Help Medusa Heal Her Wounds

Snake-People Forbidden Land.

This was a bamboo grove, one of the rare places in the desert with a water source.

Usually, only Medusa was allowed to come here.

As her personal guard, Hua She'er was occasionally permitted to come here to find Medusa as well.

As for Ning Su, this was his first time here.

The moment they entered the Forbidden Land, they could feel the intense scorching aura permeating the air, making them extremely uncomfortable.

A distinct trail, as though scorched by fire, ran through the bamboo grove ahead.

Everywhere it passed, the bamboo had been burned into pitch-black ashes, and even the ground had been charred.

"What exactly happened to the Queen..." Seeing the sight before her, Hua She'er grew even more worried.

Holding Ning Su, she quickly headed deeper into the bamboo grove.

Before long, the person and snake passed through the grove and saw Medusa in its central area—at that moment, Medusa was lying on the ground, her aura somewhat weak. There was also an obvious burn on her tail.

Beside her lay a lotus-shaped green flame, perfectly still.

"Green Lotus Core Flame?!"

Ning Su recognized the lotus flame at a glance.

So the urgent matter Medusa had mentioned was retrieving the Green Lotus Core Flame!

And judging by the situation, Medusa had been injured while obtaining it.

"Queen, how are you?!"

Hua She'er hurried over and helped Medusa up.

"Why are you here?"

Medusa was in an extremely weakened state. The Green Lotus Core Flame had inflicted serious injuries on her.

"We sensed that your aura was in turmoil, Queen, so we rushed over immediately."

"Queen, what happened to you? This is..."

Hua She'er also noticed the Green Lotus Core Flame nearby, but she did not recognize it.

"You don't need to ask so many questions. I'm fine. Go stand guard at the entrance to the Forbidden Land. Don't let anyone else enter. I only need to regulate my breathing for a while," Medusa said.

"Yes, Queen!"

Hua She'er immediately turned and went outside to guard the entrance, while Ning Su remained behind.

Medusa sat where she was and regulated her breathing, suppressing the aura within her that had been scorched by the Green Lotus Core Flame.

There were burns on her tail, hands, and body, and they were no ordinary burns.

Injuries caused by Heavenly Flames were even more troublesome. They required superior healing medicine to be cured.

Ning Su crawled over and looked at Medusa's wounds.

He could sense remnants of Heavenly Flame energy within the wounds. Though there was not much, it was still Heavenly Flame energy.

Then inspiration struck him. He crawled onto Medusa's tail and covered the wound with his body.

Ding! Residual Green Lotus Core Flame energy detected. Can be devoured!

Just as he had thought!

Ning Su had not guessed wrong. As long as it was energy, he could devour and absorb it.

"Little Black, be good and wait by the side for now." Medusa was healing herself and assumed Ning Su had crawled onto her because he wanted to be petted.

But soon, she felt the wound on her tail begin to heal bit by bit under Ning Su's touch.

The burning pain was also rapidly fading.

She was utterly astonished. "Little Black, are you helping me heal?"

Ning Su nodded.

Successfully absorbed residual Green Lotus Core Flame energy. Fire Resistance +1%!

After dealing with the burn on Medusa's tail, Ning Su crawled onto her arms, shoulders, and body, licking each wound one by one.

Successfully absorbed residual Green Lotus Core Flame energy. Fire Resistance +1%!

Successfully absorbed residual Green Lotus Core Flame energy. Fire Resistance +1%!

Before long, all the burns on Medusa's body had healed.

Ning Su had also gained 5% Fire Resistance as a result.

Unfortunately, there was not much residual Heavenly Flame energy, so Ning Su's cultivation did not improve by much.

"I never expected you to have such an ability, Little Black. You really have given me such a wonderful surprise."

Medusa could not help pulling Ning Su into her arms.

All of a sudden, she felt that Ning Su was a blessing bestowed upon her by heaven!

"Hiss~"

Ning Su flicked out his tongue and looked at the Green Lotus Core Flame in the distance.

He had just confirmed that he could devour the Green Lotus Core Flame's energy. Did that mean he could directly devour this mass of Heavenly Flame as well?

Medusa saw the eager look in his eyes and tapped his little head. "Little fellow, you can't be greedy with this thing, or it'll burn you to death."

It was something that had nearly caused even her to stumble.

No matter how much Ning Su could eat, he could not set his sights on a Heavenly Flame.

"Hiss, hiss~"

Ning Su was somewhat dejected.

He knew Medusa intended to use the Heavenly Flame to evolve, but now was not the right time.

Medusa still had other preparations to make. Otherwise, if she acted now, the Heavenly Flame could burn her to death outright.

She had to find something to suppress the Heavenly Flame's temperature.

"Little Black, let's go."

Medusa left the Green Lotus Core Flame there and departed from the Forbidden Land.

Afterward, she issued an order to Hua She'er: from this day onward, no one except her was allowed to enter the Forbidden Land without permission!

If the Heavenly Flame erupted among the Snake-People Race after getting out of control, it would bring an unprecedented disaster upon them. No accidents could be allowed.

And Medusa still needed to find a way to suppress the Heavenly Flame's power before she could begin evolving.

"Little Black, I need to go out again today. Do you want to come with me?"

This time, Medusa did not tell Ning Su to obediently stay behind. Instead, she chose to take him with her.

Hmm?

Going out again?

Only three days had passed since Medusa brought back the Green Lotus Core Flame. Why was she going out again?

It could not be that she had discovered a second Heavenly Flame, could it?

But... who cared what she was going out for? Getting out first was what mattered!

Ning Su hurriedly crawled onto Medusa's body, making it clear that he wanted to go.

"I knew you'd come." Medusa smiled and stroked his head.

Hua She'er, standing nearby, felt somewhat dazed.

In her memory, Medusa rarely smiled.

But ever since Ning Su arrived, Medusa had smiled much more often.

She had also become much gentler.

Hua She'er was very happy.

She had always felt that Medusa was too harsh on herself, constantly suppressing her emotions so she could remain clearheaded at all times and govern the Snake-People Race.

Now, with Ning Su around, Medusa's life had become much brighter.

Medusa no longer treated Ning Su as merely a pet. She regarded him more as a companion, caring for him as though he were her own child.

"Little Flower, stay here. Little Black and I are going out for a while."

"Yes, Queen!"

Medusa left the Royal City with Little Black.

At the edge of the Tagor Desert, atop a scorching volcano.

An old man in blue robes carefully climbed to the volcano's summit and moved aside several enormous rocks.

Beneath the rocks was a hidden underground river.

Though this was clearly a volcano, waves of chilling air rose from below the underground river.

Fortunately, the old man cultivated ice Dou Qi as well, so this chill had little effect on him.

"So it really is here... the Ice Spirit Spring. Such a fine thing is rarely seen!"