Medusa's Soul Fully Merged

The next day.

Early in the morning, Jiang Xing was full of energy.

Just as he was about to get up, he realized that Medusa was still resting on his arm.

Forget it, there was nothing to do anyway.

Besides, after being intimate with the Queen last night, it would indeed be improper if she woke up and found him gone.

So Jiang Xing continued lying there, quietly admiring Medusa in his arms.

As he looked at Medusa, Jiang Xing secretly considered how to raise her cultivation level.

After all, Medusa was only a Three-Star Dou Zong right now. She was indeed somewhat weak.

Medusa had already completed her first evolution and successfully evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Although the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python possessed the constitution of an ancient magical beast, its potential was still too limited. Unless she evolved into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, at most she could only reach the level of a low-ranking Dou Saint.

After all, the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was far inferior to the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Legend said that a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python could contend with a Dou Di, but a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python could not even compare to an Ancient Void Dragon or a Heaven Demon Phoenix, much less the even more powerful Dragon-Phoenix.

For Medusa to evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, she would need a Nine-Colored Origin Stone.

With a Nine-Colored Origin Stone, he could take Medusa to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs of the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan and use the extreme yin chill there to awaken the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline.

Moreover, Jiang Xing remembered that beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs lay a nest of Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python remnant souls. Medusa could receive an inheritance there.

Oh, right—there was also the Yellow Springs Essence Blood. That was one of the keys to Medusa's breakthrough.

In the original story, Medusa entered the Nine Nether Yellow Springs as a Nine-Star Dou Venerate, soaked there for more than two years, and emerged having directly broken through to a Four-Star Dou Saint.

If Jiang Xing gave her sufficient cultivation resources now, then when Medusa emerged from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, she might even reach a Six-Star Dou Saint!

The Nine-Colored Origin Stone would appear at the Space Auction, and the final Demonic Flame Remnant Map would be auctioned there as well.

Unfortunately, the Space Auction was still several years away, so even if Jiang Xing wanted them, he could only wait.

While Jiang Xing was still considering how to improve Medusa's cultivation, Medusa in his arms woke up as well.

The moment she opened her eyes, Medusa saw Jiang Xing staring motionlessly at her. She was not wearing a single piece of clothing at the moment, and she felt somewhat embarrassed.

Seeing that the Queen was a little shy, Jiang Xing stopped looking at her. He got up, picked Medusa's clothes up from the floor, straightened them out, and placed them beside her.

"You should get dressed first."

Worried that Medusa would feel embarrassed, Jiang Xing deliberately turned around.

A moment later, Medusa had tidied herself up, though her face was still slightly red.

She had never imagined that merely kissing Jiang Xing yesterday would lead to this...

Remembering the spatial power Jiang Xing had used last night, Medusa asked, "You broke through to Dou Venerate?"

"Mm. I'm now a Two-Star Dou Venerate."

Although Medusa had already guessed it, hearing it from him still shocked her.

"Can you tell me about your family?"

Only then did Medusa realize that, aside from Jiang Xing's name, she knew nothing else about him.

There was no need for Jiang Xing to hide anything from Medusa now that she had been intimate with him, so he honestly told her about his circumstances.

"My home is in the Eastern Central Plains. My father is a Nine-Star Dou Venerate, my mother is a Nine-Star Dou Zong, and my grandfather is a bit stronger—a Six-Star Dou Saint..."

Medusa had been fine when she heard that Jiang Xing's father was a Nine-Star Dou Venerate, but learning that his grandfather was actually a Six-Star Dou Saint truly stunned her.

Medusa took a long time just to process that information.

Seeing the Queen stare at him without saying anything, Jiang Xing changed the subject. "I'll stand guard for you. Refine that Soul Fusion Pill first."

"Alright."

Medusa did not refuse. She sat cross-legged and began refining the Soul Fusion Pill.

An hour later, Medusa slowly opened her beautiful eyes. Clearly, she had refined the Soul Fusion Pill.

Jiang Xing asked, "How is it? Have you completely fused with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's soul?"

"Mm, it has completely fused."

"Jiang Xing, thank you."

"Why are you being so polite with me? I have something to take care of. Get some proper rest."

Jiang Xing kissed Medusa on the forehead before leaving.

Jiang Xing did not know whether Medusa had been intimate with him out of gratitude or love.

However, Jiang Xing believed that love was resonance and mutual recognition between hearts. Being moved or grateful meant that she had still acknowledged him and developed feelings for him.

After leaving the room, Jiang Xing planned to see how Qing Lin and Zi Yan, those two little girls, had been cultivating over the past two years.

He arrived at Qing Lin's residence and knocked on the door.

Before long, Qing Lin opened the door and saw Jiang Xing.

In an instant, surprise, delight, excitement, and countless other emotions filled Qing Lin.

Moreover, those emotions showed plainly as she immediately threw her arms around Jiang Xing, her voice carrying a sobbing tremor. "Young Master, you came out... I thought you..."

Clearly, Medusa was not the only one worried after Jiang Xing had been sucked into the Gate of Life and Death. Qing Lin had been worried as well.

After learning that Jiang Xing had been sucked into the Gate of Life and Death, Qing Lin had also tried channeling Dou Qi into it, but the result was the same as Medusa's—the Gate of Life and Death did not react in the slightest.

With no other choice, Qing Lin could only visit the Gate of Life and Death every day, praying that Jiang Xing would return safely.

Seeing Qing Lin crying so pitifully, Jiang Xing's heart ached for her as well.

"How could that happen? All right, all right, it's fine now."

As he spoke, he did not forget to gently stroke Qing Lin's back with his palm, hoping to comfort her.

After he soothed her for a while, Qing Lin finally stopped crying.

Jiang Xing wiped away the remaining tear tracks on Qing Lin's face. Not wanting her to dwell on the matter, he changed the subject.

"Qing Lin, how has your cultivation been these past two years? Has that teacher been teaching you well? If not, I'll replace her for you."

"Young Master, I've already reached the Two-Star Dou King realm!"

Hearing Jiang Xing ask about her cultivation level, Qing Lin answered somewhat proudly, like a little girl asking an adult for candy.

She then began speaking up for Ye Qing as well.

"Young Master, Teacher Ye Qing has been very good to me. Don't replace her."

Speaking of which, Qing Lin's ability to reach the Two-Star Dou King realm was thanks to Ye Qing and Ji Feng.

Although Ye Qing was only a Dou Emperor and her strength was not considered outstanding within the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, she was indeed an excellent teacher. She imparted all her knowledge of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to Qing Lin without holding anything back.

Ji Feng, meanwhile, had gone everywhere to capture snake-type magical beasts for her, helping her accelerate her cultivation.

Though Qing Lin was only at the Dou King realm now, even Dou Emperor experts would be no match for her.

That was because Qing Lin currently controlled five Dou Emperors, along with more than a dozen Dou King-level ones.

When fighting others, she could simply release the snakes and overwhelm them with numbers.

Jiang Xing felt that placing someone with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils physique like Qing Lin in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to be trained was simply a waste.

There was no other reason—the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was simply far too weak!

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