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"You're courting death!" Bai Lin's eyes turned cold, and a corrosive red Dou Qi transformed into a giant energy snake, opening its mouth and baring its fangs as it lunged at Huang Tao.
Huang Tao made no unnecessary movements; with a gentle wave of his hand, a cluster of colorless, transparent flame surged from his body.
The high temperature erupted, instantly incinerating the giant energy snake.
The conflict in the main hall attracted attention from outside, and three Snake-People Elders of Dou Emperor strength rushed in.
Upon seeing Huang Tao confronting Bai Lin, they immediately locked onto him.
"Your Majesty, who is this guy? An invader?" asked a Snake-People with black snake scales and black clothes.
"Kill him."
As Bai Lin's words fell, the three Snake-People immediately attacked Huang Tao, their green, yellow, and black Dou Qi bursting forth, shooting towards him like bolts of silk.
However, around his body, all of it was distorted and annihilated.
Huang Tao extended his right hand and clenched it towards the three approaching Snake-People; an invisible pressure assailed them from all directions.
This power was unstoppable and unavoidable; they couldn't even make any effective counter-responses, letting out a scream before being crushed into a mass of flesh and mud.
"Space Shredding?" Queen Bai Lin looked at Huang Tao, who had completed all this as if nothing had happened, as if he had just stepped on an insignificant ant, and let out a shriek of horror.
"You… you are a Dou Venerate expert?" Despair involuntarily appeared on her face, and various thoughts intertwined in her mind.
Sorrow for the death of her clansmen, unwillingness at the possibility of becoming a plaything, and anger and hatred towards this man named Huang Tao for wantonly trampling their Snake-People Tribe…
Huang Tao did not deny it; he raised his right hand and adjusted the monocle on his right eye: "Are you interested in trying evolution? I have Heavenly Flame."
In his hand, the colorless, transparent flame pulsed continuously.
From Bai Lin's perspective, she couldn't see the specific shape of the flame, only vaguely observing its existence from the air distorted by the high temperature.
A feeling of irritation suddenly surged from deep within her body, mixed with lust, tyranny, and murderous intent, filling her mind with emotions that made her impulsive and unable to control herself.
Bai Lin's expression changed slightly; she suppressed the agitation in her heart and said in a deep voice, "What kind of flame is this?"
"Formless and shapeless, flame born from the heart… the Fallen Heart Flame, ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame list… I've looked into it; you Snake-People who can be called 'Queen Medusa' all possess the ability to evolve by means of Heavenly Flame, don't you?" Huang Tao's blue eyes were deep and profound.
Bai Lin shook her head: "Not all Heavenly Flame can be used for evolution; some Heavenly Flame's characteristics will greatly reduce the success rate of evolution…
"The power of Fallen Heart Flame, which stirs the heart's fire, will greatly affect the evolution process.
Using it as the Heavenly Flame for evolution makes success almost impossible.
"Different 'Medusa Empress Borough' are suited for different Heavenly Flame due to their own bloodline characteristics… The most universally applicable is the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flame list."
Her gaze shifted to the ground, trying not to look at Huang Tao, lest she fail to suppress the hatred in her heart and be seen through by him.
"What about you? What kind of Heavenly Flame are you suited for?" Huang Tao didn't care about Bai Lin's reaction at all, asking in a calm tone.
Bai Lin answered without hesitation: "I don't know… The Evolution Secret Method is something all 'Medusa Empress Borough' will learn about, but no one will waste time researching this; even if the most suitable Heavenly Flame is found, the success rate of evolution is less than one in a thousand, no different from courting death.
"Only the most insane, those most desperate for power, or those pushed to a dead end who have no choice but to try, will take this path.
"Moreover, information about Heavenly Flame isn't something that can be easily known; in our tribe's heritage, only the specific properties of six types of Heavenly Flame are recorded."
Huang Tao continued to press: "At what cultivation stage can your Medusa evolution take place? Only at the peak of Dou Emperor?"
Why is he so concerned about this evolution? Bai Lin was puzzled, but she still obediently replied:
"The peak of Dou Emperor is just the minimum standard; as long as one exceeds the peak of Dou Emperor, it can be performed at any time, but evolution often comes with the effect of breaking through a realm, so it is generally chosen to be attempted during a major bottleneck."
"You evolve one for me to see…" Huang Tao said with a gentle gaze but a cold tone.
He initially judged that Bai Lin's strength was around a Two-Star Dou Ancestor, meeting the standard for evolution.
Bai Lin resisted strongly, saying, "Using Fallen Heart Flame for evolution has no chance of success at all; you might as well kill me."
"Then what about other Heavenly Flame?"
"Other Heavenly Flame?" Bai Lin was startled, looking at Huang Tao, and asked somewhat incredulously, "You have other Heavenly Flame?"
"Yes, you can look for yourself and pick one that suits you."
Flames emerged from Huang Tao's palm, ranging from the Profound Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly Flame list, to the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, ranked fourth!
Looking at the twenty dazzling flames of various colors, Bai Lin felt only dizzy…
Twenty types of Heavenly Flame! A full twenty types of Heavenly Flame!
The high-temperature aura emanating from these Heavenly Flame made her realize that they were all real Heavenly Flame!
How is this possible? How did he do it? Not to mention the preciousness and rarity of Heavenly Flame, incorporating twenty types of Heavenly Flame into one's body is simply unheard of!
Is this mysterious man named Huang Tao really just a Dou Venerate? To be able to collect so many Heavenly Flame, how powerful must his strength and the forces behind him be?
Bai Lin bit her lip and said with a hint of pleading, "Can I refuse?"
"No," Huang Tao refused.
At this point, Bai Lin also guessed that Huang Tao seemed to want to use her for an experiment, an experiment about the evolution of a Queen Medusa…
She twitched the corner of her mouth, no longer hiding her resentment: "You just asked me a lot about the conditions for evolution… You wouldn't be trying to use me for this experiment without knowing anything, would you?"
"Yes," Huang Tao nodded without denying it.
Bai Lin's emotions finally erupted; knowing she would die, she no longer feared his power, gnashing her teeth and saying:
"You damned bastard, do you think I'll cooperate?"
Huang Tao said indifferently: "If you don't cooperate, I'll kill all your clansmen, and then go find another 'Queen Medusa'; there are so many Snake-People Tribe, I'm sure I can find one willing to cooperate…"
Looking at the indifference and coldness revealed in his blue eyes, Bai Lin gritted her silver teeth and said helplessly, "If I cooperate with you, will you spare my clansmen?"
Huang Tao adjusted the crystal monocle on his right eye and chuckled, saying, "Of course… You can freely choose one of these twenty Heavenly Flame that is most conducive to your evolution.
If you succeed in evolving, I can let you be my dependent…
"Regardless of success or failure, I can forcibly elevate a clansman you designate to Dou Ancestor strength… Of course, you know the consequences of such forced elevation; they will lose the possibility of further advancement.
"However, this can maintain your tribe's strength so it won't drastically decline due to your death.
"Additionally, I will also leave resources to cultivate a new Queen Medusa for you."
"And then be forced by you to start evolution and be burned to death by Heavenly Flame?" Bai Lin scoffed.
"You can also refuse," Huang Tao's eyes were deep, "Tell me your answer."
A hint of struggle appeared in Bai Lin's eyes; she clenched her fists and finally said dejectedly:
"I agree."
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