"What exactly was that fiery bird? It actually killed the sixth-tier magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, with a single strike…"
Yun Yun dragged her exhausted body out of the cave. Her face was pale, and a trace of shock lingered in her eyes as fragments of today's events replayed in her mind.
Everything that had happened felt strange—almost eerie.
First, someone had impersonated Elder Nalan to lure her back to the Yunlan Sect.
Then, a massive fiery bird that covered the sky had suddenly appeared.
And the Amethyst Winged Lion King itself had behaved oddly from the very beginning.
She had originally come here to negotiate, intending to exchange Purple Spirit Crystals.
Yet the moment the Lion King saw her, it cursed furiously, accusing her of playing tricks again.
Before she could even explain herself, a battle had broken out for no clear reason.
Although Yun Yun was a three-star Dou Huang, the Amethyst Winged Lion King possessed strength comparable to a six-star Dou Huang. She had been completely outmatched.
After a bitter fight, her cultivation had been sealed.
Still, the Lion King had not escaped unscathed—her Extreme Wind: Meteor Strike had severed its horns.
At that moment, she truly believed she would die there.
Unexpectedly, just as death loomed, the Lion King suddenly sensed something, released her, and rushed back to its nest.
Moments later, that terrifying firebird descended.
"That firebird killed the Amethyst Winged Lion King in a single blow… Its strength must be at the Dou Zong level. Could it be a seventh-tier magical beast?"
The more Yun Yun thought about it, the colder her heart became.
The strongest expert in the Jia Ma Empire was only at the peak of Dou Huang.
If a seventh-tier magical beast—one comparable to a Dou Zong—appeared in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it would spell disaster for humans.
"Forget it. If such a creature truly exists here, it's beyond my capabilities. I should retrieve the Purple Spirit Crystal and return to Yanran first…"
Taking a deep breath, Yun Yun pushed aside her worries and cautiously moved deeper into the cave.
In the world of magical beasts, the law was simple: the strong devoured the weak.
Now that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was dead, its lair would soon attract other powerful beasts.
She had to obtain the Amethyst Crystals before that happened.
"Hmm?"
Not long after entering the cave, Yun Yun suddenly froze.
A young man sat cross-legged ahead of her.
His body radiated dazzling divine light, while two blood-red rings slowly revolved around him, emitting an astonishing aura.
"This is…"
Yun Yun's heart skipped a beat.
Though her cultivation was sealed, her judgment as the Yunlan Sect's leader remained sharp.
A man like this, calmly cultivating inside the Lion King's lair, was clearly no ordinary person.
Combined with the fiery bird she had seen earlier, a possibility immediately surfaced in her mind.
A magical beast… in human form!
It was said that once high-level magical beasts broke through to the seventh rank, they could fully transform into humans.
The young man before her must be that "Flame Bird" who had slain the Lion King in a single strike.
As for why it had taken the form of a young man, Yun Yun did not dare speculate.
She had never encountered a fully transformed seventh-rank magical beast before.
At most, she had only seen a few snake-people deep within the Tagor Desert.
"This woman… could she be Yun Yun, the Yunlan Sect's leader?"
At the same time Yun Yun was observing him, Zhu Chen's divine sense had already enveloped her.
In truth, he had sensed her presence the moment she entered the cave.
"Senior, this junior entered this place by accident. If I have disturbed you, please forgive me."
Standing at the cave entrance, Yun Yun clasped her hands and bowed deeply, her posture filled with respect.
"You are Yun Yun, the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect?"
Zhu Chen transmitted his voice directly through divine sense.
Yun Yun was startled.
So this senior actually knew who she was?
"Yes. This junior is Yun Yun."
She nodded respectfully, not daring to show the countless questions swirling in her mind.
She had no idea of this transformed beast's temperament.
One wrong word could lead to disaster.
"Hiss—"
A sudden tearing pain shot through her chest.
Yun Yun bit her lip and looked down, only to see crimson blood soaking into her blue robes and dripping onto the ground.
The bow earlier must have reopened her wound.
She could feel her vitality draining rapidly.
If the bleeding did not stop soon, she would faint from blood loss.
In a forest filled with magical beasts, a defenseless human woman losing consciousness was terrifying.
Death would be the least of her worries.
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