Recaps

Yan Lin, a reincarnated human living among the Mobaas Snake People, explained why he no longer favored peaceful coexistence with humans and revealed that his Golden Finger could copy others’ attributes. On the eve of his Snake Spirit Awakening Ceremony, he planned to copy an entry from Queen Medusa.

• During training, Yan Lin said he would kill a human child regardless of whether the child chose a knife, candy, or neither, impressing the bald instructor and unsettling the other recruits.
• Yan Lin recalled sparing a human girl during his Coming-of-Age Trial, only for her to betray him, and explained that the experience made him accept his place among the Snake People.
• Cauliflower Snake walked home with Yan Lin and chose not to press him about the trial’s lasting effect.
• Yan Lin revealed that his Golden Finger had awakened after he reached the tenth stage of Dou Qi and could copy special or ordinary entries from others.
• Yan Lin learned that Queen Medusa and other powerful Snake People would attend the next day’s Awakening Ceremony, and planned to copy Queen Medusa’s entry.

At the Snake People Clan’s Awakening Ceremony, Yan Lin and Cauliflower Snake traded insults with Sha Bi, who boasted about his Fourth Order Companion Snake Soul and superior prospects. As the ceremony was about to test the gathered young snake people, the chapter explained how Companion Souls determined potential and access to clan resources.

• Cauliflower Snake told Yan Lin he hoped to catch up after their Companion Souls awakened, but Sha Bi interrupted to boast that ninth-stage Dou Qi was unimpressive.
• Cauliflower Snake and Yan Lin mocked Sha Bi, who then revealed he had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi and promised to surpass Yan Lin.
• Sha Bi claimed his Fourth Order Companion Snake Soul gave him a far greater future than Yan Lin’s and Cauliflower Snake’s First Order Snake Souls.
• The chapter explained that the Awakening Ceremony activated and assessed Companion Snake Souls, triggering a surge in cultivation and helping clan leaders decide who merited focused training.

Yan Lin accepted Sha Bi’s challenge and waited for the Snake People Clan’s Awakening Ceremony to begin. When Queen Medusa arrived, Yan Lin copied her Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Bloodline, but nothing happened afterward.

• Cauliflower Snake mocked Sha Bi for relying on his father, and Yan Lin stopped the argument from escalating before accepting Sha Bi’s challenge.
• Sha Bi claimed he would never regret anything, though Yan Lin believed he had little chance against him.
• Queen Medusa, the Four Great Elders, and the Eight Great Commanders arrived above the square and received the Snake People’s greetings.
• Yan Lin inspected Queen Medusa’s entries and chose to copy her perfect Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Bloodline.
• Yan Lin activated the bloodline entry, but he noticed no change in his body.

At the Snake People Clan’s Awakening Ceremony, Yan Lin held back from merging with the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline until the ritual could conceal its anomaly. After Sha Bi awakened a Fourth Order Snake Spirit, Yan Lin’s awakening transformed him into a One-Star Dou Master and revealed a Python Soul whose pressure made tens of thousands of Snake People kneel.

• Yan Lin checked his attribute panel, saw the bloodline’s warning about an anomaly, and decided to wait for the Awakening Ceremony to merge with it.
• The Great Elder opened the ceremony, and the Mobaas Tribe’s participants awakened ordinary Snake Spirits before Sha Bi’s turn.
• Sha Bi awakened a Fourth Order Snake Spirit at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi and basked in the crowd’s praise.
• Yan Lin pressed his bleeding palm against the Snake Spirit Tablet, triggering the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline to fuse with his body.
• Yan Lin broke through from One-Star Dou Zhe to One-Star Dou Master as seven-colored clouds and the Python Soul appeared above him.
• The Python Soul’s roar released bloodline pressure that forced tens of thousands of ordinary Snake People to their knees and stunned the clan’s experts.

Yan Lin awakened a Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Snake Soul whose bloodline surpassed Queen Medusa’s, stunning the Snake People Clan. The elders proposed making him Saint King, but Queen Medusa and the commanders hesitated over the threat to the clan’s rule.

