Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes

"Qing Lin, are you alright?"

Ignoring his own injuries, Su Heng hurried to Qing Lin's side and carefully checked her all over. Only after confirming that she had not suffered any harm did he finally calm down a little.

Without realizing it, Su Heng had already come to see Qing Lin as his little sister. In his previous life, he had also had a younger sister whom he had raised since childhood, and they had been deeply attached.

"Brother Su Heng, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. What about you? Are your injuries serious?"

Qing Lin used her soft little hands to help Su Heng sit down. After fighting to the bitter end, the two of them finally had a rare chance to catch their breath.

"A few broken ribs, and my head's a little dizzy, but I won't die. Looks like my luck isn't too bad. Heaven doesn't seem to want me collecting my lunchbox this early."

"And you, little girl—so you finally decided to call me brother."

Qing Lin's pretty face flushed faintly as she nodded shyly.

Su Heng affectionately rubbed Qing Lin's little head, a brilliant smile of survival appearing on his face.

Just a dozen seconds ago, he had thought he was dead for sure. Su Heng believed he had made every possible preparation, yet he had still fallen one move short and been driven into a dead end.

If his cultivation had been even a little higher—if he had been a three-star Dou Practitioner—he could have killed that Snake-Person first.

But that tiny difference had been the boundary between life and death!

If Qing Lin had not suddenly appeared at that crucial moment, the one left with only half a corpse would have been Su Heng rather than that Snake-Person.

"I still underestimated this world... Only by becoming an absolute powerhouse can I protect my own life—and the lives of those I cherish."

The immense terror he had felt in the face of death completely woke Su Heng up. His past self had been far too careless.

He had thought he was working hard enough. He had thought he had done everything he possibly could. But now, it seemed like a joke. He was still far too lacking!

The battle around them continued. The Snake-People and mercenary groups were locked in fierce combat, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.

This gave Su Heng a precious chance to recover. He took out a Blood-Coagulation Pill and swiftly swallowed it.

The Blood-Coagulation Pill was a first-grade medicinal pill that could treat simple injuries. For Su Heng now, it could only stop the bleeding in his internal organs and keep him from dying of internal hemorrhaging, but that was enough.

"Qing Lin, how did you do that just now? Why did that Snake-Person suddenly lose the ability to move when he saw you?"

While waiting for the Blood-Coagulation Pill to take effect, Su Heng looked into Qing Lin's emerald-green eyes and asked gently.

"I don't know either. My eyes just felt a little sore, then my head became dizzy. I felt like that Snake-Person was really afraid of me, and after that... after that, Brother Su Heng knocked him flying."

Qing Lin rubbed her temples, trying to ease the heaviness in her little head.

"Can big brother take a look?"

As Su Heng looked into Qing Lin's eyes, fragmented memories began surfacing in his mind. He remembered that Qing Lin seemed to possess some kind of special constitution, but he could not recall its name at the moment.

"Mhm, alright."

Qing Lin shifted closer to Su Heng and opened her eyes as wide as possible, gazing gently at this older brother.

Their gazes slowly met. A faint blush spread across Qing Lin's delicate oval face. It was the first time in her life that she had looked into the eyes of someone of the opposite sex like this—and that person was Brother Su Heng, who had given her warmth unlike anything she had ever known.

Nervously twisting her little hands together, Qing Lin clutched the hem of her short skirt tightly. As Su Heng's handsome face gradually drew closer, her heart pounded wildly, and she began to panic.

Su Heng naturally noticed her nervousness. He gently placed a hand on Qing Lin's shoulder to steady her, while keeping himself at an appropriate distance.

Within Qing Lin's eyes, Su Heng faintly saw three tiny pale-green flowers. The three little flowers flickered in and out of view within her pupils, and a familiar yet unfamiliar term rapidly emerged in his mind.

"Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes!"

Ancient memories from his previous life surged forth, and Su Heng could not help crying out in shock.

The Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes were the bane of all snake-type Magic Beasts. Apart from the very few snake-type Magic Beasts with ancient bloodlines, they could control any snake-shaped Magic Beast.

No matter how powerful the target was, as long as its bloodline was not strong enough, it could only submit before the wielder of the Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes.

Every member of the Snake-People Tribe had the soul of a snake-type Magic Beast fused into their body with a secret technique at birth, allowing them to coexist as companions. This enabled the Snake-People Tribe to cultivate faster than humans.

However, that secret technique also effectively turned them into snake-shaped Magic Beasts. Before Qing Lin's Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes, the Snake-People Tribe would meet the same fate as any other snake-type Magic Beast.

"Come to think of it, can Qing Lin control Queen Medusa now?"

As his thoughts raced, a bold idea suddenly burst into Su Heng's mind!

