At that moment, inside the imperial palace.
The Jia Ma Empire's foremost experts had gathered in the palace. Everyone present was at least a Dou Wang, a leading expert in their own region.
Yet none of them wore even a trace of a smile. Their gazes drifted, almost imperceptibly, toward the beautiful woman seated on equal footing with Emperor Jia Ye.
They were not bewitched by her beautiful face.
Rather, they were shaken by her status and strength!
This was Queen Medusa of the Snake-People Tribe! A true Dou Zong!
And now, here in the imperial palace, she actually sat as an equal to the supreme ruler of the Jia Ma Empire. What did that mean?!
It meant the Jia Ma Imperial Family had already acknowledged the Snake-People Tribe's standing and placed its queen on the same level as themselves.
Watching Jia Xingtian and Queen Medusa chat and laugh above them, everyone below wore complicated expressions, each reacting differently.
It seemed the Snake-People Tribe and the Jia Ma Imperial Family truly shared close ties.
At the sight, Yun Yun's expression grew even more conflicted.
This situation posed an enormous threat to their Misty Cloud Sect. Previously, the Jia Ma Imperial Family alone had been manageable. After all, Jia Xingtian had been its only Peak Dou Emperor.
But now?!
Queen Medusa, a Dou Zong, had joined their side, along with Pill King Gu He, who had already submitted to her. With those three together, the Misty Cloud Sect had virtually no way to fight back.
Now, Yun Yun could only hope in her heart that her teacher, Yun Shan, would truly take that final step and become a Dou Zong!
Only then would their Misty Cloud Sect have a chance to survive. Otherwise, they would truly be powerless to turn the