Capture Xiao Yan, the Queen's Evolution Succeeds

Jiang Xing thought for a moment and decided to take down Jia Xingtian first.

Jia Xingtian was the strongest among them. Afraid that he might escape later, Jiang Xing immediately launched an attack at him.

Jia Xingtian had not expected this Dou Zong to attack him the moment he arrived.

His face drained of color as he turned to flee.

But how could Jiang Xing let him escape? He used the Earth-Rank Evasion Skill: Shadow Wind Flash, instantly appearing behind Jia Xingtian. Then, with an Earth-Rank Skill: Meteor Shattering Fist, he viciously slammed a punch into Jia Xingtian's back.

Sensing the incoming attack, Jia Xingtian's expression changed drastically. He quickly turned around and gathered his Dou Qi to defend himself.

However, Jiang Xing's combat skill was immensely powerful, and Jia Xingtian had far too little time to gather his Dou Qi. Jiang Xing's Meteor Shattering Fist shattered his defenses and, without losing any momentum, struck Jia Xingtian squarely in the chest.

Jia Xingtian was blasted backward and crashed heavily into the ground, clutching his chest.

With a "puh," he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. He was clearly beyond saving.

At that moment, the Snake-People Tribe's Great Elder stepped in to finish him off.

And so, Jia Xingtian—the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire's imperial family—died!

Seeing a Dou Zong expert severely injure Jia Xingtian in a single move, Gu He and the others became even more terrified.

They no longer cared about anything else. Enduring the Snake-People experts' attacks head-on, they formed wings from Dou Qi and fled in different directions.

If Jiang Xing had been the only one pursuing them, one or two of them might truly have escaped. Unfortunately for them, this was the Snake-People Tribe's territory.

The Great Elder went after Gu He, while the other Snake-People Dou Wangs pursued the remaining four Dou Lings. Jiang Xing was responsible for hunting down Yun Yun, Yan Shi, and Feng Li.

Before long, every one of them, including Yun Yun and Gu He, had been slain.

Medusa, watching the scene from the small island, finally felt at ease.

Moreover, after witnessing Jiang Xing's terrifying strength, she became even more eager to break through to the Dou Zong realm.

Medusa thought, If I were a Dou Zong, these people would never dare provoke the Snake-People Tribe so brazenly. If I were a Dou Zong, I could lead the Snake-People Tribe out of the Tagor Desert.

With all sorts of emotions intertwined, Medusa looked at the Green Lotus Core Flame with unwavering eyes. She had to succeed!

Without hesitation, she charged toward the Heavenly Flame once more.

After killing Yun Yun and the others, Jiang Xing returned to the small island, intending to continue standing guard for Medusa.

But to his surprise, Ji Feng was nowhere to be seen!

Huh? Before leaving, he had clearly instructed Ji Feng to stand guard here for Medusa.

Yet when he had checked the area around the small island just now, he had not seen any trace of Ji Feng.

Just as Jiang Xing was about to crush the Jade Slip used to summon Ji Feng, Ji Feng appeared before him.

Moreover, he was holding someone in his hand.

Jiang Xing did not look at the person Ji Feng had caught. Instead, he asked displeasedly, "Ji Feng, didn't I tell you to stand guard here?"

"Young Master, please forgive me. I was indeed standing guard for Young Madam just now, but I discovered that the soul within this boy was spying on this place. When I noticed it, he tried to run. I originally thought catching a Dou Master would not take long, but I did not expect there to be a powerful soul inside him, so..."

Ji Feng could naturally hear the anger in Jiang Xing's voice and hurriedly begged for forgiveness.

"Even so, you... Hm? What did you say? There is a powerful soul inside him?"

Jiang Xing abruptly stopped himself from reprimanding Ji Feng and quickly turned his gaze toward the person Ji Feng was holding.

The man before him wore black robes and carried a large black ruler slung across his back. Though the battle had left him somewhat disheveled, it could not conceal his distinctive aura.

Holy shit! Xiao Yan!

Looking at the man's attire, along with Ji Feng's earlier words about a powerful soul within him, how could Jiang Xing not realize that this person was Xiao Yan?

He thought to himself, This really fell right into my lap. I had no idea where to look for Xiao Yan, yet he actually delivered himself to me!

He had originally intended to scold Ji Feng, but since the person he had caught was Xiao Yan, he decided to let it go.

"Ahem... don't let it happen again."

"Yes, Young Master."

"Seal his Dou Qi. Watch him personally, and when he wakes up... no, don't let him wake up."

Jiang Xing had originally meant to say that Ji Feng should tell him once Xiao Yan woke up, but he suddenly changed his mind.

Jiang Xing felt it would be better not to let Xiao Yan see him. That would make certain things easier in the future.

"Yes, Young Master."

After having Ji Feng place Xiao Yan into a Storage Ring specially made for storing living creatures and instructing him to keep watch over Xiao Yan, Jiang Xing raised his head and looked into the sky.

At this moment, Medusa's evolution was nearing its end. Most of the beautiful scales of the purple snake had nearly fallen away, while numerous glaringly red wounds had appeared across her body, crimson blood gushing from them.

The purple snake rammed into the Heavenly Flame one final time. After being rebounded away, she lay motionless on the ground.

Just as the Snake-People outside the small island believed that their Queen's evolution had failed, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened. Clusters of dark clouds, seemingly appearing from nowhere, slowly covered the heavens.

The sudden change left the Snake-People stunned. They stared at the strange sight in the sky, their faces full of confusion.

"Boom!"

Within the dark clouds, thunder rumbled without end, silver lightning surging through them like silver serpents.

At that moment, the Snake-People Tribe's Great Elder stared fixedly at the dark clouds overhead, his face filled with wild joy.

"When magical beasts with powerful ancient bloodlines are born, they trigger celestial phenomena! The Queen did not fail—the Queen has successfully evolved!"

Hearing the Great Elder's words, the snake-people were overjoyed as well.

Just then, a deafening roar rang out beside Jiang Xing's ear.

Suddenly, the entire sky lit up. A massive bolt of silver lightning, like a swift whip of light, shot down from the clouds in an instant. Before everyone's eyes, it passed directly through the barrier Medusa had set up and struck the purple snake's body.

The giant snake's body exploded the instant it was struck.

"Damn it, wasn't this lightning supposed to strike the Heavenly Flames in the original story? Why did it hit Medusa instead?"

Seeing how terrifyingly powerful the lightning was, Jiang Xing became extremely worried about Medusa and hurried toward her.

"That lightning is so terrifying... Queen, you'd better be alright!"

Jiang Xing hurried forward and pushed aside the wreckage. Only when he saw the little snake covered from head to tail in tiny seven-colored scales did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

The Seven-Colored Tiny Snake stared at Jiang Xing with its pale violet eyes, flicking its tongue as its tail swayed slightly.

Perhaps because Jiang Xing was the first person the little snake saw, it seemed rather affectionate toward him.

The Seven-Colored Tiny Snake crawled straight onto Jiang Xing's hand, then stared at Jiang Xing with its amethyst-like eyes... at his Storage Ring.

"Uh... what?"

Jiang Xing was left speechless by the sight. He had thought his personal charm had reached the point where he could attract magical beasts.

Thinking Jiang Xing did not understand what it meant, the Seven-Colored Tiny Snake pointed at his Storage Ring with its nimble tail, then pointed at its own mouth and let out several hisses at him.