Do you want to marry this king?

Xiao Chen smiled.

Medusa looked at him, her gaze flickering.

"What about you, Queen?"

Xiao Chen asked, "You have been stuck at the peak of the Dou Huang realm for a long time, haven't you?"

Medusa's expression darkened.

Xiao Chen continued, "To reach the peak of the Dou Huang realm at your age, your talent is truly astonishing."

"However, remaining stuck at a bottleneck is no solution."

Medusa looked at him, "What are you trying to say?"

"I happen to have a method."

Xiao Chen said.

Upon hearing this, Medusa's expression shifted.

She stared at Xiao Chen, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

"What do you mean?"

Medusa said coldly, "Do you want to marry this Queen?"

Xiao Chen smiled.

"You are overthinking it, Queen."

Xiao Chen said, "The opportunity of Multi-Child Multi-Blessing might also be useful for you, helping you break through to the Dou Ancestor realm."

"But since you asked..."

Xiao Chen paused, "Marrying you, Queen, is not entirely out of the question."

Medusa's face flushed, but she immediately regained her aloofness.

"Insolent."

Medusa said coldly, "I am the Queen of the Snake-People Tribe, and I should marry you?"

"You certainly dare to dream."

Xiao Chen smiled.

Medusa looked at him without saying a word.

"That is enough, you may withdraw."

Medusa said indifferently.

"Yes."

After saying this, Xiao Chen turned and left the Stone Hall.

Medusa sat on her throne, watching Xiao Chen's retreating figure.

She was the only one left in the Stone Hall.

Medusa leaned back against the throne, the conversation they just had replaying in her mind.

"Six-Star Dou Huang..."

Medusa murmured, "It has only been a few days..."

She stood up from the throne and walked to the window.

Medusa whispered, "Taking wives and concubines can make one stronger... and it can even benefit those around them..."

"If I were to..."

Medusa did not continue.

She bit her lip, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.

After Xiao Chen left the Stone Hall, the sky had already darkened.

He walked through the tribe, thought for a moment, and headed toward Yue Mei's residence.

He now had two wives.

Yue Mei and Qing Lin.

It was best to treat them all equally.

Xiao Chen pushed open the door to Yue Mei's room and walked inside.

Yue Mei was sitting on the edge of the bed, and she was slightly stunned to see him enter.

"Oh, so you still remember to come to me?"

Yue Mei looked at him, her tone carrying a hint of jealousy.

"After taking a new wife, you still remember me?"

Xiao Chen smiled and walked up to her.

"What's wrong, jealous?"

"Why would I be jealous?"

Yue Mei snorted, "Shouldn't you be with Qing Lin?"

"I'm staying with you tonight."

Xiao Chen said.

Yue Mei looked at him, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.

"At least you still have a conscience."

Yue Mei said.

Xiao Chen didn't speak; he reached out and began to undress Yue Mei.

Yue Mei's face flushed red.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Chen didn't answer.

He pushed Yue Mei down onto the bed.

Yue Mei let out a soft cry, caught off guard.

Xiao Chen leaned over her.

Yue Mei's face was bright red, but she did not resist.

A night of madness.

The next morning.

When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

"Ding, Multi-Child Multi-Blessing System reward settlement in progress."

Xiao Chen quickly focused his mind.

"Host has completed the task of spreading branches and leaves, rewards are being distributed..."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the peak Tier 6 medicinal pill, Po Zong Pill."

Xiao Chen felt a jolt in his heart.

Po Zong Pill?

A peak Tier 6 medicinal pill?

That was a treasure capable of helping a peak Dou Emperor expert break through to the Dou Ancestor realm.

In the world of Battle Through the Heavens, at least within the Jia Ma Empire, the Po Zong Pill was extremely rare.

Even a Tier 6 alchemist might not necessarily be able to refine one.

Xiao Chen was overjoyed.

As expected of the system.

He glanced at Yue Mei beside him; she was still asleep.

Xiao Chen sat up and put on his clothes.

Just then, Yue Mei woke up as well.

She opened her eyes, and just as she was about to speak, she suddenly froze.

The Dou Qi within her body was significantly stronger than it had been yesterday.

Yue Mei quickly closed her eyes and carefully sensed it.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, shock filling them.

"One-Star Dou Emperor..."

Yue Mei murmured, her voice trembling.

She had been a Nine-Star Dou Wang just yesterday.

In a single night, she had broken through to a One-Star Dou Emperor?

Yue Mei looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"My strength..."

Yue Mei began.

"One-Star Dou Emperor."

Yue Mei said, "Xiao Chen, my increase in strength, it couldn't really be because of you, could it?"

Xiao Chen smiled and said nothing.

Yue Mei looked at him, a complex mix of emotions swirling in her heart.

She was one hundred percent certain.

Her increase in strength was definitely related to Xiao Chen.

Every time she was with Xiao Chen... her strength would skyrocket.

From a Seven-Star Dou Wang to a One-Star Dou Emperor.

And how many days had it been?

Yue Mei took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

Xiao Chen turned and left.

Yue Mei sat on the bed, watching his departing back, remaining silent for a long time.

Queen Medusa's cultivation chamber.

Medusa sat cross-legged on the ground, her Dou Qi circulating slowly within her body.

She closed her eyes, attempting to break through the barrier.

Dou Ancestor.

She had been stuck at this threshold for a long time.

No matter how hard she tried, she could not break through.

Medusa opened her eyes, a trace of exhaustion flashing through them.

She stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside.

"Dou Ancestor..."

Medusa murmured, "Damn it, when exactly will I be able to break through..."

She had cultivated for many years and possessed immense talent, reaching the peak of Dou Emperor at a young age.

Yet, she could not cross this hurdle of the Dou Ancestor realm.

Medusa gritted her teeth and returned to the meditation cushion to sit down.

She closed her eyes and continued to cultivate.

The Dou Qi in her body circulated once more, slamming against that barrier.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Fine beads of sweat seeped out on Medusa's forehead, but the barrier remained unmoved.

"Still not working..."

Medusa opened her eyes, filled with disappointment.

She stood up and walked out of the cultivation chamber.

Just as she stepped out the door, she saw Xiao Chen standing outside.

"Why are you here?"

Medusa asked.

"I came to see the Queen."

Xiao Chen said.

Medusa looked at him without speaking.

"Is the Queen still troubled by the breakthrough to Dou Ancestor?"

Xiao Chen asked.

Medusa's expression darkened.

"You know full well that I have failed to break through for years, yet you say this. Did you come here specifically to mock me?"

"I actually have a method."

Xiao Chen said.

Hearing this, Medusa frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Medusa looked at him, "You wouldn't be thinking of making me your wife, would you?"

Xiao Chen smiled.

"The Queen is overthinking it."

Xiao Chen said, "There is another path."

Medusa's brow furrowed even tighter.

"What?"

Medusa asked.

Xiao Chen extended his hand, a medicinal pill resting in his palm.

The pill was perfectly round, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

"This is..."

Medusa's expression shifted.

"Po Zong Pill."

Xiao Chen said, "A peak tier 6 medicinal pill that can help a peak Dou Emperor expert break through to the Dou Ancestor realm."

Medusa widened her eyes.

"What did you say?"

Medusa's voice trembled.

"Po Zong Pill."