• Queen Medusa recognized the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python and sensed that its bloodline was nobler than her own.
• The Great Elder praised Yan Lin’s ancestral bloodline and announced that it could lead the Snake People Clan out of the Tagor Desert and restore its ancient glory.
• The Snake People in the plaza erupted in shock, while Sha Bi stared in disbelief and Cauliflower Snake celebrated Yan Lin’s rise.
• The Great Elder isolated the altar and asked Queen Medusa to make Yan Lin Saint King with status equal to hers.
• Queen Medusa withheld her agreement, and Yue Mei and the other commanders objected to establishing a second ruler while Yan Lin stayed silent and welcomed the prospect.

Queen Medusa agreed to name Yan Lin the Snake People Clan’s Saint King, then the Great Elder proposed that she marry him to prevent conflict between their claims to rule. Medusa hesitated, and the Great Elder began privately explaining that the marriage would benefit her as well.

• The Great Elder argued that Yan Lin’s ancestral bloodline gave him the potential to lead the Snake People Clan to greatness, persuading the Eight Great Commanders to accept his appointment.
• Queen Medusa agreed to establish Yan Lin as Saint King and said she would step aside if he surpassed her, while the Great Elder affirmed that no one could replace Medusa’s royal position.
• The Great Elder asked Queen Medusa to marry Yan Lin, reasoning that husband and wife could rule together without dividing the clan.
• Medusa considered the proposal but hesitated because she would not marry lightly, and the Great Elder privately told her the marriage was also for her sake.

The Great Elder used an ancient Snake People Clan scroll and the threat of division to persuade Queen Medusa and Yan Lin to marry for the clan’s future. Medusa remained undecided and asked to speak with Yan Lin alone before making her choice.

• The Great Elder told Queen Medusa that joining with Yan Lin could purify her bloodline and restore the Snake People Clan’s ancestral power, then showed her an ancient scroll as proof.
• The Great Elder warned that the clan could split between Medusa’s followers and Yan Lin’s supporters, and the Four Great Elders knelt to beg Medusa to marry him.
• Medusa studied Yan Lin, noticed his composure, and asked whether he objected to the elders’ plan.
• The Great Elder pressured Yan Lin to agree, and Yan Lin said he had no objections if the marriage benefited the Snake People Clan.
• Medusa asked to speak with Yan Lin alone before deciding, and the Four Great Elders reluctantly agreed.

Queen Medusa tested Yan Lin’s honesty and courage before revealing that she had brought him to the temple because his ancient bloodline could help her return to the Ancient Bloodline. Yan Lin stayed calm under her threat, and Medusa decided he had passed her test and was worthy of becoming her man.

• Queen Medusa took Yan Lin to the temple, revealed her face, and asked whether he found her beautiful and wanted to possess her.
• Yan Lin honestly admitted that he was attracted to Medusa, earning her approval despite her dismissing men’s lust as a common flaw.
• Medusa showed Yan Lin an ancient scroll describing a method with a forty percent chance of restoring her Ancient Bloodline by extracting his bloodline.
• Medusa threatened Yan Lin with her Dou Emperor pressure, but he calmly said he trusted that she would not harm one of her own people.
• Medusa stopped her pressure and silently confirmed that Yan Lin had passed her test to become her man.

Yan Lin accepted Queen Medusa’s five-year marriage agreement, which required him to reach Dou Wang and provide her blood for an attempt to restore her ancient bloodline. Medusa publicly named Yan Lin the Snake People Clan’s Saint King and announced their marriage, leaving the clan stunned and Sha Bi heartbroken.

• Queen Medusa offered Yan Lin a marriage contract: he had five years to reach Dou Wang, while she would seek to restore her bloodline using his blood.
• Yan Lin accepted the terms, and Medusa explained that if she restored her ancient bloodline first, he would have to defeat her to become her man.
• Medusa returned with Yan Lin to the Sacrifice Plaza and agreed to the Four Great Elders’ request.
• Mebas objected to Medusa marrying Yan Lin, but the Four Great Elders subdued him and declared Yan Lin the Saint King, equal in status to the Queen.
• Medusa publicly bestowed the Saint King title on Yan Lin and announced their marriage, shocking the Snake People Clan and devastating Sha Bi.

After the Awakening Ceremony, Yan Lin received the Snake People Clan’s rarest cultivation manuals and learned that his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline had raised his talent to genius level. He resolved to pursue even greater power and began reviewing the clan’s secret techniques and Queen Medusa’s cultivation method.

