Queen Medusa Handed Over the Heavenly Flames, Exposing Ji Changqing

The desert was dry, yellow sand filling the sky.

Yun Yun and Queen Medusa faced off, while silence reigned both inside and outside the city walls.

Suddenly, someone felt a cool drop on the tip of their nose.

Only after reaching up to touch it did they realize that it was raining in this area.

No, it was not rain.

Someone had used a fighting skill, drawing upon the water-element energy between heaven and earth. Faintly, a gentle breeze also swept past.

Everyone present was utterly shocked.

After all, mobilizing the energy of heaven and earth was something that only an Earth Tier Fighting Skill could accomplish at the very least.

"Xuan Tier High-level Body Refining Fighting Skill—Azure Wave Dragon Girl Body!"

Yun Yun cried out in her heart.

The wind and water within this patch of heaven and earth rapidly gathered behind her.

Amid gasps of cold breath, the vast wind and water energy, carrying immense amounts of yellow sand, transformed into a slender Dragon Girl several zhang tall.

Splash—

Splash—

The slender Dragon Girl bore the same face as Yun Yun. The illusory ocean beneath her rippled with wave after wave, its roar echoing between heaven and earth.

Yun Yun pointed her longsword diagonally, and the Dragon Girl made the same motion. The illusory sword, over a zhang long, gave off a terrifying pressure as though it weighed ten thousand jin.

"Hiss—"

"W-What kind of fighting skill is that?!"

"Isn't the Misty Cloud Sect's signature fighting skill the Wind's Extremity series?!"

Yan Shi and Feng Li stared in stunned disbelief.

They belonged to an older generation and had made their names before Yun Yun. They also knew Yun Shan fairly well.

Yet they had never seen Yun Shan use a fighting skill capable of summoning a Dragon Girl.

"This... this seems to be an extremely rare Body Refining Fighting Skill..."

As a Sixth-grade Alchemist, Gu He was still quite knowledgeable.

At a glance, he identified the type of fighting skill.

But that only left him more bewildered.

Was he a fake Misty Cloud Sect elder?!

Since when had the Misty Cloud Sect possessed such a terrifying Body Refining Fighting Skill?!

"The expert behind this woman is exceedingly frightening."

Yao Lao's solemn voice sounded within Xiao Yan's heart.

"Last time in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, when this Dou Huang used her Body Refining Fighting Skill, Dragon Girl scales appeared on her face."

"But this time, the Dragon Girl's appearance has directly changed to resemble her. That means her Body Refining Fighting Skill has improved by a great deal."

"The grade of this Body Refining Fighting Skill is absolutely no weaker than the Flame Splitting Wave Palm I taught you, and Body Refining Fighting Skills are even harder to cultivate."

"Sigh, it has only been a month, yet she has progressed at such a terrifying pace."

"That mysterious expert who summoned that strange great banner must be an old monster."

Listening to Yao Lao's well-reasoned analysis, Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

He was currently cultivating the Flame Splitting Wave Palm.

He understood very well how difficult it was to cultivate high-level fighting skills.

Yet this woman was advancing by leaps and bounds. The terror of the expert behind her was plain to see.

"What a formidable fighting skill..."

A trace of solemnity surfaced on Queen Medusa's seductive face.

From the Dragon Girl phantom, she sensed a faint draconic aura.

Fortunately, she had awakened the Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline. Otherwise, the dragon aura alone would have greatly reduced her combat strength.

"Hmph!"

Queen Medusa snorted coldly.

A burning desire for battle flashed through her bewitching eyes, which glimmered with seven-colored light.

Though she had promised the mysterious man in black that she would hand the Heavenly Flames over to her opponent,

the manner in which she handed it over was extremely important to Queen Medusa.

She, Queen Medusa, had to remain above all others.

Seven-colored radiance that filled the sky and earth reflected from Queen Medusa's scales.

Gradually, a seven-colored giant python no weaker than the Dragon Girl condensed behind her.

And with the appearance of this seven-colored giant python,

the Snake People in the area trembled all over and knelt in worship.

This was the pressure of the king of serpents—the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python. Among the serpents currently existing on the Dou Qi Continent, none could contend with the Sky-Swallowing Python.

Queen Medusa's aura forced Gu He and the others to retreat again and again.

"Queen Medusa seems even more terrifying now!"

Faces filled with terror faintly appeared amid the swirling yellow sand.

"T-Teacher, who do you think will win?"

Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao.

After remaining silent for a few seconds, Yao Lao slowly said,

"Queen Medusa has already reached the Half-Sect Realm."

"And she possesses the Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline. If not for this Body Refining Fighting Skill, this Dou Huang would certainly lose."

High in the sky,

Ji Changqing anxiously paced in circles.

"Ah, stop fighting already!"

He could not show himself.

The situation was simply too complicated at the moment.

There were all kinds of people here.

Although he had concealed himself, it would be bad if someone noticed something amiss.

In truth, the main reason was that, at their current level of strength, Yun Yun and Queen Medusa were not far apart.

Since neither was in mortal danger,

there was even less reason for him to reveal himself.

The two women had finished gathering their attacks.

Under everyone's grave watch,

empowered by the Dragon Girl, Yun Yun swung a terrifying sword strike. Violent winds raised layer upon layer of waves, carrying the force of ten thousand jin as they crashed down upon Queen Medusa.

The seven-colored giant python let out a cry toward the heavens, its already enormous body swelling with the wind.

Bang—

Queen Medusa leaped into the air.

Behind her, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python grew so huge that it nearly blocked out the sun. Facing the sword strike bearing raging winds and a tidal sea, it transformed into a streak of dazzling colored light and charged forward domineeringly.

Boom boom boom—!

Boom boom boom—!

The two terrifying attacks collided with a thunderous crash.

Wave after wave of invisible energy ripples spread outward at high speed.

They kicked up yellow sand that filled the sky, and every grain, empowered by the force, was as lethal as an arrow.

The Snake People Race experts and Gu He's group hurriedly unleashed their Dou Qi, forming layer upon layer of shields before them. At the same time, they retreated a hundred meters away in terror.

"Fuck!"

Xiao Yan panicked and burrowed into the sand.

He was not one of those experts!

If he got caught in it, he would be done for!

The energy ripples continued for dozens of seconds before gradually subsiding.

"W-Who won?"

After shaking the yellow sand from their bodies,

everyone nervously stared at the heart of the battlefield.

The yellow sand slowly dispersed, and everyone's vision became clear again.

"Heh..."

At that moment, a seductive chuckle rang out.

A trace of blood ran from the corner of Yun Yun's mouth, and her expression could not help changing.

Just as she raised her longsword, Queen Medusa flashed to her side.

A streak of colorful blood likewise marked the latter's lips.

Amid the fading yellow sand, the two women's gazes met.

Queen Medusa tossed a Storage Ring toward Yun Yun. Her soft, enchanting voice, laced with amusement, rang in everyone's ears.

"Someone asked me to hand the Heavenly Flames over to you."

"I suppose that means I've completed my task."

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Silence.

Stillness.

Only the sound of the wind rustling could be heard.

Including Xiao Yan, who had hidden himself most deeply in hopes of reaping the rewards, the factions of experts present were complicated.

Yet in the end, all of their goals were none other than the Heavenly Flames.

But now...

Queen Medusa was telling everyone

that an unknown existence had anticipated the arrival of Yun Yun's group and had long since decided who the Heavenly Flames would belong to.

At that moment, everyone felt a chill rise from the depths of their hearts.

It was as if they had all become clowns...