Dao Flame and Rising Thunder, an Encounter

Golden Light Dao Flame!

Five Qi Thunder!

In an instant, a flood of information poured into Xiao Yu's mind—the names and properties of the newly born Origin Flame Divine Thunder.

Golden Light Dao Flame radiated golden light from within, uniting offense and defense.

Golden light was the manifestation of the Dao, the divine radiance of the spirit.

Gold signified strength and indestructibility. Its brilliance shone outward, enough to drive away ghosts, cleave through monstrous auras, and command divine generals.

As unyielding as metal, tempered to fierce strength, blazing with resplendent glory-thus it was named Golden Light Dao Flame.

The greatest feature of Golden Light Dao Flame was its unparalleled offense and defense, like an implement of metal: drawn inward, it protected the body; released outward, it attacked the enemy.

Five Qi Thunder cycled through the five elements, issuing forth through divine illumination.

Three in the east, two in the south, one in the north, four in the west-these were the progenitors of the great numbers, with five at the center.

The five energies converged upon their origin, untouched by a speck of dust, pure and clear, without leakage. The liver was the wood of the eastern ethereal soul, the lungs the metal of the western corporeal soul, the heart the fire of the southern spirit, the kidneys the water of the northern essence, and the spleen the earth of the central palace. Thus, the heart and lungs formed yang thunder, the liver and kidneys formed yin thunder, and the spleen held the balance: these were the five thunders of yin and yang.

Within dwelled thunderbolts, the thunder god concealed his name; penetrating wisdom illuminated all, and the five energies surged.

Five Qi Thunder was the thunder of yin and yang. As yin and yang revolved, vitality and spirit remained without leakage. Beyond its terrifying offensive power, it could also purify one's origin and forge a supreme foundation.

As Xiao Yu sensed the newly born Origin Flame Divine Thunder, the corners of his mouth rose without him realizing it.

"Just what I needed."

His strength had indeed risen far too quickly over the past year. A year ago, he had still been a six-star Da Dou Shi; now, he had already reached the Dou Wang realm.

The gulf between Da Dou Shi and Dou Wang was nothing like the climb from Dou Qi to Da Dou Shi.

With his freakish talent, Xiao Yu had taken four years to advance from Dou Qi to Da Dou Shi, building an incomparably solid foundation.

But over this past year, he had relied on pills to force his way into his current realm. Even though the pills he refined were exceptionally pure, his foundation had inevitably become somewhat unstable.

Now that he had awakened Five Qi Thunder, it could slowly purify Xiao Yu's origin and forge a supreme foundation for him.

With it around, Xiao Yu would no longer fear the side effects of taking pills to boost his strength. In other words, he could keep popping pills, and if anything went wrong, Five Qi Thunder would cover for him. (Five Qi Thunder: I never said that! You're making things up!)

Golden Light Dao Flame was also crucial. Of all the Origin Flame Divine Thunders Xiao Yu had previously awakened, not one possessed defensive properties. Now that he had it, he would no longer suffer grievous injuries at every turn.

Xiao Yu stood up, his shoulders trembling slightly as his wings withdrew into his body. Within his dantian, ten Origin Flame Divine Thunders now surrounded his Dou Crystal.

Sensing his current strength, Xiao Yu could confidently say that if he encountered the Amethyst Winged Lion King again, even if he could not utterly thrash him, he could still defeat him in battle.

If Xiao Yu unleashed every means at his disposal without regard for the consequences, even he did not know how strong he would be. He would probably be invincible below Dou Zong, and could even put up a fight against one.

"Now I finally have the strength to protect myself in the Jia Ma Empire. I won't have to hide everything I do like before."

"Next, I just need to head to the Imperial Capital and wait for the Three-Year Agreement."

"If the Misty Cloud Sect still acts as it did in the original story, I'll be able to protect the entire Xiao Clan from it."

At that thought, Xiao Yu's gaze suddenly sharpened. If Yun Ling attacked the Xiao Clan as he had in the original story, Xiao Yu would not mind killing him.

Although Xiao Yu still held the values and mindset of a modern person, in this other world, he had no qualms about killing anyone who threatened him or the people and things he cared about!

