The Queen Is Ruthless-Good Thing I Have a Cheat
"Your Majesty, you're mistaken." Lu Yuan met Queen Medusa's gaze without flinching. "Why would I try to flatter someone like you to ruin?"
"Besides, after this cooperation, both your strength and your talent will undergo earth-shaking changes. I sincerely want to be your friend, so we can both benefit."
His words sounded utterly sincere, and a trace of satisfaction appeared in Medusa's eyes. "If you're always this perceptive, I'd be happy to be your friend."
Lu Yuan had high hopes for her strength and future, while she thought highly of this human's talent, methods, vision, and courage.
Perhaps there would be many opportunities for them to cooperate in the future.
The group soon arrived above the temple.
Medusa's guards and commanders immediately appeared. All of them were Dou Wang and Dou Ling experts, and they knelt on one knee to salute Queen Medusa.
"Rise. Take our guests to a side hall to rest." Medusa had Yun Yun and Hai Bodong escorted away.
Yun Yun glanced at Lu Yuan, and he nodded. "Go on. Qing Lin is still asleep. Sorry for the trouble, but please look after her."
Yun Yun took Qing Lin, who was still unconscious, from his arms and asked no further questions.
Lu Yuan watched the two leave, then turned to Medusa.
Queen Medusa said little. With a flick of her snake tail and a gentle beat of her Dou Qi Wings, she flew straight toward the back of the temple.
Behind the temple lay a valley ringed by towering rock walls. At its center was a natural lake, its water clear enough to see the bottom, yet wisps of cold air rose from it.
An island stood in the middle of the lake, covered in all manner of strange green bamboo that obscured its interior from view.
Lu Yuan and Queen Medusa arrived at the center of the valley, where they saw a round stone pool.
The pool was filled with a special spiritual water that gave off a chill: the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
Above the stone pool, a cyan flame constantly shifted into various forms, most often that of a snake. Clearly, Queen Medusa had nurtured it for a long time, and it had developed a certain inclination.
Queen Medusa landed and walked with a swaying gait to the edge of the pool. She turned to Lu Yuan, a smile playing on her lips. "Shall we begin now, then?"
Lu Yuan was a little surprised by Queen Medusa's decisiveness.
He had thought that after reaching the Snake-People Holy City, Queen Medusa would have matters to settle and arrangements to make before attempting to evolve with the power of a Heavenly Flame.
As though she had seen through his thoughts, Queen Medusa continued, "I've spent a very, very long time preparing to break through to Dou Zong."
"Ever since obtaining this Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, I've also had the elders and guard commanders of my tribe go on high alert, ready for my breakthrough at any moment."
"All right." Understanding dawned on Lu Yuan. Without further hesitation, he stepped forward, and three golden lotuses slowly emerged in his pitch-black eyes. "Then I'll first form a contract with Your Majesty's companion snake soul, the Purple Nether Flame Snake."
"Please don't resist, Your Majesty."
Medusa's long, narrow purple eyes flickered. She met his gaze, gave a slight nod, and withdrew the Dou Qi surrounding her.
Lu Yuan channeled his Dou Qi to bolster his soul power. The three golden lotuses in his eyes shone, their light converging at the center of his brow.
The next moment, he glimpsed Queen Medusa's soul world. Within a vast ocean was the shadowy form of a long purple snake several yards in length. Purple markings flowed over its body, and its pupils burned like flames.
Under Lu Yuan's control, the power of the Purifying Lotus Triple Flower Pupils became a fine golden thread that wound around the Purple Nether Flame Snake's soul body, transforming into a series of intricate chains.
Lu Yuan steadied his mind and manipulated the chains, constantly shifting them as he slowly etched the contract mark into the core of the snake soul.
Medusa cooperated throughout, offering not the slightest resistance.
The moment the contract was complete, the Purple Nether Flame Snake gave a soft hiss. Medusa sensed that a mysterious connection had also formed between her and Lu Yuan.
"It's done."
Lu Yuan opened his eyes and formed seals with both hands, channeling his own power.
"Your Majesty, sorry for the trouble. The rest is up to you."
"After you complete your evolution, when the heavenly lightning tribulation appears, you only need to enter my pupil."
With that, Lu Yuan stepped back to a safe distance, keeping the Purifying Lotus Triple Flower Pupils active.
Medusa turned toward the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and walked forward with a swaying gait. She shed her luxurious, costly purple brocade robe, fully revealing her voluptuous, curvaceous figure and radiating the most primal, alluring temptation.
Her naturally seductive pale-purple eyes shimmered, filled with determination.
Lu Yuan's perception and eyesight were at their sharpest, and he saw every detail clearly.
In the light of the Heavenly Flame, her full, delicate body resembled fine jade bathed in a warm glow. Her face was bewitchingly beautiful, like a vixen's, her neck long and fair. A pair of full, pert breasts were especially eye-catching, rounded and tender.
Her wild-looking purple snake tail swayed slightly, lending her a peculiar allure.
What a vixen.
It's hard for a man not to feel possessive.
Xu Xian was right.
Lu Yuan formed a hand seal and used his powerful soul force to keep his emotions in check.
This little man has pretty good self-control.
Such an opportunity is hard to come by. Time to begin!
Queen Medusa's gaze hardened, and her snow-white, jade-like hands quickly formed several seals before her.
Boom!
The crystal lotus platform holding the Green Lotus Core Flame ahead began to tremble.
The energy barrier covering the Heavenly Flame vanished like melting ice and snow.
Freed from suppression, the Green Lotus Flame burst out. It swelled in the wind, becoming a raging blaze in an instant.
A terrifying heat emerged, causing the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the small pool to evaporate at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As time passed, the fluctuations of the natural energy among the bamboo grew violent. Cold-attribute and yang-attribute energy clashed again and again, eventually forming a massive energy vortex above the island.
A layer of light enveloped Queen Medusa's body, and the cries of various beasts came from within it.
Lu Yuan saw every detail clearly. Queen Medusa transformed before him into a giant purple snake over ten yards long, then immediately plunged into the cyan flame.
"Hiss..."
The instant she entered the Heavenly Flame, the Purple Nether Flame Snake let out a piercing scream of agony that rang through the entire Snake-People Holy City.
"What a madwoman," Hai Bodong said, secretly astonished as he looked toward the island.
"Does even someone like Queen Medusa have to stake so much to break through to Dou Zong?" Yun Yun's expression was complicated; it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Qing Lin awoke at the piercing sound. She looked around at her unfamiliar surroundings in confusion, her gaze finally settling on Yun Yun, the only person in the hall. "Big Sister, who are you? Where is this?"
Yun Yun composed herself and smiled at Qing Lin. "I'm Yun Yun. Lu Yuan asked me to look after you. He's busy helping someone make a breakthrough."
Meanwhile, at the very center of the island.
The giant purple snake's injuries continued to mount under the Heavenly Flame's burning, and its hard scales kept falling off.
Crimson blood gushed out, only to be burned into nothingness by the Heavenly Flame's heat in an instant, leaving glaring bloody streaks along the snake's body.
As blood rapidly drained away, the purple snake's enormous body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its cries grew weaker and weaker.
Lu Yuan watched it all, his eyes full of admiration.
She really is ruthless, both to others and to herself.
If you can't succeed, who can?
Well, I can too, with my cheat!