Chapter 775 - 705: Purple Pine Beast

Chapter 775: Chapter 705: Purple Pine Beast

Tu Xiao’an froze when he heard this.

’A flower and a squirrel? They have such a bizarre story together?’

’Both born from the heavens and the earth, children of the sky?’

Tu Xiao’an looked at the small, snow-white squirrel not far away. ’So, this squirrel isn’t actually a squirrel, but a flower?’

’No, that’s not quite right. It has the body of a flower and the soul of a squirrel.’

’How complicated.’

"My lord, once this Purple Pine Beast awakens, I’m afraid it won’t let us pass easily," Feng Linjie said.

At that exact moment, an incomparably powerful and savage aura washed over them with overwhelming force.

In an instant, Feng Linjie stumbled back three large steps, and Tu Xiao’an was no different. The savage aura swirled like a tornado, throwing the entire natural stone chamber into turmoil.

Tu Xiao’an steadied himself, inwardly shocked. ’The aura of this Exotic Beast is incredibly strong. It must have the combat power of a Level 38, at least.’

"Feng Linjie, kill it," Tu Xiao’an commanded. ’I don’t care if you’re a flower or a squirrel. If you stand in my way, you die.’

Feng Linjie was so furious he could have spat blood. ’I’m a distinguished High Rank War God of the Human Race, not your subordinate! Why should I risk my life for you?’

’Besides, you’re the king of the Demon Race, not the Human Race. Who do you think you’re ordering around?’

"If you don’t kill it, I’ll kill you," Tu Xiao’an said, his voice calm and cold. He was being perfectly clear, leaving Feng Linjie no choice.

Feng Linjie: "..."

He was having an internal breakdown. ’In the time it would take you to kill me, you could just kill the Purple Pine Beast yourself. Wouldn’t that be better?’

’Why are you forcing me to do it?’

’Can’t the Lord Gong of the Yaoling Mountain Range do anything with a shred of logic?’

AWOO...!

By now, the small squirrel on the ground was becoming unnaturally powerful. Not only was its aura savage, but its crimson, bewitching eyes grew brighter. The light from its crimson eyes spread like a dye, turning its snow-white fur the same shade of red.

’No, this isn’t even its final form. It’s about to transform!’

Tu Xiao’an realized that as the squirrel’s savage aura intensified and its fur changed color, its tiny body also began to expand explosively.

The Skeleton Monster was already trembling, looking like its bones were about to fall apart again.

The entire chamber began to shake violently.

There was a sudden BOOM...!

When Tu Xiao’an looked again, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. The cute, mini squirrel had swelled to several dozen times its original size, now standing nearly five meters tall and two meters wide. It had transformed from a petite, adorable squirrel into a colossal, savage monster.

Its appearance was enough to scare the timid to death.

Furthermore, it definitely had the combat power of a Deep Mountain Demon King.

"Get it for me."

Tu Xiao’an had no intention of acting himself. He gave Feng Linjie a shove from behind.

Caught off guard, Feng Linjie’s vision blurred as an indescribable, immense force slammed into his chest.

"BOOM...!"

A section of the rock wall caved in, and a spiderweb of cracks spread rapidly outward. Feng Linjie was embedded in the stone, looking as if he’d been branded into it. He felt like his entire body was about to fall apart; it was a pathetic sight.

"What are you doing?"

Clutching his agonizingly painful chest, Feng Linjie jumped out of the wall and glared at Tu Xiao’an.

’This snake is too much! Was he trying to push me to my death?’

"Can’t you, a High Rank War God, show a little more spirit? You’re that weak?"

Tu Xiao’an was speechless. He’d only given him a little push, and he’d been sent flying by the giant monster.

AWOO...!

The colossal monster locked its crimson eyes onto Tu Xiao’an, its savage aura throwing the space into chaos.

"Move. I’d rather not be rough with a flower."

