Battle Through the Heavens: I Can Solidify All Talents Chapter 29

Her nails dug deep into the sand, her voice carrying a barely perceptible tremor as she forced out the words:

"This Queen... agrees to your terms..."

"I hope you remember what you said."

Queen Medusa raised her head, her violet eyes fixed stubbornly on Xiao Qing as she attempted one final stand.

Xiao Qing's expression remained cold. "I have always kept my word. As for you, Queen Medusa, I hope you do not bring ruin upon yourself!"

"This Queen has always kept her promises! I simply wonder whether you... cough, cough..."

Before she could finish, Queen Medusa suddenly lowered her head and coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Her face turned even paler than before, her aura grew weaker, and the wound on her abdomen began bleeding faster due to her agitation.

Xiao Qing's gaze fell upon the savage wound on her fair abdomen, where the energy of his Finger of Nirvana still lingered.

He said nothing. Walking over, he crouched down and extended his right hand toward Queen Medusa's wound.

"You..."

Queen Medusa, who was coughing blood with her head lowered, sensed him approaching.

Just as she warily began to speak, she felt a warm palm gently cover her icy, agonizing lower abdomen.

Queen Medusa's body suddenly stiffened. Looking down at the hand pressed against her snow-white skin, her mind went blank, and she froze as though turned to stone.

She came back to her senses in an instant. Every muscle in her body tensed, and her violet snake tail instinctively prepared to sweep out as shame and fury surged to her head!

The instant Queen Medusa was about to lash out, a terrifying, invisible Soul Power bound her entire body like shackles, leaving her unable to move.

Then Xiao Qing's slightly impatient voice sounded beside Queen Medusa's ear. "Don't move! If you don't want to die, stop struggling! I'm helping you draw out the lingering Will of Nirvana from your wound!"

As he spoke, the palm pressed against her lower abdomen exerted a little force, carrying an unquestionable command.

Queen Medusa's body was rigid. What else could she do?

She could not beat him, and now she could not even move. Like fish on a chopping block, she could only let him do as he pleased...

A powerful sense of humiliation welled up in her heart, mixed with the strange feeling that he was actually treating her wounds.

Queen Medusa squeezed her eyes shut. Her long lashes trembled violently, and her silver teeth bit down on her lower lip so hard that she nearly drew blood.

A faint blush uncontrollably appeared on her peerless face. If not for the pallor caused by excessive blood loss, that flush would have been even more apparent.

Who knew whether that crimson hue came from anger, or from the palm pressed tightly to her lower abdomen, sending waves of strange heat through her...

Xiao Qing focused on controlling the power of the Law of Devouring, carefully drawing out and devouring the stubborn thread of Will of Nirvana from her wound bit by bit.

The process was "slow," but meticulous. After all, the Will of Nirvana had already become intertwined with her flesh and blood. Forcibly stripping it away would only inflict further harm.

The desert's hot wind swept up grains of sand and passed over the silent battlefield.

The once-lofty queen now lay gravely wounded on the ground, forced to accept the conqueror's "treatment." Her future fate had already become inextricably tied to the mysterious young man before her.

The ten-year agreement of service—was it shackles, or an opportunity?

Perhaps only time could provide the answer!

Xiao Qing Couldn't Withstand Her Majesty's Torment?

Snake-People Tribe Holy City—

This grand city, situated deep within the Tagor Desert and built from enormous rocks and sand!

Yet today, because of an uninvited guest, ripples stirred beneath its tranquil surface...

And at the center of those ripples were their supreme queen and the human youth of unknown identity beside her.

Queen Medusa's face was as cold as frost, as though she saw nothing around her.

Her alluring yet dangerous violet snake tail swayed as she walked with graceful poise through the broad corridors of the Royal Palace.

Half a step behind Queen Medusa followed Xiao Qing, his expression calm.

The snake-woman guards they encountered along the way all bowed respectfully, lowering their heads to show their absolute reverence for the queen.

Yet after Queen Medusa's graceful figure passed by,

suppressed looks of curiosity, astonishment, and even ambiguity immediately focused upon the human youth like searchlights.

Once the queen had gone farther away, faint whispers like insect chirps began quietly spreading between the pillars and outside the palace doors.

"Look! Is that the human the queen brought back?"

"He is quite handsome. Better-looking than many of the warriors in our tribe!"

A younger snake-woman guard was the first to notice Xiao Qing's refined and exceptional appearance.

"Shh! Keep your voice down! But... he looks rather slender, and he does not seem very old. Can he really... really withstand our queen's... um... torment?"

Another, slightly older snake-woman guard with a seductive face lowered her voice. Two blushes rose on her cheeks, her tone filled with unspeakable fantasies.

Among the Snake-People Tribe, powerful members possessed the absolute right to choose their partners!

But this generation's Queen Medusa was entirely different. Only someone stronger than her, someone who could defeat her, had the chance to become her other half!

And the meaning behind Her Majesty bringing back a human man was self-evident!

Either this human was immensely powerful and had defeated their queen, or their queen wanted a man, had taken a fancy to this human youth, and brought him back!

"Oh, what are you saying! Still... Her Majesty has been abstinent for so many years. Now, at last... hehe."

How could these whispers, filled with curiosity and suggestive speculation, escape the keen senses of Queen Medusa, a Peak Dou Emperor?

Queen Medusa's delicate ears twitched slightly. An extremely faint blush uncontrollably rose upon her beautiful profile, like rosy clouds staining white jade, making her even more enchanting.

She could not help recalling that earlier scene...

The sensation of that warm palm pressed against her lower abdomen, and the heart-palpitating yet helpless feeling it brought.

