Blind Spot

On the desert surface, the sun blazes overhead, and yellow sand swirls everywhere.

Medusa's gaze fell on the sand dunes below, her red lips slightly upturned.

This is it.

Instead of rushing into the cave entrance, she hovered in mid-air and first used her senses to investigate the situation below.

The next moment, Medusa's pupils suddenly contracted.

Someone came up from below, and...

That person carried the aura of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

The Heavenly Flames that carried her hopes for evolution was snatched away by someone else?!

"Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling..."

Just as Qin Yu emerged from the lava pool aboard the Azure Green Lotus Platform below the cave, a loud bang came from above.

"Boom!"

The cave's dome was violently ripped open from the outside, and huge rocks covered in yellow sand fell from the sky, crashing into the lava pool and creating waves of fire several meters high.

"What the hell? It peeked out and was instantly killed?"

Qin Yu instantly erected the lotus platform barrier, blocking the splashing lava from outside.

At the same time, his mind sank directly into his body, activating the newly rooted Green Lotus Core Flame Seed.

I've just learned the "Inviting Flame Possession" trick, and now I'm putting it to use.

Qin Yu looked up and saw the midday sun shining through the hole in the desert.

A purple figure hovered in mid-air, its alluring face filled with rage, its narrow, vertical pupils looking down at him as if he were a dead man.

Queen Medusa.

Qin Yu's pupils contracted slightly, and he silently began to stir the magma deep within the earth's core. Given the current situation, a peaceful resolution was impossible.

As expected, Medusa's delicate face suddenly darkened after sensing the aura of the Green Lotus Core Flame within him.

The Heavenly Flames that carried her hopes of breaking through to the Dou Zong was snatched away by a Seven-Star Da Dou Shi.

"Human, you have quite the nerve! You dare touch my Heavenly Flames?"

Medusa's voice came from above, clear and majestic.

"Your Heavenly Flames? Why don't you call it, Your Majesty, and see if it responds?"

As Qin Yu answered, he manipulated the power of magma and the Green Lotus Core Flame to create layers of protection around them.

Even putting everything else aside, based solely on the performance of the Green Lotus Core Flame child when he merged with it, Qin Yu would never willingly hand it over to someone else.

Even if his body was burned to a thousand holes during the fusion process, it was because he wasn't prepared. The Green Lotus Core Flame had already done its best.

"Humanity."

Seeing Qin Yu's posture, Medusa understood his meaning. Her red lips parted slightly, and her tone became very calm:

"In your next life, don't casually take what doesn't belong to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura descended from the sky.

The entire cave wall trembled, and small stones fell down in a rustling sound, pressing a deep indentation into the surface of the lava pool.

However, this oppressive force, powerful enough to suppress even Dou Wang expert, was blocked by the lotus platform barrier surrounding Qin Yu Qin Yu, and did not cause him any harm.

Medusa raised an eyebrow slightly.

Her oppressive aura was actually blocked by a Seven-Star Da Dou Shi?

However, the surprise in her eyes was fleeting, quickly replaced by coldness.

So what if you can withstand her oppressive aura? The barrier of Heavenly Flames has its limits; just break it.

Medusa raised her hand, and a violent surge of Dou Qi erupted from her palm, heading straight for Qin Yu.

She didn't hold back in this attack; any other Dou Wang standing here would have been killed in one blow.

Since this human is unwilling to obediently hand over the Heavenly Flames, there is only one path left.

"It was really fast!"

As expected of Peak Dou Emperor, a peak Queen Medusa level expert, Qin Yu only reacted when the attack was almost upon him.

The next second, the entire lava pool seemed to be stirred up by an invisible giant hand, and then exploded with a roar.

A thick pillar of fire shot into the sky from the magma, colliding squarely with the streak of Dou Qi.

"Boom!"

The pillar of fire and the stream of Dou Qi qi collided in mid-air, but Medusa's attack was clearly superior, directly piercing through the pillar of fire and slamming into the protective barrier that Qin Yu had constructed using Heavenly Flames and magma.

Perhaps weakened by the pillar of fire, Medusa's attack was steadily blocked by the barrier.

"Um?"

Medusa was also taken aback. What kind of tactic was this?

"Interesting."

She glanced down at the churning lava pool below and immediately understood the truth.

But this truth left her somewhat incredulous.

A mere Seven-Star Da Dou Shi can actually manipulate magma deep underground?

"Did they draw upon the power of the Green Lotus Core Flame?"

Medusa's eyes narrowed as she noticed the blue lotus mark between Qin Yu's brows.

Even with the power of the Green Lotus Core Flame, it was only able to block his own attack...

Fine, at worst it'll just take some effort. She refused to believe she couldn't even defeat a Seven-Star Da Dou Shi.

"Since you insist on resisting to the bitter end..."

Medusa stopped wasting words, her battle Battle Qi Wings flapped suddenly, and she transformed into a purple afterimage, rushing straight towards Qin Yu.

With her Peak Dou Emperor speed, Qin Yu didn't even have time to react when she unleashed her attack.

only...

Even her personal intervention was blocked by the barrier erected by Qin Yu?

With a muffled thud, the Green Lotus Platform was blasted back several dozen feet, but Qin Yu remained unharmed.

Dozens of protective barriers on the surface of the lotus platform were visibly shattered, but they were restored to their original state in the blink of an eye.

Furthermore, the thickness of the barrier is increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Medusa shook off the Green Lotus Core Flame that clung to her hands, her expression growing increasingly grim.

Was this human constantly building up layers of barriers from the moment we met?

"How naive!"

Medusa was about to continue her attack, she saw Qin Yu suddenly raise his right hand.

"Rise!"

The lava pool exploded again, and rings of lotus-blue fire pillars erupted from Qin Yu's center, burning towards Medusa.

Medusa stopped in her tracks. These rings of fire pillars were all formed by the Green Lotus Core Flame mixed with underground magma.

She could indeed withstand the pain with her own cultivation, but if it weren't for the need for evolution, who would willingly endure the agony of being burned by this Heavenly Flames?

She snorted coldly, concentrated her Dou Qi at her fingertips, and then pointed out a thin stream of purple Dou Qi that instantly pierced through the layers of flames.

However, when this Dou Qi pierced through the flames and revealed the interior of the flames, Medusa immediately lost her composure.

In the lava pool, the Green Lotus Platform had vanished, along with Qin Yu's figure.

"... Oh."

After a long silence, Medusa finally let out a self-deprecating chuckle.

"You truly are the first human to dare to mock Queen Medusa like this!"

At this moment, she wanted to curse. How could she, the dignified queen of the Snake-People Tribe, have been tricked by a human with such low cultivation?!

"I'd like to see where you can run to!!"

With a furious shout, Medusa plunged headfirst into the lava.

Even if it means being burned by the Heavenly Flames, she will drag this human out and tear him to pieces!