It seemed Tu Xiao’an had to act himself after all. He stared coldly at the colossal monster before him.

Killing intent, a dense killing intent, began to boil.

The colossal monster moved, flashing forward in a simple yet brutal charge toward Tu Xiao’an.

"Hmph. Courting death."

’Does it think I’m that weakling?’

Tu Xiao’an formed a fist. His Demon Qi surged like a Celestial Stream as he casually threw a punch. The blow carried the force to shatter mountains and reverse rivers, the power to shift the stars and overturn the heavens.

The colossal monster let out a sudden, sharp grunt. It sprayed a mouthful of blood as it was sent flying backward, slamming hard into the far wall.

Loose rock crumbled and fell.

After a moment, the colossal monster simply vanished. A marvelous flower floated down, teetering as it flew back to its original spot, where it obediently resumed its existence as a quiet, peaceful flower.

Traces of blood, however, still stained its petals.

"This... this... The Snake Emperor is that strong?"

Feng Linjie was dumbfounded. With a single punch, Tu Xiao’an had beaten the colossal monster into submission, making it voluntarily revert to a flower and fly back.

’What did this mean?’

’It meant the Purple Pine Beast would no longer block their path. It was saying, ’Go ahead if you want, I don’t care,’ and that it wouldn’t manifest again.’

My god. Feng Linjie was so shaken by this sudden turn of events that he felt as if he’d been electrocuted, his mind in a half-dazed stupor.

’He was truly worthy of being the Lord Gong of the Yaoling Mountain Range. His strength was just too absurd.’

’If that punch had landed on him, he would have been smashed to pieces.’

The Purple Pine Beast was a legendary being. When he, Qin Haixiong, and the other High Rank War Gods had passed by before, they had recognized it but hadn’t dared to touch the flower.

They knew that if they did, the flower would awaken.

And once awakened, it would be incredibly difficult to deal with.

But now, this man had taken care of it with a single punch.

’It was a good thing he hadn’t resisted earlier, obediently leading the way and following orders. If he had fought back, he would be dead as a doornail by now.’

Tu Xiao’an paid no mind to how shocked Feng Linjie was. He watched with great interest as the colossal Exotic Beast reverted to its flower form and stood there motionlessly, thoroughly intrigued.

He walked up to the marvelous flower again, his enchanting eyes as bright as stars, and poked it with his finger.

Unlike before, the marvelous flower didn’t react at all.

Instead, the blood on its petals dripped down, drop by drop.

"Come on out and play again," Tu Xiao’an said with a smile.

The marvelous flower swayed slightly, trembling in fear.

In this world, any creature with sentience was not a fool, especially an Exotic Beast monster that had existed since Ancient Times. The moment it encountered a being far more powerful than itself, it would be afraid.

After all, nothing wants to die.

It was like a child facing an adult; there was simply no will to fight.

To fight would just be to get crushed.

"If you won’t come out, then I won’t be so polite." Tu Xiao’an wasn’t one to quit while he was ahead. He reached out and plucked the marvelous flower.

’Hehe, I can’t see Luo Ziyun empty-handed. She must still be angry with me.’

’This flower will be a gift for her.’

Back on Monkey Mountain, Tu Xiao’an had once given the Flower Fairy to Luo Ziyun, passing her off as a simple Lily.

Tu Xiao’an still vividly remembered the beautiful expression Luo Ziyun had worn at that moment.

Held in Tu Xiao’an’s hand, the marvelous flower didn’t struggle, just like an ordinary flower.

However, the faint, adorable image of a squirrel gradually materialized within the petals. It chirped at Tu Xiao’an as if begging for mercy.

"Be good. Don’t be afraid. There are benefits to following me. What’s the point of being a guardian Exotic Beast in a dump like this?"

The squirrel’s phantom image stared blankly at Tu Xiao’an before gradually fading away. Then, an incomparably sweet and intoxicating floral fragrance began to fill the air.