Xiao Fan stared at Medusa with wide eyes.
"What, you're unwilling?" Medusa narrowed her eyes at Xiao Fan and spoke coolly, a hint of menace in her voice.
Xiao Fan shook his head and gave Medusa a wry smile. "Please stop joking, Your Majesty."
"Who said I was joking?"
Medusa glanced sidelong at Xiao Fan, then leaned against the windowsill and looked at him, her voice full of appreciation.
"You're the most talented human I've ever met. When I underwent my tribulation, you were merely a Dou Shi. Yet only a few months have passed, and you've already leaped into the ranks of Dou Ling."
The more she spoke, the more Medusa felt that Xiao Fan was a rare talent.
"And not only has your strength improved at an astonishing rate, you've now become a fifth-tier Alchemist, on par with Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire. If you're allowed to keep growing, who knows what heights you might reach?"
Hearing Medusa's words, Xiao Fan inwardly groaned. His immense improvement had mostly come from relying on the system. Now that the system had issued such a tricky mission, he was caught between advancing and retreating.
Otherwise, he would never have been foolish enough to openly fall out with Eagle Protector while his strength was only at the Dou Ling level. After all, Eagle Protector's strength was undeniable. Moreover, here in the Black-Corner Region, he had to consider whether other experts from the Hall of Souls were present.
In the worst case, there was still Black Heart Old Man in the Black Skull Tomb. The entire Black Skull Tomb belonged to the Hall of Souls. If Xiao Fan were exposed, he would have to face not only Eagle Protector, but the experts of the Black Skull Tomb as well.
"You think