Facing Medusa

Boom! Mo Bas's Dou Qi streak arrived in an instant, but it was frozen into a long white icicle in front of Xiao Yan and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, dressed in black with a hood that concealed his true appearance, Xiao Yan, whose aura was at the level of Dou Emperor, flicked his finger, and Mo Bas's attack was shattered into countless ice shards that flew backward with even greater force and terrifying speed towards Mo Bas.

Seeing this, Mo Bas hurriedly used his abilities to defend himself, but he was directly sent flying by the terrifying force! "Dou Huang expert!?"

Mo Bas steadied himself and said with a grim expression.

The group from Gu He in the sky were also taken aback when they saw this suddenly appearing Dou Huang expert.

A Dou Huang expert would actually resort to such underhanded tactics as sneaking in? The worst part is, he almost succeeded!

Medusa looked at the suddenly appearing Dou Huang expert, but her eyes showed little emotion; instead, a sly glint flashed deep within them.

Gu He's eyes flickered for a moment, then he said loudly, "Friend, I am Gu He, Sixth Grade Alchemist. I suppose your purpose is the same as mine. Would you be willing to cooperate with us? The reward is negotiable!"

Beneath the hood, a strange look appeared on Xiao Yan's face, hidden in the shadows.

"No need."

The Yao Lao's aged voice rang out, and Gu He's expression changed drastically as he exclaimed, "You're also Sixth Grade Alchemist?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on everyone's faces became quite interesting.

"Sixth rank?" The Yao Lao smiled dismissively. "Just consider me a sixth rank."

Gu He wasn't stupid; he could naturally hear the disdain in Yao Lao's words. Moreover, the other party's strength had already reached the Dou Emperor level, and judging from his voice, he was probably not young either. He might really be a seventh-grade alchemist. Just thinking about this possibility made Gu He's enthusiasm cool down considerably.

The powerful figures accompanying them were also somewhat bewildered.

When did such a powerful alchemist appear in the Jia Ma Empire? Could he be a strongman from the continent? Yun Yun also looked at the mysterious strongman with some curiosity. Although Xiao Yan put on the hood very quickly, she still saw some of it. It was clearly the face of a young man.

In fact, he even bears a resemblance to that little rascal.

What kind of relationship could there be between them?

At this moment, Xiao Yan was also quite helpless.

He never expected that he would be exposed so early! "Teacher, what should we do? Should we attack?"

Xiao Yan asked inwardly with a sense of helplessness.

"Hmm, don't rush. Medusa's aura is even stronger than mine. We can't be rash. Let's assess the situation first. Besides, Xiao Yuan has already gone in. We might as well stall for a bit."

Upon hearing this, the Yao Lao spoke calmly.

Hearing Yao Lao's calm and clear words, Xiao Yan's tense heart relaxed a little.

"You two keep your conversation. Now that we've been discovered, I won't interfere in your affairs."

Yao Lao then waved to the crowd in the sky, and then led Xiao Yan to jump onto a sand dune, where they sat cross-legged, clearly not planning to make a move.

But no one would believe that.

Both Gu He Medusa's groups turned their gazes toward them.

"How about I send a Soul Communication and call a few Dou Emperor over to play with you?"

Seeing this, Yao Lao snorted coldly and unleashed his powerful soul force. Apart from Medusa and Yun Yun in black robes, everyone else couldn't help but retreat a distance. Even the flying magical beasts in the sky had fear in their eyes and hurriedly flew further away.

Seeing this, Gu He whistled helplessly and released his soul power, finally managing to calm the flying magical beast down.

But after this wave of soul fluctuations, Yao Lao became somewhat restless.

"Damn it, Medusa is just a Douqi Clone, Xiao Yuan is in danger!"

The somewhat annoyed voice of the Yao Lao echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's face suddenly turned several shades paler.

"Is this Medusa a fake?"

Xiao Yan quickly asked in his mind.

