Yan Lin: Have I Become a Serpent-Bedding Hero?

"Not bad courage, but your strength is lacking."

Queen Medusa withdrew her pressure and Dou Qi. Facing Yan Lin again, her tone held less coldness and more appreciation.

Yan Lin neither agreed nor disagreed with her words.

The gap between him and Queen Medusa was indeed like heaven and earth, but given time, he would definitely surpass her!

"Once we leave, I will enter into a marriage contract with you, but we will not marry immediately. I will give you five years. Within five years, I want you to break through to the Dou Wang realm. If you accomplish that, I will formally marry you."

Yan Lin had truly passed her test. Medusa was not one to waste words, so she laid everything out and set the terms directly.

Her decision was so sudden that Yan Lin was utterly stunned.

No way, no way... Medusa actually agreed?

Have I become a serpent-bedding hero too? The Dou Po version of Xu Xian?

No, Xu Xian was human, while I'm a snake person. But there doesn't seem to be much difference. We're both serpent-riding knights.

Yan Lin truly had not expected Queen Medusa to genuinely agree to marry him.

But honestly, Yan Lin had nothing to object to about marrying Queen Medusa. He even found it rather... appealing!

This was the Queen!

If he could... hehehe... just thinking about it gave him an incredible sense of accomplishment.

Although the Queen was much older than him, that was no issue.

There were no age barriers on the Dou Qi Continent.

If you were powerful, you were a flower at eighteen, and still a flower at eighty.

The same went for eight hundred. You could not tell at all.

As for seniority, there was even less to say.

Lucky Brother and Gu Xun'er had an age gap in seniority so terrifying it could scare people to death.

Gu Xun'er was the daughter of Xiao Yan's ancestor's old friend. By seniority, Xiao Yan would not be wrong to call her Great-Grandmother.

Looking at it that way, Xiao Yan really knew how to play.

Given their relationship, with the kind of imagination modern gossiping keyboard warriors had, they could casually come up with countless novel and drama titles:

<My Little Girlfriend Is Actually My Great-Grandmother>

<I Am Lucky Brother, and My Little Girlfriend's Seniority Is a Bit Too High>

<I Grew Up as Childhood Sweethearts With My Great-Grandmother>

<My Great-Grandmother and I: A Love Story That Had to Be Told>

<My Great-Grandmother Actually Fell for Worthless Me>

In short, seniority and age were no big deal on the Dou Qi Continent.

This was neither moral degradation nor the distortion of human nature. Cultivation had simply thrown both age and seniority into chaos.

Queen Medusa was simply the perfect kind of older.

Her age and her seniority within the clan were both bonus points in Yan Lin's eyes.

Naturally, Medusa had no idea what Yan Lin was thinking. Seeing him standing there in a daze, she guessed that her sudden decision had startled him.

The Queen did not find it strange.

She was the dignified Queen, a Peak Dou Emperor, and her beauty eclipsed the entire Snake People Empire. It was only natural for Yan Lin, a mere Dou Master clansman, to react this way when she was willing to marry him.

Though Yan Lin possessed great talent, a genius who had yet to mature was only a genius, not truly an expert!

"Over these five years, I hope you can regularly provide me with some of your blood each month. I wish to try another Bloodline Ancestor Return method recorded in the Ancient Scroll."

After Yan Lin came back to his senses and gave Queen Medusa an affirmative reply, she continued, "If you break through to the Dou Wang realm first within five years, This King will honor the marriage contract and become your woman. But if This King successfully returns to the Ancient Bloodline first, I will not violate the contract either. However, if you wish to become This King's man, you must defeat me."

Hearing Medusa's demand, Yan Lin sighed inwardly. She truly was still that proud Queen. How could she possibly become his woman so easily?

Yan Lin understood that Medusa still wanted to rely on her own Bloodline Ancestor Return to break through to the Dou Zong realm.

Even knowing there was a shortcut, she still insisted on relying on herself.

Having read the Snake People Clan's ancient secrets collected by the Great Elder, Yan Lin knew that the Ancient Scroll recorded two special methods for the Medusa Bloodline to return to its ancestors.

The first was the method with the greatest chance of success: "Bloodline Purification Ancestor Return."

This method could only be carried out after Yan Lin broke through to the Dou Wang realm, and its success rate could exceed sixty percent.

This was also why Queen Medusa demanded that Yan Lin break through to the Dou Wang realm within five years.

She had been trapped at the Peak Dou Emperor realm for too long and was becoming unable to wait any longer.

Besides, she believed that since Yan Lin's bloodline was stronger than hers, he should display talent even greater than hers. Only then would he be worthy of becoming Queen Medusa's man.

Those five years were also Medusa's test for Yan Lin.