• The Great Elder explained the Transmission Pavilion’s restricted floors and took Yan Lin and the Queen to the top floor to plan his cultivation.
• Yan Lin read the Purple Nether Secret Tome and learned about the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python’s powerful bloodline and ability to devour pure fire energy.
• Yan Lin checked his attribute panel, saw his talent had risen to genius with Dou Zun potential, and resolved to obtain a Godly Bloodline like Gu Xun’er’s.
• Yan Lin studied the Snake Secret Technique and learned its Beast Transformation, spirit control, and Division techniques.
• Yan Lin reviewed the quasi-earth-grade Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art that Queen Medusa had given him.

Yan Lin abandoned his plan to wait for the Flame Mantra and chose to cultivate the Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art so he could grow stronger quickly. After successfully mastering the technique, he explored the Snake People Clan’s treasure-filled Transmission Pavilion, where he had the Saint King’s privilege to take what he wanted.

• Yan Lin decided that waiting for Xiao Yan or Yao Lao to obtain the Flame Mantra was too risky and chose to cultivate a powerful technique instead.
• Yan Lin resolved to surpass Xiao Yan, strengthen his position among the Snake People Clan, and secure Queen Medusa’s loyalty.
• Yan Lin cultivated the Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art, refining and strengthening his Dou Qi and stabilizing his sudden increase in cultivation.
• Yan Lin examined the Transmission Pavilion’s extensive collection of techniques, treasures, and resources.
• Yan Lin recognized that his Saint King status gave him priority access to the Pavilion’s treasures, with the Four Great Elders able to help him bypass their restrictions.

After leaving the Transmission Pavilion, Yan Lin encountered Sha Bi, who apologized for his past behavior and tried to become Yan Lin’s subordinate. Yan Lin forgave him but left his request unanswered and sent him away.

• Cauliflower Snake praised Yan Lin as they left the Transmission Pavilion, but Sha Bi blocked their path.
• Sha Bi knelt before Yan Lin and admitted he had been wrong, having accepted that he could no longer compete with the Saint King.
• Yan Lin teased Sha Bi about his former arrogance, and Sha Bi apologized again and asked Yan Lin not to hold a grudge.
• Yan Lin forgave Sha Bi and told him not to provoke him again, prompting Sha Bi to flatter him and ask to become his loyal subordinate.
• Yan Lin declined to take Sha Bi on, instead giving him a vague response and sending him away.

Yan Lin teased Cauliflower Snake about their seniority, then used Cauliflower Snake’s crush on Cui Hua Snake to make him call Yan Lin brother in exchange for dating advice. Cauliflower Snake chased after Cui Hua Snake, leaving Yan Lin to head back alone.

• Cauliflower Snake warned Yan Lin not to trust Sha Bi, but Yan Lin reassured him and promised they would share good and bad times together.
• Yan Lin teased Cauliflower Snake about who was the bigger brother, and Cauliflower Snake insisted he was older.
• Yan Lin pointed out Cui Hua Snake and offered to help Cauliflower Snake win her over if Cauliflower Snake called him brother.
• Cauliflower Snake eagerly accepted Yan Lin’s advice and chased after Cui Hua Snake, telling Yan Lin to inform his parents he would miss dinner.
• Yan Lin grumbled about Cauliflower Snake abandoning him, then smugly reflected on his own body.

Yan Lin left the Mobaas Tribe for the Holy City to live in the Royal Palace and study under the Four Great Elders. Before departing, he left Cauliflower Snake’s family valuable cultivation methods and combat techniques, then began his royal life and training.

• Medusa’s royal guards escorted Yan Lin back to the Mobaas Tribe, where the snake people greeted him as their Saint King.
• Yan Lin left scrolls from the Transmission Pavilion for Cauliflower Snake’s family before departing for the Holy City.
• Baba Snake and her husband scolded Cauliflower Snake for missing Yan Lin’s farewell, then gave him the scrolls and urged him to repay Yan Lin’s kindness.
• Cauliflower Snake accepted the gifts and vowed to give his life if Yan Lin ever needed him.
• Yan Lin moved into Queen Medusa’s Royal Palace, enjoyed his new royal comforts, and started training under the Four Great Elders in the Purple Nether Secret Tome, the Snake Secret Technique, and combat techniques.

After a month of intense cultivation, Yan Lin reached six-star Dou Master and went to visit the Mobaas Tribe. There, he discovered that he could copy alchemy talent after spotting a captive First-Grade Alchemist, and he began considering how to acquire the ability.

