Half a Year, Changes in the Snake-People Tribe

Time is like fine sand in a desert; one tries to grasp it, yet it slips through the fingers, leaving behind only a few grains as proof that it once existed.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During these six months, Gu Shenge had remained in the Snake-Person City, and quite a few things had occurred during that time.

With the help of the Top-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill, only the First Elder and the Fourth Elder among the Four Great Elders managed to break through to the Dou Zong realm, while the Second and Third Elders ended in failure.

The price for failing the breakthrough was the exhaustion of their lifespan and the depletion of their blood and qi, leaving them with little time left. Had Gu Shenge not produced two Qingming Longevity Pills for them to consume, they would have perished within these six months.

Medusa had also broken through from a seven-star Dou Zong to the peak of an eight-star Dou Zong, only half a step away from the nine-star Dou Zong realm.

As for Gu Shenge, he had spent these six months studying the Tier 6 Alchemist Manual. Aided by the various monster cores and medicinal herbs of the Snake-People Tribe, it took him less than five months to reach the level of a Tier 6 Alchemist.

Of course, a large part of this was because his soul was sheltered by the Nine Sun Emperor Characters, making his learning process feel divinely assisted, several or even ten times faster than that of an ordinary person.

His own cultivation had broken through from a five-star Dou Huang to a seven-star Dou Huang.

This was even with Gu Shenge not deliberately focusing on cultivation; for the past six months, most of his time had been spent learning alchemy, and his actual cultivation time was minimal. Even when he wasn't cultivating, the Divine Sun contained within his flesh and blood would rotate, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and converting it into Solar Dou Qi, allowing Gu Shenge to break through naturally.

The Great Commander of the Snake-People Tribe had also come out of seclusion during these six months. Upon learning that Mo Basi had been killed by a single punch from Gu Shenge, he came to cause trouble, only to be killed by a single punch as well.

Because of this incident, Medusa and Gu Shenge had been in a cold war for several days.

It was simply because the Great Commander was one of the rare Dou Huang powerhouses of the Snake-People Tribe, and an eight-star Dou Huang at that; with his death, the Snake-People Tribe had lost a major combat force.

However, as the saying goes, what is argued about on the bed is reconciled on the bed.

Although Medusa and Gu Shenge were in a cold war, their nightly marital activities never ceased. After a few rounds of tossing and turning, the tsundere Queen still obediently lay in his arms.

As for Yue Mei, after fusing with the Origin Points of the Nine Serenities Earth-Underworld Python, she evolved into a Nine Serenities Earth-Underworld Python, and her strength improved significantly. After successively consuming a Top-Grade Dou Ling Pill, a Top-Grade Emperor-Breaking Pill, and a Top-Grade Huangji Pill, she reached the four-star Dou Huang realm, becoming the new Great Commander of the Snake-People Tribe.

The four major empires, including the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire, learned that the Snake-People Tribe suddenly possessed three Dou Zong, and that their Queen, Medusa, had reached the eight-star Dou Zong realm. For a time, the four empires were filled with panic, fearing that the Snake-People Tribe would come looking for trouble; after all, everyone knew that Medusa wanted to lead the Snake-People Tribe out of the Tagor Desert.

However, they waited and waited, yet saw no signs of the Snake-People Tribe migrating, which left the four empires puzzled, unable to fathom what Medusa was planning.

Snake-Person City, Divine Temple.

Inside the Queen's bedchamber.

"Young Master, wake up! The sun is almost burning your bottom!"

A crisp, delicate urging voice rang in Gu Shenge's ears. He slowly opened his eyes to see the slightly immature, pretty little face of Qing Lin. Her cherry lips were pouted like a goldfish, and she knelt by the bedside with her hands supporting her face, urging Gu Shenge to get up.

Gu Shenge's eyes regained their clarity. He rose from the bed and looked helplessly at Qing Lin by his side, reaching out to pat her head. Qing Lin enjoyed it immensely, like a little kitten accepting the caresses of its master.

Over the past six months, Qing Lin had made great progress. With Gu Shenge's help, she used her Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils to establish a connection with the Black Prison Soul-Devouring Python and the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Her own cultivation had reached the three-star Dou Zhe realm, and she was becoming increasingly proficient in using the Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils.

