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"Boom~," as the figures of Qinghong intertwined, the sky echoed with bursts of sound, energy overflowing. The Heavenly Fire Mad Lion and Lin Yuan were locked in battle, and as the situation progressed, the fight actually reached a stalemate.

On one hand, the enraged Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's physical body and energy intensity surged, making it difficult for Lin Yuan to break through its defenses and deal a heavy blow. On the other hand, Lin Yuan's physical strength was formidable, and the Mad Lion's attacks could not inflict effective damage on him. Moreover, Lin Yuan's soul perception allowed him to anticipate and dodge the incoming attacks, either interrupting them or evading them with his superb agility.

The tense battle continued, and the activated bloodline of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion became increasingly frenzied. Realizing that even in its berserk state it could not easily take down Lin Yuan, it steeled its heart and adopted a more aggressive fighting style, trading injuries blow for blow. Under this strategy, Lin Yuan found himself in increasingly perilous situations.

"This guy is quite clever. This won't do; I need to change my tactics," Lin Yuan thought, and in an instant, he decided to switch his fighting style.

"Cloud Dragon Three Appearances."

Lin Yuan activated the Cloud Dragon movement technique, instantly splitting his figure into three and darting in three different directions.

The Heavenly Fire Mad Lion chased after the nearest shadow, aiming to shred it with a claw. However, after its claw easily passed through the figure, it felt no resistance; it was merely an afterimage. Turning around, it saw another afterimage vanish, while Lin Yuan's real form had already appeared several dozen meters behind, rapidly flying away.

"Human, don't think you can escape!" With a furious roar, the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion turned and pursued Lin Yuan. It had to kill the human before the berserk state ended; otherwise, it would be in danger when it fell into a weakened state after the frenzy.

Seeing the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion closing in, Lin Yuan revealed a hint of a smile, using his movement technique to fluidly dodge the fireballs coming from behind, accelerating forward. Meanwhile, the fighting spirit within him gathered towards the tip of his spear, condensing more energy while using the azure flames to conceal the spearhead, which began to spin rapidly.

Lin Yuan maneuvered in the air, skillfully evading the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's attacks with the aid of his movement technique and soul perception, ensuring that the Mad Lion could never land a hit on him.

As time passed, the end of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's berserk state drew closer, and it became increasingly impatient, fixated on tearing the darting human to shreds. Suddenly, it noticed that the figure ahead was exuding a weakening aura, and it felt a surge of joy, madly accelerating towards Lin Yuan.

"Just as I thought, it's taken the bait. At this speed and distance, it's enough; it won't be able to dodge this strike. Now's the time," a thought flashed through Lin Yuan's mind as he prepared to unleash his long-planned movement technique.

"Cloud Dragon Great Spin."

In the astonished gaze of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, Lin Yuan's forward motion instantly reversed, propelling the azure spear back towards himself at an even greater speed. The two collided in an instant, the spear tip crashing against the Mad Lion's protective energy. The azure flames erupted, and the high-speed spinning spearhead, enhanced by terrifying heat, pierced through the Mad Lion's defenses, almost impaling it completely.

The Heavenly Fire Mad Lion couldn't help but let out a deafening roar of pain. Lin Yuan stepped on the Mad Lion's body, a surge of fighting spirit exploding from his feet, propelling him away from the Mad Lion.

"Explode."

With a soft shout, the condensed fighting spirit and the azure heart fire transformed into a blue spear that detonated, unleashing a violent fire force that wreaked havoc within the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion.

As Lin Yuan was ejected, a flash of blood light appeared in his eyes. He activated the Blood God Transformation technique, which could only be used after mastering the Beast Refining Spirit Technique, beginning to temporarily enhance his cultivation by burning his life blood essence.

"Beast Refining Spirit Technique, Blood God Transformation."

As the life blood essence within him transformed into a pure energy that surged into Lin Yuan's body, his aura skyrocketed, instantly reaching the peak of the Dou Wang level.

"Take advantage of your illness to claim your life!"

"Heavenly Fire Calamity, Mountain River Seal."

A blue-red seal materialized, faintly infused with the energy of heaven and earth. Under Lin Yuan's control, the seal struck the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, and the massive energy exploded, damaging the Mad Lion from the outside. Amidst its agonized howls, the energy erupting from outside and the chaos within destroyed the Mad Lion's meridians, gradually extinguishing its vitality, and its breath was nearly gone.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan condensed several fire spikes and shot them towards the vital points of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion. In just a few breaths, the Mad Lion's head and heart were pierced, its life completely extinguished, and it fell heavily to the ground with a thunderous crash.

"Finally, it's over! Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, not bad!" Lin Yuan took a deep breath, his aura returning from the peak of Dou Wang to the level of Seven Star Dou Wang.

After landing, Lin Yuan stored the corpse of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion and then headed towards its lair to scavenge for loot.

On the way, Lin Yuan reviewed the battle he had just fought, contemplating his advantages, disadvantages, and the limits of his strength.

"The body of a sixth-tier magical beast is indeed formidable. Fortunately, I practiced the Beast Refining Spirit Technique; otherwise, fighting the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion up close would have been too dangerous. All the effort I put into body refinement was not in vain, and I have many more choices and methods in battle."

"Currently, the Blood God Transformation doesn't allow me to break through the Dou Huang level in fighting spirit. I wonder how it will perform when fully mastered. I already have some ideas on how to mix it with the other secret technique given by the Grand Elder, and I need to experiment further."

"The Cloud Dragon movement technique still has room for optimization."

"The Xuan-level techniques can no longer meet my needs; I should find an opportunity to switch to an Earth-level technique."

"From this battle, my strength can rival most mid-tier Dou Huang. If I unleash my full power, I should be able to contend with some high-tier Dou Huang."

Lost in thought, Lin Yuan arrived at the lair of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion and began to explore. During his exploration, he found many precious herbs, the most valuable being five sixth-tier herbs and ten fifth-tier herbs.

"This Heavenly Fire Mad Lion has quite a rich collection; it's all mine now."

After collecting the herbs into his storage ring, Lin Yuan continued to look around, ensuring he hadn't missed anything before leaving the lair.

After exiting the cave, Lin Yuan flew to several locations near the battlefield where he had fought the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion. At each spot, he made a gesture with his hand, releasing a pulling force from his palm, causing several azure objects to fly out from the shallow soil and land in his hand.

"I didn't use these traps for escape or to create opportunities this time; I'll recover them for next time!"

"It's time to head back. Today is Qing'er's birthday, and the ingredients are all prepared. I can make her a big meal to celebrate. She's been training so hard lately; she deserves a reward. I never expected that the culinary skills I developed for Ziyan would come in so handy."

Lost in thought, Lin Yuan spread his wings and flew into the sky, transforming into a streak of azure light heading northeast.

After Lin Yuan had left for a while, an old man in a 麻袍 (a coarse robe) arrived at the battlefield where Lin Yuan had fought the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion.

"What pure fire energy! It's from the Heavenly Fire Lion King and another fire-type powerhouse. There's no trace of the Heavenly Fire Lion King nearby. Could it be... hissing."

He gasped, his tone filled with confusion and astonishment.

"Did he actually slay a sixth-tier Heavenly Fire Mad Lion? The Gama Empire doesn't have any fire attribute powerhouses of that level. Who on earth is this person?"

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