Snake-People Race

Biodata

Background / History

The Snake-People Race was driven into the Tagor Desert after the Jia Ma Empire allied with surrounding empires to encircle and suppress them. Their historical homeland included territory later held by the Jia Ma Empire; the desert’s scorching climate was deliberately unfavorable to their cold, damp constitution and suppressed their cultivation. 3 63 65 78

Under Queen Medusa, the race maintained its Royal City in the Tagor Desert while monitoring the Jia Ma Empire and neighboring powers. Its military strength was initially concentrated in Medusa; the Eight Great Leaders were Dou Wang experts, but the race lacked enough Dou Huang- and Dou Zong-level combatants to determine the outcome of wars between states. 3

Medusa’s attempt to evolve through the Green Lotus Core Flame was undertaken to break this strategic deadlock. Despite the danger Heavenly Flames posed to snake-people, her successful evolution created a path forward; Ning Su’s subsequent rise added a second top-tier powerhouse to the race. 4 11 16

After Medusa fully fused with the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python’s soul, she resumed direct rule and launched a campaign against the Jia Ma Empire. The Snake-People Race captured eight border cities in five days, then won reparations including the Myriad Spirit Mountain Range and the land between it and the Tagor Desert. 53 63 64

The race relocated from the Tagor Desert to the more suitable territory near the Myriad Spirit Mountain Range. The Eight Great Tribes occupied eight cities, while a new Royal City—larger and more imposing than the former desert capital—was constructed as the people’s political and spiritual center. 65

Following Medusa and Ning Su’s return from the Central Continent, their donated pills, techniques, combat skills, and treasures accelerated the race’s development. The Four Great Elders advanced to Dou Zong, while the Eight Great Leaders reached Peak Dou Huang. 200

Society and Governance

• Queen Medusa — Supreme ruler and the race’s central military and political authority. She regards the survival, security, and living conditions of her people as her foremost responsibility. 11 64 65
• Four Great Elders — Senior council that advises Medusa, oversees major internal matters, and supervised the reconstruction of the original Royal City. 11 17
• Eight Great Leaders — Leading experts of the Eight Great Snake-People Tribes; initially all Dou Wang, later Peak Dou Huang. 3 200
• Eight Great Tribes — Constituent tribes that provide labor and military forces, including during the rebuilding of the Royal City and the capture and settlement of new territory. 17 63 65
• Royal City — The seat of Medusa’s rule and a spiritual emblem of the Snake-People Race. 65

Traits and Physiology

The Snake-People Race possesses a cold and yin constitution. This makes Heavenly Flames especially dangerous to them, with most members instinctively suppressed by such flames. 4 11

• Their constitution is better suited to cool, damp environments than the extreme heat of the Tagor Desert. 65
• They can transform into giant serpentine forms; Medusa assumes a Purple Giant Serpent form during her evolution. 14
• Their bloodline can encounter a cultivation bottleneck that may be broken through by risking rebirth through a Heavenly Flame. 4
• The Medusa bloodline is considered the foundation and a rare treasure of the race. 65
• Snake-people and humans are visibly distinguishable; mixed-blood descendants face prejudice from both communities. 20 35

Major Conflicts

Conflict with the Jia Ma Empire

The Jia Ma Empire was the closest and most persistent enemy of the Snake-People Race. Its past oppression, along with the enslavement and sale of snake-people in desert-border cities, fueled the race’s retaliatory campaign. 3 63

Medusa’s forces conquered Stone Desert City, Desert City, Yellow Stone City, Black Cliff City, and four additional border cities. Rather than pursue a costly war of annihilation, Medusa accepted a bloodless settlement after demonstrating overwhelming strength. 63 64

Hostility with Neighboring Empires

The Luoyan, Mulan, and Sky Serpent empires participated in the original suppression that forced the Snake-People Race into the desert. Their representatives later brought gifts because the strengthened race had become a threat they could not ignore; Medusa accepted the offerings but declared that past debts were not forgiven. 3 77 78

Sky Serpent Mansion

The Sky Serpent Mansion repeatedly targeted Qing Lin for her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. This brought it into conflict with the Snake-People Race, whose leadership considered the organization a recurring threat. 38 61

Relationships

• Medusa — Queen and protector of the race; her decisions, evolutions, and campaigns are directed toward securing its survival and future. 11 64 65
• Ning Su (Little Black) — Recognized as an irreplaceable powerhouse and prospective king; he governed affairs during Medusa’s unstable soul fusion and later supplied the treasury with resources from the Central Continent. 11 19 36 200
• Hua She'er — Medusa’s personal guard and a trusted attendant involved in protecting the Forbidden Land and caring for Medusa during her weakened state. 5 17
• Qing Lin — Half-human, half-snake-person girl initially met with prejudice due to her mixed blood, but accepted under Medusa’s authority and protected by Ning Su. 35 38
• Jia Ma Empire — Principal historical enemy; its defeat enabled the race’s territorial recovery and relocation. 63 64
• Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan — A later ally under Yao Ming; both groups share ties to ancient serpent bloodlines and explored the Snake Tomb together. 195 196

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Medusa adopts Ning Su — Medusa brings Ning Su, then an unusual black Sky-Swallowing Python, into the Royal City and identifies his potential as a future asset to the race. 1 3
• Heavenly Flame evolution crisis — Medusa risks death to evolve through the Green Lotus Core Flame because the race requires a breakthrough to escape its encirclement. 4 11 14
• Imperfect evolution and recovery — Medusa’s incomplete soul fusion leaves Ning Su overseeing many affairs while the race searches for ingredients for the Spirit Fusion Pill. 16 19 36
• Return of the Queen — Medusa perfectly fuses her soul, advances to Three-Star Dou Zong, and resumes full authority. 53
• War and relocation — The race defeats the Jia Ma Empire, secures new land, and leaves the Tagor Desert for a territory suited to its physiology. 63 64 65
• Northwest Continent ascendance — Resources brought back by Ning Su and Medusa elevate the race into the strongest power in the region. 200 201
• Future development debate — Medusa considers migrating the entire race to the Central Continent, but Ning Su rejects the plan due to the risks of exposing the population to stronger enemies. 202

Trivia

• Raising snakes is one of Medusa’s few personal hobbies, a fact linked to her identity as Queen of the Snake-People Race. 1
• The race’s Royal City is treated as indispensable even during relocation, serving as more than a residence: it is a symbol of collective identity. 65
• Medusa defines victory not as conquest alone, but as an outcome the entire Snake-People Race can enjoy without ruinous casualties. 64