Chapter 135: The Moment of Greatest Threat

"Before leaving, I still need to resolve the hidden danger."

Xiao Yan walked to the table, took out the Azure Lotus Platform from his storage ring, and slowly opened the petals to reveal a lazy black cat and a small, iridescent snake.

The Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent opened its eyes, a wisp of azure flame flashing through them, and stared blankly at Xiao Yan.

Sensing Xiao Yan, Mao Wu meowed, stretched lazily, stood up and shook its head, using its paws to groom the Black Flame fur on its face. Mao Wu sleeping was actually digesting and absorbing what it had devoured to grow.

Meow~~(>^ω^<) (Time to eat?)

"All you ever think about is eating."

Meow! o(^｀)o (How can I get stronger without eating my fill)

"Alright, alright, wait a moment. I need to discuss something with the Medusa Queen."

The moment those words left Xiao Yan's mouth, the atmosphere in the entire space instantly grew solemn. An aura of sharp Spiritual Pressure actually appeared on the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent, a stark contrast to its usual blank, seemingly amnesiac appearance.

Without a shred of surprise, Xiao Yan sat in a chair, looked at the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent on the lotus platform, and smiled: "Although you, Queen, put on a very convincing act, even using the evolution to produce a special Soul Contract as a cover to make me drop my guard. But I'm very sorry—I'm naturally cold and unfeeling by nature, and not so easily trusting of strangers."

From start to finish, Xiao Yan had never believed in any of this talk of amnesia, failed evolution, or an extra Soul. It was simply because the small seven-colored snake before him was the Medusa Queen in disguise.

No matter how weak the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent's current strength was, whether there was some special connection between them, or how harmless the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent appeared, Xiao Yan would not believe it was truly harmless.

Compared to her beauty, the Medusa Queen's reputation for ferocity was far more widely known. If the Medusa Queen were this easy to defeat, the Snake-Person Empire would have long since been wiped out by a few human empires. How could it have survived for so long wedged between several empires, and even earned such a fearsome reputation?

A flash of light appeared and vanished in an instant. The moment the light appeared, a figure that could be called a perfect body appeared before Xiao Yan.

That face, exquisite to the point of being enchanting, and her figure was absolutely enough to make one's blood boil. In terms of figure, probably no one could compare to the Medusa Queen—sexy, alluring, a natural-born temptress.

But even though the Medusa Queen was born with a seductive bone structure, standing so naked before Xiao Yan, no other stray thoughts arose in Xiao Yan's heart at this moment.

At this moment, Xiao Yan's heart was filled with nothing but extreme vigilance, because he knew that the slightest misstep today would mean his end here.

Xiao Yan had also thought about simply throwing the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent out, but he was certain that the instant he threw it out, he would die at the Medusa Queen's hands.

The reason the Medusa Queen had been staying was also very simple: because the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire was in Xiao Yan's hands, and Xiao Yan also had the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds. Put plainly, Xiao Yan had what the Medusa Queen needed.

Likewise, Medusa was also wary of Xiao Yan's background and that bizarre Soul Shock. With her body burned away and only a segment of Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent SpiritFlesh left to preserve her Soul, she was actually very afraid of suffering a Soul Shock.

The current Medusa Queen is only slightly better off than YaoAo was back then—she has a body, it's just that this body is somewhat in its juvenile stage, and it can't withstand a Soul Shock.

The fact that he could break into Shen Cheng and still retreat unscathed from Gu He and the others also made the Medusa Queen somewhat uncertain about Xiao Yan.

Moreover, Xiao Yan had so easily Refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire that had burned her to death, which made the Medusa Queen even more puzzled, so she followed Xiao Yan intending to investigate to the bottom of it.

She probably hadn't expected that Xiao Yan would actually figure it out, and even take the initiative to expose her.

Her pretty face was icy cold, her eyes filled with killing intent as she looked at Xiao Yan and said: "Enjoying the view?"

