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Although it was the most gentle Living Spirit Flame among the exotic flames, and even though Huang Tao had controlled it to a lower temperature at Bai Lin's request, an exotic flame was still an exotic flame. It was inherently a violent and aggressive energy, and its gentleness was only relative.
Bai Lin hadn't even touched the emerald green flame; merely being brushed by the escaping white mist caused her to let out a series of agonizing wails and screams.
Intense energy fluctuations spread out from the palace.
The Snake-People leaders, who had been drawn by the commotion of the alchemy but were blocked outside by Yan Mu, all changed their expressions and asked sharply:
"Master Yan Mu, what exactly is Her Majesty the Queen doing? Is that human Alchemist truly trustworthy?"
Yan Mu was also very confused. He had just sensed that the relationship between the Queen and that human seemed to be far from harmonious.
Since the alchemy was over and Queen Bai Lin was letting out such agonizing screams, it was no longer appropriate to block them.
He proactively said, "Perhaps we should go in and see if we can offer assistance to Her Majesty the Queen."
The Snake-People leaders nodded one after another and quickly advanced into the palace together.
Bai Qing blocked their way: "Her Majesty the Queen is undergoing a very important evolution. No one is allowed to disturb her."
"Evolution? The Queen wants to try a secret technique? Such a big matter, why didn't she discuss it with us?" A younger-looking green Snake-Person's face changed.
"How dare you! Does Her Majesty the Queen need to seek your permission beforehand for what she wants to do? Even the three Elders didn't object!" Bai Qing said coldly.
Bai Lin and Bai Qing decided to conceal the truth of the matter. Allowing hatred to spread would not benefit their White Snake Tribe in the slightest. If everyone harbored intense hatred towards Huang Tao, making him feel threatened or causing someone to do something to anger him, it could very likely bring disaster to the tribe.
Bai Qing felt extremely distressed… Was this the sorrow of the weak? To be bullied, and not even dare to hold onto hatred, only to silently endure and bear it alone.
She felt boundless respect and pity for Queen Bai Lin.
At the same time, she also developed an infinite longing for power, but her life would be like this: refining the power in the Seal Huang Tao left her, then remaining at the Dou Ancestor realm, continuously guarding the White Snake Tribe until she grew old and died.
She extended her spirit power into her space ring, focusing on the jade bottle containing the two Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pills… This would be the embodiment of her dream, the continuation of Queen Bai Lin's spirit.
The green Snake-Person felt uneasy, gazing at the palace and listening to the increasingly agonizing screams. He wanted to force his way in.
"I said, no one is allowed to pass!" Bai Qing's aura of a peak Dou Emperor suddenly erupted.
The powerful aura made the Snake-People leaders look on in shock.
The green Snake-Person couldn't help but exclaim, "Dou Emperor?"
"Bai Qing, how did you suddenly become so much stronger?" An older-looking female Snake-Person leader asked.
Bai Qing deliberated and then said:
"This is a contingency plan left by Her Majesty the Queen. If her evolution fails, then I will take charge and guard the tribe until the next Queen Medusa is born.
"She also left two Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pills. Her Majesty the Queen has thoroughly considered the future of the tribe before acting.
"I will soon reach the Dou Ancestor realm…"
The several Snake-People leaders exchanged glances and then fell silent, standing guard in place with Bai Qing.
Strength was the best way to explain things. The weak depended on the strong, yielded to the strong… If it weren't for my strength, they wouldn't have given up so easily; they would have definitely tried to force their way in… Bai Qing looked at the Snake-People leaders she had persuaded and gained a deeper understanding.
The entire palace was already enveloped in emerald green flame, and above the large hole in the roof created by the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame battling the heavenly lightning, wisps of mist continuously rose.
These mists were the outer flames of the Living Spirit Flame, with a lower temperature and more vitality. But even so, these mists incinerated the palace buildings they touched into nothingness.
The vast palace disappeared within the flames, and the white mist tinged with green enveloped the empty space left after the palace vanished, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
A giant white snake with black spots flickered in and out of view within the mist. It continuously struggled and writhed, letting out agonizing, pain-filled wails and screams.
These cries made Bai Qing's heart clench.
Huang Tao condensed a chair from flames and sat on it, his light blue eyes emotionlessly watching the giant snake, which had turned charred black under the scorching flames.
The once beautiful giant snake was now covered in wounds. All its scales had been scorched, cracked, fallen off, or melted in the flames. Large cracks appeared on its skin, and carbonized chunks of flesh continuously fell off.
After a long while, the agonizing screams gradually diminished and became faint. The giant snake stopped struggling and lay motionless on the ground.
The Living Spirit Flame continued to burn steadily at a constant temperature. It could sense that Bai Lin still had a faint breath of life… As long as the evolution was not complete, or Bai Lin did not completely die, it would not stop.
After a long time, dark clouds gathered in the sky again, and a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down.
The silver lightning accurately struck the charred giant snake, shattering its carbonized body.
The expanding Living Spirit Flame gradually contracted, becoming fist-sized, and returned to Huang Tao's body.
"Did it fail…?" A hint of disappointment flashed in Huang Tao's light blue eyes, but this disappointment quickly vanished. A faint aura emerged from the pile of ashes.
A fair arm emerged from within, followed by a mostly naked, smooth body.
Next was half a face with fine white scales like a malevolent ghost, and a distinct demarcation line appeared on the body.
It stretched from the left side of the chin all the way to the right side of the lower abdomen. The left side was covered in white snake scales, and even the arm was claw-like, while the right side was a normal human form.
Below the lower abdomen was still a snake tail, but it was much shorter than before. On both sides of the snake body, two deformed short legs, like crocodile hind legs, had grown out.
Under the rich vitality of the Living Spirit Flame, Bai Lin saved her life, but the evolution only proceeded halfway, turning her into a deformed and ugly monster.
Bai Lin turned her head to look at her new body, touched her cheek, and the scaly left half of her body. A hint of loss and regret appeared in her eyes.
Huang Tao scrutinized her for a moment and then said, "Tsk tsk,"
"Your state seems much better than that Queen Medusa who just completed her evolution in the Jia Ma Empire, but because the flame temperature was set too low and you chose the Living Spirit Flame, the stimulation wasn't enough. There wasn't that sense of burning away the current body and being reborn from destruction…"
"If you had used a different exotic flame, or hadn't made me adjust the exotic flame's temperature so low, you might have succeeded."
Bai Lin was silent for a moment, then pulled at the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile:
"Looking on the bright side, I survived, and my bloodline evolved halfway, becoming even stronger…"
"The price is turning into a monster… This appearance is simply no less unsightly than those people from the Mo family." Huang Tao commented on Bai Lin's appearance in a very impolite manner.
He said with considerable pleasure, "Your semi-evolved state allowed me to verify some more conjectures, which is very important.
"Next, would you like to cooperate with me? I need more Queen Medusas!"
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