Snake People Clan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Snake People Clan
Original Name	蛇人族
Species/Race	Snake People
Affiliation	Snake People Empire; Queen Medusa's rule
Occupation/Role	Desert-dwelling clan and military power centered on the Holy City
Status	Active
First Appearance	1

Overview

The Snake People Clan is a people whose members cultivate Dou Qi alongside implanted companion snake souls. Their society is centered on the Holy City and divided among eight major tribes, including the Mobaas Tribe. Relations with humans are defined by longstanding blood feud, mutual prejudice, and recurring conflict. 1 2 37

Society and Governance

• Queen Medusa is the clan's reigning Queen and the principal symbol of its royal Medusa Bloodline. Her rule is recognized as having kept the clan stable and prosperous despite the difficulties of the Tagor Desert. 5 6
• The Four Great Elders preserve the clan's ancient secrets, guard its most important inheritance, and hold enough authority to publicly discipline commanders. 5 7 9
• The Eight Great Commanders serve as the clan's senior martial leaders. They are powerful figures, though not all initially accepted Yan Lin's appointment as Saint King. 3 5
• The clan's elite include numerous experts above the Dou King realm; Queen Medusa, the Four Great Elders, and the Eight Great Commanders attend major ceremonies together. 3
• Yan Lin is proclaimed Saint King, with status equal to Queen Medusa, after awakening a returned ancestral bloodline. His title is initially more prestigious than practically authoritative, as many clansmen respect strength over rank alone. 9 16
• By the conflict with Gu He's group, the Snake People openly recognize Yan Lin as their “true Saint King” after his leadership and combat performance. 107 111

Companion Snake Soul System

Every Snake Person receives the soul of a snake-type magical beast through a secret technique shortly after birth. The soul gradually merges with its host and can later be manifested to greatly increase combat power. 2

Awakening Ceremony

At approximately the Dou Disciple stage, young Snake People undergo a formal awakening ritual at the Holy City's Sacrifice Plaza.

• Participants place bloodied palms on the Snake Spirit Tablet, a serpent-shaped stone monument that measures Dou Qi and activates the companion soul. 2 4
• The ceremony reveals the companion soul's form and order, helping determine a participant's potential and future resource allocation. 2 4
• Awakening also causes a burst of power; stronger companion souls produce more dramatic growth. 2
• Clan leaders evaluate both a member's personal talent and awakened soul before deciding whether to provide focused training. 2

Companion Soul Quality

Companion soul condition	Effect on status and potential
Low-order soul	Common among ordinary Snake People; provides limited starting potential. 2
High-order soul	Requires extensive prenatal nourishment, resources, and sufficiently strong parental bloodlines. 2
Mutated soul	Rarely allows an otherwise ordinary Snake Person to rise into the clan's upper ranks. 2
Ancient ancestral bloodline	Produces overwhelming bloodline pressure and is viewed as the means to restore the clan's former glory. 5 6

Bloodlines

The clan's hierarchy heavily favors bloodline purity and companion-soul potential. Powerful parents can invest resources from the embryonic stage to give their children stronger companion souls, while those without such backing must rely on personal talent or rare mutations. 2

Medusa Bloodline

The Medusa Bloodline is traditionally regarded as the clan's noblest royal lineage and is passed down through a single line. Queen Medusa's Purple Nether Flame Snake companion soul contains a trace of ancient bloodline and grants her exceptional potential. 2 6

Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Bloodline

The Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python is recognized as the clan's ancient ancestor and an ancient fire-attribute magical beast with potential to reach the Dou Saint realm. It can devour pure fire-attribute energy to accelerate its growth. 5 10

Yan Lin's awakening manifests a bloodline purer and nobler than Queen Medusa's, forcing ordinary Snake People to kneel under instinctive bloodline pressure. The Four Great Elders regard his emergence as the clan's chance to leave the Tagor Desert and reclaim its ancient glory. 4 5 6

Bloodline Ancestor Return

The Four Great Elders retain an ancient method called Bloodline Ancestor Return. According to their secret scroll, uniting two carriers of the ancestral bloodline and absorbing bloodline essence can give a greater than sixty percent chance of returning to the ancestral origin. 7

This method becomes the basis for the Elders' proposal that Queen Medusa marry Yan Lin, both to strengthen the clan's bloodline and prevent a political split between two royal figures. 6 7 9

