The next day, late at night.
Around the Holy City, the Snake-People Race's guards were several times stricter than usual. Teams of Snake Guards patrolled the desert, making it a pipe dream for anyone below the Dou Wang level to approach.
At this moment, behind the Holy City, on that secret Lake Heart Island.
The Medusa Queen stood alone before the Ice Spirit Cold Spring pool. A luxurious and expensive red brocade robe wrapped her graceful body, her full and fiery figure exuding a seductive charm.
Beneath the red brocade robe, a section of purple snake tail lazily swept under the moonlight, releasing a wild and exotic aura.
A hundred zhang away from the Medusa Queen, three figures also watched quietly.
Besides Chen Xiao, Hua She'er and Zi Yan watched with great tension.
"Sister Medusa will definitely succeed!"
This was a lucky buff blessing from Zi Yan.
Hua She'er also nodded heavily.
"Your Majesty, you will definitely succeed!"
Chen Xiao went along with the flow and smiled, "You are right."
Time passed by second by second. When the bright moon climbed to the top of the sky, the Medusa Queen looked up.
"It's time..."
She murmured, and on the Medusa Queen's enchanting face, hesitation turned into determination. Beneath the red brocade robe, two sections of snow-white wrists extended, and her jade hands slowly formed several seals in front of her.
As the seals in the Medusa Queen's hands changed, the crystal lotus seat suddenly trembled violently. The layer of light curtain, difficult to see with the naked eye, gradually disappeared, causing the unrestrained green flame within to suddenly burst out, surging against the wind. In just the blink of an eye, it turned into a raging inferno.
Under the high temperature emitted by the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the small pool was rapidly evaporating.
Seeing this, the Medusa Queen bit her red lip lightly with her pearly teeth, and her jade hand slowly reached forward, unbuttoning her brocade robe.
The next moment, a perfect jade body, so white under the moonlight that it seemed to glow, was thus nakedly exposed in the bamboo forest.
"Mr. Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, let's leave the Lake Heart Island first and wait for the result."
Chen Xiao only felt a blur before his eyes, and the beautiful scene was blocked by a body that was also enchanting but far from comparable.
Looking at the serious-faced Hua She'er, Chen Xiao withdrew his gaze, pulled the wide-eyed Zi Yan beside him, and retreated from the Lake Heart Island first.
At the edge of the Lake Heart Island, there was a lush green bamboo forest. After leaving the island, without releasing their soul power to sense, the three could only rely on their hearing to judge the situation on the island.
After about two minutes, the three heard a clear whistle coming from the island, followed by bursts of sharp, painful screams.
"Ah ah ah..."
Those were heart-wrenching screams, as if their souls were being brutally shattered by a heavy hammer. The sharp tail sounds pierced directly into the three people's eardrums, making their scalps tingle.
Given the Medusa Queen's strong character, for her to emit such screams, it was hard to imagine how intense the pain of the Heavenly Flame evolution was.
Hua She'er clenched her teeth, her fists tightly clenched, silently praying for their Queen in her heart.
The usually lively Zi Yan's eyes were also glistening at this moment, looking as if she was about to shed tears at any moment, making people unable to help but sigh again at how quickly her relationship with the Medusa Queen had improved.
"Don't worry, she will succeed."
Chen Xiao rubbed Zi Yan's head and comforted her.
Just as his words fell, the three saw a dazzling strong light burst out from the island. The next moment, a purple giant snake, more than ten zhang long, rose up, wrapped in the green flame that clung to it like a maggot to bone.
The Snake-People Race is different from humans, and also fundamentally different from Magical Beasts transforming into human form.
Shortly after they are born, they will use a secret method to infuse the soul of a snake-shaped Magical Beast into their bodies. As they age and their strength grows, this snake-shaped Magical Beast, which serves as a companion soul, will gradually merge with them, eventually becoming one.
Therefore, the purple giant snake in front of them can be tentatively called the Medusa Queen's true form!
A sixth-tier Magical Beast, the Violet Nether Flame Snake!
