The Amethyst Winged Lion King thought his senses must have been mistaken. How could this mere young junior before him possibly be a Dou Zun expert?
"Human, how could you possess such powerful Dou Qi? Could you have used some special secret art?"
"If that is the case, surely your Dou Qi cannot last very long."
Yao Ling, who had taken control of Xiao Yan's body, unleashed a powerful surge of Dou Qi.
Even without her making a move, the pressure of that Dou Qi alone terrified the Amethyst Winged Lion King into falling to his knees.
As the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Amethyst Winged Lion King possessed immense pride. Yet now he was kneeling before this youth, utterly humiliated.
"What is going on? Why can this king not use any of his Dou Qi? Is this the pressure of a Dou Zun expert?"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's expression was filled with shock. Could this youth before him truly be a Dou Zun expert? If so, under these circumstances, begging for mercy might be his only chance of survival.
Although the Amethyst Winged Lion King had his pride, faced with the threat of death,
there seemed to be no other path he could choose.
Thus, the Amethyst Winged Lion King knelt directly on the ground.
He begged for mercy.
"My lord, please spare my life. Whatever you want, I will give it to you."
"And I am willing to become your servant, attending you for the rest of my life with absolute loyalty."
"I ask only that you spare my life."
Who would have thought that a mighty Dou Emperor-level magical beast would kneel before Xiao Yan and beg for mercy?
If anyone else had witnessed this scene, their jaw would surely have dropped-especially Yun Yun, who had been here earlier.
Yao Ling murmured inwardly.
"What do you think about taking in the Amethyst Winged Lion King? If you are interested, I will accept his offer."
"But if you are not, I will kill him for you right now."
Xiao Yan considered it for a moment. After all, the overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range was the Tier-Six Magical Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Moreover, his strength rivaled that of a human expert at the peak of Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
If Xiao Yan had a magical beast like this at his beck and call,
he really could swagger through the entire Jia Ma Empire unchallenged.
Besides, the beast now believed him to be a Dou Zun expert.
Naturally, he would not dare show any disrespect or step out of line.
With Yao Ling's soul form standing beside him as well, there would surely be no trouble.
Thus, Xiao Yan said,
"Teacher, spare his life, then. Just take his blood."
"The little blood I need is nowhere near enough to kill the Amethyst Winged Lion King."
"Just have him hand over the purple spirit crystal and a small bottle of blood."
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, Yao Ling nodded and agreed.
"All right. Since that is what you want, I will help you cow the Amethyst Winged Lion King."
"That way, he will submit to you from now on and never dare entertain any disrespectful thoughts."
Yao Ling immediately unleashed her powerful Dou Qi.
This terrifying Dou Qi pressure already far exceeded that of a One-Star Dou Zun.
It even surpassed much higher ranks.
Although her current soul power was still weaker than it had been in her prime, leaving her unable to wield the strength of an Initial Half-Saint,
this strength was already more than enough to cow the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
He was now filled with terror and kept begging for mercy where he knelt.
"I will spare your life today. If you are willing to submit to me loyally and obey my commands from now on, letting you live is not out of the question."
"But before that, I need to refine some medicinal ingredients, and the catalysts I require are your amethyst source and your blood."
"I need enough blood to fill a small bottle. Do you have any objections?"
"Do you refuse to submit?"
Hearing this demand, the Amethyst Winged Lion King was frightened out of his wits and hurriedly said,
"Master, I am willing to submit to you and obey your commands from now on. If you tell me to go east, I would never dare go west."
"It is only a purple spirit crystal, only a little of my blood. What does that matter? I am willing to offer them to you."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King hurriedly agreed.
Xiao Yan then took control of his body, immediately drew a small dagger, cut through the Amethyst Winged Lion King's flesh, and collected some blood.
The beast also obediently offered up the amethyst source, which Xiao Yan placed in his Storage Ring.
"Good. In that case, everything is settled."
Just as Xiao Yan was about to leave,
the Amethyst Winged Lion King hurriedly spoke.
"Master, let me place a spell on you. If you need to summon me, simply activate it, and I will sense it."
Looking at the spell mark on his forehead, Xiao Yan nodded calmly.
"Mm. You may withdraw."
Only several breaths after Xiao Yan left did the Amethyst Winged Lion King's fear and the oppressive pressure finally dissipate completely.
His heart was filled with shock.
"To think there is someone as powerful as Master in the Jia Ma Empire. The pressure of his strength just now left me unable to breathe."
"Could Master's strength already be above Six-Star Dou Zun? Heavens, to possess such strength at his young age is terrifying."
"Luckily, I backed down in time. Otherwise, my life would have been over."
Xiao Yan had already left and returned to the cave.
Now that everything had been accomplished, he could prepare to leave once he had treated Yun Yun's injuries and healed Wind Shadow.
After returning to the Xiao Clan, he could go straight to the mountain behind it to refine
the pill that would strengthen his teacher Yao Ling's soul power.
She would then be able to wield the strength of an Initial Half-Saint, as she had in her prime.
That would also be an enormous benefit to him.
If he encountered powerful experts in the future, he would no longer need to worry or fear them, nor would he have to worry that exhausting her soul power would send her into a slumber like Yao Chen.
Xiao Yan had just returned to the cave.
Yun Yun, who was sitting on the ground, immediately froze. She had been somewhat worried earlier that once Xiao Yan went out, he might never return.
After all, this was deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where many high-tier magical beasts frequently roamed. Dou Wang- and Dou Emperor-level magical beasts were everywhere.
She had not expected him to actually return completely unscathed, so she was rather surprised.
"Have you already found the medicinal ingredients for the pill?"
Yun Yun could not help asking.
"Of course I have."
Xiao Yan answered calmly, then found a place to sit down.
Inwardly, he spoke to Yao Ling inside his Storage Ring.
"Teacher, sorry for the trouble, but I will need you to refine this pill shortly."
"It is no trouble. A mere trifle."
Yao Ling murmured, then took control of his body and began refining the pill.
Watching from beside him, Yun Yun was instantly stunned.
She had never imagined that this boy really could refine pills.
It seemed there was no doubt that he was an alchemist.
Moreover, his manner of refining the medicine, along with the Dou Qi he released, gradually filled Yun Yun with utter astonishment.
She could sense that his strength might not merely be at the Dou Zhe level. It might even far surpass Dou Emperor, or even Dou Zong.
Yun Yun was utterly dumbfounded, stunned on the spot! How was this possible?
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