"Of course it's a pleasure to behold. I imagine that even on the vast Dou Qi Continent, such a sight would be hard to find in this world." Xiao Yan smiled calmly.

Since he had chosen to pierce this thin veil, Xiao Yan had a certain confidence to back it up.

Whoosh! The Medusa Queen hooked the bedsheet on the bed, covering the full garden of spring scenery.

"Are you truly not afraid of death? Even though I haven't fully recovered yet, if I want to kill you, that one-star Dou Huang outside won't be able to stop me." A glint of cold intent flashed through Medusa's eyes. If she were given the chance to do it over, she would definitely kill Xiao Yan first before evolving.

With a faint smile, Xiao Yan met Medusa's gaze squarely and said: "Afraid? Who among us can truly say they're unafraid of death? I believe you, Medusa Queen, are just as afraid of dying."

Whoosh, whoosh—two flames, one blood-red and one emerald-green, rose up beside Xiao Yan.

Seeing these two flames, a sinister, murderous aura rose on Medusa's face.

So that experiment just now was a killing the chicken to scare the monkey—a performance staged for Medusa to see!!!

Just now, Xiao Yan hadn't even used the source of the Strange Fire to create that kind of explosion. If the sources of two Strange Fires were to fuse, then the conclusion was that even Medusa couldn't withstand it—she would be burned to death just the same.

Xiao Yan's meaning was very clear: Death—who isn't afraid? Even you, Medusa Queen, are afraid. If you want to kill me, before I die I'll unleash two kinds of Strange Fire and we'll perish together.

Xiao Yan is actually even more dangerous than Xiao Yixian's Eternal Calamity Poison body. He has three kinds of Strange Fire within him! Once Xiao Yan dies, the Burning Art fails, and without Soul Force, the Fused Strange Fire in the Na ring will instantly turn into the most terrifying massive explosion.

Xiao Yan was very clear: Medusa absolutely did not dare to kill him. Because in his previous life, the world's seven billion people had already proven one thing: a nuclear missile is at its most deterrent when it is on the verge of being launched.

When everyone faces mutual destruction, that is when it is most peaceful. Just like the current situation between Xiao Yan and Medusa.

"No one can threaten me!"

"I'm merely protecting myself."

Xiao Yan was not flustered at all. He slowly took an Ancient Texts from his storage ring and tossed it onto the table, saying: "Strange Fire evolution—this is a method created by a Demon Saint in ancient times. It applies only to fire-attribute magical beasts. It uses the power of Strange Fire to burn away all the other impure Bloodline within the body, and finally uses Strange Fire to reconstruct a flesh-and-blood body to complete the evolution."

"It not only purifies the Bloodline, but can also absorb the Strange Fire into the body, using Strange Fire to fuse with the power of the Bloodline to Chong Su the body, achieving a perfect evolution. After a successful evolution, advancing to an Eight Rank magical beast is only a matter of time."

Xiao Yan glanced at the Medusa Queen's jade feet. The current Medusa Queen no longer had a snake tail but human legs. This proved she had already completed her transformation.

Having completed her transformation and even purified her Bloodline, it was indeed only a matter of time before the Medusa Queen became an Eight Rank magical beast. If not for the problem with her body, the Medusa Queen's current strength would have at least reached a mid Seven Rank magical beast, which is a mid Dou Zong.

Xiao Yan later found the Ancient Texts he had once read that recorded this method of evolution from his storage ring. The Ancient Texts contained only a few brief sentences, with no specific method for the evolution.

However, based on those few sentences, Xiao Yan already knew why Medusa had been following him, and why she wanted the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.

Medusa's evolution was both a success and a failure.

Her Bloodline had indeed returned to its ancestral state and been purified, but her body had been burned, and she had been unable to use Strange Fire to reconstruct her body.

"But I can tell you for certain that even if I hadn't appeared, you, who used the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire to evolve, would definitely have failed!"

"Because the Strange Fire recorded in the Ancient Texts is not the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, but the Ten Thousand Beast Spiritual Flame."

(End of this chapter)