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169: Chapter 168 Bear BattleDeep within the rolling mountain ranges of the Pill World, a magnificent palace stood silently, exuding an extraordinary aura.

The palace walls were constructed from massive cyan rocks, faintly emitting an ancient luster.

Stepping into the interior of the palace, inside the spacious hall, a throne sat high above, showcasing its former majesty.

At this moment, Zi Yan was lying comfortably across the throne, one leg casually resting on the armrest, her posture lithe and playful.

In her fair little hand, she held a Dragon Blood Fruit covered in blood-red veins; this was an extremely rare high-level medicinal ingredient.

However, Zi Yan didn’t take it seriously at all. She opened her small mouth slightly, took a bite, and juice splattered everywhere. As if tasting a delicious snack, she ate while shouting to the big man sitting on the steps below.

”Hey, Big Guy, hurry up and bring me all the rare medicinal ingredients! Don’t dawdle!”

The big man was named Xiong Zhan. At this moment, his face was full of misery, his brows knitted into a ”river” shape, and his eyes were full of helplessness and heartache.

Ever since Zi Yan arrived here, his life had known no peace.

Take this Dragon Blood Fruit, for example; it was a treasure he had cherished for many years, originally intended for a critical moment, but now it was being casually consumed by Zi Yan as if it were an ordinary fruit.

And now, Zi Yan was even setting her sights on his other treasured medicinal ingredients. He prayed with all his heart that this was just a nightmare and that reality wouldn’t be so cruel.

”Big Guy, are you deaf? Hurry up! This young lady can’t wait any longer!”

Zi Yan’s urging voice became increasingly impatient, lashing out at Xiong Zhan like a small whip.

Xiong Zhan had no choice but to drag his legs, which felt as heavy as if filled with lead, and move step by step toward the treasury.

The door of the treasury slowly opened, and a rich, mellow medicinal fragrance instantly permeated the air.

Stored inside were the rare medicinal ingredients he had painstakingly collected from all over the Pill World over many years; each stalk condensed his heart’s blood and sweat.

Reluctantly, he moved the medicinal ingredients out one by one, piling them into a small mountain in the hall.

Looking at this small mountain, Xiong Zhan’s eyes turned red, tears swirling within them, and he pleaded with a sobbing voice.

”Great-aunt, please have pity on me. Can you leave some for me? Don’t take them all; these are really too important to me...”

Seeing Xiong Zhan looking like a child whose favorite toy had been snatched away, with tears swirling in his eyes and ready to fall at any moment, Zi Yan curled her lip and said indifferently.

”Oh, Big Guy, it’s just eating some of your medicinal ingredients, is it really worth crying about? You’re too spineless!”

As she spoke, she blinked her lively large eyes, the corners of her mouth curling up into a sly smile, and continued: ”Don’t worry, my husband is a Ninth-Grade Alchemist, which is a top-tier existence rarely seen even in the entire Fighting Qi Continent.”

”In a while, I’ll have him refine a few Eighth Grade Pills for you. The effects will guarantee your strength shoots up, enough for you to enjoy for quite a while.”

Upon hearing this, Xiong Zhan froze in place, as if his brain had crashed, and only after a moment did he react.

Instantly, his face bloomed with wild joy, his eyes widened, sparkling with excitement, and the wrinkles on his face blossomed with a smile.

He dashed to Zi Yan’s side in one stride, his waist bent like a cooked shrimp, and said flatteringly: ”Great-aunt, is your husband really a Ninth-Grade Alchemist? This is truly a blessing I, Xiong Zhan, have accumulated over several lifetimes!”

”Of course, would this young lady lie to you?”

Zi Yan lifted her chin, looking haughty, her eyes sparkling with confidence.

”And my husband is not just a Ninth-Grade Alchemist; he also possesses the terrifying cultivation level of a Half-Saint. People with his level of strength are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.”

”You can put your heart at ease. When the time comes, I’ll have my husband take you out of this Pill World too. From now on, you’ll follow me, eat well and drink well, and no one in the outside world will dare to stop you even if you walk sideways.”

Zi Yan, though small, was precocious. As she spoke, she reached out her little hand to pat Xiong Zhan’s shoulder. Her feigned maturity made it seem as if she were the big shot capable of controlling everything.

”That would be wonderful!”

Xiong Zhan was so excited he could almost fly; his heart was pounding, as if it were about to jump out of his throat.

Over these years, although he had broken through to the Dou Zun realm by relying on the Void Ancient Dragon bloodline flowing within him, dominated a region in the Pill World, had many underlings, and possessed this imposing palace, deep in his heart, he had always longed for a wider world and greater strength.

Now, hearing this promise from Zi Yan, he felt as if he had seen the dawn in the darkness. His dream of many years finally had a possibility of being realized; how could he not be ecstatic?

Xiong Zhan was born in the Pill World. As an Ancient Dragon Bear, the bloodline of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, one of the three great magical beast clans, flowed within him.

It was precisely by relying on this powerful bloodline strength that he had carved out a piece of territory in the cutthroat Pill World, becoming an awe-inspiring hegemon.

Originally, Xiong Zhan thought his life would just pass peacefully like this in the Pill World.

But he didn’t expect that one day, a man with terrifying strength would suddenly descend.

That man exuded a bone-chilling aura, like a towering mountain, pressing down on people until they couldn’t breathe.

He placed Zi Yan in front of Xiong Zhan and said in a cold and arrogant tone: ”Take good care of her for me. If there is even the slightest mishap, I will break your legs!”

Who was Xiong Zhan?

He was a famous hegemon in the Pill World; normally, who wouldn’t be three parts in awe when seeing him?

How could he swallow this insult? Immediately, his anger burned, his Dou Qi exploded instantly, and he prepared to show this man some color.

But before he could even make a move, he was firmly suppressed to the ground by the man’s mountain-like aura, unable to move.

Only then did he realize with shock that the strength of the man before him was unfathomable, far beyond what he could contend with.

In desperation, in order to save his own life, he had no choice but to choose to compromise.

After that man left, Xiong Zhan discovered that this seemingly weak little girl, Zi Yan, was actually not simple.

Every time he approached Zi Yan, he would feel a sense of oppression from deep within his bloodline from the bottom of his heart.

He was a powerful being possessing the Void Ancient Dragon bloodline, yet he was suppressed so severely by Zi Yan’s bloodline; this could only explain one shocking fact—Zi Yan was a pure-blooded Void Ancient Dragon!

Thinking of this, Xiong Zhan was full of shock, his eyes wide open, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world.

A pure-blooded Void Ancient Dragon, that was a legendary existence; he hadn’t expected to actually encounter one.

Since then, Xiong Zhan had pandered to Zi Yan in every possible way. Whatever Zi Yan wanted, he would offer it immediately without a second word.

He calculated in his heart that if he could follow Zi Yan to join the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, relying on the clan’s resources and heritage, his strength would definitely be able to rise to a higher level.

Just as Xiong Zhan was immersed in his beautiful fantasies, Zi Yan suddenly shouted: ”Oh no, I still haven’t completed the task Chen Yang gave me!”

”Task? What task?”

Xiong Zhan was suddenly pulled back to reality from his fantasies by Zi Yan’s voice, looking at her with a blank face, his eyes full of confusion.