Chapter 41

The massive purple snake body began turning red slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye...

Chapter 57: Medusa's Embrace

"Roar!"

Finally, the large purple snake could not withstand such terrifyingly high temperatures, her massive body twisting violently in midair before plunging headfirst into the river below crafted from the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

"Hiss!"

The moment the large purple snake rushed into the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, the high temperature and intense cold collided, instantly producing a sizzling sound as large swaths of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring were vaporized into pure white mist.

Despite having the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Medusa still underestimated the might of the Heavenly Flames.

That endless high temperature raged wantonly within her body, and shrill, miserable shrieks echoed endlessly through the bamboo forest.

Xu Qi felt his scalp go numb just listening from the side.

If he were in her place, he certainly could not endure this kind of pain.

It was too terrifying!

Despite the agony, within the barrier of the bamboo forest, a terrifying pillar of purple light shot into the sky, piercing into the gloomy clouds while simultaneously drawing everyone's attention.

"Such a terrifying aura... It seems Queen Medusa has already begun her evolution."

"Hmph, you know to be scared now? I'm telling you, once our queen succeeds in her evolution, none of you will escape!" Mo Bass snorted coldly.

Yun Yun, however, shook her head. "This kind of evolutionary method inherently has no rules to speak of, and the success rate is pathetically low. I actually wanted to see what Queen Medusa would look like after successfully evolving, but unfortunately, I suppose I won't get to see it."

Inside the bamboo forest.

"Such astonishing energy, could she actually succeed?"

In the original story, although Medusa's plan succeeded, it was not entirely flawless and she was suppressed by the soul of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python for a very long time.

Yet Xu Qi faintly felt that this time's evolution might turn out differently.

The terrifying pillar of energy soaring into the heavens persisted for a long time.

Yet those shrill, miserable shrieks did not last much longer, stopping abruptly.

Immediately following that, even the pillar of energy languished instantly.

The terrifying aura vanished completely all at once.

"The evolution... has failed."

Outside the city, watching the vanishing aura, Yun Yun murmured softly, carrying a trace of regret.

Meanwhile, Mo Bass and the others wore expressions of utter disbelief.

Their queen had actually failed?!

Inside the bamboo forest, Xu Qi witnessed with his own eyes that gigantic purple snake burned by the Green Lotus Core Flame until it fell as a mummified corpse.

That pale-cyan Heavenly Flame also slowly descended from the air.

Yet he did not believe Medusa had failed.

Because in the original story, failure did not happen.

"Quickly find the juvenile Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and then take the Green Lotus Core Flame away. Mission accomplished!"

Xu Qi hurried over to the Green Lotus Core Flame.

After having a massive amount of its power consumed by Medusa, the Green Lotus Core Flame at this moment had lost its initial momentum and grown much weaker.

[Ding! "Weakened Green Lotus Core Flame" discovered. Available for absorption.]

"Absorb!"

[Ding! Successfully absorbed the Heavenly Flame "Green Lotus Core Flame"!]

Having absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, Xu Qi instantly felt the power within his body grow much more abundant, and his cultivation realm broke through directly from the late One-Star Dou Wang to a Two-Star Dou Wang!

"The Green Lotus Core Flame is not bad."

Casually sensing the extra Heavenly Flame newly added within his body, Xu Qi began searching for Medusa's figure upon the charred corpse of the giant snake burned dry nearby.

"Strange, why can't I find her?"

"I remember in the original story, she turned into a Seven-Colored Little Snake, didn't she?"

Lowering his head, Xu Qi searched earnestly over and over again, yet there was still nothing.

Let alone a Seven-Colored Little Snake, there wasn't even a single strand of seven-colored hair!

Just as Xu Qi suspected something had gone wrong, a pair of bare jade feet suddenly appeared before his eyes.

These were white, delicate, perfectly proportioned jade feet, their fair skin lacking the slightest flaw.

Moving upward from the jade feet were a pair of well-proportioned, straight, slender, and long legs.

Then continuing all the way up was an exquisitely alluring voluptuous body, entirely devoid of clothing, standing just like that so straightforwardly before Xu Qi. Her body, brimming with wildness and desire, caused the blood in one's heart to surge hotly.

Yet when Xu Qi raised his head and caught sight of that face, perfect as a bewitching demon's, his heartbeat missed a beat.

Medusa!

She stood there completely naked right in front of Xu Qi!

No matter how enticing her body was, Xu Qi only felt a chilling, desolate void in his heart right now.

"Hi... Your Majesty, how do you do."

Xu Qi moved his lips and spoke drily.

