Medusa

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Medusa (美杜莎)
Alias(es)	Queen Medusa; Her Majesty; Cai Ying; Snake-People Queen
Species/Race	Snake-Person; evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python and later an Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python 16 175 214
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Snake-People Tribe; Snake-People Holy City; Qin Chen's household
Occupation/Role	Queen of the Snake-People Tribe; Qin Chen's wife
Status	Active 214
First Appearance	Chapter 10 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Dou Emperor	12	Overwhelms Qin Chen in direct combat through superior Dou Qi, endurance, and battle experience, but is severely injured by his Earth Core Thunder Pearl.
Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python	16	Uses the Green Lotus Core Flame and a Soul Spirit Pill to evolve her bloodline; the process transforms her from the Purple Nether Flame Serpent.
Three-Star Dou Zong	33	Advances through her evolved bloodline and Qin Chen's supplied pills and treasures; her soul increasingly merges with Xiaocai's.
Four-Star Dou Zong	34 49	Reaches four-star Dou Zong after continued cultivation resources supplied by Qin Chen.
Five-Star Dou Zong	73	Breaks through during seclusion after consuming the pills and cultivation resources Qin Chen provided.
Seven-Star Dou Zong	111	Reaches seven-star Dou Zong and receives the Heavenly Demon Puppet as both a weapon and a sparring partner.
Eight-Star Dou Zong	123	Uses the Qianyuan Pill to resolve the soul-control problem within her body and advance to eight-star Dou Zong.
Nine-Star Dou Zong	125 129	Refines the Qianyuan Pill's remaining medicinal power and reaches the threshold of the Dou Zun realm; later captures the Wind Fury Dragon Flame for Qin Chen.
Two-Star Dou Zun; Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python	175	Evolves into an Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python in Dragon Island's extreme-yin valley and reaches two-star Dou Zun.
Eight-Star Dou Zun	214	Continues advancing through Seven-Colored Origin Stones and related resources after returning from Dragon Island.

History

Medusa ruled the Snake-People Tribe from the Holy City deep within the Tagore Desert. Her beauty and vicious reputation were both widely known, while her authority over the tribe was absolute; guards and tribal leaders bowed in reverence at her arrival. Long before the main events, she sealed Hai Bodong after he entered the desert, leaving him trapped at a diminished level for decades. 10 13 14

Seeking to evolve her bloodline through a Heavenly Flame, Medusa detected the aura of Qin Chen's newly refined Green Lotus Core Flame and tracked him to the Flame Bone Mountain Range. She confronted him and initially held the clear advantage in battle, only to be incapacitated when Qin Chen disrupted her with soul power and struck her with an Earth Core Thunder Pearl. 11 12

While imprisoned, Medusa learned that Qin Chen knew her closely guarded plan to use a Heavenly Flame for evolution. She accepted his proposal: he would provide alchemical assistance and pills to improve her chance of survival, while the Snake-People Tribe would supply medicinal ingredients for his pill refinement. After the agreement, she lifted Hai Bodong's seal at Qin Chen's request and brought Qin Chen and Qing Lin to the Holy City. 13 14

Medusa publicly introduced Qin Chen to the eight tribal leaders as a sixth-tier alchemist and allowed him to reside within the Holy City. Once Qing Lin departed with the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Medusa began her evolution using the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and the Soul Spirit Pill. She survived the ordeal and became a Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python. 14 16

Following her evolution, Medusa agreed to remain by Qin Chen's side for three years as his protector and assistant in exchange for his refinement of the Spirit Fusion Pill. Though she retained her queenly duties, she began cooperating with Qin Chen on matters beyond the desert, including a proposed alliance between the Snake-People Tribe and the Jia Ma Empire. 18 31 37

During the conflict at Misty Cloud Mountain, Medusa revealed herself as the legendary Snake-People Queen and fought alongside Yao Lao against Protector Wu. When Soul Hall's blood-soul formation threatened everyone on the mountain, she decisively used Qin Chen's Earth Core Thunder Pearls to destroy the black mist and vast numbers of blood-colored souls, breaking the formation. 59

