Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo learned the location of the Green Lotus Core Flame and considered safer ways for Queen Medusa to evolve, but his overfamiliar massage earned him a beating. Three days later, he left the Snake-People Clan with Queen Medusa, and they arrived at a vast forest on the Chu Yun Empire–Jia Ma Empire border after she reacted angrily to his questions about her evolution.

• Chen Mo discovered the Green Lotus Core Flame’s location and decided to retrieve it while considering alternatives to Queen Medusa’s dangerous Heavenly Flame evolution.
• Chen Mo overstepped while massaging Queen Medusa, and she struck him into a wall with her snake tail before ending the massage.
• Queen Medusa secretly examined a Dark Gold Pendant that night, then informed the Council of Elders that she would be leaving temporarily.
• On the third day, Queen Medusa departed with Chen Mo, who asked whether Medusas had evolution methods besides using a Heavenly Flame.
• Queen Medusa questioned how Chen Mo knew about her evolution and angrily told him to stop asking.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa reached the border forest between the Chu Yun Empire and Jia Ma Empire and heard someone calling for help.

Chen Mo rescued Ruo Lin and Xiao Yu from a pack of Desert Flame Wolves, then left with Queen Medusa. Ruo Lin hoped to meet him again, while Queen Medusa showed jealousy and offered to kill a sixth-tier magical beast for him.

• Ruo Lin and Xiao Yu were cornered by Desert Flame Wolves after Ruo Lin killed one of them, drawing out their peak third-tier leader.
• Ruo Lin tried to hold off the wolves so Xiao Yu could escape, but the leader knocked her down and wounded her.
• Chen Mo arrived and cut the Desert Flame Wolf leader in half, then gave Ruo Lin a handkerchief and a healing pill before leaving with Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Yu recognized Queen Medusa as a snake person and a likely Dou Wang, while Ruo Lin watched Chen Mo depart and hoped they would meet again.
• Queen Medusa asked Chen Mo whether Ruo Lin was pretty, then offered to kill a sixth-tier Dark Gold Magic Tiger for him after he praised her beauty.

Chen Mo and Queen Medusa gathered herbs in the forest before a Tier 3 Dark Gold Magic Tiger attacked and Chen Mo killed it. They then discovered a Tier 6 Dark Gold Magic Tiger King and an Azure Lightning Blood Eagle preparing to fight, leaving Queen Medusa to wait for them to weaken each other.

• Chen Mo persuaded Queen Medusa to help gather herbs, and her appreciation of his picking Spirit Snake Grass earned him the Azure Dragon Yin-Yang Art.
• Chen Mo learned that the Azure Dragon Yin-Yang Art was a dual-cultivation secret art and committed it to memory.
• A Tier 3 Dark Gold Magic Tiger attacked Chen Mo, who killed it with One Sword Separates the Worlds and extracted its magic core.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa heard a tiger roar and an eagle cry, then spotted a Tier 6 Dark Gold Magic Tiger King confronting an Azure Lightning Blood Eagle.
• The Azure Lightning Blood Eagle accused the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King of eating its child, and the two prepared to fight while Queen Medusa waited for them to injure each other.

Chen Mo and Queen Medusa watched the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King defeat the Azure Lightning Blood Eagle, then collected the beasts’ remains. When the tiger king’s Magic Core unleashed a Bloodline Skill, Queen Medusa took the hit meant for Chen Mo, and he carried her away to treat her injuries.

• Queen Medusa predicted the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King would win, while Chen Mo held her around the waist during the beasts’ battle and was thrown away after the storm passed.
• The Dark Gold Magic Tiger King killed the Azure Lightning Blood Eagle, but Queen Medusa struck it down with a red arrow before it could celebrate.
• Chen Mo collected the beasts’ Magic Cores and remains, storing the Azure Lightning Blood Eagle’s body in his system backpack when his Storage Ring could not hold it.
• A Bloodline Skill burst from the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King’s Magic Core, and Queen Medusa shoved Chen Mo aside and was struck in the left shoulder.
• Chen Mo caught the injured Queen Medusa, then carried her away to find a secluded place to treat her.

Chen Mo treated Queen Medusa's wound in a secluded cave, and she explained the Dark Gold Magic Tiger's Bloodline Skill. When Chen Mo woke at dawn with Queen Medusa sleeping on him, he kissed her and was immediately struck by her palm.

