Negotiations Break Down

Medusa's words made Xiao Ming's face turn cold. His tone was flat as he said, "Queen Medusa, what do you mean by this? Exchanging the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit for the Sand Mandara is more beneficial than harmful to you. And you're still not satisfied? Did you intend to imprison me in the Snake Clan?"

"Hehe, it's not imprisonment. I only want you to help us refine a pill. Don't worry, once you've refined the pill for us, our Snake People Race will naturally release you. We Snake People Race will provide the medicinal materials for refining the pill."

What if I don't agree?

"You won't agree?" Medusa remained silent. The Great Commander, seated not far from her, sneered coldly and said menacingly, "You have no choice but to agree! Do you think you, a mere Dou Wang, can escape?"

After saying that, the Great Commander stood up, flicked his snake tail, and transformed into a black shadow, shooting towards Xiao Ming.

Seeing the Great Commander's actions, Yue Mei became restless. She had brought Xiao Ming to the Holy City, and she didn't want anything to happen to him here.

So she immediately stood up to try to stop the Great Commander, but Medusa on the Purple Crystal Throne merely glanced at her, which immediately stopped her in her tracks.

Queen Medusa's meaning was clear: she wanted Yue Mei to stay out of the Great Commander's way.

Yue Mei admired Xiao Ming quite a bit. He gave her a feeling that he was different from any other powerful human she had ever met, and he was also the most handsome person she had ever seen.

That's why she stepped forward just now, but under Medusa's orders, even though she was somewhat unwilling, she could only watch helplessly as the Great Commander attacked Xiao Ming.

After all, she and Xiao Ming had only just met today, and no matter how much she admired him, she couldn't disobey Queen Medusa's orders.

"I cannot change Her Majesty the Queen's decision, I only hope that the Great Commander will not act too harshly." Yue Mei sighed softly to herself.

Seeing the Bald Great Commander hurtling towards him, Xiao Ming snorted coldly and flipped his hand to put the Snake Soul Sacred Fruit into his Na Ring.

After Xiao Ming finished making this move, the Great Commander had already appeared in front of him.

Looking at Xiao Ming's smooth, fair face, the Great Commander's lips curled into a ferocious smile. He clenched his right hand and threw a punch, instantly creating a series of sonic booms.

"You brat, I've been annoyed by your indifferent attitude for a long time. Let's see if you 'Undying this time!"

Just as the Great Commander had predicted, his fist struck Xiao Ming, who was sitting down, but he showed no joy whatsoever.

Seeing his fist pierce through Xiao Ming's head and shatter Xiao Ming's chair into dust, his face turned extremely ugly.

"Is this an afterimage left by excessive speed? This kid is only a Dou Wang, how can he be so fast!"

As Xiao Ming slowly dissipated before his eyes, the Great Commander hadn't even had time to look around and search for Xiao Ming's whereabouts when he felt a gust of wind strike the back of his head.

"Hmph! So what if you're fast? You actually think you can fight me with speed? What a pipe dream!"

With a cold snort, the Great Commander flicked his tail, and amidst the swirling blue light, countless dense snake scales emerged, carrying a chilling Vigor Qi. The snake's tail slammed fiercely towards the source of the gust of wind.

"Bang!" The moment they made contact, a deep, muffled sound suddenly rang out, followed by a terrifying ripple of Vigor Qi that spread outwards. Both Xiao Ming and the Bald Great Commander were forced to take several steps back.

Looking at Xiao Ming, who was clashing with the Great Commander and whose strength was comparable to the Grand Commander, Medusa and Yue Mei were also somewhat surprised. They did not expect that Xiao Ming could have such attainments in physical strength, which was comparable to those Dou Emperors who specialized in body training.

Feeling a slight tingling sensation in his tail during the collision with Xiao Ming, the Great Commander's eyes flashed with surprise, which quickly disappeared. He then looked at Xiao Ming, whose face remained expressionless, and sneered.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to have some skill. I really underestimated you. But I'd like to see how long you can last against me."

After saying that, the Great Commander flashed towards Xiao Ming again.

Xiao Ming glanced at Medusa, who remained calm and composed atop the Purple Crystal Throne, and then at the relentlessly pursuing Great Commander before him. The coldness in Xiao Ming's eyes deepened.

"It seems a peaceful deal is out of the question. Hmph, in that case, before Medusa makes her move, let's teach this incessantly nagging Snake People Race leader a lesson."

Xiao Ming had long disliked the snake-man commander, who had always been hostile towards him, and had been constantly targeting him as if he owed him money.

Determined to teach the Great Commander a lesson, Xiao Ming's back swayed, and a burst of silver lightning appeared in the hall. He dodged the Great Commander's attack with terrifying speed and flew out of the hall.

"Trying to run?" The Great Commander had missed his target, looked cold and abruptly moved, revealing a pair of azure wings on his back.

