Capítulo 144: Chapter 144: The Evolved Medusa: She Wuwan
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"You are here to search for the Ten Thousand Beasts Flame, aren't you, young one?"
A chilling and mysterious voice, raspy and sinister, echoed through the underground cave, causing Mo Yu and Qing Lin to freeze.
This cave had only the two of them, and it was small enough to see everything in one glance—there was no place to hide. So where did the voice come from?
"Who is it!?"
Mo Yu's face tightened as he cautiously scanned his surroundings. This voice didn't seem to belong to a human. Could it be the hidden Black Lizard Demon Serpent King?
But how could a dignified sixth-rank magical beast hide just to toy with two humans who hadn't even reached the Dou Ling level?
If it wasn't the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King, could this cave be hiding some other secret?
"Hehe, human boy, I am neither the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King nor one of his subordinates. You need not worry. Besides, the Ten Thousand Beasts Flame was taken by the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King a month ago. If you wish to obtain it, perhaps I can help you..."
The eerie voice echoed again, causing Mo Yu to raise an eyebrow.
The Black Lizard Demon Serpent King was a sixth-rank magical beast with a large lizard tribe behind him. Even if the Yun Lan Sect came, they would be hard-pressed to gain any advantage. Yet this mysterious voice boasted it could snatch the flame from the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King? Did it really have such power, or was it just luring him into a trap?
After pondering for a moment, Mo Yu spoke in a deep voice, "Senior, I have yet to see your true form. May I have the honor?"
Mo Yu decided that whether or not this worked out, he would meet the owner of the voice first.
With his control over the Purple Flame and the Rock Snake Lizard Beast outside the cave, as long as the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King didn't personally appear, Mo Yu was confident he could escape unharmed.
"Look to your right," the voice said after a pause.
Mo Yu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the right side of the cave. His face showed confusion; apart from a smooth, dark stone wall, there seemed to be nothing there.
"Something's wrong!"
Mo Yu released his soul power to probe the stone wall and found that it felt different from the others—hollow.
Understanding dawned. He approached the wall slowly, studied it carefully, and then, with a concentrated look, the thirty thunder patterns on his right arm began to glow like stars.
As Mo Yu activated his Thunder Body, his physical strength surged, becoming as fierce as a wild beast. With a terrifying gust of wind, his right fist smashed into the stone wall in front of him.
"Boom!"
With a deafening crash, the smooth stone wall shattered like rotten wood under Mo Yu's powerful blow.
As the wall crumbled, a wave of cold air rushed toward him.
Behind the broken wall lay a pitch-black, mysterious hall. The hall was even larger than the cave, entirely dark gray, exuding an oppressive atmosphere.
Seeing this black hall, Mo Yu was momentarily dazed before realizing the mysterious voice had come from within.
"Qing Lin, stay here. I'll go in and take a look," Mo Yu said cautiously, deciding to investigate alone to avoid any unexpected danger.
"Be careful, Young Master," Qing Lin replied, her expression serious. She knew that going in would only slow him down.
"Don't worry, I'll protect myself," Mo Yu said with a reassuring smile before stepping into the mysterious hall.
As he entered, a wave of cold hit him, making him shiver uncontrollably.
He summoned the Vermilion Burning Sky Thunder, using its warmth to dispel the cold.
"This place doesn't feel right for the Ten Thousand Beasts Flame. Why is it so cold?" Mo Yu muttered as he continued to explore the hall.
The hall was eerily empty, filled only with a chilling coldness and an overwhelming sense of deathly solitude.
After walking for nearly three minutes, Mo Yu finally reached the far end of the hall, his face growing more serious.
At the far end stood a massive black stone pillar, several meters thick. It was covered in strange runes that flickered faintly, like countless serpent eyes, cold and terrifying.
Mo Yu's gaze quickly swept over the pillar and fixed on the center.
In the middle of the pillar, a glowing orb floated, and inside the orb was a transparent soul, eyes closed.
The soul belonged to a middle-aged man, dressed in a dark, mysterious robe. Despite his age, he still looked elegant and handsome, suggesting he must have been as dashing as Mo Yu in his youth.
However, the aura emanating from the soul felt strange to Mo Yu, as if it were a mix of human and magical beast.
As he moved closer, he saw that the glowing orb was bound by a black chain, preventing the soul from moving.
A thicker chain was wrapped around the soul's neck, its runes more numerous and sinister than the others.
Seeing this, Mo Yu relaxed a little. Though he couldn't tell if the soul was friend or foe, it was clearly trapped, making it much less dangerous.
As Mo Yu watched, the soul slowly opened its eyes—serpent-like pupils gleamed with a cold and eerie light, sending a chill down his spine.
With just one glance, Mo Yu felt an oppressive force well up from within him.
"This soul… it's not inferior to Yao Lao!" Mo Yu thought, shocked.
Yao Lao was a peak Dou Zun, a top-tier expert across the continent. But this soul in front of him, could it have been a Dou Zun in life as well?
Even with all his past achievements, Mo Yu was currently only a Dou Shi. Facing the soul of a Dou Zun, his expression grew solemn.
"Human boy, you've come," the soul spoke.
The middle-aged man had an elegant and handsome face, but his eerie eyes made him seem much colder. He looked at the Vermilion Burning Sky Thunder surrounding Mo Yu, his raspy voice carrying a hint of surprise.
"Such a peculiar thunder… it contains flames comparable to a Heavenly Flame. Once it grows, it may rival the top fifteen Heavenly Flames. You are not simple, boy..." The soul gave Mo Yu a strange look as he spoke, his voice filled with an indescribable tone.
Mo Yu was startled. This was the first time someone had seen through his Vermilion Burning Sky Thunder so thoroughly. This soul was indeed extraordinary.