"That's right. I didn't dare to sense her carefully before, and I only felt that her aura was unstable. It was only when she released her soul fluctuations to intimidate them that I was able to detect that this was just Energy Body with a little bit of the Medusa's will. I think the real Medusa is probably preparing to evolve somewhere."

But the Yao Lao hesitated at the end.

Was it possible that Xiao Yuan rushed in so decisively because he had seen through Medusa's False Body? After all, Medusa, who was in the process of evolution, could not be disturbed. And with Xiao Yuan's strength, combined with his own Heavenly Flames, he might actually have disturbed Medusa. "Teacher, we have to go in!"

Xiao Yan hadn't thought of all that, but he knew that his Third Brother was in danger of being attacked by a Dou Huang expert at any moment, and he had to rush to his aid.

However, Yue Mei was already guarding the entrance to the Temple.

Mo Bas also looked at Gu He and the others with a wary expression.

"Yes, that little guy was indeed a bit reckless!"

After pondering for a moment, the Yao Lao decided to enter the Temple. He couldn't do without either of his two precious disciples!

The next moment, a terrifying aura erupted, and Xiao Yan, under the control of Yao Lao, rushed towards the Temple.

Seeing the Mysterious Person who had just said he wouldn't get involved suddenly rush towards the Temple entrance, everyone present couldn't help but curse him as shameless.

"Stop him!"

Medusa, seeing this, gave a cold order.

"You only just realized it? Too late!" Upon hearing this Mo Bas and Yue Mei immediately gathered together and rushed towards the Mysterious Person.

Gu He frowned slightly upon seeing this. Sending two Dou Wang to stop a Dou Emperor? What is Medusa up to? Yun Yun, standing to the side, glanced at Medusa's perfect body with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

After a moment, Yun Yun slowly said, "Something's not right with Medusa."

Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.

The situation outside reached a stalemate, but Xiao Yuan's journey was quite smooth.

Relying on the mutual resonance between the Heavenly Flames and his own powerful soul force, Xiao Yuan was able to pinpoint the location of the Heavenly Flames shortly after entering the passage. Along the way, he constantly avoided the patrol teams, and soon, a small, clear lake appeared before him.

In the middle of the lake, there is a small island surrounded by rippling water, with no bridges or roads leading to it.

Standing at the edge of the lake, Xiao Yuan glanced at the crystal-clear water, then picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the lake.

Immediately afterwards, a strange energy forced the stone directly into the lake water, where it was instantly eroded into nothingness.

"No-fly zone, and poisonous?"

Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes, and then the Yin Yang Dual Flames erupted from his body, enveloping his entire body.

Wish me luck!

After muttering something, Xiao Yuan jumped directly into the lake.

Like a diver breaking through the water and plunging into the clear lake, Xiao Yuan glanced at the black and white flames on his body and couldn't help but shrink his pupils. Under the terrifying heat of the Heavenly Flames, the surrounding lake water was already boiling and churning.

As the water bubbled and boiled, wisps of dark purple liquid, barely perceptible to the naked eye, slowly emerged. However, just before these dark purple liquids came into contact with the black and white flames, they were burned to nothingness.

"Such potent poison!"

Feeling his internal Dou Qi being rapidly depleted, Xiao Yuan's expression turned grim, and he quickly swam towards the island ahead.

As Xiao Yuan swam steadily towards the small island in the center of the lake, he felt a response from his soul perception. His heart tightened, and he immediately took out the spear from his Storage Ring, unleashed a Wind Extremes and Meteorite Kill, and then threw the spear out.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan's figure broke through the water, and his whole body floated away like a flying catkin.

The spear, imbued with cyan Wind Attribute Dou Qi, pierced straight through the water like a swordfish, striking a giant snake covered in emerald scales with a triangular head. However, despite its formidable killing power, the Wind Extremes's Meteorite Kill failed to kill it, only piercing its scales and forcing it to retreat.

Fortunately, taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Yuan took the final step and arrived at the small island in the center of the lake.

"This is really troublesome!"

Xiao Yuan glanced back and saw the ferocious giant snake hesitant to move forward, swaying its tail and lingering outside the island. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, so far, everything has been as expected.

