Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, Dou Zong!

At this moment, the bloodline within Medusa's body was boiling, and she had transformed into her snake form. Her body began to slowly grow, while her old scales started to fall away.

Once the scales had completely shed, Medusa's outer skin began to blur as well. She was about to shed her skin, the primary method through which serpents evolved.

However, the process was nowhere near as simple as it sounded. Only Medusa herself could understand the suffering involved.

Medusa felt as though her body had gone numb. The loss of each scale caused her unbearable pain, but no matter how much it hurt, she gritted her teeth and persevered resolutely.

As her body evolved, Medusa could feel her bloodline undergoing earth-shaking changes as well. After entering the Dou Huang realm, she had clearly felt her cultivation speed plummet. She had been trapped in the Dou Huang realm for far too long...

Yet now, even though her evolution was not complete, Medusa felt her body brimming with vitality once more. The Dou Zong realm was also within reach.

The pain in her body could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart. As time passed, the evolution process neared its end.

As the snakeskin on her body fell away, Medusa's body rapidly expanded and took on seven colors. She had lost some of a snake's sinister, cunning aura and gained a measure of gentleness and holiness.

Medusa had successfully evolved into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python!

Along with the evolution of her body, her strength rose rapidly as well. The energy contained within the Dou Saint Essence Blood almost instantly allowed Medusa to break through the limits of the Dou Huang realm. Even after entering the One-Star Dou Zong realm, there was no sign of it stopping.

However, Medusa still did her utmost to suppress the growth of her cultivation, lest her foundation become unstable and affect her future cultivation.

Early One-Star Dou Zong... mid Two-Star Dou Zong... early Three-Star Dou Zong. Her cultivation then fluctuated continuously between Three-Star Dou Zong and Four-Star Dou Zong. Finally, Medusa gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and forcibly suppressed her cultivation at the late Three-Star Dou Zong realm.

"Is this the strength of a Dou Zong expert?"

Feeling the enormous energy contained within her body, Medusa could not help but be somewhat stunned. The endpoint she had pursued for her entire life had now been reached so easily, despite the pain involved in the process.

Outside, Ao Qing also sensed the fluctuations of Medusa's Dou Zong aura and knew that she had successfully evolved.

Ao Qing then waved his hand and dispelled the barrier he had set up. The aura released by Medusa's breakthrough shook the entire Misty Cloud Sect.

As Yun Shan sensed the aura belonging to a Dou Zong expert emanating from Medusa, his expression inevitably became curious and complicated.

He was curious because Medusa had not even reached the Peak Dou Huang realm not long ago, yet in the blink of an eye, she had become a Dou Zong expert. Moreover, judging from her aura, Medusa's strength was even greater than his own.

As for his complicated feelings, Yun Shan and Medusa had been old acquaintances. Back then, Yun Shan's talent had been inferior to Medusa's. Unfortunately, Medusa had been constrained by the suppression of her bloodline, and her cultivation became incomparably slow after entering the Dou Huang realm. Meanwhile, he had advanced rapidly until he reached the Peak Dou Huang realm, where he encountered a cultivation bottleneck.

Therefore, while Yun Shan was happy for his old acquaintance's breakthrough, he also felt a little bitter. The gap between them would likely only grow wider in the future.

It had to be said that Yun Shan sometimes envied Medusa for meeting such a good master as Ao Qing. He even envied Yun Yun a little. At the very least, Yun Yun had obtained the Azure Lotus Platform and lotus seeds, while he himself had gained nothing apart from the opportunity to break through to Dou Zong.

People were greedy, especially when they saw others doing better than themselves.

Still, Yun Shan merely envied them. He knew his own limits. Being able to become a Dou Zong in this lifetime was already a stroke of tremendous fortune for him. As for higher pursuits, he no longer dared to hope for them.

With a complicated expression, Yun Shan simply stood there quietly...

Yun Yun, however, could not remain calm. She had never expected Medusa to break through to Dou Zong so quickly. She had originally thought that, with the Azure Lotus Platform aiding her cultivation, she would catch up to Medusa and perhaps even surpass her within a few years. Clearly, that was no longer realistic.

Nalan Yanran, standing nearby, was puzzled when she saw her master sulking, but she still stepped forward to comfort her.

"Master, what's wrong? Why are you so unhappy?" Nalan Yanran's innocent question made Yun Yun blush, but Yun Yun did not explain things to her in detail. She merely made up an excuse and sent Nalan Yanran away.

"What kind of fortuitous encounter did that woman have? How could she break through to the Dou Zong realm in such a short time?

Sigh, it's most likely because of Ao Qing. With that guy around, wouldn't it be easy for Medusa to break through to Dou Zong?"

Yun Yun was still somewhat unhappy, but there was nothing more she could say now.

After breaking through to Dou Zong, Medusa walked over to Ao Qing with light, graceful steps. Ao Qing was currently sitting in a pavilion, teasing Little Fox. It was worth mentioning that Medusa now had legs, and the sight of those long, slender legs made Ao Qing's heart tighten.

Ao Qing pretended nothing had happened and turned his gaze elsewhere before taking the initiative to speak.

"Judging by your appearance, you've made some progress along the path of Dou Zong. It seems that drop of Essence Blood worked quite well for you."

Medusa did not deny it. Instead, she gave a gentle smile, quietly sat beside Ao Qing, and parted her alluring pink lips.

"Indeed, that drop of Essence Blood was extremely beneficial to me."

After saying that, neither of them continued speaking. Medusa did not know what to say, after all. She and Ao Qing were not particularly close friends, although their current relationship was somewhat subtle.

As for Ao Qing, he felt unable to say what was on his mind. It was stuck in his throat, making him feel uncomfortable. Seeing that Medusa had nothing more to say, he likewise sat quietly and waited.

After sitting together for a while, neither of them could remain seated any longer. Ao Qing especially felt that his heart was in disarray. He did not think he had fallen for Medusa. After all, a cold and aloof person generally would not be the first to admit that they had encountered love. Furthermore, Ao Qing had never had any emotional experience from beginning to end, so he was even more confused about such matters.

In the end, Medusa was the first to be unable to endure the situation. Her feelings toward Ao Qing were complicated now. There was gratitude, and there was hatred, but the hatred was slowly fading while an indescribable affection quietly grew...

This chapter was a little shorter, so please forgive me, everyone. I've already written quite a lot today, hehe.