"Soul Impact!!!"

  This was Xiao Yan's ultimate trump card!

  Magical beasts might have strong physical bodies, but their souls were weak!

  The Spiritual Strength of a Rank 6 magical beast was far inferior to a 6th-tier alchemist, while Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength had already reached the level of a 5th-tier alchemist!

  A strange wave of Spiritual Strength surged toward Medusa's soul. Xiao Yan had put his all into this spiritual attack. The collision of the Soul Impact was so intehat it made Xiao Yan himself feel dizzy, feeling as though the collision had shattered his own soul.

  Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!!! Medusa let out furious roars. How could she have possibly imagihat this freak Xiao Yan not only possessed a Heavenly Fme but also knew a long-lost Soul Skill!

  Even though Soul Impact was just the most basic Soul Skill, a mere High Huang Css sidered rudimentary and trashy in the Hall of Souls, it had one advas impact strength depended solely orength of the user's soul, not the profi the skill.

  Right now, Medusa felt as if Xiao Yan had knocked her soul out of her body and she was losing trol over it!

  Medusa gritted her teeth and circuted her Dou Qi, jolting herself awake. Her soul returo her body in an instant. However, Xiao Yan's Soul Impact caused the suppressed Essence Fme of the Green Lotus Core Fme to erupt once more.

  Xiao Yan had been waiting for this moment. For Medusa to evolve, she had to use the Heavenly Fme to refine her bloodlio burn her body, flesh, bones, and even her soul had to undergo the Heavenly Fme's refi before the evolution could be pleted.

  Hiss!! The purple giant serpent suddenly shed out with its tail. A heavy thud rang out as Xiao Yan hurriedly used the Heavy Xuan Ruler to block. A terrifying force was transmitted from the ruler.

  Xiao Yan was sent flying like a tennis ball, smashed into the ground by the tail.

  Medusa had already had many of her bones and flesh burned away by the Green Lotus Core Fme, and she still o suppress it within her body. However, she was still a peak Dou Emperor. Even heavily injured, her furious strike was not something Xiao Yan could withstand.

  With a ctter, Xiao Yan pushed away the rubble, blood streaming down his forehead.

  'If it weren't for the Green Lotus Core Fme burnihat strike probably would have killed me directly.' Xiao Yan grihrough gritted teeth.

  A hint of surprise fshed in Medusa's serpent eyes upon seeing that Xiao Yan had survived her strike. Even though she was heavily ihat previous strike should have been enough to kill any Dou Grandmaster!

  "Soul Impact!!!"

  With a furious roar, Xiao Yan unleashed another surge of Spiritual Strength, and the two souls collided violently once again.

  Pu!! He spat out a mouthful of blood. Two secutive Soul Impact attaot to mention Medusa—even Xiao Yan himself couldn't withstand it!

  He felt his soul on the verge of dissipating.

  'She still suppress it! This Queen Medusa is too damn strong!' Upon closer look, Medusa was letting out cries of agony, but the Green Lotus Core Fme within her body was still suppressed and haded. It hadn't pletely burned her to ashes.

  Medusa herself had a cold Yin attribute. Xiao Yan's only method to snatch away the Green Lotus Core Fme was to make Medusa burn herself with it.

  The purple serpent that was Medusa struggled to open her serpent eyes. Just as Xiao Yan had said, she was currently filled with immense regret. She had indeed sensed someone infiltrating the pace.

  However, since Xiao Yan only had the strength of a Dou Grandmaster, she had let her guard down. Moreover, the disturbance caused by Gu He and the decision to devour the Green Lotus Core Fme had left her no time to deal with him.

  She never imagihat this little Dou Grandmaster would bring so much trouble!

  Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes as if she had made up her mind about something.

  Boom!! Thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky as the world's energy began te violently.

  Outside, Gu He hurriedly raised his head and looked toward the sky. His expression ged slightly as he saw dark clouds gathering and gradually c the pitch-bight sky.

  "Is this a natural phenomenon?!!!"

  Gu He naturally knew what this meant as an alchemist.

  A 6th-tier medial pill could cause a natural phenomenon.

  And a high-grade 7th-tier medial pill could even attract Pill Lightning!

  There was no doubt that Medusa po risk everything to pletely evolve her bloodline!

  Rumble! Thunderous rumbles resounded from within the dark clouds, and silver lightning frantically darted about like silver snakes.

  Xiao Yan looked up, his eyes narrowing as he said in a deep voice, "Trying to attract the Lightning Tribution to plete your evolution and kill me in the process?"

  He swallowed a 4th-tier medial pill and the injuries on his body visibly healed. The merged Heavenly Fme surged out of his body like there was no tomorrow, f a protective barrier around him.

  Xiao Yahis was the decisive moment! If Medusa succeeded in attrag the Lightning Tribution a struck, he would die in vain. But if his Soul Impact disrupted Medusa's evolution, she would be buro death by the Green Lotus Core Fme, and he would gain a Heavenly Fme!

  One way or ahe oute would be decided now!

  A deafening rumble echoed through the air, and for a moment, the sky lit up with a bright light. A massive silver lightning bolt shot down from the clouds and struck the Green Lotus Core Fme.

  Boom!!! The lightning exploded. tless electric arcs drilled into the purple giant serpent's body. The body that had already been burned down to twenty or thirty feet rapidly turned charred bd even began to disie into flying ashes.

  Although Medusa was the primary target of the Lightning Tribution, Xiao Yan was also affected. A portion of the lightning bsted toward him.

  "Nihility Dev Fme! Devour the Lightning Tribution!"

  Whoosh!! The merged Heavenly Fme surged out, f a bck hole-like vortex that frantically devoured the Lightning Tribution to shield him.

  This was the opportunity Xiao Yan had been waiting for. He fiercely bit the tip of his tohe taste of blood and pierg pain jolted his mind.

  "Soul! Impact!!"

  Pu! This strike caused blood to stream from his eyes. His entire brain spun wildly.

  Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!! A serpent's mournful cry reached his ears.

  Bang!!!! Almost at the same time, the Green Lotus Core Fme erupted. The terrifying green fmes and the summoned lightning collided, produg aremely violent explosion.

  The destructive power of this collision was unimagihe massive impact produced by the csh between the Lightning Tribution and the Heavenly Fme instantly pulverized the entire chamber. All the furniture and decor inside were turo flying ash.

  "What a terrifying energy!" The shockwave from this terrifying energy formed a fiery barrier that enveloped the entire chamber, making even Gu He, a Dou King, not dare to approach.

  However, Gu He was unaware that within this fiery barrier, a figure was rushing toward the Essence Fme of the Green Lotus Core Fme.

  Xiao Yan took out a bottle of 4th-tier medial pills and poured them into his mouth like they were free. These were all prepared by him in advance, including pills to restore Dou Qi, replenish Spiritual Strength, and heal injuries.

  'Too terrifying. If Medusa hadn't devoured the Green Lotus Core Fme and suppressed most of its power, it would have burned me to death directly.' Xiao Yan's body was severely burned, with not a single inch of skin unscathed. His head was throbbing so much that he could barely walk straight.

  If it weren't for the Ten Thousa Fme tempering his body, he estimated he would have turo flying ash like Medusa.

  Xiao Yan spped his head. He wao use his spiritual perception to probe for the location of the Green Lotus Core Fme, but he found that he had used Soul Impaany times and his soul was on the verge of dissipating.

  "Mao Wu! Help me find the Essence Fme!"

  --*

  The empty space distorted and Mao Wu leaped out, nding on Xiao Yan's shoulder.

  "Hmm? Wait, what are you holding in your mouth?!"