BTTH: Starting from Capturing the Goddess
Chapter 147 - 151 – The Plot Has Accelerated

Chapter 147: Chapter 151 – The Plot Has Accelerated

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is a sixth-rank Magic Beast. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Compared to everything else, Ya Fei was far more concerned about Chen Mo’s safety. Even though he had told her that his strength was on par with a peak Dou Huang, her worry remained.

After all, Chen Mo was only a five-star Dou Ling, and Magic Beasts were known for their fearsome physical strength. At the same level, a Magic Beast’s combat power typically surpassed that of a human.

Let alone the fact that Chen Mo wasn’t even on the same level as the beast.

"Don’t worry. I’ll be fine," Chen Mo said, holding Ya Fei’s curvaceous, delicate body in his arms and kissing her gently on the forehead.

He knew that in the original story, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was only slightly stronger than Yun Yun.

Back then, Yun Yun was a three-star Dou Huang.

So the lion’s strength was likely around four to five-star Dou Huang at most.

Given the current timeline, it could only be weaker than that.

After kissing Ya Fei’s forehead, Chen Mo’s hands began to wander mischievously beneath her dress, and eventually rested on her soft and ample curves.

Ya Fei let out a soft moan, blushing deeply as she buried her head into Chen Mo’s chest. She didn’t push him away—though her alluring face only grew redder.

While one hand wandered, Chen Mo’s other hand gently patted her back. Changing his tone, he said, "My beloved consort, if you’re truly that worried, how about coming with me? I promised to show you more of the world, didn’t I?"

"W-What consort? Don’t call me that," Ya Fei chided him playfully, nudging her head against his chest. Despite being tempted by the idea, she hesitated. She was already worried enough about Chen Mo’s safety—wouldn’t she just be a burden if she went along?

After thinking it over, she shook her head. "Forget it. I won’t go with you. I’d just get in your way if I can’t help out."

"How could you say that? Your cheering and encouragement is more than enough help."

"Don’t press so hard..." Ya Fei smacked his hand lightly with a small pout, feeling a sting, though she still refused to go. She tried to persuade him instead: "Why not just forget it? Is a sixth-rank Magic Beast really that important?"

Chen Mo was currently cultivating his Gold Body technique, and he lacked just one more sixth-rank Magic Core. He already had a seventh-rank Frost Demon Wolf’s core, which could technically replace a sixth-rank one.

After all, to cultivate the Gold Body, the minimum requirement was three Magic Cores of no less than sixth rank.

"It’s related to my cultivation. It’s not that important, but it’s something I’m confident I can handle. So why not give it a try?" Chen Mo lessened his grip and smiled gently.

Seeing she couldn’t dissuade him, Ya Fei sighed and simply urged him to be careful.

Then, the topic changed.

"Queen Medusa is your woman. Now that I’ve become your woman too, does that mean I have to call her ’Big Sister’ from now on? Will she even accept me?" Ya Fei asked, glancing up at him mid-conversation.

"Uh..."

Chen Mo was momentarily stunned.

This wasn’t a matter of whether or not Medusa would accept her.

It was a matter of whether they’d both survive.

Even though Medusa had said she no longer cared about him, her words contradicted her actions. If she found out about him and Ya Fei...

Chen Mo might live.

But Ya Fei would definitely die.

"What is it?" Ya Fei looked at him curiously.

"For now, we can’t let her know."

"Why not?"

"She’ll kill you."

"Ah?!" Ya Fei yelped in shock. "Didn’t you already conquer her?"

"I did... but not completely," Chen Mo admitted honestly, not bothering to hide the complicated nature of their relationship.

"You... you—" Ya Fei’s eyes widened in disbelief. How had he managed to entangle both Queen Medusa and her sister?

"Hehe, my beloved consort, now do you see how irresistible your emperor’s charm is? You better hold on tight." Chen Mo grinned as he kissed her smooth shoulder.

Ya Fei rolled her eyes at him with mock resentment, then gave a seductive smile. "Then, Your Majesty, how should this concubine hold on to you?"

"Heh heh..."

The Next Day

After a hearty breakfast served by Ya Fei, Chen Mo donned the flowing white robe gifted by Die and set out for the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Meanwhile, Ya Fei began drafting a letter to her clan, informing them of her return to the imperial capital.

She had already exceeded the goals her clan had set for her in Wu Tan City and could now be recalled to the main headquarters.

The Magic Beast Mountain Range spanned nearly half of the Jia Ma Empire and stretched all the way to the Tagor Desert.

Countless Magic Beasts roamed its vast interior.

Chen Mo had originally planned to stop by Qingshan Town to see if the Little Doctor Fairy was there, as described in the original story. But after some thought, he realized it wouldn’t help much.

She was about the same age as Xiao Yan was now.

Too young even to be a maid.

Even if he tricked her into coming with him, she’d only get in the way of his flirtations.

So he figured he could wait another year or two.

Upon entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Chen Mo didn’t waste time. Following the information Ya Fei had gathered, he headed straight toward the deeper regions where the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King resided.

But just as he approached those depths, a massive surge of energy and a thunderous lion’s roar echoed through the skies like muffled thunder.

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes. In the distant sky, a radiant violet beam shot upward, dyeing half the heavens in purple light.

"The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King," Chen Mo murmured, his gaze sharpening. He hadn’t even needed to look for it—how convenient. With a flap of his Kunpeng Wings, his figure turned into a golden streak as he raced toward the source of the violet radiance.

Soon after—

Chen Mo came to a stop, using the dense forest cover to conceal himself. He leapt onto the wide branch of an ancient tree, his gaze fixed on the scene playing out hundreds of meters ahead in mid-air—and he was stunned.

A massive Magic Beast loomed in the sky. It stood three to four zhang tall, its entire body encased in a crystalline violet armor.

Its head was that of a ferocious lion, with blood-red eyes glowing with a strange purple hue. Its fanged jaws gaped wide, and atop its lion head was a fiery red spiral horn, wreathed in flickering violet flames.

On either side of its colossal form were a pair of immense purple wings.

This awe-inspiring beast—undeniably the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King—was locked in battle with a woman clad in an elegant teal dress, her long hair a soft lavender.

The woman wielded a longsword, her aura noble and graceful, though she was clearly at a disadvantage.

"Yun Yun?" Chen Mo’s eyes widened.

Wasn’t this a scene from years later in the original timeline?

Why was it happening now?

"Ultimate Wind—Falling Slash!" Yun Yun cried, her voice sharp and clear as she unleashed a brilliant azure beam from her sword.

But in the next moment, a streak of violet light from the lion struck her. Spreading her green wings, she fled into the skies.

Unlike the original, she didn’t sever one of the lion’s horns.

Instead, she managed to shatter a good portion of the crystalline armor on its body.

"Search! I want that human woman found at all costs!"

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