Ye Uchiha ignored Queen Medusa's look, which suggested she thought he was an idiot. He had no intention of revealing his Half-Emperor strength just yet. According to Amakusa Shirou Tokisada's plan, they would first absorb the factions of the Northwest Continent, then move into the Central Plains once Chaldea had built up sufficient influence in this world.
The basic idea was that individual strength would only make this world's natives feign compliance, while collective strength would make them recognize their own weakness and willingly accept Ye Uchiha's rule.
"Let's make a deal. You want to use the Green Lotus Core Flame to evolve and break through to Dou Zong, don't you? I'll help your bloodline evolve and set aside territory suitable for your Snake-People to live in. In exchange, you'll become my mercenaries and work for me. How does that sound?"
A wisp of blue-green flame rose from his fingertip, taking the form of a tiny spirit snake that twisted and darted about.
Queen Medusa hesitated at Ye Uchiha's offer. She was certainly tempted. The gap between a Dou Huang and a Dou Zong was enormous; it would take ten or twenty Dou Huangs to match a single Dou Zong, while the chances of breaking through to Dou Zong were only one-tenth those of breaking through to Dou Huang.
To awaken her ancestral bloodline and evolve into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, she had no choice but to risk her life and use a heavenly flame to complete the evolution. Once she succeeded, Dou Zong would merely be her starting point. In the future, she might even reach the legendary Dou Sheng realm.
Queen Medusa said solemnly, "How about a three-year limit? The Snake-People will serve you for three years, provided you help me evolve successfully and do not order them