After Xiao Ning used most of the energy of Green Lotus Core Flame as a catalyst to come out of the egg, Medusa took it away.
The weakened Green Lotus Core Flame was no longer her opponent, and Medusa captured it with no difficulty.
Xiao Ning's gaze finally fell on the icy mist on top of the lake. The cold energy emitted from the white fog acted as a natural barrier and prevented the heavenly flame from escaping.
If not for his amnesia, Xiao Ning would surely recognize the liquid in the pond as 'Icy Spirit Cold Fountain.'
"Are you ready?" Xiao Ning asked softly. Even if Green Lotus Core Flame was weakened, it still possessed a destructive power.
Furthermore, the heavenly flame's attributes were opposite to Medusa's. It could easily suppress her and not allow Medusa to use her full strength.
Queen Medusa did not reply. Instead, her pupils stared at the heavenly flame floating in the center of the small lake.
'It is time,' Medusa thought to herself. She peeked at Xiao Ning's indifferent face from the corner of her eyes and mustered all of her courage.
Medusa swung her tail lightly and entered the lake. Her snow-white hands formed a few strange hand seals in front of her body, and the barrier restricting the heavenly flame disappeared.
As it did, the surrounding temperature rose sharply. As a result, the heavenly flame expanded in size and burned everything around.
The green bamboo forest surrounding the small lake was burned to a crisp. In an instant, the area full of vitality changed to a desolate land.
Xiao Ning and Medusa seemed unaffected by it. A layer of golden flame shielded him, and the latter used her dou qi to remain unharmed.
With a firm mind, Medusa moved forward. Then, it was either do or die for her; now, there was no stepping back.
She slowly undid the buttons of her gown, and, in the next instant, a perfect female's body, akin to a masterpiece, was exposed in the lake.
Jade-white skin, an all-rounded, seductive body, which could make countless women jealous and make men lose their minds, appeared in front of Xiao Ning.
The thought in Medusa's mind was simple. If she failed, she would turn to dust, and if the evolution succeeded, she would marry him a month later, so it didn't matter if he saw her naked.
Nonetheless, she didn't dare to turn around and meet Xiao Ning's eyes. Even with her calm mind, she felt uncomfortable having someone watching her naked.
A surprised expression appeared on Xiao Ning's face after seeing her take off her clothes. Yet, even with his icy-cold mind, a trace of desire flashed in his eyes when he saw Medusa's stunning body.
The next moment, icy cold energy circulated in his body, calming him. But, unfortunately, it turned out that his special physique restrained Medusa's inborn bewitching ability.
Xiao Ning crossed his arms and watched with a solemn expression. 'It is about to start,' he muttered in his mind.
Medusa also calmed her chaotic thoughts as she felt the dry air around her. She printed a few strange hands seals the next instant, and a purple glow surrounded her body.
As time passed, the purple glow became intense, and a giant python appeared in the sky with a roar. Its size alone was enough to scare people away.
The instant the serpent appeared in the sky, many snake-people in the city noticed it and rushed up to the roof. The eight tribe leaders, on the other hand, had a solemn expression.
'It is not as simple as a retreat,' they thought to themselves, but what happened next blew their mind.
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Xiao Ning became alert after seeing her serpent form because now the main event began.
The hundred-foot-long serpent let out a loud cry before it dived straight into the cluster of heavenly flame floating above the lake.
Not only did the Green Lotus Core Flame increase its size, but the surrounding temperature also rose again after Medusa provoked it.
The purple glow surrounding the serpent's body intensified, not to be outdone, and she rushed into the heavenly flame.
Medusa let out a loud wail the moment she entered the heavenly flame. Even with all her preparation, even with Green Lotus Core Flame being weakened because of Xiao Ning's absorption, still, she underestimated it.
After all, it is a heavenly flame. So how could it be weak? Furthermore, it happened to restrain Medusa's strength.
Medusa's huge body thrashed itself around within the heavenly flame as the fire grilled her.
The enormous scales on her body, which could defend against a Dou Emperor's attack, burned to a crisp. Then, wisps of the green-colored flame passed through the gap and started burning her body from within.
Blood gushed out of her wounds, but even Medusa's blood was burned into nothing in the flame.
This torture continued for another few minutes, after which her body shrunk at an incredible pace. From the initial hundred feet body, it shrunk down to twenty feet.
Her breath dropped quickly as the luster in her eyes diminished. 'Is that it?' Medusa thought to herself. Was she willing? Obviously not!
She let out a loud, unwilling cry and started to burn the remaining dou qi within her body. The thin purple glow surrounding her body intensified again.
Xiao Ning, who stood below, watched everything silently. Even when the small lake dried up under the attack of heavenly flame, still, it could not make him take a step back.
The layer of dark golden flame enveloped his body like armor and protected him.
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When Medusa's situation became extremely dire in the sky, the golden tattoo on her abdomen started glowing with a bright light.
At the same time, a golden glow surrounded Xiao Ning's body, and he started to transform.
A ten-meter-long golden dragon appeared in Xiao Ning's position in the next instant.
"Roar!" The golden dragon let out a mighty roar before it soared. A layer of dark golden flame covered its golden body.
It rushed into the cluster of green flames raging in the sky the next moment.
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All the snake-people in the city, anxiously looking at the serpent in the heavenly flame, were shocked after seeing a golden dragon appearing out of nowhere.
Only the tribe leaders and other few snake-people familiar with Xiao Ning were taken aback because they sensed his qi from the dragon.