Yun Yun Reunites with Lu Heng in Holy City

Gu He raised a hand, signaling the group to stop.

The six of them hovered above the Holy City, staring at one another.

Yan Shi muttered under his breath, "Pill King, this isn't a trap, is it?"

Feng Li had already placed a hand on the curved blade at his waist, his lean body drawn taut.

Gu He shook his head. "Queen Medusa is proud. She would disdain such methods. If she wanted to kill us, she could simply do it. There would be no need for these tricks."

Even so, Gu He was uneasy.

He was an alchemist, and his cultivation was unstable.

If they truly fought, he would surely die.

His greatest support on this trip was, first, the Shape-Shifting Pill and Dou Ling Pills in his possession. Both were extremely valuable to the Snake-People Tribe. Second, it was Yun Yun, the Dou Emperor behind him.

With her present, they could at least maintain their footing before Medusa. Though Yun Yun was only a Three-Star Dou Emperor, her Wind Attribute Dou Qi meant escaping would not be a problem.

Zhuo Kang spoke in a muffled voice from behind them. "Are we going in or not? Standing around outside isn't a solution."

Gu He steadied himself. "We're going in."

The group slowly descended at the entrance to the Holy City.

On both sides of the streets paved with black stone, reliefs of giant serpent totems cast twisted shadows beneath the sunlight.

Yun Yun, walking at the back of the group, suddenly tightened her cloak around her collar.

A layer of fine goosebumps rose on her skin. It was an instinctive warning.

This feeling was far too wrong.

Medusa knew they had arrived, yet not only had she not stopped them, she had deliberately cleared the area.

Just as she