Under Xiao Yan’s watchful eyes, the charred, stiffened corpse of the giant snake crumbled to the ground, its scorched skin peeling off slowly… The rate of peeling increased gradually until Xiao Yan could vaguely see something stirring within the corpse, as if it was about to burst out.
Gulp. Witnessing this eerie scene, Xiao Yan’s hair stood on end. He swallowed hard and slowly turned around, his gaze fixed intently on the snake, whose scorched skin continued to peel away. He cautiously stepped back, his heart racing as he asked urgently, “Teacher, what is happening?”
“Another aura is beginning to emerge from within the snake…” The Pharmacist Elder’s voice was heavy with seriousness.
“Has she succeeded in her evolution?” Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed as he asked, his voice dry.
“…It seems so. Be cautious,” the Pharmacist Elder replied, a bit uncertain.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s heart sank. Instantly, he turned his head to look at the azure flame hovering in the air and said decisively, “Teacher, how do I capture the strange fire? Quickly, there’s no time. Once that thing emerges, we might…”
“Be careful!” Before Xiao Yan could finish, the Pharmacist Elder’s urgent warning echoed in his mind.
As the Elder’s warning rang out, Xiao Yan’s heart tightened. His years of rigorous training had honed his instincts. His face paled, and he lightly tapped the ground with his foot, swiftly retreating.
BOOM! As Xiao Yan retreated, the snake’s corpse on the ground suddenly exploded, scattering black scales in all directions. The corpse turned to dust.
At the moment the giant snake’s body turned to powder, an immense and terrifying aura erupted, quickly enveloping the city with an alarming speed.
“Has Her Majesty the Queen succeeded?” Feeling a faint, familiar presence in the aura, the entire city’s snake people looked at each other in astonishment, then burst into wild cheers, their joyous cries resounding through the sky.
When the immense aura exploded, Gu He, outside the purple barrier, his face paled, and he retreated nearly several dozen meters without control. As he retreated, Gu He shouted at the black-robed figure floating in the air, “Quick, run! The Queen Medusa has successfully evolved!”
“Don’t panic!” The black-robed figure remained calm, though others couldn’t sense anything amiss in the aura. She, however, clearly perceived that while the aura was powerful, it seemed to be waning. Her senses were not wrong; the aura indeed receded rapidly like a tide, vanishing into the light curtain within ten seconds.
As the aura faded, the jubilant cheers in the city ceased abruptly. All the snake people were stunned, their hearts filled with apprehension and hope.
When the terrifying aura surged, Xiao Yan’s face turned slightly pale. He stepped back, covering nearly ten meters in a blink.
The fading of the aura also left Xiao Yan somewhat bewildered, but he did not dare to relax. Squinting his eyes, he stared intently at the area where black dust had settled due to the explosion.
His palms were drenched in sweat. The black dust slowly drifted down, and at one moment, a rainbow-colored light streak shot out from the mist. The light streak moved with such speed that it seemed to pierce through space, leaving Xiao Yan no time to react.
Rainbow hues flickered in his dark eyes. Xiao Yan, horrified, did not dare to touch the mysterious creature until he understood what it was.
“Damn, it’s too fast!” Even as Xiao Yan tried to dodge, the rainbow light’s speed was terrifyingly swift. Even the fastest Cloud Spirit he had seen in the Beast Mountains was far slower in comparison.
The battle aura within him had just activated when the sharp whistling sound of the rainbow light reached his ears.
BOOM… At the critical moment, a white, ghostly flame erupted from Xiao Yan’s body, scorching the air around him, causing it to distort.
SQUEAK! Sensing the power of the white flame, the rainbow light halted abruptly in front of Xiao Yan, transitioning from extreme speed to absolute stillness seamlessly, without any sign of distortion.
The rainbow light stopped a few centimeters from Xiao Yan, revealing its form to him. Despite the shock from the previous near-collision, Xiao Yan’s terror turned to stupefied astonishment as he gazed at the creature before him.
Before him was a small, two-centimeter-long snake, its body covered in tiny, rainbow-colored scales and its eyes a faint purple, exuding an eerie charm. A unique, fresh fragrance surrounded it, conveying a sense of elegance and nobility, despite its unimposing appearance. This beautiful creature would likely make many women forget their fear and loathing of snakes.
Though the little snake had no sharp attack points, Xiao Yan could sense a terrifying force within it, even a Battle Emperor would not dare to underestimate.
The little snake floated in front of Xiao Yan, its eyes devoid of any killing intent, instead appearing pure and clean. Although Xiao Yan knew this was the Queen Medusa, transformed after her evolution, he could not bring himself to resist it.
The little snake swished its tiny tail, its large, pale-purple eyes staring intently at Xiao Yan. It tentatively moved forward but shrank back, afraid of the white flames on Xiao Yan’s body. It coiled up, its pale-purple eyes gazing at Xiao Yan with a pitiful expression.
Xiao Yan, frozen in place, did not dare to move. He swallowed hard and murmured, “Teacher… Is this the Queen Medusa?”
“Yes…” The Pharmacist Elder nodded, exhaling softly, “Seven colors, faint purple eyes, fragrant body, and power beyond imagination… I didn’t expect Queen Medusa’s evolution to involve transforming her soul, leaving her old body behind and using her soul to form a new, true body.”
“…What is she now, then?” Xiao Yan asked, anxious.
“Queen Medusa’s companion soul was the giant purple snake you saw earlier, a six-tier magic beast, the Purple Mystery Flame Snake. It is said that these snakes carry a trace of ancient beast blood. If fortunate, they can activate that thin bloodline, evolving into their ancient ancestors. However, the chances are extremely slim, almost negligible.”
“The ancient beasts, comparable to Dou Sheng, are known as the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python. The identifying marks are: seven colors, faint purple eyes, fragrant body, and power… beyond imagination.”
“Exactly like the little snake in front of us…” Xiao Yan groaned, his eyes twitching.
“Yes. If my guess is correct, the little snake in front of you is the legendary Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python… and Queen Medusa’s new body,” the Pharmacist Elder sighed.
Xiao Yan, swallowing hard, looked at the harmless, beautiful little snake, finding it hard to believe. Was this the ancient beast that could rival a Dou Sheng?
“Huh… But why don’t I feel any malice from her? Normally, if it were that vicious woman, she would have killed me already, right?” Staring at the innocent curiosity in the little snake’s eyes, Xiao Yan asked, bewildered.
“I… I’m not sure. Maybe the lightning during her evolution made her lose her mind?” the Pharmacist Elder replied, embarrassed.
Xiao Yan’s head spun with black lines. Licking his lips, he whispered, “Teacher, I think she doesn’t seem hostile. Should we try retracting the Bone Spirit Cold Fire?”
“Well, alright. Be careful.” The Pharmacist Elder hesitated but agreed.
As the Pharmacist Elder spoke, the white flames on Xiao Yan’s body dissipated. When the flames vanished, Xiao Yan, his hands drenched in sweat, stared at the little snake, tentatively calling, “Your Majesty?”
The little snake, unresponsive, blinked its crystal-like eyes, then swayed its tail, floating towards Xiao Yan. Watching this, Xiao Yan could only stand in trepidation.
The little snake circled Xiao Yan twice, showing no signs of aggression, which allowed Xiao Yan to breathe a sigh of relief. It then hovered over Xiao Yan’s palm, its clear eyes fixated on the ring on his finger. Raising its head, it let out a soft, gentle hiss, as if playfully begging.
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