I'll Enjoy the Heavenly Flame

"This King is about to break through to Dou Zong in one fell swoop. Guard me well during this time."

"Pick someone else!"

Queen Medusa shook her head. "I don't trust anyone else. When the time comes, I'll make a Snake Clan contract with you. If you try to kill me, you'll die with me."

"Who would want to kill you? I can't wait to run away!"

"One thing is one thing. Cultivate properly during this time. Once I break through to Dou Zong, I'll get you a weapon that suits you!"

What was so good about constantly using a battered longsword? This King had a whip, but giving it to a woman so suited to using a sword would be too damaging to her image.

Afterward, Bai Xiaoran returned to his room and began cultivating.

He had used quite a few cultivation resources during this period. Before leaving, he still needed to find Hai Bodong.

"Is Miss Bai here?"

"Who is it?"

Bai Xiaoran opened his eyes. Who could it be at this hour? Aside from Queen Medusa, he barely knew any other Snake-People in the Snake-people tribe.

"It's me, Yue Mei."

A coquettish snort came from outside, leaving Bai Xiaoran stunned. Why was it Yue Mei?

He opened the door to find a seductive-looking woman standing outside. Her narrow eyes carried hints of allure and cunning at their corners, while her red lips were slightly pursed, making her exceptionally enticing.

Her long green hair cascaded down her back. Tall and slender, with a trim waist, she wore tight green leather armor that perfectly outlined her curvaceous figure.

"Do we know each other?"

Yue Mei smiled. "No, but Yue Mei knows Miss Bai. Since I'm already here, won't you invite me inside for a seat?"

Bai Xiaoran invited Yue Mei into the room. As her snake tail swayed, so did her pert hips.

"Yue Mei, what did you come to see me for?"

"To meet Your Majesty the Queen's maidservant. Your Majesty has never trusted anyone so much before. Besides, I can give you a woman's special kind of pleasure."

Bai Xiaoran closed the door and smiled. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he said, "In other words, have you taken a fancy to me?"

"Miss Bai is clever. I have indeed taken a fancy to you."

"I have to say, you're very bold."

Yue Mei chuckled. "How could I get anywhere without courage? Who knows how many people in the tribe want something to happen with you, but Your Majesty the Queen's status is in the way."

Bai Xiaoran gave a light laugh. "I can't agree to it. You should give up on that idea."

"I'm a Dou Wang, one of the Snake-people tribe's Eight Great Leaders. If you choose to follow me, you won't lack benefits."

Yue Mei did not want to waste too many words. She only wanted Bai Xiaoran to choose her, but his neither servile nor overbearing attitude only stirred her desire to conquer him even more.

"Go back. This is the room next to Your Majesty the Queen's. If you don't leave, you might not be able to leave at all."

Yue Mei snorted. "I'll come again. Remember to think it over carefully."

After Yue Mei left, Bai Xiaoran felt as though he was going mad. Yue Mei had displayed seductiveness to perfection. Every movement of hers tempted him into making a mistake. If he could reveal his identity, he would definitely have dealt with her on the spot.

Bai Xiaoran continued cultivating cross-legged. Reaching Da Dou Shi would give him a better chance of escaping. He could only flee while Queen Medusa was using the Heavenly Flames to reconstruct her body.

In the room next door, Queen Medusa curled her lips. "At least she knows what's good for her. That Yue Mei is bold indeed, daring to touch my person."

She was starving, and there were plenty of people in the tribe to choose from, yet she insisted on keeping her first time for someone she had taken a fancy to.

The next day, Queen Medusa brought Bai Xiaoran into the Snake-people tribe. Quite a few Snake-People felt that Bai Xiaoran was suited to be Your Majesty the Queen's maidservant.

"Put away those thoughts. She belongs to This King. No one but This King is permitted to touch her."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen."

The Eight Great Leaders listened as well, and Yue Mei's heart itched among them.

Your Majesty the Queen was keeping her all to herself.

Queen Medusa continued, "Over the next few days, I will break through to Dou Zong. The entire tribe will remain on alert. We will see no one who comes."

All the Snake-People were immensely excited upon hearing that she would break through to Dou Zong.

So long as Your Majesty the Queen broke through to Dou Zong, they could leave this damned desert. If they had not been driven here by humans because they lacked sufficient strength, who would want to remain in this desert?

"How many of those women have been ransomed during this time?"

"Eighty women. Twenty have yet to be ransomed."

Queen Medusa said, "If anyone attacks the tribe, release all these women."

They did not understand, but they still obeyed.

Afterward, Queen Medusa and Bai Xiaoran returned together and began making preparations for her breakthrough.

Yun Yun's group had also set out from the Misty Cloud Sect.

At this moment, in the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan had only just entered the desert. He had been chased by Monster Beasts quite a bit in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

"Teacher, tell me, how much time did we waste? Brother Xiaoran wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group so long ago, yet we only just left."

Old Yao said, "What do you know? How can you find Heavenly Flames without properly stabilizing your foundation?"

Suddenly, several figures flew over Xiao Yan's head.

Xiao Yan looked up. "Teacher, what are those people going to do?"

"I don't know either. Let's follow them and take a look. We might be able to pick up some spoils."

Within the Snake-people tribe, Bai Xiaoran stood at the edge of a hot spring.

At that moment, Queen Medusa danced beneath the moonlight, every movement incomparably seductive and elegant.

"When I make my breakthrough, you must keep a close watch on the surroundings."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty the Queen!"

Outside the Snake-people tribe, many guards had already discovered Yun Yun's group approaching.

"Humans, what are you doing here at the Snake-people tribe?"

Gu He stepped forward. "I heard that Queen Medusa obtained a Heavenly Flame. We are willing to exchange a sixth-grade pill, the Shape-Shifting Pill, for it."

"Your Majesty the Queen has ordered that she will receive no one. Everyone, please return."

Gu He continued, "If you refuse to see us, then don't blame us for forcing our way in!"

What did she mean, receiving no one? Wasn't she simply refining the Heavenly Flame?

The Eight Great Leaders arrived one after another as well.

"If you want to force your way in, you'll have to see whether you have the strength!"

They only needed to hold them off until Queen Medusa successfully made her breakthrough.

Within the hot spring, Queen Medusa began using the Green Lotus Core Flame to make her breakthrough. Everything had been stable, and no accident had occurred, yet for some reason, the Heavenly Flame suddenly began to riot.

"Ah!"

Queen Medusa cried out in pain.

"Bai Xiaoran, watch the surroundings carefully. This King must deal with this with all my strength."

She could not lose. She absolutely could not lose. She had to break through to Dou Zong. Yet some kind of soul suddenly appeared within her body and began fighting her for control.

Bai Xiaoran watched the rampaging Heavenly Flame and Queen Medusa's unbearable suffering. When she was about to lose her hold and reveal an opening, he immediately stepped forward. He knew this was his only chance.

Queen Medusa no longer had any strength, but when she saw Bai Xiaoran, she exclaimed in shock, "What are you doing?!"

"Naturally, I'm going to enjoy this Heavenly Flame. Your Majesty the Queen, you can't handle it."

Queen Medusa angrily rebuked him, "You're shameless!"

"Your Majesty the Queen, calling me shameless is useless. Just obediently give it to me!"

As she was about to disappear, Queen Medusa's gaze turned sharp. "Bai Xiaoran, I will not let you go!"