Wang Shu prepared to leave the Snake-People Race. Though the Beauty Snakes here were all so alluring and pleasing to the eye, more important matters came first.
Besides, too much of anything was as bad as too little. Medusa harbored far too deep a prejudice against humans. Even if Die had feelings for him, she could not stand against the greater tide.
Wang Shu could not exactly suppress the entire Snake-People Race and silence every opposing voice.
That would be tyranny! It was unacceptable!
"Now that the Green Lotus Core Flame has matured, I should collect it first and use it to strengthen my Samadhi True Fire."
Wang Shu thought to himself. Over the years, after his nurturing, the Samadhi True Fire had already grown considerably stronger.
But how could that improvement compare to devouring a flame of the same grade?
Heavenly Flames were born of heaven and earth, formed by gathering the essence of the sun and moon over countless millennia. Every one of them possessed the destructive power to burn mountains and boil the sea.
However, just as he was leaving, Wang Shu discreetly noticed a streak of black light slip into the Snake-People Race Palace.
The black light gave off an incomparably evil, sinister feeling that instinctively repulsed him.
Could something have happened? Wang Shu wondered.
Inside the Snake-People Queen's palace, the situation was indeed somewhat dire. A chilling aura of slaughter filled the air.
Medusa watched the mysterious black-robed intruder before her with a grave expression.
Though the intruder was weaker than her, his strange movement technique and soul-targeting attacks made her think of a mysterious faction on the Dou Qi Continent.
"Cack cack cack..."
A sinister, grating voice, like the cry of a night crow, came from beneath the black robe.
With a sweep of his sleeves, the black-robed man flung out two savage black chains. They clanged sharply as they emerged from his sleeves.
"How dare someone from the Soul Hall barge into my royal palace alone!" Killing intent flickered in Medusa's eyes.
"I have heard that the Queen Medusa possesses peerless beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and cities, a rare treasure among women. Seeing you today, I find that hearing of you truly pales before meeting you.
And how could those rumors possibly compare to the Queen Medusa herself? Though this old man is already nearing the grave!
Your beauty, Queen, has made this old man recall the fiery passion of his youth!"
The black-robed man laughed darkly as black mist continuously spread from his body, surging and falling with the fluctuations of his aura.
"Vile human!"
Medusa's gaze turned cold. She raised an arm and pushed forward, unleashing a crimson fire serpent from her palm.
The crimson fire serpent radiated a violent aura, baring its fangs as it tore through everything in its path, as though it would devour all before it.
"Trivial tricks."
The black-robed man smiled disdainfully and lashed out with the black chain in his hand. Strange black mist roiled forth, transforming into a black python over a dozen meters long!
The black python bared its fangs and roared as it brutally rammed into the crimson fire serpent.
Bang!
The black python smashed the fire serpent apart and continued onward, charging straight at Medusa.
A flash of killing intent crossed Medusa's eyes. With a wave of her hand, red dou qi gathered around her into an even larger fire serpent, which swallowed the black python in one bite.
The powerful dou qi shockwave forced the black-robed man back three or four steps. He could not help but laugh.
"Impressive, impressive. As expected of the strongest of the Snake-People Race. If I could take your soul for cultivation, it might even allow me to break through my bottleneck!"
"I am curious. The Snake-People Palace is heavily guarded. How did you break through layer after layer of defenses and infiltrate this place?" Medusa asked.
"Your Majesty, since you have shown no mercy, do not blame this priest for being heartless."
From one side of the hall, the Snake-People Priest, who had long been imprisoned, stepped out.
"Priest, you actually colluded with the Soul Hall? But you were clearly imprisoned!" Medusa's pupils constricted as a sense of foreboding arose within her.
"I once served three generations of Medusa Queens, yet you imprisoned this old man for your own selfish reasons.
Besides, after all these years, this old man has built quite a few connections within the Snake-People Race."
The priest spoke resentfully, his eyes filled with fury and dissatisfaction toward Medusa.
At the same time, he drew a gleaming butterfly-shaped bracelet from his robes and asked with ill intent,
"Queen, do you recognize this?"
Upon seeing it, Medusa's expression changed drastically. Her face turned frosty, her killing intent surging as she said,
"This is Die's bracelet. What have you done to her?"
"Heh heh, Queen. Feelings are your greatest weakness. To accomplish great things, one must cast such things aside.
Since you love your sister so much, why not die for her? The Snake-People Race only needs one Queen Medusa. Once you are dead, this old man will certainly assist your sister well," the Snake-People High Priest said.
"Traitor!" Medusa gritted her teeth, wishing she could kill this disgusting thing with a single palm strike.
"High Priest, we each get what we want. Once the Queen Medusa is killed, her Essence Spirit Soul belongs to me, along with the essence souls of one hundred Da Dou Shi-level Snake-People," said the black-robed man.
"This one always keeps his word," the Snake-People Priest said with a smile.
"Do you think you have me completely cornered?"
Medusa spoke coldly, an terrifying aura emanating from within her that sent chills down one's spine.
The High Priest said confidently, "Queen, first of all, your sister is in my hands. If you insist on fighting, then even if you can kill this old man, your sister will certainly die.
Furthermore, if I were not completely certain, do you think I would have taken the initiative to join forces with outsiders against you?
What I wonder now is how much dou qi you have left!"
Medusa's gaze shifted before she finally said, "Qi Dissolving Powder. You truly came well prepared."
"Qi Dissolving Powder is a medicinal pill only a Fourth Grade Alchemist among humans can refine. As its name suggests, its primary effect is to dissipate dou qi.
Of course, it does not cause permanent loss. With cultivation like yours, Queen, your dou qi will naturally recover after two hours."
The High Priest explained that he had long ago planted Qi Dissolving Powder throughout Medusa's palace.
Qi Dissolving Powder was colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect. Coupled with the incense already present in Medusa's palace, it had become even more impossible to guard against.
Medusa had never expected the High Priest to have concealed himself so deeply. If she could do it over, she should have killed him outright back then and eliminated all future trouble.
I did not notice it earlier. After using my dou qi several times, the Qi Dissolving Powder has already begun to take effect.
My dou qi can now support at most two large-scale attacks. And my sister is in this traitor's hands. The current situation is extremely unfavorable. How can I resolve it?
Medusa's thoughts raced like lightning, countless ideas flashing back and forth through her mind.
Yet no matter what, she could not break this deadlock!
"Attack!" The High Priest decisively made his move, his Snake Cane erupting with ink-black dou qi.
The black-robed man shook both arms. The pitch-black chains dragging across the ground were flung into the air, then hurled down with all his strength.
Medusa did not sit still and await death. Dou qi wings formed behind her, instantly increasing her speed as she evaded their combined attack.
"Let's see how many more times you can dodge!"
The black-robed man shouted. The chains screeched and scraped continuously as they spun through the air.
Streams of black qi gathered and formed vortexes that hovered overhead.
Then, from the centers of those black qi vortexes, dozens of skull-like masses of qi flew out. They roared and shrieked in piercing voices, as though they had emerged from an abyss.
Soul Burst!
Dozens of skulls formed from black dou qi surrounded Medusa, then exploded in unison!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions rang out without end, deafening and earthshaking.
Yet despite this, the Snake-People guards around the Queen's palace seemed unaware that a fierce battle was taking place and remained completely unmoved.
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