then Lei Luo curled his lips, and two flames seemed to flow into them.
Under the influence of the Heavenly Flames, the Dou Qi wings on Lei Luo's back turned black and white, even blazing fiercely!
With a flap of his wings, Lei Luo soared into the air.
After briefly getting used to the sensation of flying, he quickly grasped the knack and frolicked around the small courtyard.
Just as he was having the time of his life, the courtyard gate was pushed open.
Lei Luo and Xiao Yi Xian stared wide-eyed at each other, and the atmosphere turned awkward for a moment.
He landed sheepishly, scratched his head, and asked, "What is it? Is something wrong?"
Xiao Yi Xian set down the bottles and jars in her hands, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and said,
"Someone outside is looking for you. A middle-aged woman. She said she's from the Mite'er Family?"
Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's suspicious expression, Lei Luo smiled and walked over.
"What? You think she might be a scammer?"
Pursing her lips, Xiao Yi Xian said, "Not really. So you really are from the Mite'er Family?"
Lei Luo stepped forward and ruffled Xiao Yi Xian's hair. Amid her indignant cries, the two left the courtyard.
"The young master of the Mite'er Family, Mittel Lei Luo, genuine and guaranteed..."
Once they reached the street, Lei Luo recognized the family's hidden guard at a glance.
Though she had concealed herself well, Lei Luo had spent so much time with Ying Jia and the others that he was extremely familiar with their aura.
Looking at the middle-aged woman before him, whose face showed neither joy nor anger, Lei Luo felt that Ying Jia truly understood him.
After all, it would have been rather inconvenient if they had sent a man.
"Mite'er Ying Mu greets Young Master!"
Lei Luo nodded slightly and began introducing the two women to each other.
Yet Ying Mu's expression never changed throughout, as though she were a robot.
After settling Ying Mu in, Xiao Yi Xian finally bit her lip and asked, "Does Sister Ying Mu dislike me? She never smiled the whole time, and she barely said anything."
Lei Luo sighed, only able to explain helplessly.
"She's a hidden guard trained by the family, practically a deathsworn. It can't be helped..."
"Why would there be such an inhuman rule and organization? Aren't you all members of the same clan?" Xiao Yi Xian asked in confusion.
In truth, Lei Luo did not know how to explain it either.
Many of the Mite'er Family's rules seemed unreasonable to Lei Luo.
Yet the Mite'er Family had stood firm within the Jia Ma Empire not only because of Hai Bo Dong's lingering prestige and Lei Luo's bargain-bin father.
Its rules had also played a significant role.
They had stood the test of history. Unless Lei Luo possessed strength that truly transcended the mundane world, the family would not change its clan rules for him.
Now that Ying Mu had arrived, it was time for Lei Luo to leave Green Mountain Town and begin his journey.
After all, plenty of opportunities still awaited him.
By this point, Xiao Yan should have arrived at Green Mountain Town as well, but Lei Luo had no intention of meeting him.
After all, quietly getting rich was the true path.
Ying Mu possessed the strength of a Five-Star Dou Master, more than enough to dominate Green Mountain Town.
Moreover, under Lei Luo's arrangements, the family would gradually move into Green Mountain Town and turn it completely into Mite'er Family property.
The hidden benefits of Green Mountain Town were far from small. If managed properly, it would become quite a sizable piece of cake.
Time flew by. On the second day after Ying Mu arrived in Green Mountain Town, Lei Luo set off on his journey once again.
He entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range to see whether he could encounter Yun Yun's battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Don't misunderstand. Lei Luo was absolutely not coveting Yun Yun's beauty. What he truly wanted was the Companion Purple Crystal Source.
Because of the Taotie Divine Body's traits, the Companion Purple Crystal Source could be called the finest tonic.
He might even be able to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Master realm with the Companion Purple Crystal Source.
At that point, Lei Luo would be one step closer to the Da Dou Shi realm.
The Magic Beast Mountain Range in summer was filled with a violent atmosphere.
It seemed that even the temperaments of the magical beasts had become far more vicious.
After casually slaying a Scorpion-Tailed Leopard, Lei Luo leaped onto the crown of an ancient tree.
Wiping away a layer of sweat, he began resting and recovering.
Several days had already passed since he left Green Mountain Town.
Over those days, through constantly hunting magical beasts and being tempered by bloody battles, his entire bearing had become much sharper and more capable.
There was even a hint of keen edge to it.
Gazing toward the distant forest, Lei Luo could not help narrowing his eyes.
Not far ahead lay the territory of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, information Lei Luo had gathered over the past few days.
However, he did not act rashly and chose to wait.
After all, the Amethyst Winged Lion King was roughly a Three-Star Dou Emperor. With its terrifying physical body and sealing technique, even a Five-Star Dou Emperor like Yun Yun could suffer at its hands.
Relying solely on his One-Star Dou Emperor Realm Experience Card, he obviously could not snatch food from a tiger's mouth.
So he could only wait—wait for Yun Yun and the Lion King to begin fighting. Then Lei Luo could profit from the chaos and obtain what he wanted.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain Town at the entrance to the Magic Beast Mountain Range welcomed a new visitor.
At the entrance to the town, a black-clad youth carrying a massive sword stepped inside.
Just as Lei Luo had once done.
Yet the instant the youth stepped into Green Mountain Town, his expression abruptly changed, as if he had suffered some immense pain.
"Little Yan, what's wrong?" an aged voice asked anxiously.
Only after a long while did Xiao Yan come back to his senses. Frowning, he waved his hand and said, "Teacher, I don't know either. For just a moment, I felt as though something important had left me..."
Within the mountain range.
Lei Luo waited in the mountains for over another month. Finally, a violent beastly roar jolted him awake.
Hearing the terrifying roar beside his ears, he immediately moved toward its source.
By the time Lei Luo arrived, terrifying ripples of energy had already erupted across the azure sky.
Two beams of light, one blue and one red, nearly dyed the entire sky as they continuously released thunderous booms.
At that moment, Lei Luo finally saw the two figures clashing in the air clearly.
The first to enter his sight was naturally the enormous and overwhelmingly ferocious Amethyst Winged Lion King!
Then Lei Luo shifted his gaze to the woman opposite the Lion King.
She wore a simple dress that wrapped her voluptuous figure, revealing its exquisite curves.
Her dark hair was arranged into a noble phoenix-style ornament, while her tranquil and captivating face carried a trace of coldness.
A ribbon tied around her slender waist fluttered in the wind.
Behind her, a pair of blue wings continuously beat against the empty air.
Seeing this, Lei Luo, hidden atop the tree canopy, could not help murmuring, "Misty Cloud Sect... Yun Yun..."