Medusa, Capture

Upon regaining his freedom, Xiao Yan, without waiting for Yun Yun's reaction, fixed his gaze on Yun Yun. A faint white light shone from the black Heavy Xuan Ruler, and he roared:

"Hundred Flame Slash!"

A pillar of earthen-yellow flame shot out from the Heavy Xuan Ruler, its violent energy crashing towards Yun Yun like a falling comet.

Yun Yun changed. The earthen-yellow flames exuded a chilling Aura, and the Dou Qi Energy within her body surged wildly. A howling wind swept in, accompanied by a mournful sound.

"Wind Wall!"

Yun Yun unleashed layers of wind barriers, stacking up to be as thick as a city wall. These barriers collided with the incoming pillar of earthy yellow flames, instantly tearing apart the first layer of wind barriers. However, some of the power of the flame pillars was also dissipated.

At the same time, ripples of energy spread out, creating huge air waves. With the support of the Dou Emperor power, the two of them unleashed the power of their Profound Tier Dou Technique, which was in no way inferior to their previous Earth Tier Dou Technique.

After dealing with the pillar of fire, Yun Yun's movements did not pause at all. With a light grasp of her delicate hand, a long sword formed purely of white energy appeared in her palm.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, Yun Yun, dressed in a white robe, resembled a celestial goddess, before she could even make a move.

Two Peak Dou Emperor Aura slowly enveloped the sky above Misty Cloud Sect. The leader was wearing a luxurious and expensive purple brocade robe that wrapped around her graceful body. Her full and Linglong figure exuded a bewitching allure, and her pair of narrow, light purple eyes were naturally captivating.

It was none other than Queen Medusa, renowned throughout the land for her cruelty and beauty, from the Snake-People Desert!

Queen Medusa of the Snake People Race Queen was Dou Huang Peak powerhouse who had once single-handedly made the three surrounding empires wary. Her appearance above the Misty Cloud Sect naturally attracted considerable attention.

A brief silence fell over the square.

After a long silence, it was finally broken by a terrified scream:

"Queen Medusa?"

The few words uttered sent a chill down the spines of everyone in the square. Almost everyone in the Jia Ma Empire had heard of this name. That cold, beautiful, and ruthless woman had personally killed countless renowned experts in past wars with the Jia Ma Empire. Before the emergence of Xiao Ming and his fellow Dou Zong, only a handful of people in this empire had the strength to contend with this alluring woman.

This woman, with her ruthless methods no less than those of iron-fisted emperors, intimidated several empires near the Tagor Great Desert, preventing them from easily launching wars.

Beneath Medusa's purple brocade robe, a section of purple snake tail was visible, lazily swaying and exuding a wild and exotic charm. Her exquisitely beautiful face, which could be described as bewitching, also showed a hint of solemnity.

Although her temperament differed from Yun Yun's, both of them were stunningly beautiful.

Medusa appeared, Zi Yan's eyes lit up, but now was not the time, so she didn't rush out regardless of the occasion. Medusa also noticed Zi Yan, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.

Medusa glanced at Xiao Yan with her long, narrow, pale purple eyes, a hint of displeasure flashing across them before instantly replaced by languidness. She breathed softly and said:

"Xiao Yan, although I promised to take you away from the Misty Cloud Sect, you never said that Dou Zong expert would appear here!"

"I didn't know there was such a thing as a Dou Zong. Hurry up and help me break the formation so we can leave this place quickly, otherwise you can forget about using my Heavenly Flames to advance your cultivation!" Xiao Yan said.

Medusa's eyes flashed with a cold light upon hearing this.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Yan had once saved their Snake People Race's Great Commander, the Bald Snake-Man next to her, she would have killed him long ago, stolen the Heavenly Flames, and evolved herself. Now this guy dares to order her around like this; it seems she's been too kind.

Seeing Medusa's expression turn cold, the Bald Snake-Man beside her immediately understood the reason for Medusa change in expression and offered some advice.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, let's help him escape from the Misty Cloud Sect first, otherwise the matter of the Heavenly Flames..."

"Let's do it," Medusa, nodding with narrowed eyes.

At Medusa's command, the ugly, Bald Great Commander formed a hand seal, and a thick green energy mist rose from his body, eventually transforming into a giant snake ten feet in size.

"Go!" With that command, the giant snake charged straight at the energy shield covering the plaza.

Instantly, ripples of energy emanated from the point of impact and then spread along the energy shield.

