Above the azure sky, violent fluctuations of energy kept producing rumbles like muffled thunder.
Green and red spread across almost half the sky.
Several dozen meters outside the aerial battlefield, Xiao Chen stopped atop a towering tree.
Under Yao Lao's control, Xiao Yan used the vast forest as cover and reached the top of another towering tree.
From here, Xiao Yan could clearly see both sides fighting in the sky.
Xiao Yi Xian sat on Little Gold's back, hovering farther behind.
Watching from close range for the first time, she experienced the ferocity of a Dou Huang expert firsthand.
Her gaze first swept toward the enormous magical beast in the air.
The magical beast was immense, its body a full seven or eight meters long and covered in a layer of purple crystals.
Under the sunlight, they radiated dazzling brilliance.
The magical beast had a rather ferocious-looking lion's head.
Its blood-red eyes glinted with a strange purple light, and its enormous mouth bristled with fangs.
Atop its lion's head was a fiery-red, spiraling horn.
Tufts of purple flame coiled around the horn's tip.
A pair of purple wings grew from the sides of its massive leonine body.
Its four thick paws were likewise encased in purple crystals.
Every step made the void tremble.
The enormous magical beast stood in midair, an invisible pressure descending from the sky.
Both Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian trembled in spirit.
"Is this the legendary Amethyst Winged Lion King?"
Gazing at the magical beast that embodied both beauty and destruction, Xiao Yi Xian murmured softly.
Then she turned her gaze toward the person confronting the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
It was a woman.
She stood calmly, her serene, beautiful face carrying an air of grace and nobility that was difficult to conceal.
"Human woman, why have you come to disturb my rest?" High in the sky, the enormous Amethyst Winged Lion King suddenly shouted in human speech.
"I would like to borrow your Purple Spirit Crystal, Lion King!" Yun Yun's red lips parted slightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
"Purple Spirit Crystal? We Amethyst Winged Lions can only shed one small piece from our bodies every twenty years. Do you think you can have it just because you ask?" the Amethyst Winged Lion King scoffed.
"I can exchange something you need for it."
"An exchange? Heh, very well. I happen to be in the transformation stage lately. If you can get me a Transformation Pill, I'll give you the Purple Spirit Crystal. How about it?"
At her words, the Amethyst Winged Lion King immediately burst into laughter.
Hearing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's demand, Yun Yun knitted her delicate brows, then shook her head and said softly, "Sorry, but I doubt more than a handful of people in the Jia Ma Empire could produce something like a Transformation Pill. However, if you're willing, I can offer three fifth-tier magic cores, along with an advanced Profound Tier cultivation method and Dou Technique suitable for you to practice."
"Not interested. If you can't produce a Transformation Pill, leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range." The Amethyst Winged Lion King rejected Yun Yun's terms without hesitation.
Sighing softly, Yun Yun slowly raised the unusual longsword in her hand and said with some helplessness, "In that case, I can only take it by force!"
"Hahaha! Humans are always like this."
"I know you're also a Dou Huang expert, but if we truly fight, whether you can leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range alive is another question."
"You needn't trouble yourself over that, Lion King." Responding indifferently, Yun Yun gently lifted her slender hand. A small green tornado suddenly appeared in the sky, then swelled with the wind, becoming an enormous tornado more than a dozen zhang tall in the blink of an eye.
"Hmph, the Magical Beast Mountain Range is not human territory. It's not your place to run wild here!"
As it spoke, the purple crystals on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body blazed with light, and surging purple flames suddenly erupted from within it.
The purple flames roiled upward, finally gathering into an enormous pillar of purple fire that shot into the heavens.
"What a terrifying display." Xiao Yan wiped the sweat streaming down his forehead and spoke with a parched mouth.
The next instant, a fierce battle erupted between the two sides.
Boom! A thunderclap exploded out of nowhere in the clear sky.
The storm and pillar of fire collided violently, each frantically unleashing terrifying energy.
As the storm and pillar of fire dissipated, Yun Yun, who had been standing motionless in the sky, finally moved.
With a beat of the green wings on her back, her body seemed to turn into a flash of lightning. She instantly crossed the region of turbulent energy, appeared behind the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and thrust out her unusual longsword.
A ring of rapidly spinning wind blades formed at the sword's tip, resembling a green sphere covered in blades.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King immediately struck back.
The commotion caused by the human and beast fighting in the sky was so great that many magical beasts were startled awake from their slumber.
Thus, the previously rather deserted mountains immediately rang with all manner of strange beast roars.
Magical beasts capable of surviving in the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range were generally above the third tier.
At this level, magical beasts had already developed a rudimentary intelligence, completely unlike those outside that acted solely on instinct.
The battle in the sky continued for six hours.
Until a certain moment.
"Human woman, you've worn away what little patience I had!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King finally lost its patience completely, its roar shaking the mountain forests.
"As long as you exchange the Purple Spirit Crystal with me, Lion King, I will never trouble you again." Yun Yun remained as graceful and noble as ever, a swirl of green wind flickering in and out of sight around her.
"You don't know what's good for you. Then don't blame me!"
A lion's roar tinged with anger burst from its enormous mouth, and the purple light covering the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body grew increasingly brilliant.
Just then, a voice carrying icy killing intent suddenly rang out.
"So noisy."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King and Yun Yun both stopped what they were doing and looked toward the voice.
The speaker was naturally Xiao Chen.
At the sight of the human youth, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's enormous eyes instantly widened.
That mysterious woman coming to provoke me was one thing, but a mere human boy actually dares to call me noisy?
"Human, considering your youth, leave my territory, and I will spare your life!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared.
"Spare my life? What big words!"
Xiao Chen's expression cooled slightly.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan immediately began silently mourning this overlord of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
It probably still had no idea what sort of existence it had provoked.
"Human, since you insist on remaining obstinate, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
Purple flames surged all over the Amethyst Winged Lion King as it opened its ferocious maw, its stark-white fangs gleaming coldly.
"Such a racket."
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, killing intent flashing through his eyes.
As his words fell, his figure instantly vanished from the spot.
Alarmed, the Amethyst Winged Lion King swept its eyes around, yet it could not detect Xiao Chen's presence at all.
"Kneel!"
The next second, an icy voice exploded beside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's ear.
Xiao Chen appeared out of thin air above its head.
Before the Amethyst Winged Lion King could react, it felt an utterly terrifying force crash down onto its back!
"Aah!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King immediately roared in pain.
Boom-!
An earth-shaking crash reverberated outward.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's enormous body plummeted like a meteor, smashing a crater dozens of zhang across into the ground as dust and smoke filled the area.
"Walking through the air!"
"A Dou Zong expert?!"
Nearby, Yun Yun's beautiful face instantly grew solemn.
When had such an expert appeared in the Jia Ma Empire?
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