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Chapter 554 Hope

"Probably not. If she had regained her memories, given Queen Medusa's arrogant and unruly nature, she wouldn't still be by your side. I think it was probably because I wanted to kill the five snake-man fighting kings that Queen Medusa's soul temporarily broke free from the Seven-Colored Devouring Python's restraints. Judging from the Seven-Colored Devouring Python's current state, Queen Medusa's soul should have been suppressed again," Yao Lao pondered.

Relieved, Jing Chen gently stroked the Devouring Python's head, chuckling wryly as he murmured, "This little thing is truly a ticking time bomb; who knows when Queen Medusa might suddenly appear."

"I said that back then, but you still kept her by your side," the old apothecary laughed gleefully.

Scratching his head, Jing Chen stared at the adorable Devouring Python and said helplessly, "Who can blame him for being so tempting? I hope it can suppress Queen Medusa's soul."

Jing Chen took out a bottle of companion amethyst source from his storage ring and dripped a few drops into the Devouring Python's mouth. Then, the little guy, satisfied, flicked its tongue and lazily crawled into Jing Chen's sleeve.

After calming the Devouring Python, Jing Chen scanned the desert below, then focused on a spot, slowly descended a short distance, looked down at the desert below, and whispered, "This is it."

He slowly extended his palm, aimed at the sand dune, and after a brief silence, a tremendous suction force suddenly erupted from Zhang Xinzhong. Under this suction force, the yellow sand in the area below suddenly surged into the sky.

As the yellow sand was removed, a dark cavity several meters in diameter suddenly appeared below. Within that cavity, a blue chariot, emitting a faint light, was suspended.

Seeing that the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was safe and sound, Jing Chen breathed a sigh of relief. With a wave of his hand, the Azure Lotus Seat transformed into a streak of azure light and shot towards Jing Chen's palm.

With his palm supporting the lotus seat, Jing Chen's eyes gleamed as he examined the small, constantly churning blue flame. A moment later, a blazing light flashed in his dark pupils.

"Let's go to the outer edge of the desert first, it's safer there. Then find a quiet place to devour the strange fire!" As if he knew how much Jing Chen craved the strange fire, Yao Lao reminded him with a smile.

"Hmm." Nodding, Jing Chen took out a Qi-restoring pill from his storage ring, put it in his mouth, chewed it slightly, and stored it in his stomach. Then, dragging the Azure Lotus Seat, he began to rush out of the desert.

As Jing Chen's figure disappeared into the vast yellow sand, the thrilling battle for the strange fire in the Tagor Desert finally came to an end with someone's great victory.

After flying for nearly half a day, and taking ten Qi-restoring pills along the way, Jing Chen finally arrived at the outer edge of the Tagor Desert. Since he needed an extremely secluded and undisturbed environment, Jing Chen headed towards the most sparsely populated area on the map.

As the blazing sun gradually set and disappeared completely below the horizon, withered patches of grass finally began to appear on the monotonous golden sand. After flying for some time, lush greenery reappeared in sight, and on the distant horizon, a majestic mountain range gradually revealed a small peak.

Gazing at the emerging mountain peaks, Jing Chen, who had been trekking for almost a full day, finally let out a long breath. He shook his nearly numb arms, and the angel wings on his back, which had become somewhat transparent due to the exhaustion of his battle qi, solidified again. With a slight flap of his wings, Jing Chen's body transformed into a streak of silver light, projecting directly into the majestic mountain range in the distance.

Ten minutes later, Jing Chen landed at the foot of the mountain, looking travel-worn. He was covered in a thin layer of sweat from his black robe. He wiped the sweat from his head with his hands and wiped his face haphazardly with his sleeves, which only made his handsome face look messy and extremely slovenly.

After landing, Jing Chen, whose face was slightly pale and solemn, quickly placed the Azure Lotus Seat beside him. Without even speaking to Yao Lao, he took out a Qi-restoring pill from his storage ring, put it in his mouth, and quickly assumed a cultivation posture to begin cultivating and recovering his battle qi.

Although Qi-restoring pills were available during the journey, these pills were ultimately external aids. Constantly relying on them to recover battle qi could easily lead to dependence. If consumed continuously over a long period, the body's natural qi recovery ability would gradually weaken, and eventually, it might even disappear entirely.

It's hard to imagine that if a fighter loses the ability to recover their fighting spirit, can they still be called a fighter?

Therefore, after such a long journey, once he landed, Jing Chen's first priority was to activate the meridians in his body and begin to recover his fighting spirit.

The cultivation lasted for nearly an hour before Jing Chen gradually opened his eyes, exhaled a deep breath of slightly yellowish turbid air, stretched his still somewhat sore and numb muscles, and said with a wry smile, "Although the Burning Flame Technique has evolved into a mid-level Yellow Rank technique due to absorbing the purple flame, it is still only a Yellow Rank technique after all. It's still a bit impossible for it to support my consumption. If it weren't for the support of the Qi-restoring pills, I'm afraid I would have given up long ago."

"Hehe, don't worry. This time, as long as you can successfully devour the strange fire, the Burning Technique will definitely be able to evolve to the Profound Rank. At that time, with a Profound Rank technique, you will be able to surpass most powerful individuals in terms of technique level," Yao Lao comforted with a smile.

"I hope so."

Turning her head to look at the beautiful blue lotus seat on the ground, Jing Chen pursed her lips tightly, her thin lips revealing a hint of stubbornness.

Jing Chen had no doubt about the energy contained within the strange fire. Although the evolution between cultivation techniques required terrifying power dozens of times greater than the evolution between levels, Jing Chen believed that the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire definitely possessed this astonishing ability! Otherwise, it wouldn't be worthy of making countless powerful figures on the continent bow down to it.

Taking a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, Jing Chen lifted the lotus seat in his palm and placed it in front of him. His eyes were fixed on the cluster of spiritually charged blue flames in the heart of the lotus. A faint look of relief and bitterness flashed across his face.

Three years ago, when the system released its guidance, allowing him to access that mysterious black scroll, finding the Strange Flame became his primary task in this world. Although the time required to collect the Strange Flame couldn't be too long, and might even be ridiculously short, Jing Chen was no ordinary transmigrator.

(End of this chapter)