Medusa accompanied Qin Chen into the Black-Corner Region, where she sealed Han Feng's secret chamber, monitored hostile experts, and learned Han Feng's Heavenly Flame-sealing method nearly instantly. Qin Chen entrusted her with the high-grade Nether Sea Storage Ring, and she helped him safely contain the Sea Heart Flame. 68 69

Afterward, she supported Qin Chen's purge of hostile Black-Corner Region factions by sealing escape routes and locating hidden treasuries through her magical-beast senses. Qin Chen later brought her to Jia Nan Academy, where Hu Gan and Su Qian accepted her temporary residence under Qin Chen's personal guarantee. 71 75

Medusa also accompanied Qin Chen into the Magma World beneath the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower. She protected him while they investigated the remains of Heavenly Flame Venerable, killed Flame Lizardmen with her seven-colored sword, and guarded Qin Chen during his negotiations with Yao Tianhuo. 86 87 88 89

In the ensuing Black-Corner Region conflict, Medusa killed Eagle Mountain Elder with a swift sword strike, aided Qin Chen in eliminating the remaining hostile factions, and helped destroy Flame Demon Valley after Earth Demon Old Ghost's death. The prolonged battle exhausted her, causing her to return to her small seven-colored python form and sleep. 101 105

Medusa's initially contractual relationship with Qin Chen developed into a mutual romantic attachment. When Qin Chen was afflicted by the Abdominal Evil Flame after his breakthrough, she rushed into his cave to help him despite the danger. Their concealed feelings became an openly intimate relationship, and she later accepted his explanation that he needed trusted companions to withstand the continent's coming crises. 109 110

Qin Chen subsequently refined an enhanced Spirit Fusion Pill and Soul-Restoring Pill for Medusa, honestly explaining his intention to resolve the lingering conflict between her soul and Xiaocai's consciousness. She received control of the Heavenly Demon Puppet for training and discussed their future journey to the Central Plains with him. 111

After Medusa pledged to remain beside Qin Chen through every danger, he gave her the personal name Cai Ying, freeing her identity from being defined exclusively by her throne. They later held a private wedding ceremony, drank nuptial wine as husband and wife, and spent seven days in dual cultivation. 117 118

Cai Ying's cultivation continued to accelerate. The Qianyuan Pill resolved her soul-control problem and raised her from eight-star to nine-star Dou Zong, bringing her close to a Dou Zun breakthrough. Her strengthened bloodline and her continued devotion to Qin Chen made her one of his foremost companions and combatants. 123 125

When Qin Chen returned to the Jia Ma Empire, Medusa brought him before the Snake-People Tribe's elders. They formally recognized Qin Chen as the Snake Emperor, the title of their queen's husband. Qin Chen supplied the tribe with Heaven Soul Fusion Blood Pills, other cultivation resources, and a Heavenly Demon Puppet, helping secure its future while Medusa supervised their distribution. 139 140

Medusa captured the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the Tagore Desert specifically for Qin Chen. In return, he gave her a Seven-Colored Origin Stone to support her evolution toward the legendary Nine-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python. 129 139

On Dragon Island, Cai Ying entered an extreme-yin valley with Seven-Colored Origin Stones, blood essence, and other resources supplied through the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. She successfully evolved into an Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python and advanced to two-star Dou Zun, but chose to remain in seclusion to consolidate her gains and become stronger rather than travel while she considered herself unable to stand fully as Qin Chen's equal. 165 175

By the time Qin Chen returned from refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Medusa had reached eight-star Dou Zun. Though disappointed that she lacked enough resources to evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python, she reunited warmly with Qin Chen and Zi Yan, while Qin Chen resolved to seek the Nine Nether Yellow Springs for her future evolution. 214

