Transaction, Spirit Fusion Pill

"I don't have anything you want..."

When Shen Wen saw the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python draw close to him, he roughly understood that it was the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python in control.

Given Medusa's temperament, even if she had submitted to him, she would never behave so intimately.

The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python said nothing. It merely coiled around Shen Wen's wrist, seeming determined to cling to him.

The Four Great Elders beside them also looked cautiously at Shen Wen, their previous fierceness gone.

The Great Elder swallowed and said, "Sir, this... is our clan's Queen. By all reason, she should remain with our clan."

The Snake People Clan could not lose Medusa.

"It's not as if I took her by force. Call out to your Queen and see if she answers you."

Shen Wen found it rather amusing. In truth, the situation was easy enough to resolve; a Spirit Fusion Pill would be enough.

He simply did not have one on hand right now.

That did not mean he could not refine one.

Shen Wen looked at the little seven-colored snake coiled around his wrist.

He calmly said to the anxious Four Great Elders, "You've seen it yourselves. I am not forcibly keeping her; she simply does not wish to leave."

The Great Elder was frantic as she tried to call out, "Her Majesty the Queen?"

The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python merely cast her a lazy glance.

Instead, it rubbed its tiny head against the inside of Shen Wen's wrist, where an aura that made it feel incomparably safe lingered.

The Great Elder's heart shook violently as a terrifying thought emerged: Could something... have gone wrong during the purification?

Was the soul currently controlling this body the Purple Nether Flame Snake Soul, which had originally been used as fusion material?

And had Her Majesty the Queen's soul instead fallen dormant amid the impact?

She was about to ask.

But Shen Wen spoke first, saying calmly, "There is no need to guess. Your Queen Medusa had long since formed a Soul Contract with me.

The contract stated that if she successfully purified her bloodline, the entire Snake People Clan would submit to me.

Now that she has succeeded, she and your Snake People Clan have belonged to me from this moment onward. What is wrong with her following me?"

"A Soul Contract? Submission? Impossible!"

The Four Great Elders were all enraged, and Dou Qi began to stir faintly around them once more.

Making the Snake People Clan submit to a human was something they could never accept.

"Impossible?" Shen Wen sneered. "Feel free to try.

If the contract is violated, I have no idea whether Medusa's soul will be severely damaged or annihilated by the backlash.

It would be rather convenient if the Purple Nether Flame Snake Soul could then completely occupy this Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Body."

As soon as he said this, the Four Great Elders were constrained by their fears. They froze in place, their expressions shifting unpredictably.

At that moment, the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python coiled around Shen Wen's wrist stiffened slightly, and a wholly different majesty and complicated emotion flashed through its Pale Purple Snake Eyes.

As light flickered, the little snake's form rapidly stretched and changed. In the blink of an eye—

An incomparably enchanting, exquisitely alluring body appeared before everyone. It was Queen Medusa!

Her delicate brows were faintly furrowed, exhaustion impossible to hide on her face. She said urgently, "Great Elder, stop! What Shen Wen said... is true. I formed the Soul Contract... myself."

"Queen!" The Four Great Elders cried out in shock, unable to believe their ears.

Medusa ignored their astonishment and quickly explained, "I used the power of the Heavenly Flames to Purify Bloodline.

Though I was fortunate enough to evolve into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, the Purple Nether Flame Snake Soul that had originally formed my foundation was also activated.

It clashed fiercely with my soul within this newly formed body.

Most of my focus is now needed to resist its instinctive erosion, making it difficult for me to maintain control for long... Even waking for a brief moment is not easy."

She turned toward Shen Wen and said helplessly, "The commotion from my successful evolution was too great. It has likely already drawn the attention of nearby factions.

The Snake People Clan needs a powerful protector right now.

Until I completely resolve the problem with my soul, following him is the safest choice."

Her words plunged the Four Great Elders into silence.

Though humiliated, they had no choice but to admit that this was the cruel reality.

Just then.

Cao Ying, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly spoke. "I see. Actually, solving this problem is quite simple."

Everyone's gaze immediately focused on her.

Cao Ying looked at Shen Wen questioningly. Only after seeing him give a slight nod did she continue, "There is a Rank Six Pill called the 'Spirit Fusion Pill.'

This pill has a special effect. It can help the soul and body fuse perfectly. Not only can it swiftly restore Soul Power, it can also repair injuries the soul has suffered."

"Spirit Fusion Pill?" The dimness in Medusa's eyes instantly gave way to light.

She had truly been too flustered. She had forgotten that standing before her were a Rank Seven Alchemist Grandmaster and two exceptionally talented Rank Six Alchemists!

This problem that had troubled her might be impossibly difficult for others to solve, but for Shen Wen, it might only require a single batch of pills.

She abruptly looked at Shen Wen. In those Purple Eyes capable of bewitching all living beings—

For the first time, a clear look of pleading appeared. Her tone unconsciously took on a humble note. "Shen Wen... please, refine a Spirit Fusion Pill for me.

As long as you can help me completely control this body, I... I, Medusa, and the entire Snake People Clan will swear undying loyalty to you, with absolutely no second thoughts!"

She paused, lowering her voice further, though her words carried practical consideration. "Besides, if the Purple Nether Flame Snake Soul is allowed to take control—

The potential of this Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python will likely not even be brought out by one or two tenths.

I believe I should be more useful to you than it is."

Hearing the Queen they had personally raised and revered above all else plead so humbly before a human man—

The Four Great Elders felt as though their hearts were being twisted by knives.

It was as if some conviction they had always clung to was collapsing. Their faces turned ashen, and each of them seemed to age ten years in an instant.

Shen Wen listened quietly, his calm gaze passing over Medusa's breathtaking face filled with pleading, then flicking toward the Snake People elders, who looked as though the sky had fallen.

Only after a moment did he speak indifferently:

"I can refine the Spirit Fusion Pill."

He paused slightly. Looking at the hope that had suddenly flared in Medusa's eyes, his tone remained calm and unruffled.

"But why should I refine it for you?"

Shen Wen's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the hope that had just ignited in Medusa's heart.

She stood frozen, surprise flashing through those bewitching Purple Eyes.

Shen Wen said evenly, "There has long been a Soul Contract between us.

You and the Snake People Clan are now my possessions. Granting you new life was already an act of grace.

Whether I refine a Spirit Fusion Pill for you, and when I do so, is entirely up to me.

Even if I do not refine one, what loss would that be to me?

You would still have to acknowledge me as your master, and the Snake People Clan would still have to obey my commands.

To me, is there truly much difference between a Dou Zong whose soul is temporarily unstable and a Dou Zong who has perfect control over her strength?"