Shasha, You've Changed

With the battle over, Medusa rose, the aura of a Dou Zong radiating from her.

"Hei Du has been defeated. From this day forth, Long Xiao is my husband. To see him is to see me. Anyone who harbors disloyalty again will die!"

Medusa's voice pierced everyone's hearts like a sharp sword.

"Yes! We shall obey Your Majesty's command!"

All the Snake-People bowed respectfully, not daring to object.

Hei Du's expression was utterly miserable. He had never imagined Long Xiao would be this formidable.

"Seven Great Commanders, Hei Du, do you concede?"

Medusa looked at Hei Du and the Seven Great Commanders and asked coldly.

Hei Du looked into Medusa's eyes, his heart filled with resentment, but he dared not defy her command. He knew that once Medusa became enraged, he would be utterly powerless against her, so he dared not offer even the slightest resistance.

"I concede."

Hei Du spoke through gritted teeth.

The Seven Great Commanders also lowered their heads. There was nothing left to argue about. The strength Long Xiao had displayed had already proven everything.

"Since you've all come to your senses, you may withdraw."

Medusa waved a hand.

"Yes!"

Hei Du and the others obeyed and withdrew.

As they left, the looks they cast at Long Xiao were filled with fear and wariness.

"It's already late at night. We should retire and rest too."

Medusa looked at Long Xiao and spoke to him through a voice transmission.

Long Xiao nodded slightly, then left at Medusa's side.

He knew the queen wanted to cultivate with him again.

Ah, this sort of thing was like opening the door to a whole new world for her. What a sin.

Inside Medusa's bedchamber.

The two finished their battle.

"Shasha, you've changed..."

Long Xiao lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, and suddenly sighed.

"Have I? Don't you like it?"

Medusa looked at Long Xiao and calmly asked in return.

"I do, but neither of us is a child anymore. We need to learn moderation."

"Moderation? Neither of us is a child?"

"In my eyes, you're as young as a baby."

Medusa shot Long Xiao an exasperated glare.

After all, this cultivation method was the simplest, increased her strength quickly, and felt so **, leaving her longing for more.

Hearing that, Long Xiao teased her in turn. "You're already three hundred years old. How could you bring yourself to lay your hands on a twenty-year-old youngster like me?"

"You..."

Medusa grabbed the soft flesh at Long Xiao's waist and twisted hard. The pain made him grimace and beg for mercy without stopping.

"What are you doing... Ow! Stop pinching! I was wrong! Stop twisting! Isn't admitting I was wrong enough?"

Only then did Medusa release him.

"Let me tell you, by the Snake-People Tribe's reckoning of age, I am in the very bloom of youth!"

On the battle square.

A Snake-Person in black robes stood there, wearing a mask.

He was the High Priest of the Snake-People Tribe.

Although his cultivation was only at the Dou Wang level, he was in charge of all the Snake-People Tribe's sacrificial rites.

Moreover, his lineage had only a single successor in each generation.

He examined the traces left by Long Xiao and Hei Du's battle.

"To think that even Hei Du was no match after I brought him here... Will this Long Xiao ruin the plan?"

"I keep feeling there's more to this fellow than meets the eye. His arrival actually helped Her Majesty complete her bloodline evolution. Truly unbelievable."

"My lord, this Queen Medusa has already met the requirements, surpassing every queen before her. You may descend ahead of time."

The High Priest murmured to himself, his words steeped in devotion.

With that, he walked toward the Altar.