Triple Flower Pupils Prove Their Worth

Triple Flower Pupils Prove Their Worth

The mysterious creature broke out of the magma, and its shrill hiss echoed underground, making their eardrums ache.

The surface of the slowly churning magma was stirred by it, and pillars of molten fire shot into the sky one after another, slamming into the rocks above and splashing back down like a rain of magma. The sight was extraordinarily spectacular.

Only after the scene had calmed a little did the four of them finally see the culprit clearly.

It was a two-headed snake whose whole body was almost the same color as the magma. One body, two heads, and four enormous diamond-shaped pupils stared fixedly at the four people standing at the tunnel entrance, filled with anger from who knew where.

"The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake usually grows in places of Extreme Heat and lives by devouring magma. It has tremendous room to evolve. At birth, it is only a First Tier Magical Beast, but if fortune favors it, it may be able to evolve into a Sixth Tier Magical Beast comparable to a Dou Emperor expert. Look at its back—many of its scales are shattered. This fellow was probably beaten by Medusa Queen in passing, and now it's venting all its anger on us."

Teng Shan clicked his tongue, without the slightest bit of tension.

He had already seen that this Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was currently only comparable to a Fourth Tier Magical Beast.

Putting aside Hai Bo Dong and himself, even Chen Xiao, a Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, would not be in much danger facing it alone.

"It isn't some powerful Magical Beast. No need to mind it."

Hai Bo Dong spoke indifferently.

Showing off before others was his specialty.

Not giving Teng Shan a chance to act, Hai Bo Dong spread the wings on his back and stepped out, arriving in front of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in an instant. As Dou Qi surged, Whirlwind Ice Storm took shape, ready to attack the Fire Spirit Snake's head.

"Old Hai, leave it alive!"

Chen Xiao hurriedly called out a reminder. If the Fire Spirit Snake was killed in one blow, wouldn't he have brought Qing Lin here for nothing?

Moreover, no one knew how deep the magma below was. Relying on Hai Bo Dong alone to search for the place where Green Lotus Core Flame was born would be rather difficult. With this Fire Spirit Snake to lead the way, it would undoubtedly be much simpler.

Hai Bo Dong did not respond. He merely shifted the Whirlwind Ice Kill that had been aimed at the Fire Spirit Snake's head and aimed it at its body instead.

"I'll teach you a lesson, so you won't bare your fangs and claws at just anyone."

With a thought from Hai Bo Dong, Whirlwind Ice Storm surged wildly. Brilliant yet biting ice blades swept the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake within them, and the extreme cold caused even the surface of the magma below to solidify and freeze for a few moments, as if frost had descended from the heavens.

Hai Bo Dong paid no more attention to the battlefield and turned around confidently.

"Boom!"

Behind him, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's massive body crashed straight down onto the newly solidified surface of the magma. Countless scales across its body shattered, and fine beads of blood seeped out.

A single strike from a Dou Emperor expert was a calamity on the level of annihilation to a person or Magical Beast at the Dou Ling level!

Returning to the tunnel entrance, Hai Bo Dong lightly flicked his sleeve, his expression calm as an ancient well.

Teng Shan flew out at just the right moment, displaying the divine power of a Dou Wang. He actually dragged the stiff-bodied Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake out of the magma by brute force and laid its two half-dead heads on the small platform at the tunnel entrance.

"Many thanks, Clan Leader Teng Shan."

Chen Xiao thanked him aloud and made space for the girl who had been following close behind him step by step.

"Qing Lin, don't be afraid. Focus your mind and stare into its eyes."

Chen Xiao did not really understand how to activate the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils either, so he could only try the simplest method first.

With Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan there, there was no need to worry about the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake suddenly attacking.

Hearing this, although Qing Lin did not understand, she still nodded obediently and mustered her courage to step forward.

Looking at the girl coming closer and closer to it, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which had lost half its life, trembled slightly. But before it could do anything, it felt two gazes brimming with killing intent lock onto it.

It didn't dare move. It really didn't dare move!

Qing Lin's slightly halted footsteps fell again, her small face showing a determined expression.

This was the first time Chen Xiao had asked her to do something. Although she did not know exactly what she was supposed to do, she warned herself in her heart that she had to complete it without the slightest compromise.

Very soon, Qing Lin was only one meter away from the Fire Spirit Snake.

Following what Chen Xiao had said, she worked hard to concentrate completely, opening her eyes wide and staring straight into the Fire Spirit Snake's four eyes.

Beside her, Chen Xiao observed carefully, while Hai Bo Dong and Teng Shan also looked on curiously, wanting to know his purpose.

