20demayo Chapter 55 The Lion King: Actually, I've wanted to be a human for a long time.
Chapter 55 The Lion King: Actually, I've wanted to be a human for a long time.
"It's a new day, and I'm a good boy again."
Stepping out of the cave and facing the bright sun, Xiao Yan looked down at the dazed Yun Yun in his arms, straightened his back with great satisfaction, and looked radiant.
In his arms, Yun Yun was limp as mud. Xiao Yan's aura was like a flame, biting at her nerve endings again and again, immersing her in the pleasure of advancing her cultivation, leaving her without even the strength to lift a finger.
The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Xiao Yan felt like he was back to normal.
Although he appears to be in a state of kidney deficiency because he is too kind-hearted and gives too many sweet things to his female companions, in fact, he, Xiao, has suffered losses in the past, in every sense of the word.
But times have changed.
In a real, bloody battle, he, Xiao, is no less than anyone else!
Successfully got Yunyun to stand up!
That's right, that's it.
Xiao Yan nodded slowly. He could take on ten of them!
Yun Yun's aura was now not far from that of a six-star Dou Huang. Her clothes were slightly disheveled, her complexion was exceptionally rosy, and her overall demeanor had undergone a dramatic transformation compared to before she met Xiao Yan.
Like a flower that has blossomed after being nourished by sweet rain.
"Oh? You're still a good boy?" Taking a breath, the remaining flames in her body transformed into pure battle qi. Yun Yun slightly raised her slender neck, her face carrying a hint of provocation.
"You're not convinced?"
"...No...I'm not convinced! If you dare, try again...um."
With a deep kiss, Xiao Yan silenced Yun Yun, who was still trying to freeload, and felt the trembling of the person in his arms. He felt refreshed.
This wicked woman has already tricked him dozens of times with this tactic, and she still wants him to fall for it again? What a joke!
He set Yun Yun, whose breathing was extremely disordered, aside. After Xiao Yan had cleaned up everything in the cave, Yun Yun had also calmed down, the blush fading from her face.
If her previous demeanor was that of a delicate, submissive woman, she now truly exudes the confidence of a powerful ruler.
"...Let's go find the Lion King and get revenge." Looking at the sun in the sky, Yun Yun's words were particularly forceful. As the saying goes, "One is influenced by one's company," and after having a deep conversation with Xiao Yan, her behavior had involuntarily taken on some of Xiao Yan's unrestrained style.
"Facing a powerful enemy capable of absorbing the power of the sun, shall we go at noon? Hehehe, just what I want." Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. He had to defeat the powerful enemy head-on at his strongest point!
"That lion and I were originally both in the three-star range, but my strength has risen by two stars in a short period of time. Even if he can absorb the power of the sun with the amethyst on his body, he is no match for me, not to mention that you have your help."
Yun Yun smiled slightly, placed one hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder, and the two of them merged into one. With their minds in sync, they transformed into a beam of light in both blue and red, and flew towards the Lion King's cave.
She also learned some of Xiao Yan's fire-transformation technique. With Xiao Yan's help, she combined it with a high-level Xuan-rank wind-attribute fighting technique from the Yunlan Sect, allowing her body to briefly transform into a flowing breeze.
Putting everything else aside, it's definitely more stylish, much cooler than using battle aura wings.
A fierce wind suddenly howled across the sky, and the tremendous commotion could be felt even from dozens of miles away. Yun Yun and Xiao Yan made no attempt to conceal their presence, openly announcing their arrival.
[That way, you won't have to worry about it not coming out.] In the spiritual world, Yunyun smiled sweetly.
This action was not purely reckless; it was actually the result of Xiao's extraordinary wisdom and thoughtful consideration.
Theoretically speaking, seeking out the Lion King at dusk seems to be the wisest decision, since the Lion King cannot enhance himself with the help of sunlight at night.