• Chen Mo removed Queen Medusa's mask and robe, cleaned her shoulder, applied medicine, and gave her a Recovery Pill.
• Queen Medusa said she had pushed Chen Mo away because she feared his death would upset her younger sister, then explained how the Dark Gold Magic Tiger's Bloodline Skill worked.
• Chen Mo praised Queen Medusa's slender waist, and she punched him unconscious despite gaining a point of favorability.
• Chen Mo woke at dawn to find Queen Medusa asleep on him and kissed her while she was still asleep.
• Queen Medusa woke, saw Chen Mo kissing her, and struck him with a palm.

Chen Mo took Queen Medusa to investigate an unusual energy beneath the Tagor Desert, where they discovered a hidden passage. They reached its end and found a breathtaking crimson world.

• Queen Medusa threatened Chen Mo after their kiss, but accepted the medicine he gave her for her injuries.
• Chen Mo followed Queen Medusa through the air and persuaded her to accompany him to a surprise in the desert.
• Hai Bo Dong sensed Queen Medusa’s aura while drawing a map in Mo City.
• Chen Mo’s attempt to open the hidden passage failed, so Queen Medusa transformed into a giant serpent and crashed into the marked spot.
• Queen Medusa entered the passage first to scout for danger, and Chen Mo followed her through the increasingly hot tunnel.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa reached the passage’s end and saw a crimson world.

Chen Mo brought Queen Medusa to the Magma World and offered her the Green Lotus Core Flame so she could evolve. After luring out the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, they dove into the magma and found the flame resting above a green lotus.

• Chen Mo gave Queen Medusa an Ice Heart Pill and promised her the Heavenly Flame in the Magma World.
• Queen Medusa agreed to subdue the fourth-tier Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake while Chen Mo lured it out of the magma.
• Chen Mo provoked the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, and Queen Medusa struck it with her true form, the Amethyst Nether Flame Serpent.
• Queen Medusa carried Chen Mo into the Magma World, where they followed his map for nearly half an hour.
• Chen Mo and Queen Medusa found the Green Lotus Core Flame flickering above a green lotus.

Chen Mo and Queen Medusa fought through the Green Lotus Core Flame’s defenses and seized the lotus, but the collapsing cavern forced them to flee. They escaped with the flame as Hai Bo Dong and two other Dou Wang experts arrived outside.

• Queen Medusa drew the Green Lotus Flame’s fire spirit away while Chen Mo entered the azure glow and approached the lotus.
• The Green Lotus Flame recalled its fire spirit, but Queen Medusa held it off as Chen Mo severed the lotus roots and took the lotus.
• The fire spirit struck Queen Medusa and rushed toward Chen Mo, but she blasted it into the rock wall, where it dissipated after Chen Mo removed the lotus.
• The magma surged and the cavern began to collapse, so Queen Medusa shattered a falling boulder and carried Chen Mo toward the exit.
• Chen Mo treated Queen Medusa’s wounds, and she claimed she had only protected him for her sister’s sake.
• Hai Bo Dong and two Dou Wang experts reached the cave entrance, where Hai Bo Dong recognized Queen Medusa’s lingering energy.

Queen Medusa escaped an underground eruption with Chen Mo, but Hai Bo Dong and two other Dou Wangs blocked their way, hoping to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame. As Queen Medusa ordered Chen Mo to hide behind her, he revealed a Dou King aura that stunned everyone.

• Hai Bo Dong sensed violent fire-attributed energy at the cave entrance and warned Tie Gang and Wang Yan to retreat.
• The Amethyst Nether Flame Serpent burst from the cave with Chen Mo riding on its back, and its eruption killed most of the onlookers.
• Wang Yan identified the Green Lotus Core Flame in Chen Mo's hand, drawing the crowd's attention and greed.
• Hai Bo Dong joined Tie Gang and Wang Yan to confront Queen Medusa and assigned the two Dou Wangs to deal with Chen Mo.
• Queen Medusa told Chen Mo to hide behind her, but he used a One-Star Dou King Experience Card and released a Dou King aura.

Chen Mo used a perfected sword technique to kill Tie Gang and Wang Yan with one strike, then intervened when Hai Bo Dong overwhelmed the wounded Queen Medusa. As Hai Bo Dong sent another ice dragon toward them, Chen Mo activated the Great Sun Undying Body.

• Hai Bo Dong urged Tie Gang and Wang Yan to attack Chen Mo and seize his secret technique, while Queen Medusa warned them not to harm him.
• Tie Gang and Wang Yan demanded Chen Mo's Heavenly Flame and secret technique, then attacked when he refused.
• Chen Mo released One Sword Separates the Worlds and killed Tie Gang and Wang Yan instantly with a sword lotus.
• Hai Bo Dong struck Queen Medusa down with his ice dragons, and Chen Mo helped destroy the last dragon before it could reach her.
• Hai Bo Dong sent another ice dragon at Chen Mo and Queen Medusa, and Chen Mo activated the Great Sun Undying Body as she told him to move.