For a time, only the gurgling sound of rolling magma echoed through the underground space.

Time passed second by second. Suddenly, Hai Bo Dong let out a soft sound of surprise, Teng Shan also showed an unexpected expression, and a smile appeared on Chen Xiao's face.

They had all discovered that as Qing Lin grew more and more focused and entered the state, beside her pair of jade-green pupils, three little green dots gradually became clear, faintly showing signs of enlarging. They looked like three tiny flower buds.

As for the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which was forced to meet her gaze, the spirit in its eyes did not increase but instead decreased, becoming filled with confusion and dullness, with a trace of fear mixed in.

Finally, at a certain moment, the three little green dots in Qing Lin's eyes suddenly blazed with eerie light. The three tiny flower buds bloomed open in an instant, turning into three extremely small green flowers.

As these strange green flowers appeared, a powerful eerie light suddenly shot out from her eyes and landed on the Fire Spirit Snake before her.

The strange eerie light slowly moved over the Fire Spirit Snake's body, finally stopping at the center of the foreheads of its two snake heads. It slowly contracted, turning into two tiny green flower marks that were imprinted onto the two heads of the Fire Spirit Snake.

Only then did the tiny flowers in Qing Lin's pupils rapidly fade away, returning to normal in the blink of an eye.

After uncontrollably completing all this, Qing Lin suddenly felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away. Her body went limp, and she was about to collapse.

Chen Xiao was quick-eyed and quick-handed, catching her in his arms.

"Young Master... did we... succeed?"

Qing Lin was not stupid. Realizing that the scene just now might have been the result Chen Xiao wanted, a happy smile appeared on her slightly pale pretty face.

Chen Xiao nodded, glanced at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake lying stupidly not far away, and said with a smile, "Qing Lin, you did great. This big fellow will be your pet from now on."

Only then did Qing Lin realize in surprise that she seemed to have formed some kind of bond with the big fellow.

It was as if their ears and eyes were connected, their minds linked.

"What a pair of wondrous pupils. This girl has only just come into contact with cultivation, yet she can already enslave a Fourth Tier Magical Beast. Tsk, tsk. Even this old man has never heard of such a thing."

Having witnessed the entire process, even with Hai Bo Dong's experience, he could not help but exclaim in amazement at this moment.

Teng Shan, standing to the side, was even more stunned, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open.

She could enslave a Fourth Tier Magical Beast while still at the Dou Zhi Li stage. If her strength grew a little stronger...

Hiss—

He did not dare imagine it at all!

In an instant, the two of them understood why Chen Xiao valued Qing Lin so highly.

On the other side, after hearing Chen Xiao's words, Qing Lin also tried curiously. With just a thought, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake lying there stupidly seemed to wake from a dream. Its body trembled, then abruptly shrank to only a foot long. It darted over to Qing Lin with incomparable affection, rubbing its two little heads against her arm.

Qing Lin seemed to have received a new toy, constantly ordering the Fire Spirit Snake to sway left and right. Seeing how obedient it was, the smile on her face grew even happier.

"Qing Lin, have it take Old Hai to the place where the Green Lotus Core Flame was born... That is, the place in the magma that's clearly different from everywhere else."

Chen Xiao seriously suspected that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake did not know what the Green Lotus Core Flame was, so he changed the wording slightly.

Qing Lin nodded in reply and immediately gave the order in her mind.

The next moment, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake swept toward the magma, its body swelling once more and returning to its previous form.

"That is a good method. This old man will go take a look."

Hai Bo Dong chuckled lightly, condensing a barrier of ice around himself with powerful Dou Qi, then followed closely behind and stepped into the magma.

"Old Hai, if you can find that Core Fire Lotus, don't dig up the roots. Cut it with jade."

Hai Bo Dong nodded, his hands clasped behind his back as his figure gradually sank into the magma.

Chen Xiao let out a relaxed breath and helped Qing Lin, who had yet to fully recover, sit down at the side and rest.

Next, all they needed to do was wait patiently.

One hour, two hours...

After around two and a half hours had passed, Qing Lin, who had mostly recovered, was the first to sense something.

"Young Master, they're back!"

No sooner had Qing Lin spoken than Chen Xiao and Teng Shan saw the surface of the magma begin to surge.

The next moment, Hai Bo Dong stood atop the reluctant Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's head and shot out of the magma.

Knowing Chen Xiao was curious about the result, Hai Bo Dong did not keep him in suspense. With a flip of his palm, an exquisitely shaped green lotus platform appeared.