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Due to a bizarre stroke of luck, Xiao Lin, who had arrived at the Magic Beast Mountain Range because he opened the wrong spatial tunnel, decided to head inside to investigate after remembering a certain matter.
However, the area of the Magic Beast Mountain Range was quite vast after all. Looking at the endless stretch of the Magic Beast Mountain Range before him, Xiao Lin felt a bit of a headache.
"Forget it, searching like this would be too much of a waste of time."
Accompanied by Xiao Lin's soft murmur, his terrifying mid-stage Heaven Realm soul power began to spread out toward the surroundings.
This action of Xiao Lin's naturally startled the various Magic Beasts within the mountain range. However, after sensing Xiao Lin's terrifying soul power, every single one of these Magic Beasts at this moment seemed to transform into ostrich-type beasts, directly burying their heads.
At the same time, inside a cave within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
As the overlord of this region of the mountain range, the Amethyst Winged Lion King was blissfully sleeping. However, at a certain moment, a terrifying force that made every hair on its body stand on end suddenly swept past!
This caused the Amethyst Winged Lion King to wake up instantly in shock.
"Roar~"
"Who is it?"
A roar erupted from the mouth of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
It was the overlord of the Magic Beast Mountain Range; who dared to invade its territory and even disturb its sweet dreams?
In its fury, the Amethyst Winged Lion King didn't even stop to think before charging out of the cave. Immediately afterward, as the Amethyst Winged Lion King looked up, it saw only a single figure flying past above its head.
Furthermore, as this figure flew over, he cast a faint, indifferent glance downward.
That look, which carried not a shred of emotion, caused the roar that the Amethyst Winged Lion King originally intended to let out to be forced right back down its throat!
Not only that, but when that emotionless gaze swept over, the current Amethyst Winged Lion King—just like the other Magic Beasts in the mountain range—lowered its head and pressed its entire body against the ground.
The figure flying over its head only paused for less than a second before continuing to fly forward.
I survived!
At this moment, the Amethyst Winged Lion King could truly be described as having lingering fears.
Just now, in that single glance, it had seen death!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King had no doubt that if it had made a sound just now, it would definitely be a corpse by this point!
It wasn't until the figure in the sky had been gone for quite a while that the Amethyst Winged Lion King dared to cautiously and stealthily raise its head.
"Why would such a terrifying human appear in a small place like the Magic Beast Mountain Range?"
Gazing at the distant figure that had completely disappeared from sight, the Amethyst Winged Lion King couldn't help but mutter. The Magic Beast Mountain Range seemed to cover a large area, but that was only relative.
In a place like this, even the resources were limited.
This could be seen from the fact that the strongest being here was merely a Rank 6 Magic Beast like the Amethyst Winged Lion King. One must know that in a place like the Central Plains, you could probably pull out more than one Rank 7 Magic Beast from any random mountain range!
Therefore, the Amethyst Winged Lion King describing this place as a "small place" was actually correct.
"Forget it, such a small place surely doesn't have anything worth the attention of such a powerhouse. And even if he really took a fancy to something, I couldn't stop him anyway..."
Thinking of that terrifying gaze, the Amethyst Winged Lion King decided to just lie flat and give up.
A big shot has arrived; can't provoke them, definitely can't provoke them!
With the mindset of "lying flat," the Amethyst Winged Lion King silently returned to its cave and continued its deep slumber. Meanwhile, in mid-air dozens of kilometers away from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Xiao Lin had come to a halt.
"That little lion was quite clever; it saved its own Magic Core."
Xiao Lin let out a light chuckle before talking to himself.
He had given the Amethyst Winged Lion King a chance to live, and since the other party had seized it, he naturally wouldn't resort to killing. Indeed, the person who had just streaked across the sky above the Amethyst Winged Lion King and given it that meaningful look was Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin was actually quite surprised that the look he gave the Lion King to interpret for itself had actually been understood so accurately. But since it was a mere Rank 6 Magic Beast, Xiao Lin quickly tossed the matter of the Amethyst Winged Lion King to the back of his mind.
