Hunting

Xiao Yan smiled at those words, and his fondness for the three of them grew. There were not many people who could remain so frank even when facing death.

"Leave the rest to us," Xiao Jian said.

At this moment, the three of them had already lost their ability to fight. Only Xiao Yan and Xiao Jian could still battle.

The Magic Crystal Beast was somewhat surprised by Xiao Yan and Xiao Jian's arrival, but after sensing their auras, it calmed down. They were merely two ants who had just arrived on the World-Creation Continent.

Xiao Jian struck first. The longsword in his hand emitted a dazzling radiance, and a sharp Sword Qi slashed straight toward the Magic Crystal Beast. From Xiao Jian's attack, it was clear that his command of the sword had reached perfection. Unfortunately, his battle skills were still far too low-grade.

The magic crystal atop the Magic Crystal Beast's head gave off a flash of white light. When the two collided, they immediately vanished without a trace. Though the Magic Crystal Beast was in poor condition, it was still an Emperor King Realm powerhouse.

Xiao Yan followed close behind, sending a soul attack of Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath crashing onto the Magic Crystal Beast. The beast immediately felt a burst of agonizing pain.

Magic Beasts possessed bodies far stronger than humans, but their soul power was much weaker. Soul attacks were undoubtedly the best means of dealing with Magic Beasts.

"Good chance!" Seeing this, Xiao Jian poured his Battle Qi into his sword and slashed directly at the Magic Crystal Beast's body. The sharp treasured sword carved a massive wound into the beast's flesh, and blood gushed forth.

Xiao Yan was overjoyed at the sight. He infused Heavenly Fire into the Heavenly Fire Eternal Ancient Ruler, and the originally jet-black giant ruler bloomed with its beautiful brilliance. Xiao Yan spread his bone wings and flew into the air, arriving above the Magic Crystal Beast before smashing down viciously at the magic crystal.

"Don't hit there..." Xiao Jun shouted.

But his warning came a step too late. Xiao Yan's giant ruler had already landed upon the magic crystal.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Jian, get away!" Xiao Jun shouted at Xiao Yan.

Though Xiao Yan did not know why, he immediately spread his wings and flew away. Xiao Jian also used his flying battle skill to retreat.

Boom...

With a tremendous explosion, the Magic Crystal Beast's entire head actually burst apart. A wave of air flung Xiao Yan more than ten meters away. Xiao Jun and the others looked equally bedraggled, though fortunately, they had been farther from the battlefield.

Everything within ten meters before the Magic Crystal Beast had been blown apart. Self-destructing its magic crystal—this was the Magic Crystal Beast's choice.

A dragon had a reverse scale; touch it, and death followed. The most precious thing to a Magic Crystal Beast was its magic crystal. They could die gloriously in battle, but before dying, they would never allow anyone to touch their magic crystals. That was their pride.

"Are you all alright?" Xiao Jun asked, looking at their ash-smeared faces.

"We're fine," Xiao Kai and Xiao Yang said.

"Xiao Yan, tonight, you're in charge of grilling the meat. Damn, you nearly got us killed. Is it easy being me? Coming out in the middle of the night and almost losing my life," Xiao Kai said to Xiao Yan.

Hunting

"No way. I saved you too, didn't I? Pick one person out of the three of you." After this battle, Xiao Yan quickly became familiar with them and no longer had his earlier reserve.

"Stop arguing. I'll do it. It's just a pity we don't have an alchemist among us. Wait, Xiao Yan, you should be an alchemist, right?" Xiao Jian seemed to recall something and asked Xiao Yan.

"Mm, but I haven't refined any pills since coming here." Xiao Yan rubbed his nose. Xiao Wanqing had not explained anything about alchemists to him, so he still only had a hazy understanding of it.

"At last, we have an alchemist we can be satisfied with. Xiao Yan, once we return, you should also improve your alchemy," Xiao Jun said to Xiao Yan.

"Alright," Xiao Yan replied with a nod.

Inside a relatively spacious cave, Xiao Yan and the others sat facing one another. Before them was a fire, with several pieces of roasted meat cooking over it.

Xiao Jian's skill was quite good, and everyone ate a fair amount. The rear half of the Magic Crystal Beast was almost entirely eaten by the five of them.

After eating their fill, the other four lay down and fell asleep. Xiao Yan could not sleep no matter what, thinking over everything that had happened to him that day.

Especially the words that phantom Xun'er had said to him. His strength was still insufficient.

Xiao Yan looked around the cave, and a person involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

After the Battle of the Twin Emperors, Xiao Yan had invited her, but she had ultimately refused. There was still a knot in her heart. If that knot could not be untied, she would still choose to avoid him whenever facing him.

Xiao Yan sighed and told himself not to think about anything else.

He already had a wife, and one of them was on the World-Creation Continent while the other was on the Battle Qi Continent. Their chances of meeting were infinitely close to zero.

Xiao Yan calmed himself and began cultivating. Since he could not sleep, cultivation was the best way to pass the time.

In the forest, five men dressed in black respectfully bowed to a middle-aged man.

"Have you caught it?" The middle-aged man's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Hall Master, that creature is too cunning. We have already done our best," said one of the five, who seemed to be their leader.

"Trash! Five Mid-Grade Emperor Spirit Realm powerhouses, yet you cannot even capture one Low-Grade Emperor Spirit Realm creature. What use are you? My Black Alliance never keeps trash. Find it for me. The Black Alliance does not strike lightly, but once we do, we must succeed," the middle-aged man said.

"Yes," the five answered in unison, their figures gradually fading into the darkness.

"Nine Profound Golden Thunder Dragon... Hehe, what a rare treasure. I refuse to believe you can turn the heavens upside down." The middle-aged man sneered.