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At that moment, Mo Yun beat his purple-black Dou Qi wings. With every flap, he shot forward hundreds of meters.

No wonder people on the Dou Qi Continent coveted Dou Qi wings so greatly. Having wings really did make one fast!

Mo Yun flew over the temple walls and across the lake. He saw the Purple Nether Flame Snake coiling above the temple, purple radiance continuously pouring from its body until it nearly enveloped the entire island.

"That woman is actually setting up an energy barrier too! I can't let the barrier lock me outside!" Mo Yun cursed under his breath and accelerated once more. With both Frenzied Flight skills activated, the Dou Qi throughout his body surged wildly.

As for flying, the Dou Qi in Mo Yun's body could only sustain him for a little over ten seconds at most. He had to get inside before Medusa finished setting up the barrier!

As the purple radiance continued to descend, a layer of purple light slowly emerged, preparing to cover the entire island within the temple from above.

The purple membrane kept falling. When it was only about a foot from the ground, Mo Yun had no time to stop himself and barely slid inside, skimming across the ground.

After he entered, the purple membrane finally settled, enclosing the entire island.

The disturbance on Mo Yun's side seemed to have caught the attention of Medusa, who had transformed into her Purple Nether Flame Snake form. Yet that massive purple snake head merely glanced at Mo Yun and paid him no further heed.

The evolution seemed to have entered its initial stage, leaving Medusa with no time to care about Mo Yun sneaking in.

After circling the sky several more times, the enormous purple snake body let out a hiss and charged without hesitation into the Azure Lotus Core Flame at the center of the pool.

Seeing Medusa's actions, Mo Yun, who had put away his Dou Qi wings and was dusting himself off, immediately sucked in a cold breath.

This woman was truly ruthless!

Although the Azure Lotus Core Flame did not possess fully developed intelligence like the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame or the Void Swallowing Flame, compared with ordinary beast flames and Dou Qi flames, it still possessed a faint degree of awareness.

Faced with Medusa's blatant provocation, the Azure Lotus Core Flame showed no mercy. The azure flame, originally only half a meter high, instantly erupted. It soared into the sky, enough to completely engulf the Purple Nether Flame Snake Medusa had become.

The instant the Purple Nether Flame Snake was swallowed by the Azure Lotus Core Flame, a bloodcurdling scream rang out.

Given Medusa's personality, she would never cry out easily even in pain. The fact that she screamed so uncontrollably showed just how horrific the agony of being burned by the Heavenly Flame was.

The screams spread uncontrollably through the Holy City, and all the snake people began to worry.

The Purple Nether Flame Snake's enormous body was completely enveloped by the azure fire, making their hearts tremble.

They did not know why their Queen had chosen to do such a thing for no reason, but at this moment, they could only hope that Medusa would safely overcome this crisis.

Hua She Er and the Four Great Elders had long since clenched their fists tightly. The more familiar they were with Medusa, the more worried they became with every scream she let out.

The massive purple snake body thrashed endlessly, but against the Heavenly Flame's scorching heat, which left no blind spots at all, it was clearly useless.

In less than a minute, the gleaming scales of the Purple Nether Flame Snake, which possessed the strength of a sixth-tier magical beast, had begun to warp. Their edges gradually blackened before the scales were completely burned away.

The purple snake body turned pitch-black. Standing so close, Mo Yun could even smell the scent of roasted meat.

Mo Yun had already arrived beside the pool. His face felt slightly hot from the Heavenly Flame's heat. Fortunately, his hair had not grown back after breaking through to the Dou Ling realm. Otherwise, under such scorching heat, it might have caught fire directly.

Within the azure flames, Medusa Queen's screams continued for half an hour before gradually weakening. The snake body's movements also became smaller and smaller. With every movement, chunks of charred matter fell away. Of her body, which had originally stretched over a dozen zhang, only two or three zhang still retained the faintest trace of life—and even that was constantly fading.

"Boom!"

Within a few breaths, the last remaining section of her body crashed down from the air onto the Azure Lotus Core Flame, utterly motionless.

Outside the purple barrier Medusa had set up, more and more snake people stood in the streets and atop rooftops, staring blankly as the figure within the azure flames vanished. A wave of desolation instantly surged forth, enveloping the entire Snake-People Tribe Holy City!

"Impossible! Her Majesty the Queen cannot have failed!" In front of Medusa Palace, tears streamed uncontrollably down Hua She Er's face.

Even the Four Great Elders, who were cultivating quietly in the Bamboo Forest outside the Holy City, clenched their already-tight fists even harder, their fingernails digging into the flesh of their palms from the force.

Unlike the other snake people, Medusa's failure meant a disaster to them—a disaster the Snake-People Tribe could not afford to suffer. This was precisely why they had not dared let Medusa attempt it, for fear of the very situation unfolding now.

"Bastard! We told her not to use the evolution method, but she refused to listen and ended up like this... How can she face the Snake-People Tribe?!" Second Elder cried hoarsely. Though he cursed the fiercest, he was also crying the hardest among the four.

Great Elder's eyes reddened slightly as well, but in the next moment, his brows furrowed. He raised his head and looked at the suddenly much darker sky, a trace of solemnity appearing on his face. "Something isn't right!"

Other than Great Elder, the only one who could remain calm was Mo Yun, who was watching from nearby.

Medusa being burned to a crisp had already happened in the original story. The key was whether she could come back to life afterward!

"Sure enough... Looks like that woman succeeded after all!" Sensing the suddenly turbulent energy of heaven and earth around him, as well as the dark clouds rapidly gathering overhead, Mo Yun was certain that Medusa had succeeded.

"Boom!"

A thunderous roar suddenly came from the dark clouds. Silver lightning bolts struck down continuously, with several nearly reaching the ground.

The earlier bolts of thunder and lightning seemed to have merely been a warm-up. Before long, a massive silver thunderbolt shot down from the clouds at astonishing speed, crashing directly into the Azure Lotus Core Flame within the purple light barrier.

That strike shattered the charred remains of the Purple Nether Flame Snake that Mo Yun had been thinking about.

I wonder if it can still be recorded. The Purple Nether Flame Snake is a peak sixth-tier magical beast! It would be such a waste if it can't be recorded!

The thunder came quickly and left just as quickly. Shortly after the strike, the sky cleared once more.

Many people desperately wanted to know what had happened inside the purple barrier.

Mo Yun, who had hidden to one side beforehand to avoid being struck by lightning, returned to the pool. The Azure Lotus Core Flame was now only the size of a fist, flickering faintly as though it had become extremely weak.

The Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the pool had long since been exhausted, while the ground was covered in a layer of black matter that was likely the ashes of the Purple Nether Flame Snake.

Not far away, there were also several somewhat larger pieces...

But compared with all that, Mo Yun was far more interested in Medusa's evolved magical beast form... the Seven-Colored Scales and Devouring Sky Head!