Two days later.
The Scorching Plains.
Endless stretches of yellow sand rolled beneath a boundless blue sky.
After advancing his Fire Element to the High Tier, Fang Yu rested for a short time.
Then he set out once more.
Walking across the endless sea of sand, accompanied by scorching air and relentless heat, he found himself growing increasingly irritated.
However, considering how many resources the Scorching Plains North Horn contained,
he endured it all.
On the way, he passed through the resting grounds of a Sand Roaring Tiger.
One Fierce Fist · Exploding Heavens later, the beast was buried beneath the yellow sands.
Crimson flames engulfed the Sand Roaring Tiger.
When the fire finally faded, nothing remained except a patch of scorched black earth.
Another day passed.
Fang Yu looked ahead.
Beneath the endless yellow sands, a crimson glow flickered into view. Ahead stood a flat-topped mountain rising abruptly from the desert.
It resembled a colossal volcanic pillar piercing straight into the blue heavens.
Finally he had arrived.
This was the birthplace of the exceedingly rare Fire Element Holy Spirit, the Flame Belle!
Using Blink, Fang Yu teleported upward along the mountain wall, landing on a protruding rock ledge.
After regulating his breathing and restoring his magic energy, he searched for the next outcropping before teleporting upward again.
Before long, Fang Yu climbed over the cliff face and landed steadily on the summit.
He had arrived at the Fire Cloud Forest.
This was the final stop before reaching the Flame Belle's birthplace.
The flat-topped mountain was covered with fiery red leaves resembling maple leaves.
They blanketed the ground like a vivid crimson carpet.
Walking across them, one could feel both an unusual warmth and a surprising softness beneath their feet.
Upon entering the Fire Cloud Forest, it quickly became apparent that the place was a maze.
Every tree looked exactly the same.
Even their sizes were identical.
The carpet of fiery red leaves made it impossible to determine direction.
At the moment, Fang Yu had no way of finding the hidden passage leading into the mountain's interior.
After wandering for quite some time, he sat down to rest.
At the same time, he pondered how to awaken the Flame Witch dwelling deep within the mountain so she could guide him.
That would certainly be better than aimlessly wandering through the forest.
Rumble!!
Just as he stood up, the ground suddenly shook violently. The crimson leaves covering the ground were violently pushed aside, as though something enormous were rapidly burrowing beneath them.
Leaves flew everywhere.
Amid the chaos, Fang Yu saw a long, flame-patterned python rapidly slithering toward him.
Compared to an ancient serpent ancestor like the Totem Black Snake, its body was rather small, yet it still measured fifteen or sixteen meters in length.
Most astonishing of all, it possessed three heads.
Its vital neck region was especially thick, splitting into three separate necks.
The three savage heads rose high, each displaying a different color.
The head on the left was dark brown.
Its hide was as hard as armor and incredibly sturdy, resembling the head of a stone python.
The head in the center was fiery red.
Its scales were covered in striking flame patterns, so exquisitely detailed that even the finer markings within the patterns could be clearly seen.
Its blazing eyes shone brilliantly, their gaze alone enough to throw people into panic.
The head on the far right was a sinister dark green.
One glance was enough to tell that it was filled with deadly poison.
Its venomous fangs were fully exposed,
making it exceedingly dangerous.
The Three-Headed Evil Python!
A demon beast possessing three heads and three different attributes.
Extremely dangerous.
"Hissssss—ROAR~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The Three-Headed Evil Python had evidently caught the scent of a human.
Creatures like this posed an enormous threat to mankind and were among the most bloodthirsty and savage of all demons.
Back in Hangzhou, Zhu Meng had regarded serpent-type creatures as especially terrifying.
That was precisely why he had always classified the ancestral-level Totem Black Snake as the greatest potential threat.
Therefore, when faced with such a creature,
Fang Yu attacked without the slightest hesitation.
"Ice Spear Rain!"
Frost twisted together into spiraling currents, forming enormous ice spears over five meters long before Fang Yu.
He hurled them forward.
Each spear streaked through the air like a beam of light, shooting straight toward the Evil Python's abdomen.