"Queen Medusa, this is a private matter between my Misty Cloud Sect and Xiao Yan. Are you sure you want to interfere?" Feeling the energy shield vibrating violently, Yun Lan asked with a murderous look on her face.

Although the Cloud Mist Covering Sun Formation can gather the disciples' energy, it has a drawback: it can only have one array eye. She is currently fighting Xiao Yan inside the formation, but she cannot take care of those outside.

Her response was an even fiercer attack.

"Hmph!" Seeing this, Yun Yun snorted coldly, then drew her sword and charged towards Xiao Yan.

Once Xiao Yan inside the formation is dealt with, Medusa outside will naturally retreat.

Seeing Yun Yun hurtling towards him, her aura rising steadily, almost exceeding the limits of Dou Emperor, Xiao Yan's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"Teacher!"

"Yun Yun used the grand formation to greatly enhance her strength. Forget it, relax your mind and let me take control of your body."

"Okay, please, teacher!"

When Xiao Yan opened his eyes again, there seemed to be Pale White Flame swirling within his pupils, and a weathered aura, refined by time, slowly emanated from him.

The Aura emanating from him, comparable to that of Dou Emperor, began to rapidly condense at this moment. All the scattered power was gathered together, and the Aura of Dou Emperor surged again, quickly reaching the level of surpassing the Peak Dou Emperor, but not quite reaching the level of Dou Zong.

Immediately, Yun Yun's pretty face showed surprise. It was already astonishing that Xiao Yan could temporarily unleash the power of Dou Emperor, but how could he continue to improve, his Aura now being... that of Half-step Dou Zong?

Surprised as she was, Yun Yun showed no mercy.

Xiao Yan chuckled lightly, completely unafraid. He casually swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand, leaving numerous afterimages as it streaked across the sky with immense force, crashing heavily into Yun Yun, who had appeared in front of him.

Bang bang bang!

A violent explosion rang out in the square.

For a moment, apart from a few Battle Group, the rest of the Misty Cloud Sect fell into silence.

"Old Man Hai, do you think we should make a move?" Jia Xingtian asked, watching Medusa and the Bald Great Commander relentlessly bombarding the energy shield.

"What, you want to make a move?" Hai Bodong squinted at him.

"Hehe, well... I just think this is a problem of the Jia Ma Empire. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for Medusa, the Snake People Race, to get involved?" Jia Xingtian said with a wry smile.

He didn't want to get involved, but Medusa had openly come to the vicinity of the Jia Ma Holy City, and as the Imperial Guardian, it seemed unreasonable for him not to do something.

But if they take action, it seems they might offend Xiao Ming; this is truly a dilemma.

After much deliberation, Jia Xingtian could only let out a curse.

"It's all that brat's fault! Of all the people he could have asked, he had to go and ask the Snake People Race for help. Now I'm caught in the middle, it's infuriating!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong shook his head and remained silent.

It seems that Jia Xingtian doesn't intend to make a move. Well, he can't afford to offend Xiao Ming. If Gu He weren't so important to the Misty Cloud Sect, the Misty Cloud Sect probably wouldn't have gone to such lengths with Xiao Ming today.

To be honest, Hai Bodong was also very displeased that Xiao Yan had brought Medusa here. There was no other reason than that he had been sealed by Medusa for decades.

Under the experienced control of Old Man Yao, Xiao Yan was unable to be subdued by Yun Yun for a while, and the outer energy shield finally cracked open a small hole under the bombardment of Medusa and the Bald Great Commander.

Bang!

The purple energy was flung onto the white energy shield, instantly causing the tiny hole to burst open to a size of ten feet.

Upon seeing this, a hint of joy flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes. He swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler fiercely, and white flames erupted, forcing Yun Yun back.

Then, without pausing, he darted through the opening and immediately flew into the distance.

"It seems Xiao Yan has successfully escaped!" many powerful figures who were thoroughly enjoying the gossip thought to themselves.

The disciples and elders of the Misty Cloud Sect looked quite grim.

Just then, a sudden change occurred. A massive cloud of black smoke surged from somewhere underground within the Misty Cloud Sect, billowing towards the sky above the plaza. The clanging of chains echoed, casting a chilling aura over the sky. Countless Black Iron Chains, each the size of a human head, swiftly coiled around "Xiao Yan."

At the same time, a hoarse voice came from the black mist.

"Hehehe, don't waste your energy, you can't escape."