Overhead, half the sky was occupied by azure and crimson, creating a breathtaking sight.
The enormous Amethyst Winged Lion King stood in midair on all four paws, with terrifying purple flames occasionally coiling around it.
Yun Yun facing it was equally imposing.
The pair of azure wings behind her beat against the air, seeming to leave even space itself slightly wrinkled.
"Human woman, why have you trespassed into my territory? This is not a place you should be!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King glared with round beastly eyes and asked in its hoarse voice.
"I wish to borrow the Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal." Yun Yun fixed her beautiful eyes on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, her red lips parting as her voice rang sweetly.
"Purple Spirit Crystal? My race can only shed one from our bodies every twenty years or so. Do you think you can have one just because you ask?"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King mocked her without the slightest courtesy.
Yun Yun did not show much joy or anger at those words. She merely pursed her red lips. "I can exchange something for it."
"An exchange? Heh, fine. I happen to be in my transformation stage lately. Give me a Transformation Pill, and I'll give you the Purple Spirit Crystal. How about it?"
Hearing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's words, Yun Yun's expression gradually darkened.
"My apologies, but I fear there are not many people in the Jia Ma Empire capable of producing a Transformation Pill.
"However, if you are willing, I can exchange three fifth-rank monster cores, along with a Black Tier high-grade cultivation method and battle skill suitable for your use.
"After all, the value of these items should be comparable to that of a Purple Spirit Crystal."
Yet the Amethyst Winged Lion King clearly had no intention of giving Yun Yun any face.
"Not interested. If you cannot produce a Transformation Pill, leave the Magic Beast Mountain Range."
Shaking its massive head, the Amethyst Winged Lion King refused Yun Yun's terms without hesitation.
With a soft sigh, Yun Yun raised the strange longsword in her hand and said helplessly, "In that case, I can only take it by force!"
"Heh, you humans are always like this." The Amethyst Winged Lion King laughed mockingly as its aura turned icy.
"I know you and I are both Dou Emperors, but if we truly fight, whether you can leave the Magic Beast Mountain Range alive is another matter entirely."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King threatened.
Yet Yun Yun seemed extremely confident in her own strength. She flicked her right hand, spinning her sword in a flourish, and replied coolly:
"You need not trouble yourself with that, Lion King."
As Yun Yun spoke, her jade-like hand suddenly rose, and a tiny azure tornado formed in the air.
The azure tornado was initially only around two meters wide, but after leaving her hand, it instantly transformed into a gigantic tornado dozens of meters tall!
The enormous azure tornado raged relentlessly between heaven and earth, instantly grinding the towering trees around it into dust.
"The Magic Beast Mountain Range is not human territory. It is not your place to run wild here."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's voice was cold. Its huge maw opened, and purple flames filling the sky gathered into a massive purple pillar of fire that swept toward Yun Yun!
As the fire pillar appeared, an overwhelmingly terrifying heat flooded the area. Even Lei Luo, who possessed a Heavenly Flame, felt his mouth go dry.
The purple fire pillar collided violently with the azure tornado. A terrifying explosion resounded through heaven and earth, making even space tremble faintly.
Amid the deafening blast, the two attacks ultimately annihilated one another, and heaven and earth returned to normal.
But Yun Yun did not stop attacking.
Her longsword swayed gently, and a rapidly spinning wind blade appeared along its edge.
The wind blade slashed across the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body, yet only produced a series of crisp clangs.
Seeing how terrifyingly tough its physical body was, Yun Yun's expression grew several degrees more solemn.
Another terrifying purple fire pillar erupted forth. Yun Yun's expression shifted slightly as her hands rapidly formed seals.
Azure Dou Qi surged. Yun Yun pushed her hands forward in the air and shouted, "Wind Push!"
As her words fell, a massive wind shield instantly formed.
The attacks collided once again, and the entire world trembled without end.
When the flames subsided, the figures of the woman and beast reappeared high in the sky.
"Human, you have worn away what little patience I had left. From now on, you will remain here forever!"
Before Yun Yun could respond after the Amethyst Winged Lion King spoke, its attack had already begun.
A deafening beastly roar rang out. Purple light blazed across the Lion King's body, while violet flames filled the sky with astonishing power.
Clearly, the battle that had lasted half a day had already made the Amethyst Winged Lion King somewhat impatient.
Purple radiance enveloped the entire sky. After brewing for a moment, that light suddenly contracted.
In the blink of an eye, the purple glow that filled the sky compressed into a deep-purple beam of light only about half a foot thick.
"Purple Crystal Seal!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared. The purple light beam then flickered repeatedly, reaching Yun Yun in the blink of an eye.
The instant the deep-purple beam appeared, Yun Yun's expression changed slightly. The battle skill she had been preparing in her hand was released as her Dou Qi circulated.
"Rending Wind Whirl!"
As Yun Yun's soft shout fell, the space before her rippled slightly, and countless dark azure wind blades over a dozen meters long appeared out of thin air!
They then tangled together, resembling a cylinder covered in blades as they spiraled toward the Lion King's seal.
But the Amethyst Winged Lion King's sealing technique was far too terrifying. Yun Yun's battle skill clearly could not block it.
The light beam swept through everything in its path, shattering the dozens of wind shields Yun Yun had erected in the blink of an eye.
And it was not over yet.
Having succeeded with its strike, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's mountain-like body reached Yun Yun in the blink of an eye.
Its enormous beast claw lifted high, then came crashing down onto Yun Yun's chest.
The sudden agony made Yun Yun stagger.
But a Dou Emperor was still a Dou Emperor. She quickly regained her senses.
"Extreme Wind, Fallen Slaughter!"
Just as the massive claw was about to tear Yun Yun's body in two.
The strange longsword in her hand suddenly trembled, and a tiny, profound ray of light, scarcely the size of a thumb, shot toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King!
With a crack, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's horn—the hardest part of its entire body—snapped off!
The terrifying pain made the Lion King unleash a thunderous roar. At the same time, the purple beam entered Yun Yun's body.
In the sky, Yun Yun's figure swayed precariously. After coughing up a mouthful of blood, her Dou Qi wings shook, and she vanished beyond the horizon.
"Find her for me! I will tear that woman into ten thousand pieces!"
A horrifying roar echoed through the mountains and forests, and every magical beast on the entire mountain fell prostrate.
When those magical beasts chased in the direction Yun Yun had fled, Lei Luo moved and followed them.
After leaving the Amethyst Winged Lion King's line of sight, Lei Luo spread the Purple Cloud Wings behind him and searched for Yun Yun's trail.
At last, Lei Luo found her beneath a waterfall.
Yun Yun floated in the pool, her pretty face deathly pale.
After scanning the surroundings, Lei Luo scooped the drenched beauty from the pool and held her in his arms.
After he left, a black shadow darted out from the forest.
Watching the direction Lei Luo had gone, the black shadow muttered softly, "Have I been discovered?"