Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 86 Confrontation
ashore,

Queen Medusa stood at the edge of the fissure, gazing at the churning lava below. The surrounding heat made her makeup appear slightly languid, while also adding a touch of real beauty to her cold and aloof appearance.

Compared to her calm demeanor, the Queen Serpent Guards around her appeared somewhat uneasy. At this moment, they were dressed in uniform dark red bodysuits that outlined their graceful figures. Although they all had at least the cultivation level of a Great Dou Master, in this scorching environment, as time went by, their faces gradually revealed a hint of discomfort.

Queen Medusa waited for a long time, but there was still no movement below, and her heart sank.

"You all stay here and guard, I'm going down to take a look..." After saying that, she moved and transformed into a purple light, entering the lava as well.

The Queen's Serpent Guards around her exchanged glances. Although they had absolute confidence in the Queen's abilities, the situation beneath the magma was far too dangerous, and they couldn't help but worry.

Queen Medusa's figure appeared and disappeared in the lava. Her purple pupils were unusually calm in the scorching environment. She moved through the lava, searching for Xiao Yue and the strange fire.

With her peak Douhuang cultivation, she could naturally isolate herself from the molten lava that could melt steel, and swimming in it wouldn't be a problem. However, the environment here also somewhat limited her cultivation, given her naturally cold bloodline.

"Hey, you little snake over there, I'm asking you, have you seen a silver-haired woman come by?" Queen Medusa asked coldly.

far away,

A fourth-order two-headed fire spirit serpent living in magma looked at Queen Medusa with some fear. Upon hearing her question, she obediently raised her tail and pointed in a direction for Queen Medusa.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the other party had given her directions, Queen Medusa gave a light hum and then continued to delve deeper into the magma in the direction indicated by the fourth-tier two-headed fire spirit serpent.

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the other side,
After obtaining the strange fire, Xiao Yue's lips curled into a playful smile. The ball of cyan strange fire danced in her palm, like an obedient child.

She was not in a hurry to leave.

Instead, she chose to wait in this lava field, wanting to see how Queen Medusa would react.

With her astonishing physical strength, coupled with the effect of using her internal energy to isolate herself from the magma, she could move through this sea of ​​magma as if it were flat ground, and there was no need to worry about any problems.

Time passed second by second, the lava continued to churn and surge, yet the surroundings were eerily quiet, as if the whole world was holding its breath in anticipation of the impending storm.

at last,

A graceful figure slowly rose from the depths of the lava. It was a woman draped in a purple veil. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, like a blooming red spider lily, beautiful yet dangerous. Her eyes were like deep lakes, shimmering with a faint purple light, as if they could see into people's hearts.

Medusa looked at the strange fire in Xiao Yue's hand and became secretly wary. She gained a deeper understanding of the strength of this seemingly young silver-haired woman. The fact that she could take the strange fire out of the lotus platform intact showed that she did indeed have special methods to deal with strange fire.

"Your Majesty, it's been a long time..."

Xiao Yue greeted her softly, her tone slightly flirtatious. She rarely spoke in such a frivolous manner, but facing the aloof queen before her, she simply wanted to tease her. She had no other intentions; she just wanted to retaliate for the queen's flirtatious gesture.

Queen Medusa narrowed her pale purple phoenix eyes upon hearing this, her gaze falling on the cyan flame in Xiao Yue's hand. Then, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips: "It seems you have successfully obtained the strange fire. Well done."

Xiao Yue smiled slightly. She naturally sensed the coldness in Queen Medusa's tone, but she didn't care. She simply said, "Thank you for the compliment. However, this strange fire is of little use to me, but Her Majesty seems to value it quite a bit."

Saying,

With a slight flick of her wrist, the ball of cyan flame escaped her grasp and drifted toward Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, but did not immediately take the strange fire. Instead, she coldly looked at Xiao Yue, knowing full well how terrifying it was. Touching the strange fire in this environment would undoubtedly be extremely dangerous.

Moreover, affected by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, even the surrounding magma turned slightly blue, and the temperature became increasingly terrifying. This greatly affected her strength. If she forcibly touched the strange fire, she probably wouldn't be able to recover without half a year of recuperation, which would be detrimental to her future plans.

Xiao Yue didn't care about her attitude and continued, "I have no interest in this strange fire, but if Your Majesty wants it, please feel free to take it."

"Stop with your sweet talk. You know I can't touch that strange fire right now." Queen Medusa snorted coldly, her purple pupils flashing with wariness, clearly not believing Xiao Yue's words.

A hint of regret flashed in Xiao Yue's eyes upon seeing this; she had wanted to take this opportunity to tease the other party.

"Put that strange fire in the crystal box, and I will let you leave." Queen Medusa's tone was cold and unyielding as she took out a crystal box.

"This is not okay,"

Xiao Yue shook her head gently, a playful smile still on her lips. She had no intention of doing as Queen Medusa asked.

"Why not?" Queen Medusa frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with Xiao Yue's attitude.

“Because I don’t believe that putting the strange fire into the crystal ball will guarantee my safety,” Xiao Yue said calmly. “If Her Majesty the Queen really wants to obtain this strange fire, she should know how to cooperate with me, instead of trying to threaten me in this way.”

The legendary Queen Medusa was ruthless and used killing to intimidate neighboring countries. She was not one to waste words, so she often used the lives of others as a threat to achieve her goals.

Generally speaking,
This uncrowned queen of the desert, though cold and ruthless, is incredibly arrogant. She never goes back on her promises and always completes them flawlessly. However, if anything displeases her during a transaction, she will eliminate the trader after the deal is finished…

Xiao Yue didn't want to be one of those who got eliminated.

Queen Medusa's purple eyes flashed with displeasure upon hearing this. She looked coldly at Xiao Yue, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "Are you trying to bargain with me?"

"I am merely stating the facts. Your Majesty should understand that even if I were willing to pay the price, you might not be able to keep me..." Xiao Yue held the strange fire in her hand, feeling fearless.

Upon hearing this, Queen Medusa narrowed her pale purple phoenix eyes slightly, seemingly considering whether to take action. After all, suppressing Xiao Yue was equivalent to suppressing the strange fire.

For a time,

The two faced off in the underground sea of ​​lava.

(End of this chapter)