Open Your Eyes and See Who Calls the Shots Now

"Not good! Something's happening..."

Hai Bodong instantly snapped to attention and sprang up from the boulder. Ice condensed into Dou Qi Wings behind him as he prepared to fly over to support Luo Yang.

But just before taking off, he stopped.

He had suddenly remembered something Tushan Rongrong had told him before they parted that evening-tonight, no matter what noises he heard, he was to ignore them...

Even that "Young Master Luo" had to obey Tushan Rongrong. Besides, Hai Bodong had already experienced Luo Yang's trump card firsthand, so there was nothing to worry about.

If something really happened that even Luo Yang could not handle, going there would do no good.

With that thought, Hai Bodong dispersed the Dou Qi Wings behind him, gathered his thoughts, calmed himself, and sat back down on the rock. Closing his eyes, he resumed cultivating.

At a small lake somewhere in the oasis, Tushan Rongrong and Qing Lin leaned against the shore after tiring themselves out playing in the water, soaking as they exchanged girls' secrets.

They, too, noticed the commotion elsewhere in the oasis.

Qing Lin was about to get out of the water to help her young master, but Tushan Rongrong held her back.

Tushan Rongrong said to leave him alone; that kid could handle it.

Although Qing Lin was still worried, since Sister Rongrong had said so, it meant nothing would happen to her young master over there.

Her young master had once said that Sister Rongrong's strategies were peerless and her calculations never missed a thing. As long as she listened to Sister Rongrong, she could not go wrong.

Meanwhile, Luo Yang faced four Da Dou Shi experts and one Dou Wang expert alone. He had reached the end of the road.

With his mere Dou Shi cultivation, handling a single Da Dou Shi was already his limit. Now that Yue Mei had sent another full-health Da Dou Shi to capture him, Luo Yang had no choice but to craft a Sparklence by hand.

"Kekeke... Open your eyes and see who calls the shots now!!"

Luo Yang struck a chuunibyou pose. A brilliant light flashed as he used the Sparklence to transform into Ultraman: Tiga.

Although the battle just now had completely drained Luo Yang's Dou Qi, transforming reset his condition outright.

Three-Star Dou Emperor (Seven-Star Dou Shi).

"I feel fantastic..."

His weakness vanished. Leaping straight from Dou Shi to Dou Emperor made Luo Yang feel incredibly good.

Originally the weakest person present, he had now become the strongest.

Grabbing the arm of the female Snake-Person who had come to capture him alive with one hand, Luo Yang's eyes briefly flashed with greed and **.

"Kekeke..."

It was not time to enjoy himself yet. The others over there could flee at any moment, so Luo Yang needed to bring them all into custody before he could enjoy himself in peace...

"This presence... a Dou Huang expert!!"

The sudden change wiped the languor from Yue Mei's face. Her expression turned grave as she watched the human youth tying the female Snake-Person's tail into a dead knot.

A moment ago, he had clearly been a weak little Dou Shi, yet after pulling a stick out of nowhere, he had become a "big-eyed monster" with such a terrifying presence.

Yue Mei was a Seven-Star Dou Wang. Anyone who could strike fear into her heart had to be at least a Dou Huang expert.

"Human! Don't get cocky!!"

"Dare to invade our Snake-People Tribe, and we'll send you back in crushing defeat!"

But the other two female Snake-People could not tell. They merely assumed that although their opponent had become stronger than them, he was at most one rank above them and certainly no match for their Commander Yue Mei.

With Yue Mei backing them up, they fearlessly charged at Luo Yang, spears in hand.

"Don't! Come back-"

Yue Mei tried to stop them, but it was already too late.

The gulf between a Da Dou Shi and a Dou Emperor was not something courage could bridge.

Luo Yang neither dodged nor evaded, taking both female Snake-People's attacks head-on. Their serpent spears stabbed his chest and kidney, inflicting no actual damage-not even breaking his skin.

"Ladies, it's not that you aren't pretty enough. My standards are just very high..."

With that, Luo Yang flashed behind the two female Snake-People. Before they could react, he grabbed their tails and twisted them into a dead knot.

