Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

However, Medusa, relying on the suppression of her realm, gradually forced the Eagle Protector into a disadvantageous position.

The Eagle Protector's originally large black robe was now slightly disheveled, and his face was flushed.

In another battle, the Eagle Guardian took the opportunity to distance himself from Medusa, landing on the other side of the valley, looking at Medusa with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Snake people?"

In the previous exchange, although Medusa initially held back, after the two fought, if she continued to conceal her strength, she might not have been able to defeat the Eagle Protector. Therefore, Medusa also used her own methods, and the Eagle Protector naturally recognized Medusa's identity.

"I heard that the snake-woman queen of the Gama Empire failed her tribulation some time ago. I didn't expect that Her Majesty not only succeeded in her tribulation, but also came to the Black Corner Region."

The Eagle Protector's hand trembled slightly within his black robe, for the previous exchange had not been easy for him. Having realized Medusa's identity, he feigned composure and spoke.

"Hmph!" Medusa glanced at the Eagle Protector without saying a word. She also sensed how troublesome this person was. Even with her strength as a Dou Zong, she could only suppress him. It seemed difficult to capture him.

Even if you use your trump card, your opponent will definitely still have their own trump card. Even if you win, if you dare to hold back after such an attack and try to capture your opponent alive, that would be suicide.

Chapter 153 Mission Failed

Having recognized Medusa's identity, the Eagle Protector was naturally no longer worried.

Although the Snake-People have made some progress in their combined attack formations, he is not worried about their strength alone. Moreover, the Snake-People Queen is just a newcomer who has just advanced to the Dou Zong level. Even if he can't beat her, he is confident that he can escape.

"Your Majesty, I wonder how this person has offended you. Name your price, and I'd like to establish a friendly relationship with you."

Although he wasn't afraid, Mo Shang was very important to him. If he really broke ties with Medusa, even if he could leave, he probably wouldn't be able to take Mo Shang with him. The Eagle Protector still wanted to communicate with Medusa some more.

Regardless of anything else, even if she's a newly promoted Dou Zong, Medusa's strength is at least that much, isn't it? In the Dou Qi Continent, strength is paramount, and that's no joke.

"Promise him, we won't fight anymore."

Just as Medusa was about to continue the battle, Xiao Fan's voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

Medusa frowned slightly, glancing discreetly at the valley above. After a moment of contemplation, she spoke, "This person has offended me. If I were to hand him over to you so easily, what would become of my dignity?"

"Then what do you want?"

The Eagle Protector sensed the softening in Medusa's tone and breathed a sigh of relief. Avoiding a fight with Medusa was naturally the best outcome.

Subsequently, at Xiao Fan's prompting, Medusa made a series of requests for pills, including the mountain spirits she needed.

Although Protector Eagle had some reservations, he ultimately agreed. After all, Mo Shang was an indispensable and important pawn in his plan.

"Can I grant your request? Can you give me the person now?" Eagle Protector asked Medusa. Although Medusa's request sounded like a lot, its value was completely disproportionate to Eagle Protector's needs. Moreover, he could access many of these items from the Black Skull Tomb with his authority.

He took out a storage ring and threw it to Medusa. He wasn't worried that Medusa would go back on her word. After all, he now knew her identity, and if she really did change her mind, he had plenty of ways to retaliate.

Medusa took the Eagle Guardian's storage ring, glanced at it casually, then put it away and disappeared from the spot.

The Eagle Protector didn't care when he saw Medusa leave, and walked towards Mo Shang, who was bound in the center of the formation.

After rescuing Mo Shang from it, they quickly flew away from the place.

After the Eagle Protector left, Xiao Fan reappeared here, and Medusa also flashed to appear beside Xiao Fan.

"Why aren't you arresting him again?" Medusa looked at Xiao Fan curiously. Although her tone was still indifferent, Xiao Fan could still feel the concern in it.

Xiao Fan shook his head without speaking, then turned to look at Medusa beside him. "Stretch out your hand."

