Evolution Road

"Where is this?"

Queen Medusa brought Wang Shu to an extremely secluded place. It was not in the central region of the Snake-People Race, but rather somewhat remote.

However, the environment here was rather unusual. The air carried a cool, damp freshness, completely different from the scorching dryness outside.

There was also some vegetation around them. Though not lush, compared to the utterly barren Tagor Desert, it was as rare as a phoenix feather or unicorn horn.

The ground in the distance shimmered with an intensely bright silver glow, nearly blending into the earth itself.

Looking more closely, it turned out to be a pool of icy blue spring water. Specks of starlight reflected the boundless starry sky within it, filling it with silvery-white radiance. Wisps of mist curled above it, and the rippling water merged with the sky.

"This is where I usually cultivate. This spring is the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. Compared to ordinary spring water, the chill it contains is exceptionally intense.

"I had originally planned to devour the Heavenly Flames here, using the Ice Spirit Cold Spring's extreme cold properties to improve my chances of success."

Medusa's gaze rested on the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and a trace of determination showed in her beautiful eyes.

Wang Shu walked closer to the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and placed one hand above its surface. A sudden chill assaulted him.

White frost flowers appeared across his palm, spreading toward his arm.

Perhaps before long, he would be frozen into an ice sculpture by that terrifying cold.

At once, the true qi in his Dantian stirred, turning into a surging wave of heat that dispersed the icy chill. The frost on his palm slowly melted away.

"The chill of this spring truly is powerful. If it continued to evolve for tens of millions of years and absorbed the creations of heaven and earth,

"perhaps it could give birth to an ice spirit of the same rank as the Heavenly Flames and become a rare treasure of heaven and earth."

Wang Shu said. Like the Heavenly Flames, this Ice Spirit Cold Spring had formed by absorbing the natural forces of heaven and earth.

Heavenly Flames could become an existence capable of burning mountains and boiling seas, so this cold spring possessed the same potential.

"Even in the outside world, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring is priceless and unavailable. Countless human alchemists would flock to it," Medusa said.

"However, the Evolution Road is fraught with danger. Are you truly prepared? One careless mistake could lead to your death and the destruction of your soul."

Wang Shu asked again, his expression solemn.

"If I succeed in evolving, my younger sister will no longer have to suffer the agony of being burned by flames. We are twins, sharing the same origin and nature.

"Then, as long as half of my origin is extracted, my sister can evolve directly, break through the shackles of a magical beast, and take human form."

Medusa spoke with unwavering resolve. She was not doing this merely for herself, but even more for her younger sister.

As her older sister, she could bear that pain alone.

Die was kind by nature. She wanted her to remain a carefree, pure, innocent girl.

At this, Wang Shu could not help but look at Medusa again.

He had not expected this cold-blooded, domineering Queen to possess such a tender side. He could not help but smile.

"You trust me this much already? You should know that your prejudice against humans used to run very deep."

Medusa looked dazed, yet she smiled.

"You are different from other humans."

"Is that a compliment?"

Wang Shu touched his nose. He felt that he was not merely handsome, nor did he possess only a pretty face. He truly had seven or eight parts charm of character as well.

Otherwise, why would the cold, noble Queen Medusa regard him differently?

Next, Wang Shu summoned the Samadhi True Fire. Golden flames hovered above his palm, their azure tails swaying back and forth.

Though it possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth, it currently looked no different from an ordinary flame.

As expected, it was a flame with substance, just like him!

The reason devouring Heavenly Flames was dangerous was because they were uncontrollable and their power was violent.

Yet under Wang Shu's control, the Samadhi True Fire was like a docile little lamb, actively cooperating with Medusa as she drew upon it.

Within the icy blue spring water, bright moonlight spilled down in sheets. Silver ripples swayed like the Milky Way beyond the heavens, dazzling and magnificent.

That hazy, graceful figure stood in the center of the spring.

By the moonlight, he could see a flawless back like that of an immortal maiden in a painting, smooth and lustrous as jade...

Two days later, the strange phenomenon surrounding Medusa's evolution finally faded away. The energy fluctuations in the spring water also gradually weakened until they were nearly imperceptible.

Thump, thump, thump!

A faint heartbeat sounded. It was slowly reviving, brimming with vitality and heralding new life.

"Looks like she succeeded."

In the distance, Wang Shu, who had been sitting in meditation, slowly opened his eyes with a smile.

Over the past two days, even though he had deliberately controlled the Samadhi True Fire to assist Medusa's evolution, Medusa's aura had completely vanished several times, flickering in and out.

Fortunately, the danger had passed. Everything had now turned for the better.

A cloud of white mist rose from the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and a graceful, tall figure slowly emerged from within.

Wang Shu focused his gaze, but his expression changed drastically.

It turned out that all of Medusa's clothes had been burned away during her evolution. She walked out just like that, exposing everything about herself before Wang Shu's eyes.

Her long, black, silky hair cascaded casually from her fragrant shoulders.

Her skin was fairer than snow and smooth as jade, her curves enchanting and flawless.

Below her slender willow-like waist was no longer a purple serpent tail. In its place was a pair of long, straight, rounded, smooth legs.

"Damn!"

Wang Shu hurriedly turned his head away. Medusa's charm at that moment was simply too overwhelming, enough to stir anyone's heart.

Especially like this—she was practically forcing a man to commit a crime and turn into a beast.

A trace of confusion appeared in Medusa's eyes, likely a side effect of having just completed her evolution.

But that confusion soon faded, replaced by clarity.

At that moment, she also realized something. She felt as though she were burning, and a faint rosy glow silently appeared on her face.

A flash of red light glimmered from the Storage Ring on her slender index finger, and then a deep red gown appeared.

Medusa lifted the red gown and elegantly turned her beautiful body. Red light spread from her figure, and in the blink of an eye, she had draped herself in the dress, concealing the body that could enthrall any man.

"Thank you."

Medusa hid the strange emotions in her heart, and then a breathtaking smile appeared on her stunning face.

Wang Shu turned around. Seeing that Medusa had already changed into a brilliant red gown, he could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The temptation just now had truly been too great!

"You're welcome. You succeeded in evolving?"

Wang Shu asked, his gaze resting on Medusa. Yet from time to time, the beautiful sight from before involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Yes. I have completely broken free from the bloodline shackles of a Six-Order Magical Beast and successfully broken through to the seventh order, equivalent to the human Dou Zong realm.

"Moreover, I awakened the ancient inheritance within my bloodline. It belongs to the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.

"This inheritance is enough to support my cultivation all the way to the realm of a Nine-Order Magical Beast."

Medusa spoke, her heart trembling as though she were dreaming. She could scarcely believe any of it.

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