Medusa did not speak; she merely blinked her eyes and looked at Xu Qi.

This instead made Xu Qi even more nervous.

He had to admit that Queen Medusa's oppressive presence was innate. Even if she said nothing and simply stood there, it could make a person's heart tremble.

Xu Qi was doing just that right now.

With Medusa remaining silent, the formless pressure left him almost unable to breathe.

"I say... I'm just passing by, do you believe that?"

He spoke with great difficulty once more, grasping at a far-fetched excuse.

Yet Medusa still did not speak, tilting her face slightly as her pupils gazed at Xu Qi with a trace of bewilderment, remaining completely motionless.

The two of them simply sized each other up like this, and the atmosphere grew very delicate.

The formless pressure nearly caused Xu Qi's heart to burst.

Just as he was about to reach his limit, Medusa finally spoke.

"Hold me..."

"Ah, huh?"

Xu Qi was completely dumbfounded.

Did he mishear things?

Or was he experiencing auditory hallucinations?

How could such heaven-defying words come out of Queen Medusa's mouth?

Next, however, Medusa's actions made Xu Qi look even more like a fool-he saw that Medusa completely disregarded the fact that she was entirely devoid of clothing, instead slightly opening her arms and walking toward Xu Qi.

Before Xu Qi could even react from her previous sentence, he was embraced by Medusa.

She held him very lightly, very gently, just like a child throwing herself into her mother's arms... though this comparison seemed a bit strange.

Yet this was indeed Xu Qi's initial sensation.

Aside from that,

shock.

Still shock.

Shock once more!

Right now, Xu Qi felt as though he had been struck by lightning over and over again, charred black on the outside and tender on the inside, completely incapable of making sense of Medusa's behavior.

Could this still be that notoriously fierce Queen Medusa?

Why did she demand a hug the moment they met?

Xu Qi did not possess even a shred of enjoyment in his heart at the moment.

No, could it be... A thought suddenly flashed through Xu Qi's mind,

Could this actually be the soul of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python borrowing Medusa's body?!

The moment this idea arose, it immediately cleared up all the parts that didn't make sense.

It had to be this way. Medusa's current body was actually being dominated by the soul of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.

And the very first thing the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python saw upon opening her eyes was Xu Qi, which was why she very naturally regarded Xu Qi as her parent.

Having figured this out, Xu Qi finally heaved a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn't Medusa's soul, anything else was easy to talk about.

Hence, he regained the mental capacity to feel the softness and delicacy of the tender body in his arms, his palm unable to resist kneading it lightly.

Yet the next moment, a chilling string of words instantly caused Xu Qi's body to stiffen rigidly.

"Does it feel good to the touch? Have you finished stroking?"

Chapter 58: Medusa's Shock

"Does it feel good to the touch? Have you finished stroking?"

Just as Xu Qi was enjoying the warmth and softness in his arms, the seductive yet icy voice suddenly chimed in, making him feel as though he had instantly plunged into the Nine Nethers Frozen Abyss. He could not help trembling all over, even his pores contracting.

He hurriedly released the beauty in his arms and stepped back a few paces, looking at Queen Medusa.

Her appearance remained the same, breathtaking and blood-pumping.

The only change was her eyes, which shifted from bewildered and helpless to soul-stirring and bewitching, along with a trace of dangerous murderous intent.

Queen Medusa!

This was the information that popped into Xu Qi's mind.

Without needing any evidence, based solely on the change in a single gaze, Xu Qi knew that the one before him was no longer dominated by the soul of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, but was the true Queen Medusa!

Slightly narrowing her eyes, Queen Medusa looked at the young man before her, completely unconcerned that her clothes were currently missing and that she was seen completely clearly by someone else.

Because in her view, Xu Qi was already a dead man.

To a dead man, seeing more was completely useless.

"This queen discovered you long ago... For a mere two-star Dou Wang to actually be able to sneak in here, you truly do have some skill."

"Only, I didn't expect you to have such a death wish. When this queen didn't kill you, you just pushed your luck even further. Perfect, then this queen shall kill you first!"

As her voice fell, Medusa's figure flashed. Accompanied by a wave of refined body fragrance rushing over her, she instantly appeared before Xu Qi, extending a jade finger. While it looked simple and ordinary as it poked forward, it carried a chilling murderous intent, aiming straight for Xu Qi's throat!

In that split second, Xu Qi felt as though even space itself had paused slightly.

This was the aura possessed only by a Dou Zong powerhouse!

Having successfully evolved, Medusa had already become a true Dou Zong powerhouse!

However,

Xu Qi was not necessarily afraid of her.

"Like Thunder Like Lightning!"