While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 96 Testing

Look at the three people who followed Hua She'er in.

Queen Medusa raised her eyes slightly, her gaze first locking onto Hai Bodong.

However, after seeing Hai Bodong avoid her gaze and not dare to look her in the eye, Queen Medusa stopped paying attention to him.

With a slight shift of her gaze, Queen Medusa looked at Chen Xiao.

Thanks to the fact that she had sensed the strength of Chen Xiao and the other two when they were outside the city, Queen Medusa was not too surprised at the moment.

Finally, there's Zi Yan.

When she met those big, dark, bright, and curious eyes, even the cold and aloof Medusa Queen couldn't help but smile slightly.

Some people are just that magical; you only need to look at them once to feel extremely close to them, for no reason at all.

Queen Medusa felt this way at that moment, and the strange emotions puzzled her.

"Your Majesty, we meet again."

"Please sit down."

Medusa responded softly and calmly.

While this attitude was far from enthusiastic, it was undoubtedly much better than the last time we met.

Logically speaking, Hai Bodong, who is at the Douhuang level, should at least be right behind him, even if he doesn't take the first seat.

Before Chen Xiao could even call out, Hai Bodong had already sat down in the third chair, leaving two empty seats in front of him.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao smiled slightly and pulled Zi Yan to sit down.

"I have no other purpose in coming to see Her Majesty this time than to purchase some Ice Spirit Cold Spring water from Her Majesty."

Knowing that Queen Medusa disliked idle chatter, Chen Xiao didn't engage in much small talk and went straight to the point.

As someone with the ice attribute, it's reasonable for them to purchase the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, right?

Of course, Chen Xiao's real purpose was to check on the snake people and the condition of Queen Medusa.

Now it seems that the other party has made up its mind, and it won't be long before it chooses to evolve.

"How do you know I possess the Ice Spirit Spring?" Queen Medusa asked instead of answering.

This was her preparation for evolution. Although she mobilized the entire clan, she had already ordered it to be kept secret, so outsiders had no way of knowing.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I know about that matter? Since Your Majesty made up your mind back then, you would naturally make preparations. The Ice Spirit Cold Spring is relatively easy to collect, which is not hard to deduce. Moreover, Elder Hai and I have both used the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and are very sensitive to it."

Queen Medusa paused, remembering that Chen Xiao knew about the Snake-People's secret techniques. It was precisely because he knew about these techniques that he entered the Holy City to trade with her a few years ago.

Having figured this out, Queen Medusa was no longer surprised.

Indeed, this is easy to deduce.

However, another sentence from Chen Xiao made her take it very seriously. They had used the Ice Spirit Cold Spring before, so they were extremely sensitive to it.

Then, wouldn't those fire-attribute experts and alchemists also be able to keenly sense the aura of the strange fire if they came to the Tagor Desert?

Therefore, the matter of evolution cannot be delayed any longer, lest things change if it is delayed.

"I do have the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, but the quantity is very small and insufficient for my use. Please leave."

Without hesitation, Queen Medusa refused outright.

Evolution is a dangerous process, and even she has no confidence in it.

Under this premise, the more Ice Spirit Spring that might help with evolution, the better. Anything that can increase the success rate even slightly is a good thing.

Seeing the uncompromising look on Queen Medusa's face, Chen Xiao could only sigh helplessly and accept the outcome with considerable disappointment.

Without saying anything more, he got up and left with Hai Bodong and Zi Yan.

Before leaving, Zi Yan turned back and glanced at Queen Medusa one more time.

Just as Queen Medusa felt close to her, so did Ziyan.

Seeing Zi Yan's little actions, Queen Medusa rarely smiled, leaving even the Flower Snake, whose presence in the palace was practically nonexistent, speechless.

Queen Medusa watched the three leave the temple, spread their wings of battle aura, and fly away until she could no longer sense their presence. Only then did she frown slightly.

She could sense that buying the Ice Spirit Cold Spring was probably just a plausible excuse, and Chen Xiao's purpose seemed to be to come and see her specifically to confirm something.

Suddenly, Queen Medusa sat up straight.

"Your Majesty, what has happened?"

"It's alright, Flower Snake, you can go down now."

After waving away the flower snake, a hint of annoyance flashed across Queen Medusa's alluring face.

She had already figured out Chen Xiao's true intentions!

This time, Chen Xiao came to confirm whether she was ready for evolution!

When Chen Xiao mentioned the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Queen Medusa did not deny that she had already collected some, which was tantamount to telling Chen Xiao that she was almost ready.

The recent heightened vigilance of the snake people further confirms this.

"What was his reason...?"

Stopping its own evolution?

Queen Medusa shook her head slightly.

That's unlikely.

Firstly, there was no animosity between them, and they had even collaborated once before.

Furthermore, the Tagor Desert has been very peaceful in recent years, which is enough to prove that Chen Xiao did not reveal the information about the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame among the Snake People.

Otherwise, given the allure of the strange fire to those alchemists, the snake-people could already be fighting for their lives.

So that I could take the strange fire afterward?

That's possible.

Although an ice-attribute person cannot refine the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame even if they obtain it, they can use it as a bargaining chip to exchange for a substantial amount of resources.

"Dare to set your sights on me? A few years have passed, you've grown up, and your audacity has increased considerably..."

Queen Medusa chuckled lightly, not paying any attention.

Because, after she evolved, dealing with the strange fire was a problem that gave her a headache.

If she fails to evolve, she will absolutely be unable to suppress the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame with the help of the Flower Snake.

Even if those elders intervened and temporarily sealed it away, it was still not a long-term solution, and the news would leak out sooner or later.

This is already the ideal situation.

Even worse, if she fails to evolve, her strange fire will completely spiral out of control, and the news will soon leak out, spreading throughout the Gama Empire and even to more distant places.

At that time, the holy city of the Snake People will become a battlefield for powerful individuals to compete for the Strange Flame!

As for successful evolution…

Not to mention that Queen Medusa has little chance of success, even if she were to succeed by sheer luck, her condition wouldn't be much better in the short term. The strange fire remaining with the snake people would still be a threat.

Even more so, because of the fear of her evolved form, the storm may come even more fiercely!

In contrast, the most appropriate approach would be to have someone quickly refine the strange fire before the news spread, just like Xiao Yan did in the original timeline.

Or, have someone take the strange fire away from the snake-people!

Without the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the Serpent Clan was rid of this hidden danger.

"Giving you the strange fire is not out of the question, but..."

(End of this chapter)