"Queen!"
The eight great Snake-People Clan leaders bowed in unison toward Medusa, showing their respect for the Queen.
Medusa nodded slightly, not replying, but instead raised her narrow, elongated eyes to look at Pill King Gu He and the others opposite her.
Queen Medusa was dressed in a graceful purple brocade robe; beneath the robe, her delicate body was full and exquisite, like a ripe peach.
When her pair of eyes swept over, they carried a wild, enchanting allure that made one inexplicably feel a burning sensation throughout their body.
However, when Medusa's gaze swept over, the many experts from the Jia Ma Empire side lowered their heads and averted their eyes one after another.
Especially Hai Bodong, who was standing to the side; when Medusa looked his way, he even subconsciously took a few steps back.
After all, compared to her fame for beauty, Queen Medusa's notoriety was even more widely known.
No matter how beautiful a beauty might be, one needs to have their life to look at her.
Medusa clearly noticed Hai Bodong, but she just smiled casually and did not take it to heart.
Even if he had removed his Seal, he was now only a one-star Dou Huang and not worth Medusa's concern.
At the same time, the many experts from the Jia Ma Empire side were secretly shocked:
Traversing the Void Realm; this was something only a Dou Zong could achieve.
Queen Medusa had indeed broken through to the stage of Dou Zong!
Medusa already had a notorious reputation, and now, possessing absolute strength, no one dared to meet her gaze.
This was the reason why almost all of the experts from the Jia Ma Empire had come out—
After all, with absolute strength, any bargaining chip during negotiations could be easily taken away by the other party.
If the Snake-People Clan was not planning an Alliance but instead wanted to directly eliminate the high-end combat power of the Jia Ma Empire;
With several Dou Wangs and a few Dou Huangs present, they at least had the ability to fight back.
Even with the connection of Xiao Xue, and the thought that Medusa probably wouldn't make a move, the Jia Ma side would not let down their guard.
Within the crowd, only the sole female, Yun Yun, and the Pill King Gu He beside her, looked Medusa up and down.
As Yun Yun and Medusa were both female, there was naturally no need for too much avoidance, while Gu He only took one look before withdrawing his gaze.
He discovered that below Queen Medusa's waist was not a snake tail, but legs!
Gu He had once accidentally seen a record in an ancient book regarding the Snake-People Clan Queen:
When Queen Medusa reached the Peak Dou Huang, if she could borrow the power of a Heavenly Flame to temper her body, she would be able to undergo a strange evolution.
After evolving, Queen Medusa would not only be able to freely transform into a human form, but her strength would also naturally rise to the Dou Zong level.
Queen Medusa had transformed into a human form; this was the sign of her successful evolution!
In other words, Queen Medusa did not simply break through to Dou Zong, but had completed an evolution with the help of a Heavenly Flame!
—Queen Medusa definitely possessed a Heavenly Flame!
Thinking of this, Gu He's gaze became slightly fervent.
Of course, all he sought was alchemy and the Heavenly Flame; as for Queen Medusa, Gu He did not have any other thoughts.
After all, he was also an open and honest simp.
"Gulp..."
Gu He's Adam's apple moved, and then he stepped forward, laughing heartily, "Your Majesty Queen, I am Gu He, a guest elder of the Cloud Mist Sect."
"Here, to congratulate Your Majesty on your successful evolution and Breakthrough to Dou Zong, I am willing to gift Your Majesty Queen Medusa a Dou Ling Pill as a congratulatory gift."
As a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, Gu He's status in the Jia Ma Empire was not even lower than that of the King.
No one felt it was wrong for him to jump out and speak at this moment.
As a fifth-grade pill, the Dou Ling Pill was actually of high value; it could directly allow a Dou Wang to increase their strength by one star without side effects.
Such an effect would definitely make Dou Wang experts feel tempted.
Of course, this was just Gu He's "congratulatory gift"; to exchange for the Heavenly Flame, a fifth-grade pill was definitely not enough.
Gu He had also spent a great price, relying on the relationship of the Alchemist Guild, to trade for a Transformation Pill from an Alchemist in the Central Plains.
The Transformation Pill was a seventh-grade pill; the current Gu He did not have the strength to refine it at all.
The reason he was able to connect with a Seventh-Rank Alchemist and trade for this Transformation Pill was entirely due to the relationship between the Alchemist Guild and the Pill Tower.
A Sixth-Rank Alchemist was not yet qualified to join the Pill Tower.
But if one wanted to seek some help from the Pill Tower, the Pill Tower would not be stingy.
The Pill Tower was the Holy Land for Alchemists.
But this help was naturally not free.
Even with the Alchemist Guild mediating, this transaction caused Gu He to bleed some assets.
This Transformation Pill was the bargaining chip in Gu He's hand.
Although Queen Medusa could now transform between human and Snake-Person form, she could only turn into a human form.
