Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python

In the boundless Great Desert, a young man swung the huge, bizarre weapon in his hand and brought it crashing down onto the ground.

"Rumble..."

A fissure a zhang wide and more than ten zhang long was cleaved open across the vast desert by that strike.

The terrifying gash remained for dozens of breaths before the surrounding sand slowly buried it.

"Phew~ I've finally achieved something with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler." Xiao Yan lifted his shirt to wipe his face, then slung the Heavy Black Ruler back onto his back.

A month had passed since Xiao Yan broke through to the Six-star Dou Ling. During that time, he had trained in the Molten Earth Splitting Body and the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler every day, finally dispelling the unstable feeling caused by his rapid breakthrough and condensing his Dou Qi once more.

Xiao Yan had also cultivated two hidden forces of the Eight Extremes Collapse, but he had not bothered to continue training it.

After all, the Beast Flame within Xiao Yan had already been completely devoured by the Green Lotus Core Flame. He now possessed only the Green Lotus Core Flame, and even with Old Yao's Bone Spirit Cold Flame included, two hidden forces were enough.

Naturally, he had relaxed his alchemy training considerably. Since he needed to practice Dou Techniques, he did not have that much energy to spare. Over the past month, Xiao Yan had only refined pills when he found the time, producing nine Dou Ling Pills from fourteen batches of Medicinal Herbs.

This made Hua She'er respect Xiao Yan even more—in her understanding, only a Sixth Grade Alchemist could achieve such a success rate.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had finished training, Hua She'er swayed her way forward and said, "Lord Xiao Yan, Her Majesty plans to evolve within the next few days. She hopes you can rest well and conserve your strength."

"Oh, got it."

Xiao Yan thought of how not a single piece of clothing had survived when he refined a Heavenly Flame back then, so he wrote out a Pill Recipe for a fifth-grade pill called the "Calm Heart Pill." "Prepare several batches for me."

Unlike in the original story, where Queen Medusa captured a wild Heavenly Flame, this time, she had found Xiao Yan, who had already refined one.

Thus, Queen Medusa did not need to use the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to construct a pool to trap the Heavenly Flame.

At the same time, unlike the tense situation where Gu He came knocking at her door, Queen Medusa did not need to worry about anyone interfering this time. She even had a Qi Nourishing Body Recovery Pill on hand to treat her injuries.

Queen Medusa looked at the still somewhat youthful Xiao Yan. This fellow was only fifteen, yet in less than two months with the Snake People Clan, he had risen from a Two-star Dou Spirit to a Six-star Dou Ling.

Such talent made Queen Medusa envious—perhaps even... jealous.

If she had not been trapped at the Peak Dou Emperor realm for so many years, Queen Medusa would not have wanted to rely on the power of a Heavenly Flame to evolve. The chances of success were simply too low.

Yet Queen Medusa had no choice.

Or rather, before meeting Xiao Yan, Queen Medusa still had the chance to seek another method. But after Xiao Yan had "taken a liking to her talent," she could only choose evolution.

Taking a deep breath, Queen Medusa calmed herself. "Evolution requires me to swallow the Heavenly Flame alive. And apart from my own Dou Qi, I cannot use any protective measures—the Snake People Clan's Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Ice Spirit Cold Marrow will all be given to you."

"Mm." Xiao Yan listened to Queen Medusa's final arrangements with an indifferent expression.

"Evolution will inevitably bring immense pain. But no matter what happens, do not stop until my old body turns to ashes."

"Understood."

"There is no need for an Eighth Grade Pill. The Snake People Clan will likely find it difficult to obtain an Eighth Grade Pill Recipe, much less gather the Medicinal Herbs. If possible, give the Snake People Clan some Sect Breaking Pills."

"Sure."

Queen Medusa lightly bit her Lips. "...Using a Heavenly Flame to help me evolve for so long will probably damage the Meridians considerably. Have you prepared enough Meridian Protecting Pills?"

"...I prepared pills of a higher grade." Xiao Yan swallowed a Calm Heart Pill.

"Good. Then let's begin."

With a thought from Xiao Yan, a cluster of green flames appeared between them. The terrifying heat immediately made Queen Medusa uncomfortable.

Queen Medusa exhaled a breath of stale air and swallowed the Qi Nourishing Body Recovery Pill, her Eyes filled with determination.

Her hands slowly came together. Queen Medusa closed her Beautiful Eyes, and her jade-like hands continuously formed strange seals.

As the seals changed, the World Energy within the temple suddenly began to fluctuate violently. Queen Medusa's body was also enveloped by a dense radiance.

Under that blinding light, Xiao Yan reflexively shut his eyes.

When Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, Queen Medusa had transformed into a Purple Giant Serpent more than ten zhang long, floating in the air.

The Purple Giant Serpent's body was long and powerful, faintly exuding an elegant beauty. Its light-purple pupils held a trace of serenity and calm, as though it had let go of everything.

Then, as if committing suicide, the Purple Giant Serpent charged straight into the Heavenly Flame.

The instant the purple serpent plunged into the Heavenly Flame, Queen Medusa's shrill scream rang out, making Xiao Yan's scalp tingle.

However, Xiao Yan quickly realized that the cluster of green flame was not enough to envelop the entire serpent body. Considerately, he summoned more green flames and wrapped the ten-zhang-long Purple Giant Serpent within them.

An even more miserable scream pierced Xiao Yan's ears from within the Heavenly Flame. Xiao Yan vaguely felt a "grateful" gaze glaring fixedly at him.

"Hang in there!"

Muttering somewhat guiltily, Xiao Yan shifted his gaze away.

Yet Queen Medusa did not stop. After all, evolution originally required her entire body to endure the scorching of the Heavenly Flame.

The once-smooth purple scales rapidly warped and blackened in the green flames before peeling away, exposing the flesh beneath.

Bright red blood seeped from her body, only to be burned away by the Heavenly Flame, ultimately leaving behind one horrifying wound after another across the Purple Giant Serpent's body.

Under the scorching Heavenly Flame, the Purple Giant Serpent's body rapidly shrank as though it were contracting, while the evolution steadily progressed.

But now, beneath the burning of the Heavenly Flame, Queen Medusa's suffering did not afflict only her body. Even her soul could not escape its torment.

This was the difficulty of evolution. If Queen Medusa failed to hold on, she would truly die; if she endured, she would be reborn through fire and undergo a complete transformation.

Within the green flames, Queen Medusa screamed in agony for nearly half an hour before her cries gradually weakened.

By then, perhaps because all her Dou Qi had been exhausted and her blood had been burned away, the enormous body of the purple snake had almost stopped moving, only twitching faintly.

Its body, originally more than a dozen zhang long, had been mercilessly burned down to just two or three zhang.

It was hard to imagine what the Heavenly Flames had done to this body; even harder to imagine the horrifying pain Queen Medusa had endured.

Once even this last remnant of her body fell still, Xiao Yan withdrew the Heavenly Flames and waited quietly.

World Energy had already begun to riot. Queen Medusa's evolution was complete, and the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was about to emerge.