The sheer power of the ice spears caused all three heads of the Evil Python to roar simultaneously, both shocked and enraged.
Had their hides not been somewhat extraordinary, those spears might very well have inflicted severe injuries.
Boom!
The fiery red head in the center opened its enormous jaws, unleashing a torrent of flames that incinerated the Ice Spear Rain.
Seeing this, Fang Yu immediately cast another spell.
This time, a gigantic ice spear took shape over ten meters long.
With a single thrust, it split the incoming sea of flames apart. The flames exploded toward both sides.
Yet astonishingly, although the fire struck the surrounding trees, not a single tree in the forest suffered any damage.
"No wonder this Flame Python has reached such a high level. So it's because of this place."
Fang Yu thought to himself.
At that moment, the Earth Element head launched its attack as well.
Sharp stone pillars erupted violently from the ground one after another,
surging toward Fang Yu from every direction!
"Fierce Fist · Exploding Heavens!"
A blazing aura appeared around him and rapidly expanded.
With his shout, a violent inferno gathered upon his fist.
The sea of flames exploded outward, but the effect was far from sufficient.
The overwhelming barrage of stone pillars continued advancing.
Realizing one attack wasn't enough, Fang Yu immediately followed up with a second, then a third Fierce Fist.
"Hissssss~~~"
The venomous python launched its assault as well.
As the poisonous tide surged toward him,
Fang Yu had no choice but to take to the air.
Whoosh~~~
Frost joyfully swirled around him, eventually gathering behind his back to form a pair of magnificent, noble ice wings.
The wings spread wide, lifting him into the sky and allowing him to evade the encroaching poisonous mist.
"Ice Lock Prison!"
A frost-white Star Map burst into brilliance.
Ice transformed into countless frozen chains, which shot up from the earth one after another.
They intertwined and swayed, turning the area ahead into a forest of ice.
Not only did they block the Evil Python's advance, they sought to imprison it completely.
The chains writhed like giant serpents, their bodies lashing violently against the Evil Python.
Bang!
The gigantic ice spear struck the Evil Python's abdomen once again.
A thunderous impact echoed throughout the forest.
The Evil Python's enormous body shook violently.
Crack! Crack!
The Evil Python truly lived up to its ferocious reputation.
Even after suffering such heavy injuries,
it forcibly broke free from the Ice Lock's restraints.
The frozen chains were burned apart by its flames.
Once free, the Evil Python gave Fang Yu no opportunity to continue his assault.
The other two heads had also regained their vision.
The Earth Python cast Petrification, while the Poison Python lunged forward with a savage bite.
"Blink!"
Fang Yu had no choice but to retreat.
He avoided the incoming attacks, but the two python heads immediately controlled the massive body and charged toward him once more.
Fang Yu gave a sharp shout.
A dazzling silver radiance suddenly bloomed within his eyes.
A profound silver light flashed.
The surrounding rocks all began to tremble.
As silver Star Paths revolved around Fang Yu, every shattered stone nearby floated into the air, suspended beside him.
"Go!!"
Under Fang Yu's mental control, the rocks shot forward violently, transforming into heavy cannonballs that rained relentlessly toward the Evil Python.
The Evil Python roared.
Its three heads took turns smashing apart the incoming boulders.
Three heads, their combined strength was truly formidable. Had it possessed only a single head, his previous attack might very well have inflicted devastating injuries.
Hidden beneath the forest canopy, a fierce battle erupted!
"Ice Phoenix!"
Fang Yu held two different masses of ice.
Frost-white in his left hand.
Ice-blue in his right.
The two intertwined, forming an Ice Phoenix soaring through the heavens. Spreading its magnificent wings, the Ice Phoenix streaked across the sky before crashing directly into the Evil Python!
Crack...
The Ice Phoenix swept through.
Even the Commander-level body of the Evil Python failed to withstand the attack.
Its sturdy scales were shattered. Its flesh froze solid.
Even its bones were sealed in ice.
But it was clearly not a fatal blow.
The heavily wounded Three-Headed Evil Python proved to be extraordinarily ruthless.
Its muscles suddenly tensed.
Then, its enormous body vanished in an instant.
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