The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King

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Chapter 97: The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King

Deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, in a cave beside a waterfall, a young man was sitting cross-legged in front of a fiery-red medicinal cauldron. His hands were placed in front of two metallic snake heads that were swirling above the cauldron, continuously injecting fire attribute Dou Qi into the metal snake mouths.

Beside the young man, a stunningly beautiful woman was floating in mid-air, her body somewhat transparent, and her brows tightly furrowed as she observed the young man's actions.

After a while, the young man suddenly opened his eyes. The mouth of the cauldron split open, and a round, smooth, emerald-green pill floated out, which the young man immediately grabbed and excitedly looked toward the beautiful woman.

"Senior Yao! It worked!"

"Ah, yes."

The beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say, and gave a numb nod.

These two were none other than Xiao Yan and Yao Chen.

With the help of Xiao Lan, Xiao Yan had successfully escaped from Mu She's grasp and had come deep into the Magic Beast Mountain Range to train.

By now, nearly two months had passed.

During these two months, Xiao Yan's training progress had been quite remarkable.

First, his strength—within a mere two months, he had gone from a three-star Dou Practitioner to an eight-star Dou Practitioner. This rapid training speed had truly startled Yao Chen.

Others train by climbing mountains, but you seem to be flying! In just two months, from three stars to eight stars, though still at the Dou Practitioner level, such upgrades are unprecedented! Even taking pills wouldn't cause this much of a boost! And the key issue is... you haven't even taken pills yet!!!

Yao Chen was genuinely numbed. Every time Xiao Yan leveled up, she would prepare the necessary alchemy materials for his current level, but by the time she finished preparing, Xiao Yan had already leveled up again!

And because these pills were perfectly matched to Xiao Yan's previous level, when he leveled up, the previous pills were no longer useful! After this happened a few times, Yao Chen became too lazy to prepare such finely tuned pills, realizing Xiao Yan didn't even need them.

Alright, in terms of training speed, Yao Chen could just barely accept it.

After all, in her previous family, there were others who trained this fast, but seeing such speed in someone outside her family still made Yao Chen somewhat amazed.

But beyond that, there was one thing that left Yao Chen truly shocked.

That was Xiao Yan's pill refining skills—his improvement had been astonishing!

No, not just astonishing.

The phrase "astonishing" couldn't even begin to describe Xiao Yan's pill refining speed!

In just two months, from someone who didn't even know how to start a fire in a furnace, to someone who could refine third-grade pills! The pill Xiao Yan had just successfully refined!

Yao Chen felt like her head was about to explode. When I first started refining pills, I didn't improve this quickly. At this moment, Yao Chen began to doubt herself—could it be that my pill refining talent isn't as high as I thought? Maybe I've been overestimating myself?

Compared to Yao Chen's shock, Xiao Yan wasn't overly surprised. He was simply happy that he had grasped the method so quickly.

Moreover, it wasn't just pill refining—Xiao Yan had already mastered the Mad Lion Roar and the Purple Cloud Wing flight Dou Skills that Xiao Yi Xian had given him, and the earth-tier Dou Skill Flame Splitting Tsunami that Yao Chen had taught him was almost perfected!

"Senior Yao! I believe I could even fight a Dou Shi now!"

Fight a Dou Shi? Hearing Xiao Yan's bold words, Yao Chen immediately rolled her eyes.

Little Yan, you're being too modest, really.

With the Dou Skills you've mastered, plus your current level and your significantly strengthened body, forget Dou Shi's, even a Da Dou Shi would struggle against you, a mere Dou Practitioner. You'd probably kill a low level Dou Shi with one strike.

"And the only possibly useful pill we've managed to refine in all this time is this one."

Yao Chen sighed, taking out a small bottle of red pill from her spatial ring. Xiao Yan blinked and asked, looking at the pill, "Senior Yao, I've been meaning to ask, what is this pill for?"

That pill's alchemy ingredients was something Xiao Yan had bought from Boss Yao two months ago, and Yao Chen had refined it when she first began teaching him. She had kept it ever since and never explained its purpose.

"Don't mind it, it's just something I was refining for fun. It's just one of my little quirks."

Yao Chen said faintly, putting the bottle away. Naturally, she wasn't about to reveal the real use of the pill to Xiao Yan.

Knowing Xiao Yan's personality, if he knew what the pill was for, he wouldn't just throw it away—he'd likely keep an eye on her all the time, and by then, she'd probably never get a chance to use it.

But without meeting that person, just refining this pill doesn't help.

Yao Chen sighed helplessly, feeling a bit frustrated with Xiao Yan.

That's your Dou Huang-level wife! How could you just let her slip away like that?

Xiao Yan, of course, had no idea what Yao Chen was thinking, and regarding her refusal to tell him what the pill was for, Xiao Yan assumed it was just something she had her reasons for. He didn't press her further. He stood up, grabbed the Heavy Xuan Ruler leaning against the wall, and prepared for his Dou Skills training for the day.

"Xiao Yan!!!"

Suddenly, a roar echoed through the Magic Beast Mountain Range. The voice contained a powerful Dou Qi, and it was clear it came from a creature of immense strength. Just hearing it would make any beast below the fourth tier tremble in fear.

However, Xiao Yan didn't feel frightened; he just furrowed his brow slightly.

"Trouble again?"

"That creature's species is like that. Although they're born at a high level, their cubs are weaker than even first-rank beasts. It's common for them to die young, and that's why they are so few in number." Yao Chen explained casually. "Anyway, let's go. It'll be troublesome if we're late."

"Mm."

Xiao Yan nodded and immediately unfolded his Purple Cloud Wings, flying towards the source of the roar.

Minutes later, Xiao Yan arrived at his destination, folded his wings, and landed on the ground. He looked at the enormous cave ahead, feeling a tremendous aura emanating from inside. Any ordinary person would avoid this cave.

The beast dwelling in this cave was not something they could afford to provoke.

Yet Xiao Yan was unafraid and strode into the cave, walking all the way to the depths. There, he saw a gigantic creature facing away from him. When it heard his footsteps, it turned around and saw Xiao Yan. Its beastly face clearly showed joy.

If there had been experienced mercenaries around, they would have turned pale at the sight of this colossal creature.

It was the Magic Beast Mountain Range's ruler, a six-rank magical beast on par with a Dou Huang—The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King!

[ A/N:

When I first read this part, I felt that most of Xiao Yan's actions were understandable, but this whole thing with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King... (covers face) Breaking into someone's home, stealing their things, killing their cubs—this is not like the Earth Core Tempering Fluid or other heavenly treasures. The Purple Crystal and its associated Purple Crystal Source were clearly the property of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. If it were a beast without intelligence, that would be one thing, but the Lion King is clearly not much different from humans except for appearance. When Yun Yun proposed a deal, the Lion King also asked for a transformation pill. Yun Yun couldn't provide it, but the Lion King didn't cause trouble—just let her leave. But then Yun Yun and Xiao Yan took action to forcefully steal from it. It was a bit much.

At first, I thought maybe they just didn't regard beasts as people. If that's the case, I could accept it, as different races are meant to be at odds. But then came Zi Yan, who was almost human-like, which made Xiao Yan's treatment of both quite different, creating a huge gap. I personally feel this is a bit double-standard, even a bit irritating.

Sorry, I've said a bit too much. Battle Through the Heavens was the first novel I ever finished, and this part really left a strong impact on me, shaping my views when I was younger.]

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