The Great Commander's Hostility

Medusa gave Xiao Ming the same feeling as Jia Ma Holy City, whom he had met in the Jia Xingtian City; clearly, her strength was at the Dou Huang Peak.

The two men behind her, the bald men, were only slightly weaker Medusa, and their strength should be at the Dou Huang High Star.

The Snake-People- woman was similar to Yue Mei, at the Dou Wang level.

The moment Xiao Ming saw Medusa, the Medusa trio also saw Xiao Ming.

However, all three were somewhat surprised by Xiao Ming's youthful appearance, especially Queen Medusa, whose cultivation level was the highest among them.

In addition, since Snake-People are inherently cold and yin in nature, she could clearly sense the extremely hot flame Aura within Xiao Ming's body.

Having traversed the Tagor Desert for decades, this was the first time Medusa had ever felt such intense heat Aura from a single person.

This made her narrow her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen." Upon seeing Medusa, Yue Mei immediately bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." Queen Medusa nodded slightly, then swayed her serpentine tail and walked to sit on the purple crystal throne that hung in the air above the high platform in the center of the hall.

Queen Medusa glanced at the few people still standing, raised her hand, and said softly, "Sit down."

Thank you, Your Her Majesty the Queen.

After Yue Mei and the others were seated, Medusa rested her chin on her right hand and asked in a calm tone, "Yue Mei, you just left yesterday, why are you back so soon today? And with a human in tow. Don't you know that humans are not allowed to set foot in the Holy City?"

Faced with Medusa's question, Yue Mei had just sat down, calmly stood up and replied:

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, this man is a Grade Six Alchemist. He wishes to exchange a Sand Mandara for a Holy City, and therefore requested that I bring him to Holy City Your Her Majesty the Queen."

Medusa nodded slightly upon hearing this, accepting the explanation without saying anything.

The Bald Snake-Man sitting closest to her throne frowned and said:

"Oh? You want the Sand Mandara? Yue Mei, when did you become so friendly to human scum? The Sand Mandara is extremely precious to my race. Why didn't you immediately send him back to where he came from? This pretty boy's strength is already incredibly incredible at his age, possessing the strength of Dou Wang, and he's also Grade Six Alchemist? Heh! You wouldn't happen to have taken a liking to this pretty boy, would you?"

Clearly, the Bald Snake-Man didn't believe Yue Mei's words, and his tone was full of hostility, mainly directed at Xiao Ming.

This made Xiao Ming frown. "Just as Yue Mei said, most of the Snake People Race are not friendly towards humans."

Faced with the bald man's questioning, Yue Mei frowned, then relaxed and smiled:

"Your Great Commander may not know this, but Master Xiao Ming is stronger than me. He did not attack the Charming Snake Tribe while I was away, so he should not have any hostility towards the Snake People Race. Moreover, he is an elder of the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy. Your Great Commander should have heard of the reputation of the Jia Nan Academy."

"Hmph, foolish! This man didn't attack your Charming Snake Tribe because he needed your help. If he didn't need your help, just look at how he would have dealt with you. Humans are so cunning. After fighting with humans for so many years, haven't you seen through them yet?" The Great Commander sneered.

"Moreover, this person claims to be seeking the Sand Mandara, but what Grade Six Alchemist would risk such a great deal of trouble to come into our clan just for a single herb? It's simply impossible. This person probably has ulterior motives!"

"This..." Hearing what the Great Commander said, Yue Mei was also at a loss, but she still didn't think the Great Commander was right.

Therefore, she turned her gaze directly to Medusa on the Purple Crystal Throne.

"That's enough," Medusa interrupted the Great Commander.

Queen Medusa stopped him, and the Great Commander immediately shut his mouth.

Medusa turned her gaze to Xiao Ming and said, "Human, you heard the conversation just now. We Snake People Race do not welcome humans. However, since Nian Ni was brought in by Yue Mei, I can spare you trouble."

"Our clan's Sand Mandara is limited in quantity. If even one plant is missing, one of our most talented members will be unable to fuse with Snake Magical Beast. If you can provide a similar herb and agree to refine a pill for my Snake People Race once, I can arrange to exchange the Sand Mandara for you. What do you think?"

"This..." Xiao Ming was speechless. Although he had many medicinal herbs in his Na Ring, he didn't have any that could help the Snake People Race merge with snakes. How could he exchange them?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ming took out a jade box from his Na Ring.

The moment Xiao Ming took out the jade box, Queen Medusa and Yue Mei felt an immediate urge to open it, as if something inside held a fatal allure for them.

Feeling an impulse she had never experienced before, Medusa looked at the jade box with some surprise and asked, "What is this?"

Xiao Ming didn't keep them in suspense and casually opened the jade box. After the box was opened, Medusa and the others felt the fatal allure even stronger, and their eyes were fixed on the medicinal herbs that were revealed.

The exposed medicinal material resembled a small, green snake about a foot in size, its entire body crystal clear. Under the illumination of the Moonlight Stone in the main hall, a deep green liquid flowed inside.

Looking at the medicinal herbs, the Great Commander swallowed hard and asked, "Human, what kind of medicinal herb is this?"

Xiao Ming glanced at the four people staring intently at the jade box in his hand and smiled faintly, "You should have heard of the name of this medicinal herb; it's called the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit."

"It's actually the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Mei and the others were somewhat surprised, but then they understood. No wonder these medicinal herbs were so attractive to them.

The Snake Soul Sacred Fruit allows Snake Magical Beast to break through their own Racial Barrier and reach a higher level of strength. It is an extremely rare medicinal material, and its effects are even more extraordinary when refined into pills. This medicinal material is naturally of little use to humans, but it is comparable to a divine medicine for the Snake People Race.

Although the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit has miraculous effects on Snake Magical Beast, this medicinal material is extremely rare. Yue Mei and the others had only seen a few words about this medicinal material in the secret manuals of the Snake People Race.

The one in Xiao Ming's hand was obtained in the Black Corner Region Secret Realm along with the Green Soul Fruit.

"Human, do you really want to exchange the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit for the Sand Mandara?" Medusa asked, her eyes flashing.

"That's natural. I don't have any medicinal herbs similar to the Sand Mandara on me. Only this Snake Soul Sacred Fruit can be associated with snakes."

"Alright, we agree to this, but I have one more condition."

What are the requirements?

"Refine it into a pill that can help me evolve!"

Xiao Ming smirked speechlessly upon hearing this. The Snake Soul Sacred Fruit, like the Form Transformation Grass, possesses certain effects, but to be effective against Dou Emperor like Medusa, it must be refined into a pill.

The Form Transformation Pill is Grade Seven High-level Medicinal Pill, and the pill made from this Snake Soul Sacred Fruit is called the Snake Saint Soul Advancement Pill, which is not much inferior in grade, also Grade Seven High-level Medicinal Pill. This is something he could not possibly refine.

Even if he could refine it, he wouldn't. It's already quite an achievement that he could obtain the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit from a mere Sand Mandara, okay?

Therefore, Xiao Ming immediately said, "Queen Medusa, I am merely Grade Six Alchemist. The pills that can help you evolve are at the seventh grade, which I am afraid I cannot refine."

"Hehe, I naturally know that. However, for someone your age to reach the Grade Six Alchemist, with the support of my Snake People Race, reaching the seventh rank probably won't be long."

Medusa gazed at Xiao Ming, her red lips curving into a delicate arc. In an instant, her exquisite face became alluringly bewitching. With every smile and frown, she captivated the snake-man commander below, who made no attempt to conceal the adoration in his eyes.