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--- Chapter 241 ---
Dou Qi Continent.
Tager Desert - Desert City.
"I am back?" Han Yuan blinked a few times. He felt the stiff bed frame supporting his back and a familiar view of the inn room that was barely luxurious.
He breathed in, familiarizing himself with the atmosphere as the Authority of Dream washed over him. Unlike his Douluo Continent self, this body in the Dou Qi Continent wasn't as polished.
Then, Han Yuan slowly materialized 'Alpha's power' one by one, whether it was Purple Silver Grass, Clear Sky Ant King, or Heavenly Demon's Body, though these are just the shells of their true selves.
However, Han Yuan didn't care much about these powers. That's Alpha's job to master and train them, not him!
'My job is to become strong enough to stand at the top of this world.' Han Yuan's eyes flashed with a silverish-gray hue. At this moment, his Dou Qi cyclone is constantly sucking the surrounding energy, heaven and earth energy, spatial force from the void, everything.
His Dou Qi cyclone is churning, as if it will become a 'real' world soon.
Eventually, Han Yuan broke through. His Dou Qi cyclone burst out from his body and condensed a pair of Dou Qi Wings. Overloaded, his pure Dou Qi could only expel itself from his body.
Weirdly, the 'crystallization' of Han Yuan's Dou Qi into wings changed its color. These wings are similar to Heavenly Demon's wings, but the color is silverish-white, reminding him of Seraphim's wings.
Yes, Seraphim!
"Is this supposed to be a joke?" Han Yuan was speechless. Even though he has reached the 1-Star Dou King Realm, he didn't feel so good for some reason.
Call him edgy, but the black wings suit him better than the white. Wait, that sounds wrong for some reason.
BOOM!
"Han Yuan, are you okay?!" Queen Medusa broke the wall that separated their room and barged in immediately. She has a panicked look on her face.
"..." Han Yuan froze on the spot, speechless. Although he felt touched that Queen Medusa worried for his well-being, her current attire left no room for imagination. Her skimpy, black laced nightrobe made him feel tight in the 'you know' area.
Han Yuan coughed and looked away, "I am fine, just a breakthrough."
"Really?" Queen Medusa walked to his bed, checking his body from top to the 'hard' bottom. Her eyes widened before a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.
She also looked away hurriedly, hiding her shocking discovery. "O-Oh, you're right."
'H-How could it be so big?'
'I thought the ancestral record said that the average human is not that long and, um, big...'
"C-Congratulations on breaking through to the Dou King Realm."
"I already said that I am fine, don't worry about it." Han Yuan shook his head helplessly. "Still, thank you for worrying about me, Medusa."
Queen Medusa huffed, observing the angelic, feathered wings on Han Yuan's broad back. The contrast between these wings and Han Yuan's long, untamed, spiky black hair is charming.
She doesn't know why, but she feels Han Yuan could grasp the sky with these wings.
"Do they look good?" asked Han Yuan while controlling his new Dou Qi wings.
"Yes..." Queen Medusa nodded slowly. "Those wings reminded me of the Heavenly Goose in the ancient record, one of the fastest Magical Beasts, though they are as good as extinct in this world."
"Oh, my Snake People's ancestors also have some vague record that the Heavenly Goose has a connection with Dou God of the past."
"Really?" Han Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this. He then glanced at his wings slightly, feeling the 'connection' wasn't as simple as that.
Queen Medusa patted her head and replied, "Yes, every Queen Medusa was required to inherit their ancestor's memory, and I am no different."
"My very bloodline is imprinted with their wills."
"But aren't you worried they will make trouble for you?" Han Yuan couldn't help but ask.
Queen Medusa smiled, "That's what makes my Queen Medusa's lineage different from you, humans."
"Those wills of predecessors aren't poison. They are my strength!"
"With each generation of Queen Medusa, the next one becomes even stronger and talented."
"Damn." Han Yuan felt Queen Medusa's lineage was like One for All from a 'certain' anime about hero and villain.
Of course, the bloodline factor in the cultivation world is magical. Even if the bloodline is thin and impure, it can survive the passage of time and could resurface with awakening.
Thinking about it again, isn't that just how BTTH turned out?
Xiao Yan reforged his Ancient Clan's glory, becoming Dou Di, and then all his clan's bloodline regained its strength.
Bloodline.
Han Yuan sighed, 'No matter what world it was, bloodline theory is still prominent.'
"Although your ancestors won't give you problems, we can't say the same thing once your bloodline evolves." Han Yuan stared at Queen Medusa calmly.
"What do you mean?" Queen Medusa tilted her head, crossing her arms.
Han Yuan sighed in disbelief, "You are really hopeless."
"While the wills of your ancestors won't affect you, once you evolve and awaken your bloodline, their remaining instinct to 'exist' will surge out and probably create a new soul in your body."
"And now remember, this new soul isn't your ancestor."
"It will give you a headache."
"This..." Queen Medusa never saw it like this. Yes, a survival instinct was 'naturally' imprinted in one's bloodline, whether it was human or magical beasts.
Queen Medusa thought that as long as she fulfilled her ancestor's dream and brought her people to their former, if not higher glory, everything would be fine.
Of course, it is not that simple.
"Are you afraid?" Han Yuan playfully smiled at her.
"..." Queen Medusa.
"Y-You're actually teasing me?"
Han Yuan shrugged, "Come on, you're just too cute, and I can't help it."
"While I did tease you, what I said is not without merit. The problem is indeed real, but who said I can't help you solve it?"
"Y-You..." Queen Medusa's face flushed. Her maiden heart was beating in frustration, annoyance, anger, embarrassment, and disbelief.
In the end?
She gave up.
"Tell me."
It's not like she could defeat him, right?
In fact, she didn't dislike this feeling at all.
"Tell me how you can help me with this problem?"
Before the 'meeting' with Alpha, Han Yuan would have been hopeless with this situation, but now? Not so much because the answer lies in the Spirit Master cultivation system.
Martial Soul, a twin existence to Spirit Master.
Even if Martial Soul has developed intelligence, they are still part of the Spirit Master.
So, once Queen Medusa awakens her own martial soul, the problem of the 'newborn soul' is solved. It doesn't matter what kind of martial soul, as any type could host a soul, though a beast-type would be the best.
In the past, Han Yuan wouldn't have thought of this method because he had no way to awaken someone's martial soul in the Dou Qi Continent, as the rules are different here.
Thankfully, the system is reliable and rewarded him with the 'universal' Spirit Awakening Method. And with it, Han Yuan could awaken his allies' martial souls in this world!
"Medusa, do you believe me?" asked Han Yuan while grasping Queen Medusa's fair hands.
Queen Medusa felt Han Yuan's gaze and became timid. She blushed hard, which makes it hard to believe that people fear her due to her domination, but the truth is often disappointing.
"Mm." She replied softly.
"Well, then, let's get some rest first," Han Yuan suddenly yawned and slumped onto his bed. "We can start experimenting tomorrow."
"W-What?" Queen Medusa was speechless.
"Y-You're just going to sleep after all that?"
"C-Compensate me for my expectation, you jerk!"
In her anger, Queen Medusa also slumped to the bed and slept beside Han Yuan. Her heart couldn't calm down as his handsome face entered her view.
Han Yuan smiled lazily, "Good night."
"I..." Queen Medusa doesn't know what to say. In the end, she chose to sleep, though she ended up hugging him until morning.
She snuggled into Han Yuan's arms, 'How comfortable. Han Yuan is so warm...'