Heavenly flames were spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, things ordinary people would never even hear of. Even a Dou Saint could not casually part with a heavenly flame, and Xiao Heng was no exception.
He had merely released the heavenly flame from the Spirit Gathering Ring, but he had not severed his connection to it. His earlier appearance of suffering backlash had only been to keep Medusa from becoming suspicious.
As for whether Medusa believed him, that did not matter. Xiao Heng only needed to give her a reason to believe.
The Myriad Beasts Lotus Flame possessed intelligence. If Xiao Heng wanted to, he could summon it back right now. But that was only a thought. He still needed to wait—wait until Medusa evolved into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. That would be the moment for him to act.
Still, it seemed he had caused some butterfly effect. Although Gu He and the others had still come here, Xiao Yan had yet to arrive for some reason. At first, he had worried that taking away the Green Lotus Core Flame might prevent Gu He and the others from coming. But now, it seemed this was Medusa's tribulation.
Queen Medusa's evolution was not such a simple matter. This heaven-defying evolution could not be achieved merely by possessing a heavenly flame; she also had to undergo tribulations. In another world, Gu He and the others would be Medusa's human tribulation, while the heavenly flame would be her earthly tribulation. As for the heavenly tribulation, it would perhaps come after her evolution, when she became a Heaven Swallowing Python. With the slightest misstep, Medusa's soul could be devoured and assimilated by the Heaven Swallowing Python's soul.
If that happened, there might no longer be anyone named Medusa in this world. Moreover, when