Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 27 : . Intervention

The battle in the sky continued from noon until the sun began to set.

Observing the giant sun that had already half-descended below the horizon, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which had been tirelessly pursuing Yun Yun, abruptly came to a halt.

"Human! You are testing this King's patience!" The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's low roar reverberated through the forest.

"If the Lion King would exchange the Purple Spirit Crystal with me, I promise never to trouble you again." The temperature of the purple fire was indeed very high, forcing Yun Yun to maintain a certain distance periodically.

"Fool! Don't blame me then!" A lion's roar, tinged with anger, erupted from the massive jaws. The purple light on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's body grew increasingly intense. After a moment, the strong radiance seemed to even outshine the setting sun on the horizon.

This is... the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's trump card, right? Gu Xun'er wondered, puzzled as to why the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King would use its trump card at this moment.

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is fire-attributed. The blazing sun enhances its combat power, while it weakens slightly at night. Therefore, it aims to end the battle swiftly before sunset."

Xiao Han's calm voice came from beside her, promptly resolving Gu Xun'er's confusion.

Gu Xun'er glanced at the blood-red sunset, suddenly realizing.

So, unknowingly, these two Dou Huang had been fighting for an entire afternoon?

Observing the intense purple light on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's body in the sky, the spectating magical beasts below suddenly retreated in terror, even those few massive fifth-rank magical beasts were no exception.

Yun Yun also sensed the anomaly. Feeling the sudden strange surge of energy in the surrounding heaven and earth, her expression gradually became solemn. Within several zhang around her, fierce winds began to howl.

Purple light enveloped this area of heaven and earth. After a period of accumulation, the light suddenly contracted. In the blink of an eye, the vast purple radiance compressed into a deep purple light beam merely half a chi wide.

At this point, Xiao Han finally showed some reaction. She raised her hand to cast another protective barrier on Gu Xun'er, then stood up and stretched her body: "Stay here."

Seeing Xiao Han's actions, Gu Xun'er knew her teacher was preparing to intervene. She couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation; having been her teacher's student for so long, she had yet to witness her teacher in action.

The deep purple light beam in the sky flashed out like lightning. Its speed was terrifyingly fast, almost like a flicker. With just two leaps, it appeared not far in front of Yun Yun.

"Purple Crystal Seal!" As the purple light flickered, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's roar continuously echoed throughout the mountain range.

The moment the deep purple light beam appeared, Yun Yun's expression changed. The powerful Dou Technique she had been cultivating was unleashed in the next second.

"Wind-Rending Vortex!"

As Yun Yun's light shout fell, the space before her rippled slightly. Countless deep green wind blades, each over ten zhang long, appeared out of thin air. They intertwined, forming a spiral-rotating cylinder covered in blades that violently charged forward.

"Boom!" Where the purple light beam and the wind blade vortex passed, space slightly distorted. In an instant, they collided with a terrifying force akin to meteors crashing.

As the purple light beam and wind blade vortex clashed briefly, the vortex clearly fell into a disadvantageous position. In just a moment, the vortex exploded, while the purple light beam only dimmed slightly.

"Wind's Extremity, Meteor Killer!"

Seeing that she couldn't stop the purple light beam, Yun Yun's strange long sword suddenly trembled. An extremely thin beam of light, barely thumb-sized, instantly shot out.

As the light beam appeared, even space seemed to tremble a few times.

It was at this moment that Xiao Han's figure vanished from her original position.

Just as the two terrifying attacks were about to intersect and strike their respective targets, a silver thunderbolt suddenly struck down from the sky. In the next second, a massive explosion occurred between the two sides.

The enormous shockwave produced by the explosion, carrying terrifying energy, suddenly spread outward in all directions from the center of the blast. Where the shockwave passed, large swathes of trees instantly turned to dust. Even Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had to mobilize all their Dou Qi to resist this impact.

Witnessing this explosion far surpassing the previous battle, the shock in Gu Xun'er's heart was evident.

The aftershocks from this terrifying explosion took a long while to gradually subside.

As the dust settled, a black-robed figure hovered in mid-air. In her right hand danced a cluster of purple flames, clearly the flames of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's pupils suddenly contracted. This black-robed human who had abruptly appeared before its eyes had single-handedly withstood the strongest attacks of two Dou Huang, and judging by her composed demeanor... This human was at least a Dou Zong level expert!

Damn, was the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King going to fall here today?

Unlike the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, although Yun Yun was indeed surprised when she saw the black-robed figure, joy immediately lit up her face: "Han Xiao."

She hadn't been confident in evading the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's attack earlier. Using Wind's Extremity, Meteor Killer, was merely to buy time for her subsequent escape.

Xiao Han nodded to Yun Yun, considering it a greeting, then clenched her right hand, causing the purple fire to dissipate into the air.

"When did you arrive?" Yun Yun asked.

"I've been here from the start," Xiao Han said calmly. "I brought my disciple for training, it's a good opportunity for her to broaden her horizons."

