Jiang Cheng walked step by step into the distance. With each step, ripples would spread through the void. When the ripples dissipated, his figure would already be a hundred meters away, extremely mysterious.
Hai Bodong's lips twitched, and he asked in surprise, "Kid, you've advanced to Dou Zong?"
"Hehe, actually I'm already Dou Sheng."
However, this sentence made Hai Bodong laugh. Although he knew that Jiang Cheng was exceptionally talented, the idea of breaking through from a nine-star Dou Wang to Dou Sheng in eight years was simply more absurd than killing him.
Seeing that Hai Bodong was unwilling to believe it, Jiang Cheng did not explain further. Believe it or not, it's all just worldly views that cannot be changed.
The Snake-People Clan tribe was located deep in the Tagor Desert. The temperature there was extremely high, and even Dou Huang powerhouses did not want to stay there for long.
The Snake-People originally lived in the Monster Mountain Range of Zhongzhou. For unknown reasons, they were exiled to the Tagor Desert of the Gama Empire. Due to their cold bloodline, life in the Tagor Desert was torture for them.
As night fell, Jiang Cheng and his companion arrived at an oasis—the only oasis in the Tagor Desert. Living here was undoubtedly the happiest thing.
As soon as they entered, a cool breeze swept over them, dispelling the scorching heat.
Looking at the Snake-People statues around them, Jiang Cheng knew he had arrived near their palace. It was here that he had encountered Queen Medusa bathing.
At that time, Queen Medusa had rushed at him, trying to gouge out his eyes. Thinking about it now, he still felt a chill.
Hai Bodong swallowed hard, still somewhat frightened by the defeat at the hands of Queen Medusa, and dared not provoke her again. He said, "Jiang Cheng, I'll wait for you here."
Seeing Hai Bodong's expression, Jiang Cheng didn't press the matter further. He nodded slightly and gracefully walked towards the Sacred Pool. As soon as he arrived, he sensed the aura emanating from ahead.
Moonlight cast slanting shadows, and flames roared atop the surrounding stone pillars.
Not only that, the water in the Sacred Pool began to boil violently as if it had been scalded, and the powerful shockwave instantly destroyed all the surrounding trees.
The blood-red tornado suddenly swelled from two meters to a hundred meters high, and the surging energy seemed poised to devour the heavens and earth as it swept in.
Jiang Cheng smiled slightly, raised his head, and said with his hands behind his back, "Greetings, young lady, we meet again."
A woman of breathtaking beauty, almost bewitching, appeared in mid-air.
The woman had a pair of long, narrow, pale purple eyes, and her gaze was naturally alluring, capable of drawing the attention of almost every man.
She wore a magnificent purple brocade robe, beneath which lay a voluptuous and exquisite figure, like a ripe peach, exuding a subtle allure.
Her long, flowing black hair cascaded casually from her shoulders, cascading down to her slender waist, and beneath the robe, a section of purple snake tail peeked out.
The tail swayed slightly, radiating a wild and seductive charm that inexplicably made one's body feel hot.
The newcomer was none other than Medusa, the Snake-People Queen!
Medusa frowned slightly as she stared at the young man beneath her. Looking at his attire, and recalling the perfect silhouette of the boy in her mind, she suddenly seemed to realize something. She
immediately roared, "It's you again, you lecher!"
"I have a name, Jiang Cheng, not 'lecher.' For you to call me that is extremely impolite,"
Jiang Cheng said, his fingers twitching, tossing aside the flying boulders and broken logs. "What happened back then was purely a misunderstanding. I had no intention of seeing the Queen's exquisite skin, but unfortunately, you..."
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"Shut up!"
Queen Medusa's eyes flashed with ferocity. Even after so many years, she still remembered Jiang Cheng, the scoundrel who had trespassed into the Snake-People's Sacred Pool!
Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose. What happened back then was just an accident, but he hadn't expected her to still remember it after eight years.
With a slight movement of Queen Medusa's slender fingers, a powerful gust of wind erupted from the forest beside Jiang Cheng, slamming into his back.
Sensing the sudden gust of wind behind him, Jiang Cheng calmly extended his right hand, casually opened his folding fan, and waved it lightly, deflecting all of Queen Medusa's attacks.
"You're not a Dou Wang?!" Queen Medusa asked, her expression shifting.
"Eight years pass in the blink of an eye, Queen Medusa, what do you think?"
Queen Medusa frowned. As the Queen of the Snake-People, she could sense that this young man's cultivation had undergone a tremendous change.
Back when Jiang Cheng was still a Dou Wang, Medusa had already sensed that this person was extraordinary. No Dou Wang had ever escaped from her grasp, except for Jiang Cheng.
The fact that he could leave the Tagor Desert so quietly proves that this child is exceptionally talented and cannot be used by me. I must eliminate him before he's even born!
Jiang Cheng seemed to have guessed Queen Medusa's thoughts and immediately said, "If I were you, I wouldn't do something so foolish as to destroy the Snake-People. You are no match for me now."
Queen Medusa clenched her fists, but indeed, she didn't make any move. She could already feel the violent power emanating from Jiang Cheng, as if he could destroy her Snake-People at any moment.
Queen Medusa probably didn't want the Snake-People to be destroyed either.
Jiang Cheng, with one hand behind his back, said, "I'm not here today to avenge the pursuit from years ago."
"Oh?" Queen Medusa raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then what are you doing here? When did the Snake-People become a tourist attraction for you humans, coming and going as you please?!"
"Hehe, Your Majesty, please calm down,"
Jiang Cheng said softly. "I'm here today to obtain the Strange Flame from Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the air seemed to freeze. Crimson battle aura surged forth like a raging river, and fallen leaves, upon touching the red aura, turned to dust and vanished into the sky.
Jiang Cheng lightly stomped his right foot on the ground, and the blue bricks of the ground cracked visibly before exploding completely!
Spills of dust were visible everywhere.
Queen Medusa said with a strange expression, "It's one thing to come alone, but you even brought that bastard along. What, do you want to repeat the mistakes of the past?"
The bastard she was referring to was naturally the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong!
Hai Bodong, hiding behind the rock, felt somewhat embarrassed. It seemed some of the battle aura left behind by Queen Medusa still lingered within him; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to detect his location.
"Hehe, Queen, don't worry about it. It's just fulfilling an agreement with Elder Hai from back then."