This was also an important reason why the Medusa Queen had been at the peak of Dou Huang for many years but had been unable to break through.
Because the upper limit of the Violet Nether Flame Snake was not high!
The purple giant snake's body was slender and powerful, but at this moment, it was being burned horribly by the raging inferno. Large pieces of scales fell from the sky, revealing the bright red flesh and blood. Whenever fresh blood seeped out, it would be burned to ashes by the Heavenly Flame. Even from a distance, Chen Xiao and the other two could smell a strange fragrance...
"Screech screech screech..."
Enduring the pain of being burned by the Heavenly Flame, the purple giant snake twisted wildly in the sky. Its sharp howls pierced the night sky, like the dying wails of a wounded beast, long and despairing, sending chills down people's spines.
Initially, it could still maintain itself in mid-air, but as the Heavenly Flame continued to burn, it could no longer hold on and crashed onto the small island with a bang. This was followed by crackling sounds as the lush bamboo forest was destroyed in large swaths by its twisting and struggling body.
The Green Lotus Core Flame followed like a shadow. Under the terrifying high temperature, the scattered green bamboo instantly turned to ash, allowing Chen Xiao and the other two to see the scene on the island more clearly.
Watching the purple giant snake's body shrink at a visible speed under the burning of the flames, and its struggles gradually become weak, as if it had exhausted its last bit of strength, Hua She'er and Zi Yan could no longer hold back and both shed tears.
Gradually, the purple giant snake completely stopped moving. Its body, which was over ten zhang long, was burned down to only two or three zhang in size, showing no trace of its original color, like a huge piece of charcoal displayed in the center of the small island.
And the Medusa Queen's aura completely disappeared at this moment.
"Your Majesty..."
Hua She'er slumped to the ground, her eyes losing their light.
Within the Holy City, the Snake-People who also felt something were unable to accept this tragic outcome. Sad hisses echoed throughout the entire city. Immediately, a mournful atmosphere enveloped this most sacred city of the Snake-People Race.
Zi Yan clenched her fists, biting her lip tightly, her teary-eyed appearance becoming a walking meme.
However, at this moment, from the dark clouds that had gathered from who knows where, a rumbling sound of thunder suddenly echoed. Following closely, a massive silver lightning bolt shot down from the clouds, landing directly on the snake-shaped charcoal wrapped in flames.
Seeing this, even Chen Xiao let out a sigh of relief and rubbed Zi Yan's head.
"Don't be in a hurry to cry, she hasn't failed yet."
Zi Yan looked over upon hearing this, only to see wisps of green mist rising from within the flames. It seemed to be something volatile produced by the contact between the lightning and the Heavenly Flame.
This green mist was very peculiar. Under its shroud, even releasing soul power made it impossible to perceive the situation inside.
After waiting quietly for a while, the green mist gradually dissipated. The Green Lotus Core Flame, which had also been greatly consumed, finally detached from the snake-shaped charcoal, becoming only the size of a fist, quietly suspended in mid-air, constantly changing its form.
Without time to bother with Hua She'er, who was slumped on the ground, Chen Xiao pulled up Zi Yan and quickly swept onto the Lake Heart Island.
Arriving before the giant snake, which was no different from charcoal, Chen Xiao released his soul power without reservation, carefully sensing every corner.
Suddenly, a faint cracking sound entered his ears.
Chen Xiao's face lit up with joy, and he abruptly turned his head to look at the source of the sound.
The next moment, under his and Zi Yan's gaze, the giant snake's corpse on the ground suddenly exploded, sending black powder flying everywhere.
At the same time, a seven-colored light shot out from the black dust. Its speed, like a streak of light, almost seemed to penetrate the barrier of space, so fast that neither Chen Xiao nor Zi Yan could see it clearly.
It was at the instant this seven-colored light appeared that a vast and terrifying aura spread out from the Lake Heart Island like moonlight, rapidly enveloping the city at an astonishing speed.
"This King... is unharmed..."
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