"Hah-"
Since Little Purple was still a baby, even with a larger body, a longer mane, and the strength of a fifth-rank magical beast, the cub still couldn't produce a proper lion's roar. Opening that mouth yielded only a hiss.
"Hm? A flying lion?"
"That group already went inside?!"
Queen Medusa looked at the big purple cat crouched at the cave entrance and hissing at her. Her expression changed abruptly, and her tail began swishing rapidly.
The Heavenly Flame was tied to the fate of her entire Snake-People Tribe. Absolutely nothing could go wrong!
But before she could approach the cave entrance, she heard a teasing voice.
"Queen Medusa-I've long admired your reputation!"
Holding Qing Lin by one hand, Sun Buxiao spread a pair of purple, scale-covered wings behind him and flew out of the Earthfire Cave, looking down at Medusa on the ground.
Just as the rumors claimed, Queen Medusa was bewitchingly beautiful. Even with anger covering her face, her nobility and elegance still shone through. That thick purple snake tail didn't make her look strange at all-if anything, it might make people even more excited?
"Who are you?! Where's the Green Lotus Core Flame?"
Unable to sense the Green Lotus Core Flame's presence, Medusa felt slightly reassured, but her voice still brimmed with suppressed fury.
"My name's Sun Buxiao. You can call me Brother Sun. As for the Green Lotus Core Flame, I didn't bring it out, but I think it's found a better owner?"
"That flame is mine!"
Medusa snorted coldly. Dense Dou Qi swirled around her body, and wings sprouted from her back. With a fierce beat, she rose into the sky, bringing along a tail that was enormous compared with a human's legs, and faced off against Sun Buxiao.
Uh...
*Doesn't that look a little