After Xiao Yan made his choice, a notification immediately popped up on the system panel.
[The host has made his choice. Please claim the corresponding reward after completing the mission.]
Sitting opposite him, Yun Yun coughed a few times. She felt exhausted and weak, and she could not summon any Dou Qi.
Still, she was somewhat speechless. She had never expected this young man, this mere boy, to make such an arrogant declaration.
"You're just a boy. At most, your strength is only at the Dou Zhe level, isn't it? Do you know how ridiculous what you just said was?"
Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yan with a serious expression as she spoke.
"Do you know how rare Dou Huang experts are in the Jia Ma Empire? Even the guardian of the Jia Ma Imperial Family is only a nine-star Peak Dou Emperor."
"But that beast from earlier, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, isn't just the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Its strength is also comparable to a nine-star Peak Dou Emperor."
"Even knowing that, you still insist on your claim that the Amethyst Winged Lion King is nothing worth mentioning?"
Yet after hearing this, Xiao Yan remained perfectly calm, his opinion unchanged.
"That's right. A mere Amethyst Winged Lion King. It's only a Dou Emperor. What is there to fear?"
Xiao Yan spoke with a cool expression.
Yun Yun rolled her eyes outright, at a loss for words.
She had never met such an arrogant young man.
Xiao Yan then added another remark as he looked at Yun Yun.
"If you trust me, I can remove the seal on your Dou Qi."
"Of course, if you don't trust me, just pretend I never said anything."
Xiao Yan spoke with a cool expression.
The instant his words fell, Yun Yun froze, wondering whether she had misheard him.
Did I really hear that right? This young man actually said he could remove my seal.
Is he joking? My strength has been sealed by the Amethyst Winged Lion King's sealing technique. I can't summon any Dou Qi at all right now.
Even if I returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and asked Pill King Gu He to remove it, it probably wouldn't be easy.
It would probably still take some time to recover.
Yet this brat says he can remove my seal? What kind of joke is that? Even if he's an alchemist, how could he refine a pill to remove my seal with his current Dou Zhe strength? Surely that's impossible?
"Are you sure you can remove my seal? You really aren't joking?"
Xiao Yan replied calmly.
"I don't have the spare time to joke with you. If you don't believe me, suit yourself."
Yun Yun bit her lip. Seeing his attitude toward her, she could not help feeling a little angry.
After all, she was the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, as well as a three-star Dou Emperor.
Throughout the Jia Ma Empire, she was a renowned figure.
When had anyone ever reprimanded her like this? This was a first.
Could this young man really have something to back up his confidence? But that doesn't make sense. With his mere Dou Zhe strength, how could he... Although Yun Yun found it hard to believe, she decided to give it a try.
"All right. If you really can remove my seal, I'll owe you a favor."
"If you ever need my help in the future, just ask. I absolutely won't refuse."
"I, Yun Yun, keep my word. Even if your requests are somewhat excessive, I'll agree to them."
Xiao Yan did not pay much attention to Yun Yun's promise. As long as he completed the mission, he could claim his rewards.
That was what mattered to him. He really did not care much about a mere Dou Emperor's promise.
Besides, once the mission was complete, he would receive a one hundred percent favorability rating from Yun Yun.
Once he had successfully won her over, never mind a few little requests or favors.
Wouldn't she do whatever I asked her to? How sweet is that! Xiao Yan prepared to get up, then glanced back at Yun Yun and said,
"Stay here a little longer. Don't go outside, in case the Amethyst Winged Lion King comes back. You could be in danger then."
After speaking, Xiao Yan got up and left.
"Wait, where are you going?"
Seeing Xiao Yan about to leave, Yun Yun could not help asking.
"To gather some medicinal herbs for you, of course. Then I'll come back and refine a pill for you."
"Given your current condition, there's a pill I should be able to refine that will remove your seal."
Yun Yun had wanted to offer a warning, but when she saw him leave without looking back, she said nothing.
There are so many magical beasts outside. He's only a little Dou Zhe. What if he runs into a high-ranking magical beast?
Yun Yun muttered to herself inwardly.
After Xiao Yan went outside, he spoke with Yao Ling, the soul residing within his ring.
"Teacher, you heard everything I said just now, right?"
Yao Ling spoke slowly from within the Storage Ring.
"I heard it all. Don't worry. Removing a seal placed by a mere magical beast is no great problem."
"I'll help you examine the medicinal herbs in a moment. If we find suitable ones, I'll help refine the pill."
"I have a sixth-tier pill formula that can remove seals placed by magical beasts. It should be no problem."
"If we encounter the Amethyst Winged Lion King along the way, I'll defeat it too. If necessary, I'll kill it and take its blood."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately nodded.
Then master and disciple searched the mountain range for medicinal herbs.
After spending over an hour, they finally gathered all the herbs they needed.
Yao Ling and Xiao Yan then prepared to head back.
But just as they were about to leave, they heard a magical beast's roar.
At that moment, dark clouds filled the sky. Suddenly, a massive winged lion magical beast blotted it out, and in the next instant, it appeared before him.
"It's the Amethyst Winged Lion King."
Xiao Yan stood where he was and murmured to himself.
"I was just worrying about not being able to find you. To think you'd deliver yourself right to my doorstep."
No sooner had Xiao Yan muttered those words than Yao Ling, the soul within his Storage Ring, took over his body.
In the original story, fans often jokingly referred to Yao Chen taking over Xiao Yan's body as the Heaven-tier Dou Technique: Ghost Possession.
Now that Yao Lao had taken over Xiao Yan's body, it was the same situation.
He felt his body slip beyond his control.
He lost control completely, and then Yao Ling unleashed a surge of powerful Dou Qi.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King before him immediately looked shocked.
It had thought the boy before it was merely a lowly Dou Zhe.
As a Dou Emperor-level magical beast, it should have had more than enough strength to kill him.
What did this brat just do? How did he unleash such powerful Dou Qi in so little time? By my estimate, it must at least surpass a Nine-Star Dou Zong.
Could he be a Dou Zun expert?
At that moment, the Amethyst Winged Lion King suddenly felt tremendous fear.
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