Appearance

Medusa is an exceptionally beautiful and imposing snake-woman whose appearance combines regal elegance with an intimidating predatory presence. Before evolving, she normally possessed a humanoid upper body and a purple snake tail; after evolving, she can take human, small python, and enormous Heaven-Devouring Python forms. 10 16 18 175

• Long black hair described as cascading like a waterfall. 10 11
• Purple or violet slit-pupiled eyes. 13 14
• Luxurious purple brocade robes decorated with snake patterns. 10 11
• A purple snake tail in her original Snake-Person form. 10
• Often manifests in a vivid red dress after gaining human form through the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python body. 18 30
• Her evolved body may appear as the small seven-colored python called Xiaocai. 17 48
• Has also appeared in purple-gold gowns and other elegant human attire, retaining an aura of cold majesty even outside the Snake-People Tribe. 71
• After evolving on Dragon Island, her true body became an Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python. 175 214

Personality

Medusa is cold, proud, and highly conscious of her position as queen. She responds harshly to disrespect, initially considers Qin Chen's challenge presumptuous, and remains wary of his schemes even after entering an alliance with him. 12 13 33

Despite her hostility toward humans and the neighboring nations, Medusa is pragmatic. She accepts Qin Chen's alchemical offer because it serves her evolution, releases Hai Bodong's seal when it benefits their agreement, and supports an alliance with the Jia Ma Empire to improve the future of her people. 13 37 38

Her greatest long-term goal is leading the Snake-People Tribe out of the Tagore Desert. The partial fusion of her soul with Xiaocai complicates her emotions and contributes to her increasingly flustered reactions around Qin Chen, which she attempts to dismiss as the python's influence. 33

Though she remains severe and imperious before subordinates, Medusa has become deeply loyal and emotionally open with Qin Chen. She accepts his other partners while retaining a possessive, competitive streak, and she regards their mutual strength as essential to surviving the greater threats facing the continent. 110 117 141

Cai Ying is fiercely self-reliant. Even after reaching the Dou Zun realm, she chose continued seclusion on Dragon Island rather than accompany Qin Chen before she had fully refined her new resources, determined to become powerful enough to stand beside him rather than depend upon him. 175

Abilities & Skills

Dou Zun Cultivation and Combat

Medusa possesses formidable combat strength, beginning as a peak Dou Emperor and later advancing to eight-star Dou Zun. Her experience, vast Dou Qi reserves, magical-beast physique, and evolved bloodline make her a devastating close-range combatant. 12 175 214

• Condenses dark-purple Dou Qi into energy ribbons and whips. 12
• Manifests and wields a seven-colored longsword in battle. 12
• Can form crimson Dou Qi wings for high-speed flight. 14
• Her evolved Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python bloodline enables rapid advancement when she has sufficient resources. 33
• Her Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python form could raise her combat strength near the seven-star Dou Zong level even before her later breakthroughs. 52
• Killed Eagle Mountain Elder, a Dou Zong expert, with a precise sword attack during Qin Chen's trap in the ancient ruins. 101
• Her Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python evolution grants her a higher bloodline and Dou Zun-level combat power. 175 214

Sealing Arts and Spatial Control

Medusa is capable of placing and removing powerful seals, and her mastery expanded into spatial barriers and flame-containment techniques after her evolution.

• Previously sealed Hai Bodong's cultivation for decades. 13 14
• Removes the seal by creating a complex rune and merging it into the snake mark on his forehead. 13
• Her seal-breaking ability restores Hai Bodong's Dou Qi, allowing him to return to two-star Dou Emperor. 13
• Sealed Han Feng's secret chamber so that Qin Chen could eliminate him without alerting Black Mark City. 68
• Immediately comprehended a rare sealing art used to contain powerful Heavenly Flames in a Storage Ring. 69
• Can create or reinforce spatial seals to conceal powerful transformations and prevent enemies from escaping. 71 83

Evolution and Transformation

Medusa used the Green Lotus Core Flame to evolve from the Purple Nether Flame Serpent into the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python. 16