The Black Prison Soul-Devouring Python had also grown from its initial Tier 5 low-level to Tier 5 high-level, equivalent to a high-level Dou Wang of the human race. This was all thanks to Gu Shenge feeding it the soul of the Snake-People Tribe's Great Commander to devour.

The energy contained within an eight-star Dou Huang's soul might allow the Black Prison Soul-Devouring Python to break through to Tier 6 once it had completely absorbed it.

Gu Shenge: "Qing Lin, where is your Sister Medusa?"

Qing Lin thought for a moment and replied: "Sister Medusa and the Elders are discussing something. It seems to be related to the Black-Corner Region."

The Black-Corner Region; it seems Medusa is already prepared to make a move.

A look of contemplation appeared in Gu Shenge's eyes.

Now that the strength of the Snake-People Tribe had greatly increased, besides Medusa, the eight-star peak Dou Zong, there were the First Elder and Fourth Elder, both one-star Dou Zong, as well as the Second and Third Elders, both peak Dou Huang, Yue Mei, the four-star Dou Huang, and thirteen Dou Wang, including Hua She'er and the New Eight Great Leaders.

Such a luxurious lineup was enough to sweep through the Black-Corner Region. Unless the semi-saint Dean of Jianan Academy took action, even the Qian and Bai Elders would not be able to stop Medusa.

"Let's go, let's go and hear what they are talking about."

Gu Shenge pinched Qing Lin's little face, changed his clothes, and after washing up, took her hand and headed toward the Divine Temple.

At this moment, inside the Divine Temple.

Medusa's enchanting face was adorned with light makeup, making her stunningly beautiful. She wore a bright red qipao with rose patterns, which outlined her perfect, graceful, and mature body. After Gu Shenge's cultivation and nourishment, her curves were even fuller, her slender snake waist was a handful, and she sat lazily and obliquely on the throne. Her jade hand lightly supported her white, jade-like face, and her long, beautiful legs, clad in translucent, skin-revealing black silk, were crossed. She was noble yet languid, and her every gesture exuded the majesty of a Queen, making one afraid to look directly at her.

The First Elder looked respectfully at her Queen. Her voice was different from before, perhaps due to her breakthrough to the Dou Zong realm; it had become much calmer and was no longer as unpleasant as it once was.

"Queen, now that the strength of the Snake-People Tribe has reached an unprecedented level of power, it is time for you to lead the Snake-People Tribe out of the Tagor Desert and head toward a world with richer and more vast resources."

The Fourth Elder's attention, however, was fixed on Medusa's stomach, which had shown no signs of change over the past six months, and she was quite puzzled.

Her Queen and the Wang Fu had never missed their nightly marital life, so why was there no movement in her belly?

Should she persuade the Queen to use her secret recipe?

The thoughts of the two Elders were clearly not on the same page.

Medusa nodded slightly upon hearing the First Elder's suggestion.

With the current strength of the Snake-People Tribe, in the Black-Corner Region, apart from the Jianan Academy which possessed a semi-saint, no force was her match. It was indeed time to begin the migration.

She had visited the Black-Corner Region many times over the past six months and had already figured out the situation there. Each force occupied a city, and since her Snake-People Tribe was to enter the Black-Corner Region, she naturally had to strike at the strongest among them.

Diyan Valley was Medusa's target.

The Old Demon of Earth was only a seven-star Dou Zong, and Medusa had now reached the peak of an eight-star Dou Zong; killing him would be as easy as flipping her hand.

Medusa's red lips parted slightly, her voice cold yet revealing majesty, as she issued an order to the First Elder.

"Pass on my order: all tribes of the Snake-People, have them prepare for migration. In three days, we head to the Black-Corner Region!"

"Yes!"

The First Elder nodded respectfully. As for how to migrate all the snake-people to the Black-Corner Region, she did not need to worry too much; since the Queen had spoken, she must have her own ways.

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PS: The protagonist will not participate after the Snake-People Tribe migrates. He will take Qing Lin and leave the Snake-People Tribe, heading to the Jia Ma Empire. Targets: Ya Fei, Little Doctor Fairy, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, hehehe~