262: Queen's Resurrection

Although Li Mingxuan was knocked back, he was not injured. He quickly stabilized his body and looked at the spot where he had been.

He saw that the General who had been there before had appeared in the center of the strange light in his place. To prevent the strange light from pursuing him, he had actively moved forward to meet it.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all the strange light entered the General's body.

"Senior!"

Li Mingxuan was shocked and wanted to approach, but the General stopped him.

"Kid, your name is Li Mingxuan, right? I saw you in the National College Competition back then. You're not from an aristocratic family yet you got first place. Very good, I have high hopes for you!"

As the General spoke, his limbs had already begun to petrify, and his vitality was rapidly dissipating, as if he was really turning into stone.

Li Mingxuan's pupils constricted sharply. "Senior, the Military Department is already on their way. I'll take you for treatment!"

As he spoke, he tried to step forward, but the General shook his head. "I have already used Burning Soul. I will surely die today, there's no need to trouble the Military Department anymore."

"Senior!"

Li Mingxuan was somewhat dazed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The secret technique Burning Soul was sent to him by Great Wall Academy when he entered the Martial General Realm. This is truly a life-or-death struggle.

Once used, at best, one's cultivation is exhausted and they become a cripple; at worst, one's soul, spirit, blood, and flesh are completely burned away, ultimately leading to death.

Looking at the condition of the person in front of him, it was likely that he had used his last bit of strength just to save him.

"Senior, do you have any other wishes? If I can do it, I will not refuse!"

This was the only thing Li Mingxuan could do now, but the General laughed heartily and shook his head.

"You don't have to be like this. If you hadn't come, I would have already died, and you wouldn't have been in danger. So you don't owe me!"

"Cough cough!"

Suddenly, the General coughed up blood. He looked down and saw that the petrification had reached his chest.

"If... if possible, please erect a monument for me!"

"May I know Senior's name!"

"Zhang... Zhang Qingdao!"

Before the words finished, Zhang Qingdao's body completely petrified. His face finally settled into that cheerful yet slightly regretful smile.

"Senior!"

Li Mingxuan's heart trembled. He clenched his fists, not knowing what to say for a moment, and an uncontrollable killing intent towards the Serpent People arose in his heart.

Although he had only just learned the name of Senior Zhang Qingdao in front of him, the other party had left a very deep impression.

"Brother Xuan!"

At this moment, Qin Tian and the other three rushed over. Seeing the battlefield resembling ruins around them, they were also shocked.

After seeing that Li Mingxuan was unharmed, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother Xuan, they've retreated!"

"Are there any civilians left in the city?"

After a moment, Li Mingxuan slowly spoke. Qin Tian's expression was somewhat dim upon hearing this. "We saw on our way here that almost all of them have turned into stone sculptures, with no signs of life. Others were killed. Currently, no survivors have been found."

"Yue Shan, are there any survivors in the city?"

"There are still some people in some corners of the city, but they are all children!"

Yue Shan responded and pointed out the direction. Li Mingxuan told the four of them to go and rescue them, while he walked forward, picking up Zhang Qingdao's stone statue and heading out of the city.

Seeing this, the four of them vaguely guessed something. They didn't say much but went to rescue the people.

In the heartland of the Death Desert, the two Serpent Human Race Warrior Generals had already returned. They immediately entered the underground space from before.

Inside, it was no different from when Shadow and Yang Shuo came last time, but Ding Lingxuan in the crystal throne had opened her pale golden vertical pupils, which were devoid of any emotion, sending chills down one's spine.

Below the crystal throne, there were three corpses kneeling towards the crystal throne.

The moment the two Serpent Human Race Warrior Generals entered here, they handed over the two storage rings. "High Priest, we have returned."

"Why are you late?"

On the side of the throne, the Old Woman called the High Priest opened her eyes. Her voice was calm, but it made the two Serpent Human Race Warrior Generals tremble.

"High, High Priest, the guy in that city didn't escape but instead used a secret technique to hold us back.

Later, a Human Clan Prodigy appeared, with extraordinary strength, reaching the Martial General Realm at a young age!"

"Yes, High Priest, that person's strength was extraordinary, but we used the petrification god's eye bestowed by the Queen, so that person will surely die!"

The two of them, one after the other, recounted what had happened in the city, not daring to hide anything.

Upon hearing this, the Old Woman slowly opened her eyes, and a sharp glint flashed in her cloudy eyes. "Not bad, killing a Human Clan Genius is a great merit for you two!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them showed expressions of ecstasy, but they did not dare to be too presumptuous. After bowing, they respectfully withdrew.

The Old Woman took out everything from the storage rings, including various spirit liquids, Spirit Medicines, and demon cores, etc. Coupled with the treasures plundered earlier, this space was now almost filled.

With so many spiritual objects appearing at the same time, the spiritual energy here was several times richer, making one feel refreshed just by smelling it.

However, the Old Woman raised her staff, and these spiritual objects slowly rose. The next moment, these things all turned into fine powder, and streams of rich spiritual energy were drawn away.

"Soul, return! Go!"

These vast spiritual energies, which were almost condensing into liquid, seemed to be drawn by something and all flew into the crystal throne, causing the crystal throne to emit a sudden burst of light.

Especially as time passed, the aura on Ding Lingxuan inside began to rise.

She was actually about to break through the Martial Grandmaster realm and reach the Martial Lord Realm, but a look of pain began to appear on her beautiful and noble face.

"Do you think you can defeat me by killing my parents and my younger brother?

This is my body, I am its Master!"

Ding Lingxuan's voice sounded, carrying a hint of hoarseness and anger, as if she was fighting against something.

"Hmph, how dare you, a little fellow, defy this Queen?

Becoming the body of this Queen is a blessing you cannot cultivate in several lifetimes, so why don't you obediently disperse!"

Ding Lingxuan's face suddenly changed, and a powerful pressure that made one feel fear for a lifetime also appeared on her body.

As this pressure emerged, whether it was the Serpent People powerhouses below or the Old Woman, they all involuntarily knelt down.

"You want to devour me, but you'll have to see if you have the ability. Let's perish together!"

At this moment, a look of determination flashed across the face of the young girl in the crystal throne, but it quickly disappeared, replaced by a look of terror.

"How is this possible, how could I..."

"Hahahaha, why do you think you appeared in this crystal throne, and how did you improve your strength?"

That domineering voice, carrying supreme imperial might, sounded again. "Now this is the body of this Queen, and this Queen will eventually be resurrected, reaching the Peak, to avenge the hatred of that year!"