This was the first time Yun Yun had heard that this person had taken a disciple. She was curious for a moment but knew this wasn't the time to discuss it.

"What do you need the Purple Spirit Crystal for?" Xiao Han asked. Yun Yun was wind-attributed, and logically shouldn't need a purely fire-attributed crystal like the Purple Spirit Crystal.

Yun Yun explained: "Gu He obtained a prescription deep in the Magic Beast Mountain Range that requires the Purple Spirit Crystal. The pill refined from this prescription can elevate Yanran's cultivation to the next level."

Xiao Han sneered. She had always disliked those who took shortcuts, using pills to forcefully increase cultivation. Assisting breakthrough and simply accumulating cultivation through pills were two entirely different concepts. Cultivation forcefully increased by pills was unstable and rootless, easily causing one to deviate or over-stimulate the body's potential, injuring it. The Purple Spirit Crystal, as a medicinal ingredient, was extremely potent. Undoubtedly, the pill refined from it would be one that sacrificed the body to stimulate potential.

Nalan Yanran had never been such an impulsive person, and neither was Yun Yun. So what exactly had caused both Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun to agree to such an extreme method?

Thinking this, Xiao Han asked just that.

Hearing this, Yun Yun frowned: "This pill actually has such side effects? Gu He never mentioned this to me."

Xiao Han said: "I once told Yanran not to use pills to forcefully increase cultivation. Why is she doing this now?"

"It's probably because of the Nalan clan," Yun Yun sighed and said: "News of her breaking off the engagement reached the army. Her father immediately rushed to the Cloud Mist Sect in a rage, demanding that she apologize to Xiao Yan. Yanran naturally refused, which greatly angered her father, who said many harsh words. That child must have felt extremely wronged. These days, she's been locking herself in her room, focusing solely on cultivation. I suppose it's to prove herself in the three-year agreement with Xiao Yan."

Xiao Han frowned with rare disgust. She really hadn't expected that in this world where strength was respected above all, there would be such a parent who wanted his daughter, a high-level Dou Practitioner, to apologize to a man at the nine-stage Dou Disciple. If Yanran really lowered her head to a man at the nine-stage Dou Disciple, the Nalan clan's face in the Gamma Empire would be completely lost. The Nalan family would definitely become a laughingstock in the Gamma Empire.

However, the most important aspect of cultivation was one's state of mind. Nalan Yanran's state of mind was already in chaos. If this continued, there was a high probability she would deviate.

Xiao Han took out a bottle of pills from her system space and handed it to Yun Yun: "It's better not to use that kind of pill Gu He refined. This is a seventh-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill. It can cleanse impurities from the body, moderately stimulate the body's potential, and enhance cultivation talent. It's an auxiliary pill, perfectly suitable for Yanran."

This world didn't have anything like the Marrow Cleansing Pill; it was unique to their cultivators. Even in the world of cultivators, the Marrow Cleansing Pill was extremely precious.

"Moreover, blindly focusing on cultivation isn't beneficial for growth in cultivation. It's important to balance work and rest. Yun Yun, when you have time, bring Yanran to the Magic Beast Mountain Range for training. The benefits from practical experience far outweigh those from pure cultivation."

Hearing this, Yun Yun was slightly stunned, then nodded as if enlightened: "Then I thank you on Yanran's behalf."

This was a seventh-grade pill. Even knowing that the person before her had always been unfathomable, she still couldn't help but be shocked inwardly.

A seventh-grade pill, given away so casually...

Glancing at the somewhat timid Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Xiao Han tossed it another bottle of pills: "You've suffered undeserved misfortune."

With these words, Xiao Han nodded to Yun Yun again: "I should go. Until we meet again."

Yun Yun put the pills into her storage ring and showed a faint smile: "Until we meet again."

After Xiao Han left, Yun Yun turned her gaze back to the bewildered Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. After pondering for a moment, she said: "I've disturbed you this time. I will send the cultivation method and battle skill I promised earlier as compensation."

She wasn't worried about whether the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King could use them, as she had already guessed what pill Xiao Han had given to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Hearing Yun Yun's words, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King finally came to its senses. It turned its gaze to the porcelain bottle the person had given it earlier. Carefully biting open the bottle's cork, it froze in place the next second.

"This... this is... a Transformation Pill?!"

Xiao Han: I used to refine a bunch of pills I couldn't use myself for practice. Perfect, I can use them as favors now.

Before Gu Xun'er could come to her senses, Xiao Han had already taken her away from this place. She only felt a blur before her eyes, and her entire person appeared over a hundred li away.

Xiao Han stood with her hands behind her back: "After watching this battle, do you have any thoughts?"

Gu Xun'er nodded somewhat hesitantly, about to speak, when Xiao Han interrupted her: "No need to tell me. As long as you understand yourself, that's fine."

Then, she turned her head to look at Gu Xun'er: "Cultivate well these days. After breaking through to Dou Shi, we'll set out for the Tageer Desert."