Irritation rose within her, but because of her queenly dignity and that complicated "agreement" with Xiao Qing,

she could only forcibly suppress the urge to rebuke them and pretend she had heard nothing. Still, her pace imperceptibly quickened.

Following behind Queen Medusa, Xiao Qing had already reached the Spirit Realm in terms of soul cultivation. Naturally, every word of their discussion entered his ears.

The corner of Xiao Qing's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, leaving him with nothing but helplessness.

What did they mean, he could not withstand torment?

These snake-women's imaginations were far too vivid.

Xiao Qing kept his gaze straight ahead, as though everything around him had nothing to do with him, and silently followed Queen Medusa.

At the same time, he quietly committed the layout of this exotic Snake-People Palace to memory.

After passing through layer upon layer of heavily guarded halls and corridors, the two finally arrived before a quieter and more lavishly decorated palace complex.

The atmosphere here was clearly more solemn, and a faint fragrance permeated the air. This was obviously the area of Queen Medusa's bedchamber.

At the entrance to the bedchamber, a slender yet athletic figure was already standing solemnly in wait.

It was the captain of the Snake-People Tribe's royal guard—Hua She'er!

A day earlier, Her Majesty had left in a hurry, her aura bearing an unprecedented gravity that had worried Hua She'er deeply.

Now that she sensed the queen's return, Hua She'er immediately stepped forward and bowed deeply, lowering her head. Her voice carried absolute loyalty and a hint of concern. "Welcome back, Your Majesty!"

"Mm."

A cool nasal hum, carrying a trace of languid charm, served as her reply.

Queen Medusa's gaze fell upon Hua She'er, and her tone regained its usual majesty and unquestionable authority:

"Hua She'er, take this gentleman to rest in the West Side Hall... Remember, from this moment on, treat any order from him as this Queen's command!"

"There must be no mistake!"

"Yes, Your Majes—"

Hua She'er instinctively accepted the order, but when she raised her head,

and looked past Queen Medusa to finally see the appearance of the "gentleman" behind her, the words in her mouth came to an abrupt halt.

Her sharp snake pupils instantly widened, her face filled with utterly incredulous shock as she blurted out:

"A... a human?!"

Hua She'er stared fixedly at Xiao Qing, her mind completely blank.

Her Majesty had actually brought a human back?

And allowed him into the most heavily guarded core area of the Royal Palace?

She had even granted him such high authority?

This was utterly unprecedented!

Countless questions burst through her mind like bubbles.

"Mm?"

Queen Medusa lightly furrowed her beautiful brows, and a flash of displeased coldness passed through her narrow violet eyes.

Hua She'er's loss of composure was undoubtedly a challenge to her authority.

Feeling the chill in Her Majesty's gaze, Hua She'er shuddered.

She instantly recovered from her shock and hurriedly lowered her head again, her voice carrying a trace of panic. "Yes, Your Majesty! This subordinate obeys!"

The queen's command was absolute. No matter how many doubts and misgivings she had, she had to carry it out without question.

Forcibly suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Hua She'er stood and gestured for Xiao Qing to follow.

Her tone was as steady as she could make it, though the complexity and scrutiny in her eyes could not be entirely concealed. "Sir, please follow me."

Xiao Qing gave Hua She'er a calm glance, taking in the vigilance, curiosity, and faint, barely noticeable... ambiguity in her eyes. He said nothing more, merely nodding peacefully. "Thank you."

Only then did Queen Medusa turn to Xiao Qing. Compared to how she had spoken to Hua She'er, there was less command in her tone and more complicated meaning, even a trace of suppressed resentment:

"First, go with this Queen's guard to rest in the side hall beside mine for the night. Tomorrow... this Queen will discuss the matters that follow with you in detail!"

"This Queen... also needs time to recover."

Queen Medusa deliberately emphasized the words "recover," clearly still dwelling on the wound on her abdomen. Though its Will of Nirvana had been removed, it still faintly ached.

All of this had been caused by the seemingly harmless youth before her!

"Alright."

Xiao Qing seemed not to notice the resentment in Queen Medusa's words and simply nodded again.

With that, he followed the tense-looking Hua She'er toward the West Side Hall.

Watching Xiao Qing's departing figure, light flickered in Queen Medusa's violet eyes.

In the end, it became an almost inaudible sigh. She turned and entered her own luxurious bedchamber.

She truly needed to heal as quickly as possible, and to carefully consider how she should deal with this human youth who had forcibly entered her life and brought immense uncertainty to both her and the entire Snake-People Tribe.

Moving into the Queen's Bedchamber!

On the way to the West Side Hall, Hua She'er walked ahead with an upright posture and steady steps, but her heart was far less calm than she appeared.

What exactly is Her Majesty playing at?

Her thoughts were a tangled mess.

Yesterday, she hurried out, saying she was going to investigate that earth-shattering energy fluctuation, which seemed related to Heavenly Flames and a mysterious powerhouse.

Yet... barely more than a day has passed, and not only has she said nothing about the powerhouse or the Heavenly Flames, she instead... instead brought back a living human man?

And placed him in the side hall beside her bedchamber?

This was simply unprecedented!

Hua She'er could not help but overthink it.

She could not resist secretly turning her head again, using the corner of her eye to quickly glance at Xiao Qing behind her.

The youth appeared to be sixteen or seventeen. He had handsome features and deep black eyes. Though he looked young, he carried an indescribably composed aura utterly unlike that of ordinary humans.

His looks are certainly one in ten thousand. He is remarkably handsome...

Hua She'er instinctively evaluated him in her heart, then suddenly startled and silently scolded herself.