The Pretending-to-be-Dead Queen

The moon shone brightly with few stars, and the night was as tranquil as water.

[Hey, you lazy bum~ I'm hungry, feed me~]

Just as Xiao Feng was flipping through the Heavenly Demon Puppet scroll, intending to optimize and improve it, the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python suddenly poked its head out from his sleeve.

Hearing the cute and soft voice of the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, Xiao Feng smiled and stroked its little head, taking out a golden pill to feed it.

[Delicious~ I'm full~]

[This gluttonous fool, what kind of silly things did he do while I was asleep? And this little rascal, does he really think I'm just a pet now?!]

A somewhat indignant voice suddenly echoed, causing Xiao Feng, who was playing with the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, to freeze slightly, his expression subtly changing.

Realizing that the consciousness of Queen Medusa had awakened, a hint of amusement flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes, and he became even more daring in his teasing.

[Right there, right there, that's nice~~]

[You brat, stop it, don't... don't touch me there~~]

Though Queen Medusa resisted being treated like a pet, she couldn't withstand the enjoyment felt by the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python—typical case of a stubborn mind betraying its true feelings!

"Knock, knock, knock…"

Just as Queen Medusa felt she was about to be played to death, a sudden knocking on the door interrupted Xiao Feng's mischievous actions.

Sensing the familiar aura outside, Xiao Feng waved his hand to open the door.

Standing at the entrance was Zi Yan, dressed in a purple long dress and sporting twin ponytails, looking somewhat shy and hesitant.

Seeing Zi Yan's timid appearance, Xiao Feng teased her with a grin, "Zi Yan, what brings you here so late? Don't tell me you ran out of pills already?"

"No, no, I still have two bottles of the pills you refined for me a few days ago!" Zi Yan instinctively shook her head, then said a little embarrassedly, "Xiao Feng, can you share some of your blood with me too?"

???

Xiao Feng showed a puzzled expression, "Didn't you refuse last time? Why the sudden change of heart?"

Actually, Xiao Feng had already suggested helping Zi Yan grow stronger through demonic transformation, but she had declined.

According to Zi Yan, consuming rare herbs and natural treasures was enough to enhance her strength. If Xiao Feng really wanted to help her, it would be better to refine more pills for her instead!

"That was then, this is now~ I am the hall master of Supreme Alliance, after all!" Zi Yan pouted. "Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin are both Dou Emperor, but I'm still just a Dou King—don't I have any pride?"

Despite Xiao Feng's special care, which had allowed Zi Yan to consume a large amount of rare treasures recently, increasing her strength significantly to rival a Seven-Star Dou King, there was still a considerable gap before reaching Dou Emperor.

"Alright, then! Since you're asking, I won't be stingy. But how much blood you can absorb ultimately depends on your own capacity."

As Xiao Feng spoke, he immediately conjured an ice spike, pierced Zi Yan's arm, and injected the Demon King's blood into her body.

As the Demon King's blood spread, Zi Yan's expression twisted in pain, veins bulging on her skin. However, she gritted her teeth and refrained from crying out.

After a while, Zi Yan gradually adapted to the Demon King's blood, and her pained expression turned into one of enjoyment.

Once Zi Yan had fully absorbed the Demon King's blood, her cultivation successfully advanced to an Eight-Star Dou King.

In addition to the substantial increase in her cultivation and recovery abilities, Zi Yan also awakened a rare spatial blood demon art.

Zi Yan's blood demon art was similar to that of Nakime's, in that both involved manipulating a certain range of spatial power. However, Zi Yan's strength far surpassed Nakime's, making her spatial abilities more potent and allowing her to control a much wider area.

Zi Yan named her blood demon art "Spatial Domain," enabling her to freely adjust the spatial positioning of all objects within the domain.

For instance, Zi Yan could shift her own spatial location, granting herself the ability to teleport.

She could also relocate her enemies, sending them to dangerous places or directly into her attack range.

Xiao Feng wasn't particularly surprised when he saw Zi Yan awakening a spatial blood demon art. In fact, it seemed quite natural.

From the plot of Demon Slayer, it's evident that the blood demon arts awakened by the flesh-eating demons, though varied, often aligned with their innate talents.

Thus, with Little Fairy Doctor's unique poisonous body, she awakened poison-related blood demon arts, while Qinglin, with her Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils, awakened the ability to summon snake-like magical beasts.

Zi Yan's original form was an Ancient Void Dragon, a race naturally capable of controlling spatial power, so it made perfect sense for her to awaken a spatial blood demon art.

"Zi Yan, now that you've reached the Eight-Star Dou King, it's time for you to consume the Fighting Spirit Pill."

Xiao Feng patted Zi Yan's little head and said, "Take the Fighting Spirit Pill here. I'll personally guard you. Once you break through to Nine-Star Dou King, we can use the Fallen Heart Flame to further temper your Dou Qi."

"Gulp!"

Hearing this, Zi Yan nodded enthusiastically, retrieved a Fighting Spirit Pill from her storage ring, and swallowed it.

This Fighting Spirit Pill was one of the treasures Xiao Feng had found while looting the Demon Flame Valley's vault.

As a powerful sect, Demon Flame Valley's vault contained various cultivation resources, including many pills that could enhance one's cultivation.

During the looting, Xiao Feng had not only found eight Fighting Spirit Pills but also three Mighty Huang Pills.

It was clear that these pills had been stored by the Earth Demon Old Ghost, intending to reward meritorious followers later, but Xiao Feng had ended up benefiting from them.

After several hours of refining, Zi Yan completely absorbed the medicinal effects of the Fighting Spirit Pill, breaking through to Nine-Star Dou King.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng immediately instructed the Tian Huo Venerable to activate the Fallen Heart Flame, summoning its original flame to help temper her Dou Qi.

"La la la~~~"

After another half-hour, Zi Yan, her cultivation stabilized, was humming a cheerful tune as she skipped out of Xiao Feng's courtyard.

Watching Zi Yan's bunny-like departure, Xiao Feng shook his head with a smile.

Glancing at the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python curled up in his sleeve, pretending to be a turtle, Xiao Feng decided against teasing Queen Medusa any further.

If he pushed Queen Medusa too far, she might revert to her human form and give him a severe beating, which would not be worth it.

"Bang!"

After closing the door with his spiritual power, Xiao Feng resumed studying the Heavenly Demon Puppet, simulating several new improvement plans in his mind.

(End of Chapter)

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