[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission and obtaining the nineteenth-ranked strange fire on the strange fire ranking list, the Green Lotus Core Flame. You are rewarded with the Flame Mantra.]
The mechanical voice of the System echoed in Jiang Cheng's mind. At the same time, a complete version of the Flame Mantra appeared in his storage ring.
Medusa walked forward, gazing at the strange fire in Jiang Cheng's hand, and softly asked, "You have already obtained the strange fire. Can you now fulfill the final agreement?"
Jiang Cheng stored the strange fire into the System. If he had placed it in his storage ring, the energy of the strange fire would have been enough to devour everything inside completely.
He would naturally not do such a foolish thing.
Medusa's pupils constricted, and she subconsciously asked, "Where is the strange fire?"
"Naturally, it's in a safe place," Jiang Cheng replied calmly, then added, "I will help you find the medicinal herbs for your Breakthrough to the Dou Zong Realm within a year. You can rest assured about that."
Hearing this, Medusa thought she had been deceived. Enraged, she grabbed Jiang Cheng by the collar and angrily demanded, "Are you playing me?!"
"When did I ever say I was playing you?"
Jiang Cheng gently pushed away Medusa's right hand and replied softly, "A Breakthrough to the Dou Zong Realm is not difficult, it is just that the required medicinal herbs are somewhat hard to obtain. However, since I promised you that I would obtain them within a year, I will naturally not go back on my word."
"Why should I continue to believe you?"
Medusa's eyes were red, and a mist of tears welled up in her brilliant, dazzling pupils. She had endured too much hardship to reach the Dou Zong Realm. Now, in order to break through the Dou Huang barrier, she had willingly handed over the strange fire, yet what she received in return was having to wait another year.
Watching Medusa's persistent demeanor, Jiang Cheng shook his head. He asked himself, he had never thought of deceiving Medusa; the pain of being burned by a strange fire required great determination.
Moreover, in the end, she had not successfully devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame; she only succeeded in her Breakthrough to the Dou Zong Realm after activating her Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python Bloodline.
Therefore, all her efforts had simply become a wedding dress for that man.
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng could only do this. He immediately cut his finger, and a drop of golden blood fell from it.
Taking this opportunity, Jiang Cheng immediately projected the dripping blood into Medusa's mouth. The dense power was like a surging, endless river.
Not only that, the blood that entered her mouth transformed into an incomparably violent energy that suddenly swept over her.
At the same time, Medusa felt something was wrong. Her entire body began to emit bursts of golden light visible to the naked eye. What followed was heart-wrenching pain, and Medusa lay on the ground, letting out shrill screams.
All the experts of the Medusa Tribe had heard such shrill screams. Yue Mei was so worried that she wanted to rush up, but her path was blocked by Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.
Dense golden light shone forth, and the surging power swept across the depths of the entire Tagor Desert like raging waves.
"Without my permission, none of you are allowed to pass."
Grand Elder Yin Shi said with a ferocious gaze, "Hai Bodong, we have already drawn a line regarding our past grievances. Do you now want to face the sanctions of the Snake-People Clan?!"
"Or are you saying that you want to repeat your past mistakes and be buried in the Snake-People Clan?!"
Ice Emperor Hai Bodong glanced down. Although he did not know what Jiang Cheng was doing inside, since he had come here with him, he had no intention of letting the Snake-People Clan continue to interfere with his plans.
As several ice dragons poked their heads out from the Void Realm, the Ice Emperor's eyes turned ice blue. "I don't think I will be buried here today, and I have never felt so refreshed!"
In an instant, the world changed color, yellow sand rose, and goose-feather-sized snowflakes began to fall in this scorching desert.
The Eight Great Leaders of the Snake-human Tribe had already assumed an attacking posture. The Queen's life or death was uncertain, and now their path was blocked by Ice Emperor Hai Bodong. Only by eliminating him could they save Her Majesty the Queen!
Grand Elder Yin Shi roared almost crazily, "Kill him!"
"You are courting death!"
...
In the center of the small island, the golden light on Medusa gradually dimmed.
The large snake that had been lying on the ground suddenly disappeared, replaced by a woman with a stunning figure!
A colorful dress outlined her breathtaking curves, making her extremely enchanting. Her face was also extremely bewitching, with eyes that shimmered with emotion, full of charm, and her voice added a few more points of allure.
However, what was breathtaking was that the woman in front of him could be said to be barely covered. The explosive energy produced by Jiang Cheng's blood had burned her clothes to ashes, and as the breeze blew by, she was left completely bare.
Medusa woke up from her coma. After seeing that she was barely covered, she immediately curled up, using her hands to cover her vital parts.
She exclaimed, "What have you done to me!"
Jiang Cheng took a clean set of clothes from his storage ring and covered Medusa with them, saying, "The essence blood energy of a Dou Sheng Expert is powerful. It is enough to allow you to evolve into a human form, while simultaneously stimulating the Bloodline of the ancient Demonic Beast, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, within your body. Although it cannot directly let you break through to the Dou Zong Realm, it can be considered a Half-step Dou Zong."
"Only when you completely become a human will you have the opportunity to break through to the Dou Zong Realm."
Looking at her slender legs, Medusa immediately put on the clothes. Her figure was not much different from Jiang Cheng's, and the clothes fit her exceptionally well.
"I didn't expect your blood to have such an effect. I am truly surprised," Medusa said, simply smoothing out the wrinkles on her clothes. "However, I do not like dressing in men's clothing. Let's hurry back; I need to change into my own clothes."
Jiang Cheng nodded. It was time to leave; otherwise, Hai Bodong would likely be beaten to death by the Eight Great Leaders of the Snake-human Tribe.
...
After a fierce battle, Hai Bodong was clearly struggling. He slammed into the ground, his ice halberd was broken, and he looked extremely disheveled. He cursed,
"Jiang Cheng, you fellow, after this is done, you must give me more Medicinal Pills, otherwise, you would be letting down this old man for risking his life to protect you."
Seeing the Ice Emperor injured, Mo Ba Si gave a sinister laugh. He flew a hundred meters high like a spring, and the two large machetes in his hands, like a Noxian Guillotine, immediately slashed toward the Ice Emperor's body.
"Noisy."
However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came.
A figure had appeared abruptly in front of Hai Bodong before anyone knew it. With just a casual, understated extension of his right hand, he blocked Mo Ba Si's fatal blow!
Mo Ba Si's expression changed drastically. Before he could react, he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, tracing a perfect arc in mid-air before crashing steadily onto the ground.
Kicking up a cloud of dust.
"You cunning human!" Grand Elder Yin Shi looked at Mo Ba Si at his feet, grinding his teeth in anger, wishing he could loosen this human's bones right now.