BTTH : From the beginning of the battle to the top

"Boom~," as Qinghong and the others intertwined, the sky echoed with bursts of air explosions, energy surging everywhere. The Heavenly Fire Mad Lion and Lin Yuan were locked in battle, and as the situation progressed, the fight surprisingly 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 grew increasingly frantic. Realizing that even in its berserk state it could not easily take down Lin Yuan, it steeled its resolve and adopted a more aggressive fighting style, trading injuries blow for blow, putting Lin Yuan in increasingly perilous situations.

"This guy is quite clever. This won't do; I need to change my strategy," Lin Yuan thought, and in an instant, he had a plan.

"Cloud Dragon Three Appearances."

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

The Heavenly Fire Mad Lion chased after the figure in front, aiming to shred it with a claw. However, as its claw easily pierced 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 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 chased after 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 afterward.

Seeing the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion pursuing him, 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 drill tip of the spear in his hand, condensing more energy while using the green fire to conceal the drill tip, which began to spin at high speed.

Lin Yuan maneuvered in the air, skillfully dodging the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's attacks. With the enhancement of his movement technique and soul perception, the Mad Lion was unable to hit Lin Yuan.

As time passed, the end of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's berserk state drew closer, and it grew increasingly impatient, intent on tearing the darting human to shreds. Suddenly, it noticed the figure ahead weaken, and its heart surged with joy as it madly accelerated toward Lin Yuan.

"Just as I thought, this speed and distance are enough. It can't dodge this strike; now's the time." A thought flashed through Lin Yuan's mind as he fully activated the movement technique he had prepared for a long time.

"Cloud Dragon Great Spin."

In the astonished gaze of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, Lin Yuan's forward flight suddenly reversed, and with the green fire spear, he charged back at himself, the two colliding in an instant. The spear tip struck the protective energy of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, causing the green fire to scatter. The high-speed rotating drill tip, enhanced by terrifying heat, instantly penetrated the Mad Lion's defenses, driving deep into its body and nearly piercing it through.

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 green fire from the core of the earth transformed into a blue-green spear that exploded, unleashing violent flames within the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion, wreaking havoc from the inside.

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

"Beast Refining Spirit Art, Blood God Transformation."

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

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

"Heavenly Fire Calamity, Mountain River Seal."

A blue-green seal condensed, 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 painful howls, the energy erupting from outside and the chaos within destroyed the Mad Lion's meridians, gradually severing its life force, and its breath began to fade.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan condensed several fire spikes and shot them toward the vital points of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion. In just a few breaths, the Mad Lion's head and heart were pierced, completely severing its life force, 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 momentum returning from the peak of Dou Wang to the Seven Star Dou Wang level.

After landing, Lin Yuan stored the corpse of the Heavenly Fire Mad Lion and then headed toward 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 Art; 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 Heavenly Fire Mad Lion's lair 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; all of it is 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 area 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 green objects to fly out from the shallow soil and land in his hand.

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

"I should head back. Today is Qing'er's birthday, and the ingredients are all prepared. I can make a big meal to celebrate. She's been training so hard lately; she deserves a reward. I didn't expect 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 green light heading northeast.

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

"What pure fire energy! It's 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-type powerhouses of that level. Who on earth is this person?"

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