Breaking the Masked Man

Queen Medusa frowned slightly. She did not ask Yao Yan to release her. She chose to listen to the words of an alchemist. As for being held by him... compared to not being able to break through to the Dou Zong realm in the future, this was obviously not a big deal.

She was a little lighter than Cai Die, and her figure was hotter... Yao Yan looked up and continued to look in the direction of Xie Biyan. At the same time, the data of Queen Medusa returned to his mind with the perception of his soul power, causing him to instinctively compare her with Cai Die.

The two sisters look similar and have similar figures, but upon closer inspection, there are still some differences.

"Wow~"

As a surge of crimson energy swept out, Xie Biyan's rather disheveled figure was revealed. His clothes were now tattered, and his once straight back had hunched over again. However, the crimson patterns around his body became even more intense, making him look like a demon stained with blood, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Hai Bodong and Cai Die, who had launched a sneak attack.

"Ice Emperor Hai Bodong?"

His gaze quickly locked onto Hai Bodong. Compared to the relatively unknown Cai Die, Hai Bodong and his techniques were clearly quite famous in the Northwest Continent.

Hai Bodong was surprised that the other party could recognize him. He frowned and felt for the first time that having too much fame was not a good thing. He considered himself to be a very low-key person in the past, except when he was on a mission.

"When did your Gama Empire collude with the Snake-People?"

Scorpion Biyan, panting heavily, said coldly.

He never expected to be ambushed by a six-star Dou Huang, and there was also the snake woman beside him. When did the snake-people race have another Dou Huang peak expert? As for the 'Dou Ling' boy who was hugging Queen Medusa, he selectively ignored him because he was too weak. He was so weak that he could be crushed with a glance. How could he pay attention to him?

Hai Bodong took a small breath and slowly said, "It has nothing to do with the Gama Empire; this is just my personal action."

"Buzz!"

Compared to Hai Bodong's casual conversation, Cai Die clearly had no intention of wasting words. After being disciplined by Yao Yan several times, she deeply understood that only a defeated enemy was qualified to talk to her. Before that, the attack could not stop. With her palms outstretched, two dark blue beams of fighting spirit blasted towards Xie Biyan.

At the same time, the phantom of the Purple Nether Serpent appeared behind her, causing her aura to surge to the peak of the Dou Huang realm instantly, and her pair of cold snake eyes stared intently at Xie Biyan.

Scorpion Biyan's pupils contracted as he stared at the colorful butterfly. He hadn't expected that the snake-man before him was also a Medusa Queen. The pressure of this accompanying soul was something that other snake-men didn't have, and it was impossible to simulate or impersonate. This made him look at the Medusa Queen who was being held by Yao Yan, and he said with a gloomy expression, "I didn't expect that there would be two Medusa Queens in this generation!"

Without a second thought, Butterfly raised her hand and continued her attack, forcing Scorpion Biyan to retreat repeatedly as violent energy surged outwards.

Hai Bodong would occasionally launch a fierce attack. As expected of a seasoned veteran, each of his attacks forced Xie Biyan to disperse his concentrated fighting spirit and become defensive when he tried to retaliate. This was the helplessness of being surrounded. When the strength of both sides is not much different, if the attacker is experienced enough, the person being surrounded will hardly be able to unleash any powerful moves.

No strong person would be foolish enough to wait for the opponent to unleash their ultimate move.

Queen Medusa was slightly dazed upon seeing this scene, but also somewhat gratified. Her sister seemed to have changed after some time apart, and these changes were undoubtedly what she had hoped for. In this world, kindness was clearly the most useless thing.

She couldn't help but look at Yao Yan beside her. Her sister's change was undoubtedly related to the other party. But thinking about her sister's relationship with the other party, as well as the unique connection between herself and her sister, she couldn't help but let out a helpless sigh.

"Fine, fine, if you don't want to live, then all of you can die!"

Scorpion Biyan's blood vessels had thickened from Hai Bodong's attack. He roared and his aura surged, his body covered in blood-red patterns, making him extremely threatening. This forced Cai Die and Hai Bodong to pause. At the same moment, the old man transformed into a streak of blood-red light and fled into the distance.

This scene stunned Cai Die, but Hai Bodong was not surprised at all. An old man who has lived to this age would not stubbornly do something he knows is impossible. That's something only young people do. Old people only run away when things are not going well.

