Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Slipping Away

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    Xiao Yan took a closer look and realized that Mao Wu was holding a thin, elongated creature in its mouth!

    "A snake?!! Where did you get that from?!"

    Xiao Yan was stunned! I asked you to find the Heavenly Flame, what the hell did you bring back?!

    In Mao Wu''s mouth was a tiny, slender snake about two centimeters long. The tiny snake was covered in fine, seven-colored scales, and its light purple-colored eyes gave off a strange and eerie feeling.

    What stood out the most was the unusual, sweet fragrance emanating from its body, which made Xiao Yan frown.

    Because he had smelled this sweet fragrance just a short while ago!

    The little snake didn''t look particularly fierce. Instead, it was excessively beautiful. Such a lovely creature could likely make many women forget their fear and dislike of snakes. However, Xiao Yan knew that this seven-colored little snake was most likely Queen Medusa!! He muttered, "Seven-colored body, slightly purple eyes, fragrant scent...? This seems a bit similar to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python recorded among rare magical beasts! Could it be that Queen Medusa''s so-called evolution was actually about evolving her soul and condensing it into a completely new body?!"

    The souls of magical beasts were inherently weaker than those of humans. The Body Transformation Pill could only grant magical beasts human cultivation talent, but it wouldn''t strengthen their souls.

    Xiao Yan never imagined that Queen Medusa borrowing the Heavenly Flame to evolve would result in her soul evolving!

    ''Why do I feel like I have some strange connection with this Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python?!''

    What confused him the most was that he actually sensed he had some kind of connection with this Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, as if it were an avatar of himself!

    ''I didn''t accidentally help Queen Medusa achieve the conditions for her evolution and strengthen her soul, did I...?''

    Xiao Yan looked at this slender little snake. Perhaps due to an error in the evolution process, the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python before him was very weak, currently only possessing the strength of a Rank 3 magical beast.

    ''No, keeping her around might be useful. If Qing Lin can use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, wouldn''t that allow her to control Queen Medusa?!'' Xiao Yan''s heart trembled as he recalled the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils that Qing Lin possessed!

    It was a unique constitution that could control snake-type creatures. Although he wasn''t sure if Qing Lin could control the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, it was worth a try! With a flick of his finger, Xiao Yan took out the Green Colored Lotus Platform from his storage ring. Instantly, a green light slowly rose from within and hovered in front of him. Inside that green light was the Green Colored Lotus Platform that looked like a work of art, slowly rotating and emitting a faint energy.

    The Dou Qi within his body circulated wildly again as his powerful Spiritual Strength enveloped the Purple Cloud Wings. With the merged Heavenly Flame and his late-stage Mortal State Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan''s speed wasn''t much slower than Gu He''s at the Dou King realm. He even managed to pull ahead a bit.

    ''Damn it! When did such a powerful Dou King appear in the Jia Ma Empire?!'' Gu He cursed in extreme anger as he watched the black-robed man get further and further away.

    The Heavenly Flame was clearly right before his eyes!

    Xiao Yan felt his Dou Qi nearly depleted from maintaining the merged Heavenly Flame and knew Gu He was still relentlessly pursuing him. He inwardly shouted, "Mao Wu! Attack him!!" Mao Wu appeared in the void, and a black skull instantly distorted the empty space. The skull spewed out a green flame produced by the Core-Fire Lotus Seed.

    With a loud boom, the skull under Mao Wu''s control shot straight at the relentlessly pursuing

    Gu He.

    "What the hell is that ghost thing? Monstrous Blue Flame!" Gu He shouted as the eerie skull carrying a bit of the Green Lotus Core Flame slammed over. A pale blue flame abruptly appeared in front of him.

    With a wave of his hand, the blue flame shot toward the skull condensed by Mao Wu like a vast

    expanse.

    The blue and green flames exploded at the same time. Though Gu He was unharmed, the explosion did halt his pursuit.

    Whoosh! With the sound of air being torn, a black figure instantly overtook Gu He. Its speed was actually several times faster than his!

    "Leave the rest to me. You guys split up and escape. Let''s regroup in Mo City." The black- robed figure''s voice reached Gu He''s ears.

    Gu He had no choice but to retreat when he saw Yun Yun make a move. If even a 3-star wind-

    attribute Dou Emperor couldn''t catch up, then likely no one in the entire Jia Ma Empire could. Xiao Yan knew that it must be Yun Yun catching up to him when he felt a strong pressure coming from behind!

    Gritting his teeth, he took out a Core-Fire Lotus Seed from his storage ring and threw it into his mouth. As the seed entered his mouth, a surge of green flame energy flooded into his meridians, providing him with an enormous amount of fire-attribute energy. The Purple Cloud Wings instantly erupted with a green light, and his speed increased by another notch. Even though the direct consumption of the Core-Fire Lotus Seed was able to provide him with a tremendous energy boost, the human body wasn''t a machine. Without using a Qi Method to convert the energy into Dou Qi, his tendons and vessels definitely couldn''t withstand it.

    ''This speed is already comparable to a Dou Emperor.'' Yun Yun''s brows furrowed tightly. Although she couldn''t sense the other party''s strength, based on her experience, the other party''s strength shouldn''t exceed the Dou King realm.