Swallowing the Amethyst Companion Source Whole

In the sky, Xiao Yan held Yun Yun's soft, slender waist as the wind howled past their ears.

Neither of them spoke. Before long, Yun Yun silently landed in a concealed spot.

After landing, Xiao Yan conscientiously released Yun Yun from his embrace.

Her cheeks were slightly red as she looked toward a massive mountain in the distance.

Xiao Yan stood beside Yun Yun and followed her gaze.

Halfway up the mountain, there was a cave entrance, faintly visible beneath the cover of trees.

"That's the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Mm."

Yun Yun nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over the area around the cave entrance. Her brows furrowed as she said:

"There are many high-ranking magical beasts around the entrance. I'll kill as many as I can shortly. Once I lure the Lion King away, choose a good opportunity to enter the cave."

"Alright." Xiao Yan nodded, licking his dry lips to show that he understood.

With a flap of her wings, Yun Yun flew into the sky. Turning back, she softly said to Xiao Yan, "You... be careful. Your safety comes first."

Then her body flashed as she flew toward the distant mountain.

"You be careful too!"

Xiao Yan called from behind her. Afraid of drawing magical beasts over, he did not dare raise his voice too much. He did not know whether that woman had heard him.

At the distant mountain, Yun Yun flew above the cave. Magical beasts quickly spotted her, and roars rose one after another.

The sword in Yun Yun's hand danced as she unleashed all kinds of wind-element Dou Techniques, slashing at the magical beasts on the ground. Explosions erupted wherever the techniques struck.

Several magical beasts failed to flee in time and were blown to death on the spot, left barely alive.

"Human woman! You dare show yourself again? Today, I will take your life to avenge my broken horn!"

A furious roar rang out. The Amethyst Winged Lion King appeared and flew into the sky, opening its mouth to spew a blast of Purple Flame at Yun Yun.

Yun Yun flapped her wings and dodged aside. Her sword swung, sending a thin ray of light shooting toward a high-ranking magical beast on the ground. The beast died instantly.

It was the Dou Technique, Wind's Extreme: Meteor Kill!

Relying on the swift agility of her wind-element Dou Qi, Yun Yun continuously evaded the Lion King's attacks while slaughtering the magical beasts on the mountain.

Very soon, the magical beasts on the mountain where the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave was located were either dead or fleeing.

High in the air, once Yun Yun sensed that no magical beasts remained nearby, she fought as she retreated, luring the Amethyst Winged Lion King away.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King had long been blinded by hatred. Seeing Yun Yun kill so many of its subordinates only made it even more enraged, and it pursued her relentlessly.

Only after Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King vanished over the horizon did Xiao Yan rush toward the cave on the mountain.

Along the way, he encountered many magical beast corpses, but he suppressed the urge to dig out their magic cores.

He circulated the wind-element Dou Qi Yun Yun had sent into his body, greatly increasing his speed as he leaped continuously through the mountains.

Before long, he reached the entrance to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.

With a flash, Xiao Yan entered the cave.

Purple crystals were embedded in the stone walls, emitting a violet glow that made the cave look fantastical and dazzling.

As he went deeper into the cave, the temperature rose as well.

Xiao Yan possessed the Myriad Flame Emperor Body. Not only was he unafraid of heat, but every cell in his body became exceptionally lively, as though he were a fish in water.

Soon, he arrived in a somewhat larger cavern. At its center stood a raised platform piled from Amethyst Stone, and atop it rested a purple sphere as large as Xiao Yan's head.

Xiao Yan discovered that all the heat in the air originated from this purple sphere.

He called out inwardly, "Teacher, take a look. What is this?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's call, Yao Lao floated out of the ring. Staring at the purple sphere, he said in astonishment:

"This... is the Amethyst Companion Source? You actually came across one? Your luck is unbelievable."

After Yao Lao confirmed that it was indeed the Amethyst Companion Source, Xiao Yan licked his dry lips, desire filling his eyes.

"The Amethyst Winged Lion King is an exceptionally gifted magical beast. When it gives birth, there is an extremely small chance that it will nurture this kind of Amethyst Companion Source alongside its offspring."

