Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 522 Young Beast, Threat

Inside the passage, the rock walls were quite winding, and Jin Renfeng had to turn several corners before he could continue forward.

As he ventured deeper into the area, he suddenly realized that the surrounding temperature was getting hotter and hotter.

"With such high temperatures, could this mountain be an active volcano?"

Jin Renfeng thought to himself.

In his view, the only possible source of such high temperatures inside the mountain is volcanoes and lava.

Soon, an exit faintly emitting a purple light appeared in the distance.

Seeing the exit so close, Jin Renfeng became more vigilant.

Lowering their footsteps and hiding at the edge of the cave entrance, the power of their souls surged into the cave like a tide.

Unexpectedly, not a single trace of a magical beast was found inside.

Inside the cave, there was only a square platform made of amethyst stones, more than a meter high, placed in the center.

On the amethyst stand, a purple, spherical object, about the size of a head, rests quietly.

In my soul's perception, the heat inside the cave was entirely released by this thing.

Jin Renfeng walked towards the Purple Spirit Stone Platform. As he got closer, a faint wave of heat emanated from him.

Even with his physique at the Dou Wang realm, he couldn't help but feel a burning sensation.

"With such powerful energy, and inside the cave of the Amethyst Winged Lion King."

"It seems that only the legendary companion amethyst source fits this situation."

Jin Renfeng murmured.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King is a uniquely gifted beast. When this magical beast gives birth, there is a very small chance that it will produce a rare item called Amethyst Source along with its offspring.

This accompanying amethyst source, having spent an extremely long time inside the lion king's belly, contains a spectacular amount of pure energy nurtured by the lion king.

Once the little beast grows to the fourth-tier magical beast level, it can become a fifth-tier magical beast directly by devouring it. Moreover, the purple fire within its body will be stronger than that of other amethyst winged lions that have not devoured the accompanying amethyst source!

Having confirmed what the sphere was, Jin Renfeng raised his finger and unleashed a streak of illusory sea flames.

hum-

As the attack struck the surface of the sphere, its stone shell suddenly emitted a purple light, engulfing the fiery ribbon within.

"Just as the legends describe, this shell has a devouring effect, capable of absorbing any attack completely."

Jin Renfeng stroked his chin and said in a deep voice.

His strike just now was powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, yet it landed on that ordinary stone surface and was silently swallowed up, which is enough to prove this point.

"It seems that the only way to open it is to use the purple spirit crystal to break through the outer shell, just like in the legends."

There are no purple spirit crystals around here, so they must be in another passage.

With that thought in mind, Jin Renfeng stopped delaying and immediately returned to the fork in the road, entering another passage.

After walking along the passage for a while, the view in front of me widened again.

Before them lay a spacious cave, entirely filled with amethyst. Even the floor was paved with amethyst.

The dazzling purple light was stunning, making the entire cave entrance look beautiful, like a fairyland.

Jin Renfeng's gaze swept across the cave and slowly stopped in the center.

There, a smaller amethyst winged lion king lay prostrate on the ground, sleeping peacefully.

The power of the soul surged forth and enveloped the small beast.

Jin Renfeng sensed the aura and discovered that the opponent's strength was only at the third level.

"This little beast is only at the third rank, so it's easy to deal with."

Finding no other formidable enemies, Jin Renfeng no longer concealed himself and strode into the cave.

As soon as the footsteps sounded, the little amethyst winged lion king's lantern-like eyes snapped open.

It raised its enormous head, and with a sweep of its blood-red eyes, it spotted the approaching human figures.

Roar--

Upon seeing the invasion of foreign enemies, the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King quickly stood up and let out a menacing roar!

"Just as I expected, they're very vigilant!"

Jin Renfeng nodded.

"As expected, there is no chance if you try to steal it in secret."

This is also the experience he gained during his time in the Monster Mountain Range.

Many wild monsters have mastered the ability to sleep lightly, making them easy to wake up.

Therefore, attempting to secretly attack while the monster is asleep often backfires.

Seeing that his intimidation had no effect, the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King immediately roared and pounced on the figure.

Jin Renfeng raised his finger and casually unleashed a streak of fighting spirit.

Peng——

The thumb-sized blue fireball struck the little amethyst winged lion king squarely in the abdomen, instantly sending its massive body flying.