But the Lion King wasn't stupid. He might have been able to be so careless when he had the upper hand before, but after suffering such a big loss, how could he dare to go out at night?
An arrogant army is bound to be defeated; a defeated army is bound to be miserable; a miserable army is bound to be victorious; a victorious army is bound to be arrogant.
The Lion King's previous sealing of you was already a victory. Now, we are arriving at noon, blessed by the power of heaven and earth; he naturally fears no one, thus triggering the adage "pride comes before a fall."
Xiao Yan spoke with great conviction.
[Our previous victorious advance has left us as a defeated army, and we've suffered greatly these past few days. Naturally, a defeated army will... Hey, hey, hey, do you think I'm a lion?!]
Just as they were bantering, Xiao Yan suddenly saw Yun Yun reveal her true form from the wind. She stared with her beautiful eyes, and a wisp of extremely thin white light gathered at her fingertips. She was about to unleash the Extreme Wind Meteor Strike to give him a middle part. Xiao Yan immediately raised his hands in surrender.
"You scoundrel!" With a soft snort, she dispelled her fighting technique and continued to flee forward, while Yun Yun's pretty face couldn't help but blush.
In just a few words, the mountain where the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave was located came into view.
However, despite the provocation from the two, the Amethyst Winged Lion King still had no intention of launching an attack.
"How so?" Yun Yun raised an eyebrow as she stood in the sky, seemingly riding the wind.
"Go!" Xiao Yan said succinctly, his eyes blazing with fire, and the crimson-gold fire wheel behind him spun rapidly, with a crimson-gold Dharma image appearing behind him.
Before she finished speaking, Yun Yun had already taken action. In the blink of an eye, four tornadoes, each a hundred meters long, surrounded the Lion King's cave.
As it spun rapidly, it completely enveloped the cave. The terrifying hurricane destroyed everything around it.
Able to mobilize the power of heaven and earth, a Dou Huang's attack can be described as devastating. Even a high-level Xuan-rank Dou Technique is comparable to the power of heaven.
Just as the gale swept across the heavens and earth, a flame suddenly ignited in the center of the four tornadoes.
The next moment, Xiao Yan, who was originally standing next to Yun Yun, suddenly transformed into a ten-zhang-tall crimson-gold flame dharma form.
Behind it, the fiery wheel spun rapidly, splitting into four streams of flame that surged into the tornado. The wind fueled the fire, and the fire amplified the wind's power.
"Amethyst Winged Lion King, get out here right now!" ×2
The two voices were in sync, like rumbling thunder, spreading in all directions.
"If you don't get out of the cave, then let the demonic beast perish and let the mountains burn!" Xiao Yan slammed his hands together, and four fiery tornadoes merged and collided. Some of the violent energy within was detonated, and a magnificent fire lotus bloomed above the tornadoes.
With Yun Yun's help, Xiao Yan slowly stretched out one hand, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire in his natal fire was completely released. Various ancient demonic beasts, exuding overwhelming ferocity, seemed to awaken and condensed into form amidst the wind and fire.
Regardless of their original attributes, they are now fire beasts with fire as their foundation, and with the support of the raging winds, their power becomes even stronger.
"Humans! You're looking for..." The roar of the Amethyst Winged Lion King came from inside the cave. After the purple fire barrier that enveloped the cave was easily destroyed, the Lion King could no longer hold back and rushed out of the cave despite his old wounds not yet healed.
Even though he knew that the other party dared to come in broad daylight because they were fearless, he had no choice but to fight. Waiting in the cave was like being slowly boiled like a frog in water; only by coming out and fighting to the death could he have a chance of survival.
However, when he rushed out and saw the raging firestorm, the ferocious demonic beasts formed from flames, and the two people standing in the sky like a divine couple, the Lion King roared wildly in his heart, but on his face, he twitched his face, withdrew his overwhelming power, and calmed down.
Like a helpless Hakimi, the Lion King was truly at his wit's end.
