A Single Punch Sends Medusa Flying

She had seen countless powerful experts, as well as Demonic Beasts with formidable physical bodies, but she had never seen any being—

capable of using their fleshly body to so savagely withstand Seventh-Rank Pill Lightning!

This completely overturned everything she knew!

"Could he be a transformed Demonic Beast? No—even the body of a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast could never be this powerful!"

"If he were a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast, then he would be a Dou Zong!"

Just as Medusa's mind shook and she fell into immense shock, Shen Wen, standing amid the lightning, wore an expression of pure enjoyment.

Shen Wen naturally was not courting death.

He possessed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, as well as the Great Chaos Lightning Method.

Facing Seventh-Rank Pill Lightning that would make even ordinary Dou Zongs avoid it at all costs, not only did he feel no fear, his eyes instead shone with excitement.

"Excellent!"

He let out a low cry in his heart.

The power of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol erupted within him, like a bottomless Black Hole, frantically devouring the violent lightning crashing into his body.

That lightning, capable of destroying Dou Zongs—

the moment it entered his meridians, it was swiftly broken down and refined by the devouring power, transformed into the purest lightning energy.

At the same time, the formula of the Great Chaos Lightning Method began circulating on its own, guiding this refined lightning energy to blend with and temper the Heavenly Dragon Qi that had not yet been fully absorbed within his body.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Lightning flickered across his body.

The Azure Dragon patterns that had originally only covered the surface of his skin, nourished by this power—

began to rise slightly, while faint phantoms of fine, ancient azure scales emerged!

Though they were still blurry and had not fully solidified, a Dragon Might far purer and more tyrannical than before had already begun to spread involuntarily.

"Fantastic!"

Shen Wen felt his body growing stronger bit by bit within the lightning.

Under the dual tempering of lightning and dragon qi, his blood and vitality surged ever more fiercely.

He could even clearly sense the condensation of the next stage of the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art—Azure Dragon Scales.

A thought could not help arising in his heart: It seems I'll need to refine more high-grade pills in the future and draw down Pill Lightning to temper my body.

This is practically a shortcut for refining Heavenly Dragon Qi and accelerating the cultivation of the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art!

He even thought of the Wind Lightning Pavilion in the Northern Domain of the Central Continent, where the renowned Wind Lightning Mountain Range was located.

If he could cultivate using its lightning power, the results would surely be even better.

The thought flashed through his mind, to be considered in the future.

The thunderclouds in the sky seemed to become enraged as their power was madly devoured, consecutively striking down several thicker silver bolts.

Yet without exception, they all became nourishment for Shen Wen's growth.

In just over a dozen breaths, the awe-inspiring Pill Lightning—

was completely devoured and refined by him in such an overwhelmingly domineering manner!

The thunderclouds rolled unwillingly a few times before slowly dispersing, revealing the clear blue sky behind them.

Shen Wen's aura—

not only had not weakened after forcibly enduring the Pill Lightning, but had instead become even deeper and heavier. Faint lightning and Dragon Might intertwined around him, making hearts tremble.

The next moment—

his gaze flashed like lightning, instantly locking onto the alluring yet powerful violet figure of Medusa in the distant desert!

"Rip!"

Shen Wen moved, transforming into a blinding streak of lightning that tore through the sky. At a speed far surpassing that of an ordinary Dou Huang, he charged toward Medusa as though teleporting!

He was so fast that a slowly fading silver afterimage remained where he had stood.

Before he even arrived, the tyrannical aura blending Dragon Might and lightning descended like Mount Tai crushing down!

When Medusa saw Shen Wen literally "eat" the Pill Lightning, the shock in her heart had already reached its peak.

Now, seeing Shen Wen charge at her carrying heaven-shaking might and unmatched momentum—

though startled, she did not panic. The pride and battle instincts of a Dou Huang Peak expert made her react immediately.

"Arrogant!"

She gave a cold shout and waved her jade-like hand, unleashing surging violet Dou Qi.

In an instant, several incomparably solid ribbons of Dou Qi, gleaming with a dark luster, condensed before her. Like enormous violet pythons, they intertwined into a net, attempting to halt Shen Wen's charge.

However, before Shen Wen's punch, which contained lightning power and the might of an Azure Dragon, her Dou Qi defense—which could withstand attacks from ordinary Dou Huang Peak experts—was as fragile as paper!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The lightning-wreathed fist smashed through everything in its path. The instant those tough ribbons of Dou Qi came into contact with the fist, they seemed to encounter their bane and exploded one after another, turning into violet motes that scattered through the sky.

The force of the punch did not diminish. Carrying unstoppable power, it slammed fiercely toward Medusa!

Medusa's pupils shrank abruptly. In her haste, she could only cross her arms before her, gathering her vast Dou Qi into one final defense.

"Boom!"

The force of the punch struck solidly against her arms.

"Urgh!"

An unimaginable force surged over her. Medusa felt agonizing pain in both arms, as though they were about to be crushed, and her delicate body flew backward uncontrollably.

She traced an arc through the air, flying back dozens of zhang before barely stabilizing herself, her blood and qi churning violently within her.

What made her feel even worse was that the silver electric arcs clinging to Shen Wen's fist were like maggots attached to bone, instantly burrowing into her body.

An intense numbness and stabbing pain immediately spread through all her limbs and bones, causing the circulation of Dou Qi throughout her body to stagnate and fall into disorder for an instant.

An unusual flush also appeared on that noble, cold, beautiful face.

She raised her head and looked at the figure ahead, the lightning around him gradually fading while he gave off an even more dangerous aura.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with gravity and alarm.

Was this fellow truly only a Dou Huang?!

Shen Wen slowly withdrew his fist and looked at Medusa in the distance, whose aura was slightly unsettled. His voice rang clearly across the desert:

"Medusa, I, Shen Wen, am taking this Heavenly Flame. Do you still want to try my fist again?"

Medusa steadied herself and forcibly suppressed the numbness caused by the lightning power and the churning of her blood and qi.

Her pale violet, seductive eyes remained fixed on Shen Wen, filled with solemnity and unwillingness.

Just one punch!

She could clearly tell that she was no match for the young man before her.

The power contained within that fist was incomparably tyrannical, far beyond the Dou Huang level, and it carried lightning that could even make the circulation of her Dou Qi stagnate.

If they continued to clash head-on, her defeat and death would only be a matter of time.

But... the Green Lotus Core Flame!

This was the final hope she had planned for years to use in breaking through to Dou Zong and leading her people out of this scorching desert!

The future of the Snake People Clan was almost entirely tied to this flame.

How could she possibly give it up just like that?

Her beautiful eyes were filled with struggle. Just as the atmosphere froze and Medusa battled fiercely within herself, weighing whether to risk her life in one final fight—

"How dare you! Who dares injure my Queen?!"

A furious roar like muffled thunder suddenly exploded.

A towering, burly figure carrying violent fluctuations of Dou Qi shot over from the distant horizon like a black whirlwind, brazenly blocking Medusa's path and shielding her behind him.