The nascent flesh body crashed heavily against the stone wall, bringing down a large amount of rubble.

Ow—

The little amethyst winged lion king let out a terrified howl.

Even though its intelligence was not fully developed, this attack made it immediately realize that the enemy in front of it was not something it could handle.

Slowly rising from the ground, the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King retreated, shrinking into a corner, staring intently at the person in front of him.

Jin Renfeng ignored it, clutching the crystal at his chest, and paced back and forth inside the cave, searching for traces of the Purple Spirit Crystal.

There are amethyst stones everywhere here. If an ordinary person wanted to find the Purple Spirit Crystal here, it would probably take them at least a month to find it.

Fortunately, there was the crystal on her chest.

Once inside the cave, the crystal his teacher had given him began to truly come into play.

With each step taken, the heat emitted by the crystal changes continuously.

"I really don't know where the teacher got this crystal!"

Jin Renfeng clicked his tongue in amazement.

The fact that it can accurately determine the distance to the Purple Spirit Crystal suggests that it is no ordinary treasure.

After moving around inside the cave for a while, Jin Renfeng suddenly stopped where the little amethyst winged lion king had been lying.
Of all the caves, only here did the crystal on the chest react the most strongly.

"So this little beast put the Purple Spirit Crystal under its belly?"

"That's really cunning."

Jin Renfeng thought to himself.

Unlike the stupid monsters I've seen before, both the Great Amethyst Winged Lion King outside and the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King inside were quite intelligent.

The two amethyst winged lion kings, one large and one small, simultaneously redefined his understanding of the intelligence of Warcraft.

Jin Renfeng crouched down slightly, reached out his hand, and gently tapped on a dozen or so amethyst stones nearby.

When his fingers tapped on a piece of amethyst near the edge, a hollow, soft sound immediately came from below.

Upon hearing the sound, Jin Renfeng's eyes flickered, and his right hand quickly groped to pry open the stone slab. Instantly, a purple light burst forth.

"We've finally found it!"

Jin Renfeng was overjoyed and glanced into the small hole.

A fist-sized, irregularly shaped, sharp purple spirit stone rested quietly within, its surface shimmering with light, a truly beautiful sight.
As the sharp purple spirit stone appeared, the crystal in Jin Renfeng's hand became as hot as fire. He immediately put the crystal into his storage ring, then carefully took out the purple spirit stone from the small hole and put it into his storage ring as well. Having obtained the ordered purple spirit crystal, Jin Renfeng stood up and turned his gaze to the little beast beside him.

At this moment, the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King had quietly walked to the vicinity of the cave entrance from which he had come.

While his attention was focused on the Purple Spirit Crystal, the little beast seized the opportunity to prepare to escape.

Seeing the boy's gaze sweep over, the little amethyst winged lion king trembled, roared in terror, and rushed into the cave without looking back.

"Instead of thinking about fighting me, you're figuring out how to escape?"

"That's really clever."

Jin Renfeng nodded to himself.

Although this little beast is only at the third level, its intelligence is no less than that of an ordinary human.

"However, the teacher and I need you to get away, so we're afraid we can't let you leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed, and the deep blue Illusionary Sea Flame immediately transformed into a long rope that shot out.

The slender ropes, like long snakes, were bound to the body of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, forcibly dragging him back.

The little amethyst winged lion king let out a mournful howl and desperately clawed at the ground, but under the powerful pull from behind, it could only keep moving backward.

With the cub in his hand, Jin Renfeng turned around and ran frantically out of the passage.

He sped along the long corridor and quickly arrived at the fork in the road. He first listened to the sounds outside.

Seeing that the roaring sound did not stop, they entered another passage.

Jin Renfeng quickly approached the amethyst platform and focused his gaze on the purple sphere.

This contains enough powerful energy to elevate the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to a higher level.

For humans, this is almost equivalent to all the requirements to break through from a one-star Dou Ling to a Dou Wang.

Such immense energy surpasses even that of a sixth-grade elixir.

Thinking of the incredible effects this thing could bring, a look of eagerness flashed in Jin Renfeng's eyes. He put the little beast in his hand aside, flipped his palm, and the sharp purple spirit stone appeared in his palm.

