Extorting the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King

A chilling killing intent flickered in Mu Chen's eyes. The Dou Emperor power would only last for an hour, and around twenty minutes had already passed. In the remaining forty minutes, with the formidable might of the Xuan Huang Flame and Yun Yun at his side, it was not impossible to kill the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with everything they had.

Mu Chen and Yun Yun exchanged a glance from afar, then silently shifted their positions in tacit understanding, sealing off every route the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King might use to flee. After all, it was a sixth-tier Magic Beast. If it fled desperately, there was a real chance it could escape.

Seeing their movements, the charred Purple Crystal Winged Lion King shuddered. Though dignity was important, after giving it some thought, it decided its life was more important.

"Stop fighting. I surrender.

I'll give you the Purple Spirit Crystal and the Companion Purple Crystal Source."

Despite its unwillingness, circumstances forced the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to lower its proud head and face this humiliating moment.

Lowering its head to humans! The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King understood that from this day onward, its status as the overlord of the eastern Magic Beast Mountains would no longer exist. The Magic Beasts under its command would not obey a disgraced ruler, even if it was a sixth-tier Magic Beast.

Seeing that the two remained unmoved, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King roared angrily, "Humans, don't push your luck. Your strength is not enough to completely crush me.

"I don't know where you came from, but if you fail to kill me and let me escape, I will certainly rally the Magic Beasts into war against you humans. You'd better think this through."

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's words were filled with threat. Yun Yun's gaze narrowed. Clearly, she had not expected it to use war as a threat.

As the leader of a sect, Yun Yun was not softhearted. If unrelated people died by the thousands before her, her expression would not change in the slightest. But she had to consider the Misty Cloud Sect behind her.

If war broke out and countless lives were lost, as one of the key figures who had caused it, she would undoubtedly inflict enormous damage upon the Misty Cloud Sect's reputation. The sect's disciples would also grow dissatisfied with her, and the Jia Ma Imperial Family would certainly seize the opportunity to make trouble. The imperial army stationed at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain had always been ready.

"This is troublesome. My teacher encountered a problem while in seclusion to break through to the Dou Zong realm, and her fate is now unknown. At present, I am the only Dou Emperor in the Misty Cloud Sect.

"The Jia Ma Imperial Family has repeatedly tested us lately. We have captured dozens of their spies. My Misty Cloud Sect may appear powerful, but in truth, we are strong only on the outside. One wrong move, and the Misty Cloud Sect may be ruined in my hands."

Traces of worry surfaced in her beautiful eyes. Before entering her life-or-death seclusion, her teacher had entrusted the vast Misty Cloud Sect to her. No matter what, she could not allow the sect to decline under her leadership.

After only a brief consideration, Yun Yun gave up on killing the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Her gaze instinctively turned toward Mu Chen, only to find him frowning as well. He was likely considering whether killing the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was worth it.

For some reason, whenever she looked at Mu Chen, Yun Yun felt an extraordinary sense of familiarity from him. It was a strange feeling, sudden and without warning, yet she did not reject it.

In the end, Mu Chen agreed to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's request and accepted its surrender. The truth was that he was not certain he could kill it within the remaining time. It truly was a troublesome meat shield.

Of course, the main reason was that the system's mission had already been completed the moment the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King surrendered.

"Mission: Assist Yun Yun in defeating the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Completed.

Reward: Soul Bond! One 'Mortal-Realm Soul Enslavement Card.'"

Soul Bond: Current bonded target: Yun Yun.

Effect: When both bonded parties cultivate within ten meters of each other, their cultivation speed will double. When fighting together, an exclusive bond attribute will be triggered, slightly enhancing the strength of both parties' Dou Qi.

The current bond strength is intermediate. More effects will be unlocked once the bond is strengthened.

"Mortal-Realm Soul Enslavement Card"! Purple quality. Priceless.

Effect: Activate it with one's soul power to forge a soul contract with a designated target. It can forcibly enslave targets whose soul realm is below the Mortal Realm. The effect of enslavement depends mainly on the gap between both parties' soul realms.

Note: If the difference between both souls is too great, other consequences may occur.

Remaining uses: 1.