Seeing Medusa's puzzled expression, Xiao Fan grabbed her hand and probed into Medusa's consciousness with his soul power.

Medusa was about to resist, but when she felt Xiao Fan tighten his grip on her hand slightly, she stopped trying to stop him.

When Xiao Fan's consciousness landed in Medusa's consciousness space, he discovered a languid little snake coiled up inside. After sensing Xiao Fan's presence, the snake approached him affectionately.

Xiao Fan calmed the little snake for a while, and then Medusa appeared beside him, looking slightly guilty.

"Is this what you meant by 'no loss'?"

Pointing at the faint soul power within Medusa's consciousness space, Xiao Fan frowned as he looked at Medusa.

Xiao Fan had gradually noticed something was wrong when Medusa and the Eagle Protector were fighting.

Although Protector Eagle is a peak Dou Huang with numerous abilities, the strength Medusa displayed just now was completely no match for a Dou Zong expert.

It can only be described as an awkward stage, somewhere between Dou Huang and Dou Zong.

After careful observation, Xiao Fan noticed the strangeness of Medusa's strength. He guessed that this was why the Eagle Protector was confident in fighting Medusa. He must have also noticed that something was wrong with Medusa.

Otherwise, even if he were at the peak of the Dou Huang realm, he wouldn't dare to underestimate a Dou Zong.

"I still don't understand why my original essence didn't shrink after I split it, but instead improved. It seems that it's all because you helped me improve it with your soul power, right?"

Xiao Fan looked at Medusa, his tone unconsciously softening. He reached out and stroked the small snake coiled on his shoulder, sending it back into his consciousness space to recuperate. Then he left Medusa's consciousness space.

Xiao Fan glanced at Medusa standing beside him, took out a bottle of spiritual liquid from his storage ring, and handed it to Medusa.

"This is a potion to repair your soul. Drink it."

Although Medusa was far stronger than Xiao Fan, she wanted to refute him, but she didn't know how to start.

Damn it! It's all that contract's fault, it's all because of that contract!

Medusa took the medicine from Xiao Fan and drank it gently. She sensed an unusual energy flowing into her soul, which made her feel slightly more energetic, and her eyes brightened a little.

"Don't you plan to control that Eagle Protector anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan pondered for a moment, then let out a long sigh: "I knew from the beginning that the chances of success were very small, I just wanted to give it a try."

The five array flags placed around the valley were retrieved. Fortunately, these flags could be recycled as long as they were not destroyed, so it wasn't a complete loss.

After glancing at the mission panel, Xiao Fan was at a loss as to what to do next.

The mission has clearly failed, but because the mission has a five-day time limit, the penalty hasn't been settled yet.

At that time, he would not only lose 300 battle qi points, but also lose one of his five senses, which was the hardest thing for Xiao Fan to accept.

I can continue cultivating both Battle Qi and Source Coins, but I don't know if I can rely on the system to recover my lost five senses.

However, based on the system's capabilities, Xiao Fan felt there shouldn't be any major problems, so he stopped worrying about it.

"Forget it, let's not think about it too much. Let's wander around outside for a few days before going back to the inner courtyard." Xiao Fan stretched and then said to Medusa, "The materials for the Spirit Fusion Pill are ready now. Take a rest, and I'll refine the pill for you tomorrow."

"Hmm." Medusa nodded slightly but didn't speak. Actually, whether or not she refined the Spirit Fusion Pill wasn't particularly important to her anymore; her current plan was simply...

Chapter 154 Did I interrupt your date pickup?

In the pitch-black night, in the silent mountains, inside a spacious cave.

Xiao Fan's gaze was fixed intently on the medicine cauldron before him. Dark flames scorched beneath the cauldron, and the ingredients inside had already transformed into a rich liquid, emitting an enticing fragrance.

Xiao Fan carefully controlled the temperature of the flames, focusing all his attention on the changes in the medicine cauldron. He set aside the medicinal herbs that had already turned into liquid and slowly roasted them.

He took out the mountain spirit he had exchanged with the Eagle Protector from his storage ring. The mountain spirit was a grayish-black, transparent object, resembling a small, curled-up person.