His body seemed to float into the air, and he carefully approached the sphere.

"Crack..."

The purple spirit stone struck the sphere, and after a brief silence, a crack appeared on its surface. In an instant, the crack gradually spread, and then with a bang, it shattered.

As soon as the accompanying amethyst source shattered, purple liquid flowed out from it, like purple fruit juice.

Jin Renfeng reacted quickly, instantly producing eight jade bottles in his hands to catch the water flow.

Purple liquid trickled into the jade bottle, emanating a faint purple light.

Although the accompanying amethyst source appears to be extremely hot on the surface, the liquid inside is actually abnormally cool.

Knowing the preciousness of this liquid, Jin Renfeng was very careful not to spill a single drop.

Seeing that the human had actually shattered the companion amethyst source, the amethyst winged lion king beside him showed a visible look of heartache in his eyes.

That was originally its reliance for advancing to the fifth rank, but now it has all fallen into the hands of the enemy.

Soon, all the purple liquid was collected, filling eight jade bottles in total.

“Good harvest!”

Jin Renfeng nodded in satisfaction. He then carefully sealed the jade bottle and placed it into his storage ring.

After taking all the treasures, Jin Renfeng looked back at the cave entrance he had come from.

"It's time to think about how to get out of this."

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At the cave entrance!
The Amethyst Winged Lion King flew through the air, its imposing presence making even the air feel heavier.

"Human woman, get out of the way, or you're dead for sure this time."

With his blood-red eyes fixed on the slender figure in front of the cave entrance, the Amethyst Winged Lion King roared.

The sound exploded in mid-air like muffled thunder.

However, the slender figure showed no sign of wavering in the face of such a threat.

"Even if I die here today, you will not be able to get close to this cave."

Yun Yun gritted her teeth and said.

In the previous battle, although she blocked the opponent's attack, she also paid a considerable price.

At this moment, she was in extremely poor condition. Her left sleeve was torn, her snow-white arm hung limply, and blood was constantly flowing from her skin.

"Then go to die!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King grew increasingly frenzied. Seeing that the human boy had disappeared into the cave, it no longer wanted to delay any longer.

The surging energy of heaven and earth converged, and the dazzling purple light shone like the blazing sun.

"It's this move again!"

Seeing that the opponent was about to use the Amethyst Seal, Yun Yun gritted her teeth, braced herself, and gathered her wind-elemental battle qi.

Azure energy gathered on the sword, constantly flashing.

Due to her injury, the wind-elemental energy she could muster was far weaker than before.

She was already weaker than others, and now, because she had to guard the cave entrance, she had to abandon her speed advantage and fight the Amethyst Winged Lion King head-on.

The disadvantages are becoming more apparent.

"Now that my arm is injured, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for much longer!"

Yun Yun's gaze swept over the cave dwelling, a resolute look appearing on her face.

"Even if I perish here, I must ensure that Feng gets out of the cave safely."

Yun Yun was very familiar with the boy's speed.

If he can successfully escape the cave, with the boy's speed, he will definitely be able to escape safely.

As the woman made up her mind, the wind energy in her hands surged, and the fighting technique that was originally difficult to maintain was completely formed under the maintenance of her strong will!

"Suffer to death!"

A purple beam of light converged around the Amethyst Winged Lion King, making its mane bristle and whiskers, resembling a ferocious demon.

A terrifying energy was brewing; if this attack hit, that frail figure would surely be reduced to dust.

However, at that moment, a voice suddenly came from the cave entrance.

"Amethyst Winged Lion King, your child is in my hands now, why don't you stop immediately?"

The voice was loud and urgent, with a threatening tone.

Upon hearing the sound, the Amethyst Winged Lion King paused and quickly turned to look towards the cave.

The human boy from before was seen slowly emerging from the depths of the cave, holding a longsword and pointing it at the neck of a small amethyst winged lion king.

Beneath the sword's edge, the still-young Amethyst's body trembled. Upon seeing the Amethyst Winged Lion King, it let out a weak, mournful cry.

"Despicable humans!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was furious.

"You're threatening me with my son!"

"You're just using me to threaten the teacher!"

Jin Renfeng said coldly,

"Otherwise, how could my teacher have been injured by you so quickly?"

(End of this chapter)