Before the Slit-Mouthed Woman left, she gave Lin Luo another deeply worried look.
Serving a ruler was like living beside a tiger.
Although Tianqin had a better temper than the other three, the Medicine Garden had now been destroyed. If Lin Luo made another mistake, he would probably pay a heavy price.
But to avoid angering Tianqin, the Slit-Mouthed Woman dared not linger and went alone to stand guard at the entrance to the Medicine Garden.
After dismissing the Slit-Mouthed Woman, Tianqin had Lin Luo follow closely behind her into the deepest part of the Medicine Garden, where they finally found the Black Pearl Fruit Tree bearing fruit.
By then, dusk was approaching, and Lin Luo knew he had little time left.
To save time, Lin Luo immediately took out the Hell Torch and swung it straight at the Ghost Snake coiled beneath the Black Pearl Fruit Tree.
The surprise attack left even Tianqin stunned.
This Ghost Snake was extremely powerful. By attacking so rashly, Lin Luo would suffer badly.
Compared with the startled Tianqin, the Ghost Snake, which had been resting with its eyes closed, was even more incensed by Lin Luo's actions. It abruptly dodged the Hell Torch's blow, opened its bloody maw, and lunged at Lin Luo to bite him.
Just as he was about to be bitten, Hellfire capable of burning all things suddenly surged from the Hell Torch in Lin Luo's hand.
The Ghost Snake, which thought it had dodged the attack, had no time to defend itself before the Hellfire engulfed it.
The terrifying heat burned the Ghost Snake until it howled.
Its entire skin was charred black.
Yet the Ghost Snake was incredibly tenacious. It did not burn to death outright, and even withstood the flames as it nimbly used its movement technique