Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Do you still have a choice?Following Shen Wen’s instructions, Qing Lin took a deep breath.

She worked to calm her turbulent emotions, no longer ”staring” blindly, but immersing her entire spirit into the perception of her own unique pair of eyes.

She tried to ”clench” that power, guiding it so it was no longer a chaotic assault.

Instead, it transformed into an invisible thread, slowly probing along the spiritual bridge that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had proactively built... This time, success came naturally.

The moment her spiritual power truly touched the core of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake’s soul.

A sudden change occurred!

In Qing Lin’s eyes, the three pupils, which were originally just tiny jade-green dots, suddenly burst forth with brilliant emerald-green light!

Those three small dots seemed to come alive, stretching and blossoming at a visible speed.

They finally transformed into three vivid, exquisitely beautiful phantom jade-green flower buds, slowly rotating deep within her pupils!

At this moment.

Qing Lin clearly felt that a tight connection had been established between herself and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake before her.

She could vaguely perceive its emotions, and she could even transmit simple commands to it through this connection.

”Y-Young Master! I succeeded! I can feel it!”

Qing Lin suddenly turned her head, lifting her small face to look at Shen Wen.

Her previous feelings of grievance and nervousness were replaced by immense joy and excitement; her eyes, blooming with jade-green flower buds, shone brightly.

”Truly impressive.”

Shen Wen naturally did not hold back his encouragement; Qing Lin was timid and needed more positive reinforcement.

In fact, he recalled that the Qing Lin in the original work only fully activated her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils during a life-or-death crisis.

Naturally, he would not let her fall into danger.

Medusa, meanwhile, stared deeply at Qing Lin’s strange eyes, her willow brows slightly raised.

’Triple Jade-Green Eyes?’

As the Queen of the Snake-People Clan, she naturally knew about the Triple Jade-Green Eyes, but the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were a legend, not just among humans, but even within the Snake-People Clan itself.

Crucially, whenever the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils appeared, the individual was often besieged by snake-type Magical Beasts.

Once the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils fully matured, they became the nightmare of all snake-type Magical Beasts. Many members of the Snake-People Clan, who were once spread across the Fighting Qi Continent, were exterminated in the past.

This reason was likely a factor.

Medusa gave Shen Wen a deep look. The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were extremely difficult to detect before they were exposed.

This fellow came from Central Region and probably hasn’t been here long, yet he already managed to discover the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?

”Let it lead the way,” Shen Wen commanded.

Qing Lin nodded vigorously.

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake immediately lowered its body obediently, its two heads nudging Qing Lin’s feet in a fawning manner.

It then turned around, swaying its massive body, and expertly swam toward the depths of the magma, guiding the group.

As they continued downward, the surrounding fiery red magma began to turn greenish, and the temperature of the heat waves swirling around them grew increasingly high.

The view within their sight began to distort; restless fire-attribute energy suddenly condensed and then exploded like fireworks.

”We’re almost there...”

Cao Ying’s mind was already starting to feel hazy; after all, this was a Strange Flame, the dream of every Alchemist.

Her beautiful eyes couldn’t help but look at Shen Wen, and she transmitted her voice via soul power: ”Are you really not regretting giving the Strange Flame to me? You don’t actually have to give it to me.”

”You can definitely refine it.”

”No, I won’t.”

A faint azure color had already appeared in Shen Wen’s sight, and the Flame Ancestral Symbol also began to stir restlessly, ”But when the time comes, I need you to do me a small favor.”

”Hmm?”

”Help Medusa purify her bloodline.”

Cao Ying’s beautiful eyes narrowed. In her view, Medusa was her love rival, and now Shen Wen was asking her to help Medusa evolve?

She had actually been wondering how Shen Wen planned to help Medusa evolve, as Medusa still didn’t know that she was the one refining the Strange Flame,

and not Shen Wen.

Cao Ying was silent for a moment. Shen Wen’s soul transmission carried a hint of disappointment, ”If you are unwilling to help, then I will think of another way.”