Turning to leave the tent, Xiao Yu glanced at the camp where he had stayed for nearly half a year.

"Forget it. I'll leave it here, as a trace that I was once here."

The Myriad Transformation Flame emerged all over Xiao Yu's body, altering his appearance. His face once again became that of the mysterious Alchemist who had sold pills at Mittel.

He had spent quite some time here and caused no small amount of commotion. He did not know whether anyone had noticed, so to be safe, he would avoid using his real appearance.

He did not want news of a young Dou Wang under twenty spreading throughout the Jia Ma Empire after he left Tagor.

As for his Dou Wang aura, he felt no need to disguise it. If he encountered any petty villains on the road, it would serve to deter them. Besides, he would be using this identity for more than half a year to come.

Then wings extended from Xiao Yu's back. This time, however, they were not Dou Qi Wings formed from Golden Light Dao Flame and Five Qi Thunder, but wings composed entirely of fire attribute Dou Qi.

With a beat of his wings, Xiao Yu streaked across the sky, flying north at tremendous speed.

"Woohoo!!!"

Feeling the air sweep across his face, Xiao Yu cried out in excitement.

The feeling of roaming the skies was incredible, something Xiao Yu had never experienced in either of his lives.

For half his life, Xiao Yu had yearned for the vast skies, just as he loved flying on swords in cultivation novels, forming wings from Dou Qi in Battle Through the Heavens, and other means of flight.

Who would not yearn to soar through the sky?

Since leaving the Holy City, Medusa had traveled in fits and starts, silently observing the desert where the Snake-People Tribe had lived for countless years. The scorching winds and sweeping sands filled her with distress.

In her fury, she had also wiped out several mercenary parties that captured and sold women of the Snake-People Tribe.

This place had never been suitable for the Snake-People Tribe to live in, but the tribe had lacked a leader who could lead them out of their plight.

Although Queen Medusa was cold and ruthless, she was still flesh and blood, with feelings of her own. Her feelings for the Snake-People Tribe, in particular, could never be replaced by anything. Even if she had to die for her tribe, she would do so without hesitation.

What she had encountered over the past few days had also hardened her resolve. She would lead the Snake-People Tribe out of the desert and find somewhere suitable for them to live.

Thus, she decided that after this journey, she would use the power of a heavenly flame to evolve and attempt to break through to Dou Zong.

For now, she would take another look at this world. Perhaps she would never have another chance.

More than ten days later.

Queen Medusa finally reached the southern desert.

"There are indeed traces of unusual energy here. Apart from some incredibly scorching fire energy, there is also... some extremely destructive lightning energy."

Sensing the energy in the air, Queen Medusa detected something different. Clearly, this energy had spilled out from that extraordinary phenomenon.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a fiery-red streak of light swept over Medusa's head, racing into the distance.

Medusa looked up and saw a person-a human at the Dou Wang level, no less.

Whatever the reason for a human Dou Wang appearing in the desert, now that she had seen him, she would have to investigate. Moreover, the incidents of enslaving and trafficking Snake-People she had encountered over the past few days had left anger simmering in her heart.

If this Dou Wang had come with ill intentions, Medusa would not mind making sure he stayed here.

Whoosh!

Crimson Dou Qi Wings unfurled, and Queen Medusa shot into the sky in pursuit.

"Hm?"

That human Dou Wang was none other than Xiao Yu. He sensed someone following him from behind, giving off a very powerful aura, and glanced back in puzzlement.

But that single glance gave him quite a shock.

Behind him, a Snake-People woman with crimson Dou Qi Wings was pursuing him at tremendous speed.

The woman wore a golden crown and was dressed entirely in red. Her black hair was smooth and lustrous, and a purple serpent's tail swayed beneath her slender waist.

Her breathtakingly beautiful face was filled with aloof coldness. Regal and majestic, she exuded a domineering, bewitching beauty, and her aura was far stronger than either Yun Yun's or the Amethyst Winged Lion King's.

In the Tagor Desert, there was only one person with such stunning beauty and strength.

"Queen Medusa?!!!"

For the new Origin Flame Divine Thunder, the author drew inspiration from the Golden Light Spell and the Orthodox Five Thunder Arts. I hope you dear readers like it.