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Queen Medusa lightly brushed back the black hair hanging before her forehead with her slender jade finger, faint cold glints flickering in her purple beautiful eyes.

"What? You want Heavenly Flames, so why come to me? Do you think I would touch a heavenly treasure like a Heavenly Flame?"

Seeing that Queen Medusa refused to admit it, Jiang Cheng was in no hurry. From the Dou Qi within her body, he could tell that she had indeed suffered the agony of being burned by a Heavenly Flame. There was no way her Dou Qi could recover in a short time.

Hai Bodong could not help revealing a grave expression as well. Heavenly Flames... The Snake People Tribe's bloodline was inherently cold and yin. Touching a Heavenly Flame was no different from moths flying into a flame. Was she courting death?

"Leave the Snake People Tribe while I have not yet become angry. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, This King will use every last bit of strength to kill you."

Queen Medusa licked her enticing lips as bloodthirsty Dou Qi swirled around her, completely enveloping her body.

Clearly, if Jiang Cheng continued to press the matter, then with her temperament, she would fight to the death to ensure the two of them remained in this world forever.

Seeing that Queen Medusa would not yield, Jiang Cheng calmly extended a finger. She was only at the Dou Emperor Peak now. Even a Dou Zong could suppress her outright, much less him, who possessed the cultivation of a Dou Saint.

An invisible force descended like a divine weapon, heavily pressing down on Queen Medusa's shoulders. Medusa's face abruptly changed as she felt her body sink. Unable to control the Dou Qi Wings behind her, she fell directly beneath Jiang Cheng. The crackling of her bones echoed throughout the Sacred Pool.

Crystal-clear sweat droplets continuously streamed down, even soaking her clothes and revealing a figure that could nearly drive any man mad.

Queen Medusa clenched her teeth, her face showing a trace of pain. "Just what realm have you reached?"

Jiang Cheng brought his mouth close to Queen Medusa's ear and said, "Dou Saint."

At those words, Queen Medusa's purple beautiful eyes widened. She found it difficult to believe him. Only eight short years had passed—how could he have leapt from a nine-star Dou Wang straight to Dou Saint?

Jiang Cheng withdrew his pressure. Queen Medusa was drenched in fragrant sweat, her breathing turning rapid as her chest heaved continuously, revealing her shock.

"I am the Academy Confucian Sage. I do not care about what happened back then."

Jiang Cheng extended his right hand like a gentleman, but how could Queen Medusa allow this man to touch her precious body?

She slapped away his right hand and struggled to rise. Her beautiful eyes carried a trace of gravity as she said, "I have to admit that you are indeed the most talented Expert I have ever seen. If what you say is true, then throughout the Dou Qi Continent, your talent is enough to be recorded in history."

"To receive such praise from a Dou Emperor of the Snake People Tribe, I am deeply honored."

"Now, can we discuss the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

Hearing this, Queen Medusa's eyebrows furrowed. "How do you know that the Heavenly Flame I obtained is the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

"Its flame is tinged with green, shaped like a lotus, and resembles a volcano. If I am not mistaken, then the Heavenly Flame in your hand is the nineteenth-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Green Lotus Core Flame."

Queen Medusa's pupils contracted. She lightly bit her lower lip, looking exceptionally alluring. Since he had already said it aloud, she admitted it openly. "That is right. It is indeed the Green Lotus Core Flame."

"However, This King went through countless hardships to obtain this Heavenly Flame. Naturally, I cannot simply let you take it away."

"Of course. Tell me your terms."

Seeing how straightforward he was, Queen Medusa stated her conditions. "I need three Seventh-grade Transformation Pills, two Dou Ancestor Pills, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that can help me break through to Dou Zong. Otherwise, even if I die, This King will never hand over the Green Lotus Core Flame!"

This was Queen Medusa's final stubbornness. With her temperament, she naturally could not simply give up the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Seventh-grade Transformation Pills were already Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and the medicinal materials needed to refine them were incomparably precious. Even Pill King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire lacked the ability to successfully refine them.

This alone showed how precious Seventh-grade Transformation Pills were. Yet Queen Medusa wanted not only three Seventh-grade Transformation Pills, but also two Dou Ancestor Pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that would allow her to break through to Dou Zong. Every one of those items was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Hai Bodong hurried over. "Kid, you cannot agree to this! This woman is obviously extorting you. The three Seventh-grade Transformation Pills are surely meant to make you back down!"

Medusa's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, have you forgotten what happened twenty years ago? If not for her, you would already be a corpse!"

Hai Bodong said with extraordinary demeanor, "That only means this old man was not meant to die. Medusa, back then, your Snake People Tribe grandly believed that killing her would allow the tribe to leave the desert. But what happened in the end? Twenty years have passed, and you are still stuck in the same place."

"You!"

Queen Medusa had just been about to attack when Jiang Cheng suddenly spoke.

"No problem. I agree."

Those words stunned not only Hai Bodong, but even Queen Medusa, a Dou Emperor Peak Expert, cast him an astonished look.

Such precious items were things that only a handful of people in the entire Northwest Continent could produce, yet he had agreed so readily.

It was simply unbelievable!

"I once happened to read a piece of information in an ancient text concerning the queen of the Snake People Tribe. When the Snake People Queen's strength reaches the Dou Emperor Peak, if her opportunities are sufficient, she may encounter a strange opportunity. It will not only allow the Queen to freely transform into human form, but also advance her to Dou Zong."

"And what she needs for this evolution is a Heavenly Flame."

Medusa lightly opened her cherry lips and smiled. "I did not expect a lecher like you to know these things. This King is truly impressed."

Her composed appearance gave no hint of Queen Medusa's earlier fear.

Her narrow eyes narrowed slightly. "Even if you know, you must still provide the terms I named. Otherwise, This King will not let you obtain the Heavenly Flame."

Hai Bodong wanted to stab this woman, but Jiang Cheng stopped him. Completing the system mission was the most important thing.

Although Jiang Cheng was not particularly interested in the Flame Mantra, obtaining it would allow him to stabilize more Heavenly Flames and thereby raise his Alchemist rank. The trip would not have been in vain.

"I can give you the first few items, but the medicinal materials needed to help you break through to Dou Zong will require some time. Does Queen Medusa have any interest in leaving the depths of the Tagor Desert?"

"Hehe." Medusa gave a soft laugh, as beautiful and moving as a hundred flowers in bloom. "This King dared to endure even the pain of a Heavenly Flame burning through my body. What would I fear about leaving this place with you?"

"Then good. Take me to retrieve the Heavenly Flame."

However, Queen Medusa remained where she was without moving. Jiang Cheng could not help frowning. Could this woman be going back on her word again?

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