"Hmph, let's see where you can escape to!" With that, the Great Commander transformed into a black shadow and rushed out of the hall.

As soon as he rushed out of the main hall, the Great Commander discovered that Xiao Ming had not fled into the distance as he had imagined, but was waiting for him in the air.

"Human, aren't you going to run away?"

"Run away? Heh, I think it's necessary to teach this incessant chatterbox a lesson first," Xiao Ming said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Great Commander laughed angrily, "Hmph, arrogant!"

As he spoke, the azure Dou Qi on his body surged violently by nearly ten feet, and a powerful pressure radiated outwards, making him appear from afar like an azure giant.

"Whether it's arrogance or not, you'll find out soon enough, "Xiao Ming said with a sneer, glancing indifferently at the Bald Great Commander.

"Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes: Myriad Beast Transformation!"

His hands moved swiftly, and a calm voice slowly echoed in Xiao Ming's mind. But as the last word fell, his hand seals suddenly froze, and a powerful Red Flame surged violently from within Xiao Ming's body, enveloping him in a red fireball.

A second later, Xiao Ming suddenly and completely withdrew his Aura into his body. In an instant, his Aura erupted out like a volcano breaking free from the earth's restraints!

Red Flame Dou Qi from Xiao Ming's body, sweeping across the sky. The intense heat caused the temperature of the surrounding Snake-People Holy City to rise rapidly.

At this moment, Xiao Ming's Aura had far Exceeded the Dou Wang level, and by a rough estimate, it was at least comparable to Four-Star Dou Emperor powerhouse!

At the entrance of the main hall, Medusa gazed at Xiao Ming in the sky and thought to herself.

"It really is Heavenly Flames."

Previously, Queen Medusa was very surprised by the strength of Xiao Ming's Fire Attribute Dou Qi. With the common sense of an ordinary person, it would be hard to imagine that Xiao Ming possessed Heavenly Flames. However, Medusa had been struggling with whether or not to use the clan's Secret Technique to advance to the Dou Zong level, and this Secret Technique required Heavenly Flames.

Therefore, Medusa immediately realized that the reason why Xiao Ming's Dou Qi had such a strong Fire Attribute was because of some kind of flame, and this flame was very likely Heavenly Flames.

To test this idea, she had asked Xiao Ming to stay, hoping to provoke him and make him take action. Unexpectedly, she was right.

Of course, asking Xiao Ming to stay wasn't just to verify if he possessed Heavenly Flames; it also meant he genuinely wanted Xiao Ming to stay.

The Snake People Race's Secret Technique are extremely risky, and now that such a risky elixir exists, she naturally wants to use a less risky method.

People capable of refining Grade Seven Medicinal Pill are extremely rare in the Northwest Continent; they are beings that the Snake People Race cannot even come into contact with.

If Xiao Ming runs away, who will she ask to refine these pills?

Now, Xiao Ming possesses Heavenly Flames, and in the future, he will also be able to refine Grade Seven Medicinal Pill.

Queen Medusa had no intention of letting Xiao Ming leave. If Xiao Ming failed to refine the pill, she could still use his Heavenly Flames to evolve.

In short, Queen Medusa wanted both.

Even if keeping Xiao Ming might offend Jia Nan Academy.

However, Jia Nan Academy is so far from the Tagor Desert that by the time they realize Xiao Ming hasn't come back for a long time, she will probably have already advanced to the Dou Zong level.

Having advanced to the Dou Zong level, she no longer needed to be overly wary of the Jia Nan Academy.

Even if she fails to advance, Queen Medusa has nothing to fear.

Because, although Queen Medusa intended to keep Xiao Ming in the Snake People Race, she did not intend to mistreat him. As long as Jia Nan Academy came looking for him, the Snake People Race would release him after offering sufficient compensation.

Even though there are some risks, they are insignificant compared to advancing to the Dou Zong level and leading the people out of the harsh environment of the Tagor Desert.

No one knew what Queen Medusa was thinking. Above the sky, Xiao Ming and the Great Commander's imposing aura swept across the entire Snake-People Holy City, attracting the attention of all the Snake People Race.

"That's the Great Commander! He's confronting a human!"

"What's going on! How could humans have entered the Holy City?"

"Hehe, I know, this human seems to have been brought in by Commander Yue Mei."

"Humans are all treacherous, cunning, and despicable creatures. The Great Commander did the right thing; they should be taught a lesson! Hehe."

Although Xiao Ming possessed an extremely imposing aura, clearly indicating he was a master.

But the Snake-People were not worried at all, and were extremely confident in the strength of the Bald Great Commander.

Logically speaking, there's really nothing to worry about with the Snake-People. The snake Snake People Race 'Snake-People Holy City is now home to two Dou Emperors and two Dou Wang. Both Dou Emperor are high-level, and Medusa is even at the Dou Huang Peak.