At this moment, Xiao Lin had already discovered the target of his trip!
Descending from mid-air, Xiao Lin entered a valley within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
The naked eye might not see it, but Xiao Lin's soul power could clearly perceive that the souls of dead Magic Beasts throughout this mountain range were converging toward the deepest part of this valley from all directions!
"It seems there is something in this valley attracting the souls of these Magic Beasts."
After a soft murmur, Xiao Lin stepped into the valley.
Before long, Xiao Lin reached the deepest part of the valley.
Here, Xiao Lin saw countless Magic Beast souls gathered together.
Not only that, but in the deepest reaches of this valley, the surroundings were littered with countless remains. One could imagine that a terrifying slaughter among Magic Beasts must have taken place in the depths of this valley.
Look at the surrounding rock walls; they had already been dyed red by the blood of various Magic Beasts.
Of course, what attracted Xiao Lin's gaze the most was not these things. Rather, it was in the center of the valley—the place where the souls and the blood of the dead beasts converged—a cluster of red flame was burning.
However, this flame looked somewhat illusory. Within the firelight, those Magic Beast souls would occasionally shift back into their original forms.
"The Beast Spirit Ground Fire? No, it's too weak! Currently, this flame can at most be considered a Beast Flame. It will likely take more than a hundred years before it can truly form into the Beast Spirit Ground Fire!"
With just one look, Xiao Lin made a judgment in his heart.
The fundamental reason why this flame had not yet formed into the Heavenly Flame known as the Beast Spirit Ground Fire was that these Magic Beast souls were simply too weak!
The strongest among them was only a Rank 6 Magic Beast, and there was only one such Rank 6 soul. The rest were all Magic Beast souls ranging from Rank 1 to Rank 5. If this could form the Beast Spirit Ground Fire, it would be a miracle!
If a Rank 8 or higher Magic Beast soul were thrown into this flame right now, it would likely be enough to complete it immediately. But in this Magic Beast Mountain Range, the strongest was only a Rank 6 beast; it was clearly impossible to achieve.
"What a pity..."
Looking at the flame, Xiao Lin couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Just then, Xiao Lin suddenly remembered his experience at the Jia Nan Academy.
"Wait, the Spirit Gathering Formation I set up in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower of Jia Nan Academy could strengthen the essence of the Fallen Heart Flame. So, if I set up a Spirit Gathering Formation here as well..."
Thinking of this, a surge of eagerness flashed through Xiao Lin's eyes.
Even if he failed, he would only lose the materials used to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation. But if he succeeded, the harvest would be immense. Deciding to act immediately, Xiao Lin set to work.
Very quickly, Xiao Lin set up a Grade 4 Spirit Gathering Formation within this valley!
After finishing everything, Xiao Lin clapped his hands, feeling quite satisfied with his masterpiece.
"Next, don't let me down!"
Taking another deep look at that Beast Flame, Xiao Lin turned and left the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
That Beast Flame could already be called the embryonic form of the Beast Spirit Ground Fire. Normally, if Xiao Lin didn't intervene and no outsiders interfered, it would have a chance to become the Beast Spirit Ground Fire after a hundred years.
However, now that Xiao Lin had placed a Spirit Gathering Formation here, it would likely drastically reduce the time needed for it to transform into a Heavenly Flame.
As for how much time would be saved, Xiao Lin didn't know for the moment. But it was certain that the time for this Beast Flame to turn into the Beast Spirit Ground Fire would be accelerated!
At worst, he could just come here frequently to check on it whenever he was free in the future. After all, he was already at the Dou Zun realm now and would only get stronger. Taking a trip here really wouldn't cost much time!
With Xiao Lin's artificial intervention, if this Beast Flame truly turned into the Beast Spirit Ground Fire in the future, wouldn't that be considered a "man-made" Heavenly Flame?
Xiao Lin looked forward to it.
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