A New Goal: The Magical Beast Mountain Range and the Amethyst Winged Lion King

"A Six-Star Dou Zhe? What a captivating power..."

Xiao Yan murmured to himself, still feeling the surging fluctuations of Dou Qi in his dantian cyclone. A smile appeared on his face.

But his joy had not lasted long before Yao Lao's magnetic voice interrupted him. "Don't celebrate too soon. Becoming a Dou Zhe is only the beginning.

Xiao Yan turned to look at the old man floating in the air. "Teacher, do you have a new plan?"

Yao Lao nodded and took a scroll from the ancient-looking ring. It was the detailed map of the Jia Ma Empire they had purchased earlier in the treasure-hunting district.

Yao Lao unrolled the scroll and used his soul power to make the map float. Under Xiao Yan's gaze, he pointed to the location of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and said in a deep voice,

"This is the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, close to the eastern part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. According to the direction indicated on the map, an Amethyst Winged Lion King should be entrenched there. It's our target."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly. "The Amethyst Winged Lion King? You mean that legendary Sixth-Order Magical Beast?"

Although a Sixth-Order Magical Beast was nothing much to Xiao Yan in his previous life, he still had to keep up his disguise in front of Yao Lao, so he could only ask with a show of surprise.

Yao Lao smiled. "That's right. And it's not just a Sixth-Order Magical Beast. It's a fire-attribute magical beast, and a powerful Beast Flame can be refined from it. That should be quite helpful to you as you are now."

When Xiao Yan heard that, how could he sit still?

He immediately stood up and eagerly loosened his limbs, doing warm-up exercises on the spot. Raring to go, he said,

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go there now!"

If Yao Lao hadn't reminded him, he would have nearly forgotten about it.

"In that case, let's set off right away!"

Yao Lao smiled faintly. He first gave Xiao Yan a few instructions, then looked somewhere.

Only then did he sweep his sleeve, transforming into a streak of light that attached itself to Xiao Yan. He carried Xiao Yan into the air and flew toward their destination.

At the same time, a faint, hidden glimmer flashed through the void and silently fled into the distance, heading straight for the Xiao Clan in Wutan City.

"What terrifying soul perception. It's probably no weaker than that of a Four-Star Dou Zong. It seems I've been discovered."

At that moment, an old man dressed in a tight black outfit abruptly emerged from the void. His gaze was grave as he thought in secret alarm,

"That boy from the Xiao Clan has someone like that protecting him. I'd better not act rashly. I'll return and report to Miss Xun'er first!"

With that, the old man immediately quickened his pace, transforming into a mass of eerie black wind that swept across the sky. The energy that leaked from it alone bent the grasses and trees on the plains.

One could imagine just how profound his Dou Qi cultivation was!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, still wearing his black robe, raced through the void as though walking on level ground. He was already moving far faster than sound, and the scenery around him flew backward like fragments.

In just a few breaths, the two traveled a thousand li and arrived atop a dark purple mountain.

There was a cavern dwelling inside it, which gave off a violent, tangible vicious presence all year round. There was no telling how many magical beast and human corpses had been piled up inside to create such a sight.

"According to the markings on the map, this should be the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair."

Xiao Yan took the map from his robes and compared it with the surrounding terrain once more.

Hundreds of mountain peaks surrounded the cavern dwelling in layers, like stars clustered around the moon. To the west was a forest, to the east a swamp, and in the center was a lake...

"Stop looking. This is the place!"

Yao Lao's illusory spirit floated beside Xiao Yan's ear as he spoke with certainty. At the same time, he grumbled inwardly, Why is this little fellow so long-winded? He even has to dawdle over finding a place.

After hearing that, Xiao Yan hesitated no longer. He deftly circulated Yao Lao's surging soul power, took a step, and flew deep into the cavern dwelling.

In truth, he had only hesitated because returning to this old place had stirred his emotions.

After all... he had once shared an experience with Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect in this very place.

