The Humble Two-Headed Fire Serpent

"Young... Young Master!"

Qing Lin's voice was terrified. She pointed towards the seemingly calm magma wall on the right. "I... I feel a very fierce aura, as if... as if it's rushing towards us!"

No sooner had she finished speaking—

"Boom!!!"

The magma wall on the right exploded violently!

Scorching magma splattered like a downpour, but it was all blocked and evaporated by the invisible force field around Shen Wen.

Accompanied by a low, savage hiss, a colossal creature burst through the magma, abruptly thrusting its head out!

A giant snake!

Its entire body was fiery red, covered in tough scales, and it had two ferocious snake heads!

Its four vertical pupils gleamed with cruel, bloodthirsty red light, staring intently at the five "uninvited guests" in the passage. Its forked tongue hissed, carrying a potent, fiery venomous stench.

A Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake!

However, this fierce beast, which reigned supreme in the magma, instantly recognized the five people in the passage.

A trace of human-like... stiffness and fear flashed almost simultaneously in its four fierce snake pupils!

Although Shen Wen and the others did not deliberately unleash their aura, it was an instinct derived from their life-level.

It allowed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to clearly perceive that within these five humanoid beings, there was terrifying power capable of easily crushing it!

Especially the young man standing at the very front, looking at it with calm eyes, made its soul tremble!

"Hiss... woo?"

The originally aggressive roar turned into a low whimper filled with doubt and fear.

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake didn't hesitate.

Its two heads simultaneously recoiled, attempting to burrow back into the safety of the magma and escape.

"I haven't even gone to find you yet? You've come looking for me yourself, seeking your own death!"

Shen Wen chuckled softly. Just as the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was about to disappear into the magma.

He casually extended his free left hand. It seemed slow, but it moved later and arrived first, precisely grabbing the end of one of its tails!

The snake's tail was thicker than an adult's thigh, covered in fiery red scales, and intensely hot.

But Shen Wen's palm seemed forged of Vajra, completely unconcerned by the temperature, his five fingers like hooks, gripping it firmly!

"Come out!"

Shen Wen's arm didn't even make a noticeable effort; he merely tugged casually.

"Bang!!"

The massive Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was like a small loach pinched at its vital spot.

It was forcibly dragged out of the magma without any resistance.

It slammed heavily onto the hard ground of the lava passage, letting out a muffled groan of pain and scattering countless sparks.

It was dazed from the fall, its two heads shaking, emitting whimpering sounds of grievance and fear, wanting to struggle.

But it found that the hand gripping its tail contained irresistible power.

Making even twisting its body extremely difficult.

Having subdued the fierce beast, Shen Wen turned his gaze to Qing Lin beside him, who was once again clutching his clothes out of fright, and spoke gently:

"Qing Lin, look into its eyes. Concentrate your spirit, try to sense it, communicate with it, and control it."

"Your Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are the supreme ruler of all snakes. A mere Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake should naturally submit to you."

Qing Lin obeyed, trying hard to concentrate. Her jade-green eyes stared intently at the vertical pupil of one of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's heads.

She felt her eyes slightly burning, and a strange power stirred deep within her pupils, as if something was about to break free from its cocoon.

However, things were not smooth.

That power didn't completely obey her command, like a slippery fish.

When she tried to guide it to establish a connection with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

It always missed by a hair, making it difficult to accurately capture and entangle the opponent's soul core.

She could feel the agitation and instinctive resistance of the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's soul, that fierce aura belonging to a Dou Spirit Magical Beast.

Even under the suppression of fear, it remained an invisible barrier, hindering her deeper penetration.

She tried once, twice... Each time she felt it was just a little bit off, and that controlling power always failed to coalesce at the critical moment.

Qing Lin's small face turned slightly pale from intense mental concentration, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her temples.

She didn't want to disappoint her Young Master, so she "glared" at the snake's eyes even harder, almost pouring her entire mind into it.

But the more anxious she became, the more sluggish the power's operation became.

After trying for a long time without success, Qing Lin grew increasingly anxious and flustered, and couldn't help but secretly glance at Shen Wen.

Her large eyes were already clouded with a thin film of moisture, filled with deep grievance and self-blame, fearing to see a look of disappointment on Shen Wen's face.

Shen Wen saw her efforts and embarrassment, but his face showed no impatience; he merely smiled and said, "It seems the first attempt is still too difficult.

Alright, if you can't do it now, then there's no use keeping it.

Let's just kill it. Anyway, there will be plenty of snake-type magical beasts later; I'll find you a more suitable one to practice with."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every "person" present.

Especially the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake!

Although it didn't understand human speech, its perception of killing intent and danger was extremely keen!

Even though Shen Wen spoke with a smile, the killing intent within instantly pierced its fear-filled heart!

"Hiss-woo—!!!"

Its strong instinct for survival made it emit a shrill and sorrowful hiss.

Although it didn't understand what that strange spiritual power trying to invade its soul was, it clearly knew.

The source of this power was precisely the slender young girl in front of it, who carried an aura that made it feel both close and terrified!

Live! I must do something!

Under the immense threat of death, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake burst forth with unprecedented "wisdom" and cooperation.

It no longer passively endured, nor did it try to resist. Instead, it actively tried to mobilize its relatively weak and chaotic spiritual power.

It actively tried to accommodate Qing Lin's spiritual power.

It even lowered its two ferocious snake heads slightly.

All the fierce light in its vertical pupils receded, leaving only pleading and submission, as it looked expectantly at Qing Lin.

Qing Lin, flustered by Shen Wen's words, suddenly felt a faint but clear spiritual power, with an ingratiating intent.

It actively made contact with her unplaced power.

For a moment, she was at a loss, looking blankly at Shen Wen.

"Do you feel it? It's actively cooperating with you." Shen Wen's voice sounded at the right moment, carrying a reassuring calmness.

"Don't panic, calm your mind, gather your scattered spiritual power, and like holding a thread, follow the 'bridge' it actively extends to you.

Penetrate its soul core and leave your mark."

Shen Wen began to give detailed guidance. His voice seemed to carry a strange magic, calming the panic in Qing Lin's heart.

He succinctly pointed out the techniques for using soul power: how to perceive, how to condense, and how to control.