They ran away... Yao Yan hesitated for a moment and did not stop them. He planned to find trouble with them after a while. In the original story, the benefits that the other party gave Xiao Yan were quite good. After he subdued the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame, he could consider taking them.

The full amount of Dou Qi a quasi-Dou Zong possesses should allow him to quickly transcend the Dou Wang and Dou Huang stages...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 97 Don't worry, everything is stable.

When Xie Biyan ran away, Hai Bodong did not stop him. He even stopped Cai Die, who wanted to pursue him. As a veteran, he knew very well the consequences of forcing a powerful person who had one foot in the Dou Zong realm to a dead end. Such a powerful person could definitely take one or two people with him before he died.

When two strong opponents of the same level clash, it is generally difficult to determine who lives and who dies, unless one side possesses a powerful and high-level fighting technique.

However, such fighting techniques are extremely precious and difficult to cultivate. Very few experts below the Dou Zong level can perfectly control or even unleash them.

"That old man got off easy!"

Cai Die huffed and puffed, then her wings of battle aura trembled slightly, and she transformed into a streak of light and flew toward her older sister. However, when she saw her sister leaning against Yao Yan, her gentle eyes blinked, and she looked suspiciously at Yao Yan's hand that was holding Queen Medusa's waist. Yao Yan's words from before involuntarily echoed in her mind.

"Your sister used a secret technique before, so it's not advisable for her to use her battle qi for the time being, otherwise it will be very difficult to deal with."

Yao Yan remained calm and composed, offering a succinct explanation in the face of Cai Die's questioning gaze.

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, Cai Die nodded and no longer doubted anything.

Queen Medusa's lips twitched slightly at the sight, and she couldn't help but roll her charming eyes at her silly younger sister. Didn't she know to come and help her up? Was she just going to stand by and watch her older sister being held by her man?!

If Yao Yan were to speak so frankly, wouldn't it seem a bit like fabricating something out of nothing if she were to speak directly?

This left her speechless for a moment.

Hai Bodong also flew over at this moment. When he saw Yao Yan embracing Queen Medusa, he was immediately amazed and gave him an admiring look. However, facing Queen Medusa's dangerous gaze, he put away his amused expression and said in a deep voice, "Xie Biyan is not weak. It will not be easy for us to kill him."

"That old man is only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Dou Zong. It is not a wise choice to push him to the brink."

Queen Medusa, unusually, did not feign weakness and acknowledged that Scorpion Biyan was powerful. Among the opponents she had encountered, Scorpion Biyan was undoubtedly the strongest. Even when she used a secret technique that consumed her potential, she could not defeat him and was even steadily suppressed by him.

Yao Yan nodded slightly and said, "We'll go after you've recovered from your injuries."

Hai Bodong was quite familiar with the situation of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Over the years, he had traveled all over the country and was also quite familiar with the situation of the Izumo Empire: "The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect is not weak. Not to mention this veteran powerhouse who has one foot in the Dou Zong realm, its current sect leader is also a Dou Huang with considerable strength. In addition, there are many other members whose strength is not weak either."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. I will settle accounts with him later!"

Queen Medusa glanced at Yao Yan with a cold arrogance and said indifferently that she did not want to owe Yao Yan any favors, especially since Yao Yan had a relationship with her sister. This made her instinctively want to clarify the relationship with Yao Yan, rather than getting entangled in an unclear mess. She was never the kind of person who was confused.

“Your Majesty, I never said this was so that you would cause trouble for him.”

Yao Yan looked at Queen Medusa in his arms, who was eager to distance herself from him, and chuckled. Compared to avenging Queen Medusa, he was more interested in Xie Biyan's Demonic Poison Spot. In the original work, this thing was equivalent to a super tonic. Xiao Yan was able to advance so quickly in the early stages, which was inseparable from the nourishment of this thing.

Otherwise, relying solely on Xiao Yan's talent, he wouldn't have been able to quickly surpass the Dou Huang stage in such a short time.

If Yao Yan were to activate the Devouring Spirit Clan mode, he could also advance rapidly through killing and devouring. However, the battle qi obtained in this way would obviously be too superficial. He did not want to cut off his future path of battle qi and switch to cultivating the evil energy method of the Devouring Spirit Clan. The best thing would be to maintain a balance between the two, just like the evil spirit clan in the original work, who could use both spiritual energy and the evil energy of the extraterrestrial evil clans!

Otherwise, if I were to travel to the vast world in the future, I would probably be killed as soon as I landed.