The black-robed figure flew along like lightning. When he saw the purple crystals on the cavern walls to either side, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, which were full of nostalgia and remembrance.

Roar-!

But in the next instant, a fierce beastly roar suddenly rang out, sweeping toward the cavern entrance in a circular wave of sound and quickly breaking Xiao Yan's train of thought.

At the same time, a colossal primeval beast flew out, lunging at Xiao Yan with bared fangs and claws.

Its fur was purple all over, and it had a pair of wings on its back and a pointed horn on its head. It resembled a lion and a tiger and was a massive six meters tall. This was one of the overlords of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King crouched on the ground, its eyes glowing red. It suddenly spoke in human words, growling viciously,

"Human, why have you trespassed on my territory?"

Seeing this former "old acquaintance" again, Xiao Yan had mixed feelings. With a casual move, he shook off its pursuit.

Back then, he had suffered quite a bit at its hands, all to help Yun Yun obtain Purple Spirit Crystal. He had even nearly lost his life.

But now that he thought about it, he had taken both its Purple Spirit Crystal and the little lion king's Companion Amethyst Source. It felt a little underhanded.

So... since he had another chance, Xiao Yan decided to subdue it and then slowly make up for the big fellow's losses.

Besides that, there was one other thing.

He still coveted the Companion Amethyst Source!

With that thought, Xiao Yan quickly made up his mind to challenge the Amethyst Winged Lion King. He shouted arrogantly,

"Amethyst Winged Lion King, listen well! I covet the treasures you have here, and I want to subdue you too. Do you dare fight me?"

At those words, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's fur bristled completely. It roared in a towering rage, "Arrogant human! Since you show such contempt for my majesty, then let us fight!"

As soon as its words fell, the lion king rose into the air and spread its enormous wings to glide. It gathered strength, opened its mouth, and spat out a beam of purple light over three meters thick, straight at Xiao Yan.

This was the Amethyst Winged Lion King's innate skill: Final Seal. It could briefly seal the Dou Qi of an expert at the same level, leaving them like a cripple for several weeks.

But before Xiao Yan, it seemed like child's play.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's Dou Qi cultivation was, at most, comparable to that of a human Two-Star or Three-Star Dou Emperor.

With its strength, it simply could not seal an expert at or above the level of a high-level Dou Emperor.

Besides, what Xiao Yan was using was Yao Lao's soul power, not even Dou Qi. It was even less possible for him to be bound by this sealing skill.

The purple light shot into the black-robed figure's body and poured into his dantian cyclone in an instant. It transformed into a hundred shackles that wound around and completely confined his Six-Star Dou Zhe Dou Qi.

But in the next second, Xiao Yan flicked a finger, and his soul power burst forth. Inside his dantian, the superfluous restraints quickly shattered like glass.

"Wh-what!!"

Sensing that it had lost contact with its Dou Qi, the Amethyst Winged Lion King's heart sank. Alarm bells immediately rang in its head, and it hurriedly flew away from the black-robed figure to put some distance between them.

But it was already too late...

The black-robed figure's shadow had appeared before its eyes.

Xiao Yan did not hold back because of his so-called guilt from his previous life.

On the contrary, he struck even more ruthlessly.

As he brought down a palm, milky-white soul power abruptly condensed into shape. Like a tangible gale, it swept forward and slammed heavily into the Amethyst Winged Lion King's face.

How terrifying was a palm strike from a Four-Star Dou Zong? The surrounding space gradually swelled, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, at the center of the attack, had its features completely twisted as its whole body flew backward.

Boom-!

The giant beast's heavy body slammed into the cavern wall. Countless cracks rapidly burst across it, and it finally collapsed completely.

The ceiling broke open, and dazzling sunlight streamed down through the cracks onto the Amethyst Winged Lion King's twisted face.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King endured the last of the pressure, its bones creaking all over and blood spraying from its mouth as it hung precariously, wedged against the edge of the cavern wall.