• Yan Lin broke through to six-star Dou Master and reviewed his progress in bloodline control, combat skills, and swordsmanship.
• Yan Lin decided to take a day off and visit Cauliflower Snake at the Mobaas Tribe.
• The Four Great Elders approved Yan Lin’s leave, and he traveled toward the Mobaas Tribe with Medusa’s royal guards.
• At the tribe, Yan Lin encountered Snake People escorting human captives, including a First-Grade Alchemist and a girl in green clothes.
• Yan Lin examined the alchemist’s attribute panel and realized his Golden Finger could copy Alchemy Talent.
• Yan Lin decided the captive’s Mortal Grade Two Alchemy Talent was worth pursuing and considered seeking out stronger alchemists later.

Yan Lin learned about the Snake People Clan’s secret Pill Hall and decided to seek an alchemist talent there. While inspecting the captured humans’ attribute panels, he discovered a girl with Genius cultivation talent and Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Yan Lin ordered Yin Yue to bring a captured First-Grade Alchemist to the Royal Palace, but Yin Yue explained that Queen Medusa’s rules required alchemists to be sent to the Pill Hall.
• Yin Yue revealed that the Pill Hall secretly housed captured alchemists who refined pills for the clan after Queen Medusa made a truce with the Alchemist Guild.
• Yan Lin learned that the Saint King could enter the Pill Hall and resolved to visit it to obtain an alchemist talent.
• As the group continued toward the Mobaas Tribe, Yan Lin inspected the captured humans’ attribute panels for unusual talents or treasures.
• Yan Lin found that the last girl among the captives had Genius cultivation talent and Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Yan Lin recognized the timid captive girl as likely Qing Lin, whose Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils he wanted to acquire. Despite the Snake People’s warnings that her mixed blood was ominous, he insisted on taking her and silenced Yin Yue with his authority and bloodline pressure.

• Yan Lin spotted a girl with Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and suspected she was Qing Lin.
• Yan Lin stopped the Snake People escorting the captives and declared that he was taking the girl.
• The bald leader objected, explaining that the Snake People considered her mixed human and Snake People bloodline cursed and planned to drive her out.
• Yin Yue echoed the leader’s warning, but Yan Lin refused to listen and insisted on taking the girl.
• Yan Lin asked Yin Yue whether she was telling him what to do, and his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodline pressure forced her to submit.

Yan Lin freed the frightened Qing Lin and persuaded her to leave with him as his personal maid. Qing Lin accepted, and Yan Lin left with the future subordinate he hoped to win over.

• Yan Lin subdued the bald leader's squad and Medusa's royal guards, then cut Qing Lin's shackles and gently asked her name.
• Qing Lin introduced herself, and Yan Lin recognized her as the owner of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and considered taking her in.
• Yan Lin offered Qing Lin food, shelter, and protection if she became his personal maid, while the guards watched with confusion.
• Qing Lin asked whether Yan Lin truly wanted to take her in, and he dismissed her fears about being considered cursed.
• Qing Lin agreed to go with Yan Lin, who concealed his excitement and prepared to take her with him.

Yan Lin settled Qing Lin into the Saint King Palace and began building her trust before Hua She'er summoned him to see Queen Medusa. He entered the Bath Palace and found the Queen bathing, leaving him flustered while Hua She'er found his reaction amusing.

• Yan Lin gave Qing Lin a room beside his bedchamber, asked her to call him Brother Yan Lin, and showed her around the Saint King Palace.
• Hua She'er arrived and told Yan Lin that Queen Medusa had summoned him.
• Yan Lin arranged for snake women to escort Qing Lin back, then flew with Hua She'er to the Bath Palace.
• Hua She'er confirmed that Queen Medusa was bathing and led Yan Lin inside after the Queen invited him in.
• Yan Lin saw Queen Medusa in the pool, covered Hua She'er's face by reflex, and embarrassed himself when she pulled his hand away.

Yan Lin explained to Queen Medusa that Qing Lin possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and persuaded her to let him try to bring the girl under the Snake People Clan’s control. Medusa accepted his assurances but said he could stand beside her only after reaching the Dou Huang realm.