Mountain spirits can only be born in mountain ranges rich in spiritual energy and accompanied by spiritual springs. They have an exceptionally powerful restorative effect on the soul, making them extremely rare.

Carefully placing the mountain spirit into the medicine cauldron, enveloped by the strange fire, the originally transparent gray-black mountain spirit slowly melted, like jelly encountering high temperature, gradually turning into a ball of transparent liquid.

Xiao Fan extracted the black wisps of magazine and burned them completely.

Even Xiao Fan felt a little tired as he let out a soft breath. After all, refining a fifth-grade pill was not easy, and he didn't have much experience in it.

Fortunately, the Spirit Fusion Pill is among the fifth-grade pills, but the medicinal materials are extremely difficult to find. As for the difficulty of refining it, Xiao Fan was quite familiar with the process because he had the fragments of Yao Lao's soul.

"Next comes the final fusion..."

Xiao Fan murmured something to himself, then turned his head to look at Medusa sitting not far from him and said softly, "You Ruo, when the pill is formed in a while, there will be energy ripples. It all depends on you."

Medusa, who was sitting to the side, nodded slightly upon hearing this. At first, she was correcting Xiao Fan on how he addressed her, but Xiao Fan admitted his mistake verbally but refused to change it, so in the end she let him be.

The moment a fifth-grade pill is formed, there will be intense energy ripples. If one cannot withstand these ripples, or if one is distracted by them, the failure rate of the pill will increase significantly. Xiao Fan's current strength is only at the Dou Ling level. If he were to tough it out, he could get through it, but he lacks experience. In addition, the materials for the Fusion Pill are hard to find, so the safest way is for Medusa to resolve these energy ripples.

"Then I'll start."

After saying this lightly, Xiao Fan focused his attention on the medicine cauldron, carefully controlling the several pools of liquid inside and slowly bringing them together to begin their fusion.

Throughout the fusion process, Xiao Fan kept a close eye on the progress and maintained the balance of energy within the pills. Otherwise, if all of it were fused together at once, it could lead to an imbalance in the medicinal properties and ultimately affect the quality of the pills.

After all, it was a Spirit Fusion Pill that Xiao Fan had refined for You Ruo, so he didn't dare to be careless.

After about ten minutes of fusion, the essence inside the cauldron finally turned into a light liquid. At this point, as Xiao Fan controlled the flames to continuously heat it, it slowly transformed into a solid state.

“Almost…”

Realizing the time was almost right, Xiao Fan formed a hand seal and then injected his soul power into the medicinal ball, where the pill's rudimentary form was already faintly visible.

At this moment, what Xiao Fan needed to do was maintain the energy balance inside the cauldron and quietly wait for the moment when the pill would take shape.

Just as the elixir was about to be successfully made, a surge of energy emanated from the elixir, passing directly through the cauldron and creating ripples.

The ripples from this attack were comparable to the attacks of some high-level Dou Ling experts. If it were allowed to land on Xiao Fan, although he could block it, it might cause an imbalance of energy inside the cauldron, leading to the failure of the refining process.

"Humph!"

Sitting next to Xiao Fan, You Ruo gave a soft snort, stretched out her slender right hand and grabbed at the air, and the energy ripples disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared at all.

"Hehe, having you along when refining pills is like making things twice as efficient with half the effort!"

Seeing how easily Medusa neutralized the energy fluctuations, Xiao Fan chuckled. Although he could neutralize the fluctuations, it wasn't as easy as Medusa's method.

Upon hearing this, Medusa's lips curled up slightly, but she said, "I will not help you refine pills. This time it's just because I need these pills."

Xiao Fan smiled but didn't speak. With the bond of the contract, he and You Ruo were on another level of spiritual connection, so he could naturally perceive that the seemingly proud and noble Queen was actually just a little tsundere.

Of course, her arrogance only applies to people she knows well. When she encounters strangers, she remains the ruthless and vicious snake-woman queen of the Gama Empire.

"Next, condense!"