Jiang Cheng walked step by step towards the distance. Each time his foot landed, ripples would spread across the Void Realm. As the ripples dissipated, his figure would already be a hundred meters away, an extremely mysterious sight.
Hai Bodong's mouth twitched, and he asked in surprise, "Kid, you've advanced to Dou Zong?"
"Hehe, actually, I'm already a Dou Sheng."
However, this statement made Hai Bodong laugh. Although he knew Jiang Cheng was exceptionally talented, advancing from a nine-star Dou Wang to a Dou Sheng in eight years was even more speechless than killing him.
Seeing that Hai Bodong was unwilling to believe him, Jiang Cheng didn't explain further. If you believe, it's true; if you don't, it's false. Worldly perspectives ultimately cannot be changed.
The Medusa Tribe is located deep within the Tagor Desert. The temperature here is extremely high; even a Dou Huang expert wouldn't want to stay here for long.
The Snake-People Clan originally lived in the Magical Beast Mountain Range of Central Plains. For unknown reasons, they were exiled to the Tagor Desert of the Jia Ma Empire. Due to the Snake-People Clan's cold Bloodline, living in the Tagor Desert was pure torture for them.
Until nightfall, Jiang Cheng and his companion arrived at an oasis. This was the only oasis that could be found in the Tagor Desert, and living here was undoubtedly the happiest thing.
As soon as they entered, a cool breeze greeted them, dispelling all the scorching heat from their bodies.
Jiang Cheng looked at the Snake-People Clan statues around him and knew he had arrived near the Snake-People Clan's palace. It was here that he had encountered Queen Medusa bathing back then.
At that time, Queen Medusa rushed up wanting to dig out his eyes. Thinking back on it now, he still felt a lingering fear.
Hai Bodong swallowed hard, naturally still fearful from being beaten by Queen Medusa back then. He didn't dare to provoke her again, saying, "Jiang Cheng, I'll wait for you here."
Seeing Hai Bodong's demeanor, Jiang Cheng didn't insist. After a slight nod, he elegantly walked towards the Holy Pool. As soon as he arrived, he already sensed the aura coming from ahead.
Moonlight cast shadows, and roaring flames burned on the surrounding stone pillars.
Not only that, but the water in the Holy Pool began to boil violently as if it were being heated, and a powerful shockwave instantly destroyed all the surrounding trees.
The blood-red tornado also suddenly surged from its original two meters to a hundred meters high, with surging energy sweeping in as if it could devour the heavens and earth at any moment.
Jiang Cheng smiled slightly, raised his head, and put his hands behind his back, saying, "Hello, lady, we meet again."
A woman whose beauty was almost bewitching had appeared in mid-air at some unknown point.
The woman had a pair of slender, pale purple eyes. As her gaze shifted, a natural charm emanated, almost drawing in the gaze of every man.
She wore a luxurious purple brocade robe. Beneath the robe, her delicate figure was full and exquisite, like a ripe peach, exuding a faint allure.
Her long, dark hair cascaded casually over her shoulders, reaching down to her slender waist, and beneath the brocade robe, a section of a purple snake tail was revealed.
The snake tail swayed slightly, exuding a wild, enchanting allure that inexplicably made one's body feel hot.
The newcomer was none other than the Empress of the Snake-People Clan, Medusa!
Medusa frowned slightly, staring at the young man below. Looking at his attire, combined with the perfect silhouette of that boy in her mind, she suddenly realized something.
She immediately snapped, "It's you again, you lecher!"
"I have a name, Jiang Cheng, not a lecher. It's truly impolite for the lady to call me that."
Jiang Cheng's finger moved slightly, and the flying boulders and broken wood were tossed aside by him. "What happened back then was purely a misunderstanding. I had no intention of seeing Your Majesty's exquisite skin, but you insisted..."
"Shut up!"
Queen Medusa's eyes were filled with ferocity. Even after so many years, she still remembered the lecher Jiang Cheng who trespassed into the Snake-People Clan's Holy Pool!
Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose. What happened back then was an accident, and he didn't expect her to still remember it after eight years.
As Queen Medusa's slender jade finger moved slightly, a fierce gust of wind erupted from the forest beside Jiang Cheng, violently striking his back.
Sensing the sudden gust of wind from behind, Jiang Cheng calmly extended his right hand, casually opened his folding fan, and lightly waved it, neutralizing all of Queen Medusa's attacks.
"You're not a Dou Wang?!" Queen Medusa asked, her expression moved.
"Eight years in a flash, Queen Medusa, what do you think?"
Queen Medusa frowned. As the Empress of the Snake-People Clan, she could also sense that this young man's cultivation had undergone earth-shattering changes.
When Jiang Cheng was still a Dou Wang, Medusa already felt that he was not simple. Not a single Dou Wang who escaped from her hands existed, except for Jiang Cheng.
He could also leave the Tagor Desert silently. From this, it could be concluded that this child was extraordinarily talented. If he couldn't be used by her, he should be killed in the cradle as soon as possible!
Jiang Cheng seemed to guess what Queen Medusa was thinking and immediately said, "If I were you, I wouldn't do something foolish that would lead to the destruction of the Snake-People Clan. The current you is not my opponent."
Queen Medusa clenched her fists, but indeed, she made no further movements. At this moment, she already felt the violent power emanating from Jiang Cheng's body, as if a single move from him could destroy her Snake-People Clan at any time.
Presumably, Queen Medusa also didn't want the Snake-People Clan to be destroyed.
Jiang Cheng stood with one hand behind his back and said, "I didn't come today to seek revenge for the pursuit back then."
"Oh?" Queen Medusa raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then why are you here? Since when did the Snake-People Clan become a tourist attraction for you Human Race, where you can come and go as you please?!"
"Hehe, Your Majesty, please calm down."
Jiang Cheng said softly, "I came today to obtain the Heavenly Flame from Your Majesty."
As these words left his mouth, the air seemed to solidify. Blood-red Dou Qi flowed endlessly like surging rivers. Falling leaves, upon touching the red Dou Qi, instantly turned to dust and vanished between heaven and earth.
Jiang Cheng gently tapped his right foot on the ground, and the entire ground's blue bricks visibly cracked in an expanding area, then completely shattered!
Splashed debris was everywhere.
Queen Medusa's expression was strange as she said, "It's one thing for you to come alone, but you even brought that bastard. What, do you two want to repeat the mistakes of the past?"
The 'bastard' she referred to was naturally Ice Emperor Hai Bodong!
Hai Bodong, hiding behind a rock, felt a bit awkward. It seemed some of Queen Medusa's Dou Qi still lingered in his body, otherwise, she wouldn't have discovered his location.
"Hehe, Your Majesty needn't worry. I'm merely fulfilling an old promise to Elder Hai."