• Queen Medusa dismissed Hua She'er and spoke with Yan Lin while bathing in the Bath Palace.
• Medusa asked why Yan Lin had brought Qing Lin to the Royal Palace, and he revealed that the girl possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Medusa feared Qing Lin could threaten the Snake People Clan, but Yan Lin said he could subdue her and proposed making her serve the clan.
• Yan Lin told Medusa he would give Qing Lin to her and had no desire to contest her authority.
• Medusa withdrew her killing intent and told Yan Lin he could stand beside her once he reached the Dou Huang realm.

Yan Lin settled Qing Lin into the Snake People Clan and learned that Queen Medusa wanted him to spar with her starting the next day. He planned to seek alchemist talent first and find a way to obtain Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils without hurting her.

• Medusa agreed to let Qing Lin stay with Yan Lin while she handled the tribe, and Yan Lin spent half a day showing Qing Lin around the Royal Palace.
• Hua She'er delivered clothes and cultivation materials from Medusa and told Yan Lin that he would begin real-combat practice with the Queen the next day.
• Yan Lin learned that alchemists were rare among the Snake People Clan because the necessary attributes and Soul Power were uncommon, then went to the Pill Hall to seek alchemist talent.
• That night, Yan Lin considered how his copying ability could obtain special traits and decided not to hurt Qing Lin, instead planning to help her cultivate before seeking another way to acquire her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Yan Lin comforted Qing Lin and encouraged her to cultivate, becoming the light she wanted to follow. He then went to Wude Hall to challenge Queen Medusa to practical combat training, where she descended from her statue to meet him.

• Yan Lin reassured Qing Lin that her unusual nature made her unique, and she began to feel hopeful and devoted to him.
• Qing Lin finished dressing Yan Lin and brought him water and breakfast with greater energy than before.
• Yan Lin told Qing Lin to cultivate while he went to seek combat training with Queen Medusa.
• A guard escorted Yan Lin to Wude Hall, where he entered after announcing himself.
• Queen Medusa opened her eyes atop her statue, descended to the floor, and approached Yan Lin.

Yan Lin sparred with Queen Medusa in Wude Hall, where she repeatedly used tricks despite agreeing to match his cultivation. Their fight ended with Medusa overpowering him after secretly increasing her strength, and Yan Lin reluctantly agreed to keep sparring under the same conditions.

• Yan Lin complimented Queen Medusa and agreed to spar after she promised to suppress her cultivation to his realm.
• Queen Medusa struck Yan Lin before the fight began, sending him crashing into a wall, then claimed she had forgotten to suppress her cultivation.
• After Queen Medusa lowered her strength, Yan Lin fought her evenly with swords, movement techniques, and Snake Spirits.
• Yan Lin gained the advantage after they used Beast Transformation, but Queen Medusa suddenly increased her strength and sent his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python form flying.
• Queen Medusa teased Yan Lin and threatened to fight at full strength, so he gave in and agreed to continue sparring as before.

Yan Lin battled Queen Medusa in Wude Hall, where she used her Companion Soul to withstand his attacks and eventually defeated him. She insisted their training would continue the next day, leaving Yan Lin resigned to being beaten again.

• Yan Lin attacked Queen Medusa with Dual Sword Style, Asura Ten Slashes, and Spirit Snake Explosion, but her Snake Bone Body Protection left her unharmed.
• Queen Medusa praised Yan Lin's technique and recognized that his bloodline made him formidable at the same realm, though she had secretly raised her strength to gain the upper hand.
• Yan Lin charged back into the fight, and after another half hour Queen Medusa left him battered and exhausted.
• Queen Medusa told Yan Lin they would continue training the next day, threatening to have Hua She'er bring him if he refused.
• Yan Lin protested that the elders could train him instead, but Queen Medusa said they could not beat him up.

After Queen Medusa sent Yan Lin away, she ordered Hua She'er to bring him medicine for his injuries. Yan Lin then drank with Cauliflower Snake, who teased him about the beating and offered him his father’s treasured wine.

• Queen Medusa called Hua She'er back and ordered her to get Yan Lin a bottle of top-quality medicine for injuries.
• Hua She'er accepted the order and closed the doors of Wude Hall so Queen Medusa could cultivate undisturbed.
• Yan Lin met Cauliflower Snake in the Mobaas Tribe to drink and vent about Queen Medusa beating him.
• Cauliflower Snake teased Yan Lin about the beating and poured him his father's treasured wine, which he claimed could help him grow taller.
• Yan Lin and Cauliflower Snake joked about whose fault it would be when Cauliflower Snake's father discovered the missing wine.