Qing Lin did not say anything unnecessary. With a wave of her hand, numerous serpent-type magical beasts abruptly appeared on the scene.
Immediately after, under Qing Lin's command, a Fourth-Rank magical beast led dozens of lower-rank magical beasts as they charged toward the Mo Clan's forces. Qing Lin enthusiastically put into practice what Lin Yuan and the manuals had taught her, attempting to simultaneously command multiple magical beasts in coordinated combat to annihilate the Mo Clan members.
"Little girl, there's a misunderstanding!" the middle-aged man within the Mo Clan's group shouted.
However, Qing Lin paid no attention to him and continued directing the magical beasts to slaughter them. Lin Yuan's words were deeply engraved in her heart—once an enemy was identified, there was no need to listen to their words or waste time talking. Completely wiping them out was enough.
Under the siege of the large number of magical beasts controlled by Qing Lin, the Mo Clan members quickly suffered heavy casualties, with more than half dead or injured.
Suddenly, Mo Cheng—who was clearly struggling in his confrontation with the fourth-rank magical beast, let out a sharp glint in his eyes. His left arm trembled violently, and a fierce hidden force shattered his sleeve into pieces, revealing a crimson arm beneath. It was like an arm of flame—the forelimb of the Fifth-Rank magical beast Blazing Flame Mountain-Shattering Rhinoceros that Mo Cheng had transplanted onto himself.
"Mountain-Shattering Arm!"
Seizing an opening, Mo Cheng skillfully slipped past the magical beast he was fighting and raised his left arm as he charged toward Qing Lin. Earlier, he had deliberately displayed an appearance of being hard-pressed, all to wait for this moment of surprise attack. As long as he could control the host of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, the battle would end easily.
Mo Cheng's face was filled with excitement. In his eyes, there was only Qing Lin's pair of intoxicating emerald-green pupils. They were almost within his grasp. Once those eyes were obtained, all the magical beasts on the field would fall under his control. With those eyes, he might even be able to establish a foundation surpassing that of the Misty Cloud Sect.
However, just as Mo Cheng's figure was about to break through the protection of the two Fourth-Rank magical beasts ahead of him, he suddenly saw the girl he had been fixated on curl her lips slightly. A flash of green light flickered in her eyes, and Mo Cheng's mind was instantly drawn in. His consciousness wavered, his gaze turning hazy, as though he had fallen into an illusion.
Due to the gap in cultivation, Qing Lin's illusion did not last long. About two seconds later, Mo Cheng recovered from his daze.
But in a battle of life and death, even a single second of hesitation could determine survival, let alone two seconds. During the two seconds in which Mo Cheng was lost, his Mountain-Shattering Arm had not even had time to swing before it was bitten off by one of the two Fourth-Rank serpent-type magical beasts. The other completely coiled around him, binding him tightly. By the time he regained clarity, he had already entered the countdown to death.
"Damn it! Ahhh!!!"
With a crisp crack as his neck was snapped, Mo Cheng—the infamous executioner of the eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire—reached the end of his life without a ripple. The magical beast coiling around him exerted more force, its terrifying strength crushing every bone in his body.
"Yes! It worked!" Seeing the Dou Spirit killed before her eyes, Qing Lin felt a surge of excitement. This was the first time she had successfully employed the bait tactic taught to her by her Young Master.
"Mercy, miss! It was the First Elder who ordered us to target you, we were forced to do it!" Seeing Mo Cheng die, the remaining Mo Clan members shouted desperately, dodging attacks as they begged Qing Lin for mercy.
Hearing this, Qing Lin's expression did not change in the slightest. With a calm face, she continued commanding the magical beasts to wipe out the Mo Clan members completely. Her Young Master had said that enemies must be exterminated to the last.
Very quickly, everything came to an end. Qing Lin recalled most of the magical beasts, leaving the battlefield in utter ruin. She frowned slightly. During the battle, she had noticed that she was still somewhat unskilled and uncoordinated when commanding combat head-on.
"There's still a lot that needs improvement," Qing Lin muttered with some distress as she touched her small head. "Forget it—better go back and report to Young Master first."