Yao Lao continued, "This Amethyst Companion Source remains inside the Lion King's body for an extremely long time, so the energy it contains is quite astounding. Once a young lion reaches the fourth tier, it need only swallow it to become a fifth-tier magical beast directly. The Purple Flame within its body will also become far more powerful."

If it could raise a fourth-tier magical beast directly to the fifth tier, just how immense was the energy contained within this Amethyst Companion Source?

Xiao Yan's heart burned with excitement. If he could refine the Amethyst Companion Source, he might reach the ninth star of Da Dou Shi, or perhaps even advance to the Dou Ling realm.

Seeing the yearning in Xiao Yan's eyes, Yao Lao poured cold water on him.

"It won't be easy for you to obtain this Amethyst Companion Source.

It is connected to the Amethyst Platform. If you want to take it away, you must dig out the entire Amethyst Platform with it."

Xiao Yan walked step by step toward the Amethyst Companion Source. Gazing at the purple sphere with fascination in his eyes, he stretched out his arms and held it.

"Be careful. That Amethyst Companion Source is extremely hot. Hm?"

Yao Lao hurriedly warned him, then discovered in shock that Xiao Yan was holding the purple sphere with both hands without showing the slightest sign of being burned. He was instantly dumbfounded.

How could he know that Xiao Yan possessed the Myriad Flame Emperor Body and feared neither flames nor high temperatures?

The reason the Amethyst Companion Source was so hot was because it was another form of Purple Flame, liquefied into crystal source.

As Xiao Yan wrapped his hands around the purple sphere, cracks unexpectedly appeared across the outer purple crystal shell.

Crack! The entire purple crystal shell shattered, revealing the Amethyst Crystal Source liquid within.

Xiao Yan opened his mouth and inhaled. Like a purple dragon, the Amethyst Crystal Source flowed into his stomach without a single drop wasted.

"Holy shit!"

Yao Lao had once been a Dou Zun and was also the continent's greatest alchemist, broad in knowledge and experience. Yet when he saw Xiao Yan swallow the Amethyst Companion Source whole, he could not help blurting out a curse.

Just what kind of monster was his disciple?

The shell of the Amethyst Companion Source was incomparably sturdy and could absorb any attack. To break it, only the crystal Yun Yun had given him would work.

"Xiao Yan, how did you do that?

How do you feel now?"

Yao Lao asked anxiously.

Xiao Yan was somewhat bewildered as well.

Just now, as he faced the Amethyst Companion Source, his body had been seized by an intense craving.

When his hands touched the shell of the Amethyst Crystal Source, he felt that he could command the Amethyst Crystal Source liquid within.

He made it break the shell from the inside, then inhaled it into his body.

Xiao Yan thought of one of the Myriad Flame Emperor Body's abilities: it could command all flames and possessed overwhelming intimidation against any fire.

The Amethyst Crystal Source was also fire, so he could command and control it.

Once the Amethyst Companion Source, brimming with immense energy, entered the body, even a Dou Wang or Dou Emperor would be devoured and torn apart by its violent energy.

But Xiao Yan could control the Amethyst Companion Source, making it float beside the Dou Qi Vortex in his dantian. As the vortex rotated, threads of purple energy were drawn into it and slowly refined.

There was not the slightest danger.

Faced with Yao Lao's concern, Xiao Yan could only pretend to be confused.

"Teacher, I don't know what happened either. That purple crystal shell was too brittle. It shattered at the slightest touch.

Now, the Amethyst Crystal Source is in my dantian. It's being very obedient, and I can refine it slowly."

The purple crystal shell was too brittle?

Yao Lao's mouth twitched as he rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Then he guessed, "Could it be that you also possess a hidden Fire Spirit Body?"

Xiao Yan scratched his head and smiled. "Maybe."

Just then, an enraged lion's roar sounded out. Immediately afterward, a young Amethyst Winged Lion King charged into the chamber. Seeing the empty Amethyst Platform and sensing the Amethyst Crystal Source on Xiao Yan, it threw back its head and roared, glaring furiously at Xiao Yan with a ferocious expression.