A Dou Zong powerhouse.
There hadn't been a Dou Zong powerhouse in the Jia Ma Empire for many years.
"Let's go take a look."
After Yun Yun spoke, she flashed outside.
Nalan Jie and Nalan Su exchanged a glance, then followed.
Nalan Yanran stood frozen for a moment before hurrying after them.
Outside the Nalan Family home.
Medusa stood in the street, her stunning face exposed.
Yun Yun landed on the ground. The instant she saw Medusa, her expression changed dramatically.
"Queen Medusa?"
Yun Yun exclaimed in disbelief.
Medusa looked at her expressionlessly.
"The Misty Cloud Sect Master, Yun Yun?"
Yun Yun's expression turned grave.
She could sense that Medusa's aura was many times stronger than before.
"Have you broken through to Dou Zong?"
Yun Yun asked in a low voice.
Medusa said nothing.
Nalan Jie and Nalan Su landed on the ground. Their expressions changed when they saw Medusa.
"Queen Medusa..."
Nalan Jie's voice trembled.
At the Dou Zong level, Queen Medusa had no equal in the Jia Ma Empire.
"What are you doing in the Jia Ma Empire?"
Yun Yun asked. "Are you planning a full-scale invasion?"
Medusa looked at her and replied coolly, "I don't need to explain my reasons to you."
Yun Yun's expression darkened.
"Medusa, you may have broken through to Dou Zong, but the Jia Ma Empire isn't to be trifled with."
Yun Yun said coldly.
Medusa glanced at her but said nothing.
Her gaze settled on Yun Yun, then shifted to Nalan Yanran.
"Not bad-looking."
Medusa said coolly.
Yun Yun's expression changed.
"What did you say?"
Yun Yun asked coldly.
"I said that you two, master and disciple, are both not bad-looking."
Medusa repeated, "Come back to the Snake-People Tribe with me."
Yun Yun's expression turned livid.
"In your dreams!"
Yun Yun said coldly.
"Or you die."
Medusa said calmly, her tone even.
Yun Yun stared at Queen Medusa, her face livid.
"Medusa, you may be a Dou Zong powerhouse, but the Misty Cloud Sect isn't to be trifled with."
Yun Yun said coldly. "If you dare lay a hand on us, the Misty Cloud Sect won't let this go."
Medusa looked at her expressionlessly.
"The Misty Cloud Sect?"
Medusa said coolly.
"Now that I'm a Dou Zong, the Misty Cloud Sect is beneath me."
Yun Yun's face paled.
Medusa was stating a fact.
Even at Peak Dou Emperor, the gap between a Dou Emperor and a Dou Zong was like a chasm.
"Medusa, what exactly do you want?"
Yun Yun asked in a low voice.
"I told you. Come back to the Snake-People Tribe with me."
Medusa said coolly. "Or you die."
Yun Yun gritted her teeth.
"Impossible."
Yun Yun said coldly.
She turned to Nalan Yanran. "Yanran, get back."
Nalan Yanran's face was deathly pale. She hurriedly retreated.
Nalan Jie and Nalan Su stepped forward as well.
"Queen Medusa, you may be a Dou Zong powerhouse, but the Nalan Family isn't afraid to die."
Nalan Jie said in a low voice. "If you want to take them, you'll have to step over my corpse first."
Medusa glanced at him.
"You?"
Medusa said coolly. "A mere Dou Wang dares to say such things to me?"
Nalan Jie's expression changed.
Medusa raised her hand and struck with her palm.
A palm-shaped blast of Dou Qi roared toward Nalan Jie.
Nalan Jie's expression changed dramatically. He hurriedly raised his hand to block it.
"Bang!"
Nalan Jie was sent flying and slammed heavily into the ground.
"Pfft!"
Nalan Jie spat out a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale.
"Grandpa!"
Nalan Yanran cried out and rushed over.
Nalan Jie lay on the ground, struggling to get up, but he could barely stand.
"Medusa, you!"
Nalan Su's face turned livid, and he was about to attack.
Medusa glanced at him.
Nalan Su froze in place.
The terrifying pressure weighed down on him, leaving him unable to move a muscle.
The might of a Dou Zong powerhouse was beyond his ability to withstand.
Yun Yun's expression turned grave.
She knew there was no avoiding this fight.
"Yanran, take care of your grandfather."
After Yun Yun spoke, she flashed toward Medusa.
Dou Qi surged wildly within her as she thrust her sword at Medusa.
She put all her strength into that strike.
All the power of a Three-Star Dou Huang converged into her thrust.
Medusa watched the incoming sword and raised her hand.
She caught its tip between two fingers.
Yun Yun's expression changed dramatically.
Medusa had caught her full-force strike between two fingers.
"So this is the strength of a Dou Zong?"
Medusa said coolly. "Pathetic."
Medusa flicked her fingers.
The sword vibrated violently. Yun Yun couldn't hold on to the hilt, and it flew from her grasp.
Medusa struck Yun Yun in the chest with her palm.
"Bang!"
Yun Yun was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.
She spat out a mouthful of blood, her face deathly pale.
"Teacher!"
Nalan Yanran cried out and ran over to help Yun Yun up.
Yun Yun struggled to her feet and stared at Medusa, her eyes full of shock.
One move.
She couldn't even withstand a single move from Medusa.
That was the difference between a Dou Zong and a Dou Emperor.
Nalan Jie lay on the ground, watching, despair filling his eyes.
"Queen Medusa, you..."
Nalan Jie had just begun to speak when—
Medusa glanced at him, and he hurriedly fell silent.
"I don't want to kill you."
Medusa said coolly. "I told you to come back to the Snake-People Tribe with me."
"Or you die."
Yun Yun gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Nalan Yanran supported Yun Yun, trembling all over.
She had never felt such terrifying pressure before.
A Dou Zong powerhouse was simply beyond their ability to fight.
"Teacher, what do we do..."
Nalan Yanran whispered, her voice trembling.
Yun Yun said nothing.
What could she do?
Medusa was a Dou Zong powerhouse. They didn't even have a chance to escape.
"Come."
After Medusa spoke, she raised a hand and swept it through the air.
A surge of Dou Qi enveloped Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
They tried to resist, but found that their Dou Qi had been suppressed. They couldn't muster any strength.
Medusa took the two of them and flashed toward the Tagor Desert.
Nalan Jie and Nalan Su stood where they were, staring in the direction Medusa had gone, their faces deathly pale.
"Sect Master Yun... has been taken..."
Nalan Su murmured, his eyes full of disbelief.
"And Yanran..."
Nalan Jie struggled to his feet and stared at the distant sky, despair filling his eyes.
"Queen Medusa has broken through to Dou Zong. This is going to be trouble..."
Nalan Su gritted his teeth. "Father, what do we do?"
Nalan Jie fell silent for a moment.
Two figures flew over from the distance.
They landed in front of the two men.
One was the Jia Ma Empire's guardian, Jia Xingtian.
A Peak Dou Emperor.
The other was Fa Ma, president of the Alchemist Guild.
He was also a Dou Emperor powerhouse.
"Nalan Jie, what happened?"
Jia Xingtian asked, frowning at Nalan Jie.
"We sensed an extremely powerful aura here. It belonged to a Dou Zong powerhouse."
Fa Ma added, "What happened?"
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