Chapter 36: Queen Medusa Swallows the Strange Fire

"Damn, I can't swim, I can only float on my back."

As Chen Mo plunged into the lake, he suddenly realized that neither in his past life nor now did he know how to swim.

Therefore, he could only flip over, lie on his back on the surface of the lake, and struggle to "float" across.

The lake water was extremely toxic, with faint traces of deep purple liquid slowly emerging, but when they came into contact with the Thunder Fire surrounding Chen Mo, they were instantly incinerated into wisps of black smoke.

Using his hands as paddles, Chen Mo rapidly spiraled his arms, creating a trail of water as he gradually approached the small island.

However, just as Chen Mo was about to reach the shore, a massive snake covered in emerald scales with a triangular head emerged from the lake behind him, its bloody maw wide open as it swiftly swam towards him.

"Shit!"

His legs instantly turned into electric motors, and with a rather unqualified dive, he scrambled onto the island.

The giant snake, in awe of the island, did not venture ashore, instead circling endlessly just off the island.

The island wasn't very large, but its vegetation was exceptionally lush.

Even from a distance, Chen Mo could feel the temperature of the Strange Fire.

Following the heat of the Strange Fire, Chen Mo made his way through a bamboo grove and around a few small paths until he came upon a circular clearing.

"Ding, Azure Lotus Core Flame detected. 130,000 Luck Points required for Plunder."

"Ding, a large amount of Icy Spirit Cold Spring detected. 8,000 Luck Points required for Plunder."

"Ding, a sixth-tier Magical Beast, the semi-complete Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, detected. 9,999 Luck Points required for Plunder."

The system's voice rang out, but the exorbitant prices were beyond Chen Mo's reach.

"Just take a break," Chen Mo muttered in his heart as he hid behind a large boulder, watching Queen Medusa dance gracefully on the crystal Lotus Seat.

Queen Medusa was dressed in an expensive purple brocade robe that hugged her curvaceous figure, her slender and fair waist exposed. Her voluptuous and fiery body swayed with the dance, exuding a bewitching allure.

Most importantly, Queen Medusa had also applied makeup.

Chen Mo didn't know what this makeup was called.

But it was simply beautiful.

Chen Mo slapped himself hard, "You pervert, even a snake can make you feel something."

At this moment, Chen Mo realized that in the world of "Battle Through the Heavens," there were all kinds of beauties.

There were lolis, mature women, girl-next-door types, princesses, queens...

Unfortunately, Chen Mo didn't have a collecting fetish.

As the dance performance concluded, Queen Medusa's beautiful eyes fixed intently on the azure flame in the small pool, a rare moment of hesitation flashing across her enchanting face.

But it was only for an instant before she steeled herself.

Her hands formed a seal.

In the next moment, a flawless, jade-like figure was fully exposed before Chen Mo's eyes.

Chen Mo chanted the mantra of purity in his heart, "Do not look at what is improper, do not listen to what is improper, do not speak of what is improper."

But his gaze, without any concealment, was fixed on the scene.

Such an old pervert.

A certain part of Chen Mo stirred, not only due to the natural reaction of being a man but also because of the innate allure that Queen Medusa possessed.

Chen Mo suddenly felt envious of Xiao Yan.

This kind of pleasure was something others couldn't even imagine.

Finally, Queen Medusa clasped her hands together, her jade-like fingers continuously forming strange hand seals. As the seals changed, the energy of the heavens and earth suddenly became turbulent, forming a massive vortex above the island that shot straight up to the sky.

Queen Medusa's body underwent continuous transformation.

Then, a gigantic purple serpent, over ten zhang in length, hovered in the air.

This was the true form of Queen Medusa.

Outside.

The crowd gazed at the energy pillar shooting into the sky, filled with awe.

Next, the Snake-People of the Snake-People Tribe all knelt down, as if performing a solemn ritual.

"Queen Medusa has begun her evolution," murmured the Black Robed Man, who was floating in mid-air outside the city walls.

"You should retreat first. Although this evolution is highly unpredictable, if it succeeds, even I won't be able to protect you," the Black Robed Man continued. "As for the Strange Fire, if Queen Medusa fails in her evolution, I will seize the opportunity to retrieve it for you."

"What about you?"

"I wish to stay and witness this crucial moment."

...

Chen Mo watched in silence as the gigantic purple serpent swallowed the Azure Lotus Core Flame in one gulp.

What the hell?

What's going on?

Didn't the novel say that Medusa would dive into the Strange Fire?

Why did she swallow it?

What on earth is happening?

Chen Mo was filled with questions.

After swallowing the Strange Fire, the purple serpent quickly dove into the small pool filled with the Icy Spirit Cold Spring.

Then, agonizing screams continuously emanated from the pool.

Chen Mo could vaguely see the enormous body of the purple serpent writhing violently in the pool. The intense heat caused the water to boil, sending up clouds of steam.

Soon, green flames erupted from the pool, instantly engulfing the purple serpent.

Snake scales fell off one by one, and crimson blood flowed out in streams.

The searing pain caused the serpent's body to twist into a spiral shape, with the Strange Fire coiling around its entire form.

Moments later, the massive body of the serpent was charred black by the Strange Fire. With a loud thud, its enormous head fell into the pool, splashing water everywhere.

The turbulent energy dissipated, and the massive vortex above the island vanished, as if everything had returned to calm.

"In the end, she still failed," the Black Robed Man outside sighed softly. Without paying attention to the Snake-People who were beginning to despair, he flew straight out of the city.

"Your Majesty the Queen," the Snake-People in the city began to pray for their queen.

The disappearance of the turbulent energy and the cessation of the queen's screams seemed to declare the failure of Queen Medusa's evolution.

The Snake-People also realized that their queen might have failed in her evolution, but they were unwilling to accept this fact.

"No way, did she really fail?" Chen Mo was also filled with doubt. Queen Medusa was not supposed to fail in her evolution, but since she had swallowed the Strange Fire directly, Chen Mo wasn't entirely sure anymore.

This isn't following the original plot.

Chen Mo walked towards the pool. Although Queen Medusa had failed in her evolution, he hoped that the Azure Lotus Core Flame was still there.

In the pool, the charred body of the enormous serpent lay quietly in the water, and the green flames that had been burning on its body had also disappeared.

"No way? The Azure Lotus Core Flame is gone too? Did I come all this way for nothing?" Chen Mo stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

"Wait, if Queen Medusa had failed in her evolution, why didn't the system notify me of the mission failure?" After a brief moment of confusion, Chen Mo realized something was amiss.

Indeed.

A short while later.

From the charred, massive serpent body, a sound akin to an egg cracking emerged. Tiny cracks began to appear on the serpent's form.

As the serpent's body shattered, radiant, multicol

ored light burst forth from within.

When all the light had faded, a small, multicolored serpent emerged from the blackened corpse.

No celestial phenomena occurred.

Queen Medusa had successfully evolved.

(End of Chapter)