Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Detective Xiao Yan, at Your Service!

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    Xiao Yan lowered the hood of his Soul Robe and tried his best to remain hidden and undetected.

    To describe his situation in game terms, it was as though he had been stuck at the same level for over a month.

    However, the past month had not been without its gains, as he had managed to ascertain some details about the lair of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

    First, in addition to the Rank 6 Amethyst Winged Lion King itself, there was also a Rank 3, younger Amethyst Winged Lion King residing in the lair. Because of this, there were no Rank 4 magical beasts within several kilometers of the lair, ironically making it a safe haven for him.

    The Amethyst Winged Lion King only allowed Rank 3 or lower magical beasts to roam around its lair.

    Furthermore, just as the spiritual information had suggested, the Ten Thousand Beast Flame was likely within the lair.

    Xiao Yan had once seized an opportunity, sneaking close to the lair while the Amethyst Winged Lion King was out hunting, and used his spiritual perception to investigate.

    He could sense a very dense fire attribute energy within.

    Moreover, this source of fire attribute energy was not scattered but concentrated, which was most likely a Heavenly Flame!

    After all, a Rank 6 magical beast had the strength to possess a Heavenly Flame if given the right opportunity!

    ''Is it truly necessary to spend soul points to hire a Dou Emperor from the Hall of Souls?'' Xiao Yan''s expression turned grave as he pondered his options.

    Hiring a Dou Emperor would cost around 3,000 soul points, which could alternatively be exchanged for a decent 6th-tier medicinal pill, also sufficient to hire a Dou Emperor.

    After deducting the soul points spent on information about the Ten Thousand Beast Flame and the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain, he was left with just over 4,000 soul points, indeed enough to hire a low-star Dou Emperor.

    However, the issue lay in his complete lack of trust in the Soul Envoys and the Protectors of the Hall of Souls.

    If the Ten Thousand Beast Flame was indeed within the cave, Xiao Yan was certain that he would likely be silenced in the end.

    Talk of trust with the Hall of Souls? Impossible!

    In the end, Xiao Yan shook his head. Cultivation was a long journey, and he could not let impatience and eagerness cloud his judgment.

    ''Let''s head back for now. If I don''t find a suitable opportunity to enter the cave of the Amethyst Winged Lion King soon, I''ll just have to wait until I reach the Dou King realm.''

    Xiao Yan slowly stood up and dragged the body of a giant python along the ground as he walked back to his cliffside cave. The python''s soul had been dissipated, and its body bore multiple gashes as if it had been slashed by sharp claws.

    It was a Rank 3 Earth White Python. Indeed, Xiao Yan could already kill a Rank 3 magical beast with his current strength!

    He walked to a waterfall near the cave and jumped into the water to wash away the bloodstains left from the fight. After cleaning himself and changing into clean clothes, he lay down on a rock and let out a long sigh of relief.

    His body felt much lighter now. So far, Xiao Yan had cultivated the Mad Lion Chant to a great extent and was about to reach a major level of mastery.

    Having cultivated the Octane Blast before cultivating the Mad Lion Chant had greatly improved his progress. Moreover, the past four months of constant training and battling magical beasts in the Magic Beast Mountain Range had further honed his combat skills.

    The training of Dou Techniques was always inseparable from actual combat.

    Xiao Yan sat on a rock by the waterfall, basking in the sun for a while before retrieving the medicinal cauldron he had purchased in Wu Tan City from his storage ring. He then arranged a large array of various medicinal ingredients on the surface of a rock.

    Slowly standing up, he looked toward the direction of the Amethyst Winged Lion King''s cave

    and muttered to himself, "I''ll wait another month. If there''s still no way in, I''ll have to wait until my strength reaches the Dou Spirit realm, refine the Blood Lotus Essence Pill, and come back after assimilating the Bone Chilling Flame."

    Xiao Yan no longer needed to absorb the energy emitted by the Bone Chilling Flame; that

    small amount of energy was no longer of any use to him. He was now waiting to refine the Blood Lotus Essence Pill and increase his strength to the Dou Spirit realm, after which he would directly devour the Bone Chilling Flame!

    By then, he would possess his first true, fully-formed Heavenly Flame!

    With the Nihility Devouring Flame in his left hand and the Bone Chilling Flame in his right

    hand, he, Xiao Yan, would be invincible!

    Little did he expect the turn of events to come so quickly; just three days later, an opportunity

    presented itself.

    ...

    Roar roar roar! A furious roar thundered from the sky.

    "Human woman, you are courting death!" The colossal Amethyst Winged Lion King

    astonishingly spoke in the human tongue as it roared.

    Xiao Yan hurriedly hid behind a rock not far from the cave, lowering the hood of his Soul Robe

    to reveal only a small gap through which he could peer into the sky.

    ''A Dou Emperor has come to challenge the Amethyst Winged Lion King?!'' Xiao Yan observed a

    female Dou Emperor facing off against the Amethyst Winged Lion King in the opposite

    direction.

    She was wearing a plain dress that hugged her voluptuous figure as she wielded a strange- looking long sword that emitted a green-colored light. Her black hair was held in place by a noble-looking phoenix accessory. The beautiful and moving face of hers wore a calm expression. A pair of Dou Qi wings with wind attributes fluttered behind her.

    The fact that she was still calm in the face of a Rank 6 magical beast spoke volumes about her

    strength!

    Xiao Yan''s eyebrows furrowed when he saw this dignified and elegant woman, as he thought The recognized who this woman was.

    The mountain range where he was located still lay within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire. Among the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire, only three were Dou Emperors, and among them, only one was a female Dou Emperor with the wind attribute Dou Qi. Even in the neighboring

    Chu Yun Empire, there was no such person.

    The identity of this Dou Emperor was almost apparent.

    "She is the current Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect and Nalan Yanran''s Master, Yun Yun!"