Chapter 914

"Lixia, we can't hold them! Fall back, wait for the Clan Chief!"

Harli shouted loudly.

"Got it!"

The snake-woman Harli said.

The two snake-women were about to retreat, but their faces instantly changed.

"Trying to run now? Too late."

The forbidden spell caster chuckled lightly and slammed both hands downward.

"Wind Prison!"

As he whispered, two massive Long Juanfeng descended from the sky; the two snake-women had no time to react before they were trapped inside, stripped of all offensive power.

Not only had their offensive power vanished, but even movement became extremely difficult.

This technique of the forbidden spell caster was, in fact, a forbidden-level binding magic.

Binding magics are usually not high-ranked; those reaching forbidden level are exceedingly rare.

Sometimes, killing a person is simpler than binding one.

But these two snake-women were specifically requested by the Imperial Prince, so they could not be killed—only bound.

"Caught them!"

Seeing this, the Imperial Prince on the sandship smiled with delight.

"Your Highness, please remain calm. These Medusas are highly aggressive; we must first seal all their powers before presenting them to Your Highness."

The forbidden spell caster said.

"Good, good! Mo Er, you've done a great deed this time—I'll reward you handsomely later."

The Imperial Prince said happily.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After speaking, the forbidden spell caster waved his hand and summoned Lixia and Harli to stand before him.

Lixia and Harli remained trapped within the Long Juanfeng, utterly immobilized, glaring at him with furious eyes.

"Stop struggling. In my prison, you have zero resistance. I know Medusas possess Petrifying Gaze—but don't think I don't know how hard it is for a Medusa to awaken it. Clearly, neither of you has. Be good pets of the Third Imperial Prince. Only blame yourselves for being too weak!"

The forbidden spell caster said coolly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw blood suddenly streaming from Harli's eyes.

"Huh?"

The forbidden spell caster let out a light murmur, then laughed: "See? Overexerted yourself. I'll let the Imperial Prince drink your blood later. Hahaha."

His voice carried an odd tone.

But immediately, he saw a sliver of gray-white light appear in Harli's eyes.

Seeing that sliver of gray-white light, the forbidden spell caster named Mo Er froze for a moment.

Then he realized what that sliver of light was.

Petrifying Gaze!

"I never expected this snake-woman actually awakened her Petrifying Gaze!"

Thought the forbidden spell caster named Mo Er.

Then he realized something else: "No!"

But it was too late.

His body, starting from his head, began to petrify over a large area.

"No, no!"

He screamed, his magical energy surging—but utterly unable to halt the petrification spreading through his entire body.

Soon, his mouth was completely petrified, unable to speak.

Then his chin, his neck.

He slammed a palm hard against his own body, trying to use force to stop the petrification.

But it had no effect whatsoever.

Even legendary beings couldn't halt petrification—how could he?

Just seconds later, the powerful forbidden spell caster was fully turned into a statue, then crashed thunderously from the sky!

With his death, the Wind Prison lost its continuous reinforcement; Harli and Lixia finally broke free.

"Puff!"

Harli spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes continuing to bleed profusely.

"Run!"

Lixia and Harli dove sharply toward the ground.

"Stop them!"

At that moment, General Zack, stunned by Mo Er's petrification, roared.

Immediately, another powerful forbidden spell caster flew from the sandship—but it was too late.

Lixia and Harli had already plunged into the ground.

"Come out!"

That forbidden spell caster slammed down a devastating spell, blasting a massive crater into the earth.

Sand flew everywhere—but not a single Medusa remained in sight.

Instead, Mo Er's statue was shattered into fragments.

Yet once petrified, recovery is virtually impossible—dead, in effect, is dead.

This petrification isn't just surface-level.

It's petrification at the cellular and molecular level.

If it's a Saint Realm being, it might still be restored after petrification with external intervention.

Below the Saint Realm, once petrified, it basically means GameOver.

And the Forbidden Spell Mage Mo Er? He was like being killed, then dismembered into a thousand pieces!

"I can't see anything, Lixia!"

Below ground, the snake woman Hali cried out.

Her eyes continued to bleed profusely.

She had never awakened her Petrifying Gaze before, but in this moment of crisis, she forcibly awakened it.

It caused great damage to her eyes.

However, with time and proper care, it could still recover.

"It's fine, Hali. This is only temporary. You've awakened your Petrifying Gaze—you're now a true Medusa. I'm so happy for you."

The snake woman Lixia comforted her.

She led Hali through the underground desert, heading toward the oasis's center, where the Medusas' stronghold lay—and where Lucini, the powerful Saint Realm Medusa chieftain, resided permanently.

Behind them, the other ten snake women silently moved in pursuit.

"Have you notified the chieftain?"

Hali asked.

"Yes. The chieftain is on her way. Hali, once she arrives, we'll avenge you."

Lixia said.

"Avenge what? I already killed that man. These people came with ill intent—none of them were good. But they're too numerous. I don't know if the chieftain has notified the Queen."

Hali said.

"Yes, Hali, you did great. Don't worry—the chieftain is my goddess's Holy Maiden and a powerful Saint Realm. She'll be fine. She's surely already notified the Queen."

Lixia said.

"They got away. I didn't expect the Medusas could move so fast underground."

Above the sandship, another Forbidden Spell Mage growled.

Below, the oasis had been blasted into countless massive craters; the sky now floated a layer of yellow sand.

The Forbidden Spell Mage frowned and cast a large wind spell, instantly clearing away the dust.

"They won't escape. If I'm right, this oasis is their home. Head toward the center—capture these Medusas first, then conquer the Beastmen realm. This campaign against the Eternal Night Empire involves many empires; we may gain little from it. But the Beastmen in the Beastmen realm? They'll fetch a good price."

General Zha said.

"Beastmen slaves are always popular. That Beastmen realm must have at least one or two million beastmen slaves."