Queen Medusa Fights Dirty

"Your Majesty, you look especially beautiful today."

Yan Lin's gaze swept over Queen Medusa's graceful waist as he sincerely complimented her.

"Oh, only today?"

Medusa stopped several meters in front of Yan Lin and spoke without joy or anger.

"No, Your Majesty is beautiful every day."

Hearing Yan Lin's flattery, Queen Medusa's lips curled slightly. "Smooth talker. Don't think a few sweet words will make This King go easy on you."

"Your Majesty, if you're going to fight me with the strength of a Dou Emperor, then I surrender. I really can't beat you."

Yan Lin raised both hands in a gesture of surrender.

He was only a Dou Master. Sparring with Queen Medusa, a Peak Dou Emperor, was like carrying a lantern into a latrine—looking for death... and shit.

"Relax. This King will suppress my strength to the same realm as yours," Queen Medusa said.

The corners of Yan Lin's lips lifted slightly. At the same realm, he had nothing to fear.

After all, he possessed the bloodline of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. At the same realm, he was practically invincible.

Of course, he also knew that Queen Medusa possessed the body of a Dou Emperor, along with a Dou Emperor's combat awareness. Her fighting techniques and mastery over Dou Techniques were also far superior to his.

But only an opponent like this could truly challenge him, making him braver and stronger with every battle!

"Then let's fight."

Battle intent rose in Yan Lin's eyes as he declared war. The Dou Qi Vortex within him trembled, and Flame Dou Qi flowed out through his meridians, enveloping his entire body in a crimson flame gauze.

He extended his right hand toward a weapon rack at one side of the hall and called out, "Sword, come!"

As Dou Qi burst from Yan Lin's palm, a Green Steel Sword on the weapon rack began to clang and tremble. Before long, it flew into Yan Lin's hand.

The weapon he cultivated was the longsword.

However, he was skilled in both single-sword and Dual Sword Style.

"Not bad fighting spirit!"

Seeing Yan Lin brimming with fighting spirit and eager to give it a try, Queen Medusa smiled faintly with her fiery red lips. Hearing her praise, Yan Lin had intended to politely return the compliment, but unexpectedly, she fought dirty and launched the first attack.

Just as Yan Lin opened his mouth, Queen Medusa's figure flashed and vanished from where she stood.

In an instant, Yan Lin sensed that something was wrong.

Unfortunately, he could not react in time. A fragrant breeze struck first, and Yan Lin's pupils suddenly contracted as Queen Medusa's stunning figure rapidly enlarged in his vision.

Bang!

A slender, soft hand, carrying a howling palm wind, struck Yan Lin's chest. Terrifying force slammed into him, and Yan Lin let out a muffled groan of pain as his body flew backward, crashing violently into the wall beside the palace doors.

A human-shaped dent immediately appeared in the hard wall, while gray stones rained down.

Fortunately, Medusa had not used her full strength. Yan Lin merely coughed twice from his internal injuries before climbing up from the ground and complaining irritably, "Your Majesty, that was way too underhanded. You attacked without saying a word."

"This is called all warfare is based on deception. Who would warn you before attacking in a fight? Maybe you should look for the problem in yourself."

Medusa lectured him indifferently, leaving Yan Lin furious. Yet he had to admit that she was not wrong.

What angered him was not that Queen Medusa had attacked suddenly, but that she had not suppressed her cultivation at all.

Still indignant, Yan Lin immediately challenged her again. "But didn't you say you'd suppress your cultivation to the same realm as mine?"

"Oh, This King forgot."

Medusa answered blandly, but a sly glint of a successful scheme flashed through her pale violet eyes.

Did you really think This King didn't notice you sneaking glances at me?

Yan Lin could tell that Medusa had done it deliberately. His face darkened as he ground his teeth in secret, thinking that he would definitely teach this woman a proper lesson later!

At this moment, Queen Medusa finally suppressed her cultivation.

Whoosh!

With a flicker of her body, Queen Medusa swept gracefully toward Yan Lin.

Now that they were both Dou Masters, Yan Lin could finally see Queen Medusa's movements clearly.

Same realm. You think I'm afraid of you?

With a cold snort in his heart, Yan Lin immediately unleashed the Mysterious Tier Intermediate Movement Dou Technique, Dragon Swimming Steps. Violent Flame Dou Qi rapidly coursed through the meridians beneath his body.

At once, firelight flared beneath Yan Lin's feet. He shot forward like a swimming dragon, as though he had hit nitro.

With every step, afterimages linked together.

Before long, he and Queen Medusa were locked in close combat within Wude Hall.

Both wielded longswords.

In terms of swordsmanship and Dou Techniques, Yan Lin was naturally no match for Queen Medusa, but he could still fight her with ease.

This was not his first time fighting a Dou Emperor.

The Four Great Elders had all suppressed their realms and sparred with Yan Lin before.

That was why Yan Lin did not fear Queen Medusa.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!!

Bang! Bang!!

Within Wude Hall, the sounds of clashing weapons and colliding fists and feet rang out without end. Yan Lin and Queen Medusa exchanged dozens of close-range blows, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

At last, one of them used a Dou Technique.

"Snake Technique, Spirit Command!"

With a wave of Queen Medusa's hand, a Snake Spirit the size of a python condensed from Dou Qi and pounced at Yan Lin like an arrow loosed from a bow.

Yan Lin's expression did not change. He used the same secret technique as Queen Medusa, condensing an identical Snake Spirit to bite and coil around the one she had created.

The same secret technique, the same realm, taught by the same master—there was no way to break the move!

Yan Lin's ability to swiftly counterattack in a crisis made Queen Medusa nod inwardly.

She no longer held back.

With a sweep of her sword, a flaming Dou Qi streak shot toward Yan Lin. Yan Lin also slashed out a streak of Dou Qi, destroying it.

Queen Medusa took the chance to close in, engaging Yan Lin in close combat once more as Dou Techniques emerged one after another.

Yet although Queen Medusa's combat awareness, fighting techniques, and mastery of Dou Techniques all surpassed Yan Lin's, he absorbed experience through battle after battle, growing braver and stronger as he fought!

Yan Lin's bloodline was stronger than Queen Medusa's, and his Dou Qi was purer as well. This gap was not something Queen Medusa could overcome.

Especially after they used the secret technique Beast Transformation and fought in their magical beast forms, it was Queen Medusa who was instead suppressed.

However, just as Yan Lin was preparing to "get even" with Queen Medusa, her strength suddenly surged. With a single Dragon Tail Swing, she sent his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python form flying.

Yan Lin exited Beast Transformation and returned to his snake-person form.

Looking again at Queen Medusa, who had likewise transformed back, he shouted angrily, "You cheated!"

"Haven't you heard that cheating is a woman's privilege?" Seeing Yan Lin's exasperated expression, a teasing look appeared on Queen Medusa's bewitching face.

"You!"

Yan Lin was so angry his kidneys hurt. He could not help complaining, "Can you be reasonable for once?"

"No."

"Then I'm not fighting anymore."

Queen Medusa raised an eyebrow, then said, "You want me to fight you without suppressing my cultivation?"

Yan Lin jumped in alarm and hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant."

"You want me to go all out too?"

Queen Medusa looked at Yan Lin with utter seriousness. "Since you're demanding it so strongly, This King will do her best to satisfy you."

Yan Lin: "Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ"

Fuck!

You've got selective hearing!

Who was demanding anything? Are you determined to kill me?

Yan Lin's heart turned to ashes as he compromised helplessly. "Forget it, let's just fight like this."

He was not being cowardly. He was merely following his heart.

Faced with such a shameless woman, Yan Lin could only feel helpless.