"Amethyst Spirit Crystal!" Yun Yun couldn't hide her joy upon finally seeing the goal of her journey.
Xiao Yan raised his hand and summoned the crystal into his palm.
Seeing the real thing for the first time, Xiao Yan was also deeply curious and carefully examined it.
Having endured twenty years of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's violet flames, he could sense the extraordinary fire-attribute energy contained within this fist-sized crystal.
If he engraved it with runes and turned it into a fire bomb, its explosive power would be no less than that of a fourth or fifth-tier magic core.
"So this is the Amethyst Spirit Crystal?" Yun Yun was also seeing this special material for the first time.
It's just a crystal, yet it can be used for alchemy? Alchemists truly are an unbelievable bunch.
"I need to test something," Xiao Yan said, glancing between the crystal in his hand and the amethyst platform nearby before waving at Yun Yun.
Focusing on the platform supporting the Companion Amethyst Source, Xiao Yan's empty left hand suddenly surged with a dense, earthy-yellow energy.
In an instant, Yun Yun took three steps back, staring at Xiao Yan in shock. What kind of battle skill is this? Just a casual use, and its power already rivals Earth-tier techniques!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King was also surprised. It had thought Xiao Yan only relied on powerful puppets and unique secret arts, but it seemed he had real strength of his own.
In the world of magical beasts, strength was paramount, and the lion king now respected its master even more.
Xiao Yan slightly lowered his stance, then unleashed a blazing, overwhelmingly yang palm strike toward the amethyst platform.
Yun Yun instinctively circulated her Dou Qi to shield herself from flying crystal shards.
But with a thunderous boom, the expected scene of the platform shattering never happened.
Yun Yun's beautiful eyes widened as she stared at the platform. What is this thing? How is it so sturdy?!
That attack just now was no joke—even she would have needed to exert effort to defend against it.
"What a durable amethyst platform!" Xiao Yan inhaled sharply. Though Pure Yang Palm: Bane of Evil Sun was just a probing strike, at his current strength, no Dou Huang at his level could have easily blocked it.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King chuckled proudly. "Young Master Yan, this isn't just any amethyst platform—it's an Amethyst Spirit Crystal Platform."
"Amethyst Spirit Crystal Platform?" Yun Yun was stunned as she looked at the meter-tall square block. How many years would it take to accumulate this much Amethyst Spirit Crystal?!
After all, a fist-sized crystal like the one in Xiao Yan's hand took twenty years to form, yet this platform was dozens of times larger.
The lion king sighed. "As you can see from my son here, I wasn't always alone. I had a mate long ago."
Yun Yun finally understood why the Amethyst Winged Lion King had submitted so easily—it was for its child's sake.
But if there had been two lion kings, where was the other one?
If there had been two sixth-tier Amethyst Winged Lion Kings, my trip here would have been...
At that thought, Yun Yun stole a glance at Xiao Yan, her cheeks burning. Even without encountering two sixth-tier beasts, this journey has been complicated enough.
Xiao Yan crossed his arms and quietly watched the lion king. Since this involved materials for his weapon, he was deeply curious.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King continued solemnly, "Because magical beasts have long lifespans but slow cultivation speeds, the Amethyst Spirit Crystals we shed every twenty years gradually accumulated into a small mountain."
"However, in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, no beast, no matter how strong, can guarantee eternal safety. One day, a pair of sixth-tier beasts clashed with us over territory."
"Back then, we had only recently broken through to the sixth tier, and my mate had just given birth. Though our bloodline was powerful, we were no match for those two old birds."
As it recounted the past, fury burned in the lion king's eyes. But now, without its mate, even with its strength stabilized, revenge was impossible.
"Both sides suffered losses in that battle," the lion king said grimly. "Afterward, I began refining the Amethyst Spirit Crystals one by one with my violet flames, eventually fusing them into this seamless platform."
After hearing the explanation, Xiao Yan stared intently at the purple crystal platform and muttered, "No wonder it's so tough!"
Who knows how many years the lion king spent tempering this thing? Its already remarkable quality had been elevated even further, likely rivaling the Flaming Meteor Black Iron of his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
Combining the two would undoubtedly forge an even more powerful weapon.
Shifting his gaze from the platform, Xiao Yan said to the lion king, "I won't take this Amethyst Spirit Crystal Platform for nothing. When the time comes, I'll help you deal with that pair of sixth-tier beasts."
"Young Master Yan means it?" The lion king was stunned.
Xiao Yan smirked. "They're just sixth-tier beasts. I could crush them with a flick of my finger."
The lion king laughed awkwardly—it was also a sixth-tier beast that could be crushed with a flick.
Xiao Yan wasn't offering help out of sympathy for the lion king's plight. Rather, the materials needed for the Flame Spirit Sacred Armor required high-tier beast hides—the stronger, the better.
Besides, he knew the Magical Beast Mountain Range housed more than just the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
When the Snake-People Tribe relocated, their large-scale construction in the mountain range provoked many powerful beasts. Even Medusa, a Dou Zong, had suffered an injury to her arm.
With the lion king as a guide, his targets would be easier to locate, saving him a lot of trouble.
After all, he couldn't just turn the entire mountain range upside down alone.
This place isn't far from the Jia Ma Empire. If I attract the attention of Protector Wu, things could get messy.
Listening to the lion king's story, Yun Yun studied the platform in awe. When she spotted the purple sphere atop it, her brows rose in surprise. "That thing… could it be the Companion Amethyst Source?"
"You recognize it?" Xiao Yan turned to her, intrigued.
Yun Yun smoothed her hair. "I am a Dou Huang, after all. I've read many ancient texts—I do have some discernment."
Xiao Yan nodded slowly. Yun Yun had read extensively—she even knew a thing or two about Queen Medusa's evolution.
Recalling the records, Yun Yun couldn't help marveling. "It's said that when an Amethyst Winged Lion gives birth, there's an extremely low chance of a Companion Amethyst Source appearing."
"Aside from swallowing it whole, there's almost no way to extract the amethyst source inside. Any attack will be absorbed by its shell. I only recognized it because I saw it absorbing the residual energy from your attack earlier."
(End of Chapter)
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