Chapter 153: Flame Witch
"What a powerful soul seed effect."

Zhao Manyan's eyes lit up, and he immediately recognized that the lightning power that was torturing the three-headed python came from the soul seed effect.

"When did you get this top-grade soul seed?" Zhao Manyan asked in surprise.

He remembered that when he was in Jinlin City, Xu Mu's thunder soul seed was still mediocre. He didn't expect that in less than a year, it would be replaced by such a top-grade thunder soul seed.

"One month ago." Xu Mu said as he constructed a constellation. A silver-white constellation pattern appeared under his feet. His figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot in an instant.

When he appeared again, he was already hundreds of meters away from his original position, just in front of the three-headed python's escape.

The three-headed python saw that the human who smashed one of its heads suddenly appeared in front of it, and realized that the other party would never let it go easily.

Anger surged in its heart, and it suddenly opened its huge mouth. Green poisonous gas surged out like a tide, instantly covering the surrounding area with poisonous gas.

Back off!
Xu Mu's mind moved, and immediately caused a strong spatial fluctuation, as if a stone was thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples and suddenly pushing away the surrounding poisonous gas.

Gravity compression!

A silver star map quickly appeared under Xu Mu's feet, and then the surrounding gravity soared suddenly. The huge pressure caused the two heads of the defenseless three-headed python to smash heavily to the ground, causing a flurry of red maple leaves to fall.

As a commanding-level demon, the strength of the three-headed python should not be underestimated. Even though its head is heavily pressed on the ground, it can still launch ferocious attacks.

All of a sudden, raging flames burst out of its mouth, instantly igniting the surrounding trees, turning the surrounding environment into a sea of ​​​​fire in an instant.

The Fire Cloud Tree originally grew under the scorching sun and heat. Now that it was ignited by the three-headed python, the heat stored in its body exploded instantly, causing the temperature of the sea of ​​fire to rise further, as if it was in purgatory.

But then, the flames suddenly stopped burning, and then they flew into the air one after another, and finally gathered into a huge fireball with a diameter of tens of meters. The flames were dazzling, illuminating everyone's faces.

Under the fireball, a bright red humanoid object could be vaguely identified.

She held the fireball gently in one hand, like a queen controlling flames, and her every command made all flames submit.

The huge fireball in front of her gradually shrank, from a diameter of several dozen meters at the beginning to the size of a badminton.

Surprisingly, the height and body shape of the flame creature are similar to those of humans. To be more precise, its body shape is close to that of a woman, with a graceful figure.

Its face was made of flames, barely showing the outline of its facial features, but it was far less detailed than that of a human.

"A humanoid fire creature with the amazing ability to control fire, could she be Princess Yan?" A member of the team couldn't help but exclaimed.

Xu Mu was in a sea of ​​fire and naturally noticed the appearance of the Fire Witch, but he had no time to take care of her now. He had to get rid of the three-headed monster python in front of him first.

However, before he could construct the thunder constellation, the Fire Witch had already launched an attack. With a light wave of her hand, she threw a fireball as big as a badminton at the three-headed python.

The fireball drew an arc in the air and then exploded on the three-headed python, releasing destructive flames.

Raging flames burned on the three-headed monster python, but surprisingly, the flames did not spread to the surroundings, but only raged on the three-headed monster python.

The three-headed python twisted its body frantically, trying to escape, but a more powerful spatial force bound it, making it unable to escape. It could only watch the fireball fall on it and endure the deadly fire attack.

The Fire Witch was extremely powerful, even surpassing all the commander-level demons. Especially in this place called the Fire Basin of China, her strength was unmatched.

She stood high in the sky, as if the entire northern corner of the Burning Plain had become her domain of fire control. Any sub-monarch who was not a fire attribute and came here would probably not be able to defeat this witch who controlled fire.

The strength of the three-headed python should not be underestimated either, especially in this burning land, its fire ability has been greatly enhanced. Even commander-level creatures such as the giant lizard pseudo-dragon and the winged wolf can only bow down in front of it.

However, facing the Fire Witch, it seemed vulnerable. Within just ten minutes, its huge body was completely devoured by the flames, leaving only a scorched earth.

