Obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame

"It really is a Heavenly Flame."

Queen Medusa's enormous snake eyes stared at the azure flame, her gaze somewhat unfocused.

To her, that Heavenly Flame represented both danger and temptation.

"The Green Lotus Core Flame. Ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, it is born deep within the earth. It gains sentience after ten years, takes shape after a hundred, becomes a lotus after a thousand. At full maturity, its color leans toward azure, and a cluster of azure flame grows within the lotus core. It is called the Green Lotus Flame."

Because Queen Medusa needed Heavenly Flames for her evolution, she had done some research on them.

"Then what do we do now, Your Majesty?"

In the original story, there had been no mention of subduing the Green Lotus Core Flame within this magma, only the lotus seat.

Yet Queen Medusa had been injured before the Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Heavenly Flames possess sentience, but it was born from the Green Lotus, so its true body cannot leave it. I will suppress the fire spirit it summons later. Take the chance to seize the lotus seat."

Queen Medusa spoke coolly.

Chen Mo nodded. Just as he used his Dou Qi and two clusters of Beast Flame to form three layers of defense before climbing down from Queen Medusa—

Queen Medusa opened her snake mouth and spat out a surge of pure energy, which formed a protective barrier around Chen Mo's entire body.

When Chen Mo looked up at her, she was already swimming toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

A faint smile curled Chen Mo's lips.

With a flap of his wings, his body shot toward the area shrouded in azure light like a small fish darting through a lake.

As he drew closer and closer to the azure glow, Chen Mo could clearly feel the temperature around him soaring abruptly.

The outermost protective barrier around his body already showed signs of gradually melting.

Elsewhere.

As Queen Medusa approached, the flames clustered around the azure lotus stirred. They trembled slightly, transforming into an azure fire spirit that lunged at Queen Medusa.

The fire spirit resembled a flood dragon, and its body was no smaller than Queen Medusa's.

The two sides quickly began a fierce battle.

Meanwhile, Chen Mo quietly slipped into the area enveloped by the azure light.

Once his body entered the azure glow, the expected scorching heat did not arrive. Instead, the temperature around him strangely dropped considerably.

Chen Mo was only briefly surprised before sweeping his gaze toward the azure lotus at the center.

The azure lotus had eight petals. Its eight azure leaves looked as though they had been naturally carved from the most flawless green jade, crystal-clear at a glance.

Atop the lotus was a lotus seat about two or three feet wide. Fluorescence shone from several holes in the seat.

Within the largest hole at the center, a fist-sized flame drifted upward.

Chen Mo took a deep breath and quietly slipped past its lotus stem, intending to cut off the fuel at the source.

But the Green Lotus Flame still noticed him. The azure flame trembled slightly, as if faintly gripped by fear, and hurriedly recalled the fire spirit battling Queen Medusa.

Seeing the fire spirit trying to return, Queen Medusa tangled with it even more tightly.

With the fire spirit trapped, the Green Lotus Flame grew even more afraid. Pillars of fire erupted from the surrounding magma, soaring into the sky, while the fire spirit's strength surged dramatically. Clearly, it wanted to break free as quickly as possible and defend its home.

Queen Medusa directly blocked the fire spirit's path.

Chen Mo glanced back at the commotion behind him, gripped Tian Yuan, and slashed at the roots of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Just as Chen Mo's Tian Yuan was about to reach the roots, a surge of azure flames suddenly erupted from the Green Lotus Flame atop the lotus seat.

Chen Mo slashed with his sword, instantly splitting the flames in two as they passed by either side of his body.

Other than turning red, the Tian Yuan sword showed no effect.

Seeing that its flames could not even destroy a sword, the Green Lotus Flame immediately became somewhat furious, its azure radiance flaring wildly.

The Green Lotus Flame, originally only the size of a fist, even expanded to the size of a head.

The fire spirit battling Queen Medusa also swelled by more than a full circle.

A Snake Tail lashed viciously against Queen Medusa's body.

Bang!

Queen Medusa was sent flying.

Yet the fire spirit did not press its advantage. Instead, it hurried toward the azure lotus.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of crimson blood sprayed from her lips. Watching the fire spirit charge toward Chen Mo, Queen Medusa suddenly shouted:

"This Queen commands you to stop!"

Boom!

Her enormous mouth opened, and a crimson energy beam shot out, smashing viciously into the fire spirit.

"Boom!"

The fire spirit was blasted straight into the rock wall. The cavern shook, and the walls began to collapse. Countless falling rocks plunged into the magma, and the moment they sank beneath its surface, the once-calm Magma World immediately turned violent.

At that moment.

Chen Mo also used a specially made jade dagger to sever the Green Lotus's roots. Enduring the pain of his body being scorched, he grabbed the lotus stem.

After the Green Lotus left its roots, the azure light around it gradually shrank. The eight lotus leaves, like green jade, began to fold inward, wrapping up the Green Lotus Flame on the lotus seat.

As the Green Lotus Flame was wrapped up, the fire spirit embedded in the rock wall instantly dissipated.

Just then, the magma began to surge, and the cavern shook violently. Cracks suddenly spread across the rock wall above Chen Mo's head before it immediately collapsed, sending down a massive boulder.

Chen Mo naturally noticed it. Just as he was about to slash it apart with his sword, a purple Snake Tail lashed fiercely against the boulder, instantly shattering it.

"This cavern is about to collapse. Get up here."

There was a trace of urgency beneath Medusa's icy words.

With a flap of his wings, Chen Mo climbed onto Queen Medusa's back.

Since the Green Lotus Flame did not temporarily "belong" to Chen Mo, he could not store it in the system inventory. The quality of the Storage Ring in his hand was far too low, making that impossible as well.

He could only hold it for now.

Fortunately, after the Green Lotus Flame was enveloped by the lotus leaves, the lotus stem was no longer so hot to the touch.

"You're hurt."

Chen Mo then noticed that several scales had fallen from Queen Medusa's snake body, blood flowing from her wounds.

"None of your business."

Queen Medusa carried Chen Mo and sped toward the exit.

Still putting on a tough front.

Chen Mo took out a jade bottle from his Storage Ring and poured an entire bottle of medicinal powder over the wounds.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Mo gently said as he stroked the scales around the wounds, as though trying to ease her pain.

Ding! Favorability +2. Obtained 5 Favorability Coins. Intimacy bonus triggered. Obtained 1 One-Star Dou King Experience Card.

"I simply did not want my sister to come out of seclusion and see that you had died."

Queen Medusa said coldly.

Chen Mo smiled faintly and said nothing, continuing to stroke her with one hand.

Outside.

This place was not far from Mo City. The violent energy fluctuations had long attracted the attention of the city's experts.

After Hai Bo Dong was the first to arrive, two more Dou Wang experts also reached the area.

Sensing the lingering energy at the cave entrance, Hai Bo Dong exclaimed, "It's Queen Medusa!"

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