Mysterious Forces Competing for Exotic Fire

Guided by Qing Lin and Elder Yao, Xiao Yan slowly made his way forward in the correct direction.

After about half an hour, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin finally arrived at the massive pool of magma.

Xiao Yan said excitedly, "Qing Lin, wait for me here. The Exotic Fire is down below; I'll come find you once I've retrieved it."

Qing Lin nodded, but Xiao Yan suddenly remembered that there was still a Tier 4 snake-type magical beast down there.

"Qing Lin, have you ever discovered that your eyes can control snake-type magical beasts?" Xiao Yan squatted in front of Qing Lin and asked carefully.

Qing Lin gave a weak nod and replied, "Young Master Xiao Yan, I did indeed discover that before."

Xiao Yan thought to himself, That's good, then shouted internally, "Teacher, it's your turn!"

Elder Yao chuckled, "You little brat, you really are lucky to have so many people accompanying you on your path to becoming stronger."

Xiao Yan joked, "Maybe it's just my charismatic personality?"

"Smooth-talker. Hand over control of your body to me. I know what you're thinking—you want this girl with the Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils to control that Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake down there, right?" Elder Yao laughed.

Xiao Yan unfurled his Purple Cloud Wings and hovered above the molten lava. The heat rising from below was so intense it felt like it would scorch his face.

He had no choice but to summon the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, but the moment the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake saw the Exotic Fire, it acted as if it had found a delicious meal!

It lunged out of the magma in an instant.

"Damn beast! You're courting death!" Xiao Yan roared!

He swung the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, wreathed in the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, and slammed it hard against the head of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

"Behave yourself!"

After shouting this, Xiao Yan kicked the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake onto the shore. As the beast struggled to rise, it suddenly locked eyes with Qing Lin.

Man and snake stared at each other in the subterranean magma world.

"Old thing, who exactly are you? What is your purpose here?" Yue Mei panted heavily.

Given her strength, she couldn't even last three moves against Hai Bodong.

"This isn't the territory of the Snake-People Tribe, so why should I explain myself to you? It seems your Snake-People Tribe is just as overbearing as it used to be," Hai Bodong replied calmly.

Yue Mei lamented the immense power of the man before her, praying that reinforcements would arrive soon.

Hai Bodong saw through her thoughts, but he didn't care.

In the subterranean magma world.

Xiao Yan looked at the now-docile Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and couldn't help but exclaim, "Qing Lin, you're truly amazing. You subdued a Dou Ling-level magical beast so easily."

After being praised by Xiao Yan, Qing Lin smiled and said, "As long as I can make Young Master Xiao Yan happy, Qing Lin is happy too."

Xiao Yan quickly asked, "Qing Lin, can you have it take me down to find the Exotic Fire?"

"I'll ask it."

Qing Lin chatted with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake for a moment, then said excitedly, "Young Master Xiao Yan, it says it can take you to find the Exotic Fire."

Xiao Yan excitedly patted the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's large head, then wrapped his body in the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and jumped into the magma alongside the beast.

Qing Lin said with concern, "Be careful, Young Master Xiao Yan!"

Hai Bodong used ice chains to bind Yue Mei tightly before tossing her to the ground.

"Old thing, if you have the guts, just kill me! The Queen will avenge me regardless!" Yue Mei refused to be captured by Hai Bodong.

Hai Bodong replied indifferently, "You little girl, you've called me an 'old thing' so many times now. Even if your Queen were here, she wouldn't dare call me that."

"Is that so!"

A rough, masculine voice echoed from afar.

Watching three beams of light in different colors flying toward him, Hai Bodong knew Yue Mei's reinforcements had arrived.

Upon seeing Yue Mei bound and thrown on the ground, Mo Basi immediately said furiously, "Human, you are declaring war on our Snake-People Empire! Do you know the consequences of this?"

Yan Ci said viciously, "Why waste words with him? Bind this human and hand him over to the Queen for disposal. Then we head to Stone Desert City to complete our mission."

Hua She'er sneered, "This human actually dared to insult our Snake-People Tribe; we must skin him and pull out his tendons!"

With that, Hua She'er dove down, while Mo Basi and Yan Ci blocked Hai Bodong's path to prevent him from launching a surprise attack.

However, Hai Bodong merely smiled.

Hua She'er shattered the chains on Yue Mei and rescued her.

The four experts of the Snake-People Tribe stood side by side; the pressure from four sets of Dou Qi wings was indeed formidable.

Yue Mei whispered, "Be careful, this guy is a Dou Huang powerhouse. There might be other experts behind him."

Hua She'er said, "I know. The situation here has exceeded our control. I have already informed Her Majesty the Queen of the situation, and I believe she will arrive soon."

Hearing this, Mo Basi said, "In that case, what are we waiting for? Before the Queen arrives, let's take down this human Dou Huang!"

Yan Ci agreed, saying, "Good idea, let's do it!"

Without waiting for the others to react, he charged straight toward Hai Bodong.

Hua She'er cursed inwardly, A useless fool who only knows how to show off. Wouldn't it be foolproof to wait for the Queen to arrive? He just had to act on his own!

Although Hua She'er was berating him in her heart, she and Yue Mei followed suit immediately.

Hai Bodong drew his ice spear once more, pointing the tip at the four of them as he said, "You are merely four Dou Wangs; I will take down as many of you Snake-People as come!"

In the temple of the Snake-People Empire.

After receiving the message from Hua She'er, Queen Medusa was preparing to leave the temple to provide reinforcements when she was blocked in her tracks.

Medusa looked at the writhing White Fang before her and said impatiently, "Eight-Winged Black Emperor Snake, our Snake-People Tribe seems to have no connection with you. What is the meaning of you stopping me from saving my people?"

White Fang circled around the temple, saying as he moved, "I had simply heard of Queen Medusa's great reputation for a long time, so I rushed over to witness it for myself."

Medusa let out a cold snort and said frostily, "I doubt it is that simple. State your true purpose. I imagine you all discovered the existence of the Exotic Fire, which is why you are going to such great lengths."

White Fang bared his white teeth and said, "The Queen is indeed clever. I just wonder if you can bear to part with the Exotic Fire and yield it to my boss."

Queen Medusa smiled and said, "Hua She'er said they were blocked by a Dou Huang powerhouse, and now you have come to stop me. I am very curious as to when the Jia Ma Empire acquired a faction with such strength."

"Queen, you know that I, White Fang, hate fighting and killing the most. So, please, just sit here with me for a while longer," White Fang said, stretching his back.

"If you think this can frighten me, Medusa, then I must tell you that you know far too little about me!"