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"Did it fail?"
Watching the dissipating green flame and the eight anxious figures guarding beside it, Lu Man spoke indifferently.
"No, something's happening. The energy of this place... for some reason, it's suddenly becoming chaotic."
Bai Ya slightly trembled his four pairs of wings as he looked up at the suddenly darkened sky.
Hearing this, Lin Feng also raised his head.
The once-clear sky had abruptly dimmed.
Thick clouds, appearing out of nowhere, slowly spread across the heavens.
"Boom!"
From within the clouds, a deafening thunderclap erupted.
Silver lightning streaked chaotically through the darkness like writhing silver serpents.
"What's happening? Why is it like this?"
Lu Man exclaimed, staring at the lightning powerful enough to strike down a Dou Huang. Then, she turned to Bai Ya with a puzzled expression.
After all, Bai Ya was more knowledgeable about these matters than she was.
Bai Ya lowered his head in deep thought for a moment before looking back up at the sky. He slowly spoke:
"According to the records of my clan, when ancient legendary magic beasts are born or undergo an evolution, the immense energy imbalance in their bodies can trigger heavenly phenomena.
However, such legendary beasts are incredibly powerful. Some among them, upon reaching their peak, could rival even Dou Zun or Dou Sheng-level human experts. In the current Dou Qi Continent, such legendary beasts have grown exceedingly rare... Given the current situation, the most likely explanation is that Queen Medusa has caused this."
"You mean... she succeeded in evolving?"
Lu Man's pupils shrank slightly, a trace of shock appearing in her eyes.
"I'm not entirely sure," Bai Ya shook his head and replied.
"Even though she evolved almost ten months earlier than in the original story, she still succeeded..."
Gazing at the sky, Lin Feng sighed inwardly.
"Boom!"
At that moment, a thunderous roar cascaded down from the sky, illuminating the world in a dazzling flash.
A massive silver lightning bolt pierced through the thick clouds, streaking down toward the ground.
It struck directly into the purple barrier, slamming into the green flames within.
The lightning came fast and left even faster.
Before the thunderous explosion had fully faded from their ears, the dark clouds above were already retreating at an astonishing speed.
In an instant, the scorching sunlight returned, once again blanketing the city.
As the echoes of thunder dissipated, everyone immediately focused their gazes on the purple barrier.
However, after the lightning strike, a faint green mist began to seep out from within, obscuring their vision.
"Did she get struck dead by the lightning?"
After a long silence, Lu Man, seeing no movement within the mist, exclaimed in surprise.
Even she hadn't expected that the famed Queen Medusa, feared across multiple empires, would die just like that—from a lightning strike.
Suddenly, an immense and terrifying aura erupted.
Like a tidal wave, it swept across the entire city at an alarming speed.
"Medusa... she succeeded. No, wait, although this aura is overwhelmingly powerful, there's an underlying sense of instability. It seems... she still failed."
Feeling the intensity of the aura, Lu Man was initially startled.
But upon sensing its fading momentum, she shook her head, no longer optimistic about Medusa's evolution.
However, the snake-people from the surrounding tribes were overjoyed.
Thunderous cheers erupted across the city, shaking the skies.
Yet, after barely ten seconds, that surging aura receded like a retreating tide, vanishing back into the light barrier.
With its disappearance, the jubilant cheers came to an abrupt halt.
All the snake-people stood in stunned silence, filled with apprehension and anticipation.
"Let's go. It's time to reclaim the Heavenly Flame."
Seeing that things had quieted down on Medusa's side, Lin Feng spread his wings and spoke to the dazed Lu Man and Bai Ya.
The commotion caused by Medusa's evolution was immense. Lin Feng worried that it would attract powerful individuals, so he wanted to retrieve the Heavenly Flame as soon as possible.
"Mm."
Lu Man and Bai Ya snapped out of their daze, gazing somewhat wistfully in the direction of Medusa's evolution.
None of them had expected that a peak Dou Huang powerhouse would be completely annihilated by the burning flames of the Heavenly Flame.
Then, they all flew towards the site of Medusa's evolution.
"Everyone, now that the Heavenly Flame has been used, please return it to me as per our agreement."
Flying next to the devastated eight chieftains, Lin Feng hid behind Bai Ya and spoke.
"You dare to show up here again?!"
Hearing Lin Feng's voice, Mo Ba Si snapped out of his daze and immediately roared in anger.
"Heh, little black snake, you're still spouting nonsense here? Do you believe I won't slap you to death?"
Seeing someone picking a fight, Bai Ya immediately perked up and retorted with equal aggression.
"You—"
"Enough, Mo Ba Si! If you dare to say another word, we will send you to suffer the punishment of Ten Thousand Snakes Devouring the Body!"
At that moment, the eldest of the eight chieftains, Yin Shi, shouted sharply.
In his heart, he was also furious. At such a crucial moment, this brainless fool still had the audacity to provoke Dou Huang powerhouses.
"Tch!"
Feeling the gazes of the other chieftains on him, Mo Ba Si could only withdraw in frustration.
"Everyone, rest assured. My Snake-People Clan will keep our promise and return the Heavenly Flame, but we still need a little time."
After Yin Shi finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Yue Mei.
She nodded in response and immediately flew toward the site of Medusa's evolution.
Arriving at the massive, charred remains, she respectfully bowed.
Only then did she pick up the Mysterious Crystal Lotus Seat from the ground and approach the Heavenly Flame.
Using Dou Qi, she wrapped the now-weakened Green Lotus Core Flame and quickly placed it into the Lotus Seat.
Feeling her Dou Qi decrease by ten percent in an instant, Yue Mei's lips twitched.
This Heavenly Flame was truly terrifying. In just a single moment, it had drained a tenth of her Dou Wang-level Dou Qi.
And this was after the queen had consumed part of its energy. If it had been at full strength, its power... she couldn't even imagine how the queen had endured it for so long.
After securing it properly, she lifted the Lotus Seat and flew back into the sky, tossing it towards Lin Feng.
Lin Feng caught the Lotus Seat, carefully inspected it, and only after confirming there was no issue did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After all this effort, he had finally obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame! He quickly stored the Lotus Seat inside his Storage Ring.
"Everyone, my Snake-People Clan has many matters to handle right now and cannot host you. Please leave immediately."
Seeing Lin Feng take the Heavenly Flame, Yin Shi's aged voice once again rang out.
Clearly, Queen Medusa's demise had made them wary of Lu Man and Bai Ya, both of whom were Dou Huang powerhouses. It was evident that they were trying to drive them away.
"Hmph."
Hearing the underlying meaning in Yin Shi's words, Lu Man and Bai Ya snorted coldly.
Lin Feng, however, simply took out the Storage Ring containing the alchemist's notes and returned it to the Snake-People.
Now that the matter was completely settled, Bai Ya and Lu Man each carried Lin Feng and Qing Lin, shooting into the distance like meteors.
Watching them leave, one of the chieftains, Yan Ci, turned to Yin Shi and asked, "What do we do now?"
"Order all outposts to be on high alert and summon all our secluded experts. The commotion caused by Her Majesty's evolution must have alarmed the powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire. Right now, they might already be on their way."
Staring at the western sky, Yin Shi's expression was grave.
"Understood!"
Hearing this, the chieftains quickly dispersed, each flying off in different directions.
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