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Chapter 153 The Rich Woman's Gift
Chapter 154 The Rich Woman's Gift
Three days later.
Deep within the Monster Mountain Range, outside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.
Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, and the life force that was flowing and almost overflowing around him receded into his body like a tide.
He mentally examined himself.
Based on the experience of successfully fusing other martial souls multiple times, the compatibility between the Blue Silver Emperor and the Emerald Swan is extremely high, and the resonance originating from the source of life hardly needs to be deliberately guided.
He could sense it clearly!
The two are only one final opportunity away from merging.
And this opportunity lies with Brigitte.
"I wonder how their investigation went—"
Xiao Yan murmured softly.
He calmed his mind, and the Blue Silver Domain spread silently. The senses of countless Blue Silver Grasses spread out like fine veins, passing through mountains and forests, crossing streams, and extending all the way to the edge of the Monster Mountain Range.
As the view shifted, the two women were nowhere to be found.
Clearly, they had left the mountain range.
He had another thought and contacted the Blue Silver Grass that he had personally condensed and given to the rabbit to carry with it.
The image appears.
The familiar city gates, the familiar streets and alleys, and even the faint outline of the familiar Xiao family mansion can be seen.
"Utan City!?"
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly.
For the rabbit, the most familiar human city was indeed there.
With Brigitte's current strength in human form, and with Xiao Wu by her side, the number of beings in that small town that could pose a threat to them could be counted on one hand.
But those people—there was no need for them to take action—yet an unfamiliar figure appeared in the scene.
She wore a white dress and a simple skirt, and had a slender figure.
The girl walked half a step behind the two women, her posture neither intimate nor resistant, but rather a cautious following.
Her eyebrows and eyes are not the type to be stunningly beautiful.
It is simple and elegant, with the gentle grace of a girl from a modest family.
But when Xiao Yan looked at that face, he felt that it looked somewhat familiar.
The idea flashed through my mind.
He didn't spend more time investigating.
The two women's paths did not deviate from his expected trajectory, and there was no sign of coercion or resistance on Brigitte's body.
That means everything is moving in a positive direction.
The opportunity will come soon.
Xiao Yan calmed his mind and focused his spirit, letting his martial spirit sink into his body.
This wasn't the first time he had processed the contents of the sacrifice; he was quite adept at it. Although his fighting style still needed some minor adjustments, it was sufficient for now.
"call"
Xiao Yan let out a sigh of relief, confidence evident in his eyes.
Then, he raised his eyes and looked down into the deep cave.
Three days!
For a soul beast, this is but a fleeting moment in its long life; for a magical beast, it is merely the time it takes to take a nap.
But for humans, for a genius like him, even the most foolish person should have learned it by now, so—
Xiao Yan stood up, a faint smile curving his lips.
Let me see your true face, Amethyst Winged Lion King.
He strode towards the cave.
Step into the cave.
The amethyst crystal reflected on the four walls, and three figures stood facing each other.
The Azure Bull Python, the Titan Ape, and the king with its body entirely made of amethyst and its mane like flames stared at each other.
Xiao Yan's smile deepened, and he quickened his pace once more.
Finally couldn't hold back anymore?
"Tap tap—"
"etc."
The Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape spoke almost simultaneously, their deep voices overlapping in the cave.
Xiao Yan stopped in his tracks.
Not only did his movements stop, but the crimson glow that lingered within the amethyst light surrounding the Amethyst Winged Lion King also vanished in an instant.
That was the aura of sacrificial rituals.
The Azure Bull Python is very familiar to me.
Even if it wasn't truly activated, and that irreversible pillar of sacrificial light wasn't formed, he had experienced that sense of detachment from the depths of his soul, that resolute determination to completely surrender himself to another person, in the moment of his near death.
At this moment, he sensed the exact same aura from the king of the magical beast mountain range.
"————I've learned it."
The Azure Bull Python turned its head and looked at Xiao Yan, its beastly eyes filled with surprise, complexity, and a hint of admiration.
The Titan Ape didn't speak, but simply nodded silently, its mountain-like body relaxing slightly.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King lowered its massive head and tucked its limbs in, adopting a posture of submission.
In that fleeting thought, as his consciousness locked onto that human, an indescribable sense of detachment suddenly swept over his entire body.
It was as if a rift had been torn open in the soul, and all power, life, and even the meaning of existence surged toward an unknown destination in that instant.
Although it was only for a moment, the feeling was so real that he couldn't deceive himself into thinking it was just an illusion.
The secret method is real.
The sacrifice—was it real?!
A flicker of doubt, one that even he himself was unwilling to admit, flashed deep within the eyes of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Was it really—to make a sacrifice?
Does it really have to come to that?
He ruled the outer reaches of the Monster Mountain Range for a long time, was the king of this place, and was an existence that countless low-level monsters looked up to.
But just as he looked up...
He saw Xiao Yan.
That human, no, that being, stood inside the cave, his aura concealed, his expression calm, yet his eyes held an almost self-evident composure.
That's not arrogance, that's confidence!
It is a confidence stemming from the deepest level of control that cannot be shaken in the slightest by any trouble, any obstacle, any submission or resistance.
Can I really resist?
The Amethyst Winged Lion King lowered its head.
He bowed extremely low, even lower than when he was forced to lower his head the first time he was offended by this human.
"what?"
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow. Having been sacrificed so many times, if he wasn't mistaken, there had been a slight hint of that just now.
Before he could figure it out, the giant snake turned its head and said to him in an almost celebratory tone, "You've learned it; you can start anytime!"
"Um?"
Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked at the snake's barely suppressed satisfaction, then at the monkey's rare admiration, and finally at the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head, which was hanging almost to the ground.
A thought uncontrollably surfaced in my mind.
Could this lion have actually been intimidated by his envoy's behavior of visiting an enemy country and publicly humiliating the king, and thus submitted willingly? Surely not.
The thought hadn't even settled yet!
Xiao Yan's gaze suddenly sharpened.
His blue silver domain was never completely removed.
It was a sensory network centered on him, resonating and connected with every Blue Silver Grass. Within the domain's coverage, nothing could escape his perception.
But just a second ago...
Something flashed by at the edge of the domain, especially that aura!
Far surpasses the Amethyst Winged Lion King!
But it was only a momentary surpassing; that aura visibly weakened.
"Severely injured! A human?!"
Xiao Yan's mind automatically pieced together a complete judgment.
This point doesn't seem to be in the original work.
That's most likely the variable he brought.
"Because of myself?"
Xiao Yan frowned and thought for a moment. All the clues eventually pointed to that figure, the girl who gently waved to him and smiled faintly on the day he left.
"Xun'er!"
Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with understanding. If it was Xun'er, then he could basically guess who the seriously injured Dou Zong was!
Luo Yan Empire, Golden Goose Sect Master Yan Luotian!
The strength of a Dou Zong in the Douluo Continent is equivalent to that of a god!