Chapter 19: The Hostility of the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python
“Boom!”
Raging flames surged violently, as if intent on incinerating all in their path. The body of the Violet Flame Serpent was completely engulfed in the shadowy poisonous fire.
“I must not die!”
Medusa let out a piercing cry. At the brink of life and death, she suddenly recalled the secret of using supernatural flames to evolve her bloodline.
Grasping the last straw for survival, she summoned her final resolve and fought with all her might.
Enduring the excruciating pain coursing through her body, Medusa activated her fighting energy, quietly initiating the method of evolution.
Su Yun’s expression flickered slightly. With a shift of his hand seals, the flames grew even fiercer.
“Ah!”
The Violet Flame Serpent’s body gradually dissolved in the terrifying blaze, its large form visibly shrinking until it vanished completely.
“Queen!”
The snake men cried out to the sky.
Yue Mei stared blankly at the scene before her, whispering, “Our queen has left us…”
“Boom!”
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered high above, rolling thunder echoed, and silver lightning danced within. The energy of heaven and earth became wildly chaotic, surging uncontrollably.
“What’s happening?”
The Amethyst Winged Lion King’s eyes widened in alarm; it found itself unable to control the surrounding celestial energy.
A Dou Wang expert could command the energy of heaven and earth in battle, yet now it was powerless to mobilize it—an indication of the extreme disorder in the environment.
“Master, did Queen Medusa really die at Senior Su’s hands?”
Xiao Yan hid behind a large desert boulder, peeking out with only his eyes as he secretly observed the snake men tribe.
Su Yun rode the Amethyst Winged Lion King at a moderate pace. With Yao Lao’s possession, regardless of soul energy consumption, Xiao Yan could easily keep up from afar.
He had already arrived as the battle began. All the snake men’s attention was focused on Su Yun, oblivious to his presence.
“Something’s not right,”
Yao Lao’s ethereal figure floated midair, his brow furrowed.
“I once came across an ancient tome describing how, in ancient times, the birth or advancement of certain powerful magical beasts would trigger celestial and terrestrial anomalies.
The current situation resembles those descriptions closely.”
Xiao Yan scratched his head. “So, Queen Medusa didn’t die, but actually gained something great?”
“I’m not sure... Su Yun is a figure from a thousand years ago. Perhaps he knows better than I do. Let’s observe further.”
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Yao Lao’s expression turned grim. If Medusa truly completed her bloodline evolution, it would be monumental.
If memory served, there was a trace of the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python’s bloodline within the Violet Flame Serpent!
Su Yun said calmly, “Then let her succeed.”
“Let her succeed in what?”
The Amethyst Winged Lion King looked puzzled.
Su Yun, unusually in a teasing mood, explained to the simple lion, “Like a moth drawn to flame, choosing life in the face of death.
Knowing she was doomed, Medusa made a desperate gamble.
She must have used some secret evolution technique, harnessing my flames to complete her transformation and snatch back her life. The celestial disturbance confirms this.”
“But Medusa’s presence has disappeared.”
The Amethyst Winged Lion King carefully sensed but found nothing.
Su Yun chuckled, “If your perception could pierce through my flames, that would be impressive indeed.”
With a wave of his sleeve, the massive azure poisonous fire in the sky suddenly dissipated.
A yellow wind blew, scattering black ashes that drifted away, leaving behind a slender little serpent. Its scales shimmered in seven colors, its eyes a faint purple, radiating an eerie nobility.
“Is that Queen Medusa?”
The Amethyst Winged Lion King was astonished. This aura was entirely different from Medusa’s, and its cultivation seemed to have regressed to the Dou Wang level.
“Seven-colored scales, slightly purple eyes, a fragrant aura, and power… reaching the heavens. This is undoubtedly the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python.”
A faint smile curved Su Yun’s lips. The little seven-colored serpent was curious, its pure and innocent eyes brimming with wonder as if a child discovering the world.
Noticing Su Yun’s presence, it gently flicked its tail and floated over, circling twice before settling near him.
“My little darling, come here.”
Su Yun flipped his palm, producing a jade bottle, uncorking it to release a dense aura of fire energy.
The seven-colored serpent’s crystalline eyes brightened instantly as it appeared in Su Yun’s palm, dipping its head into the bottle to lick fervently.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King winced in pain—this was supposed to be the nourishment he had prepared for his own young!
Yet somehow, the master had discovered its existence and claimed it all.
Lucky little serpent!
“Why the pity?”
Su Yun noticed its mood and chuckled, “I’m a sixth-grade alchemist; I wouldn’t let your child starve, would I?”
“Thank you, Master!”
The Amethyst Winged Lion King hurriedly expressed gratitude.
Su Yun ignored it, watching the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python drink greedily.
“Little darling, you should understand us, right? Stick with me, and I’ll find you all the good things to eat!”
A fifth-rank magical beast with awakened intelligence can communicate like an ordinary person.
Sure enough, the serpent paused and a flicker of thought passed through its eyes. Soon after, as if making a decision, the tiny serpent coiled around Su Yun’s wrist.
“Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python, your bloodline is decent. As a little pet, you’ll do—barely.”
[Notification!]
[Your lie convinced the Amethyst Winged Lion King, judged as insincere, earning you 100 Authenticity Points.]
[Authenticity Points remaining: 41,104.]
Su Yun wore a contented expression. Sweeping his soul energy toward the snake men’s temple, his awareness through the supernatural flames quickly located the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
With a wave of his sleeve, the previously chaotic heavenly and earthly energies caused by Medusa’s evolution instantly calmed, forming a giant hand of energy that reached out toward the snake men’s temple.
“Boom—!”
A corner of the temple’s ceiling shattered as the giant hand grasped the Azure Lotus Core Flame firmly, lifting it before Su Yun.
“This Azure Lotus Core Flame shall serve as my reward for aiding your queen’s evolution.”
Su Yun carefully stored the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
“Dou Zong, you may take the supernatural flame, but the queen must remain with the snake men tribe!”
At that moment, five powerful Dou Huang auras surged from the desert’s depths, swiftly appearing high above the snake men temple.
“Oh? The snake men tribe actually has five peak Dou Huang experts… far stronger than the Gamma Empire,”
Su Yun’s gaze swept over them with interest.
Besides Queen Medusa, the snake men tribe’s Dou Huang strength included a grand commander long in seclusion and four elder veterans—this was their foundation.
Now that a Dou Zong like him had invaded, all were roused.
The snake men tribe’s grand elder, leaning on a staff and slightly bent, spoke respectfully, “Honorable Dou Zong, please return the queen to the snake men tribe.
The snake men cannot lose their queen, just as the Gamma Empire cannot lose Jia Xingtian!”
“You wish for Medusa to stay with the snake men… but from what I see, she seems unwilling.”
Su Yun raised his wrist. The Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python darted out, eyes flashing with faint hostility.