Chapter 9: Medusa's Request

This voice naturally came from Yao Lao, conveying a message to Gu He and the others. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao originally intended to wait for Gu He and his companions to disrupt the snake people, then seize the opportunity to snatch the strange fire.

Unexpectedly, Gu He was frightened by the snake people's few words and was about to leave.

"How can this be possible?" Yao Lao thought quickly, sending a message to the group, claiming that Medusa was breaking through.

In reality, Yao Lao wasn't sure if Medusa was evolving; it was merely a guess. But, this guess turned out to be quite effective.

Gu He and his companions paused, hurriedly looking around. However, Xiao Yan, with Yao Chen's help, managed to hide his aura, making him undetectable to Gu He.

Though Gu He couldn't detect Xiao Yan, he sensed something was wrong. Given Queen Medusa's character, how could she not come out now that they were already outside the temple?

Hearing this voice and recalling the warnings from the Great Elder and Hua She'er, which urged them to leave quickly, Gu He became more alert.

At this moment, a cold voice came from Yun Yun's mouth, "I once read an ancient book about the snake people. It said that if Queen Medusa obtained a strange fire while at the peak of Dou Huang, she could evolve through it. After a successful evolution, Medusa would transform into human form, and her strength would break through to Dou Zong."

After hearing Yun Yun's words and recalling his own guess, Gu He immediately understood that Medusa might indeed be unable to show up during this critical moment of her breakthrough!

Although he wasn't completely sure, Gu He decided to take a gamble. If Medusa was truly breaking through and they disturbed her now, she could be seriously injured or even killed.

So, Gu He communicated his thoughts to the others through telepathy.

When Jia Xingtian heard that Medusa could be seriously injured or even killed, his eyes suddenly lit up. As the guardian of the royal family of the Gama Empire, he had faced constant conflicts with the snake people, causing significant losses. If they could seize this opportunity to kill Medusa, the snake people would no longer be a threat, and they might even destroy them entirely.

Although the others recognized the risk, after Gu He promised to double the reward, they all expressed their willingness to follow him. 

As the saying goes, "People die for money and birds die for food."

Having made up his mind, Gu He took the lead and flew towards the direction of the strange fire, followed closely by Jia Xingtian, Yun Yun, and the others.

Seeing Gu He and the others preparing to leave, the Great Elder and Hua She'er sighed with relief. But when Gu He and his group suddenly flew towards the queen, the Great Elder and Hua She'er became furious and flashed over to stop them.

Seeing the snake people's reaction, Gu He became even more certain that Medusa could not get away at this time.

Realizing that it would be impossible to bypass these snake people to reach Medusa, Gu He and his companions engaged in battle with the snake people.

On the snake people's side, only three of the eight leaders had arrived. Along with Hua She'er and the Great Elder, their lineup consisted of one Dou Huang and four Dou Wang.

The Great Elder, who had originally thought he wouldn't need to fight, now had no choice but to confront Jia Xingtian. Yun Yun was held back by Hua She'er and Yue Mei, Yan Shi faced Mobas, and another leader was tasked with stopping Gu He.

In this way, Feng Li, the powerful Dou Wang, was not restrained by any Dou Wang snake people.

As a result, only the temple snake guards could intercept Yan Shi.

Feng Li rushed into the Snake Guard team with four other Dou Lings. Because there was no Dou Wang strong enough to confront Feng Li head-on, the three Dou Ling strongmen among the snake guards could only go up and fight Feng Li one at a time, retreating quickly after each blow.

Despite this strategy, one Dou Ling got entangled with Feng Li and was seriously injured because he couldn't retreat in time.

As for the other four powerful human Dou Ling masters, they were held back by a Dou Ling and a group of great Dou Masters.

After several clashes, the snake people lost several great fighters. Under the suppression of Gu He and his companions, the battlefield was soon dragged to a place not far from the island where Medusa was.

The closer they got to the island, the more clearly Gu He could feel the violent energy of the strange fire. Despite their provocations, Medusa did not appear.

Convinced that Medusa was in a critical period of breakthrough, Gu He and the others intensified the battle.

The snake people, seeing Gu He and the others approaching the island, attacked with all their might to prevent disturbing the queen. Although their all-out attacks had a temporary suppressive effect, the losses were severe, and several great fighters fell in a short time.

Because they were very close to the island, the fluctuations quickly attracted the attention of Medusa, who was attacking the strange fire.

Watching her own people rush forward fearlessly, only to be killed by Feng Li, Medusa let out a roar. She wanted to rush out and tear these humans to pieces, but now was the critical moment of her breakthrough. If she gave up, the backlash of the strange fire could seriously injure her or cause her strength to regress, hindering her future cultivation progress.

"Jiang Xing, help me! Help me kill them!" Medusa pleaded, looking at Jiang Xing, who was protecting her.

"Leave it to me, and you can break through with peace of mind," Jiang Xing replied. Although he didn't want to admit it, he did want Medusa to ask him for help first.

Instructing Ji Feng to stay and protect Medusa, Jiang Xing stepped into the void and flew towards the battle. As for why he didn't let Ji Feng handle it, he thought it would be better to do it himself since Medusa had asked him directly.

Jiang Xing was very fast and soon arrived at the battlefield. Both sides noticed the approaching Jiang Xing.

Initially, both sides thought it was a snake people leader coming to support. But when they saw who it was, the Great Elder of the Snake People was overjoyed and spoke loudly, "These people want to break in and disturb the Queen's evolution. Please, my Lord, take action and suppress them."

Gu He and the others felt something was wrong upon seeing a young Dou Zong emerge from the snake people. When they heard the Great Elder call him "Wang Husband," they were even more terrified.

The Great Elder of the snake people calling this young man "Wang Husband" meant he was Queen Medusa's husband!

When had Medusa acquired a husband, and a Dou Zong master at that?

Despite the urgency, Gu He and the others were shocked. In the battle so far, they had only gained a slight advantage.

If only one Dou Wang had appeared, they might have continued. But now a Dou Zong had arrived, and they couldn't risk their lives in such a fight. Even together, they might not be able to defeat a Dou Zong.

In the face of disaster, everyone thinks of their own safety. At this moment, they no longer cared about Gu He's reward.

Nothing was more important than their lives.

At this moment, they just wanted to run as fast as they could.

But the snake people, seeing that Wang Husband had arrived, wouldn't let these intruders escape so easily. Ignoring the consumption of their fighting spirit, they tried their best to entangle the humans and prevent them from leaving.