"Sub-monarch... This strength is definitely at the sub-monarch level, but the problem is that she clearly exudes the aura of a commander-level." Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the Fire Witch in the sky, his heart full of doubts.

There is no doubt that the Fire Witch's strength has reached the level of a sub-monarch, but for some reason, the aura she exudes is obviously that of a commander-level advanced stage.

Princess Yan is a monarch-level creature when she reaches adulthood, but the Flame Witch is only a commander-level creature. Is it because the Flame Witch was originally a human, and only transformed into a fake Princess Yan with the help of the Heavenly Tribulation Fruit, so her strength is so weak?

Compared to a natural and naturally born elemental holy spirit like Yan Ji, even if the Fire Witch transforms her body into Yan Ji through the Heavenly Tribulation Fruit, her fire control ability and potential cannot compare to the genuine Yan Ji.

Commander level might be her limit.

After defeating the three-headed python, the Fire Witch slowly landed. Her movements were extremely strange. Her toes lightly touched the ground, but her legs always remained in a suspended posture.

“Old Zhao, could this fire creature be Yan Ji?” Mo Fan couldn’t help but shake Zhao Manyan beside him excitedly.

"No, definitely not." Zhao Manyan observed it carefully and then shook his head firmly.

“Although her appearance is very similar to the Yan Ji described in the book, I can be sure that she is definitely not the real Yan Ji.” Zhao Manyan said seriously.

The Zhao family has treasured the secret book about Yan Ji for generations. Although he has never seen Yan Ji in person, according to the description of his predecessors, Yan Ji is different from the Fire Witch in some aspects.

After hearing their conversation, the Flame Witch nodded, indicating that she agreed with Zhao Manyan's opinion.

She is indeed not the real Princess Yan, she is just a fake Princess Yan who survived with the help of the power of the Heavenly Tribulation Fruit.

"She said she is not Yan Ji." Xin Xia suddenly spoke up.

"???"

"She can understand our conversation?" Zhao Manyan and the others were a little surprised. Usually, only demons that have reached the monarch level can understand human language.

Just like the black snake, the totem of Hangzhou, it can not only understand human language, but can even understand complex expressions that include multiple meanings such as national quintessence, sarcasm, and "Fuck".

The fire witch in front of him seemed to have the same ability.

“Yin～～～!” The Fire Witch opened her mouth slightly and let out a crisp cry.

"What is she talking about?" Xu Mu and the others looked puzzled and turned their eyes to Xinxia, ​​the only psychic mage in the team.

"She is asking about our purpose of coming to the northern corner of Burning Plain and reminding us that this place is full of dangers." Xinxia translated through telepathy.

“This Yan Ji is really friendly to humans, just like the totem black snake of Hangzhou City.” Mo Fan muttered a few times and stood up and said:
"We are here to look for the Flame Princess. I am a summoning mage and I hope to sign a contract with a Flame Princess."

The Flame Witch shook her head and told Mo Fan to give up this unrealistic idea. Mo Fan responded helplessly: "I'm just trying it out. If I can't find a suitable Flame Witch, then I'll just give it up."

The Fire Witch nodded slightly and was about to speak when suddenly her eyes caught sight of Chen Ying who had been standing at the back of the team.

When she saw Qing Chenying's full appearance, she was immediately stunned, as if she was deeply attracted by something.

……

……

Pingdingshan!
"If she is really your mother, then who is the man in white that I have been calling 'Lu Jianli' uncle?"

Zhao Manyan opened his mouth wide, looking at Xinxia, ​​Chenying, and the Fire Witch - Jiang Feng in disbelief!
This melon is too big!

First, the man in white whom she had called uncle "Lu Jianli" for more than ten years turned out to be a woman, Chen Ying's mother, and the aunt whom she had always called was actually Chen Ying's stepmother.

Now with the help of Xinxia's psychic magic, after a long period of communication, he discovered that the fire witch in front of him was Chen Ying's real mother.

That "Lu Jianli" is not Chen Ying's mother at all.

Not to mention Zhao Manyan, everyone else was also confused by this sudden turn of events. The uncle became a woman, then a mother, and then a stranger...

"I feel very dizzy now," Zhang Xiaohou rubbed his forehead and asked in confusion, "So, who is Chenying's real mother?"

