A Self-Inflicted Ruse

Despite the blazing sun overhead, Xiao Yan was so angry that he felt cold and trembled all over.

The good news is that the pill's effects were indeed incredibly realistic; he really did become Snake-People, and he did indeed exhibit the Dou Qi fluctuations of Da Dou Shi.

The bad news is, the effect is way too realistic!

His trousers had slipped to the ground, and his black shirt, being too large, hung loosely on his shoulders.

Looking at her slender waist, full breasts, and waist-length hair, and recalling the clear, girlish voice she heard after she couldn't help but scream, Xiao Yan covered her now pure and delicate oval face with her fair and slender hands.

"Cough!"

The Old Yao seemed somewhat shocked by Xiao Yan's new look as well. He floated out and carefully examined his drastically changed disciple. After a dry cough, he used his profound experience in alchemy to figure out why Little Yanzi had become Xiao Yan Yan:

"It seems that because the blood of the snake-type magical beast used was from a female individual, and it also contained that little girl Qing Lin's blood, it caused you to transform into a snake woman..."

"Teacher, please try to save them!"

Xiao Yan lowered his hand, looked pitifully at Old Yao, and said with a tearful expression.

He's a grown man, and now he's transformed into a snake woman. If word gets out, won't his reputation be ruined?

"Hehe, this might not be a bad thing. Maybe you can even infiltrate the snake women's group and have some fun!"

The Old Yao looked Xiao Yan up and down, then suddenly grinned.

"Grass!"

Xiao Yan had always respected Old Yao, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but throw a punch, which passed right through Old Yao's illusory body.

"Calm down, calm down. There's no use being anxious now. Instead, think about how to use the snake woman's identity. After all, if you really want to investigate Queen Medusa's situation, the snake woman's identity is much more convenient than the snake man's!"

As the instigator, Old Yao was naturally very calm. He actually thought that Xiao Yan was quite pleasing to the eye!

"Teacher, how about when you're resurrected, I create a woman's body for you, so your old flames can become a group of girlfriends?"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"Hehe, the body can only match the soul, it can't be contrary to the soul. Your threat has absolutely no power over me."

Upon hearing this, Old Yao chuckled, but his words made Xiao Yan's face turn red with anxiety, and the snake tail beneath him began to thrash wildly.

"Alright, stop jumping around. Although I know you're a boy, you're already like this now. It wouldn't be good if you accidentally expose yourself."

The Old Yao made a sarcastic remark, then returned to his ring.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan lowered his head and, through the loose black robe, saw those firm, perfectly sized breasts, and thought to himself how lucky he was that he hadn't brought Xiao Yi Xian with him.

Otherwise, Xiao Yi Xian could use this incident to make fun of him for the rest of his life.

"What a tragedy!!!"

With a long sigh, Xiao Yan twisted his snake tail and walked forward.

He'd already taken the medicine, and he couldn't let the strange effects make him forget his goal. But his clothes didn't look like those of the Snake-Person Tribe at all, so he needed to find a small tribe nearby and get a couple of outfits.

Hmm, there seems to be an oasis nearby; hopefully I can find a couple of suitable outfits there...

Soon, Xiao Yan arrived at the nearest oasis, which was usually where the Snake-People rested.

Upon entering the oasis, the sweltering air around him cooled down. Xiao Yan looked around before disappearing into the lush forest, his figure gradually becoming hidden.

After taking a deep breath of the fresh, cool air, Xiao Yan let out a soft groan of relief. The air in the desert was dry and filled with suspended sand, which was really unpleasant to smell.

After wandering around for a while, Xiao Yan was quite lucky to hear the faint sound of water coming from not far ahead.

Hearing the sound of water, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Where there is water, there is a high chance that a snake woman is bathing. He wasn't lustful; he simply came to get a couple of clothes to wear.

Everything is for the sake of the Sand Mandala!

Xiao Yan twisted his body, preparing to emerge from the jungle, but his gaze swept through the gaps in the trees, and he immediately stopped.

At the end of a path beyond the bushes, several slender snake women stood motionless, their faces cold and stern. Their sharp eyes constantly swept across the surrounding jungle, and the weapons they gripped tightly seemed ready to kill anyone who dared to intrude.

Although these snake women had rather dark skin, their slightly pretty faces, combined with their strange diamond-shaped pupils, gave them a subtle yet alluring charm.

However, Xiao Yan had no interest in admiring the alluring waists of the beautiful snake women. With a sweep of his soul perception, Xiao Yan knew that among these snake women, there were actually four powerful experts at the Da Dou Shi level, and the rest were all Dou Master!

This team of snake women, standing in a vigilant posture, clearly has no idea who they are vigilant for.

Within the Snake-Person Tribe, only Yue Mei, the leader of the Charm Snake Tribe, is qualified to lead a guard of this caliber...

Xiao Yan no longer wanted to stay here any longer.

Almost all the Dou Wang expert of the Snake-Person Tribe possess the ability to command low-level snake-like magical beasts.

And in this oasis, snakes are the one thing that's most abundant.

Although those snake-like magical beasts wouldn't attack her because she's now Snake-People, her whereabouts probably can't be kept secret any longer.

Xiao Yan sighed resentfully in his heart, then gritted his teeth and unleashed his Dou Qi, shattering most of his clothes and exposing large areas of his fair skin, with only two key points barely covered.

Then, she took out a pill from her Storage Ring and swallowed it. Immediately afterward, she flicked her tail and rushed out of the jungle. After the snake woman guards discovered her, she collapsed to the ground, blood spilling from her mouth, and her breathing became extremely erratic.

This was Third-Grade pill he had concocted himself. Its effect was to disrupt the Dou Qi within his body, simulating a severely injured physical condition. However, this pill would actually cause him internal injuries, but in order to infiltrate the Snake-People Tribe, he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

The sudden appearance of the figure startled the snake-woman guards, but they breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was one of their own kind. Then, at the signal of the Da Dou Shi, a snake-woman guard at the level of Dou Master, swayed her body and approached Xiao Yan.

She bent down, grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist, and infused her Dou Qi to probe him.

The next moment, her expression changed, and she looked at the leader, quickly reporting:

"She is very strong, but she suffered severe internal injuries."