A surge of bluish blood gushed from Chen Mo's chest, trailing along Protector Wu's outstretched arm.
From within the roiling black mist, Protector Wu emerged behind Chen Mo, revealing blood-red eyes.
"Kid, I told you before—you don't yet understand what it truly means to face a Dou Zong. That Flame Lotus of yours may be powerful, but it can't lock onto me at all."
With a sneer, he pulled his arm from Chen Mo's chest, then gripped his neck tightly. Bringing the bloodied hand to his nose, he took a whiff of the blue blood and mocked:
"If I wasn't interested in uncovering your secret, that attack just now would've pierced your heart!"
Chen Mo's consciousness began to fade. His vision blurred, and finally, his eyes shut as he lost consciousness.
In that moment, the entire battlefield fell eerily silent—as if death itself had descended.
Countless eyes turned toward the sky where the scene had unfolded.
The stillness of the world was shattered by a heart-wrenching roar from Die, bellowed from her serpent mouth.
From her massive serpent eyes, tears the size of pigeon eggs rolled down her cheeks.
A moment later, a blinding pale-red light erupted from Die's serpent body.
Her aura surged violently.
A pale-red serpent spirit, nearly a hundred meters long, manifested behind her.
"You're insane! You're burning your essence blood just for a human?!" Elder Jin's face turned pale with shock. This snake-woman... would go this far for that brat?!
"You're all going to join him in death!"
Die's serpentine eyes turned crimson as she fell into a frenzy. The hundred-meter serpent spirit roared in unison with her, its mouth opening wide as it lunged at Elder Jin.
Elder Jin's pupils shrank. In just the blink of an eye, Die had already closed the distance and was launching a vicious attack.
He waved his sleeves, channeling his Dou Qi to its peak in an attempt to defend—
But the serpent spirit devoured him in one bite.
Die shouted coldly: "Explode!"
In an instant, the massive serpent spirit detonated, releasing waves of radiant energy that swept across the sky.
Amid the explosion, a figure—bloodied and mangled—fell from the sky like a puppet with its strings cut, crashing into the desert below.
Die herself coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her body reverted back to her snake-human form, and her delicate face turned deathly pale.
The onlookers gasped.
Their faces were painted with disbelief.
Such a technique... truly a lose-lose tactic—fighting desperately just to take one down with her. Not a sliver of advantage gained.
Below, Elder Jin coughed up blood uncontrollably. His aura was on the brink of collapse, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
He had never encountered such a reckless way of fighting.
Protector Wu raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Interesting."
His gaze swept over the war-torn Snake-People Royal City, then he chuckled darkly: "Pill Emperor, the target's been captured. What happens next is none of my concern."
With that, a dense cloud of black mist enveloped Chen Mo, and Protector Wu shot off toward the distant horizon.
Die, once again burning her essence blood, forced her injured body into motion. With a flap of her wings, she gave chase.
"Withdraw!" Han Feng, seeing the target had been captured, no longer wished to linger. He immediately ordered a retreat.
Without hesitation, he turned and fled.
Elder Yin also withdrew from battle, rushing toward Elder Jin to escape together.
Tu Ye, having unleashed his strongest attacks, also turned tail and fled the battlefield.
"We can't let them get away! Kill them!"
The eight tribal chiefs surged with killing intent. Yue Mei led the charge with a fierce roar, blazing forward like an arrow.
Countless gazes watched as Protector Wu vanished into the horizon, dragging Chen Mo with him. They all knew what that meant:
There was nothing they could do.
Before a Dou Zong, they could only stand helpless as Chen Mo was taken.
Above Protector Wu's head, space suddenly trembled—and from within that distortion, a slender, white-jade hand burst forth.
Fingers curled into a strange arc, brimming with terrifying force. The fist came crashing down like a meteor.
The devastating power behind the punch sent Protector Wu hurtling from the sky, crashing down.
As the black mist scattered from the impact, another jade-like hand snatched Chen Mo by the collar, lifting him from the air.
Protector Wu, stabilizing his form, looked up with a twisted expression as he saw the one who had seized Chen Mo—the woman was captivating, with an alluring and dangerous beauty.
"Big sister... Chen... Chen Mo...!" Die's voice cracked as she arrived, sobbing uncontrollably at the sight of the woman.
Upon hearing her sister's voice, the woman in the purple dress—now fully evolved—lowered her gaze toward Chen Mo.
Her eyes instantly fell upon the gaping, fist-sized hole in his chest, where blue blood still seeped out.
Queen Medusa's face darkened. Her long, narrow eyes blazed with killing intent. Her beautiful face turned cold and expressionless.
It was the stillness before the storm.
In a voice as frigid as ice, as though it hadn't even passed through her lips but echoed straight from her throat, she asked:
That sudden, cold voice resonated across the sky.
Everyone looked up, and upon seeing the devastatingly beautiful woman, their expressions froze.
Her beauty was nearly demonic—absolutely unforgettable.
And for those familiar with that face, aside from a few exceptions, everyone erupted in cheers.
"It's Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Queen Medusa has completed her evolution!"
"They're doomed now!"
"Queen Medusa?" Han Feng, Elder Jin, Elder Yin—all of them were struck dumb, voices trembling as they stared at the woman holding Chen Mo.
She was already terrifying before her evolution...
Now that she's completed it, who knows how strong she's become?
The situation shifted instantly—no one could tell which side had the upper hand anymore.
"Sister! It was him—he did this to Chen Mo!" Die pointed directly at Protector Wu, her tear-filled eyes swelling with rage.
Even as the crowd reeled, Protector Wu finally came to his senses.
The strange black mist that had cloaked him had dissipated, and his chest heaved with every breath.
Clad in a large, black cloak, only a faint crimson glow shone from within the darkness that obscured his face.
"I advise you not to meddle in the affairs of the Hall of Souls," he said, voice cold and ominous. "Otherwise, your Snake-People Tribe will suffer greatly."
But the chilling aura from Queen Medusa only intensified.
"You hurt him," she said icily. "Then you'll pay—with your life."
She tossed Chen Mo into Die's arms, then her figure flickered as she launched herself forward.
Her entire body was wreathed in dazzling, multicolored energy—like a radiant rainbow, shining with blinding brilliance.
At the same time, a wild and ancient power burst from her body—something no one had ever seen, yet all could instinctively fear.
"You refuse the wine, so now you'll face the punishment!"
Protector Wu's voice roared as his eyes flashed crimson from beneath the cloak. In the next instant, a tidal wave of black mist exploded from within him, surging upward like a stormcloud aimed straight at the heavens.
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