"Xiao Hei, clean this place up," Qing Lin said, leaving behind a single sentence as she set off on her return, lost in thought.
As her voice fell, the fifth-rank magical beast Black Rock Demon Snake—with a three-patterned crest atop its head, that had been guarding underground burst forth from beneath the earth. A fierce light flashed in its eyes, and as its massive body slithered, the ground collapsed like flowing sand, swallowing everything on the scene and burying it deep underground.
Once the area returned to silence, Lin Yuan—who had been leaning against a tree not far away with his arms crossed—revealed a satisfied expression. This was Qing Lin's first time facing enemies head-on, and he had naturally followed her in secret the entire time to keep watch. Recalling the sharp, decisive girl from earlier, Lin Yuan felt a trace of emotion. The Qing Lin who was coy and shy in front of him had unknowingly begun to grow. That decisive, ruthless demeanor already bore the faint outline of a true powerhouse.
"It's time to let her travel with me and broaden her horizons," he murmured.
Taking a step forward, his figure vanished from the spot.
When Qing Lin returned to the courtyard, under the moonlight, Lin Yuan was already seated at the table waiting for her. Several snacks she liked were placed on the table. Lin Yuan beckoned to her with a smile.
"Come over, Qing'er. Tell me properly about this experience—your process, your insights, and your thoughts."
"Yes, Young Master!"
Under the moonlight, a unique lesson quietly began.
The Snake-People Sacred City—hailed as the capital of the Serpent-People Empire was the divine city where Queen Medusa resided. It was a colossal stone city built amid the desert.
Today, two figures arrived at this city.
After landing atop a massive stone pillar outside the city, Qing Lin gazed into the distance at the entire city. A hint of wonder shimmered in her eyes, and her voice carried a trace of excitement.
"Young Master, Young Master! This city is so big and so beautiful! It's far more magnificent than Stone Desert City." Having grown up seeing only Stone Desert City her entire life, Qing Lin could not help but cry out in amazement at the towering stone city before her, filled with countless buildings.
Hearing her words, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, this city truly has a unique charm. In the future, I'll take you to see many more interesting places in this world. But for now, Qing'er, keep your emotions in check—we're going in."
"Young Master, are you really taking me with you this time?" Thinking about the possibility of meeting Queen Medusa shortly, Qing Lin's voice carried a faint trace of nervousness.
Having grown up in a desert city bordering Snake-People territory, Qing Lin had been raised hearing of Queen Medusa's beauty and ferocity. Deep down, she held a considerable degree of awe toward the Snake-People Queen.
Seeing Qing Lin's expression, Lin Yuan teased her with a smile. "What, are you afraid of Queen Medusa? Then where did that decisive, ruthless girl who faced the Mo Clan go that day?"
"Young Master~ don't tease me," Qing Lin protested softly. At once, a peach-blossom flush spread across her cheeks. She had learned afterward that her Young Master had actually been following her the entire time that day.
Seeing Qing Lin's rosy cheeks, Lin Yuan reached out with interest and gently pinched them, laughing as he said, "Alright, there's no need to worry. Queen Medusa is nothing more than a defeated opponent of your Young Master, one I beat by leaping an entire realm to challenge her. There's really nothing to be afraid of."
"However, you should keep this matter to yourself and not mention it to outsiders. After all, your Young Master is now considered an elder of the Snake-People Clan. It wouldn't sound very dignified for their own queen to have been defeated by me, a mere Alchemy Elder."
"Mm, I understand. I'll also do my best not to embarrass you, Young Master," Qing Lin said firmly after taking a few deep breaths to steady her emotions.
Seeing Qing Lin calm herself, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction. One of his purposes in bringing her along was precisely to temper her temperament and mental fortitude. Extraordinary power required extraordinary resolve. To properly wield a power like the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, cultivation alone was far from sufficient.
"Very good. Let's go in."
Lin Yuan raised his Dou Qi and released his aura. A surge of presence that proclaimed his existence shot straight toward the divine temple within the Sacred City.
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