The enormous lion lay on the ground, two huge dents plainly visible in his chest. A wrist-thick wound pierced through his wing and heart before exiting his belly, blood pouring out in torrents. The massive horn atop his head had snapped off and fallen to one side, and his hind leg had suffered a comminuted fracture. Unless someone told you it was a leg, you would not even have recognized it as a lion's limb.
A crowd of hulking fellows stood around the lion, talking among themselves.
All you could really say was that the scene veered into grotesque territory.
"Lord Buxiao, you're back?!"
Before Yun Yun could speak, a startled cry came from the side.
Everyone looked up and saw a green-haired girl in a green dress jogging down the hillside. Her eyes lit up as she unleashed a Dou Technique and leaped in front of Sun Buxiao.
"Oh! Qing Lin, what are you doing all the way out here? Though I suppose this place really isn't that far from Wutan City... Oh! You're already a Dou Shi!"
With a thoroughly practiced motion, Sun Buxiao reached out his large hand and placed it on Qing Lin's head.
Qing Lin did not mind either, smiling as she let Sun Buxiao tousle her hair.
"Master Gu Ni has been accompanying me while I train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and collect some magical beasts. I sensed some very powerful Dou Qi fluctuations over here, so I came to take a look. I never expected it to be you and Sister Xiao Yi Xian, Lord Buxiao. Oh, and Brother Xiao Ding too."
"Sun Buxiao, and Miss Xiao Yi Xian... You're Young Master Xiao Ding of the Xiao Clan..."
Gu Ni followed behind Qing Lin, sweeping a surprised gaze over the three