Medusa Queen

In an area southeast of Stone Desert City, yellow sand raged across the land. As far as the eye could see, the ground was flat and featureless. In the Tagore Desert, such terrain was exceedingly ordinary and common, with nothing at all worth stopping for.

Yet this morning, a noble and aloof Snake Person had arrived at this utterly inconspicuous place: Medusa Queen.

Within Stone Desert City, Xiao Yun looked toward the outskirts, a faint smile curling at his lips.

Seeing Xiao Yun's expression, Qing Lin asked, "Young Master Xiao Yun, what is it?"

"Nothing." Xiao Yun looked at Qing Lin and said, "Qing Lin, I'm going to meet someone. Practice the cultivation method I gave you properly."

In Qing Lin's hands was a cultivation manual, the Jade Serpent Heavenly Formula: a mid-level Heaven Tier cultivation method!

As soon as Xiao Yun finished speaking, his figure had already vanished from the spot.

Elsewhere, just as Medusa Queen was about to enter the underground area to search for the Heavenly Flame, her lovely face suddenly changed. She abruptly turned around and looked at Xiao Yun, who had appeared not far behind her at some unknown time. A trace of shock flashed through her eyes.

Hua She'er noticed Medusa Queen's unusual reaction. She turned around and saw Xiao Yun.

After sensing him slightly, Hua She'er's expression immediately darkened. She could not detect the person standing before them at all, yet she trusted that her eyes were not mistaken.

Hua She'er immediately ordered the Snake People around her, "Be on guard!"

Upon hearing the command, the surrounding Snake People immediately entered a state of alert.

Xiao Yun walked toward Medusa Queen at an unhurried pace. A moment later, he stopped roughly ten meters away from her.

Seeing Xiao Yun stop, Medusa Queen said coldly, "Human, leave at once."

Medusa Queen had come here for the Heavenly Flame and did not wish to stir up unnecessary trouble. More importantly, she could not see through Xiao Yun's cultivation. If they fought, she was not confident she could defeat him.

Otherwise, she would have attacked long ago. Being friendly with others was not her nature.

"Medusa Queen, I have long admired your name." Xiao Yun sized Medusa Queen up and smiled.

"Who are you?" Seeing that Xiao Yun seemed to have come specifically for her, Medusa Queen's icy gaze swept over him.

"Just call me Xiao Yun." Unbothered by Medusa Queen's cold gaze, Xiao Yun replied with a smile.

"Xiao Yun? There doesn't seem to be a powerful expert by that name in the surrounding empires."

Although the Snake-People Tribe did not pay much attention to the affairs of neighboring empires, they possessed basic information on all powerful experts. Yet Medusa Queen had no information whatsoever about Xiao Yun in her memory.

Seeing Medusa Queen's tense appearance, Xiao Yun smiled calmly. "Don't worry. I only came here to exchange something with you."

Although Xiao Yun showed no hostility, Medusa Queen did not dare let down her guard. Against someone who could silently approach her, she believed that if she slipped up even slightly, he could send her plunging into an abyss.

"What do you want?" Dou Qi was already circulating within Medusa Queen's body. The moment Xiao Yun made any suspicious move, she would strike immediately.

"I need Snakefall Grass that grows where you live."

Snakefall Grass was one of the herbs needed to refine the medicinal pill that Little Doctor Fairy would need when breaking through to the Great Dou Master realm.

This herb only grew in places where Snake People had lived for many years. Though it was not particularly precious, its growing conditions were harsh, making it a relatively rare herb.

Hearing that Xiao Yun wanted Snakefall Grass, Medusa Queen relaxed slightly. If he had wanted something else, it truly might have been troublesome, but plenty of Snakefall Grass grew in her chambers every year.

Looking at Xiao Yun, Medusa Queen asked, "Though Snakefall Grass is not an especially valuable medicinal herb, it is still quite rare. What can you offer in exchange?"

Xiao Yun smiled and stated a condition that shook Medusa Queen to the core. "I can help you evolve and break through to the Dou Ancestor realm."

"What?!" A trace of coldness flashed in Medusa Queen's eyes as she looked at Xiao Yun. "What evolution? I do not know what you are talking about."

Not long after every Snake Person was born, their elders would use a secret technique to inject the soul of a snake-shaped magical beast into their bodies, turning it into a companion soul.

As time passed, the two souls would gradually fuse together until they became inseparable. Many powerful experts knew this secret of the Snake-People Tribe.

Xiao Yun looked at Medusa Queen and slowly said, "If I am not mistaken, Medusa Queen, your companion soul is a sixth-rank magical beast, the Purple Netherflame Snake."

"This Purple Netherflame Snake carries a trace of the bloodline of an ancient exotic beast. The Snake-People Tribe possesses an ancient method that can use the power of a Heavenly Flame to stimulate that faint bloodline within the Purple Netherflame Snake, allowing it to evolve into its ancient ancestor, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python."

As Xiao Yun revealed these secrets, Medusa Queen's lovely face turned slightly cold. A fierce surge of Dou Qi burst from her body and struck toward Xiao Yun.

Facing this attack, Xiao Yun merely shifted lightly and evaded it. Medusa Queen's attack landed not far behind him, stirring up sand that filled the sky.

"Hua She'er, kill him with me." Her alluring body swaying, a pair of illusory wings appeared behind Medusa Queen. She flew into the air and looked down at Xiao Yun, killing intent rising in her eyes.

Hua She'er had long been prepared to act. Holding a sharp snake spear, she used Dou Qi Wing Manifestation. Her Dou King-level strength erupted in an instant as she charged at Xiao Yun to kill him.

Facing Hua She'er, who had already arrived before him, Xiao Yun frowned. He had expected a clash, but he had not expected Medusa Queen to be so decisive, attacking after only a few words.

He raised his right hand and pushed forward. A stream of pure Dou Qi shot from Xiao Yun's palm. The instant Hua She'er collided with it, the snake spear in her hand shattered, and she was sent flying.

She slid several meters across the sand before barely steadying herself. Looking at Xiao Yun, her eyes held a trace of astonishment. Clearly, she had not expected that she would be unable to withstand even a single move from him.

However, her attack had only been a feint. Medusa Queen held the true killing move.

In the air, Medusa Queen rapidly formed hand seals. The Dou Qi within her body eventually formed a strange pattern before her, and within that pattern, a tiny purple snake slowly emerged.

The Snake Seal Curse—Medusa Queen's ultimate move. Hai Bodong had previously been struck by this move, causing his strength to fall back to the Dou Spirit realm.

During the few seconds Hua She'er had held Xiao Yun back, Medusa Queen had already completed the Snake Seal Curse.

She looked down at Xiao Yun on the ground, pushed both hands forward, and uttered, "Go!"

The tiny purple snake that had emerged from the strange pattern seemed to receive an order and shot explosively toward Xiao Yun below.

Xiao Yun watched the tiny purple snake rushing down from above and grinned. He brought his hands together before his chest and spoke three words.

"Spatial Lock."

When the tiny purple snake was only a step away from Xiao Yun, the space around it suddenly twisted strangely. Then, after pausing slightly, the little snake split into two and dispersed into pure Dou Qi that scattered into the surroundings.

Medusa Queen watched this scene from the air, slightly startled. Then she stared at Xiao Yun with a grave expression and spoke two words.

"Dou Ancestor!"