Infiltration

Among them, the gray-robed elder possessed the sharpest aura, faintly radiating the power of a seven-star Dou King, and the others present treated him with great respect.

"Yue Mei, tell us, what exactly happened?" The moment the graceful figure draped in a luxurious purple brocade robe on the purple crystal throne spoke, she exuded an air of bewitching charm.

"While I was patrolling the tribe, I encountered a mysterious human powerhouse slaughtering our people. When I pursued him, I was defeated by that human Dou Emperor, and in the end, the human Dou Emperor retreated leisurely," Yue Mei said, bowing her head in shame.

"A human Dou Emperor? Which Dou Emperor from the Jia Ma Empire is it? Are they tired of living?" the gray-robed elder on the side spoke up.

"Lord Yin Shi, that is exactly what puzzles me. I have met all three Dou Emperor powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire, and I am certain this is a stranger," Yue Mei said respectfully to the gray-robed elder.

"Could it be a new generation powerhouse from the Jia Ma Empire?" a red-robed, burly man suddenly interjected. He was Yan Ci, the leader of the Flame Snake Tribe, one of the Eight Great Snake-People Tribes.

"Enough." The enchanting figure on the purple crystal throne stepped down, cutting off the conversation. As her slender willow waist swayed, a portion of a purple snake tail occasionally peeked out from beneath her brocade robe.

"Whoever he is, provoking our Snake-People Tribe means death! Mo Ba Si, go and notify my personal guard to strengthen the defenses of the Royal City. The leaders of the other four tribes are still on their way; tell them there is no need to come, they should return to their respective tribes," the purple-clad figure said as she walked to the center of the group.

"If the humans dare to raid your tribes, hold them off. If he dares to come to the Royal City, hmph! I will personally see what he is made of. A year ago, that good-for-nothing Ice Emperor Hai Bo Dong, ranked third among the ten strongest in the Jia Ma Empire, was just sealed by me."

"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen!" Mo Ba Si looked at the voluptuous curves beneath the brocade robe, lowering his head to suppress the fanaticism in his eyes.

The purple-clad figure then flicked her long, dark hair and vanished before their eyes.

The four of them bowed slightly, silently seeing off Her Majesty the Queen.

"No time to lose, let us go," said the gray-robed elder, who held great prestige among the tribesmen.

Not far outside the Royal City, Xiao Yan lay prone in a pit, watching the four figures fly out from above the city.

"Heh heh, the time is ripe."

After waiting a little longer, Xiao Yan took advantage of the night and, shrouded in the aura of Yao Lao, snuck into the Royal City.

"Hmm? Not here?" After infiltrating the city, Xiao Yan did not find Queen Medusa in the palace.

"So, she is here." Guided by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan finally stopped before a clear blue lake.

"Xiao Yan, be careful, Queen Medusa's aura is on the small island," Yao Lao warned.

"Understood!" Xiao Yan nodded solemnly, then wrapped himself in cyan flames and leaped lightly onto the water.

Carefully navigating the perilous, beautiful lake, Xiao Yan quietly climbed onto the central island. With Yao Lao masking his aura, Xiao Yan finally reached the heart of the island.

In the center of the island, within a bamboo grove, a hot spring pool about four or five zhang long emitted wisps of steam. A purple-clad figure stood by the edge, clutching her jade shoulders.

"Mm, it is time for a soak."

As she spoke, the purple-clad figure undid the jade buttons of her robe, and her perfect, voluptuous, jade-like body was exposed to the air, her curves appearing as if sculpted by nature. Every movement was intoxicating, radiating infinite charm.

"Gulp." Xiao Yan's face turned beet red as he watched the boundless temptation before him, swallowing hard against his will as his heart began to race uncontrollably.

"Who is it?" The momentary disturbance in Xiao Yan's aura was keenly sensed by Queen Medusa. The purple-clad figure shot out of the water, and with a wave of her jade hand, the brocade robe on the ground flew over and draped around her.

"Teacher, do it!" Xiao Yan thought, signaling Yao Lao.

A transparent, ethereal figure of an old man darted out from the nearby bushes, hovered in the sky, and gripped his hands toward Queen Medusa below.

"Space Cage!" a thunderous, aged shout echoed from the sky.

A massive, transparent cage suddenly manifested around Queen Medusa, sealing her within. The space she occupied felt strangely severed from the outside world.

"Why are you so spineless, boy?" Yao Lao remarked with disdain.

"Cough, cough!" Xiao Yan stepped out from the bushes.

"Hmm? A Space Cage? A Dou Zong powerhouse?" Queen Medusa, draped in her half-wet robe, looked at the illusory space around her with a solemn expression, completely unaware of how seductive she appeared to a man.

"Mysterious human powerhouse, I, Queen Medusa, have no intention of fighting you. Please, retreat at once," Queen Medusa said after a moment of hesitation.

"Heh heh, that is not for me to decide; ask this kid," Yao Lao said from the sky, gesturing toward Xiao Yan below.

"Hmm? A human insect with strength no higher than a Dou Shi?" Queen Medusa's beautiful phoenix eyes turned, glancing indifferently at Xiao Yan not far away.

"Damn it!" Xiao Yan was instantly infuriated by the indifferent, insect-like gaze Queen Medusa gave him.

"Queen Medusa, I happen to be missing a beautiful subordinate. So..." Xiao Yan said flippantly.

"Human, you are courting death!" Before Xiao Yan could finish, Queen Medusa's aura began to surge violently.

"So what if you are a Dou Zong? I, Medusa, will not be insulted!" Queen Medusa's graceful, enchanting voice rang out once more.

Light erupted within the Space Cage, followed by a roar that sounded part lion, part tiger. In the spot where Queen Medusa had been, a graceful purple giant snake, ten zhang long, now coiled.

"Xiao Yan, look out!" Yao Lao warned, and Xiao Yan rolled away in a panic.

"Humans, you have angered me," the giant purple snake hissed, its long body swaying as it spoke in human tongue.

The ten-zhang-long serpentine body then slammed violently against the Space Cage. Even Yao Lao was startled by the sheer force of its momentum, and he immediately poured more power into the cage.

"Heh heh, if I, Venerable Yao, let a mere Dou Emperor break through this Space Cage, how could I continue to show my face on the Dou Qi Continent?"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The giant purple snake struck more than a dozen times, yet it failed to shake the Space Cage set by Yao Lao in the slightest, instead leaving itself dizzy and disoriented.

"Damn you!" The giant purple snake's massive head turned, its purple eyes glaring furiously at Yao Lao in the sky.