Under the deliberate promotion of Medusa and several Snake-People Clan Elders, these pieces of news quickly spread throughout the surrounding Empires.
After all, for the current Northwest Continent, a Dou Zong was already the absolute Peak combat power.
Although in the original story, the Izumo Empire, Yan Luo Empire, and Mu Lan Empire all possessed Dou Zong.
However, that great Dou Zong battle was a matter for several years later, by which time Xiao Yan would have already graduated from Jia Nan Academy and returned.
But now, before Medusa's Breakthrough, the entire Northwest Continent had no Dou Zong experts.
(The Soul Hall Protector was hiding in the shadows, and it was unknown if Yun Shan had broken through yet, so they were not considered for the time being.)
Otherwise, during the Three-Year Agreement, Yun Shan, who only barely broke through to Dou Zong with the help of the Hall of Souls, would not have been so arrogant.
Especially since Medusa's true form was a Demonic Beast, and even an ancient exotic beast, the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
Even as a newly advanced Dou Zong, her combat power could completely rival an ordinary Two-Star Dou Zong, or even a slightly weaker Three-Star Dou Zong.
In other words, Medusa was undoubtedly the number one person among the surrounding Empires right now!
Of course, if they knew that Medusa already possessed the strength of a Three-Star Dou Zong, it was hard to imagine what they would think.
Medusa announcing her Breakthrough to Dou Zong with such fanfare was also intended to deter the surrounding Empires—if you dare to make a move against the Snake-People Clan, I will be at your doorstep tomorrow.
Of course, the one visiting would not be a charming snake lady, but the ruthless Empress of the Snake-People Clan.
Besides Medusa's Breakthrough to Dou Zong, two other pieces of news attracted everyone's attention:
First, regarding the Snake-People Empire's intention to form an Alliance with the Jia Ma Empire.
Second, regarding that Prince of the Snake-People Clan, Xiao Xue.
People from other Empires might not be familiar with this name.
They only knew from the news released by Medusa that this was a Sixth-Rank Alchemist they had never heard of before, and that was all.
Even though a Sixth-Rank Alchemist held a status no lower than a Dou Huang expert, some reclusive experts were simply very low-key.
Therefore, although they had never heard this name before, it did not surprise them too much.
However, for the high-level officials of the Jia Ma Empire, they knew exactly who Xiao Xue was.
—The cultivation Genius of the Xiao Family, a Fifth-Grade Alchemist who was not even sixteen years old, and it was rumored that she had already broken through to the Sixth-Rank.
There were even rumors that she had a teacher who was an eighth-grade peak Alchemist.
And now, such a human Genius had actually become a Prince of the Snake-People Empire?
At first, everyone in the Jia Ma Empire felt it was very surreal when they heard this news.
After all, humans and the Snake-People Clan had been hostile for many years, and even frequently erupted into war.
Even if they were just minor skirmishes, people had indeed died.
The relationship between the Snake-People Clan and humans could definitely not be considered friendly.
Now, Xiao Xue, a Disciple of an eighth-grade peak Alchemist, had gone to the Snake-People Clan to become a Prince?
What kind of outrageous development was this?
However, after the next piece of news came out, everyone was relieved—
Queen Medusa had been stuck at the Peak Dou Huang for many years, and the reason she was able to enter the Dou Zong Realm was precisely because of Xiao Xue's help.
It was precisely with the help of Xiao Xue, this Sixth-Rank Alchemist, that Queen Medusa was able to successfully evolve.
With this connection, everything else could be explained—
Xiao Xue helped Medusa evolve, and Medusa led the Snake-People Clan to form an Alliance with the Jia Ma Empire.
This was a win-win situation for both the Snake-People Clan and the Jia Ma Empire, so naturally, no one would object.
The Snake-People Clan wanted to walk out of the desert, and the Jia Ma Empire gained an Alliance with a force possessing one Dou Zong and several Dou Wang (with Dou Huang Elders hidden), which was naturally a cause for celebration.
Immediately after, the Snake-People Empire released news once again—
A few days later, the Empress of the Snake-People Empire, Medusa, would personally go to the border between the Snake-People Empire and the Jia Ma Empire to discuss the Alliance.
In fact, Medusa releasing this news directly was a risky move.
After all, Xiao Xue herself was from the Jia Ma Empire.
Therefore, doing this undoubtedly greatly increased the possibility of exposure.
But now, if she continued to keep Xiao Xue in the Snake-People Clan and suppressed the news, it would not benefit the Snake-People Clan at all.
If it dragged on for too long and the force behind her realized something was wrong, that would be troublesome.
So now, she could only seek survival through death.
By doing this, Medusa and the others were effectively telling the force behind Xiao Xue in a high-profile manner that the Snake-People Clan had been successfully recruited by Xiao Xue.
After forming the Alliance with Jia Ma, she, Medusa, would take Xiao Xue and run outside, claiming they were going out to train with Xiao Xue.
This excuse would have no flaws, even if Xiao Xue's master discovered something wrong later and came personally.
At the very least, dragging it out for a year or two would not be a problem.
After all, those experts were all very busy.
An eighth-grade peak Alchemist would likely not pay much attention to a small Dou Ling Disciple in their daily life.
Such experts had equally high requirements for their Disciples, and it was estimated that the period before the Disciple broke through to Dou Zong was considered a training period.
Only after the Disciple possessed a certain level of strength would they personally go to guide and teach them.
In fact, the ones most likely to be suspicious were Xiao Xue's family in the Jia Ma Empire.
If Xiao Xue lost contact for a long time, they would definitely be suspicious and then call for help layer by layer.
Therefore, as long as they discovered that Xiao Xue was fine, the other party would not pay attention in the short term, which gave Medusa a few more years.
Once Xiao Xue and Medusa went out to "train," if the distance was too far and they could not be contacted, it would be a normal situation and would not arouse any suspicion.
And as a Dou Zong, if she, Medusa, really wanted to hide, even a Dou Zun would find it hard to catch her.
Just like in the original story, Han Feng, a Peak Dou Huang, hid in the Black-Corner Region and established such a large foundation without being found by Yao Lao's friends.
Moreover, the Snake-People Clan, after forming an Alliance with the Jia Ma Empire, would possess several Dou Wang and Dou Huang level experts.
This force was already quite strong in the Northwest Continent, and in the short term, it would definitely not be threatened by the other three major Empires.
Medusa had now evolved into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and furthermore, it was a snake body evolved from the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, with talent far exceeding the past.
It would not take her too long to reach Dou Zun now.
As long as the Snake-People Clan could survive these few years without the other party realizing the problem, they would basically be safe.
Once Medusa broke through to Dou Zun and mastered Spatial Power, she could quietly move the entire Snake-People Clan.
By then, with the vastness of this continent, as long as the Snake-People Clan was cautious, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for the other party to find them across the entire continent.
The plan was perfect, and theoretically, the success rate was not low; next, it would depend on whether it could be implemented.
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