Sure Enough, Old Ginger Still Had the Most Bite!

The Jia Ma Empire.

Within a magnificent palace belonging to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.

"Father, are we really going to give the Snake-People Tribe eight Dou Ling Pills?"

"That's eight Dou Ling Pills! If we use them properly, the standing of our Jia Ma Imperial Family will surely rise to new heights."

Deep within the palace, a dignified, square-faced middle-aged man looked at Jia Xingtian before him and spoke.

Jia Ye was the emperor of the Jia Ma Empire, as well as the son of Jia Xingtian, a Peak Dou Emperor.

Three years ago, Jia Xingtian had returned gravely injured and ordered him to gather eight sets of ingredients for Dou Ling Pills, to be refined into pills.

Although he had not known exactly what his father intended, as the guardian of the entire Jia Ma Imperial Family, everything Jia Xingtian did surely had its interests at heart.

After vast sums of money and painstaking effort, the eight Dou Ling Pills had finally been successfully refined today, three years later.

The expense involved was simply unimaginable!

Dou Ling Pills were Sixth-Grade Pills!

As Sixth-Grade Pills, every ingredient needed to refine them cost an astronomical sum-and they were making eight Dou Ling Pills!

In the entire Jia Ma Empire, Pill King Gu He was the only sixth-grade alchemist, and only he could refine these Dou Ling Pills.

Even the fee the Jia Ma Imperial Family paid to have him refine the pills was enormous.

Now that the eight Dou Ling Pills had finally been successfully refined, his father, the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire, actually intended to give all eight to the Snake-People Tribe???

This was the Snake-People Tribe!

At that moment, the emperor of the Jia Ma Empire was on the verge of a breakdown!

The eight Dou Ling Pills, refined at the cost of endless money and effort, were about to be handed straight over to the Snake-People Tribe. Jia Ye already felt like crying.

Raising his head slightly, Jia Ye looked at Jia Xingtian before him. "Father, this is the Snake-People Tribe. They're a different race! Once their strength increases dramatically, they'll pose an enormous threat to our Jia Ma Imperial Family!"

"We absolutely cannot give these eight Dou Ling Pills to the Snake-People Tribe."

A sharp glint flashed through Jia Xingtian's eyes before he slowly spoke. "Jia Ye, do you think I want to give them the Dou Ling Pills?"

"I have no choice either. Do you remember how I returned gravely injured three years ago? Do you know who did that?"

Looking at Jia Ye, Jia Xingtian wore a helpless expression.

If he had any choice, how could Jia Xingtian possibly give these eight Dou Ling Pills to the Snake-People Tribe? But he truly had none.

At his words, confusion appeared on Jia Ye's face.

After Jia Xingtian had returned gravely injured back then, he had immediately entered seclusion. Afterward, he had refused to mention the matter, only instructing them to refine eight Dou Ling Pills.

Even as his son, Jia Ye did not know what had actually happened back then.

"Was it the Snake-People Tribe? Queen Medusa?"

"Impossible. Though Queen Medusa has a fearsome reputation, she's no match for you!"

"Could it have been the Misty Cloud Sect?!"

Jia Ye could not help speculating.

After all, in his mind, the Misty Cloud Sect was the greatest threat in the entire Jia Ma Empire. Like Jia Xingtian, Yun Shan was a Peak Dou Emperor.

"Hmph! How could that old fellow Yun Shan possibly injure me so badly!"

Hearing the name of the Misty Cloud Sect, Jia Xingtian gave a cold snort. "It was Queen Medusa!"

"Impossible! How could that be!"

"Father, Queen Medusa's strength falls well short of yours!"

At his words, Jia Ye could not help looking incredulous.

He could hardly be blamed for his shock. As far as he knew, Queen Medusa was at most an eight-star or Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

Jia Xingtian's strength as a Peak Dou Emperor had always kept that level of power firmly suppressed!

"There's nothing impossible about it. That's what happened. Queen Medusa has already broken through the level of a Nine-Star Dou Emperor, and the power she displayed far surpassed even mine as a Peak Dou Emperor."

"And do you know how many powerful experts the Snake-People Tribe has?!"

Looking at the stunned Jia Ye, Jia Xingtian's expression darkened as he slowly spoke. "The Snake-People Tribe's strength far exceeds our imagination. They have Queen Medusa, whose strength rivals a Peak Dou Emperor, as well as four powerful elders, every one of whom has reached the Dou Emperor level!"

"That's five Dou Huang experts in total, along with eight Dou Wang leaders."

Five Dou Emperors and eight Dou Wangs!

Jia Ye's face jolted with shock, filled with disbelief.

But he knew his father would never deceive him. That meant the Snake-People Tribe truly possessed such strength.

Five Dou Emperors and eight Dou Wangs-such a force could completely topple the rule of their Jia Ma Imperial Family.

"Then, Father, if that's the case, we have even more reason not to give them these eight Dou Ling Pills."

"If we hand them eight Dou Ling Pills, won't we effectively be increasing their strength?"

"If this continues, our Jia Ma Imperial Family will truly be teetering on the brink."

In an instant, Jia Ye spoke with a grave expression.

The Snake-People Tribe already possessed such formidable strength. Wouldn't sending them another eight Dou Ling Pills amount to funding their growth?

"Not give them? Do you believe our Jia Ma Imperial Family could be turned upside down tomorrow?" At his words, Jia Xingtian's face grew frighteningly grim. "Do you know why I lost to Medusa?"

"It was because Queen Medusa unleashed an utterly terrifying Dou Technique during our battle. That Dou Technique even caused strange phenomena in heaven and earth."

"And that was merely a technique that hadn't fully taken shape. I even suspect Queen Medusa didn't unleash even one or two tenths of its power. Yet that alone was already enough to sweep everything before it and gravely injure me."

Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?!

Could it be...

In an instant, Jia Ye thought of a possibility he could scarcely believe, no matter how he considered it!

He looked at Jia Xingtian in disbelief. "A Heaven-Rank Dou Technique?!"

"Though I can't be completely certain, I feel there's a very strong chance it was a Heaven-Rank Dou Technique. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly have unleashed such tremendous power." Jia Xingtian pondered for a moment before answering gravely.

A Heaven-Rank Dou Technique-this was a Heaven-Rank Dou Technique!

Even if he bundled up the entire Jia Ma Empire and sold it, it wouldn't be worth a single Heaven-Rank Dou Technique manual!

"However, you needn't worry too much. I've already reached an agreement with Queen Medusa." Looking at Jia Ye, who was trembling slightly with fear, Jia Xingtian slowly continued, "The Snake-People Tribe will move out of the Jia Ma Empire within ten years. These eight Dou Ling Pills are part of that deal."

Jia Xingtian simply could not bring himself to say that these eight Dou Ling Pills were actually the price of his own life.

The Snake-People Tribe was moving out of the Jia Ma Empire?!

At those words, Jia Ye was instantly wild with joy.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Eight Dou Ling Pills in exchange for getting such a powerful Snake-People Tribe to leave the Jia Ma Empire-what a worthwhile bargain!

Now, as Jia Ye looked at Jia Xingtian, his face was filled with respect.

Sure enough, old ginger still had the most bite!