The main function of the Transformation Pill, besides transformation, was to largely stimulate the talent of Demonic Beasts.
And with the Transformation Pill, Medusa's Cultivate would be much easier.
Therefore, the price Gu He offered was actually not low for Queen Medusa.
Moreover, even if the trade didn't work out in the end, with the Dou Ling Pill as a base, there was still goodwill even if the deal didn't close.
Presumably, Medusa shouldn't turn against him.
After all, he had spent a lot of effort to get the Transformation Pill, essentially emptying out most of his family fortune.
Trading for a seventh-grade pill, even though Gu He was an Advanced Sixth-Rank Alchemist and it was a "friendship price" within the Alchemist circle, still required a significant sacrifice.
If he didn't get the Heavenly Flame, and Medusa took a liking to the Transformation Pill in his hand, would he give it or not?
However, Gu He's alchemy had reached a point where it was difficult to make further progress through conventional methods.
To break through to the seventh rank and join the Pill Tower, he pinned his hopes directly on a Heavenly Flame.
Therefore, Gu He was also secretly praying, hoping that Medusa wouldn't ask for an exorbitant price when the time came.
If he couldn't get the Heavenly Flame and the Transformation Pill was gone, he would have lost both his wife and his army.
Of course, as of now, the Alliance between the two Empires was certainly the priority.
No matter how anxious Gu He was, he could only discuss the matter of the Heavenly Flame with Medusa after the Alliance issue was resolved.
The Medusa opposite him was noncommittal after hearing Gu He mention the "Dou Ling Pill".
She just lazily raised her eyes, looking as if she was not interested in anything.
If it were in the past, a fifth-grade Dou Ling Pill would have been worth Medusa's attention.
But now...
Let alone Queen Medusa, even the other few Dou Wang-level Snake-People didn't have any obvious reaction upon hearing this.
This point made Gu He feel very awkward.
After all, generally speaking, one Dou Ling Pill was enough to make a Dou Wang risk their life to make a move for an Alchemist.
But now, it was one thing that Medusa didn't care, but even those Dou Wang-level Snake-People had no interest in the Dou Ling Pill, which made Gu He feel it was difficult to handle.
It seemed that the difficulty of obtaining the Heavenly Flame was far greater than he had imagined.
Seeing Queen Medusa's uninterested look, Yun Yun gave two dry coughs, took over the conversation, and incidentally helped Gu He out of his awkward situation:
"...Ahem, Queen, may I ask, where is that Prince of the Snake-People Clan, Xiao Xue, currently?"
Yun Yun had once been saved by Xiao Xue in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
So this time, she came, firstly, to represent the Cloud Mist Sect, and secondly, she wanted to see Xiao Xue along the way.
Hearing this, Hai Bodong, Nalan Jie, Miteer Tengshan, and others were slightly stirred, looking up at Queen Medusa, and Gu He also pricked up his ears.
If there was an acquaintance like Xiao Xue speaking in the middle, his possibility of obtaining the Heavenly Flame would be greater.
However, just as everyone was waiting for Medusa's answer, Medusa looked at Yun Yun and frowned slightly.
"Human, your aura is a bit familiar..."
Hearing this, Yun Yun and the others were all stunned.
"Queen, have we... met before?"
Yun Yun asked after hesitating for a moment.
Medusa did not answer; she looked Yun Yun up and down a few times and finally discovered where something was wrong:
The Qi was a bit familiar.
After being saved in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Yun Yun had gifted her Sea Heart Inner Armor to Xiao Xue as a token of gratitude.
And this Sea Heart Inner Armor, because it was an inner armor, Xiao Xue usually threw it in her storage ring and had almost forgotten about it.
When it came time to help Medusa evolve, Xiao Xue saw it while rummaging through her storage ring and remembered it.
At that time, for safety, she just put it on.
After all, this inner armor was made of a strange metal produced in the belly of a sixth-rank sea Demonic Beast, the Three-Tailed Blue Whale.
Combined with her Water Attribute Qi, it had an extremely strong defensive effect.
And because the defense of the Sea Heart Inner Armor depended on the strength of its owner.
Therefore, Xiao Xue, who only had the strength of a Dou Ling, did not use her own Qi to cover the defensive Qi that Yun Yun had previously sealed inside.
She just washed the Sea Heart Inner Armor and used it directly.
At the time, Xiao Xue was trying to prevent any energy rampage or similar situations, but as it turned out, the energy really did rampage.
Fortunately, with this inner armor, she was able to save her life from Medusa.
Now, Xiao Xue and Yun Yun had each saved the other once; although one was intentional and the other unintentional, it could be considered even.
Of course, the Sea Heart Armor was basically ruined in the end.
However, after the inner armor shattered, the Qi leaked from it left Medusa with a vague impression.
Medusa now had only one thought in her mind—
Why is Xiao Xue wearing Yun Yun's clothes?
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