121: Your Majesty, please calm down. The situation was truly urgent!

The voice of the Yan Lingluo was bone-chillingly cold, carrying the majesty and Killing Intent belonging to a ruler.

"Human! You took advantage of my weakness to not only steal my Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire but also... also defile my purity! Such a grave sin is unpardonable even by ten thousand deaths!"

As she spoke, the Aura around her body began to rise unsteadily.

Although the Fire Poison and Immortal Fire backfire in her body had been basically neutralized after several days of detoxification, and her Origin injuries had stabilized, she was still weak. As she forcibly raised her Aura now, her face turned pale again, and her long snake tail went limp weakly.

But the fury in those red pupils had not diminished in the slightest.

She stared deathly at Lu Yu, her gaze as if she wanted to swallow him alive.

Lu Yu groaned inwardly.

In this matter, he was indeed the beneficiary; he had obtained the Immortal Fire, and his cultivation had even soared.

Furthermore, perhaps because he had completely refined and fused the Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire and had deeply interacted with a Void Returning Perfection Queen for several days, his Foundation was steady as a rock, without any sense of instability.

The Immortal Rank Alchemy knowledge and techniques rewarded by the System made him even more overjoyed.

But the fury of Your Majesty before him was also very real.

Stealing the fire plus stealing her purity—this was a massive grudge.

"Your Majesty, calm down, please calm down!"

Lu Yu hurriedly waved his hands, quickly putting on an outer robe while his mind raced.

"The situation was urgent back then. You were suffering from the Immortal Fire backfire, your life was at stake, and Fire Poison was erupting in your body. I was forced to use my own True Fire to guide it in order to save your life. The Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire was attracted and automatically recognized me as master; it was definitely not a forced theft."

"As for what happened later... later, the Fire Poison lost control, and you also... er, we were both forced by necessity to neutralize the poison, forced by necessity!"

His words were half-truths, but his expression was incredibly sincere and his gaze was so innocent that he was just short of swearing to the heavens.

"Forced by necessity?"

The Yan Lingluo sneered, the anger in her red pupils decreasing slightly, but her shame and indignation grew stronger.

"What a fine 'forced by necessity'! Now the poison is gone, the fire is gone, and my purity is gone. Tell me, what should be done?"

The tip of her tail slapped the Lotus Platform irritably, making a soft 'thwack' sound.

During the movement, her wheat-colored skin and fiery red scales intertwined under the blue-green firelight to create an alluring luster, making Lu Yu unable to resist stealing another glance.

The Yan Lingluo immediately noticed, and the blush on her face deepened. Whether out of shame or anger, her gaze became even fiercer: "You still dare to look!"

"I'm not looking! I'm not looking anymore!"

Lu Yu immediately lowered his gaze in a display of honesty.

But he thought to himself, the way this Queen looks when she's angry is quite... thrilling?

He knew that just talking sense was useless; he had to show some practical action and sincerity.

Thus, he gave a light cough, softening his tone even more with a hint of flattery:

"Your Majesty, although this incident started as an accident and the process... got a bit out of control, I have absolutely no intention of offending Your Majesty. On the contrary, I deeply admire Your Majesty's grace and demeanor."

"What's done is done... Bah, I mean, since we had this... encounter by a strange stroke of luck, perhaps it's also fate?"

He stole a glance at the Yan Lingluo and saw that while her face was still cold, the tip of her upright tail seemed to relax slightly. He knew his sweet-talk offensive was having some effect.

He immediately struck while the iron was hot:

"Your Majesty, look, your injuries haven't healed yet and your Origin still needs nourishment. Although this Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire has recognized me as master, you and I already have an... ahem, intimate connection. Perhaps I can use the power of this fire to help Your Majesty recover faster, and even... be of assistance to your Bloodline Atavism?"

He cautiously threw out the bait.

The Bloodline Atavism of the Crimson-Scaled Heavenly Python required the assistance of the most pure and powerful flame power.

The Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire was undoubtedly one of the best choices. Now that the fire was with Lu Yu, he could still lend it.

The eyes of the Yan Lingluo indeed flickered for a moment.

Bloodline Atavism was her life's pursuit. Her risky attempt to swallow the Immortal Fire, which almost led to her death, was also for this purpose.

If she could truly use the power of this human boy and the Immortal Fire that had already recognized him as master... Seeing her interest, Lu Yu immediately took advantage of the opening, raising three fingers and swearing with a face full of sincerity:

"I, Lu Yu, swear by my Dao Heart that today's matter was definitely not an intentional offense to Your Majesty. In the future, if Your Majesty has any needs, as long as it does not violate morality, I, Lu Yu, will certainly do my utmost to help!"

"I am also willing to share the benefits of this Pure Lotus Heavenly Clear Fire with Your Majesty! I only ask that Your Majesty... be merciful and forgive me for this unintentional mistake?"

He spoke these words with genuine feeling, or at least they sounded that way. He also promised real benefits and kept his posture low enough.

The Yan Lingluo stared at him for a long time, the fury in her red pupils gradually replaced by a complex expression.

Shame, resentment, annoyance... but indeed, what this human said had some merit.

In that situation, if he hadn't stepped in, she would likely have been burned to ashes by the Immortal Fire, her Divine Soul completely extinguished.

Although she lost her purity and the Immortal Fire she had coveted for years, her life was saved. It was even a blessing in disguise, as the lingering Aphrodisiac Poison seemed to have been neutralized, her Origin had stabilized, and there was now this... strange connection.

More importantly, she could feel that the flame within this human's body had a strange attraction to her Bloodline, and perhaps it really could help her complete her Atavism.

After a long while, the Yan Lingluo finally snorted coldly and turned her face away, no longer looking at Lu Yu.

That fiery red snake tail also completely relaxed, coiling lazily on the Lotus Platform.

Only at the base of her ears did a suspicious blush still remain.

"Hmph... glib and deceitful."

Her voice still carried a chill, but that Killing Intent was gone.

"I will believe you this once. If you dare to break your oath or show any more disrespect to me... the Crimson-Scaled Heavenly Python tribe will never rest until you are dead!"

This meant... she was letting him go.

The heavy stone in Lu Yu's heart dropped, and a smile immediately broke out on his face as he patted his chest in guarantee:

"Rest assured, Your Majesty! I, Lu Yu, will certainly remember!"

The Yan Lingluo didn't bother with him anymore. In an instant, she took out a set of fiery red clothing and put it on.

Then she began regulating her breathing on her own, operating her Cultivation Technique to absorb the remaining pure Fire Spirit Qi in the space to repair herself.

Only her slightly trembling eyelashes and her refusal to look directly at Lu Yu betrayed the extreme lack of calm in her heart.

Lu Yu also breathed a sigh of relief. Why did it feel like the Yan Lingluo wearing these sultry clothes was even more heart-stirring than when she wasn't wearing any?

But he didn't look much more, fearing he would make her angry again, and then began to check his own gains.

Nascent Soul Ninth Layer, three strands of Immortal Fire in his possession, and a mind full of Immortal Rank Alchemy knowledge... this Magma Sea adventure was a massive profit!

He just didn't know how worried Fifth Senior Sister, Yun Shu, and the others above must be after several days.

He had to quickly find a way to get back up.

He glanced at the Yan Lingluo beside him, who was meditating with her eyes closed, still possessing a full Queenly air yet also exuding a different kind of charm. A thought suddenly popped into his mind:

Taking back such a bad-tempered Queen Your Majesty... seems like it could be quite challenging?