What Do You Mean, Queen Medusa Is Your Fiancée? If You Won't Leave, Then Stay

"Very well."

Yun Yun spoke calmly. A Pale Cyan sword slowly formed in her hand. The green Dou Qi Wings on her back trembled, and in an instant, she appeared before Yue Mei and thrust straight for her heart.

Against a Dou Wang, a Dou Emperor held an overwhelming advantage. With Yun Yun's cultivation, only all eight commanders of the Snake-People Tribe together could threaten her. Dealing with Yue Mei alone was easy.

Squelch!

Yue Mei's pupils contracted. She dodged Feng Li's wind blade, then twisted aside as far as she could to keep the sword from striking her heart.

The green blade pierced her body, and blood sprayed from her mouth.

Her aura visibly weakened.

At the same time, she dared hold nothing back. Her body suddenly burst apart—but no bloody mist appeared. Instead, countless green snakes erupted from the blast and scattered in every direction, burrowing beneath the desert or fleeing through the sky.

"Interesting." Yun Yun's lips curved.

With one sweep of her sword, she shattered hundreds of green snakes around her. Her beautiful eyes found one that had already fled a hundred meters away. She swung her sword, and that snake no longer dared maintain its disguise.

Yue Mei revealed her Snake-Person form and fled desperately into the distance.

But she was only a Dou Wang, and she was gravely wounded. Blood still seeped from the hole in her chest. Yun Yun caught up in moments.

As Yue Mei fled, she looked up and saw that proud figure raising her sword to strike her neck. Alongside her fear came a trace of despair.

So this was a Dou Emperor! Helplessness weighed down all three of Yue Mei's limbs.

But the next instant, no pain came from her neck. Someone swept her into his arms, and suddenly they were a hundred meters away in midair, looking down at the terrifying black-robed Dou Emperor.

"..."

Yue Mei stared in shock at the handsome man so close to her. His arm rested lightly around her waist, but his eyes held a rare anger. How could it be him?!

Those Dou Qi Transformation Wings—and the terrifying speed he had just shown—how could a mere Dou Ling possess them?

Had he deceived everyone in the Snake-People Tribe?

No. The fact that he had appeared here and saved her life already said plenty. Yue Mei's red lips curved. She coughed softly twice and hooked a slender, pale arm around Xiao Yan's neck. At last, a hint of weariness showed on her alluring face.

A flicker of tenderness and relief passed through her eyes.

"..."

Yun Yun stared at the newcomer in surprise. His aura was unmistakably human, yet he was so young and could already form Dou Qi Transformation Wings...

Wait!

"It's you!!!"

Yun Yun's red lips parted as she stared at Xiao Yan in astonishment.

"Xiao Yan!"

She remembered the gifted young man she had met by chance in the Magical Beast Mountain Range over half a year ago. Back then, he had only been in the Dou Shi Realm. In just half a year, he had broken through to Dou Wang!

It was simply... terrifying!

Yun Yun was not the only one stunned. Yan Shi and Feng Li, who had just been pursuing Yue Mei, also looked astonished. Such a young human Dou Wang expert had appeared in the Snake-People Tribe's territory. Judging by Yue Mei's reaction, she not only knew him, but was close to him.

And he even seemed to know Sect Master Yun.

Who was this man?

Only Hai Bodong was utterly dumbstruck. He stared at Xiao Yan. Given Xiao Yan's cultivation and the situation before him... he hardly looked like someone who had been imprisoned and was calling for help.

Could it be...

A startling thought rose amid the turmoil in Hai Bodong's heart. Was Xiao Yan really going to marry Medusa? Had that invitation truly been meant to invite them?

Xiao Yan hovered in midair with one arm around Yue Mei. He did not look at Yun Yun, but turned his gaze straight to Gu He.

His tone was calm. "What brings Pill King Gu He here?"

"..."

That tone... Was he speaking on behalf of the Snake-People Tribe?

Gu He narrowed his eyes and cupped his hands. "I came for the Heavenly Flames taken by Queen Medusa. May I ask, Brother Xiao... do you have the authority to speak for her?"

"So you came for the Heavenly Flames." Xiao Yan glanced at Hai Bodong among the group. His eyelid twitched, and he more or less understood what had happened. "I've already absorbed the Heavenly Flames. You should go back, Pill King."

"How is that possible?" Gu He frowned, anger flashing in his eyes.

To an Alchemist, Heavenly Flames mattered more than women.

He had finally found a lead on Heavenly Flames. How could he accept being dismissed with a single sentence?

"I still want to see Queen Medusa." Gu He cast Xiao Yan a cold look.

"Please don't stand in my way, Brother Xiao."

"If you want to see my fiancée, you can speak to me. And my wedding is in a few days. I don't want anyone causing trouble. If you dare... don't blame me when I start killing." Xiao Yan gave a cold snort.

"Your f-fiancée?!!!" Gu He gaped at him.

Since when was the queen of the Snake-People Tribe, renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire, going to marry a young man?

This boy did not even look twenty.

What was even more startling was Yue Mei's reaction. She heard him say it, yet showed no anger. Instead, she smiled and swept a challenging gaze over the group.

"It seems to be... true?" Yan Shi swallowed and glanced at Feng Li beside him in disbelief.

No wonder, when they had crossed the Snake-People Tribe's territory, they had seen wedding characters pasted on every household's windows, along with bright red lanterns and other festive decorations. They had wondered who among the Snake-People was getting married.

They had never imagined...

It was the young man before them.

"Everyone, please leave." Xiao Yan's voice hardened.

"And if I say no?"

Gu He paused, then narrowed his eyes.

He could not bear to leave without seeing the Heavenly Flames. So what if he had to force his way in? Was he supposed to return empty-handed because of some human boy whose origins he knew nothing about?

"Heh..."

A brilliant smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face. "Then you can stay here."

With that, he stopped concealing his vast aura. Though he was only a Dou Ling, his Dou Qi was no less abundant than a Dou Emperor's. Two Fire Flood Dragons slowly took shape, one green and one dark green.

The world around them suddenly turned scorching hot. The appearance of two Heavenly Flame Seeds left everyone stunned.

How could one person control two Heavenly Flames at once?

"Form!"

Xiao Yan pressed two fingers together, curled the other three, and formed a mysterious hand sign as he barked the command.

The two Fire Flood Dragons seemed to swallow the very essence of heaven and earth. In an instant, they grew into colossal beasts hundreds of meters long, blotting out the sky as they coiled around the group. Every escape route was sealed, and fear gradually spread across their faces.

Xiao Yan looked down impassively at those trapped within the giant wyrms' coils.

Apart from Hai Bodong, Teng Shan, and a few Dou Ling, everyone was caught inside: Gu He, Feng Li, Yan Shi, and even Yun Yun.

At his command, the Fire Flood Dragons could tighten their coils and crush them.

He had plenty of ways to kill them. For now, he was more interested in making a show of force.

"Wait! I'll leave on my own!" Gu He finally broke and spoke in a rush.