They would never untie it without considerable effort.

Having dealt with the small fry, Luo Yang finally had time to turn his attention to his target, the miniboss-Yue Mei.

Greed and lust welled up in his eyes again.

Luo Yang had never claimed to be a good person.

Greed, anger, delusion, love, hatred, aversion, and desire-Luo Yang lacked not a single one of the seven extreme sins.

Everything had happened too quickly. The situation had reversed in mere moments.

Only then did Yue Mei realize that the human before her might well be connected to the matter Her Majesty had mentioned last week. She knew she could never defeat a Dou Emperor, but her death did not matter. What mattered was reporting this information to the queen.

"Commander Yue Mei! Run!"

"Hurry!!!"

Although their tails had been tied into a dead knot, the two female Snake-People still relied on their long-standing coordination to regain some mobility. Each hugged one of Luo Yang's legs, buying Yue Mei time to flee... to report.

Yue Mei had grown much more clearheaded now. With no time to worry about her female Snake-People subordinates' safety, she unfurled her Dou Qi Wings, turned, and shot into the air.

In the blink of an eye, she had flown hundreds of meters away.

"Pretty loyal, aren't you..."

Luo Yang looked down at the female Snake-People hugging his legs, a measure of appreciation showing on his face.

Then his body turned into a mass of white light, leaving the female Snake-People clutching empty air.

After shaking off the female Snake-People dragging him down, the white ball of light flashed. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with Yue Mei, who had fled several thousand meters away.

The light gradually receded, turning back into "fish-headed hot mama Tiga."

"Trying to run? Where could you possibly go?"

Arms folded across his chest, Luo Yang looked down at Yue Mei from above, his words full of frivolity and greed.

The difference in speed between a Dou Wang and a Dou Huang expert was far from small.

Yue Mei ignored him, immediately turning and flying desperately in another direction.

She was utterly decisive, not even giving Luo Yang a chance to say another word.

"Kekeke... You think you can get away?" Luo Yang watched Yue Mei flee and gave a sinister smile.

His current size consumed very little power anyway, and he had plenty of time, so he might as well play with this beautiful snake a little longer.

Scenes of bullying respectable women were his favorite.

Kekekeke...

His figure flashed as he swiftly pursued Yue Mei in the direction she had fled.

In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Yue Mei again and blocked her path.

Yue Mei wanted to keep fleeing, but no matter how many times she tried, the result was the same. She could not escape Luo Yang's clutches and was instead teased and taken advantage of.

"You secretly infiltrated my Charming Snake Tribe and injured my guards. Are you trying to start a war with our Snake-People Tribe?"

After several rounds, Yue Mei knew she would not escape today. She suppressed her emotions and steadied her voice, hoping to find an opportunity.

She did not know whether he had used some secret technique to become a Dou Huang expert or had been a Dou Huang expert all along, disguising himself as a Dou Shi...

But either way, he was not someone a mere Dou Wang like her could contend with. Adapting to the situation was her only option now.

"No, no, no~ Don't misunderstand, Commander Yue. I came to the Snake-People Tribe with no ill intent. I'm merely here to discuss a mutually beneficial, win-win deal with Queen Medusa. Nothing more."

Luo Yang raised a finger and wagged it before Yue Mei, his gaze roaming brazenly up and down her curvaceous body.

However, because he was currently in Ultraman form, Yue Mei could not see his greedy expression or gaze.

"A deal?" Yue Mei was puzzled, but did not relax her guard in the slightest.

The Snake-People Tribe and humans had been enemies for hundreds of years. She did not believe a human expert seeking out their queen could mean anything good. He was surely plotting something foul.

Mutually beneficial and win-win?

Wasn't he more likely trying to wipe our Snake-People Tribe off the Dou Qi Continent entirely?

Yue Mei knew the true face of humans all too well.

Despicable and filthy, sinister and cunning, saying one thing to your face and doing another behind your back.

"Heh. Is there even a single true word that comes out of you humans' mouths?"

Yue Mei sneered, not believing a word of Luo Yang's nonsense.

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