"May I know your name, Senior?" Mo Yu asked politely.
The soul didn't respond to Mo Yu's courtesy. After staring at him for a moment, it spoke in a raspy, cold voice: "I am She Wuwan."
Hearing the name, Mo Yu quickly searched his mind but couldn't recall any information about it.
Just as he was about to probe further, the soul's next words left him stunned.
"She Wuwan is a name I modeled after humans. I also have another name—Medusa!"
The moment the name 'Medusa' was mentioned, Mo Yu's expression changed dramatically. No wonder this soul felt off—it wasn't human but a serpent!
If Mo Yu recalled correctly, Medusa was the name of each successive leader of the snake people in the Jia Ma Empire.
But to his knowledge, every Medusa was female. How could this male soul be called Medusa?
"What's the matter? Surprised that I'm a man?" The ethereal soul figure seemed to sense Mo Yu's confusion. A trace of nostalgia flickered across his handsome face as he sighed, "I am Medusa, yes, but I am not the queen of the Snake People Tribe. My mother was the Medusa Queen of the Jia Ma Empire. When I was born, I had a younger sister. I had the strength to inherit the position of tribe leader, but due to the tribe's rules, I was forced to hand the position over to my sister. After that, I left the tribe and roamed the continent. That was several hundred years ago."
"A Medusa from hundreds of years ago?" Mo Yu muttered as he began to understand.
So, this powerful figure from the Snake People Tribe had to relinquish power because of the tribe's tradition that only a female Medusa could be the leader. Forced to give up his position, he wandered the continent for centuries.
This revelation surprised Mo Yu. The man in front of him, who seemed so cold and distant, was someone who cared deeply about his people and the greater good.
"So, how did you end up like this, senior?" Mo Yu pointed at the enormous black pillar and the bound She Wuwan, asking quietly.
At the same time, Mo Yu grew more curious about how this Medusa had reached the Dou Zun level. According to what he knew, every Medusa Queen of the Snake People Tribe had a Dou Huang level of strength, but the chances of advancing to the Dou Zong stage were extremely slim.
Cai Lin was an exception, as she broke through the barrier only after evolving into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, eventually reaching the pinnacle of the continent.
Yet, this Medusa in front of him had not only broken through to the Dou Zong stage but had also advanced to the Dou Zun level. Other than Cai Lin, only a handful of Medusas had ever achieved such a feat.
Hearing Mo Yu's question, the middle-aged soul showed another hint of nostalgia. In a hoarse, cold voice, he slowly said, "It's a long story. After leaving the tribe, I roamed the continent and eventually came across an incredible opportunity."
As he spoke, a rare smile appeared on She Wuwan's usually cold face, clearly indicating how significant that opportunity had been to his life.
"In the Eastern Continent, I stumbled upon the Mysterious Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Although my Snake People's nature is cold and conflicts with the fiery attribute, each Medusa is born with a secret: Medusas can use the power of heavenly flames to complete their evolution!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yu's brow lifted slightly. He was well aware of the secret of Medusa's evolution. He even knew that Cai Lin would soon use the Green Lotus Core Flame to evolve into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
But what he hadn't expected was that the Medusa before him had also completed his evolution. No wonder his soul still retained a human form, rather than that of a serpent.
And no wonder Qing Lin had sensed the powerful bloodline aura deep within the cave. It wasn't the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King—it was She Wuwan all along!
Unaware of Mo Yu's inner thoughts, the soul continued to speak slowly, "Although the Mysterious Yellow Flame is the lowest-ranked heavenly flame, a flame is still a flame. With its help, I successfully evolved into the ancient bloodline of the Snake People: the Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yu's brow furrowed, as if recalling something.
In the original story, Yao Lao had mentioned that there were several ways for Medusas to evolve. Besides the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, there was also the Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent.
Although the Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent was slightly weaker than the Heaven Swallowing Python, it was still a tremendously powerful bloodline. That this middle-aged soul had broken through to the Dou Zun level was no surprise.
"Since senior has successfully evolved, you must have had few rivals on the continent. How did you end up in this situation?" Mo Yu grew more intrigued, curious about how such a powerful Dou Zun expert could be trapped in the lair of a mere six-star magical beast.
Hearing Mo Yu's question, the middle-aged soul's expression darkened. His hoarse, cold voice turned grim. "After evolving into the Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent, my strength grew rapidly. In just a few decades, I broke through to the Dou Zun stage. I became arrogant and careless, and in my hubris, I provoked a powerful race known as the Ling Clan."
At this, the soul's face showed a hint of terror, causing Mo Yu to rub his chin in thought.
The Ling Clan, one of the ancient eight clans of the Dou Qi Continent. Although their power was weaker than the other clans, they still had many Dou Sheng and Half-Saint experts.
That She Wuwan had dared to provoke the Ling Clan explained how he had fallen to such a state. The power struggles in the Central Plains were unfathomably dangerous.
"At that time, the Ling Clan sent several powerful experts to hunt me down. To save myself, I was forced to detonate the Mysterious Yellow Flame, destroying my body. I narrowly escaped with my soul intact. I intended to return to the Snake People's territory in the Jia Ma Empire to recover, but while passing through the Mu Lan Empire, I was discovered by the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King, who possessed a trace of serpent bloodline. Wanting to obtain my tribe's evolution secrets, that filthy lizard not only trapped my soul but also imprisoned me near the Ten Thousand Beasts Flame to suppress me..."
As he spoke, She Wuwan's handsome face twisted with hatred, his resentment seeming to pierce the heavens. After a moment, he slowly calmed down and looked at Mo Yu, his voice cold and raspy once more.
"So, what do you think? Release me, and I'll help you kill the Black Lizard Demon Serpent King. In exchange, the Ten Thousand Beasts Flame will be yours. How about it?"
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