Snake People Clan Saint King?

"Th-this... is Bloodline Pressure!!"

Queen Medusa, who had been poised and regal moments ago, sprang up from her throne in shock. Her mesmerizing eyes brimmed with disbelief.

The restless bloodline within her told her that Yan Lin's companion Snake Soul possessed a bloodline nobler and purer than her own.

That was also the direction of evolution she had always sought!

Whoosh!

Queen Medusa flashed forward and arrived at Yan Lin's side in the blink of an eye.

The Dou Ling Priestess, who had been bent halfway over beneath the bloodline pressure of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, hurriedly knelt to greet Your Majesty.

Yet Queen Medusa did not even spare her a glance. Her enchanting eyes remained fixed on the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python above Yan Lin's head. "Its body bears seven colors, its pupils carry a faint violet hue, its body gives off a fragrance, and its power reaches the heavens... It truly is a Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python."

At that moment, even Queen Medusa's peerlessly beautiful face showed a trace of emotion.

This was the evolution she had pursued all along but had never attained, yet Yan Lin had obtained it directly upon awakening. Even Queen Medusa could not help but feel somewhat envious of this clansman of hers.

Yan Lin was still enveloped in the light of the Snake Spirit Tablet and had not noticed Queen Medusa's approach.

Only when the light faded did Yan Lin's vision return. The Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Snake Soul returned to his body, and all the kneeling Snake People in the plaza regained the ability to move.

However, every one of them remained shrouded beneath Yan Lin's bloodline pressure and could not recover their senses for a long while.

By then, the Four Great Elders and Eight Great Commanders of the Snake People Clan had rushed to the altar.

Yan Lin noticed them and could not very well refuse to pay his respects. But just as he was about to do so, the Great Elder stepped forward and helped him up. His wrinkled old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum. "Child, you do not need to kneel. You will never need to again."

The Great Elder looked at Yan Lin as though he were a priceless treasure. His gaze held unprecedented affection, fervor, and wild joy.

The Great Elder had always been a man of few words, but Yan Lin seemed to be an exception. The sight left the Eight Great Commanders beside them somewhat surprised.

From the Great Elder's attitude toward Yan Lin, as well as the pressure released by the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, they could vaguely sense that Yan Lin had likely awakened some extraordinary mutated companion Snake Soul.

When they saw the four elders gazing almost obsessively at Yan Lin and the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Snake Soul above his head, their eyes burning with fervor, they became even more certain.

"This bloodline pressure... it cannot be wrong, it cannot be wrong!"

"That's right. This is the bloodline power possessed only by our ancient ancestors."

The four Snake People Clan elders exchanged looks. The ecstatic joy on their aged faces could not be concealed. All four raised their hands and faces toward the heavens, crying out in delight.

"Heaven blesses the Snake People Clan!"

"Heaven blesses the Snake People Clan!"

At that moment, the four Snake People Clan elders were radiant with vigor. Light could even be seen in their cloudy old eyes.

Yan Lin knew what would happen once he revealed the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline, so his heart remained utterly calm. Still, he had to keep up appearances.

However, the actions of the Four Great Elders utterly bewildered the many Snake People present. After all, not everyone knew the secrets of ancient times.

Even the Eight Great Commanders, despite holding pivotal positions in the Snake People Clan, knew very little about those ancient secrets.

"Four elders, what exactly is going on? Did Yan Lin awaken some powerful Snake Soul?"

Unable to suppress her curiosity, Yue Mei was the first to ask. She did not know of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, so naturally she could not recognize its origins.

It was not just her. None of the other Snake People commanders could recognize the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python either, much less the ordinary Snake People.

Only when the four Snake People elders saw Yue Mei and the other Eight Great Commanders looking at them inquisitively did they slowly calm their surging emotions.

They looked at one another and silently exchanged glances for a while. Then they looked at Queen Medusa, before glancing at Yan Lin, who wore the same "confused" expression.