Chen Mo used the Great Sun Undying Body to destroy Hai Bo Dong’s ice dragon but fainted after exhausting his Dou Qi. Queen Medusa defeated and sealed Hai Bo Dong, then carried Chen Mo back to the Snake-People royal palace and ordered the clan to prepare for a major threat.

• Chen Mo summoned a thirty-meter golden Dharma body and destroyed Hai Bo Dong’s ice dragon, but the backlash left him unconscious in Queen Medusa’s arms.
• Chen Mo gained a Saint-Rank Low-Grade Spiritual Tool, Demon Nightmare, and the initial Human Emperor Bloodline as Queen Medusa unleashed her Serpent Seal against Hai Bo Dong.
• Queen Medusa’s Serpent Seal wounded Hai Bo Dong, drained his cultivation, and forced him to flee toward Mo City while the watching mercenaries scattered.
• Queen Medusa put a whole dark-gold pendant around Chen Mo’s neck, picked up the green lotus, and flew with him into the desert.
• Hai Bo Dong discovered a serpent seal in his Qi vortex and went to find Pill King Gu He after his cultivation continued to fall.
• Queen Medusa returned injured to the Snake-People royal palace with Chen Mo and ordered Yue Nu to summon Elder Ba Lu, alert the clan, and call the tribe leaders to defend the royal city.

Chen Mo woke in Queen Medusa’s bedchamber and found her unconscious and badly injured after their battle with Hai Bo Dong. After treating her wounds, he used a Fire Lotus Seed to try to help her recover, leaving her about to receive its energy from him.

• Ba Lu examined Chen Mo, said he would recover after resting, and gave him medicine before Queen Medusa sent him away.
• Queen Medusa collapsed unconscious after Ba Lu left, and Chen Mo later woke to find her injured beside the bed.
• Chen Mo carried Queen Medusa onto the bed, treated her wounds, and covered her with a robe; his care increased her favorability.
• Chen Mo checked Queen Medusa’s pulse and realized her severe internal injuries needed powerful energy.
• Chen Mo took a Fire Lotus Seed from the green lotus, swallowed it, and told Queen Medusa to suck his finger.

Chen Mo forced Queen Medusa to absorb the Fire Lotus Seed energy from him, then fed her three more seeds while refining their power. As the night passed, he discovered the Human Emperor Bloodline and learned about the Demon Nightmare sword in his inventory.

• Queen Medusa bit Chen Mo's finger and drained the Fire Lotus Seed energy, continuing to absorb his essence until he slapped her rear and made her release him.
• Chen Mo swallowed three Fire Lotus Seeds and offered Queen Medusa his finger again so she could absorb the violent energy while he refined it.
• Chen Mo checked his status panel and discovered that he had the Human Emperor Bloodline, which could devour other bloodlines and suppress them.
• Chen Mo examined his inventory and noted the Saint-Rank low-grade growth-type spiritual tool Demon Nightmare, then spent the night refining energy.

Chen Mo advanced to nine-star Dou Master while Queen Medusa sensed his blood helping loosen her cultivation bottleneck. After she caught him reaching toward her while she slept and ordered him out, Chen Mo declared that he liked her, leaving her shaken and unable to maintain her anger.

• Chen Mo used the remaining Fire Lotus Seed energy to restore his vitality and broke through to nine-star Dou Master.
• Queen Medusa sensed a mysterious power in Chen Mo's blood loosening her cultivation bottleneck, then fell asleep on his lap.
• Chen Mo woke at dawn and reached toward Queen Medusa's face as she stirred, but she mistook his intent and struck him.
• Queen Medusa ordered Chen Mo to leave, and he tried to explain that he had only wanted to touch her face.
• Chen Mo noticed the complete Heart-Connecting Pendant and confessed that he liked Queen Medusa, making her freeze and lose her anger.

Chen Mo confessed his feelings to Queen Medusa, and she softened enough to agree to talk with him. The chapter ended with him giving her a Huangji Pill, which could raise a Dou Emperor’s strength by one or two stars.

• Chen Mo told Queen Medusa he liked her and embraced her despite her protests.
• Queen Medusa recalled their past encounters, stopped struggling, and agreed to talk with Chen Mo.
• Queen Medusa asked when Chen Mo had developed feelings for her, and he answered that it began when he threatened to pin her to a bed and whip her.
• Chen Mo showed Queen Medusa the pendant she had given him and pointed out that Die had given him its other half.
• Chen Mo gave Queen Medusa a Huangji Pill, and she recognized its value.

