Evolution Successful, on the Eve of Departure

"Ahhh!!!"

Hearing Queen Medusa's miserable screams from within the Heavenly Flame, the women present were all stunned, their eyes filled with admiration as well.

Lei Qi had briefly told them about Medusa when he arrived here.

Setting aside the positions of their respective sides, all she wanted was for her people to have a better environment to live in.

Yet because of the "responsibility" of being clan leader, she had chosen a path where one careless misstep could lead to "utter annihilation." How could they not admire her?

As they watched the purple snake wildly roll its enormous body, everyone could clearly see its scales rapidly twisting not long after entering the Heavenly Flame. In the end, they were scorched black by the Heavenly Flame and fell weakly from its body.

Once the scales fell away, crimson blood gushed forth. Yet the instant the blood appeared, it was burned into nothingness by the terrifying temperature of the Heavenly Flame, leaving behind streak after streak of blindingly red marks across the purple snake's body.

And this burning, this process of evolution, had only just begun.

"Hah..."

Lei Qi let out a heavy breath. At this moment, even he could not help but feel admiration.

Sure enough, everyone capable of becoming a peerless powerhouse had gone through hardships unknown to others.

Lei Qi felt that he could never become one of them. At the very least, under his current circumstances, he absolutely could not become like them. Even if their conditions were exchanged, he might still be unable to become like them.

For now, all he could do was wait quietly.

Under the crude conditions of the original world, with the uncontrollable Heavenly Flame, Medusa had still succeeded. Now that he was helping her, there naturally would not be any accidents.

Still, hearing those agonized cries, he could not help but feel worried.

No one knew how long the burning continued before her body finally stopped moving.

And just as they were worrying about Medusa, the energy of heaven and earth suddenly began to riot!

The originally clear sky darkened, while masses of dark clouds gathered overhead!

Lei Qi was not surprised by this phenomenon. According to certain ancient legends, when some legendary Magical Beasts were born or advanced, the imbalance of the immense energy within their bodies would trigger various natural phenomena.

"Rumble!!!"

A burst of thunder exploded through the air as a massive bolt of silver lightning shot down from the clouds and plunged into the curtain of Heavenly Flame.

The lightning came quickly and vanished even faster. In the blink of an eye, it had completely dissipated.

Only then did Lei Qi put away the lotus and disperse the Heavenly Flame. His gaze settled on the giant snake, blackened all over as it lay motionless on the ground. Its cold body was no different from that of a dead snake.

"Did... did Her Majesty fail?" Yue Mei collapsed onto the ground, her heart's light seeming to vanish completely at that moment.

Cao Ying, Little Fairy Doctor, Qing Lin, and the others also looked rather distressed.

"She isn't dead," Lei Qi said when he noticed the mood was wrong.

"Crack."

At that very moment, the charred outer skin of the stiff, blackened giant snake corpse lying limp on the ground suddenly began to slowly peel away!

The peeling gradually accelerated, and in the end, a seven-colored streak of light shot out in an instant.

However, the moment it appeared, Lei Qi captured it.

At the same time, a vast aura spread out—it was the aura of a Dou Zong powerhouse!

Lei Qi opened his hand and looked at the seven-colored little snake that had shot out.

It was a slender little snake only around two centimeters long. Its entire body was covered in tiny seven-colored scales, and its pale violet snake eyes carried a faintly bewitching air. A strange, fresh fragrance lingered around its body. Though it was currently only in snake form, it radiated elegance and nobility.

Although the little snake did not look particularly fierce, it was beautiful to an excessive degree. Many women would likely forget their fear and loathing of snakes upon seeing such a beautiful creature.

"Is... is this Queen Medusa?" Little Fairy Doctor asked.

After all, it had emerged from Medusa's body. No matter how one thought about it, it should be related to Medusa, right?

"That's right. It is Her Majesty," Yue Mei said with certainty.

"Hiss, hiss."

The Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python flicked its tongue, seemingly somewhat dazed.

Lei Qi took out a restorative pill and a Spirit-Melting Pill, then directly fed them to it.

After swallowing two more sixth-tier medicinal pills, the seven-colored little snake drifted down into Lei Qi's hand and began to fall asleep.

"Go gather the elders and commanders of your Snake-People Clan. Make your preparations. Later, I'll arrange for experts to escort you to a place suitable for your people to live," Lei Qi said.

"A place to live!?" Yue Mei looked at Lei Qi in disbelief.

"If you remain here, I doubt your queen would be willing to accept it either. She will follow me in the future. Before that, I should arrange a suitable place for you to live, shouldn't I?" Lei Qi replied.

Yue Mei fell silent. Mainly because she did not know whether she should do as he said.

"You only have one chance. If you want to remain here and wait to be divided up among the other empires, then suit yourselves," Lei Qi said indifferently.

"I... I'll make the arrangements right away," Yue Mei said at once, not daring to hesitate any longer.

"Yang Ji."

After Yue Mei left, Lei Qi called out.

"Buzz!"

In the next moment, Yang Ji appeared before Lei Qi.

"I'm going to the imperial capital here. You stay behind. Once the Snake-People Clan's elders arrive, take them ahead to Canaan Academy," Lei Qi said.

Canaan Academy itself was indeed not suitable for the Snake-People Clan, but some areas around the academy were quite suitable for them.

With their strength, they might not live especially well, but at the very least, they would not be directly annexed. After all, the Snake-People Clan had several Dou Huang elders.

The reason he was not taking them directly to the Central Plains was, firstly, because Lei Qi still did not know what Medusa was thinking. Before subduing her, he had no obligation to give them too much.

Secondly, although his current status was extraordinary, he truly did not have the authority to take in an entire clan—especially the Snake-People Clan.

Particularly since, if they were not properly restrained, all sorts of trouble could arise.

That was not something Lei Qi wished to see.

"You're leaving me behind to go have fun by yourself?" Cao Ying pouted, deeply dissatisfied.

"Cough, cough. I have serious business to handle. How is that leaving you behind to go have fun by myself?" Lei Qi explained.

"Hmph!"

Cao Ying did not believe him in the slightest.

"What you need to do most right now is cultivate diligently, especially in your study of alchemy," Lei Qi added.

Although Cao Ying wanted to follow him, since Lei Qi had said so, she could only agree. As for Lei Qi, he headed directly toward the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire.