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Within the enormous underground cavern, fiery-red magma flowed slowly. Every so often, huge bubbles surfaced from within it.

Moments later, with a soft sound, one of the bubbles burst with a bang, and scorching magma shot out like brilliant crimson fireworks.

Queen Medusa's brows were tightly furrowed. This scorching environment made her feel deeply uncomfortable.

Her nature was cold and yin, inherently opposed to fire. Ordinary flames meant nothing to her, but at the bottom of this magma lay a Heavenly Flame—the Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Here, this is an Ice Heart Pill." Chen Mo took an Ice Heart Pill from his Storage Ring and handed it to Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa accepted it and swallowed it. She immediately felt somewhat more comfortable.

"What is this surprise you wish to give This Queen?" Queen Medusa had more or less guessed what it was, but she found it hard to believe.

"A Heavenly Flame." Chen Mo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you say before that you liked Heavenly Flames? Today, I'll give that Heavenly Flame to you."

As expected.

Queen Medusa understood at once, but she was slightly stunned as she said in surprise, "Give it to This Queen?"

Chen Mo nodded.

After all, the Heavenly Flame was not particularly useful to him right now.

Besides, Queen Medusa only needed the Heavenly Flame to evolve; she was not truly going to refine and devour it.

For all he knew, the Heavenly Flame might end up returning to him in the end.

So, using this opportunity to win the beauty's favor was no loss. (Sigh, I didn't want to put it so bluntly, but I was afraid you'd say giving away the Heavenly Flame was stupid.)

Seeing Chen Mo nod, the bewitching face hidden behind Queen Medusa's white mask could not help but soften with emotion.

As an alchemist, Chen Mo was actually giving her the Heavenly Flame that alchemists valued most, even regarded as a sacred treasure in their hearts. She could not help but let her thoughts wander.

Ding! Favorability +1. Obtained Incense Stick's Worth of Enlightenment Time.

Queen Medusa gave a cold snort. "Where is this Heavenly Flame you speak of?"

"It's within this Magma World." Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

Queen Medusa's eyes narrowed as she stared intently at the magma below. Her expression then turned grave. "There is a living creature in this magma?"

"There's a fourth-tier Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake," Chen Mo said.

"A Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake?"

Queen Medusa raised a delicate brow and said,

"Legend has it that Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snakes generally grow in extremely hot places, feeding on magma. They have immense potential for evolution. They are only first-tier magic beasts at birth, but given sufficient opportunity, they can even evolve into Tier 6 Magic Beasts comparable to Dou Emperor experts. This Magma World does resemble the sort of place it would inhabit."

"Then, Your Majesty, I'll lure it out later, and you can kill... subdue it."

Chen Mo had originally wanted to say kill it, but the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and Queen Medusa were both snake-type creatures. Saying kill might provoke Queen Medusa's displeasure.

Queen Medusa nodded.

Perhaps because of what Chen Mo had said earlier, she subconsciously followed his lead.

At Chen Mo's command, a pair of golden wings shot out from behind him. Holding Tian Yuan, he beat his wings and flew above the Magma World.

"Be caref—" Queen Medusa extended her hand, but stopped herself.

Her phoenix eyes remained fixed on the surface of the magma, ready to act at any moment.

Chen Mo slowly flew above the magma. Blood Flame and purple fire formed two layers of protective barriers around his body.

His soul perception also spread out from his body, cautiously scanning the surroundings.

He stayed relatively close to the magma's surface in order to lure out the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

The temperature in the cavern was absurdly high. Even with two layers of protection, Chen Mo still felt intensely hot.

Chen Mo did not fly very quickly, drifting back and forth as he slowly surveyed the magma below.

Finally, after Chen Mo had flown back and forth several times, amid magma splashing everywhere, a massive creature suddenly shot out from the magma and lunged lightning-fast at Chen Mo above, jaws wide open.

Chen Mo beat his wings, rapidly rising into the air. At the same time, he controlled Tian Yuan to continually provoke it, stoking its rage.

He wanted to create more room for Queen Medusa to act.

Clearly, Chen Mo's provocation successfully ignited the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's fury.

It burst out of the magma and shot toward Chen Mo in midair, letting out shrill hisses. The wildly spraying magma also threw the calm magma lake into violent turmoil, sending pillars of molten fire soaring into the sky.

High in the air, Chen Mo's wings beat rapidly as he controlled Tian Yuan to slash out streaks of Sword Intent, striking the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

Its hard crimson scales burst apart, and trails of dark-red blood seeped through the gaps between them.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake flew into a rage. Its two savage snake heads opened their enormous jaws and spat out scarlet forked tongues.

Its speed surged as it swept toward Chen Mo.

Bang!

At that moment, an alluring purple Snake Tail viciously lashed the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, sending it crashing into the nearby rock wall and blasting out a huge pit. Blood flowed from its body.

Chen Mo stopped flying. Before him floated a purple giant snake over thirty meters long.

The purple giant snake's body was slender yet powerful, carrying a faintly elegant beauty. Its pale-purple snake pupils lacked the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's ferocity, instead revealing a trace of cold beauty and indifference.

It was Queen Medusa's true form: the Amethyst Nether Flame Serpent.

The purple giant snake slowly twisted through the air, its enormous head staring at the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake embedded in the rock wall. A strange pressure radiated from her body.

The pupils of the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's two heads contracted as fear surfaced in their eyes. It was an instinctive dread rooted in its bloodline.

Bloodline suppression.

Queen Medusa carried within her body a trace of the bloodline of an ancient magical beast—the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

This bloodline exerted an extremely powerful suppressive force over all snakes.

The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake retreated fearfully back into the magma.

"Get on," Queen Medusa said, flicking out her forked tongue.

"Get on?"

Chen Mo was startled, his Adam's apple bobbing. Was she serious?

Am I going to unlock the Snake Knight achievement this soon?

"Hm?" Queen Medusa gave a cold snort.

"Damn it! Death it is."

Chen Mo flew onto the purple giant snake's body, then straddled it and clung tightly to her serpentine form.

Queen Medusa's body stiffened. Her forked tongue flicked lightly, and then a crimson glow enveloped both her snake body and Chen Mo.

Chen Mo pointed out the direction, and Queen Medusa carried him as she plunged headfirst into the Magma World.

They dived.

They continued diving.

Following the map in his mind, Chen Mo directed Queen Medusa to dive for nearly half an hour.

Finally, amid a patch of green light in the Magma World, they saw a green lotus.

Above the lotus, a green flame flickered gently.

The Green Lotus Core Flame.