Chen Mo persuaded Queen Medusa to let him pursue her for three months, then kissed her and earned a new Dou Skill before she struck him and fled. After healing, he learned that the Great Sage Art strengthened its user by transforming the body into a demon.

• Chen Mo asked Queen Medusa for three months to pursue her, and she agreed, accepting the Huangji Pill as repayment for saving his life.
• Queen Medusa forbade Chen Mo from touching or secretly kissing her during his pursuit, but he asked to kiss her once and then kissed her.
• Chen Mo's kiss triggered a favorability reward that granted him the Heaven Rank Low-Level Dou Skill, Great Sage Art.
• Queen Medusa struck Chen Mo into a wall, threatened to kill him if he did it again, and flew out of the bedchamber.
• Chen Mo took a Recovery Pill and studied the Great Sage Art, learning it could increase strength by transforming the body into a demon.

Chen Mo summoned Demon Nightmare, prepared materials, and let Queen Medusa begin her breakthrough while he focused on cultivation. Meanwhile, Hai Bo Dong reached the Misty Cloud Sect and learned from Gu He that removing his curse required a Heavenly Flame.

• Chen Mo summoned Demon Nightmare, learned that it grew with his strength, and formed it into a black sword.
• Chen Mo stored the Fire Lotus Seeds, refined the Dark Gold Magic Tiger King and Azure Lightning Blood Eagle into essence blood, and began cultivating.
• Queen Medusa returned, then began secluded cultivation with the Huangji Pill after Chen Mo gave her four Fire Lotus Seeds.
• Hai Bo Dong met Gu He at the Misty Cloud Sect and explained that Queen Medusa's Serpent Seal Curse was weakening him.
• Gu He said a Po E Dan could remove most seals but that its refinement required an alchemist with a Heavenly Flame.

Hai Bo Dong told Gu He that Queen Medusa possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Gu He gathered Yun Yun and other allies to pursue it. As they entered the Tagor Desert, Chen Mo finished healing and broke through to Da Dou Shi, alerting Queen Medusa to the approaching group.

• Hai Bo Dong told Gu He that Queen Medusa had the Green Lotus Core Flame and suggested they take it from her.
• Gu He persuaded Yun Yun to join the expedition, and Yun Yun agreed to protect him while leaving the seizure of the flame to the others.
• Two days later, Chen Mo continued refining the Green Lotus Core Flame in the royal palace and healed the damage it had caused.
• Chen Mo used an Incense Stick's Worth of Enlightenment Time to break through, reaching Da Dou Shi and forming Dou Qi Armor.
• Hai Bo Dong warned the others that Queen Medusa would sense them once they entered the Tagor Desert, and the group sped toward its depths.
• Queen Medusa sensed Chen Mo's surge of dou qi as he completed his breakthrough.

Chen Mo completed the first level of the Supreme Primordial Chaos Art and tested his Heavenly Flame while Queen Medusa continued breaking through. Outside, Gu He and a group of humans arrived at the royal city seeking an audience with Queen Medusa, and Mo Bas confronted them.

• Chen Mo discovered his Dou Qi vortex had become a black-and-white Taiji shape, confirming that he had completed the first level of the Supreme Primordial Chaos Art.
• Chen Mo summoned his azure Heavenly Flame, then returned to cultivating beside Queen Medusa as she continued her breakthrough.
• On the royal city walls, Yan Ci and Yue Mei discussed Queen Medusa’s seclusion, the princess’s inheritance, and Chen Mo, while Mo Bas patrolled nearby.
• Gu He and a group of humans approached the royal city, prompting Mo Bas and the other tribe leaders to fly out and confront them.
• Yan Shi mocked Mo Bas for losing his arm, and Gu He asked for an audience with Queen Medusa to discuss a matter.

Gu He and his allies confronted the Snake-People Clan and learned that Queen Medusa was likely injured, but a surge of energy revealed she was breaking through. As the battle erupted, Gu He and Hai Bo Dong pushed toward the royal palace, where Chen Mo watched their approach with Yue Nu.

• Gu He called for Queen Medusa to meet him, but she did not respond, and Hai Bo Dong suggested she was recovering from serious injuries.
• A surge of energy above the royal palace signaled Queen Medusa’s breakthrough, prompting Gu He’s group to attack before she could reach Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Yue Mei ordered the Snake-People guards to fire on the humans, while Gu He and Hai Bo Dong flew toward the palace under Sect Leader Yun’s cover.
• The Three Great Elders tried to stop Gu He and Hai Bo Dong, but Jia Xing Tian appeared and blocked them.
• Chen Mo watched Gu He and Hai Bo Dong approach the palace and asked Yue Nu whether she was afraid.