He remembered that Medusa, the queen of the Snake-People Tribe, had a sixth-rank Purple Nether Flame Serpent as her companion Magic Beast before advancing to the Dou Zong realm. Later, she forcibly evolved by devouring a Heavenly Flame, only becoming the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python after reaching the Dou Zong realm.

If they acted while she was still a Purple Nether Flame Serpent, perhaps Qing Lin could make the queen her maid.

"I'll give it a try if I get the chance!"

Turning the proud and savage Queen Medusa into the gentle, virtuous maid Cai Lin—and putting her in a maid outfit—made his blood race just thinking about it.

But such a beautiful dream could only be indulged in briefly. Their most urgent task was to drive back these Snake-People and preserve their lives.

"Qing Lin, big brother needs to tell you something very important now. Listen carefully, and if there's anything you don't understand, ask immediately. Do you understand?"

Seeing Su Heng's unprecedentedly serious expression, Qing Lin pressed her lips together and nodded earnestly.

Su Heng explained the Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes to Qing Lin in the simplest and clearest way possible: what they were, their effects, their abilities, and what they could do after evolving.

Qing Lin silently committed everything to memory. Whenever she did not understand something, she immediately asked, and Su Heng patiently explained.

If they wanted to break the current dangerous situation, Qing Lin was their ultimate trump card!

"Alright, Qing Lin. Do you understand what you need to do now?"

Su Heng gritted his teeth and stood up, carrying Qing Lin in his arms and having her hold onto his shoulder. At the same time, he took several packets of Qi-Replenishing Powder from his pocket.

This medicine was an inferior substitute for the third-grade Qi-Replenishing Pill. It barely qualified as first-grade and could restore a small amount of consumed Dou Qi. Su Heng took all of it out now to provide Qing Lin with the Dou Qi she needed.

"Brother Su Heng, Qing Lin won't let you down. Qing Lin will definitely protect everyone!"

"Good! Then let's go!"

Su Heng gathered all the Dou Qi in his body and charged toward the battlefield. The first people he needed to deal with were the two Snake-People Dou Masters trapping Xiao Li, freeing Xiao Li, their strongest combatant.

Jade-like ghostly light blossomed from Su Heng's shoulder, piercing through the silver lightning net and striking directly at the two four-star Snake-People Dou Masters.

The two men, who had been fighting with all their strength only moments ago, instantly stiffened upon touching the green light, unable to move at all.

"Second Brother Xiao, strike now! We're helping you!"

Su Heng shouted repeatedly. Xiao Li heard him clearly and did not hesitate for even a moment. With a flick of his spear, a Profound-rank Dou Technique sprang forth.

"Thunder Arc Three-Stage Dance!"

Three serpent-like arcs of lightning flashed into existence, completely engulfing the two Snake-People Dou Masters.

"Come on, let's help the others."

Su Heng pulled Xiao Li and rushed toward the battle between the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and the Snake-People. Before Qing Lin's Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes and Xiao Li's violent lightning Dou Qi, the Snake-People ambushers collapsed at the slightest touch, unable to offer the slightest resistance.

"Qing Lin, how are you? Can you hold on?"

Feeling Qing Lin's body begin to tremble violently in his arms, Su Heng grew worried. He fed her a small packet of Qi-Replenishing Powder, then asked anxiously.

"I'm alright. I can still hold on."

Qing Lin's already fair little face had turned completely bloodless. Repeatedly using the Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes had placed an enormous burden on her body.

She was only a fourteen-year-old girl without any Dou Qi cultivation. Such massive consumption had already pushed her to the brink of collapse.

Even with the aid of the Qi-Replenishing Powder, the burden was still far too great.

"No, your body is getting colder and colder. Forget it!"

Su Heng stopped walking. He could clearly feel Qing Lin's body temperature dropping. It was obvious that her vitality and blood had been excessively drained; if this continued, it would cause permanent damage to her body.

"Brother Su Heng, I can do it... Qing Lin can do it..."

Qing Lin's voice grew weaker and weaker. Two Snake-People were still putting up a desperate resistance, and she forced herself to endure, wanting to do more.

"No! Listen to me. From now on, you are not allowed to use the Bi-Snake Three-Flower Eyes again!"

Su Heng stopped and gently covered Qing Lin's eyes with his hand, holding her even tighter in his arms. In an unquestionable tone, he stopped her from acting.

"Second Brother Xiao, please help my two uncles from the Su family. The other mercenary brothers are enough to handle the Snake-People here."

Su Heng handed all the remaining Qi-Replenishing Powder to Xiao Li. Without a second thought, Xiao Li swallowed a packet, then grinned and stared at the two Snake-People with an exceptionally vicious gaze.

"Don't worry, Brother Su. I'll go finish them right now."