Everyone Enters Seclusion

"Your strength is too weak. If you want to be Medusa's man, your strength must surpass mine."

Medusa parted her red lips and spoke suddenly, leaving Lin Mu beside her stunned for a moment before a flash of joy appeared on his face.

"Heh, then I'll become a Dou Zong, a Dou Venerate. By then, you'll have no reason to refuse me."

Lin Mu chuckled.

Medusa glanced at Lin Mu, and a faint smile surfaced at the corners of her lips, though she concealed it well. The human before her did not seem to disgust her. On the contrary, although they had not spent much time together, this human had risked his life several times to save her and had even brought her an opportunity for evolution. The iceberg in Medusa's heart was gradually beginning to melt.

"Xiao Yi Xian will likely need quite some time to accept the Dou Qi Inheritance. During that time, I'll stand guard for you, so begin attempting your evolution."

Lin Mu and Medusa left the twisted space from before and returned to the Medicine Garden. Hearing Lin Mu's words, Medusa nodded slightly. Evolution was already imminent, and this was clearly the best opportunity.

"Let's go to the desert. The seal here has already been opened, so returning here again will be effortless for us."

Lin Mu nodded. "The fire-element energy in the desert is extremely abundant. It's naturally ideal for your method of evolving by absorbing Heavenly Flames."

"Perfect. I can also use some of the Herbs obtained here to improve my own Soul Power."

The two reappeared in the enormous canyon outside. With a flash, they arrived at the place where Lin Mu had set up the energy barrier. However, what puzzled Lin Mu was that the energy barrier seemed to have weakened considerably.

"What happened... Blue Eagle couldn't have run into trouble, could it?"

Lin Mu frowned slightly. Logically, the aura released by a Sixth-Tier Magic Core should have kept all Magical Beasts from daring to approach this place.

"Blue Eagle is fine."

Medusa shook her head.

Hearing this, Lin Mu let out a sigh of relief. Medusa was also a Magical Beast, and Lin Mu still trusted the senses shared between Magical Beasts.

With a casual wave of his hand, Lin Mu removed the energy seal.

An extremely powerful chill immediately rushed toward them. Feeling that icy aura and noticing Blue Eagle's condition inside the barrier, Lin Mu was left dumbstruck.

"The energy of the Sixth-Tier Magic Core has weakened greatly. Did Blue Eagle absorb it?"

Both Lin Mu and Medusa were astonished. Blue Eagle was now more than twice its previous size, its feathers had become much sharper, and an icy aura surged around its body.

"How strange. It's clearly only a first-tier Magical Beast, yet it can absorb the energy of a Sixth-Tier Magic Core so easily and even complete its own evolution. It seems Xiao Yi Xian's pet Blue Eagle is far from ordinary."

Even Medusa could not help but marvel.

For an ordinary first-tier Magical Beast, the only outcome of facing the energy contained within a Sixth-Tier Magic Core would be to explode from being overfilled.

Yet Blue Eagle was completely unharmed.

"Then what tier Magical Beast is Blue Eagle comparable to now?" Lin Mu asked curiously.

"Third-tier. It may not be long before it advances to the fourth tier," Medusa said.

"The energy contained in this Magic Core is far from exhausted. In that case, let the little fellow absorb it."

Lin Mu helplessly spread his hands. Things had already come to this. Even if he took back the Sixth-Tier Magic Core now, the remaining energy within it had already caused it to lose its original value.

Since that was the case, he could only let the little fellow continue absorbing it.

Medusa and Lin Mu appeared atop a distant sand dune. Below it lay an enormous basin like a heavenly pit. Lin Mu also possessed Heavenly Flames, so he could naturally sense that the fire-element energy here was at its strongest.

Her bloodline leans toward icy coldness, yet she has chosen to walk such a path. It truly inspires admiration.

Lin Mu looked at Medusa's calm expression beside him and murmured inwardly.

"Here will do."

With a flash, Medusa appeared at the very center of the basin. The Seven-Colored Spirit Flame and Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid then emerged before her, circling her body. The dazzling light nearly blurred Medusa's figure from view.

"Since Medusa's evolution is bound to succeed, I'll first improve my Soul Power and cultivate the Innate Sacred Body rewarded by the system."

At that moment, Lin Mu suddenly felt the Dou Qi within his body beginning to spill out uncontrollably, as though he showed signs of breaking through.

"It seems the battle with the Medicine Puppet King brought me quite a few benefits. I actually have a chance to break through to a four-star Dou Emperor. I must seize it."

Lin Mu took a deep breath and chose to enter seclusion here as well.

If this seclusion succeeded, not only would his strength rise to a four-star Dou Emperor, but his Soul Power would also increase. And if he could successfully cultivate the Innate Sacred Body, then should he encounter the Medicine Puppet King again, Lin Mu would have the confidence to destroy him!

"Holy Soul Grass..."

With a wave of Lin Mu's hand, the Herbs he had brought from the Medicine Garden fell before him. He then began wolfing them down, stuffing them into his mouth regardless of their taste.

The medicinal ingredients turned into pure energy the moment they entered his mouth and merged into Lin Mu's body. Then, they seemed to blend into his soul as well. The process was far from pleasant, giving him the sensation of his soul being continuously scorched by flames.

But if he could endure the process, his Soul Power would become even more formidable!

At the same time, seven-colored light shot into the sky, nearly dyeing the heavens in brilliant colors and causing another strange phenomenon between heaven and earth. The Magical Beasts living in the surrounding desert fled in panic, not daring to approach this place.

Meanwhile, within the Snake People Tribe.

"Th-this kind of phenomenon between heaven and earth... Her Majesty the Queen has truly begun evolving."

The Great Elder of the Snake People Race appeared in the air, staring at the phenomenon in the distance as he spoke in shock.

"That human is truly helping Her Majesty the Queen evolve. Could it be that they have obtained the legendary Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid?!" another elder exclaimed.

"No matter what, if Lin Mu truly helps Her Majesty the Queen successfully evolve into the legendary Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, then he will become the sole honored guest of our Snake People Race. If Her Majesty the Queen is willing, he will also be the best candidate to become Her Majesty the Queen's husband. Heh heh..."

Below, Mo Bass, one of the eight great leaders, heard these words and felt utterly miserable, as though his soul had suddenly left his body...