92 Something’s Different About Long Ying
Yan Zhen, enveloped in the crimson flames of the Great Crimson Skyfire, jumped into the volcano’s crater without hesitation, landing in the boiling Yang Essence lava.
Protected by the hottest Extreme Flame, Yan Zhen was unfazed by the high temperature and swam downwards, quickly finding the entrance to a cave on the crater wall.
He swam inside, through a slightly sloped passage, and emerged in a large, open chamber filled with a lava pool.
This was the lair of the Yang Polar Secret Realm’s overlord, a Tier 6 Magma Fox, the air thick with Yang Essence. For any other student, even a single breath here would scorch their lungs.
The chamber was filled with fire crystals, some even glowing like embers.
However, the most eye-catching feature was a small, reddish-orange pool in a depression in the floor.
Drip, drip.
Liquid flames dripped from the red stalactites above, falling into the pool and creating ripples, sending out tiny sparks and emitting an enticing aroma.
Yan Zhen swallowed hard.
That was the Tier 7 treasure, “Yang Flame Spirit Milk,” containing immense energy. If Yan Zhen consumed it and spent ten days to half a month refining it, he had a high chance of advancing directly to the Mystic General realm.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t consume it. The Yang Flame Spirit Milk was meant for Long Ying.
In the script, after being sent to collect fire crystals, Long Ying got lost. When Yan Zhen, chased by his pursuers, arrived here, he would find her by the pool, lapping up the remaining spirit milk.
Long Ying would drink the entire pool of Yang Flame Spirit Milk, the immense energy making her drowsy, and she would fall asleep, her belly full.
Then, the Tier 6 Magma Fox, temporarily away from its lair due to the volcanic eruption, would return and, seeing them, attack.
Yan Zhen, knowing he was no match for it, would pick up Long Ying and try to escape into the Fire Refining Starry Sky.
However, within the secret realm, the Star Shifting Fire Seal was difficult to activate, requiring complete concentration.
The Tier 6 Magma Fox wouldn’t give him the chance. Yan Zhen would have to put Long Ying down and fight.
He would be badly beaten, even alerting Chen Xi.
At the critical moment, Long Ying would wake up, transform back into her true form, her cultivation at the Mystic Ancestor realm, and defeat the Tier 6 Magma Fox with a single punch.
Yan Zhen, severely injured, would take a long time to recover. Long Ying would then cut her wrist and use her blood to heal him.
Yan Zhen, benefiting from this misfortune, would see his cultivation improve. Long Ying, however, would revert back to her loli form due to blood loss.
This event was a turning point in their relationship.
Before this, Long Ying only saw Yan Zhen as a source of food, and he only coveted her divine blood. They both had ulterior motives. After this, Long Ying would become much more obedient, and Yan Zhen would… well, he would trick her into becoming his mount.
“…”
—Ahem, it’s the script that’s a jerk, not me.
Yan Zhen composed himself, hid behind a large rock, concealed his aura, and waited for Long Ying’s arrival, resisting the temptation of the Yang Flame Spirit Milk.
He opened the system interface, saw that the previous mission had been updated, and clicked the “Claim Reward” button.
[Special Trump Card – Black Hand: Upon activation, the host’s next attack will be an undetectable assassination strike. Effective only on those below Supreme Elder realm.]
Yan Zhen put away the card, and the system displayed the new mission: protect Long Ying from the enraged Tier 6 Magma Fox while she was asleep, and then, through a fortunate turn of events after being injured, advance to six-star Mystic Master.
Reading the requirements, Yan Zhen felt a bit uneasy.
The first one was manageable. He had various trump cards and could hold off the Magma Fox for a while. The second one, however, was uncertain. What if Long Ying was afraid of pain and refused to give him her blood? Without the stimulation of her dragon blood, he, a newly advanced five-star Mystic Master, couldn’t immediately reach six-star.
With a mix of anticipation and anxiety, Yan Zhen soon sensed Long Ying’s arrival.
The little Dragon Girl emerged from the lava pool he had entered earlier, her little feet padding softly against the ground as she walked straight to the Yang Flame Spirit Milk pool, her bright emerald eyes fixated on the precious treasure.
“There it is! Hee hee! After I drink this, I’ll regain my beautiful figure and impress Zhenzhen!”
Yan Zhen, hidden behind the rock, frowned, hearing her words, and peeked out. He saw Long Ying, her little bottom wiggling, lying on her stomach at the edge of the pool, lapping up the Yang Flame Spirit Milk, the level in the pool visibly decreasing.
Yan Zhen swallowed hard, feeling a bit tempted. This natural treasure smelled delicious. He should have taken some to taste.
After drinking most of it, Long Ying suddenly stopped and burped. “That should be enough. I’ll save the rest for Zhenzhen.”
She took out a small jar and collected the remaining Yang Flame Spirit Milk.
Yan Zhen felt both touched and surprised.
In the script, Long Ying hadn’t done this. She drank everything and even licked the pool clean. Was it because she was more considerate in this life?
“Mmm, so much energy… I’m a little sleepy.”
Long Ying smacked her lips. Just as Yan Zhen thought she was going to fall asleep, she sat down cross-legged and began to meditate, clearly refining the spirit milk’s energy.
Cherry blossom pink dragon Qi and golden phoenix Qi swirled around her, emitting a faint draconic and avian might that inspired awe.
Yan Zhen frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss.
“Simultaneously controlling Dragon and Phoenix Mystic Power… Is this the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Art?”
Long Ying’s current cultivation technique should be the Dragon King Manual, which cultivated Dragon Mystic Power. She hadn’t mastered Phoenix Mystic Power yet, let alone controlling both simultaneously.
The Dragon-Phoenix Divine Art was a Saint-level Mystic Art that he and Long Ying would develop together much later, combining Dragon and Phoenix Mystic Power for greater strength.
How could she use it now?
—Could I have misidentified it?
After all, he had only read the description of the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Art in the script.
“Hmmm…”
As he was pondering, Yan Zhen suddenly sensed another powerful aura rapidly approaching, one that made him wary.
The Tier 6 Magma Fox was returning.
As he thought this, a wave of lava surged from the pool, and a massive fox-shaped figure emerged, landing on the ground.
Its composition was similar to the Magma Serpents and Magma Ape: lava and crystals. It resembled a large fox with six tails, its ears, paws, and tails burning with foxfire.
A Tier 6 Magma Fox, its strength comparable to a high-star Mystic Lord. Its mere presence exerted a faint pressure on Yan Zhen.
The moment it appeared, the temperature in the chamber rose several degrees. It immediately noticed the empty pool, then looked at Long Ying, who was meditating, and instantly understood what had happened, letting out an enraged roar.
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