Queen Medusa

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Medusa rules a tribe struggling to survive between stronger powers. Her responsibilities include investigating potential threats entering Tagor and maintaining the tribe’s security amid its longstanding conflict with humans 20 39 43.

Years before Chen Cang’s return to the desert, she attacked Hai Bodong partly over a Fragmented Map and partly to weaken the Jia Ma Empire. She considered his growing strength a future danger to the Snake-People. The encounter reduced the renowned Ice Emperor to a weakened state and left him deeply afraid of her 36 39.

During the two years following Chen Cang’s first passage through Tagor, Medusa cultivated capable subordinates, particularly Hua She’er. When leaving for seclusion, she entrusted Hua She’er with the Holy City and instructed her to consult the elders on matters beyond her judgment 38.

Appearance

Medusa’s human form is described as bewitching and voluptuous. Her true form is an enormous dark-purple snake 19 20 45.

• True form: Purple Nether Flame Snake, approximately two or three hundred feet long 45.
• Eyes: Large, lantern-like snake eyes 45.
• After retrieving the Heavenly Flame: Extensive charring, missing scales, and exposed, burned flesh, especially around the coils restraining the flame 45.

Personality

Despite her fearsome reputation, Medusa follows the principle that she will not offend others unless they offend her. She recognizes Chen Cang’s claims about his background as fabricated, but does not attack because he poses no threat and has shown no hostility 20.

Her ruthlessness is often strategic rather than personal. She crippled Hai Bodong to reduce a neighboring empire’s strength, yet later declines to pursue him because she no longer considers him consequential. She also abandons interest in the Fragmented Map after judging that it offers little value to someone of her cultivation 39.

Medusa is curious about unusual beasts and hidden opportunities, but cautious in pursuing them. She studies ancient records before attempting to secure the Green Lotus Core Flame. Although she wants to reach Dou Zong, she regards the flame as a future fallback rather than an immediately necessary gamble 20 43 44 45.

Abilities & Skills

Purple Nether Flame Snake Form

Medusa can change between her human appearance and her enormous serpentine true form 43 45.

• Opens a separate passage into the underground magma cavern rather than using Chen Cang’s entrance 43.
• Her presence terrifies the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into hiding 43.
• Even while severely injured, her charge is beyond an ordinary Dou Ling’s ability to withstand 45.

Dou Qi Control and Perception

Her cultivation allows her to investigate concealed energy sources and operate within the dangerous magma cavern 41 43.

• Detects unusual energy in sand disturbed by Chen Cang 41.
• Envelops herself in powerful energy before entering the magma and follows the increasing concentration of fire energy toward the Green Lotus Core Flame 43.
• Extracts and restrains the Heavenly Flame, but suffers severe burns; suppressing it occupies almost all her attention afterward 45.

Hidden Aura Mark

Hai Bodong identifies a hidden aura on Chen Cang as Medusa’s mark and says it can be used to track him 36 37.

• According to Hai Bodong, the mark cannot be seen, touched, or detected through ordinary sensing; he recognizes it through his familiarity with her aura 36.
• Its removal is not directly shown. Chen Cang later erases a snake-shaped mark attributed to Hai Bodong and finds no other abnormalities, while Hai Bodong subsequently notices that Medusa’s faint aura on him has vanished 38 44.

Tribal Evolution Method

The Snake-People possess a secret method involving a Heavenly Flame that offers Medusa hope of advancing to Dou Zong 43.

• She consults ancient tribal texts about the flame and the evolution process 43.
• The provided events show her obtaining the flame, not undergoing evolution 45.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Green Lotus Core Flame — Retrieved from beneath the Tagor Desert after several attempts. Medusa carries it away in her coils, intending to return to the Holy City and seal it 44 45.
• Ancient tribal texts — Consulted for information about the green-lotus-shaped Heavenly Flame and evolution 43 44.

Relationships

• Hua She’er — Trusted subordinate entrusted with administering the Holy City during Medusa’s absences; reports developments in Stone Desert City 38 43.
• Hai Bodong — Former opponent whom Medusa weakened for strategic reasons. He remains terrified of her, while she no longer considers him worth pursuing 36 39.
• Chen Cang — Initially an unthreatening traveler who attracts her curiosity. Their interests later conflict over the Green Lotus Core Flame, with Chen Cang secretly attempting to manipulate her preparations 20 40 43 45.
• Void Pegasus Beast — Its exceptional speed draws her attention and prompts her to follow Chen Cang during his first desert crossing 20.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Encounter in Tagor

• Medusa detects Chen Cang and the Void Pegasus Beast crossing her territory and leaves the sacred city to investigate 19 20.
• She spares them, follows out of interest in the beast, and returns to her duties after anticipating the turmoil they might bring to the Jia Ma Empire 20.

Discovery of the Green Lotus Core Flame

• Two years later, Medusa secretly observes Chen Cang’s desert search. He deliberately attracts her attention, hoping to use her strength to overcome the flame’s dangers 39 40.
• Following his discoveries, she investigates the underground cavern through her own passage and finds the flame. She initially leaves it untouched and returns to study her tribe’s records 41 43.
• Chen Cang advertises valuable pill rewards to recruit human experts, creating pressure for her to act before competitors arrive. She announces another period of seclusion, then travels to Stone Desert City in disguise 43 44.

Retrieval and Confrontation

• After repeated attempts, Medusa extracts the flame at the cost of severe injuries. She ignores Chen Cang’s demand to surrender it and forces him and his mount out of her path 44 45.
• During the encounter, Chen Cang reads part of her memories and discovers that she has not reached Peak Dou Emperor. This undermines his plan to force an immediate evolution and claim the weakened flame afterward 45.
• Medusa leaves with the flame; Chen Cang instead collects the remaining Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and Lotus Platform from the cavern 45 46.

Notable Quotes

“An underage Da Dou Shi and a strange winged horse. It seems the Jia Ma Empire is about to become interesting. Let chaos come. The more chaos, the better...” 20

“I will be entering seclusion. The Holy City will be in your hands for the next few days. If anything arises that you cannot decide, consult the elders.” 38