"This... is far too powerful. Soul realms are the hardest to improve. Without a special cultivation method, they only improve slightly when breaking through a major realm.

"At the very least, absolutely no one below the Dou Zong realm can surpass the Mortal Realm. In other words, it can at minimum enslave a Dou Emperor as a subordinate with absolute certainty. Even some Dou Zongs with relatively weak soul power could possibly be enslaved."

Mu Chen took a deep breath. He could set Dou Zongs aside for now. Given the map of this early stage, the chances of encountering a Dou Zong were low.

A Dou Emperor was not bad either. Only after experiencing the strength of a Dou Emperor had Mu Chen truly understood the terrifying power of this level. If a completely loyal Dou Emperor followed him, then his safety problems in the early stages could be effectively resolved.

Mu Chen subconsciously glanced at the charred Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. His faintly glowing green eyes made the lion's scalp prickle, and immense fear rose in its heart.

Fortunately, Mu Chen merely glanced at it before withdrawing his gaze. This big lug was indeed fairly strong. Not only was its attack power fierce, but it could also serve as a meat shield when necessary. Still, if it could not take human form, bringing such a massive creature around would be far too conspicuous.

Fine, after saying all that, the truth was that Mu Chen simply felt the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was not strong enough. It could not rank among high-level Dou Emperors, so he did not think much of it.

"Um, this Soul Bond attribute..." Mu Chen blinked, just in time for his gaze to meet Yun Yun's. Like a startled rabbit, she actually looked away, and faint redness bloomed across her fair, lovely face.

The appearance of that blush thoroughly shattered Yun Yun's ever-present cold image. It was as though a fairy from the moon had descended into the mortal world. That faint shyness was especially alluring to Mu Chen, enough to stir his soul. He swallowed, completely losing his composure.

"System, you really understand my heart too well~" Mu Chen grinned wickedly and shouted inwardly, System, I love you~ Unfortunately, the system seemed not to exist at all and gave no response whatsoever.

Suppressing his smile and maintaining a refined appearance, Mu Chen's eyes shifted. Looking at the wary Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, he said calmly, "To take things up and put them down again—the Lion King truly has courage. I admire that.

"However, the situation is different now, so naturally, the terms need to increase by just a tiny bit. How about this? Add another seven or eight fifth-tier Magic Cores to the original terms, as compensation for the exhaustion of our stamina and Dou Qi. We couldn't have fought for nothing, could we?

"Magic Cores are of little use to the Lion King anyway, so we'll reluctantly help you dispose of these useless things. I believe the Lion King will make a wise choice."

As he spoke, the Xuan Huang Flame gathered in Mu Chen's palm into a compressed fireball. At his will, it swayed lightly above his fingertips, as though he would fling it out at once if anything went wrong.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King felt that its entire lion life had become miserable. Who said Magic Cores were useless to Magic Beasts? They did not possess the frail bodies of humans. The violent energy within Magic Cores was not troublesome to them at all; on the contrary, it could strengthen their physical bodies.

But the moment the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King stared at the fireball in Mu Chen's palm, it immediately lost its temper.

That scorching temperature and destructive power from before had made it deeply understand the terrifying strength of Heavenly Flames. It had no desire to experience it a second time.

"Human, you win! You are the most shameless, most bottomless human I have ever met. I admit defeat.

"Fifth-tier Magic Cores aren't cabbages. I only have one. Take it or leave it!

"If you continue to push me too far, then at worst, we'll fight to the death!" the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King roared, descending in humiliation toward the cave below.

"Hehe, I actually managed to swindle an unexpected fortune out of it. This lion is far too timid," Mu Chen said with a beaming smile.

Yun Yun could not help feeling speechless. He had really extorted it. Today was definitely the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's most humiliating day. She did not know where this youth had come from, but running into him truly counted as the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's misfortune.

After hesitating for a while, Yun Yun thought of her obedient disciple and could only smile bitterly. Then she softly said, "The Purple Spirit Crystal is of great use to me. I see that you seem to like Magic Cores, so I am willing to exchange two fifth-tier Magic Cores for the Purple Spirit Crystal. I hope you will part with it."