They had reached a decision. The Great Elder of the Snake People Clan stepped forward and announced Yan Lin's matter to the public.

"That's right. The companion Snake Soul Yan Lin awakened is the ancestor of our Snake People Clan from ancient times. His bloodline has undergone Bloodline Ancestor Return and is even nobler than our Queen's. Once he grows strong, he will be able to lead our Snake People Clan out of the Tagor Desert and restore the glory of ancient times!"

Growing more impassioned as he spoke, the Great Elder once more spread his arms and raised his face to the sky, thanking the heavens for their blessing.

His voice was hoarse and not loud, yet it echoed clearly in the ears of every Snake Person present.

In that instant, all the Snake People present exploded into an uproar.

The Medusa Bloodline had always been the noblest symbol of the Snake People Clan. Now, someone more noble than Queen Medusa herself had suddenly appeared. Who would not be stunned?

Naturally, the most shocked and least able to accept this was Sha Bi.

He stared wide-eyed at Yan Lin, who had become the center of everyone's attention. His mind buzzed blankly, and his face held only one expression—No way, how is this possible?!

As Yan Lin's best friend, "Cauliflower Snake" was stunned as well, but his state of mind could be summed up in one word—dazed!

At that very moment, he wanted to break into an exhilarating Belial dance.

With a brother like Yan Lin, he would be able to strut sideways through the Snake People Clan like a crab from now on.

He was soaring!

Hoo—

The clamor in the plaza grew louder and louder, but the Great Elder ignored it. With a wave of his hand, he used Dou Qi to isolate the sounds inside and outside the altar. What he was about to say was not suitable for the other clanspeople to hear.

After isolating the altar with Dou Qi, the Great Elder exchanged looks with the other three elders. Together, they requested of Queen Medusa, "Queen, we hope Yan Lin can become the Saint King of our Snake People Clan, with status equal to the Queen."

Queen Medusa's brows immediately furrowed, but in the end, she did not voice her refusal. Both she and the four elders understood what the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline represented.

However, establishing another king would greatly harm the rule of the Snake People Clan, so she would not agree so readily.

Queen Medusa was not the only one who felt this way. Yue Mei and the other commanders felt the same. Though they did not know the origin of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, they opposed establishing another king.

"Four elders, the Snake People Clan already has a Queen. Wouldn't this be inappropriate?"

"That's right, Great Elder. How can one clan have two kings? Wouldn't that be a betrayal of the Snake People Clan?"

"Yes, this will ruin the Snake People Clan."

Not all Eight Great Commanders spoke, but their expressions all showed that they did not agree with having two rulers in the Snake People Clan.

The Snake People Clan was currently thriving under Queen Medusa's rule. The empires in every direction did not dare underestimate them, and the clan was flourishing. The Eight Great Commanders all respected Medusa and were willing to obey her commands.

Now that another king had appeared, leaving aside how this would hinder the Snake People Clan's rule, Yan Lin was merely a Dou Master. Why should Dou Wang experts like them submit beneath him and obey his orders?

No one wanted to find themselves an ancestor to serve, unless that ancestor was truly formidable!

Yue Mei and the other commanders did not know Yan Lin's potential, so they all voiced their opposition.

Yan Lin, the subject of the discussion, remained silent from beginning to end.

So what if his bloodline was noble?

Before he had grown powerful, he was destined to have little influence. No one else would truly take him seriously.

Right now, he only wanted to stay quiet.

In any case, he had already revealed his noble bloodline. Naturally, there would be learned men to argue his case for him!

As for becoming the Saint King?

Dogs wouldn't... refuse!

If he could have it, he would take it. He had no habit of kneeling to others.

Even though he was a Snake Person in this life, he only did so for appearances and because circumstances demanded it.

The refusal to yield in his bones would never allow him to submit to anyone.

By the Mandate of Heaven, may I live long and prosper forever!

That held a fatal allure for every man of Huaxia.

Yan Lin was no exception.

The thoughts from his previous life had long since fused into his bloodline, his bones, and his soul.