"Hey, big cat, weren't you so arrogant? Didn't you even dare to hiss at me?" Xiao Yan slowly descended, chuckling as he looked at the Lion King.
Just a few days ago he was a normal Hakimi, how come he's backed down today?
"The Spirit Fire of Ten Thousand Beasts..." The Lion King subconsciously took two steps back, staring at Xiao Yan for a long time before squeezing out the words through his teeth, his eyes flashing with human-like shock and realization.
No wonder his purple flames were suppressed by Xiao Yan as if he were a son seeing his father; no wonder even when he was severely injured by Xiao Yan, he felt that the quality of his bloodline had improved.
That's not surprising at all!
If the Lion King had ever harbored even the slightest thought of launching a sneak attack, he now had none of it.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Fire is both a great tonic and a great threat to magical beasts. The Lion King did not believe that he could fight two Douhuang-level combatants against the odds, especially given his own injuries.
That's not something he can do.
"Roar...cough cough, human, actually we can talk..." The Amethyst Winged Lion King revealed an unusually human-like smirk, his eyes darting around as he tentatively spoke.
It can negotiate, and it can offer tributes.
"What do you think?" Yun Yun didn't even look at the Lion King, but instead looked at Xiao Yan with a smile.
"What should we eat for lunch?" Xiao Yan didn't even look at the Lion King. Instead, he casually waved his hand, conjuring two thrones, one green and one red, and sat down in an extremely arrogant posture, answering a completely irrelevant question.
"Yes, what do you want to eat?" Yun Yun asked, resting her chin on her hand as she sat gracefully on the azure throne that seemed to be formed by the convergence of a thousand winds.
Completely ignoring the eagerly waiting Amethyst Winged Lion King below.
"How about steamed lion's head meatballs? Also, roast some wings, stew lion's paws, braised pork knuckle, and braised lion's tail." Xiao Yan counted the dishes on his fingers.
"Huh? Isn't this too much meat?" Yun Yun blinked, feigning curiosity.
"Anyway, this lion is useless. Why keep it for the New Year if we're not going to eat it?" Xiao Yan said confidently, taking out two teacups from his storage ring, pouring in tea leaves, and about to brew tea, but he seemed to be looking for water and couldn't find it for a moment.
Before Xiao Yan could make any move, the lion king in front of him suddenly disappeared.
With lightning speed, he returned to the cave and rushed out again, took out the treasured spiritual spring water, boiled it with purple fire, and introduced it into a cup with his battle qi.
"Hehe, it's actually still somewhat useful." Lion King chuckled, while making a gesture as if he had completely given up struggling.
However, while this action might fool Yun Yun, it couldn't fool Xiao Yan. He could clearly see where the Lion King's fighting spirit and life essence converged.
Although the Lion King appeared to pose no threat whatsoever, as if he had already surrendered, he was actually compressing all the power of heaven and earth he had drawn from the amethyst slab into his back.
It is not outwardly visible, but if activated, it can escape at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people.
"Hey? Didn't you need that thing to refine some medicine?" He glanced at the Lion King with a half-smile, then gestured meaningfully with his chin towards the wings on its back. Xiao Yan ignored the barely perceptible change in the Lion King's eyes and suddenly turned to look at Yun Yun.
Before Yun Yun could answer, the Lion King flipped his paws and presented the amethyst that Yun Yun needed.
"Then let's have some vegetarian food tonight." With a light tap of her jade finger, a wisp of battle qi wrapped around the amethyst was returned to her storage ring, and Yun Yun nodded slowly.
Since the Lion King has already adopted this stance, killing him isn't necessarily an option. After all, if it weren't for the Lion King, she might not have met Xiao Yan, and none of the subsequent events would have occurred.
Yun Yun silently made a mental note of Nalan Yanran and the Lion King's actions, and then smiled happily.
Xiao Yan, a womanizer, is too much for Nalan Yanran to handle. The situation here is too complicated, so Yun Yun has to step in.
