Heavenly Snake Mansion's Strong Experts Attack

One, flatter them; two, scare them; three, boast. Ye Qianqian had now become thoroughly skilled at her art of deception.

After careful consideration, she had devised a complete plan for deceiving people.

Boasting in front of the suspicious Queen Medusa might not work, since she might not believe her. Thus, this method was completely unsuitable.

As for frightening her, that was unnecessary as well. It might even backfire, leaving Ye Qianqian worse off than before.

After thinking for a long while, she guessed that the only solution was to praise Queen Medusa—to elevate her sky-high. That was the best strategy.

Generally speaking, proud young ladies with the bearing of queens were all willing to listen to flattery.

Because of their personalities, they felt that they were exactly the sort of people who deserved such praise. Ye Qianqian simply elevated Medusa's ancestor into an existence revered by all, forcing her to fall into the trap.

"Ding."

Congratulations, host. You have obtained 5,000 Shock Points from Yao Chen.

"Hm? Yao Chen?"

Ye Qianqian was slightly stunned. Full of confusion, she looked around, only to see Xiao Yan lying in the distance. His body was being controlled by a soul force, and the Dou Qi wings on his back flapped as he frantically flew out of Misty Cloud Mountain.

So that was what had happened. Yao Chen had awakened inside Xiao Yan's ring, possessed Xiao Yan's body, and fled for his life in terror.

With Xiao Yan gone, he had left Queen Medusa behind. It seemed that Xiao Yan's fortune would suffer another major blow in the future.

"Ding."

System mission...

Because the host had successfully deceived the surrounding neighboring nations into submitting, fully demonstrating the Great Deceiver's formidable abilities, yet the path of deception was endless. How could one stop moving forward?

System mission: Please deceive all the forces throughout the Northwestern Continent into submitting within one hundred days.

System rewards:

One upgrade for the Deception Lottery Wheel.

One Super-God Building Complex lottery draw.

Does the host accept?

"Holy crap!" Ye Qianqian nearly fell over after being frightened by the system.

This system had really gone too far. It actually wanted her to bring every force in the Northwestern Continent under her control within one hundred days. Wasn't it obviously messing with her?

The Northwestern Continent was vast beyond measure, and there were at least a thousand sects of various sizes scattered across it. Even excluding the smaller sects, there were still major organizations such as the Lion Underworld Sect, the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and branches of the Hall of Souls!

Could those be deceived into submission so easily?

"System, can I refuse this mission?" Ye Qianqian asked hesitantly. Deceiving the entire Northwestern Continent within one hundred days was truly impossible.

"The host's idea is entirely acceptable. However, the system will immediately determine that the host lacks the potential for deception, then leave the host's body, abandoning the host in profound sorrow."

"Damn you!" Ye Qianqian cursed furiously. "What do you mean, I lack the potential for deception? You're the one making me deceive people, and now you're blaming me?"

With no other choice, Ye Qianqian could only accept this mission that was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Senior, you said that you wanted me to save the entire Dou Qi Continent, but this junior feels that it's too vague. My strength is currently weak, and I don't possess such ability. Right now, I only want to revive the Snake People Clan and ensure that it will no longer suffer humiliation at the hands of foreign enemies."

Medusa's expression darkened as she let out a bitter sigh. She was the leader of the Snake People Clan, Medusa. In the past, she had slaughtered countless powerful experts to protect her people, and her hands were stained with the blood of countless enemies. Yet her strength ultimately was not that great. How could she possibly deserve to be called a Nuwa Descendant and save all living beings?

"This matter is simple." Ye Qianqian spoke to Medusa earnestly.

"Your Snake People Clan can simply move here to the Misty Cloud Empire as a whole. I can provide your people with an excellent environment in which to live.

"Besides, don't lose heart. Nuwa Descendants are born to save all living beings. As long as you carry the world in your heart, I believe that one day, you will become the Mother of All Snakes on the Dou Qi Continent."

After talking for so long, Ye Qianqian finally revealed her true intentions. She actually wanted Queen Medusa to bring the Snake People Clan here to live, while also adding another source of strength to her side.

"The Mother of All Snakes? One day, I will certainly become such an existence."

Medusa murmured to herself, yearning and excitement surging in her beautiful eyes. The Mother of All Snakes, commanding every serpent beneath heaven and worshipped and revered by all—this hope gave her powerful motivation.

"Hahaha, what shameless boasting! With the Snake People Clan's pitiful strength, can Medusa really become the Mother of All Snakes?"

At that moment, the clouds above the Misty Cloud Sect churned. A woman's voice rang out from beyond the heavens, like an ancient bell that shook the world.

In an instant, the surrounding space was distorted by the sound.

Every disciple within the Misty Cloud Sect felt as though heavenly thunder were pressing down on their heads. Under that mighty heavenly might, they trembled in fear.

"Who are you? How dare you come to cause trouble in my Misty Cloud Sect!"

Yun Shan, Xie Biyan, and the other elders looked solemnly toward the chaotic clouds rolling across the sky.

They determined that this powerful enemy was unfathomable. All of them released their Dou Qi, vast waves of force surging together into a single mass, like the mighty Yangtze River stretching across ten thousand miles.

"Hmph."

High in the sky, an enchantingly graceful mature woman let out a cold snort. She parted the clouds and tore through space, appearing before everyone's eyes with strength impossible to gauge.

"The Sect Master of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, She Xiuyue." Medusa's body trembled slightly. She had never expected the visitor to be the Heavenly Snake Mansion's Sect Master.