”I’m not unwilling! I’m willing to do anything you ask!”

Cao Ying quickly snapped back and replied. Although helping Medusa made her uncomfortable, she didn’t want to disappoint Shen Wen even more.

After all... Shen Wen helped her find this Strange Flame, and the cultivation technique she was currently practicing was also given by Shen Wen.

Since she was his wife, helping him was only right and proper.

Hmph!

Shen Wen was merely interested in Medusa’s potential; her own appearance and talent were certainly not inferior to Medusa’s.

Moreover, she was an Alchemist, so her usefulness to Shen Wen must be greater than Medusa’s!

Shen Wen raised his hand, tousled Cao Ying’s beautiful hair, and said, ”We’ve arrived.”

Stopping their steps, all five people saw a place not far away where azure light was shining brightly.

The azure light enveloped this area of magma.

Focusing their gaze, they could faintly see an azure lotus standing gracefully within that azure light.

”These are the prepared Blood Lotus Pills. I improved the pill formula, and they are now Grade 6 medicinal pills, enough to sustain you for a long time.”

”During this period, use the ’Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi’ to try and control it. When necessary, use the heaven burning cauldron to shield yourself and weaken the eruption of its power!”

Several bottles of medicinal pills appeared in Shen Wen’s hand and landed in Cao Ying’s grasp.

Cao Ying nervously gripped the medicinal pills and nodded.

”Good! Go.”

Cao Ying walked toward the lotus not far away.

Not long after she started walking, the power of Shen Wen’s Flame Ancestral Symbol could no longer cover Cao Ying.

The next moment.

Cao Ying felt a wave of high heat rush toward her. Even with the protection of her Blood Demon Spirit Flame and Fighting Qi shield, it was difficult to resist this heat.

Her heart seized with alarm. If it weren’t for the ”Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi” given by Shen Wen, she would probably find it difficult to last long in this environment.

Even though she was a Dou Huang.

At this time.

Medusa’s expression showed confusion.

She looked at Shen Wen: ”Wait, Shen Wen, are you saying... Cao Ying is going to refine this Green Lotus Core Flame? Not you?”

She had always assumed that Shen Wen’s elaborate efforts, even going so far as to clash with her, were certainly aimed at this Strange Flame that could greatly increase his strength.

If Cao Ying refined it, how would all his previous promises—regarding helping her purify her bloodline and break through to Dou Zong—be fulfilled?

Would Cao Ying... be willing to help her?

Shen Wen had not yet replied.

Cao Ying’s voice, carrying a hint of arrogance, already rang out: ”What else? This Green Lotus Core Flame was originally one of the betrothal gifts my husband sought for me.”

She deliberately emphasized the words ”husband” and ”betrothal gift,” and the shifting gaze in her eyes conveyed an unspoken sense of intimacy and belonging.

Medusa frowned even harder. She looked at Shen Wen, her tone carrying clear distrust: ”She says you promised her she would help me purify my bloodline?

Without proof, why should I believe her? And why should I believe your current promise?”

Hearing this, Shen Wen calmly met Medusa’s pair of purple eyes, which were filled with vigilance and doubt.

He countered, ”Medusa, now that things have come to this, do you think you still have the right to choose?”

”Or rather, did you think you ever had the right to choose?”

Shen Wen was stating the simplest of facts.

”Whether you believe it or not, does it matter to you? What you need to do is accept, and pray that my arrangements proceed smoothly.

Otherwise, the fate of the Snake-People Clan...”

He said nothing more, but the unspoken meaning instantly coiled around Medusa’s heart like cold chains, making her breath catch.

Shen Wen’s gentleness over the past few days had made her somewhat forget this person’s domineering nature.

Her strength was inferior, and the lifeblood of her clan was held in his hands. What choice did she have besides passively accepting any conditions he put forward?

A strong sense of humiliation surged into her heart again.

But she could only clench her fists tightly, forcibly suppressing her churning emotions.

She let out a cold snort, turned her head away, and remained silent.