Chapter 8: Medusa Evolution

Medusa took Jiang Xing to a small island surrounded by a lake. This was a circular open area with a small pond in the center. The small pool was filled with crystal clear water, and a white mist floated above the surface, indicating an extremely cold temperature. In the center of the pool was a lotus platform carved from crystal.

The water in this pool was the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, a natural treasure with cold properties in liquid form. It was essential for absorbing strange fire. In the original novel, Xiao Yan relied on the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Blood Lotus Pill to barely absorb the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire at the Fighting Master level. However, Medusa did not want to absorb the strange fire but needed the power of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to trap the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire inside the crystal lotus platform.

Medusa formed seals with her hands, and soon a purple light spread out from her body, enveloping the island. This confused Jiang Xing. He was there to protect her, so why did Medusa still need to add a protective shield? Did she really not trust his strength?

As if she had guessed Jiang Xing's thoughts, Medusa began to explain, "It's safer this way."

"What if I want to go out?" Jiang Xing asked.

"It's okay, you can come and go freely."

Hearing this, Jiang Xing said nothing more.

"Let's get started. First, put the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire into the crystal lotus platform," Medusa instructed, taking a deep breath.

"Okay," Jiang Xing replied. He took the strange fire out of its container and placed it on the lotus platform.

After the strange fire was put in place, the lotus platform automatically formed a light curtain to surround it. The green flame was extremely spiritual, sometimes condensing into a lotus shape, and sometimes into a tiny green flame snake. However, every time it tried to leave the light curtain, it was blocked.

Having done this, Jiang Xing stepped back to give Medusa enough space.

At this moment, Medusa suddenly spoke, "You...you turn around first."

"Um?" Jiang Xing was a little confused. Why did she ask him to turn around just as they were about to start?

But seeing Medusa's blushing face, he suddenly remembered that in the original novel, Medusa had to take off her clothes to evolve! And she was seen by Xiao Yan hiding in the dark...

Damn it, how can this be allowed! It's okay for him to look at his own wife, but it's absolutely not okay for others to look at her!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xing immediately shouted, "Ji Feng, go outside and guard. Don't let anyone get close to this island! That includes you too!"

"Yes, young master," Ji Feng replied and left.

Jiang Xing breathed a sigh of relief once he was sure Ji Feng had truly left. He then stood there quietly, looking at Medusa with a smile, ignoring her request to turn around.

Medusa: ?

Jiang Xing thought, This is my own wife, what's the problem if I look?

Seeing Jiang Xing like this, Medusa knew that even if he turned around, he might secretly peek, so she ignored him.

Medusa's beautiful eyes were fixed on the green flame on the lotus platform. She stared at it quietly for a long time. Suddenly, she exhaled lightly, glanced at the sky, then at Jiang Xing. The hesitation in her eyes turned into determination.

Queen Medusa bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth and slowly unbuttoned her brocade robe with her jade hands. A perfect jade body, like a masterpiece of God, was exposed.

Jiang Xing, standing behind, felt his heart pounding at this sight. She looked stunning, both dressed and undressed... ahem.

At that moment, Medusa's body was suddenly covered by a circle of thick light. A moment later, a roar, somewhat like a lion's and somewhat like a tiger's, came from Medusa's direction.

After hearing this roar and knowing that Medusa had transformed into her original form, Jiang Xing still felt a little unsatisfied.

A purple giant snake, more than ten feet long, floated above the island. The snake had a slender, powerful body, and a faint elegant beauty, but anyone who saw it would not ignore the terrifying aura it exuded.

After circling the sky several times, the giant purple snake suddenly let out a clear hum and then rushed towards the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire without hesitation. 

As the purple snake approached the strange fire, Queen Medusa's shrill scream echoed throughout the island. If others heard this sound, their scalps would tingle, but Jiang Xing felt distressed.

But he had no choice; this was the only way for Medusa to evolve into the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. He certainly couldn't stop her evolution. If he didn't use this method and instead gave Medusa the Transformation Pill to break through, even if she reached the Dou Zong level, she wouldn't have the bloodline of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. So, despite his love for his wife, Jiang Xing could only watch.

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On the other side, in front of the temple wall, Gu He Yunyun, Yan Shi, and eight others had already arrived at the wall of the snake people's temple.

However, what was different from the original was that there was now one Dou Huang, three Dou Wangs, and four Dou Lings.

Outside the city wall, in addition to Yun Yun, the Dou Huang, there was another Dou Huang whose aura was stronger than Yun Yun's. This Dou Huang was the guardian of the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire, known as "Ma Pao Jia Lao," Jia Xingtian, one of the ten strongest men in the Jia Ma Empire.

Jia Xingtian, who had reached the peak of Dou Huang, was considered the strongest person in the Gama Empire. He once fought with Queen Medusa and escaped unscathed.

On the city wall, five beams of light slowly rose into the air. The great elder of the Snake People spoke coldly, "Jia Xingtian, you have trespassed into our territory without permission. Do you want to provoke a war between the Jiama Empire and the Snake People?"

The chief elder of the Snake Clan was also a powerful Dou Huang master, but because his lifespan was nearing its end and he was no longer suitable for fighting, he had been retreating behind the scenes.

But what she didn't expect was that someone like Jia Xingtian would appear in the temple today when the queen was making a breakthrough.

There was no choice; it was a critical moment for the Queen's breakthrough. The other three elders' lifespans had also reached the point where they could no longer fight. If she didn't come out, no one from the Snake People could stop Jia Xingtian.

"Haha, Great Elder, my name is Gu He. I have come to see you, the nobles, because I have something to discuss with Queen Medusa. Could Her Majesty come and see me?" Gu He said with a polite smile.

"Humph! What can you humans have to talk about with our queen? You have trespassed into my snake tribe and must leave immediately. Otherwise, when our eight tribal leaders arrive, it will not be so easy for you to leave."

Hua She'er, Queen Medusa's personal guard, knew the queen was breaking through and hoped to use this threat to make the humans leave quickly.

Gu He looked a little unhappy after hearing this. Before coming, he thought the Snake Tribe's Queen Medusa only had one Dou Huang peak powerhouse, so he brought Jia Xingtian as a reward for helping the deep-sea dragon beast refine healing pills.

With Yun Yun on their side, they had one more Dou Huang than the Snake People. Even if the leaders of the eight tribes came, he wouldn't be afraid.

What he didn't expect was that the great elder of the snake people was still alive. If Queen Medusa and the Snake People's Great Elder held them back together and waited for the eight tribal leaders to arrive, it was uncertain how many of them would return alive.

Thinking of this, Gu He sighed, turned to his companions, and shook his head helplessly.

"Lao He, are we just leaving like this?" Yan Shi asked, frowning at the great elder of the Snake People.

"What else can we do? How powerful is Queen Medusa? You all know that a new elder of the Snake People has appeared. If we rob him by force, who can stop him?" Gu He sighed.

Gu He was unwilling to leave. He had been waiting and searching for the strange fire for many years, and now that it had finally appeared, Queen Medusa had taken it away. But the opponent was too powerful, and they were in the opponent's territory. If they didn't leave now, they might have to stay here.

Just as Gu He and the others were about to compromise and leave, a voice came from somewhere.

"Don't be fooled by them. Medusa is now using the alien fire to evolve and break through to Dou Zong."