The second method was called the Blood Exchange Ancestor Return Method.

As the name implied, it meant exchanging blood—commonly known as a blood transfusion.

As long as one possessed the Medusa Bloodline, continuously replacing one's blood with the essence blood of someone possessing an Ancient Bloodline gave one more than a twenty percent chance of mutating and returning to one's ancestors.

The success rate of this method was somewhat lower, but compared to the near-certain death of tempering one's body with Heavenly Flames, the risk was far, far smaller.

Medusa still wished to rely on herself to break through the limits of her bloodline. Perhaps because she had been trapped at the Peak Dou Emperor realm for so many years and was unwilling to simply wait, she wanted to try this exchange method.

Fortunately, drawing some ordinary blood would not harm Yan Lin, so he had no reason to object.

Yet Medusa's pride made him understand that making this woman willingly become his other half would be a long and arduous journey!

Women always admire strength. I'm still too weak. If I were a Dou Zong right now, would this woman dare bring up a five-year agreement?

Stirred by this, Yan Lin's desire for strength surged once more, and his unyielding will blazed fiercely alongside it. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never mock a poor young man!

My Queen, one day I'll make you kneel before me and sing of surrender. Hehehe...

Yan Lin's wicked side awakened at that moment. Yet outwardly, he revealed nothing. With a righteous, resolute expression, he faced Queen Medusa and answered with one succinct word, "Fine."

Seeing how firmly Yan Lin answered, a faint appreciative smile appeared on Queen Medusa's bewitching face. "It seems you have great confidence in yourself. I hope you can maintain it. If you truly meet my requirements, This King becoming your woman would not be impossible."

Yan Lin said nothing outwardly, but blazing fighting spirit had already ignited in his heart. That day will come!

He was not some delicate little "Xu Xian"!

Through Yan Lin's determined gaze, Queen Medusa seemed able to hear his thoughts. She quite appreciated this clansman who appeared young but was actually mature in mind.

That very day, Medusa brought Yan Lin back to the Sacrifice Plaza. Upon reaching the viewing platform, she directly agreed to the request of the Four Great Elders.

The four Snake People Elders beamed with delight, each preparing to kneel and offer a grand salute of thanks to Queen Medusa. But at that moment, Mebas finally could not restrain himself and stepped forward to object. "No! How can Your Majesty marry this brat? He's only a Dou Master. How could he possibly be worthy—"

"Impudence!"

Before Mebas could finish, the four Snake People Elders shouted in unison. Dou Emperor pressure burst forth together, directly forcing Mebas flat onto the viewing platform.

They had finally persuaded Medusa to agree to this marriage, so naturally they would not allow Mebas to ruin it.

"Mebas, remember this. From today onward, Yan Lin is the Saint King of our Snake People Clan, equal in status to the Queen! If you dare speak disrespectfully again, I will punish you severely!"

The Great Elder publicly berated Mebas, while the other Elders echoed her words.

They were supporting Yan Lin, establishing his authority, and cutting off any possibility of Medusa changing her mind.

Mebas had been made an example of.

But before the Four Great Elders, who held extraordinary status in the Snake People Clan, even the arrogant and unruly Mebas did not dare resist—and had no ability to resist.

No matter how unwilling he was, Mebas still lowered his proud head. He knew exactly how terrifying the Four Great Elders' strength was. Since they had spoken, they certainly did not mean it lightly.

Mebas obediently chose the option most beneficial to himself.

Medusa understood everything clearly as well, but she thought highly of Yan Lin and had no intention of backing out.

Before the many clansmen in the Sacrifice Plaza, she publicly bestowed upon Yan Lin the title of Saint King, granting him status equal to hers, and announced her marriage to him.

The entire Sacrifice Plaza erupted at Medusa's public announcement.

Queen Medusa was the faith of the Snake People Clan, an existence like a goddess. Now, this untouchable flower atop the mountain had publicly announced that she would marry Yan Lin, a mere Dou Master clansman. One could imagine how the Snake People Clan reacted.

Even Yan Lin found it somewhat unreal. I've become Queen Medusa's husband? And the Saint King of the Snake People Clan too?

Though Queen Medusa had already announced it before everyone, Yan Lin still felt as though he were dreaming.

Of course, the one most devastated and least able to accept it was undoubtedly Sha Bi.

He had personally watched Yan Lin rise step by step, reaching a position Sha Bi had never dared imagine and marrying the Queen he had never dared covet... Each event pierced his heart like a sharp sword.

For a moment, Sha Bi felt as though snow drifted before his eyes, the north wind howled, and heaven and earth stretched vast and bleak.

Like Yuan Hua after Qiu Ya had been taken from him, he roared hoarsely toward the heavens in his heart—No!