Chapter 124: Beheading
"How am I supposed to tell? Who knows if the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's flames changed color because of the Heavenly Flame's influence?"
Yao Lao grumbled, as if he was omniscient and omnipotent.
With the battlefield so chaotic and his soul so weak, he didn't dare to investigate carelessly!
Watching another Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake crawl out of the crevice, its four eyes glowing red, everyone was somewhat numb. At the same time, their curiosity about the Heavenly Flame beneath the crevice reached its peak.
If it could control so many powerful magical beasts, how strong must the Heavenly Flame itself be?
The combat power of the fire snake faction continuously increased. Due to the Heavenly Flame and the desert, the fire element concentration in the air near the crevice was over 90%, which would boost fire mages' attack power by at least 30% in this environment.
But the bad news was that only a few people present could utilize the fire element, while all the enemies were fire-attributed.
With this back-and-forth, the human side's Dou Kings were no match for the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, so some low-star Dou Emperors also joined the battle.
"Is this a Heavenly Flame? Even just living near it can provide such a massive boost—"
Gu He exclaimed.
It seemed that Qing Lin's act of controlling fire snakes to kill their own kind had been discovered, as a newly emerged Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake charged directly towards Mu Yang's group.
Although internal strife had decreased, it didn't mean others would kindly help shield them from disaster.
Thus, this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, with only ferocity in its eyes, roared and rushed unharmed to Mu Yang's front.
It opened its snake mouths wide, and two intertwined torrents of scorching, greenish-red flames shot towards Mu Yang and the others.
Facing this sudden attack, Mu Yang's expression remained unchanged, without even the slightest movement.
As the flames drew near, on the verge of hitting, a triggered, golden-red shield instantly rose, enveloping the four of them.
The greenish-red flames struck but couldn't shake the shield in the slightest, only stirring up a few energy ripples.
Once the greenish-red flames dispersed, Mu Yang brought his index and middle fingers together on his right hand, forming a sword-finger, and lightly swiped at one side of the Fire Spirit Snake's head.
An energy far grander and purer than the greenish-red flames suddenly erupted from his hand!
Pfft—!
The thick scales lost their defensive effect before this energy; the entire process was as simple as a hot knife cutting through butter.
Those who had been observing only saw a fleeting flash of golden-red.
Beyond that, only faint spatial ripples were left in the wake of the golden-red sword light, "scars" caused by the terrifying high temperature.
And then, one side of the Fire Spirit Snake's head was severed.
"Hiss!!"
Accompanied by a piercing, broken scream of agony, a snake head spitting flames slid off the snake's body like a landslide.
The incision was charred and smooth; a large amount of snake blood was coagulated by the high temperature of the golden-red Yang Flame before it could even spray, showing how skilled Mu Yang was.
The Fire Spirit Snake, having lost a head, convulsed and writhed frantically. Its eyes suddenly became much clearer, the ferocity gone, replaced by fear of Mu Yang.
Everyone whose gaze had been fixed on this area was shocked by this strike.
Whether they were plot characters or those Contractor with ulterior motives, all their eyes widened.
They looked at the calm figure who had remained motionless throughout, and the shock in their hearts was indescribable.
"Can I withdraw from this operation?"
The Perception Contractor was expressionless, not because he was calm, but because his expression was already somewhat numb.
He absolutely did not believe that his teammates would do their utmost to protect him when facing such a powerful enemy.
On the contrary, they would hand him over to appease that person's wrath.
However, his words were not a negotiation but a notification; the cost of violating the temporary contract was merely tens of thousands of paradise coins.
Though a lot, it was cheaper than his life.
So he unhesitatingly crushed the life-saving item in his hand, his figure instantly appearing a hundred meters away, then he ran towards the nearest city without looking back.
"Coward!"
The main damage dealer of the temporary adventure group grumbled indignantly, but if he were truly made to face Mu Yang, he would probably also choose to flee rather than fight to the death.
Of course, by the time he wanted to run, he probably wouldn't be able to.
[You killed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake]
[You gained 7% World Origin, now totaling 9% World Origin]
[You obtained a Treasure Chest (Purple)]
Casually severing the Fire Spirit Snake's other head, Mu Yangcondensed a large flame hand and brought the Treasure Chest (Purple) before him.
"Are Contractor nowadays all so decisive?"
Watching the departing Perception Contractor, Mu Yang curiously asked Xi.
"Saving your life is paramount. Who would fight to the death with you when there's no chance of winning?"
Xi rolled her eyes and continued to control her puppet to kill fire snakes and earn World Origin.
"———Is that a Tier 1 Contractor? This is too outrageous?!"
Qian Da Pang, who had no combat ability, had been observing the situation and clearly realized how formidable Mu Yang's combat power was.
However, due to the metal mask, he hadn't recognized Mu Yang's identity, only feeling a headache that another powerful enemy had joined the Heavenly Flame struggle.
How could he expel him from the Heavenly Flame competition?
Plot characters, including Jia Xing Tian, who was at the peak of a Nine-star Dou Emperor, Qian Da Pang had ways to deal with. But Contractor, he had no way to deal with. Contractor couldn't be swayed by mere words; only strength could make them submit and fear.
For example, the Perception Contractor who just ran away, in Mu Yangand Qian Da Pang's eyes, he was a smart person, knowing that some things were impossible, and so he hastily left.
Mu Yang chose not to pursue and kill him, because the main goal now was the Heavenly Flame. He merely sent that person's photo to Ruo Li, asking her to deal with him if she encountered him.
And when Qian Da Pang saw Qing Lin's figure, he immediately had an idea.
He hurriedly leaned next to Mo Basi, carefully pointed at Qing Lin, and whispered:
"Did you see that little girl?"
Mo Basi looked in the direction of his finger, and a strange sense of fear arose spontaneously, as if he had seen a natural enemy.
"I saw her. What's up with that human girl? Despite only being a Dou Disciple, she gives me a very strange feeling."
Mo Basi certainly wouldn't admit the panic he felt in his heart, only stating that Qing Lin was somewhat peculiar.
"Human girl? No, that's a human and Snake-People mixed-blood, and she has awakened the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils!"
"Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils!"
Mo Basi looked surprised, as if greatly astonished that the other party possessed such a wondrous pupil, but inwardly he was wondering what this thing was.
As a pure military general, he never read books except for cultivation techniques and Dou Skills, and the probability of Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils appearing was so low that saying it was one in a million was an overestimation, so it was normal for him not to know.
"Yes, those are the wondrous pupils that can control snake-type magical beasts, and the Snake-People Tribe will also be controlled by it!"
Qian Da Pang was very shrewd; he immediately saw that Mo Basi didn't know about the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils and was just pretending to understand, so he explained.
"How is that possible?"
"Look at those fire snakes in front of her attacking their own kind; do their snake heads have a flower mark?"