Xiao Chen's heart jolted.
A Three-Star Dou Zong?
He had jumped straight from Six-Star Dou Huang to Three-Star Dou Zong?
Xiao Chen clenched his fists, feeling a tremendous force surge through his body.
It was the power of a Dou Zong.
It was countless times stronger than that of a Six-Star Dou Huang.
Xiao Chen was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth lifted despite himself.
As expected of the system.
Marrying Yun Yun had directly raised him to Three-Star Dou Zong.
Just then, Yun Yun woke up beside him.
She opened her eyes and was about to speak when she suddenly froze.
The Dou Qi in her body was far stronger than it had been yesterday.
Yun Yun hurriedly closed her eyes and carefully sensed it.
A moment later, she opened them, her eyes full of shock.
"Six-Star Dou Huang..."
Yun Yun murmured, her voice trembling.
She had been a Three-Star Dou Huang before.
She had broken through to Six-Star Dou Huang overnight?
How was that possible?
Yun Yun sensed the Dou Qi in her body again.
The seal had also been broken.
The seal Medusa had placed inside her had vanished.
"What exactly is going on..."
Yun Yun murmured, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She looked at Xiao Chen beside her.
He was looking at her, a faint smile on his lips.
A thought came to Yun Yun.
Could her increase in strength have something to do with Xiao Chen?
Before marrying Xiao Chen, she had been a Three-Star Dou Huang.
After marrying him, she had become a Six-Star Dou Huang overnight.
That was far too much of a coincidence.
Yun Yun bit her lip, filled with confusion.
"My strength..."
Yun Yun began, "How did it suddenly increase so much?"
Xiao Chen looked at her and smiled.
Yun Yun fell silent.
She watched Xiao Chen, growing even more certain.
Her increase in strength definitely had something to do with him.
But what exactly was the reason?
Could marrying a Snake-Person make someone's strength skyrocket?
Yun Yun couldn't understand it.
She lowered her head, her feelings complicated.
To go from Three-Star Dou Huang to Six-Star Dou Huang overnight—
The speed of that improvement was simply astonishing.
If she had relied on her own cultivation, it would have taken years, perhaps even more than a decade.
But now, it had happened in a single night.
Yun Yun drew a deep breath, suppressing her shock.
She looked at Xiao Chen, wanting to ask him.
But when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back.
She didn't know what to say.
At last, Yun Yun asked, "Did my strength increase because of you?"
Xiao Chen looked at her without replying.
Yun Yun stared into his eyes, waiting for an answer.
Xiao Chen looked at Yun Yun and said nothing.
"I'm going out to meet Yun Shan of your Misty Cloud Sect."
With that, Xiao Chen turned and left the bridal chamber.
Yun Yun froze where she was, watching him leave, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.
After leaving the bridal chamber, Xiao Chen headed straight for the edge of the tribe.
Yun Yun got dressed, left the bridal chamber, and found Nalan Yanran.
Nalan Yanran was standing outside the Stone Hall, gazing into the distance.
When she saw Yun Yun approaching, Nalan Yanran hurried over to her.
"Master, are you all right?"
Nalan Yanran asked, her eyes full of concern.
"Did that Xiao Chen bully you?"
Yun Yun looked at her without replying.
Nalan Yanran's expression changed.
"Master, did he..."
Nalan Yanran gritted her teeth. "Did he... do that to you?"
Yun Yun didn't deny it.
Nalan Yanran's face turned livid.
"Xiao Chen, I'll kill him!"
Nalan Yanran said furiously. "How dare he do that to you..."
"Yanran."
Yun Yun spoke up.
Nalan Yanran looked at her and froze.
"Master, aren't you angry?"
Nalan Yanran asked.
Yun Yun said nothing.
Nalan Yanran was baffled.
Xiao Chen had defiled her master, so why didn't she seem angry?
Something wasn't right.
Nalan Yanran was about to speak when she suddenly sensed the aura around Yun Yun.
"Master, your strength..."
Nalan Yanran's eyes widened, her voice trembling.
"Six-Star Dou Huang?"
Yun Yun nodded.
"How is that possible?"
Nalan Yanran said in disbelief. "Weren't you a Three-Star Dou Huang before?"
"How did you... become one overnight?"
"I don't know either,"
Yun Yun said.
"Maybe my strength increased because of Xiao Chen..."
Nalan Yanran said, "Just because you married him? How could that be?"
Yun Yun looked at her without replying.
She remembered what Medusa had said earlier.
