Chapter 220: Queen Medusa in the Cyan Flames!
".Your proposal is quite good. I admit, I am somewhat tempted."
After hearing Guhe's offer, Queen Medusa's calm heart stirred slightly, a faint ripple of emotion rising. She had to admit, the price offered by Guhe was very high, but for her, the Earth Fire held much greater significance, and she could not let it go.
"But I refuse," Queen Medusa rejected Guhe's offer coldly. If she could successfully evolve with the Earth Fire, she could also transform into a perfect human form. The Transformation Pills meant nothing to her.
As for failure? She didn't believe she would fail. That was her confidence.
"Indeed, she wants to use the Earth Fire for her transformation. Xiao Yan, we still have a chance." Hearing Queen Medusa reject Guhe's offer, the old pharmacist's voice slowly echoed in Xiao Yan's ears. "That Medusa Queen is just an energy body. As long as the Dou Huang beside Guhe sees through her, a conflict will surely arise, and then we can take advantage of the chaos and slip in."
When it came to risking everything, the old pharmacist couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement. His recovering soul power wasn't much, and if things went wrong with Queen Medusa, everything would be over. But if done right, the rewards would be enormous!
As expected, things unfolded just as the old pharmacist predicted. After exchanging a few words with Queen Medusa, the Dou Huang in black robes beside Guhe suddenly acted. She slowly extended a jade-like hand from under her black robe and struck Medusa Queen's back. In an instant, Queen Medusa's gloomy face exploded into a burst of fighting energy, scattering into the air!
"Queen Medusa used this little trick, meaning she can't show herself now. Charge the city!" A cold voice emanated from the black-robed figure with green wings, and she unleashed a powerful wind-based Dou Qi technique, enveloping the outer walls of the desert temple!
Seeing this, Guhe didn't hesitate, and at this point, he had never been closer to the Earth Fire. If he missed this opportunity, he would regret it for life!
"Old Lion! Feng Li! Help stop their leader! I'll enter the city to find the Earth Fire!" Guhe immediately used his four-leaf feather sheath wings, bursting out with an unimaginable speed as he charged toward the desert temple!
Other serpent leaders tried to stop him, but not only were they unable to catch up to Guhe's speed, they were also blocked by the two Dou Wang experts beside Guhe, Yan Shi and Feng Li!
Yan Shi watched as Guhe's deep red wings exploded with fiery energy, and he couldn't help but sigh. "If all goes well, we might be able to buy a four-leaf feather sheath wing when we get back!" Then, he turned and joined the others in intercepting the serpent leader at the desert temple.
"Damn! That kid's flying so fast! Xiao Yan, hurry up, we can't let him get ahead!" Seeing Guhe flying so fast with his four-leaf feather sheath wings, not like a Dou Wang at all, the old pharmacist was startled and quickly ordered Xiao Yan to sneak toward the desert temple. In the midst of the chaos, no one noticed a shadow quietly slipping into the desert temple.
Why did I say "almost"? Because, from a high vantage point on a distant sand dune, Jiang Lin could see most of the desert temple. While everyone was in chaos, he noticed a clear target—a shadow quietly entering the city, and it naturally caught Jiang Lin's attention.
"Huh? That guy can't be sensed, so Xiao Huohuo must be close. Only that old bastard, the old pharmacist, has the ability to block spirit perception." Jiang Lin, now a Great Dou Master, had greatly enhanced his spirit perception, and he could sense energy fluctuations up to a kilometer away.
Although the perception wasn't completely clear, it was still noticeable, especially with Xiao Yan, whose abilities were unique. Jiang Lin could sense his energy faintly, but Xiao Yan, with the old pharmacist's help, remained perfectly concealed. So, when Jiang Lin saw Xiao Yan and couldn't sense any energy from him, he knew it was Xiao Yan and the old pharmacist.
"Well, is this the treatment of the main character? Whatever you want, you get?" Jiang Lin, lying on the sand dune and watching the battle below, leisurely commented.
The entire desert temple was obscured by the yellow sand raised by the massive wind-based Dou Qi technique of the green-winged Dou Huang. The sky, once clear, was suddenly filled with a murky haze, and in this chaotic weather, both Guhe and Xiao Yan could make their move in the confusion.
"Below the desert temple... there should be a magma lake. The fire energy there is so dense, you can see it from far away." Jiang Lin, who could not participate in the Earth Fire contest inside the desert temple, mused. He had no white-bearded old grandfather to protect him; jumping into magma would be a bit too much. Of course, the biggest reason was that the Earth Fire wasn't of much use to him right now.
"Xiao Huohuo, you're the main character. You must get the Qinglian Earth Fire. Maybe we can borrow it for a while." Jiang Lin couldn't just watch without doing anything. He silently prayed for Xiao Yan in his heart.
While Jiang Lin had his head covered and was praying for Xiao Huohuo amidst the wind and sand, the battle around the desert temple intensified. However, Guhe's group was still cautious, even in the midst of an ambush. As long as they didn't go for fatal strikes, they could all meet again in the future. If the serpent tribe went berserk, the Jia Ma Empire would fall into internal turmoil.
Boom!!!
After an unknown amount of time, a muffled thunderous sound suddenly erupted from the sky, and the giant desert temple collapsed. A purple light curtain shot up into the sky, painting half the sky with a tragic hue. The terrifying cyan flames burned fiercely within the purple light curtain, and Queen Medusa's figure rolled within the flames, her painful cries echoing through the air. All the serpent people in the city raised their heads, tears of sorrow in their eyes, silently watching their queen suffer in the Qinglian Earth Fire.
From the distant sand dune, Jiang Lin slowly rose, standing on the sand dune. He looked up at the purple light curtain that illuminated half the city. At that moment, a faint sunrise appeared on the horizon. He gazed at Queen Medusa, still struggling in the Qinglian Earth Fire, and sighed quietly.
Everyone, it seemed, was willing to give everything for a better tomorrow.
(END CHAPTER)
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