An incense stick's worth of time later.
Queen Medusa lay on the ground, her face flushed crimson and her expression vacant.
Anyone who happened upon this scene without knowing the circumstances might have thought Queen Medusa had suffered something unspeakable.
Yao Lao had already ended his possession. He gave a dry cough inside the Sea of Consciousness.
"Ahem, I only used a little of my strength. Who knew she couldn't take a beating? You can hardly blame me."
With his current strength as a full-fledged Dou Zong, Yao Lao had held back from dealing any killing blows, knowing Xiao Yan wanted to bring Queen Medusa under his command.
But the more he held back, the more despair Queen Medusa felt!
Normally, she slaughtered Dou Wangs as easily as chickens.
Today, she had finally experienced that immense gulf in strength herself, toyed with by a Dou Zong who could slaughter her just as easily!
Her Dao Heart had all but crumbled under the blow, leaving her lying on the ground with a vacant expression and despair written across her face.
Xiao Yan gave a helpless smile. "Teacher, you were once an esteemed Dou Zun. How could an ordinary Dou Zong compare to your combat experience and judgment?
"I think Queen Medusa is already plenty formidable. Against an ordinary Dou Zong, she might not have lost so quickly.
"Unfortunately, she just had to run into you!
"Now that you've beaten her into this state, what if she loses all ambition and never recovers? What good would bringing her under my command do then?"
Somewhat embarrassed, Yao Lao shamelessly changed the subject. "If I hadn't been avoiding certain awkward physical contact, why would I have needed to use so much force?
"You brat, I did it all for you! And now you're finding