Marrying Xiao Chen would increase her strength.
At the time, she had thought Medusa was talking nonsense.
But now...
Yun Yun lowered her head, her feelings complicated.
"Master, your seal..."
Nalan Yanran suddenly asked.
"It's broken."
Yun Yun said, "When my strength surged, the seal broke by accident."
Nalan Yanran froze for a moment.
"Then could you..."
Nalan Yanran said, "Can you help me break my seal, Master?"
Yun Yun raised her hand and tried.
A moment later, she shook her head.
"I can't."
Yun Yun said, "Medusa's sealing art is powerful. Even though I've broken through to Six-Star Dou Huang, I still can't undo it."
Nalan Yanran's face paled.
"Then what should I do?"
Nalan Yanran asked.
"Let's see what's happening outside first,"
Yun Yun said. "Your grandmaster is still out there."
Nalan Yanran nodded.
The two of them headed toward the edge of the tribe.
Outside the tribe, in the desert.
Medusa and Yun Shan were still fighting.
Their Dou Qi clashed with a series of muffled booms.
The Snake-People and members of the Misty Cloud Sect watched from a distance, not daring to approach.
Yun Leng stood farther away, his expression grave.
"The old sect master has been fighting for so long and still hasn't taken down Medusa."
One elder remarked.
"Medusa is a Dou Zong too, after all. She's not easy to deal with."
Yun Leng said gravely.
Gu He stood to the side without speaking.
He watched the battle in the distance, his brows tightly furrowed.
Yun Shan struck with his palm. Medusa dodged to the side, then countered with a palm aimed at his chest.
Yun Shan hurriedly raised his hand to block.
"Bang!"
They both staggered back several steps before regaining their footing.
Yun Shan's expression darkened.
He hadn't expected Medusa to be so strong.
They had fought for so long, yet neither could gain the upper hand.
Medusa looked at him, her expression impassive.
"Yun Shan, you're no match for me."
Medusa said coolly. "We won't reach a conclusion, no matter how long we fight."
"Why not retreat before you embarrass yourself?"
Yun Shan's expression darkened.
"Medusa, don't get carried away."
Yun Shan said coldly. "Today, I will take Yun'er and Yanran with me."
"Then let's continue."
Medusa replied coldly.
They attacked again, their Dou Qi clashing as sand billowed through the air.
Just then, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran emerged.
"Sect Master."
When Yun Leng saw Yun Yun, he hurried over to greet her.
"Are you all right, Sect Master?"
Yun Leng asked.
"I'm fine."
Yun Yun replied calmly.
Yun Leng nodded and didn't ask any more.
Nalan Yanran stood beside Yun Yun, watching the battle in the distance.
"Can Grandmaster win?"
Nalan Yanran asked.
"Hard to say."
Yun Leng said, "Medusa is no weaker than the old Sect Master."
Nalan Yanran bit her lip.
Just then, Xiao Chen walked out of the tribe.
He walked over to where Medusa and Yun Shan were fighting and stopped.
"Stop."
Xiao Chen said calmly.
Medusa and Yun Shan stopped at the same time and looked at Xiao Chen.
Yun Shan looked at Xiao Chen, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.
"Are you Xiao Chen?"
Yun Shan asked coldly.
"That's me."
Xiao Chen replied calmly.
"So you're the one who wants to marry Yun'er and Yanran?"
Yun Shan said, his voice full of hostility.
Xiao Chen looked at him without saying anything.
"You've got some nerve."
Yun Shan said coldly. "How could the Sect Master of my Misty Cloud Sect marry a Snake-Person like you?"
"Today, I'll take your life."
Xiao Chen looked at him and said calmly, "Get out of Snake-People Tribe territory, or die."
Yun Shan's expression changed.
"What did you say?"
Yun Shan asked coldly. "You want me to leave?"
"How outrageous."
Yun Shan finished speaking and struck at Xiao Chen with his palm.
He put all his strength into that strike.
All the power of a Dou Zong was concentrated in his palm.
Xiao Chen watched the strike and raised his hand to meet it.
"Bang!"
Their palms collided with a deafening crash.
Yun Shan's expression changed dramatically.
He felt tremendous force surge from Xiao Chen's palm, and his whole body was sent flying backward.
"Pfft."
Yun Shan spat out a mouthful of blood and slammed heavily into the ground.
The entire scene fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
Yun Shan, a Dou Zong powerhouse, had been struck by Xiao Chen until he spat blood?
"How is that possible..."
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