Yue Mei's Apprehension!

"Heh, I didn't expect to run into a Dou Wang-level expert so soon after arriving in the great desert. You must be one of the Snake-People Tribe's leaders, correct?"

The Dou Qi wings on Gu He's back fluttered lightly as he stepped forward, smiling as he looked at the seductive snake-woman in the distance.

The snake-woman had a bewitching, alluring face and an exceptionally voluptuous figure that drew the eye.

Her beautiful diamond-shaped eyes rippled with a watery allure like springtime desire.

"Who are you? Why have you come deep into our tribe in the middle of the night? Do you not know that humans are forbidden from entering this place?"

The seductive smile on Yue Mei's pretty face had completely vanished.

It had been replaced by a cold, stern expression. Faced with this suddenly appearing, terrifying group, she clearly had no mood for banter.

"We wish to see the Queen."

Gu He spoke bluntly.

"You wish to see Her Majesty the Queen?"

At those words, Yue Mei's beautiful eyes curved into a lovely yet dangerous arc. She sneered, "Our Snake-People Tribe has been at odds with you humans for many years. What could there possibly be to discuss?"

"If you know what is good for you, I advise you to leave at once. Otherwise, once all eight leaders of the Snake-People Tribe gather, the number of experts in the Jia Ma Empire may shrink considerably."

Yue Mei threatened.

"Looks like there's nothing to discuss!"

Gu He obviously would not retreat over a single threat. As his words fell, the other two Dou Wangs beside him began to surround and attack Yue Mei.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Yue Mei chose to flee.

Back at the oasis lake, the snake-people of the Bewitching Snake Tribe did not dare approach the oasis under the Lion King's intimidation, merely sending intelligence outward.

Even if Yue Mei, the strongest leader of their Bewitching Snake Tribe, had been present, she likely would not have been able to stop a Rank 6 Magical Beast.

What was more, Yue Mei, the leader of the Bewitching Snake Tribe, had already left.

The remaining members of the Bewitching Snake Tribe could only remain on guard against the Lion King, Gu Fei, and the others.

Their extremely wary gazes swept over them from time to time. Those snake-people who would once have brutally slaughtered humans on sight now did not dare rush over and launch an attack.

On Gu Fei's side, they only decided to set out after Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin had finished bathing and changed into clean clothes.

Xiao Yi Xian was delicate and gentle, while Qing Lin's green eyes were cold, though her whole person exuded an obedient air. Wearing the less conservative dresses common in the desert, each possessed her own unique beauty.

The desert was truly scorching. Although protected by Dou Qi, Xiao Yi Xian still found it troublesome, so she copied Qing Lin and braided her long purple hair, letting it hang from her shoulder toward the front.

When Gu Fei first saw her especially gentle appearance, he could not help but be briefly stunned.

Xiao Yi Xian was already wearing a revealing dress that exposed her slender, fair arms. Her face reddened shyly.

When she noticed Gu Fei looking at her, even the tips of her ears turned red. She turned away, not daring to look at him.

Xiao Yi Xian felt shy. Emotion Value +100

Next, the three rode on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back and began heading deeper in.

As night fell, a massive tribal fortress slowly appeared on the distant horizon.

The fortress was brightly lit.

Yet the flickering firelight amid that calm tranquility revealed hints of unrest.

The enormous city walls, dozens of meters tall, were densely packed with countless arrow towers.

The pale purple arrowheads protruding from the towers gleamed with an icy sheen under the moonlight.

They were precisely and coldly aimed at every corner of the surroundings. Once fired, anyone would be pierced into a sieve.

However, strangely enough, a huge passage had been forcibly torn through this tightly guarded defense perimeter.

Even more bizarrely, every arrow tower near that enormous passage had been smashed into fragments by some unknown, powerful force.

From afar, Gu Fei saw the passage that had been forcibly breached into the sturdy fortress from outside and fell into thought.

"Judging by this, could Gu He's group have gotten here first and forcibly broken into the Bewitching Snake Tribe's fortress...?"

Gu Fei murmured inwardly as he watched the fortress ahead.

However, he remembered that at this point in the original story, Gu He and the others should not have set out yet.

But judging from the traces of destruction, it could only have been Gu He's group.

After all, no one else possessed such formidable strength, and an expert with that level of power would not suddenly venture deep into the desert and find the Bewitching Snake Tribe so precisely.

Therefore, it could only be Gu He, who was plotting to obtain the Heavenly Flames, who had somehow brought all of this forward for some special reason.

Before long, however, Gu Fei stopped dwelling on it.

Perhaps his transmigration into this world had triggered some butterfly effects.

If that was the case, it was perfectly normal for certain events to deviate from their original course. There was no need for him to investigate it so deeply.

Gu Fei raised his eyes toward the fortress ahead. After thinking for a moment, he decided there was no need to be so overly cautious. After all, this was the snake-people's territory.

"Lion King, charge straight through. Do not stop..."

Gu Fei ordered the Lion King.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King paused for a moment, then, without slowing down, sped directly toward the Bewitching Snake Tribe.

Within the Snake-People Tribe.

At first, the guards defending the fortress noticed nothing unusual. It was only when they saw the enormous magical beast flying in from afar that they realized something was wrong.

"Stop it!"

Someone shouted furiously.

Immediately afterward, icy arrows and countless poisoned spears shot out from atop the city walls.

The Lion King snorted disdainfully.

Were these Snake-People looking down on it?

A few bits of poisoned trash actually thought they could stop it?

With a flap of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's wings, a powerful gale swept forth.

The gale blew away the poisoned spears, and those attacks could not get anywhere near its body.

The Lion King continued flying without concern, not bothering with those attacks at all.

Gu Fei was not a bloodthirsty person either.

This time, he was forcibly barging through someone else's tribe, so he did not make a move to kill anyone.

He merely had the Lion King fly over the fortress, causing no casualties among the Snake-People.

After crossing the Bewitching Snake Tribe, Gu Fei continued on his way.

Along the route, quite a few Snake-People tried to stop them.

However, those attempts amounted to nothing.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was high in the air, while many attacks were launched from the ground and posed no threat to it at all.

A day later, Medusa Holy City.

Within the spacious, luxurious great hall, a graceful figure leaned lightly against the back of her chair, looking slightly weary. Her lazy gaze occasionally swept over the empty purple crystal throne atop the platform, and she could not help shaking her head helplessly.

As her slender hand rubbed her smooth forehead, a flicker of joy suddenly appeared on the woman's lovely face. She raised her head toward the entrance of the hall as a dark figure shot inside like lightning.

"He finally made it..."

Seeing the dark figure enter the hall, the woman could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

"Yue Mei, what exactly happened?"

"You issued three Curfew Orders in a row? Are those humans really that strong?"

The figure entering the hall was clearly a male Snake-Person, faintly exuding a fierce and sinister aura.

Glancing at this male Snake-Person, whose status within the tribe was equal to her own, Yue Mei let out a soft sigh and said lazily, "Very strong... I ran into them last night and fled in utter defeat. And there's more than just this one group!"

"Oh? Do you know their exact strength?" Hearing this, the male Snake-Person's pupils narrowed slightly. He walked into the hall and sat down before the spacious table, his voice carrying an unmistakable chill.

"One Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and four Dou Lings."

Yue Mei pursed her seductive red lips.

When she spoke again, she sat up a little straighter, and her previously lazy expression became more serious. "The most important thing is the other group!"