Culture and Customs

• Survival of the fittest is a core social principle. The clan does not prevent strong parents from concentrating resources on their own descendants. 2
• The clan's limited resources are directed toward members with the greatest bloodline potential and cultivation prospects. 2
• Kneeling is described as the highest form of etiquette among Snake People. 7
• The clan conducts coming-of-age trials intended to teach its youth about the conflict between Snake People and humans. 1
• Children born from Snake Person–human unions are widely treated as cursed or possessing “dirty bloodlines” by both sides. 17
• The clan maintains a Hall of Bestowal and a heavily guarded Transmission Hall containing cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, ancient scrolls, magical beast cores, medicinal herbs, and other inherited resources. 10 11

Territory and Institutions

• Holy City — the clan's political and ceremonial center, containing the Sacrifice Plaza, the royal palace, the Medusa Temple, and the Saint King's Palace. 2 9 104
• Sacrifice Plaza — a vast ceremonial ground capable of holding tens of thousands, with a black altar and the Snake Spirit Tablet at its center. 2
• Hall of Bestowal — a repository where awakened youths select cultivation methods and Dou Techniques; Yan Lin receives special access as Saint King. 10
• Transmission Hall — a vault of the clan's accumulated inheritance, protected by ancient formations and guarded by the Four Great Elders. 11
• Pill Hall — a facility where captured human alchemists are taken to refine elixirs for the clan under royal decree. 16
• Tagor Desert — the clan's homeland and a region the Elders hope to leave behind through Yan Lin and Medusa's bloodlines. 5 6

Relations with Humans

The Snake People Clan and humanity are described as being like “fire and water,” with mutual hatred reinforced through generations of violence and prejudice. 1 37

• The clan's adult trials explicitly teach young Snake People to recognize the grievances between the races. 1
• Snake People have captured human alchemists and compelled them to refine pills at the Pill Hall. 16
• Yan Lin's childhood experience of sparing a human girl, who later betrayed him despite his mercy, deeply reinforces his identification with the Snake People rather than humanity. 1 108
• When Gu He's human expedition enters Snake People territory and causes casualties, Yan Lin demands compensation and leads the clan's defense. 107 108 111
• Queen Medusa distrusts humans and warns Yan Lin against relying on them too easily, though her warning is motivated by concern for him. 117

Major Events

Yan Lin's Awakening and Appointment

During the Awakening Ceremony, Yan Lin manifests the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. Its bloodline pressure overwhelms the assembled populace, while even the Elders and commanders feel compelled toward submission. 4 5

The Four Great Elders identify him as a returned ancestral bloodline and petition for him to become Saint King. Queen Medusa accepts the appointment to avoid dividing the clan and to secure its future. 5 6

Saint King Marriage Pact

The Elders propose a marriage between Queen Medusa and Yan Lin to unite the clan's two royal bloodlines and prevent future internal conflict. Queen Medusa ultimately announces both Yan Lin's Saint Kingship and their marriage publicly. 7 9

Defense Against Gu He's Expedition

When Gu He and several human powerhouses invade the clan's territory in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yan Lin takes command of the defense. He demands compensation for Snake People casualties, defeats Yan Shi, and secures two Dou Spirit Pills and a Humanoid Pill in exchange for allowing Gu He's group to leave. 107 108 111

The confrontation strengthens Yan Lin's standing among the Snake People, while outside observers conclude that the clan is rising due to both Yan Lin and Queen Medusa's advancement. 111 112

Notable Members

• Queen Medusa — reigning Queen; bearer of the Medusa Bloodline and Yan Lin's fiancée. 6 9
• Yan Lin — Saint King; possesses the perfect Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Bloodline. 5 9
• Four Great Elders — senior custodians of the clan's ancient inheritance and leading supporters of Yan Lin's elevation. 5 7
• Eight Great Commanders — the clan's principal military leaders. 3 5
• Yue Mei — commander who initially questions the establishment of a second royal figure. 5
• Mo Bass / Mebas — commander who openly objects to Yan Lin's marriage and status before later submitting to his authority. 9 106
• Hua She'er — commander who publicly identifies Yan Lin to Gu He's group as the Snake People's Saint King. 107
• Cauliflower Snake — Yan Lin's childhood friend from the Mobaas Tribe. 1