BTTH: Starting With Auctioning Green Lotus Core Flame

Queen Medusa's beautiful eyebrows creased into a frown, "Your strength has also reached the peak of Dou Emperor?"

"Hahaha!" Amethyst Winged Lion King laughed heartily, "Medusa, don't think you're the only one at the peak of Dou Emperor. With the help of Pavilion Master, my strength has also reached the peak level!"

"Pavilion Master?"

Upon hearing this, Medusa cast a puzzled glance. When did Amethyst Winged Lion King come to know such a powerful individual? 

Yue Mei, filled with rage, spat, "You deceitful humans! It's one thing for the Amethyst Winged Lion King to challenge us, but you lowly, filthy creatures dare to come here too? Do you think my Snake-People Tribe is so easy to bully?"

"Annoying!" Lian Xue's cold gaze swept across, and an invisible force directly crashed into Yue Mei.

Yue Mei didn't even have a chance to react before she was sent crashing to the ground like a cannonball, spewing blood.

Queen Medusa's expression changed drastically. She turned sharply to the woman beside Li Xiao, "A Dou Ancestor?"

Looking at Medusa with icy glare, Lian Xue said coldly, "Anyone who insults the Pavilion Master must pay the price. Queen Medusa, would you like to try?"

Medusa gracefully landed on the ground, her seductive figure swaying as she approached Li Xiao, scrutinizing the man wearing a menacing mask. Despite using her mental strength to probe, she couldn't sense his strength, as if he was an unfathomable abyss.

As if he didn't mind her sharp gaze, Li Xiao said with a smile, "Queen Medusa, I am Li Xiao, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Ascending Pavilion. I'm not coming here to settle the grudge between two races or something like that. I come here to make a deal with you."

"A deal?"

Queen Medusa sneered, "You rudely trespassed into my Snake-People's Holy Pool, injured my people, and you still have the courage to say you're here to make a deal?"

"Leave now before I get angry. Return whence you came."

Naturally, Li Xiao wouldn't leave so easily. He shrugged and said, "I read in an ancient text that when the Queen Medusa reaches the peak of the Dou Emperor, with the right opportunity, she can undergo a miraculous transformation. This transformation allows the queen to freely switch to a human form and advance to Dou Ancestor. And the essential item for this transformation is a Heavenly Flame, correct?"

Queen Medusa's expression turned grave as she stared at the human before her, her eyes flickering with a complicated emotion.

"I didn't expect you to know this. I'm genuinely surprised." Medusa's beautiful eyes sparkled with cold light.

What made her most wary were not Amethyst Winged Lion King and the magical beasts, but these two humans, especially Li Xiao. He gave off an elusive feeling, without any detectable Dou Qi energy, and there was something about the blood flowing within him that made her feel an inexplicable attraction.

Li Xiao, hands behind his back, said, "If I can obtain a Heavenly Flame for you, Queen Medusa, what would you offer me in return?"

Queen Medusa laughed derisively, "If you can truly obtain a Heavenly Flame, name any condition. Moreover, my Snake-People Tribe will greet you with the highest honor, and you will become our eternal friends."

Though she said this, she knew very well that obtaining a Heavenly Flame was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

She naturally assumed these people were here to jest since she didn't sense any Heavenly Flame on them. Meanwhile, the Snake-People Tribe's Elder Yin Shi arrived. Seeing Yue Mei lying in ruins, barely alive, he was furious. He couldn't tolerate humans attacking their clan members!

Elder Yin Shi was about to charge forward but was stopped by Queen Medusa. With his strength, he was no match for these two humans.

"Your Majesty, these humans are truly detestable. They dared to attack Yue Mei!"

"Elder Yin Shi, step back," Queen Medusa said calmly.

"But, Your Majesty!"

"Step back!"

With Queen Medusa's stern command, Elder Yin Shi could only retreat a few steps and drag Yue Mei out from the rubble.

"Your Excellency, do you think we can still cooperate?" Medusa looked at her slender fingers and said softly, "If you can really bring me a Heavenly Flame, I will not go back on my word. I will even agree to three of your requests."

"Three requests that do not violate my principles."

She continued, "However, I need to see the Heavenly Flame within three days, or this agreement is null and void."

Li Xiao's lips curled into a smile. It was clear that Queen Medusa was mocking him. Finding a Heavenly Flame in three days was nearly impossible. If he hadn't already prepared the Green Lotus Core Flame in advance, this agreement would indeed be a joke.

As Queen Medusa was about to leave, a wave of scorching heat suddenly surged from behind her. She turned and fixed her gaze on the blue flame in Li Xiao's hand, her eyes filled with astonishment.

Having been stuck at the Dou Emperor level for many years, Medusa longed to become a Dou Ancestor. She wanted to expand theSnake-People Tribe's influence and find a suitable habitat for her cold-blooded people. She knew all too well how vital a Heavenly Flame was for the Snake-People Tribe.

Medusa moved closer, staring at the blazing flame in Li Xiao's hand, her radiant eyes reflecting a complex emotion.

"Green Lotus Core Flame... I didn't expect you to carry a Heavenly Flame with you..."

Medusa hadn't sensed any Heavenly Flame aura from Li Xiao before, but now it was clear that the flame was real.

The aura of the Green Lotus Core Flame was incredibly intense, burning fiercely wherever it went. Any ordinary person who touched it would die instantly.

"Did you store the Heavenly Flame in a storage ring?"

"How comes? Putting a Heavenly Flame in a storage ring would incinerate everything inside. I'm not foolish enough to burn all my treasures to ashes."

Li Xiao chuckled, flipping his hand to make the Green Lotus Core Flame disappear, surprising Medusa. Her usually composed face now showed a hint of eagerness.

For thousands of years, the Snake-People Tribe had been trapped in the Tagor Desert. Now, only a Heavenly Flame could help Medusa ascend to a Dou Ancestor, allowing her to lead her tribe to a better place.

"Now, we can sit down and have a proper conversation, can't we?" Li Xiao said. "And, Queen Medusa, I hope you will keep your word."

Medusa's lips twitched, and she frowned slightly. "I always keep my word. I won't refuse what I promised you. But... if you deceive me, I will kill you."

She couldn't mistake the aura of a Heavenly Flame. It was indeed the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame list. She had no doubt it was a real Heavenly Flame.

Not far away, Elder Yin Shi and the newly awakened Yue Mei were also stunned. It was indeed a Heavenly Flame...

The Snake-People Tribe had always feared pure flames like this due to their cold-blooded nature. Feeling the overwhelming aura of the Heavenly Flame, they instinctively took a few steps back, their bodies reacting with fear.