"Then let's eat some vegetarian food? Hey you, do I look like a vegetarian?" Xiao Yan nodded thoughtfully, but the moment the Lion King breathed a sigh of relief, he spoke to him in an incredibly kind tone.
Lion King: "..."
How should I answer this question?
With fate in the balance, can it still survive?
……
A moment later.
"Meow~" The amethyst winged lion cub licked the tiny flame in Xiao Yan's palm and revealed an exceptionally happy smile.
Unlike the majestic Amethyst Winged Lion King, this little guy was still a juvenile, not much bigger than a cat, with its mane not yet long and its single horn only a point.
His head appeared exceptionally round, especially with his ears tucked behind his head, giving him a truly round-headed, elderly appearance.
"From now on, you'll be called Xiao Zi." Xiao Yan originally wanted to call her Xiao Mao, but then he thought that he should just leave it at that and stick to a proper name.
Well, the name Xiao Zi is quite formal; it's already good enough that it's not called Wang Cai (meaning "prosperous wealth").
Yun Yun rolled her eyes, and even the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, who was enduring the pain of purifying its bloodline by swallowing the Myriad Beasts Blood Coagulation Pill refined by Xiao Yan, couldn't help but roll its eyelids.
"Anyway, the little guy is only at the third level now. We can give him a formal name when he grows up." After glancing at the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which made the other party tremble, Xiao Yan turned to look at Yun Yun.
"Whatever makes you happy." Yun Yun's lips twitched, but she couldn't help touching her lower abdomen and starting to let her mind wander.
Xiao Yan casually waved his hand and began to play with Xiao Zi.
The Amethyst Winged Lion clan is born at the third rank, but its upper limit is not just the sixth rank. This little lion also has a companion Amethyst Source, which can help it break through at the fifth rank.
That's a pretty good race.
Xiao Yan looked down on the companion amethyst source; to him, it was just pure energy. He could easily devour a few demonic beasts with the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, which was far superior to that thing.
Since he was going to treat Xiao Zi as a pet, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate to summon Yao Lao, who had been sealed for a long time, to be his advisor. Then he resonated with Xiao Zi using his natal fire.
Soon, Xiao Yan resonated and synchronized with Xiao Zi using his natal fire, and the Samadhi True Fire merged with her original physical body. After becoming completely subordinate to Xiao Yan, Xiao Zi also gained some of the abilities of Xiao Yan's Dharma Body. In the blink of an eye, the round-headed kitten disappeared, turning into a ball of purple flame, and quickly reverted to its original form.
You're done!
Emperor Yan's Relatives +1.
Xiao Yan picked up the little lion and curiously sensed its aura; at this moment, the relationship between the two was particularly special.
Xiao Yan felt that the relationship could be described as something like that of a divine being in Western fantasy. The little lion possessed a portion of his power and was bound to him, a being similar to a main god. Any growth it gained would be fed back to him, and its existence was entirely dependent on Xiao Yan's. Its life and death were only in Xiao Yan's hands.
Moreover, the source left a mark on Xiao Yan's body, so even if he died, Xiao Yan only needed to consume his power to revive him.
Huh? Would a living Buddha's Wrathful Lotus be even stronger?
An idea suddenly popped into Xiao Yan's mind, and he felt as if he could throw Xiao Zi out like a firecracker at any time.
There are many mysteries involved, so we can put them aside for now and study Xiao Zi's 108 abilities later. Xiao Yan was somewhat eager to see what his first companion would look like.
"Boss, boss, what are we eating today?" Little Purple licked her paws and looked up at Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan: (One`ˊOne)
Isn't something wrong? Why are these family members behaving like this?
"Sister Yun, does your Yunlan Sect lack guardian beasts?" Xiao Yan scratched his head.
"No," Yun Yun politely declined, then, as if remembering something, added tactfully, "I don't want either the big or the small one."
"..." x3