And so, Xiao Jue and Yao Lao left Stone Desert City, the Bone Flame Ring temporarily attached to his wrist. Yao Lao was still accustomed to staying inside the Bone Flame Ring.
Yesterday, Xiao Jue and Yao Lao had discussed for a long time and decided that after obtaining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, they would place it on a lotus platform and seal it within the Black Demon Cauldron, thereby perfectly preserving it.
Xiao Yan had been staying with the Desert Iron Mercenary Group for the time being. With three beast fires and a variety of high-level fighting skills, he faced few rivals in Stone Desert City and could train on his own for a while.
Yao Lao and Xiao Jue traveled to the Serpent People's capital to demand the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire from Queen Medusa. At this point, Yao Lao's soul form was at its peak, capable of wiping out the Serpent People with a single wave of his hand, leaving no room for failure.
If Queen Medusa dared to refuse the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, Yao Lao would ruthlessly suppress her and use it as a cauldron for Xiao Jue's Yin-Yang Art.
Transforming into a Phantom Fire Scorpion Dragon, Xiao Jue flew directly towards the Serpent Man capital. Yao Lao marveled in his Osteoarthritis Ring, saying, "A human can transform into a magical beast, and without any trace of secret techniques. Truly remarkable."
"If I didn't know your identity, I'd probably mistake you for a magical beast taking the Transfiguration Pill."
Xiao Jue laughed. "Yao Lao, how could a magical beast be qualified to take the Transfiguration Pill? They almost always take Transfiguration Grass, and only the direct descendants of the three great magical beast families are qualified to take the Transfiguration Pill."
As the scorching sun gradually set in the west, a massive city finally loomed on the horizon.
As he approached, Xiao Jue noticed that within the monotonous yellow sand surrounding this majestic city, numerous massive rocks began to appear. Beyond these rocks lay the temple where Queen Medusa resided.
Queen Medusa wasn't ready to begin her evolutionary attempts, and Gu He hadn't brought anyone to the Tagor Desert. The Serpent People weren't on alert, especially since the temple where Queen Medusa resided was practically off-limits to humans in the surrounding empires.
At the Dou Huang realm, Queen Medusa was practically invincible. If any Dou Zong dared to enter the Serpent People's capital, even a lower-level Dou Zong would be unable to withstand the Five Snake Poison Seal, unleashed by Queen Medusa and four peak-Dou Huang elders.
Meanwhile, hundreds of meters above the city walls, Xiao Jue transformed from a Phantom Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast into a humanoid form, golden dragon wings fluttering behind him.
"You're a demon beast, aren't you? Trespassing into the Serpent People's capital without permission! Whether you're human or demon beast, state your intentions immediately or leave, or you'll be killed without mercy."
A brocade-robed snake woman, spear in hand, pointed a spear at Xiao Jue, the captain of the Medusa Serpent Guard, Hua She'er!
Xiao Jue chuckled and said, "I've come to give Queen Medusa a gift that will help her fulfill her long-cherished wish."
The next moment, high above the city wall, space suddenly twisted strangely.
Above, the afterglow of the setting sun streamed down, illuminating the twisted space. In the next instant, a graceful figure slowly appeared before Xiao Jue's gaze.
The suddenly appearing beautiful woman was clad in a graceful purple brocade robe. Beneath it, her figure, voluptuous and exquisite, like a ripe peach, exuding a subtle allure. Her long, black hair flowed freely from her shoulders, cascading down to her slender waist.
Beneath the brocade robe, a purple snake tail swayed gently, a wild, alluring allure that inexplicably sent a wave of heat through the body.
Xiao Jue's gaze swept over the nearly perfect body, finally resting on the beautiful face. Suddenly, his heart trembled. Seeing this woman in person, Xiao Jue finally understood why many near the desert claimed that Queen Medusa's reputation for beauty rivaled her reputation for cruelty.
For such a woman, the only word to describe her was voluptuous. Yet, beneath that allure, she held a queenly dignity and grace, a captivating aura.
Xiao Jue suddenly remembered Yun Yun, who, like Queen Medusa, possessed the same graceful aura of someone in high position.
"Your Majesty!"
At the appearance of this alluring woman, a sea of snakemen knelt on the city wall below, their voices filled with respect, piercing the clouds.
"Are you looking for me?" Above the sky, Queen Medusa lowered her head slightly and looked at Xiao Jue. Her red lips raised a slender arc. In an instant, her exquisite face was full of charm. Her every frown and smile made Xiao Jue unable to help but indulge in it.
Xiao Jue said, "I once stumbled across a piece of news about the Snake Queen in an ancient book. It said that when Queen Medusa reaches the peak of Dou Huang, if the opportunity is sufficient, she will be able to undergo a strange evolution."
"After evolving, Queen Medusa will not only be able to freely transform into a human body, but her strength will also be naturally promoted to become a Dou Zong powerhouse. However, the success rate of this evolution seems to be quite low. And most importantly, it requires the strange fire."
Xiao Jue took out a scroll and threw it to Queen Medusa, saying, "I am not talented, but I am now a sixth-grade alchemist. I possess the secret method that almost guarantees the Queen's successful evolution and the Yin and Yang strange fire required to perform this secret method." Queen Medusa
reached out and grabbed the scroll that Xiao Jue tossed to her. Her soul power quickly swept over it, and she said coldly, "This secret method was given by you. I cannot be sure of its success rate."
"Trust has its prerequisites." Xiao Jue pulled out a jade bottle, tossed it between his fingers, and tossed it to Queen Medusa. "Consider this our greeting gift."
Queen Medusa took the bottle and opened it, her beautiful eyes flashing with surprise. The elixir required for the highest-level secret method used by the Serpent People to nourish infants was the Heavenly Soul Melting Blood Pill, which had the miraculous effect of improving physical fitness and enhancing cultivation talent.
In her childhood, she had only practiced the second-level secret method and taken the Snake Marrow Bone-Removing Pill. If she had practiced the highest-level secret method, she would have reached Dou Zong by now. Why would she have considered using strange fire to risk her life to evolve?
She put the jade bottle away, and her eyes softened as she looked at Xiao Jue. She asked, "What do you want from the snake people?"
"The Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire." Xiao Jue took out a blood-stained seven-colored snake scale and said, "I discovered the birthplace of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire not long ago. The lotus platform and the earth core lotus seed are still there, but the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire has disappeared. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be in the hands of the Queen."
"I will help the Queen evolve, and you give me the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire."
(End of this chapter)