Snake-People Race Temple.
After receiving the Great Elder Yin Shi's warning, the Snake-People Race's Eight Great Chiefs had all gathered here, watching the human before them and the two magical beasts with vigilance.
They were Yue Mei, Mo Bas, Yin Shi, Yan Ci, Mei Xing, Nan She, Flower Snake King, and Hei Du.
All eight were Dou Wang-level experts, second only to Medusa, the Snake-People Race's queen. The Snake-People Race's Eight Great Captains could be called the race's supreme experts and its very foundation. This showed just how formidable they were.
Queen Medusa leaned seductively against her chair, propping her chin up with her right hand as she smiled at the cyan flame in Li Xiao's palm.
The blazing energy emitted by the Heavenly Flame enveloped the Snake-People Race Main Hall. Some insects flew into the Heavenly Flame like moths to a fire, only to be devoured by the heat waves it produced.
The Eight Great Chiefs exchanged glances, afraid of being burned by the flames. Li Xiao shrugged and asked softly, "Your Majesty, may we proceed with the transaction now?"
"We may." Queen Medusa remained as self-assured as ever. "Tell me, what do you want in exchange for handing over the Heavenly Flame?"
"Money."
Li Xiao did not beat around the bush and directly stated what he wanted. The main reason he had come to the Snake-People Race was for this very matter. To him, money was absolutely more important than life itself.
As the saying went, money was not omnipotent, but without money, nothing could be done.
Besides, only after earning enough Gold Coins could he open the Sacred Gift Bag.
Hearing this, Queen Medusa raised her brows and looked at Li Xiao in confusion. She did not understand why a peak expert would be so obsessed with