A Heavenly Flame Reward: Fallen Heart Flame

Mo Basi lay in his quarters, his injuries still not fully healed.

A Snake-Person hurried inside.

"Lord Mo Basi, Her Majesty has returned."

The Snake-Person reported.

Mo Basi shot upright, a flicker of joy in his eyes.

"Her Majesty has returned?"

Mo Basi asked.

"Yes."

The Snake-Person nodded.

Mo Basi gritted his teeth and rose, enduring the pain from his wounds.

"Come on. I'm going to see Her Majesty."

Mo Basi said.

The Snake-Person hesitated and stayed put.

"What is it?"

Mo Basi frowned.

"Lord Mo Basi, Her Majesty..."

The Snake-Person stammered.

"Speak!"

Mo Basi said coldly.

"Her Majesty has ordered that you be stripped of your position as a leader."

The Snake-Person said, "She wants you to reflect on your mistakes. Without Her Majesty's permission, you're not allowed to leave your quarters."

Mo Basi's expression changed dramatically.

"What did you say?"

Mo Basi asked in disbelief.

"Her Majesty said that you challenged Xiao Chen while she was away, violating the tribe's rules."

The Snake-Person explained. "So she stripped you of your position as a leader."

Mo Basi's face turned livid.

He clenched his fists, his whole body trembling.

"Xiao Chen..."

Mo Basi gritted his teeth as he spat out the name.

Ignoring the Snake-Person, he strode out of his quarters.

Enduring his pain, Mo Basi made his way to the main hall.

Medusa sat on the throne, speaking with the First Elder.

When she saw Mo Basi enter, Medusa furrowed her brow.

"Who let you come here?"

Medusa said coldly.

Mo Basi fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, I've been wronged!"

Mo Basi cried out. "Xiao Chen attacked me first. He dared to defy his superior!"

"I'm one of the Eight Great Leaders. He's nothing but a useless weakling—what gave him the right to attack me?"

Medusa looked at him, her expression darkening.

"Defy his superior?"

Medusa said coldly. "Do you think I don't know what happened?"

"You were the one who went looking for trouble with Xiao Chen, and you struck first."

"Xiao Chen was only forced to fight back. How was that defying his superior?"

Mo Basi's expression changed.

"Your Majesty, I..."

Mo Basi tried to explain.

"Enough."

Medusa cut him off. "As one of the Eight Great Leaders, you should be working for the tribe. Instead, you keep targeting the younger generation."

"And you still have the nerve to claim you've been wronged?"

Mo Basi gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Chen..."

Mo Basi tried to say more.

"Starting today, Xiao Chen will take your place as one of the Eight Great Leaders of the Snake-People Tribe."

Medusa said calmly.

Mo Basi's expression changed dramatically.

"What?!"

Mo Basi asked in disbelief. "What gives him the right?"

"The fact that he's a Nine-Star Dou Wang."

Medusa said coldly. "And the fact that he defeated you with one strike."

"Is that reason enough?"

Mo Basi went deathly pale and couldn't say a word.

He knelt on the ground, his whole body trembling.

"Leave."

Medusa said calmly. "You're not allowed to leave your quarters without my permission."

Mo Basi rose, gritted his teeth, and turned to leave.

As he walked out of the main hall, his eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Xiao Chen.

That useless weakling had not only taken his position as a leader, but had also earned Her Majesty's favor.

Mo Basi clenched his fists until his nails dug into his palms.

When Xiao Chen returned to his quarters, Yue Mei was sitting inside, waiting for him.

"You're back?"

Yue Mei asked.

Xiao Chen nodded and sat beside her.

"I heard Her Majesty brought a young girl back from Shimo City to make her your concubine."

Yue Mei said.

"I heard."

Xiao Chen replied calmly.

Yue Mei looked at him and fell silent for a moment.

"Are you happy?"

Yue Mei asked.

Xiao Chen glanced at her.

"What, are you jealous?"

Xiao Chen said with a smile.

Yue Mei gave a snort.

"What would I be jealous of?"

Yue Mei said coolly. "You're my husband. If you want to take a concubine, can I stop you?"

"I'm just curious what kind of woman was worth Her Majesty going to the trouble of bringing her back herself."

Xiao Chen's thoughts stirred.

Shimo City.

A young girl.

Could it be Qing Lin?

"I heard that girl has the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils."

"The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?"

Xiao Chen smiled. Sure enough, it was the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Yue Mei fell silent.

The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were a legendary ocular art.

Those who possessed this ocular art could suppress snake-type magical beasts and even control them.

Such a talent was extremely rare among the Snake-People.

"No wonder Her Majesty went to get her herself."

Yue Mei said. "That kind of talent is certainly worth it."

Xiao Chen said nothing.

But his thoughts had turned to something else.

Qing Lin.

She was one of Xiao Yan's love interests.

In the original story, the Snake-People captured Qing Lin, but Xiao Yan later rescued her, and she stayed by his side.

Now, Queen Medusa had brought Qing Lin back and was marrying her to him.

He had essentially snatched one of Xiao Yan's love interests right from under his nose.

Xiao Chen felt a surge of glee.

"What are you thinking about?"

Yue Mei watched him.

"Nothing."

Xiao Chen smiled. "Her Majesty seems to treat me pretty well."

Yue Mei glanced at him and said nothing.

Look at you, getting all smug.

That night, Xiao Chen and Yue Mei returned to their room.

Yue Mei closed the door and turned to look at Xiao Chen.

"You're taking a concubine tomorrow."

Yue Mei said.

"Mm."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"Tonight..."

Yue Mei said.

Xiao Chen looked at her without speaking.

Yue Mei looked back at him. They gazed at each other for a moment.

Yue Mei stepped forward and reached up to undo her clothes.

Xiao Chen reached out and pulled her toward him.

He wrapped her in his arms.

Then they spent the night in a frenzy.

The next morning, as Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a system voice sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Multi-Child Multi-Blessing System reward calculation in progress."

Xiao Chen quickly focused.

"The host has received a Multi-Child Multi-Blessing reward."

"Distributing reward..."

"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained a Heavenly Flame: Fallen Heart Flame!"

Xiao Chen shot upright.

Fallen Heart Flame!

The Fallen Heart Flame, ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!

Xiao Chen's eyes widened, and his heart surged with joy.

Green Lotus Core Flame was ranked nineteenth.

Fallen Heart Flame was ranked fourteenth.

It was even stronger than Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Chen raised his hand, and a colorless flame appeared in his palm.

The flame burned quietly, radiating intense heat.

This was the Fallen Heart Flame.

The Cultivation Cheat Device could refine the Dou Qi in his body, doubling the speed of his cultivation.

Xiao Chen clenched his fist, and the flames vanished.

He glanced at Yue Mei beside him. She was still asleep.

Xiao Chen lay back down, closed his eyes, and sensed the changes within his body.

The two Heavenly Flames flowed through him, resonating with each other.

The Green Lotus Core Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame.

With these two Heavenly Flames, his strength would increase significantly.

What's more, the Fallen Heart Flame could speed up his cultivation.

His cultivation speed would only keep increasing.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes, his gaze full of anticipation.

After he took a concubine today, his strength would rise even further.

By then, even if he faced a Peak Dou Emperor, he wouldn't be afraid.

Xiao Chen sat up and began to get dressed.

Today was the day he would take a concubine.

Qing Lin.

The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

One of Xiao Yan's love interests he'd successfully snatched away.

The corners of Xiao Chen's mouth lifted slightly.

This feeling was damn satisfying.