With that kind of strength, what do they have to worry about if the opponent is only one person?

Therefore, their faces only showed Schadenfreude towards Xiao Ming, who was about to suffer misfortune.

Of course, the idea that Xiao Ming would be unlucky was just wishful thinking on their part.

"So what I said gave you confidence was this Secret Technique for boosting your strength in a short time?"

A cyan Dou Qi solidified and surrounded his body. The Great Commander looked at Xiao Ming, whose strength had greatly increased, with a hint of disdain on his face.

This Secret Technique for boosting strength in a short time is indeed very powerful. The Snake People Race also possess this Secret Technique, but it cannot be maintained for long.

Moreover, even after using the Secret Technique, the opponent's Aura wasn't higher than his. Is that all?

You think you can teach him a lesson? That's laughable!

Bang!

He absorbed all the released flames back into his body and raised his Aura slightly. Feeling the surging power within him, Xiao Ming didn't waste any words. His silver wings flapped behind him, Lei Guang flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared above the Great Commander's head. His right leg was covered in Red Flame as he fiercely slashed down at the Great Commander.

"Damn it, that speed! It's twice as fast as before!" The Great Commander was startled by Xiao Ming's speed.

He hurriedly raised his hands to resist Xiao Ming's attack. Bang! Under the gaze of thousands of Snake People Race, the Great Commander was kicked from the sky to the ground by Xiao Ming, raising clouds of dust.

Seeing this, the Snake-People fell silent.

This seems different from what they expected.

At the entrance of the main hall, Queen Medusa chuckled and said, "You have some strength, but just that is enough to keep you in my Snake People Race."

Xiao Ming knew that this kind of attack could at most cause the other party some minor injuries, and it was far from enough to teach him a lesson.

Xiao Ming flipped his hand, and a series of small red energy swords appeared in his palm.

With seemingly casual movements, small swords were fixed in the sky, and in an instant, the sky was filled with red swords.

Xiao Ming intended to use Earth Tier High Grade Dou Technique, the Four Flame Sword Array.

"Damn human bastard, you were hiding your strength all along!"

Just then, a shout rang out, and the Great Commander reappeared in the sky. However, the Great Commander was no longer as composed as before; his arms were pitch black, and many of his black scales had fallen off.

The Great Commander was furious. The force of Xiao Ming's attack was far greater than when it happened in the main hall, and the speed was also much faster.

That's why he was caught off guard and knocked to the ground. The flames surrounding his opponent were also terrifying, easily dispelling his chilling Dou Qi.

Having just suffered a loss, the Great Commander was no longer careless. With a wave of his right hand, his aura suddenly became fierce. He lightly touched the air with his toes, and his figure shot upwards for more than ten meters. His hands formed hand seals with lightning speed, and a low shout rang out, "Snake Technique: Myriad Snake Devour!"

As the sound faded, tens of thousands of azure energy snakes appeared in the sky. With a gentle wave of his hand, the azure energy snakes shot towards Xiao Ming like lightning, as if a dense rain of snakes had fallen.

"Hmph, a mere trick." For someone of Xiao Ming's level, such a scattered energy attack is only troublesome; it's impossible for it to cause any damage. The Great Commander must have a trick up his sleeve to use such an attack. However, Xiao Ming didn't care. He waved the small red sword he had released earlier and sent it slashing at the blue energy snakes.

Under everyone's gaze, thousands of small blue snakes clashed with the small swords, hissing and sizzling!

The blue snakes were vaporized one by one by the red sword!

"How is this possible!" The Great Commander exclaimed in disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. I'm trapped in Heavenly Flames. Your little snake, formed from ordinary Dou Qi, is utterly vulnerable in front of Heavenly Flames."

Xiao Ming shook his head, and without making a sound, released a small sword into the sword stream. There was a white dot on the small sword that was extremely difficult to notice.

Under the swordsmanship, the small snakes released by the Great Commander quickly disappeared completely, leaving only one dark blue snake stubbornly resisting the encirclement of the small swordsmen.

"I knew you bald guy was trying to trick me, humph!" Although he didn't know what the little snake was for, Xiao Ming still snorted coldly and decided to kill it.

Seeing that the small blue snake was struggling to hold on, the Great Commander's expression changed drastically, and he immediately formed a hand seal to summon it back into his hand.

The red swords lost their target, Xiao Ming's expression remained unchanged. He formed hand seals, and the red swords immediately merged together. The energy of heaven and earth gathered on the swords, and once all the swords had successfully merged, a Red Giant Sword, two zhang in size, appeared in everyone's sight. Red Flame burned fiercely on the Red Giant Sword, and the terrifying temperature seemed to distort the space around it.

Without pausing for a moment, Xiao Ming waved his right hand, and the Red Giant Sword flew towards the Great Commander.