The Queen Ultimately Chose to Submit

Medusa felt that Lei Qi was making things difficult for her. How could she possibly think it through in the time it took an incense stick to burn?

But did she even have the right to resist?

Suddenly, Medusa grew angry again. She did not even possess the right to resist, so where could she possibly get the right to choose?

Queen Medusa had always made several great empires tremble in fear. Who would have thought that she, too, would one day feel afraid?

Yet the other party was simply too powerful. No matter how much she wanted to remain calm and composed, she could not do it!

"Do I have any other choice?" Queen Medusa asked.

"Become my concubine," Lei Qi said with a smile.

Medusa dearly wanted to say, What kind of choice is that?

But she still wore an expression that showed she understood the situation before her.

"This Queen refuses!"

Just as Lei Qi thought the Queen was about to agree, she suddenly let out a loud shout, and her aura surged in an instant.

But...

She felt that her aura was fierce and wanted to make one last stand, yet at this moment, everything was incomparably quiet.

That was because Medusa's powerful aura could not gather at all. Even the faint trace of aura she had just managed to condense dissipated in an instant.

Under Yang Ji's control, she did not possess even the slightest ability to resist.

"Interesting."

Lei Qi found it absurd as he looked at Medusa. "I thought you would choose to follow me so your people could have a better place to live. I never expected you to choose the worst option instead."

"I am Medusa, Queen of the Snake-People Clan. Even if I die, I will never become your concubine!!!"

Although Medusa was not human, she had dealt with humans for so many years. How could she possibly not understand what a concubine was?

How could the dignified Queen of the Snake-People Clan endure such humiliation!

"You're being rather ungrateful," Lei Qi said unhappily.

Queen of the Snake-People Clan?

On the Northwestern Continent, she did indeed carry some weight.

But not to mention the Central Plains—even across the entire Northwestern Continent, she was nothing much.

"Kill me or torture me, do as you please." Queen Medusa remained proud and showed no fear of Lei Qi.

"How could I bear to kill you? You can only become my concubine, whether you are willing or not," Lei Qi said.

"You..." Medusa froze, beginning to panic slightly.

Perhaps since the day she was born, she had never known fear.

But today, she was somewhat afraid.

Because before the man in front of her, she discovered that she did not possess even the slightest ability to resist.

"Although I will not do anything to you, your people may not be as fortunate as you," Lei Qi suddenly added.

"My people have never offended you!!" Medusa became anxious.

As their Queen, not only could she not lead them out of the desert, but she might even implicate them instead?

That was something she could not accept.

"That is not important. What matters is that you could have obediently submitted to me and given them a perfect place to live. Yet you chose to defy me instead, and that makes me very unhappy," Lei Qi said slowly.

"Yang Ji, retrieve the flame, then make a trip to the Snake-People Clan. By the time I arrive, don't leave anyone aliv—"

Queen Medusa hurriedly said, "Don't, I agree!"

Yang Ji did not stop, but naturally, he was not heading off to wipe out the clan. He was rushing toward the Green Lotus Core Flame below.

He could still understand Lei Qi's orders.

"Heh, you really do not know what is good for you. You clearly cannot contend with me, yet you still want to talk to me about pride?" Lei Qi said calmly.

Seeing that Yang Ji had already vanished, Medusa knew he was going to retrieve the Heavenly Flame. But when she thought of his strength, she knew that even if he left this place and went straight to slaughter the Snake-People Clan, she would be completely unable to stop him.

At this moment, Medusa yearned for power even more deeply.

But in order to preserve the Snake-People Clan, she seemed to have made a decision. Looking at Lei Qi, she raised her hand in an oath-taking gesture. "I swear upon the soul of Queen Medusa that I am willing to follow by your side for all my life. Should I betray you, may I be reduced to ashes."

To be honest, oaths were rather empty things.

Lei Qi did not believe them.

However, seeing Queen Medusa yield saved him quite a bit of trouble.

As for whether she was sincere?

Lei Qi felt that he could completely keep her under control in the future.

After all, he had tamed Big White within three days. Queen Medusa would merely take a little more time.

At this moment, Yang Ji returned from below, carrying the azure lotus and the Green Lotus Core Flame.

"Green Lotus Core Flame!"

Ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, it was born deep beneath the earth and forged, fused, compressed, and refined through countless temperings by the earth's fire.

It gained sentience in ten years, took form in a hundred years, and became a lotus in a thousand years.

This azure lotus platform had only formed after the earth's fire condensed for a thousand years, and it too had considerable uses.

The lotus seeds within were the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, known as the essence of fire spirits. Only one formed every hundred years.

They were all good things!

Lei Qi did not absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Before reaching a certain level of strength, he would not recklessly do anything dangerous.

After storing away the Heavenly Flame and the spiritual items it had produced, Lei Qi looked at Medusa again. "I prefer you to show your sincerity through practical actions."

The Queen froze for a moment.

Then she saw Lei Qi's gaze fixed upon her purple snake tail, filled with wild and seductive charm.

Medusa was startled!

Could it be that this man wanted to play with her!?

Snake-people and humans could naturally do that sort of thing. Otherwise, why would female snake-people be hunted by powerful human cultivators?

And why would human women suffer violations from snake-people?

But she was the Queen...

"Don't worry. I may be craving it, but I'm not in a hurry to do it now." Lei Qi reached out and grabbed her snake tail as he spoke.

"Mm..."

This was the first time Medusa's snake tail had been touched by someone. The strange sensation nearly made her let out a hum of shame and anger.

Medusa instinctively wanted to strike back.

But in the end, she endured it.

Because this was not merely a matter of having her tail touched. One careless move could very likely lead to the destruction of an entire clan.

"Not bad, not bad. Let's go. We'll get out first," Lei Qi said.

Hearing Lei Qi's words, Yang Ji dispersed the restraint around Medusa.

Remaining in this magma was already extremely uncomfortable.

And now that the Green Lotus Core Flame had been taken, there was no reason to stay here any longer. She immediately followed Lei Qi.

Splash!

Splash, splash!!

Very soon, three figures emerged from the sea of magma into the outside world.

They were naturally Lei Qi and the other two.

After arriving outside, Lei Qi said, "I'll help you advance."

"Now... now!?" Medusa asked in surprise.

"Yes. If not, when are you planning to wait until?" Lei Qi said.

"But... this is not the best time, and there is nothing prepared here." Medusa looked around before continuing.

Other than a frail little human girl, Lei Qi, and Yang Ji, there was nothing else. How was she supposed to advance!

"You're right. This place really is not suitable. We'll go to the nearest Snake-People tribe instead," Lei Qi said after thinking it over.

"Going is..." Thinking of her current situation, Medusa ultimately restrained the pride of a Queen.