"I...I don't know either."

Chen Ying also seemed a little confused. Whether it was the fire witch in front of her or the man in white at home, they knew everything about her childhood.

It is extremely difficult to identify your real mother based on memory alone.

"Since your mother is a high-level mage and she needs the Fire Tribulation Fruit to remove the fire poison, why doesn't she come in person, but instead ask a mid-level mage like you to come?" Xu Mu asked puzzledly.

"The one at home is affected by the fire poison. Her magical ability has been restricted. Now her strength is not even as good as us mid-level mages." Chen Ying explained.

"However... these explanations are just her one-sided words. At least in the past, my father and I have never doubted it." Chen Ying added.

"Your father is such a piece of shit." Xu Mu couldn't help but spit out, "He abandoned his wife after she was disfigured, and then turned around and married a new lover. What a jerk."

Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou and others around him all expressed their agreement, believing that this man's behavior was indeed despicable.

Even Zhao Manyan, who usually had a lot of romantic debts, expressed dissatisfaction and contempt for Chen Ying's father's behavior.

“You’re not much better. You change girlfriends all the time. You’re no different from Chenying’s father.” Mo Fan kicked Zhao Manyan.

“Who hasn’t had dozens of girlfriends these days?” Zhao Manyan retorted, “And I’ve always been very responsible. At least before we ended our relationship, I always tried my best to play the role of a good boyfriend.”

Several people nearby rolled their eyes upon hearing this, not wanting to bother with Zhao Manyan, the playboy.

"Groan——!"

The Fire Witch suddenly let out a crisp cry and quickly flew in front of everyone, staring ahead with eyes made of flames.

"Some people are coming, quite a few." Xu Mu

Vigilantly reminded Mo Fan and the others to stay alert.

“Didn’t they say that the Shawang River was in turmoil and no one could cross the river?” Zhao Manyan asked.

"The world is so big, there is always a way to solve the problem." Xu Mu replied, while his eyes were locked on the approaching figures.

The leader was a middle-aged man with his hair combed back and tied into a braid, followed by a team of more than a dozen people.

Except for the middle-aged man in the lead and the man wrapped in white gauze, who are high-level mages, most of the other members are mid-level mages.

"Mom, why are you here too?"

Chen Ying showed a surprised expression when she saw the person wrapped in white gauze. She was about to take a few steps forward, but then she recalled what had just happened and stopped.

To be honest, she now had doubts about the true identity of the man in white.

A person may be able to disguise his identity through memory, but details such as personality and behavior cannot be easily imitated.

Chen Ying once thought that her mother's personality changed drastically due to her disfigurement, but after learning about the Fire Witch through mental magic, she had to begin to doubt the true identity of the man in white in front of her.

Compared to the man in white, Chen Ying hopes deep down that the Fire Witch is her biological mother.

After all, over the past few years, the man in white's words and deeds were far from the mother she remembered.

"Uncle, why are you here?" Zhao Manyan asked the man who was leading the group.

The man with his hair combed back and tied into a braid frowned slightly, then glanced at Chen Ying standing next to Zhao Manyan and snorted coldly:

"That's ridiculous. How can a bunch of brats like you come to such a dangerous place like the North Point of Zhuoyuan?"

Then, he turned his gaze to the Fire Witch in front of him. He felt that this Fire Witch looked familiar, but he did not pay too much attention to it. After all, he had been to the northern corner of Zhuoyuan before.

Zhao Yulin jumped off his mount with a serious expression, because he found that the Fire Witch was actually a commander-level creature and he might not be able to deal with it alone.

He could only hope that the strategy proposed by Jiang Feng would work.

"What are you guys still standing there for? Come here quickly! Do you want to stay there and wait to die?"

Zhao Yulin's face darkened instantly when he saw Zhao Manyan and the others still behind the Flame Witch.

How come these guys have no foresight at all? Can't they see that the situation is very dangerous?
"Uncle, there is something wrong with the 'Jiang Feng' behind you. She is not my aunt."

Zhao Manyan was not stupid. The Flame Witch had saved them before, so he would definitely trust his savior rather than a stranger with whom he had only spoken a few words.

(End of this chapter)