Just then, a purple pillar of fire as thick as a water barrel shot in from the distant sky, directly incinerating those pitch-black chains.
This sudden development left everyone rooted to the spot in shock, their faces full of disbelief.
At that moment, a strange yet majestic roar came from the distant sky. Immediately afterward, an enormous purple figure swept over on fierce winds, appearing before Xiao Zhan and the others in a flash.
A savage lion's head bore a fiery red spiraling horn. Its entire body was covered in an incomparably hard layer of purple crystals, which shone especially brightly in the night beneath the moonlight.
Xiao Zhan looked at the enormous purple creature before him. In particular, its pair of purple wings were wreathed in faint purple flames, and he immediately thought of the ruler of the Magic Beast Mountain Range near Wutan City—the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
"You... you're the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?"
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's massive head lowered slightly as it looked at the Xiao Clan members below, a trace of relief appearing in its purple eyes.
"I am indeed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King you speak of. As for why I am here, I merely promised a certain brat that I would look after the Xiao Clan. Fortunately, you are all still safe and sound."
"A brat? Could it be that child Xiao Yao?" A trace of confusion filled Xiao Zhan's eyes upon hearing this.
Iron Protector looked at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King before him, his sinister laughter echoing through the skies above the Xiao Clan like the cry of a ghost.
"Hmph, it is merely a little lion. Does Clan Head Xiao truly think that having a peak Sixth Rank Magical Beast means you can