Coming-of-Age Ceremony in a Dream (Deleted Version)

The next day, Mo Yun arrived at the Bamboo House where the Four Great Elders were staying.

This time, however, was somewhat unusual. Rather than receiving Mo Yun in their residence, the Four Great Elders led him to a side room.

Mo Yun had no objections to this. After all, the longer he stayed with the Snake-People Tribe, the more he understood the Four Great Elders' standing within it. They were figures no one could defy.

As the door to the Bamboo House opened, Mo Yun stepped inside and found Medusa Queen there as well.

She glanced at Mo Yun, her expression as unpleasant as ever.

Yet inwardly, she was even more curious than Mo Yun as to why the Four Great Elders had summoned them both at once.

Could it be because of that union matter from before?

No! Absolutely not! Medusa thought firmly.

Although Mo Yun had indeed contributed to the Snake-People Tribe over the past year or two, and had grown taller, stronger, and fairer, it still would not do!

Watching Medusa Queen's expression constantly shift, Mo Yun understood this woman less and less. She was becoming increasingly abnormal.

Finding a meditation cushion, Mo Yun sat down cross-legged.

Once I'm done meeting the Great Elder, I'm out of here! Mo Yun thought.

The two sat in the room without speaking. Medusa Queen had never shown him a pleasant face, so why should he go out of his way to please her? That was something only a simp would do.

A simp?

But as Mo Yun thought about it, he suddenly sensed that something was off. His brows slowly furrowed, and he shifted uneasily. The smell in the room was strange...

It smelled so good...

Yet there was something odd about the fragrance, something improper about it...

Elsewhere, in the Bamboo House, the four elders of the Snake-People Tribe sat cross-legged.

The Great Elder seemed to have lost his usual calm and asked somewhat anxiously, "There's nothing wrong with your stuff, right?"

The Fourth Elder wore a smile, just as he had when he met Mo Yun yesterday. "Don't worry, Great Elder! I've checked the Yin Yang Heavenly Union Flower and the Profound Yellow Spirit Grass many times. They won't harm their bodies."

"Once the Yin Yang Heavenly Union Flower and Profound Yellow Spirit Grass are made into incense together, the effects will erupt in no time! If it were only the Yin Yang Heavenly Union Flower, Medusa might still be able to resist with her own strength. But with the addition of the Profound Yellow Spirit Grass..."

"This thing was specifically made to counter our Snake-People Tribe. Before long, under the effects of the Profound Yellow Spirit Grass, Medusa's soul will separate from that of the Purple Nether Flame Snake. At that point, Medusa will temporarily be unable to wield the strength of a Battle Emperor and will enter a weakened state until the effects wear off!"

After hearing the Fourth Elder's explanation, the Third Elder's old face reddened, but he still chuckled. "Great Elder, isn't what we're doing a little..."

The Great Elder frowned and shot the Third Elder an irritated glance. "You old bastard, you're the most shameless one here! You came up with the idea, so why are you pretending to be a good person now?"

"Medusa has been constantly searching for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring during this time, and she has long since found and hidden away the Exotic Flame. Her desire to evolve has never faded. If we don't act soon, I fear that girl will ignore us old fellows and start the evolution method on her own! By then, Medusa's bloodline will truly be in danger!"

The Second Elder muttered, "The Great Elder is right. It's all for the Snake-People Tribe. But Mo Yun is still so young, and it's his first time. Can he manage?"

"Hehe, it's fine. According to the effects of the Yin Yang Heavenly Union Flower, it lasts all night. There's plenty of time!" the Third Elder said with a grin.

"Guard that room. Don't let anyone disturb them!" the Great Elder said.

The other three elders all agreed.

Inside the side room.

For the first time, Medusa Queen suddenly spoke, asking Mo Yun softly, "Um... brat, do you... feel that something is strange?"

Hearing Medusa's soft and gentle voice was like a spark falling onto a pile of dry firewood, instantly causing the strange feeling inside Mo Yun's body to surge.

Mo Yun had long sensed that something was wrong. His soul power seemed to have been stripped away, leaving him unable to control anything outside. The battle qi in his body had become chaotic, and more importantly, an inexplicable heat was rising within him.

When he looked up, his heart suddenly leaped. Medusa Queen's exquisite face, so beautiful that one could not bear to profane it, was now covered in an alluring flush. Her originally cold violet eyes had grown hazy, and even her neck had turned crimson.

When his gaze fell upon the section of purple Snake Tail beneath Medusa's brocade robe, he saw it flickering in and out of sight, alternating between a snake tail and legs.

"Your tail!" Mo Yun cried.

At his words, Medusa Queen lifted her brocade robe. She failed to notice how stimulating that action was to Mo Yun and merely checked the changes in her body.

As she watched her Snake Tail gradually fade away and transform into increasingly human-like legs, Medusa immediately realized that things were bad!

Only when the Snake-People Tribe cultivated to an extremely high level could they fully assume human form. If she transformed into a human under normal circumstances, it could only mean one thing: the source of power within her, the soul of the snake-type magical beast she had been born with, was separating from her own.

"It's the Profound Yellow Spirit Grass! This strange smell is the Profound Yellow Spirit Grass..." Watching Mo Yun's face redden more and more severely as his breathing grew particularly heavy, a terrifying thought arose in Medusa's heart.

"It was the four elders..." Unable to maintain respect for them any longer, Medusa cursed inwardly, A bunch of damned, filthy old bastards...

Just as Medusa Queen was about to close her eyes and try to use her battle qi to suppress the agitation within her, she caught a scent she had never smelled before. Looking sharply over, she discovered that Mo Yun had somehow moved close to her.

"Get away!" Medusa Queen snapped, but in her current state, she was completely incapable of inspiring fear.

Medusa raised her hand to slap him, but the chaotic battle qi within her became even more uncontrollable. She could not muster much strength at all, and Mo Yun easily caught her hand.

The moment they touched, it was as though they were stimulated even further. Their expressions became increasingly dazed as their clear consciousness was slowly eroded and consumed...

Within the room, an indescribably wonderful affair was unfolding...