If nothing unexpected happens—oops, don't think like that! If you do, something unexpected is bound to happen!

Shaking off the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Xiao Yuan turned around and looked at the small island. The island wasn't very big, but it was covered with lush bamboo forests and some flowers and plants, looking vibrant and quite pleasing to the eye.

After concealing his aura, Xiao Yuan returned to being an ordinary person and strode into the bamboo forest.

Although there are many side paths in the bamboo forest, the fluctuations emanating from the Green Lotus Core Flame are already very clear. Even people without Heavenly Flames can probably feel the wonderful fluctuations of the Heavenly Flames in the air.

A moment later, the view in front of him gradually opened up, and the instant he turned the corner, Xiao Yuan suddenly bent down and quickly hid his figure in a clump of grass. Through the gaps in the leaves, he looked at an open area in the center of the small island.

In this specially cleared open space, a small pool was dug out, with small, smooth pebbles scattered throughout, covering the surface. The pool was filled with crystal-clear water, and white mist swirled around its surface. Even from a great distance, Xiao Yuan could still feel the extreme cold contained within.

"That's a big spender..."

Looking at the pool full of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Xiao Yuan was also somewhat astonished.

This thing is a great ingredient for devouring Heavenly Flames! There are so many here, it's a pity we can't take them with us, otherwise we'd be rich.

However, Xiao Yuan's gaze was soon drawn to a ball of blue flame rising from a lotus pedestal carved from strange crystal in the center of the small pool.

This ball of azure flame is extremely spiritual. As it churns slightly, it sometimes condenses into the shape of a lotus flower, and sometimes into a small azure flame snake, which floats and coils in the lotus seat. Its gentle appearance is extremely cute.

Although he had never seen it before, Xiao Yuan, who had consumed the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, could vaguely sense a familiar feeling from that ball of blue flames, a feeling that was of the same origin as the lotus seeds.

That crystal lotus platform was clearly no ordinary object. Every time the cyan flames were about to escape the lotus platform's range, a faint white light shield would suddenly appear, then deflect the Heavenly Flames back.

Correspondingly, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the pool would also decrease by a tiny, almost imperceptible amount. Clearly, the Crystal Lotus Seat must have relied on the power of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to trap the Green Lotus Core Flame within it.

After glancing over the small pond, Xiao Yuan's gaze shifted to the left. When a face so beautiful it was almost bewitching came into view, Xiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Medusa at this moment was no different from the Energy Body that had appeared outside the city earlier. A luxurious and expensive purple brocade robe wrapped her graceful body, and her full and hot figure exuded a bewitching allure. Her pair of narrow, light purple eyes were naturally captivating as they moved.

But damn it, why is her gaze fixed on me instead of on the Heavenly Flames?

Xiao Yuan looked at it carefully, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Medusa was looking in his direction, a dangerous yet beautiful smile curving her lips, and a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed.

You read that right, she really did discover her trail.

But why?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yuan's gaze suddenly shifted to the Green Lotus Core Flame.

It's Heavenly Flames! Medusa was able to find the Green Lotus Core Flame not just by deducing from clues, but must have had the means to explore Heavenly Flames! So, was her being exposed outside just now because she sensed the Heavenly Flames within her body?

As for Yao Lao, Yao Lao Heavenly Flames is inside his Storage Ring, so it naturally cannot be sensed.

"I should have just stayed home!" Xiao Yuan shook his head with a wry smile, forced himself to walk out, looked at Medusa, and smiled, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Seeing Xiao Yuan emerge from the bamboo forest, Medusa showed no surprise whatsoever. Instead, she smiled confidently and said, "The little fellow is quite handsome and very brave."

"My guy is not small."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan flipped his hand, and the Yin Yang Dual Flames rose up in his palm.

"Your Majesty, although my strength is weak, if I were to detonate the Heavenly Flames, the Green Lotus Core Flame in your possession would likely also go berserk. I'm sure you wouldn't be able to withstand such consequences."