Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils

Chapter Seventeen

"The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake generally lives in extremely hot places, surviving by devouring magma. It has tremendous potential for evolution. At birth, it is merely a Tier 1 Magical Beast, but given enough opportunity, it may evolve into a Tier 6 Magical Beast comparable to a Dou Emperor."

"Thanks to the environment provided by the Green Lotus Core Flame, this one has already cultivated to the level of a Tier 4 Magical Beast—a Dou Ling."

If Xiao Lin clenched his Dou Qi now, the raging magma vortex could directly destroy the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. However, he did not do so.

Instead, with a thought, he flung the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake ashore with the magma vortex.

Controlled by Xiao Lin's Dou Huang Dou Qi, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake wore an extraordinarily human expression as it surrendered.

After being thoroughly beaten, it knew that this old man was just as difficult to provoke as that woman who had come half a year ago, so it decisively surrendered.

"Qing Lin, come over here. See whether you can subdue this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake."

"Grandpa Xiao, me?" Qing Lin pointed at herself with a small hand. She did not quite understand, but she obediently walked over to the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

Though suppressed by the power of the fierce wind, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was exceedingly disdainful of Qing Lin's tiny frame. Both heads wore humanlike expressions of contempt.

"Grandpa Xiao, I... I..." Qing Lin's little face turned pale. Even though Xiao Lin had subdued it, it was still a Tier 4 Magical Beast, and the aura it gave off made her unbearably uncomfortable.

"Don't be afraid. With me here, this little thing can't move. Take your time."

Soothing her with his Dou Huang spiritual power, Xiao Lin watched as Qing Lin looked toward the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. The three tiny green dots in her eyes instantly transformed into three small green flowers.

As those strange green flowers appeared, an intense dim light suddenly shot out from them, enveloping the Fire Spirit Snake before her.

The instant it was illuminated by that eerie dim light, the Fire Spirit Snake's enormous body abruptly stiffened. The mockery vanished from its two pairs of giant eyes, replaced by a trace of terror as it stared at the little girl before it.

"The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils—a talent that can only arise from a human and Snake Person hybrid. Once mastered, they can make people fall into illusions, and they are even more terrifying against snake-type Magical Beasts, capable of forcibly forming contracts with them..."

Xiao Lin slowly withdrew his Dou Qi, because Qing Lin had already subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

"Grandpa Xiao, I think I can control this Magical Beast now!"

Qing Lin was as excited as a child who had found a new toy. With a point of her little hand, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake obediently moved in the direction she indicated.

"Have this little fellow point out the direction of the Heavenly Flame for me."

Xiao Lin was quite satisfied. After all, Qing Lin belonged to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, and the entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group belonged to the Xiao Family.

With Qing Lin's contract, this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake could be considered part of the Xiao Family's fighting strength.

Moreover, with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's help, Xiao Lin also obtained the lotus pedestal and lotus seeds of the Green Lotus Core Flame beneath the magma. He had truly returned with a full haul.

By the time Xiao Lin returned with Qing Lin, several days had passed.

At this time, Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong had also arrived at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.

"Looks like I returned at just the right time." Xiao Lin smiled lightly as he descended from the sky with Qing Lin.

Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and the others watched as Xiao Lin slowly descended.

"Grandfather, when are we going to retrieve that Heavenly Flame?"

Xiao Yan was frantic with impatience over the Heavenly Flame. The moment Xiao Lin landed, he asked the question.

"That Heavenly Flame was taken long ago."

Xiao Lin shook his head with a smile. Looking at the deeply shaken Xiao Yan, he added,

"However, it has not yet been refined. We still have a chance to get it."

"Whose hands is it in?"

Even Hai Bodong could not sit still. After all, he had provided the information about the Heavenly Flame. Now that someone had taken it, the old man found it hard to save face.

"Queen Medusa."

The five words left Xiao Lin's mouth, and the atmosphere around them immediately grew grave and stifling.

"Grandfather, you can't mean Queen Medusa from the desert, can you?"

Xiao Ding's expression changed as he cried out.

Around the Tagor Desert, Queen Medusa's notorious reputation was no less renowned than her seductive beauty.

In fact, in cities near the desert, many people feared Queen Medusa to the point of trembling at the mere mention of her name.

That was why Xiao Ding reacted so strongly upon hearing that his grandfather intended to take the Heavenly Flame from such a ruthless figure for Xiao Yan.

After all, unlike Luo Bu of Stone Desert City, Queen Medusa was a Dou Emperor powerhouse renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire!

Back when the empire had sought to send troops to suppress the Snake People Tribe, it had invited three Dou Wang powerhouses. Yet in the end, Queen Medusa still sent them back severely wounded.

This showed that Queen Medusa's fearsome reputation was not built on empty boasts.

"But if I enter the desert now, she'll discover me." Hai Bodong frowned upon hearing this.

Watching the old man seriously converse with their grandfather, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were practically seething with frustration.

The person you're talking about is Queen Medusa, not some stray cat or dog! Why are you talking as if you can deal with her so easily?

Naturally, they did not dare say those words aloud and could only think them to themselves.

"It's fine. Queen Medusa is at a critical stage of refining the Heavenly Flame, so she won't notice you. Besides us, others also have their eyes on the Heavenly Flame. They can take the brunt of it while we make our move in secret."

Knowing both past and future, Xiao Lin knew that Pill King Gu He would bring people here. When the time came, they could simply use them to draw the fire.

"Time is of the essence. Let's set out now."

Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Hai Bodong acted decisively. After discussing the feasibility of the plan, they immediately set off.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, who were watching from the side, were anxious, but according to the old man, the plan had a certain chance of success. Even if it failed, someone else would shield them from disaster.

With that, they gradually relaxed.

It was not that Xiao Lin deliberately wished to hide his cultivation level. The matter was simply too important. At present, only Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Yao Lao knew that he was a Dou Emperor rather than a Dou Wang.

How many Dou Emperors were there in the entire Jia Ma Empire? Once his cultivation level was exposed, everyone would soon know.

All information regarding the Xiao Family, Xiao Lin, and Xiao Yan would stir up a storm throughout the Jia Ma Empire.

If they were lucky, only the Misty Cloud Sect would take notice. But if their luck was worse, the Soul Hall might learn of the Xiao Family ahead of time and bring down devastating retribution upon them.

That was why he was building up his forces, drawing Hai Bodong to his side, helping Qing Lin subdue a Tier 4 Dou Ling Magical Beast, and strengthening the Xiao Family.

"Once I reach the Dou Zong realm, I can openly display my strength. Besides, there are still two years before the Three-Year Pact. There's no need to rush."

"Build high walls, store abundant grain, and delay claiming the throne."

"I'll lie low for now. In any case, I can keep improving myself. I became a Dou Emperor in just one year, so there's no rush at all."