As Hai Bodong successfully recovered, the system panel popped up again.
Name: Xiao Yan Age: 15 years and 7 months Strength: Four-Star Da Dou Shi Cultivation Method: Flame Mantra (High Xuan Tier) Dou Techniques: Stone Crushing Palm (Low Huang Tier), Eight Extremities Collapse (High Xuan Tier), Mystic Divination Palm (Low Xuan Tier) Summoned Experts: Hai Bodong (Seven-Star Dou Emperor) Eight-Winged Black Emperor Snake (Peak Dou Emperor) Summoning Slots: 2/3 Heavenly Flames: Myriad Beast Spirit Fire Green Lotus Core Flame Item: Heavy Black Ruler Summoning Talismans: Four Low-level Summoning Talismans Summoning Points: 5000 (can be exchanged for various items in the System Mall)
Looking at the Seven-Star Dou Emperor listed on the panel, Xiao Yan knew that Old Hai had not merely succeeded—he had succeeded spectacularly.
Those 1,500 Summoning Points had been well spent.
"Congratulations on returning to your peak, Old Hai," Xiao Yan said politely.
"Thank you, Xiao Yan. I'll remember this favor and repay it one day," Hai Bodong said with a smile.
With matters here settled, Xiao Yan turned to Hua She'er and the other three.
"Please lead the way, the four of you. Don't worry, I only want to discuss some cooperation with Queen Medusa."
Mo Basi and Yan Ci both turned their heads away, unwilling to look at Xiao Yan. Hua She'er asked doubtfully, "Are you sure you don't have some other motive for seeking the queen?"
"What motive could I have? Even without your guidance, do you really think I wouldn't be able to find your temple?" Xiao Yan did not want to waste time. Jia Nan Academy's admissions were about to begin.
Xiao Yan still needed time to hurry back, so he wanted to settle everything here first.
After thinking for a moment, Yue Mei said, "Let's take them to see the queen. Even if we don't lead them there, the temple is right there. It's not like we can move it elsewhere."
Hua She'er nodded as well.
The four of them rose together and hurried toward the Snake-Person Temple.
Xiao Yan smiled and followed with Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong looked at Xiao Yan in surprise. "Xiao Yan, your strength has improved again!"
Xiao Yan pretended not to care. "Yes. After all, I swallowed another Heavenly Flame. Of course my strength had to improve a little."
"But this isn't just a little improvement. Yesterday, you were still a Seven-Star Dou Zhe, and today you're already a Four-Star Da Dou Shi. Nalan Yanran really had the worst luck of eight lifetimes to provoke a monster like you," Hai Bodong praised.
But Xiao Yan thought, The Misty Cloud Sect had better not meddle when the time came. Otherwise, Yun Shan will regret it too.
Though he was thinking this, his speed toward the temple only increased. Seeing Xiao Yan like this, Hai Bodong said no more.
Inside the Snake-Person Temple.
White Fang lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily like a lump of mud. His body was covered in wounds of all sizes.
Medusa also sat weakly upon her throne. Countless snake-person guards surrounded her, but most of them were exhausted to the point of collapse.
Outside, many snake-person soldiers and elders lay sprawled across the ground as well.
White Fang had held back the entire Snake-People Empire by himself for a whole day.
White Fang said painfully, "Boss, if you don't give me some benefits, I'm going to complain about this forever."
Medusa had been left with no choice. White Fang was simply too troublesome. It was not that she had no way of leaving.
But once she left, she feared that White Fang would harm her people. Thus, she could only remain locked in a stalemate with White Fang until now, without any result.
Fortunately, Hua She'er had just sent word that they were all safe.
However, the matter of the Heavenly Flame was surely hopeless now.
Medusa gritted her teeth. Her carefully laid plans had fallen through again. At this rate, it would be difficult for her to break through to the Dou Zong realm!
But when Medusa heard that those people were heading for the temple, she became nervous again.
Fortunately, Hua She'er repeatedly stressed that they bore no ill intent, and only then did Medusa relax.
"I'm telling you, little sister, I said long ago that we should stop fighting. Once things over there were finished, we could talk things out. Look at how badly you beat me—my teeth even fell out. I relied on this face to charm those little female snakes!" White Fang complained endlessly.
Xiao Yan and Hua She'er flew into the temple together.
Xiao Yan said with a smile, "White Fang, which little female snakes are you trying to charm?"
Upon hearing this, White Fang immediately scrambled up from the ground, swaying his long body.
"Boss, look at these injuries. I really suffered terribly," White Fang immediately began to complain.
Xiao Yan promptly raised a hand to stop him and said with a smile, "Enough. I know you've worked hard. Once I get a Form Transformation Pill, you won't be left out."
White Fang immediately beamed with joy and retreated.
Seeing Medusa's condition, Hua She'er hurriedly asked with concern, "Queen! What happened to you? Who turned our Snake-Person Temple into this state?"
Upon hearing that, White Fang guiltily twisted his body away and kept staring at the corner of the wall.
Queen Medusa naturally said nothing. Instead, she looked at Xiao Yan.
"I presume you have already obtained the Heavenly Flame?"
Hearing Queen Medusa's voice, Xiao Yan felt that it sounded somewhat like the voice acting from the anime.
"Queen, I came to discuss something with you," Xiao Yan stated his purpose.
"If you wish to give me the Heavenly Flame, I would be happy to speak with you. Or if you can produce a Form Transformation Pill." Medusa remained seated upon her throne, speaking loftily.
It had to be said that Queen Medusa was truly beautiful. She was prettier than any celebrity Xiao Yan had seen before his transmigration, though she was far too cold.
"I'm sorry, Queen. I cannot produce either of the two things you mentioned, and even if I could, I would not trade them to you."
Mo Basi said angrily, "Are you toying with us?"
But after Hai Bodong shot him a glare, he could only swallow his anger and remain silent.
Xiao Yan ignored Mo Basi and continued, "Queen, I can help you. I think we should speak somewhere else. There are too many people here for a conversation."
Hua She'er was the first to reject Xiao Yan, saying, "How could our noble queen speak alone with a human?"
However, Medusa looked into Xiao Yan's earnest eyes and ultimately agreed.
Hai Bodong came to Xiao Yan's side and whispered, "Queen Medusa is extremely powerful. You must be careful when you are alone with her. Even I, as I am now, might not be able to defeat her."
Xiao Yan knew that Hai Bodong had some history with Medusa, so he replied, "Don't worry, Old Hai. I know what I'm doing."
Xiao Yan followed Medusa all the way to her bedchamber.
Looking at the enormous bedchamber, Xiao Yan could not help but sigh in admiration.
Medusa sat on her bed and looked at Xiao Yan. "What did you want to tell me? Speak."
Xiao Yan casually found a place to sit.
"Queen, I know why you want the Heavenly Flame, so I can help you," Xiao Yan said confidently.
Medusa clearly did not believe him and merely asked skeptically, "Oh?"
"You want to use the power of the Heavenly Flame to evolve your bloodline, awaken your ancient bloodline, and thereby break through into the Dou Zong realm!"
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