What did he want?
Lei Luo pondered for a moment as he looked at Yun Yun, who seemed like a completely different person from before.
"Just owe me a favor. You can repay me someday. What do you say, Yun Zhi?"
Lei Luo placed heavy emphasis on the words "Yun Zhi," and Yun Yun's body trembled upon hearing them. An indescribable emotion spread through her heart.
Watching the youth walk out of the cave, Yun Yun's thoughts were in complete disarray.
After a long while, she gave a self-mocking smile and followed him out of the cave.
Once they reached the forest, the two began discussing their plan.
"Although you are exceptionally talented and have reached the Dou Master realm, you definitely cannot handle the Amethyst Winged Lion King."
"Perhaps you cannot even deal with its guardian magical beasts," Yun Yun said.
Lei Luo wholeheartedly agreed.
After all, any magical beast capable of serving as a guard for the Amethyst Winged Lion King had to be at least a third-rank beast, equivalent to a Great Battle Master.
If that were all, Lei Luo would still have some chance of fighting them. But if he encountered magical beasts above the third rank, he would be out of options.
After all, he did not have an old grandpa living inside him.
"Once we arrive, hide first. After I start fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King, sneak into the cave and search for the Purple Spirit Crystal."
"Remember to be careful. If things cannot be done, prioritize your own safety."
"Mm," Lei Luo replied calmly.
After discussing everything with Lei Luo, Yun Yun let out a soft breath and prepared to set off.
A pair of green Dou Qi wings emerged behind her back as she prepared to fly toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair.
But just as she rose into the air, she seemed to remember something.
A blush rose on her lovely face, but she still forced herself to remain composed. "Come here. Your strength is too weak; you'll only delay things."
Lei Luo knowingly asked, "What for?"
How could Yun Yun fail to see through his little scheme? Slightly angered, she roughly grabbed him and lifted him up like a chick.
With a flap of her Dou Qi wings, Yun Yun carried Lei Luo toward their destination.
Naturally, Lei Luo did not remain idle in the air.
His hands very naturally wrapped around Yun Yun's slender waist.
Feeling his movement, Yun Yun's flying body staggered, but she immediately stabilized herself.
"If you dare move around, I'll chop off your hands."
Hearing the threat beside his ear, Lei Luo muttered indifferently, "I've touched what I should have touched, and what I shouldn't have touched too..."
Yun Yun stopped the moment Lei Luo finished speaking.
A dangerous glint flickered in her eyes. "Say another word of nonsense, and I'll throw you down right now!"
Lei Luo shut his mouth, tightened his arms around her slender waist, and said nothing further.
A Dou Emperor's flying speed was extremely fast. Before long, they arrived in the dense forest outside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.
After landing, Yun Yun looked at Lei Luo, who was clinging to her like an octopus, and coldly snapped, "Do you need me to ask you to let go?"
"Ah? Sorry, the feel of this waist... No, it was just too high up. I was a little scared."
"Why hadn't I realized before that you were so shameless?" Yun Yun rolled her eyes.
Lei Luo rubbed the tip of his nose and changed the subject.
"You clear the area first. Once you draw away the Amethyst Winged Lion King, I'll act when the chance arises."
Yun Yun nodded slightly, then looked at Lei Luo with great seriousness. "Be careful."
With a grin, Lei Luo said, "Go on. You too, be careful."
Yun Yun could not help giving him a charming smile. She glanced up at the target, then flapped her wings and flew over.
After Yun Yun left, Lei Luo focused on concealing himself and waited for the operation to begin.
Yun Yun did not make much effort to hide herself.
Thus, when she entered within a hundred meters of the cave, waves of terrifying beast roars echoed through the mountain forest.
She clenched her jade-like hand, and a strange green longsword appeared in her palm.
Her body transformed into a streak of green light and instantly dived into the dense forest surrounding the cave.
Immediately, miserable beast roars and explosive sounds rang out as numerous magical beasts fled frantically from the area around the cave.
After all, before a Dou Emperor, these low-rank magical beasts had no room to display any ferocity.
But at that very moment, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's furious voice rang out from the sky.
"Woman, you dare come again? Good! Today, I will tear you to pieces and avenge my broken horn!"
As the Lion King roared, an enormous purple radiance tore through the sky and smashed fiercely toward Yun Yun.
But Yun Yun was extremely agile and easily evaded the enraged strike.
The dense forest below, however, suffered greatly.
Under the impact of the purple beam, the forest was instantly reduced to ruin.
Once the battle began, the surrounding magical beasts completely lost control as well.
They fled in every direction, and their howls resounded between heaven and earth!
Lei Luo glanced at the battle in the sky, used medicinal powder to conceal his aura, then turned into an afterimage and slipped toward the cave.
The scattered limbs and remains of magical beasts along the way left Lei Luo trembling with fear.
However, thanks to his speed, he casually collected the beast cores of several third- and fourth-rank magical beasts.
After all, those things would be of great use to him.
The battle in the sky was still ongoing.
Since they were evenly matched, the Amethyst Winged Lion King clearly had no time to notice what was happening below.
This allowed Lei Luo to successfully pass through the dense forest and arrive before the massive cave.
However, there were still two third-rank magical beasts guarding the cave entrance.
This gave Lei Luo quite a headache.
Fortunately, the battle in the sky had left the two third-rank magical beasts trembling violently, completely unable to notice Lei Luo's presence.
Concealing his aura, Lei Luo circulated the Three-Thousand Lightning Movement at full force, and his body instantly vanished from where he stood.
The two magical beasts that had been trembling wildly at the cave entrance suddenly sprang up.
They seemed to have sensed a huge black rat dart past them just now.
They exchanged a glance, their two pairs of beast eyes filled with confusion.
But the terrifying pressure in the sky left them no time to think further, and they continued lying prone on the ground.
After entering the cave, Lei Luo found its interior unexpectedly bright and spacious.
Purple crystals were embedded in the stone walls, making the entire cave exceptionally beautiful.
As Lei Luo continued deeper inside, he keenly sensed the temperature around him steadily rising.
Even beads of sweat the size of beans had begun to form on his forehead.
Before long, Lei Luo reached the end of the purple light.
Arriving at the exit, Lei Luo cautiously stepped into the cave's interior.
He carefully swept his gaze across the area but did not discover the trace of a single magical beast.
Maintaining the attitude that one could never be too careful, Lei Luo observed the area for a little longer before finally entering with ease.
Once inside, Lei Luo looked around, and his gaze eventually settled on the center of the cave.
There stood a square stone platform formed from piled purple crystals, over a meter tall.
Resting quietly atop that purple crystal platform was a violet sphere as large as Lei Luo's head.
This was naturally Lei Luo's ultimate objective for coming here—the Companion Purple Crystal Source!