Eve of Evolution (Dear Readers, Please Vote, Invest, and Keep Reading!!)

Mo Yun finally managed to tidy up the side room by himself.

Then he went to fetch the Third Elder. Only after the old man inspected it carefully with a smiling face and deemed it satisfactory did Mo Yun leave the Four Great Elders' secluded cultivation grounds.

As he walked back, Mo Yun felt as though his steps were floating, as if he could not plant his feet firmly on the ground.

"Who knows where those old women got such potent medicine? I won't recover without a few days..." Mo Yun muttered.

But he soon discovered that the Dou Qi within his body seemed much more surging and powerful. After sensing it carefully—

Good heavens, he had actually reached the two-star Dou Spirit level!

Could doing that kind of thing really increase one's strength?

By Mo Yun's calculations, going from a one-star Dou Spirit to a two-star Dou Spirit should have taken at least two months. Yet one night of N rounds had done the job?

Sure enough, some things truly were indescribably wonderful.

Just as Mo Yun was about to return to his residence, a strangely dressed snake-person approached him.

One of the Medusa Queen's personal guards!

More than a year ago, when Mo Yun had first entered the Snake-People Tribe, he would not have been able to defeat any one of these personal guards. Now, after a year, Mo Yun was strong enough to wipe out a small squad of the Guard Army.

Sure enough, no matter how hard one cultivated, it could not compare to having cheats.

Seeing the familiar face before him, Mo Yun greeted him, "Hey, Qiang En! Didn't you say you were on duty today? You lied to me again!"

The newcomer was one of the snake-people closest to Mo Yun. He often had Mo Yun bring things back from outside, then asked him to take goods out to sell, and had made a small fortune because of it.

Qiang En planted the steel fork in his hand into the ground and shouted, "Nonsense! I really didn't lie to you this time! It really was supposed to be my shift today, but the commander ordered us to withdraw from the altar after unloading that icy water. Further arrangements will be announced later!"

"But let me tell you, that icy water was cold as hell! You're always going outside and have seen plenty of things, but I bet even you've never seen water that cold!"

Qiang En was responsible for the southeastern district of the Snake-People Tribe Holy City, and the commander he mentioned was naturally Hua She Er, commander of the Guard Army.

Among the Snake-People Tribe, all snake-people shared one understanding: Hua She Er's wishes were basically the Medusa Queen's wishes. That girl was nothing more than her lackey!

Mo Yun rubbed his chin as he thought, The Snake-People Tribe is naturally yin in nature. As Medusa's personal guard, Qiang En is even at the peak of the Great Dou Shi level. Something that can make them feel such extreme cold... and it's connected to the Snake-People Tribe and the Medusa Queen...

"It can only be the Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"

Mo Yun's eyes widened sharply. Medusa was preparing the Ice Spirit Cold Spring while withdrawing her personal guards...

Is that woman about to evolve?

An improper thought flashed through Mo Yun's mind.

Or did she decide to smash the pot after doing that with me, figuring that if evolution failed, she might as well die?

If she evolves successfully, can it still count as me having once possessed Medusa's body?

Shaking his head, Mo Yun said softly, "What am I thinking? No matter what the situation is, such a major event as my woman evolving—I absolutely have to be there. Could I be the kind of man who refuses to take responsibility after doing something bad?"

Qiang En watched Mo Yun space out, unable to figure out what he was thinking again. Just as he was about to speak, Mo Yun moved, passing Qiang En and heading toward the southeast of the Holy City.

"You're not going to the southeastern altar, are you? The commander gave orders that no one is allowed to approach!" Qiang En shouted at Mo Yun's back.

Without turning his head, Mo Yun called out, "You didn't see me today. Your Azure Spirit Pill will be taken care of!"

"Uh..." Qiang En scratched his head and muttered to himself, "I'm so sleepy. In this damn weather, I should go back and get some sleep!"

As Mo Yun advanced, three distinct floral markings emerged in his eyes. With his powerful soul perception, he could already sense the disturbance in the southeast of the Holy City. That familiar, powerful aura belonged to none other than the Medusa Queen!

Suddenly!

A brilliant light blossomed in the southeast!

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a thunderous hiss, Mo Yun narrowed his eyes and stared in shock at the sky above the temple altar in the southeast.

A massive purple serpent, more than ten zhang long, hovered in the air.

The purple serpent had a long, slender body, already exceeding the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor Mo Yun had seen before in length. Yet unlike the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, this purple serpent was not thick and robust. Instead, it possessed a faintly elegant beauty.

Its pale violet pupils were filled with determination. As though it had sensed Mo Yun as well, the purple serpent glanced in his direction, then ignored him.

At Medusa Palace, Hua She Er swiftly walked out of the hall, her eyes fixed tightly on the purple serpent beneath that powerful radiance in the southeastern sky above the city!

"Your Majesty..."

When Medusa had made her arrangements earlier, Hua She Er had already sensed that she might be preparing to evolve. She simply had not expected it to happen so urgently.

Within the Bamboo Forest outside the city, the Four Great Elders were also alarmed. They opened their heavy eyes, revealing the diamond-shaped pupils of snakes.

"Medusa actually released the Purple Nether Flame Snake completely within the Holy City. What is she trying to do? Could it be..." the Third Elder said in shock.

The Second Elder snorted coldly. "She's gone too far! We had only just finished giving instructions, yet she dared to proceed with evolution on her own. Does she have no regard for us at all?"

With that, the Second Elder was about to rise and head out.

However, the Great Elder reached out and stopped him. His expression was uncertain. "There's no need to go. It's already too late... If Medusa dared to release the Purple Nether Flame Snake's true body, she must have known that we could no longer stop her!"

"But this..."

"Now, we can only hope that Medusa succeeds..."

With the Medusa Queen revealing her true form, nearly every snake-person was alerted. They emerged from their homes, stood in the streets, or leaped onto rooftops, all looking devoutly toward the purple serpent.

The Purple Nether Flame Snake—every member of the Snake-People Tribe knew it was the Medusa Queen's companion magical beast!

However, apart from Commander Hua She Er, the Four Great Elders, and other higher-ups, the others likely had no idea what the Medusa Queen intended to do.

Mo Yun stopped and glared angrily at the Purple Nether Flame Snake. "You damn woman, how dare you ignore me?"

In the original story, the Medusa Queen had succeeded. But now, her evolution was nearly half a year earlier than in the original story, and with all these changes, whether she could succeed was impossible to say!

But no matter what, he had to get there!

If the Medusa Queen successfully evolved into the Devouring Sky Python, Mo Yun would naturally have to give her a thorough feel. If her evolution failed, then he would loot the Purple Nether Flame Snake's corpse!

He remembered that this huge thing seemed to have been burned until only a little residue remained. He wondered whether touching that residue would allow it to be recorded!

After checking that no one was nearby, Dou Qi surged throughout Mo Yun's body, then rushed toward his back.

Bang!

As a pair of purple-black Dou Qi wings burst open, Mo Yun leaped into the air. His entire body turned into a streak of light and shot toward the southeast, toward the place where Medusa was evolving!