Over the past several centuries, the Heavenly Snake Mansion and the Snake People Clan had clashed more or less frequently. However, the Medusas of previous generations had been powerful enough to repel those formidable enemies. By her generation, though, the clan had begun to decline. That was why she had been so eager to borrow the power of the Heavenly Flame to complete her evolution.

Facing She Xiuyue, who possessed the strength of a Dou Venerate, even the proud and arrogant Medusa could not help but lose her luster.

"You little snake have some knowledge after all."

The corners of She Xiuyue's lips rose as she looked at Medusa mockingly. "Among snake-type Magical Beasts, your Snake People Clan is merely the lowest grade. You're neither human nor snake, just a bunch of freaks. And you dare shamelessly call yourself the Mother of All Snakes? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?"

Medusa flew into a rage. "She Xiuyue, how dare you insult me!"

She Xiuyue shrugged and said leisurely, "Insult you? No. This sect master is merely telling the truth. Why are you getting so worked up? Did I hit a sore spot?

"Honestly, your Snake People Clan really isn't any kind of advanced snake clan. You probably evolved by mating with humans, making you a bunch of mongrel hybrids!"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Medusa had never suffered such humiliation. Flames of fury blazed in her beautiful eyes. The golden snake sword in her hand suddenly erupted with dazzling light. She kicked off the earth, shooting into the sky like a rocket, and thrust it at She Xiuyue with a killing blow.

"How dare a flicker of fire compete with the bright moon? How can a dying candle compare with the warmth of the blazing sun?"

She Xiuyue sneered. She did not take Medusa's attack seriously at all. She extended her right index finger and flicked it at Medusa from afar.

"Boom!"

The space below rippled and twisted. Cracks crisscrossed through it, and violent, freezing storm currents raged, directly squeezing Medusa within.

She Xiuyue gave a slight clench of her hand. Countless spatial cracks twisted into a single mass. Medusa let out a shrill scream as her entire body seemed to be flattened and crushed, her internal organs nearly rupturing from the pressure.

This was the difference between a Dou Venerate and a Dou Zong. No matter how powerful a Dou Zong was, they could not withstand even a casual strike from a Dou Venerate.

"Ahahaha, are you enjoying yourself?"

She Xiuyue's playful nature emerged. She grabbed the suffering Medusa from afar and casually swung her back and forth, as though Medusa were nothing more than a toy in her hand.

The sight thoroughly terrified Yun Shan and the others below.

A Dou Zong expert was being toyed with like a doll in this woman's hands. It was simply too frightening.

"Hey, is it fun?"

She Xiuyue was enjoying herself when she suddenly heard someone asking the question behind her. She answered casually, "It's not bad. After I play a little longer, I'll send Medusa to the afterlife."

The moment she finished speaking, She Xiuyue's body suddenly shuddered. Her eyes widened, and she hurriedly turned around.

"Oh!" Ye Qianqian smiled faintly behind her and punched She Xiuyue in the abdomen.

"Ugh!"

The punch was astonishingly powerful. She Xiuyue cried out and sprayed saliva wildly as the pain bent her body like a shrimp. Then, because her internal organs had been injured, she spat out a mouthful of blood as well.

Ye Qianqian said, "You're merely a One-Star Dou Venerate, yet you enjoy playing so much. Then I'll play with you too!"

She slapped She Xiuyue across the face. Her facial bones collapsed instantly, and her body shot downward, smashing into the ground and creating a ten-meter-deep crater.

Medusa, who had been injured in midair, immediately escaped her predicament and drifted down.

"Damn stinking brat! Your strength is actually greater than mine!"

Inside the crater, She Xiuyue was furious and disheveled. She cursed resentfully, then lightened her body and flew into the sky once more.

According to the intelligence sent back to the Heavenly Snake Mansion, this little girl should be the so-called ancestor of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Having determined that she was no match for Ye Qianqian, She Xiuyue swallowed a healing pill. Then she lightly clapped both hands, and from the depths of the clouds behind her, more than fifty flying battleships surged out one after another.

These flying battleships had been crafted by weapon refiners, who were as renowned on the Dou Qi Continent as alchemists. They used burning Dou Qi crystals as their source of power, and numerous formation runes were engraved upon them. They could attack powerful enemies and also serve as flying vehicles.

Sects that possessed flying battleships like these were extremely rare throughout the Northwestern Continent. They could only be seen in the wealthy Central Continent, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.

From this, one could see how profound the Heavenly Snake Mansion's foundations were.

At that moment, hundreds of powerful experts shot down from the battleships. Their appearance immediately sent the people of the Misty Cloud Sect into a panic.

Twenty Dou Zongs, fifty Dou Emperors, and over a hundred Dou Kings completely covered the sky above the Misty Cloud Sect.

Below, countless Dou Lings and Da Dou Shis leaped down from the battleships. They occupied more than half of Misty Cloud Mountain like an endless sea of people and sneered disdainfully at the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, who kept retreating.

Such a grand display frightened Yun Shan and the others into helplessness. The Heavenly Snake Mansion truly was extraordinary.

"Misty Cloud Sect, since you dared to openly provoke my Heavenly Snake Mansion, you should have prepared yourselves mentally."

Looking at the terrified people of the Misty Cloud Sect below, She Xiuyue felt indescribably delighted. She pointed down with her slender hand.

"Today is the day your Misty Cloud Sect will be destroyed!"