This is clearly not what Yao Yan wanted to see.

Queen Medusa frowned slightly, her beautiful eyes looking at Yao Yan's excessively handsome face. Just as she was about to say something, Cai Die leaned closer and said with a smile, "I know, young master is doing this to help me get revenge!"

Her younger sister's words effectively silenced Queen Medusa. She glanced helplessly at Butterfly, feeling annoyed. She could sense that Yao Yan's words were true and that the other party likely had other motives.

"Sister, where are the other powerful members of the clan? Why are you left to deal with this old man alone?"

Butterfly blinked, looking at Queen Medusa with a puzzled expression, and asked.

"They were stopped by the other members of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect."

Queen Medusa explained softly that she was not worried at all about anything happening to the snake people. If the situation were really bad, those four old men would not sit idly by.

Yao Yan suggested, "That old man has retired, and the others should receive the news as well, but we should still go and check on him."

Should I hide first?

Cai Die said with a hint of insecurity, knowing the rules set by the four elders of the Snake-People Clan. They had previously forced her and her sister to accept that only one of them could live. She had broken the rules and run away, but now she had returned. Those four old men would definitely not let it go.

"Need not."

Queen Medusa and Yao Yan spoke in unison. After speaking, the two couldn't help but look at each other. In the instant their eyes met, Queen Medusa looked away, while Yao Yan continued to look at her a few more times before turning to Cai Die and smiling, "It's nothing, your sister and I have finished talking."

"……Really?"

Cai Die tilted her head and looked at her older sister and Yao Yan. She felt that the atmosphere between the two was a little strange.

"Really, let's go quickly."

Queen Medusa, unable to bear the butterfly's gaze any longer, urged her on.

Cai Die nodded obediently, then looked at Yao Yan, who was hugging her older sister, and said considerately, "Hold on tight!"

"Don't worry, it's very stable."

Yao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded in agreement.

This time, Queen Medusa did not continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb. She glanced coldly at Yao Yan and said indifferently, "Put me down. I will be fine after a while."

Yao Yan nodded regretfully, carrying Queen Medusa as she landed on the ground. At the same time, she flipped her hand and took out two bottles of pills, handing them over: "These are for restoring your fighting spirit and strengthening your foundation. They can help you quickly recover your fighting spirit. As for the depleted essence, we'll talk about that when you return to the Snake-People's Palace."

He happened to have several bottles of the companion amethyst source that he hadn't used up last time, which could be used to refine a few pills for Queen Medusa.

The butterfly didn't react at first.

Queen Medusa pursed her lips, couldn't help but glance at Yao Yan again, and wanted to ask: Was the embrace comfortable?

But in the end, she held back, not wanting to discuss such topics with Yao Yan in front of her sister.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 98 The Wealthy Medusa Queen

After Queen Medusa calmed her fighting spirit, the group flew towards the Snake-Man Clan's palace. However, on the way, they encountered six powerful Snake-Man Clan members who had come to search for them.

"Your Majesty?!"

Seeing Queen Medusa safe and sound, all six of them were overjoyed. However, their gazes soon fell on Yao Yan and the others. At the same time, the sight of Cai Die also caused their expressions to change slightly. Many of them had previously received an order to hunt down a snake woman who was impersonating Her Majesty the Queen.

The snake woman before them was clearly the traitor of the snake-people mentioned in the previous orders!

Yin Shi's expression also changed drastically. He did not expect that the departed Queen would return. Only a very few people in the entire snake-people race knew that there were two Queens Medusa in this generation, and as he had previously served as a guard for both queens, he naturally knew about this matter as well.

He thought the matter was over once the other party left, but he never expected that the other party would come back.

This cast a shadow over Yin Shi's brow. He knew very well what this meant; if not handled properly, it could very well trigger a war between the snake people. After all, the conflict between the four elders and the queen had not yet been resolved, and the queen's return would undoubtedly exacerbate the conflict.

A hint of curiosity flashed in Yue Mei's charming eyes. She had been extremely curious about this traitor who looked exactly like Her Majesty the Queen, but she had never seen him before. Now that he had appeared, and his relationship with the Queen seemed a bit unusual, there was no sign of him being a traitor at all. This made her think of a few more things.

Mobas stared intently at Her Majesty the Queen, while simultaneously displaying hostility towards Butterfly and the others. He even stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, should we apprehend this traitor?!"