• The evolution required the Heavenly Flame, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and a Soul Spirit Pill to reinforce and stabilize her soul. 16
• She can shift from python form into a human woman. 18
• Her body was initially shared with Xiaocai, the Heaven-Devouring Python; their souls were still merging rather than fully unified. 33
• Complete control of the evolved body was not immediate, and Medusa was initially estimated to need at least two years for full mastery. 33
• The Qianyuan Pill later resolved her soul-control problem and allowed her to continue advancing without the earlier instability. 123
• She evolved further into an Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python through Dragon Island's extreme-yin environment and rare bloodline resources. 165 175
• She seeks to evolve ultimately into the legendary Nine-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python, for which Seven-Colored Origin Stones and the Nine Nether Yellow Springs are valuable resources. 139 214

Magical Beast Command and Treasure Detection

As an evolved Heaven-Devouring Python, Medusa can command weaker magical beasts and possesses exceptional instinct for locating valuable resources. 23 75

• Can direct low-tier magical beasts to search for and monitor targets. 22 23
• Her pressure causes weaker magical beasts to submit without resistance. 23
• Can sense hidden treasuries and natural treasures with a sensitivity that makes concealed vaults effectively transparent to her. 75
• Assisted Qin Chen in locating and emptying the treasuries of hostile Black-Corner Region factions. 71 75

Soul Hall Countermeasures

Medusa can effectively employ Qin Chen's fire-attributed resources against soul-based enemies.

• Received fire-attributed materials and Earth Core Thunder Pearls from Qin Chen to counter Soul Hall techniques. 52
• Used Earth Core Thunder Pearls to annihilate blood-colored souls and break Protector Wu's black-mist formation at Misty Cloud Mountain. 59
• Remained wary of Soul Hall's methods even when confident in her superior direct combat strength. 52

Relationships

• Qin Chen — Initially fought and captured by him over the Green Lotus Core Flame; later becomes his contractual ally, agreeing to protect and assist him for three years in exchange for the Spirit Fusion Pill. Their relationship develops into love and marriage, and Qin Chen gives her the personal name Cai Ying. 12 13 18 117 118
• Xiaocai — The Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python whose soul initially shared Medusa's evolved body; their incomplete fusion influenced Medusa's emotions and control until the soul-control issue was resolved. 17 33 123
• Snake-People Tribe — Her people and primary responsibility. Medusa seeks the strength and political conditions needed to lead them beyond the Tagore Desert, and later oversees the distribution of Qin Chen's resources to strengthen the tribe. 14 33 38 140
• Snake-People Tribe Elders — The elders recognize Qin Chen as Snake Emperor after learning of his relationship with Medusa. They support their union and work with them to plan the tribe's future and succession. 139 140
• Hai Bodong — Former enemy whom she sealed decades earlier; she later removes his seal as part of Qin Chen's arrangement. 13 14
• Jia Xing Tian — Political counterpart in the alliance between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe. 37 38
• Qing Lin — A mixed-blood Snake-Person girl for whom Medusa provides a suitable Xuan-tier cultivation technique and permits the Heavenly Snake Mansion's arrival. 16
• Zi Yan — A close companion whom Qin Chen introduces as Medusa's younger sister. Medusa protects, dresses, and cares for Zi Yan, while Zi Yan affectionately relies on her. 74 76 84 214
• Yao Tianhuo / Heavenly Flame Venerable — Initially regarded with hostility when he appeared as a remnant soul beneath the Magma World, but later became Qin Chen's contracted ally. 88 89
• Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian — Qin Chen's other partners. Medusa initially shares tense rivalry with them, but the three women later form a sister-like alliance and agree to support Qin Chen's ambition. 139 141
• Ancient Void Dragon Clan — Provides the extreme-yin cultivation environment and resources that enable Medusa's Eight-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python evolution on Dragon Island. 165 175

Notable Quotes

“Were you the one who took the Heavenly Flame from the magma world?” 12

“I, too, will one day reach the Dou Zun realm.” 18