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--- Chapter 246 ---
Han Yuan and Hai Bodong waited for the Soul Contract to end. Soon, it was Yafei who first opened her eyes, followed by Queen Medusa.
Yafei summoned her 'Silver Crest Coin' martial soul, and an azure-scaled python the size of an adult's palm appeared on her shoulder. If one looks closely, the python's head looks much more angular than most pythons, and a small horn has already grown atop its head.
A lone, black spirit ring with earthy brown marks appeared near Yafei and hovered around her.
"Xiao Yuan, this is my Spirit Soul, Zen," said Yafei while rubbing the small python that looked like a ball. "I have broken through to the Spirit Master Realm you mentioned, and gained my first Dou Ring."
She proudly added, "Hehe, my Silver Crest Coin's base weight is one and a half tons now."
"As for my 1st Spirit Skill, it is called Azure Silver Crest Changes."
"I have two effects, first, I can multiply my Silver Crest Coins up to thirty copies, and the second is I can use them to gravity-enhanced fields, suppressing my enemies in five times gravity."
"One and a half tons, and with five times gravity, that is 7.5 tons," said Han Yuan in amazement.
Meanwhile, Hai Bodong shivered because he couldn't imagine being hit by another one of those coins anymore. Once the silver coins left Yafei's hand, they were no different than a murder weapon.
Yafei giggled and covered her mouth, "While this spirit skill is impressive, the energy consumption is enormous. Not to mention the control. At most, I can only copy Silver Crest coins five times before losing control."
"That is five enemies down; your spirit skill is impressive enough." Queen Medusa praised honestly. "As long as you keep improving, you can be this queen's rival."
Although Queen Medusa is proud, she acknowledged Yafei's potential as her rival, both in cultivation and love. Yes, the queen of snake-people believes Yafei is her opponent in becoming Han Yuan's main wife.
Unknown to Queen Medusa, Yafei is not her only opponent.
Yafei was stunned by Queen Medusa's sudden recognition and replied with determination, "Alright, I will try my best."
"Umu!" Queen Medusa nodded. "Then, it's time for me to showcase the might of Heaven Swallowing Python."
Under Hai Bodong's suspicious gaze, Queen Medusa's presence abruptly changed and became much more ferocious. In fact, her cultivation is one step away from the Dou Ancestor Realm now.
BOOM!
As Queen Medusa possessed the Heaven Swallowing Python martial soul, and changed into her superior form, a giant shadow landed on the ground and opened its white-blue wings.
Hisss!
Hai Bodong sucked a cold breath at the frightening winged snake behind Queen Medusa, "Damn it, this woman has become stronger again."
"Also, what's with her Spirit Soul? Even my Cold-Hearted Dragon, Little Ao, wasn't that big, and he's a dragon!"
"That thing is at least thirty meters tall!"
"Thing? Don't be funny, Ice Emperor. My Spirit Soul has a name, call her 'Qingjue' from now on." Queen Medusa snorted as a notably large black spirit ring with ocean-blue markings hovered around her.
"Qingjue, teach him a lesson for calling you a thing!"
"Oy, oy, wait!" Hai Bodong panicked instantly. He summoned Frost Dragon Halberd as he watched the evolved Sky-winged Sea Python King spread its wings and shoot a water jet stream at him.
It is no ordinary water jet stream, as it is super-pressure water with a hint of "Devouring" from the Heaven Swallowing Snake, which swallowed the surrounding heaven and earth energy, making it bigger as it fell from the sky, and possesses ultimate piercing power.
Watching the water jet stream turn into a thin, almost thread-like shape, Hai Bodong knew he couldn't hold back.
"Mysterius Frost Dragon Cleave!" Hai Bodong swung the halberd with two hands, using fifty percent of his enhanced Dou Qi in this attack.
BAAAAAAAAAANG!!
Hai Bodong got pushed a few meters away from his spot, feeling his arms about to break from the sheer pressure.
He successfully deflected the water jet stream, which missed and sliced off the clouds in the sky.
Shing!
"F-Fuck, your Spirit Soul can use 'Devour' to enhance its attack, that's unfair!" Hai Bodong shouted in disbelief.
"Heh, you actually saw through Qingjue's little trick? That's right, besides cultivation, Qingjue doesn't need to consume my enhanced Dou Qi to fire her attack!" Queen Medusa crossed her arms and grinned smugly.
"Lying is not a good thing, Medusa." Han Yuan reminded with a smile.
Queen Medusa was stunned before giggling, "As expected of you, Han Yuan, you could even see through that."
Although 'Qingjue' can operate normally just fine without Queen Medusa's enhanced Dou Qi, the cultivation part isn't.
The Sky-winged Sea Python King has obtained a few drops of the Heaven Swallowing Python's blood, enabling it to absorb energy just as fine. Still, it does so at a much smaller and slower rate compared to the real thing.
With the help of Queen Medusa and Heaven Swallowing Python, the Sky-winged Sea Python King's cultivation will progress quickly, and reaching the 100,000-year-old mark is just around the corner.
By then, calling it Sky-Swallowing Python King won't be wrong.
"Qingjue, go back." Queen Medusa ordered the massive python as she also cancelled her superior form.
'Yes, my queen!' A feminine, admiring voice echoed back in Queen Medusa's ears.
Hai Bodong rubbed his hands painfully, "Damn it, my arms felt like they were going to break..."
"Do you need my help?" asked Han Yuan amusingly.
"No, it's fine." Hai Bodong circulated his enhanced Dou Qi in his arms and felt much better. After contracting the Cold-hearted Dragon, Hai Bodong's body rejuvenated and became energetic. Vice versa, the Spirit Soul also enjoyed his enhanced Ice Dou Qi.
Who knows, Hai Bodong might be able to evolve Cold-Hearted Dragon into a true ice dragon and become a dragon-blooded man in return.
Han Yuan shook his head helplessly at Hai Bodong's antics and asked Queen Medusa about his first spirit skill, "If I am not wrong, your first spirit skill is a domain-type skill, right?"
Queen Medusa humble-brag, "What can I do? Qingjie actually provides me with a domain-type spirit skill..."
"D-Domain?" Hai Bodong froze on the spot. He was fucking jealous!
Yafei also blinked before shaking her head, 'Rival my ass, hmph. Snake can't be trusted, after all.'
Queen Medusa spread her hands, "My first spirit skill is called Swallowing Sky and Ocean. It is an evolved form of the Qiangjue's rain domain, which now summoned a stormy rain in a 50-meter radius sphere-like space."
"Within the domain, not only will my Devouring's effect become three times stronger, but the refinement speed will also be faster."
"How fast are we speaking?" Han Yuan asked curiously.
"I only needed half of the normal speed." Queen Medusa raised her head slightly.
"Jeez, so you can refine things that take one hour to do, it will only take half of that..." Hai Bodong mumbled,
"Wow, I didn't expect the 'Ice Emperor' to be so smart and recognize such an obvious thing." Queen Medusa replied casually.
Yafei snapped her finger in realization, "If you can maintain this sphere for long, not only will the heaven and energy be drained, but you also devour people's Dou Qi dry."
"Unless they have meant to run through the spatial realm, you essentially imprisoned them in the Dou Qi-less environment."
"That's dangerous..."
"Finally, someone with a working brain." Queen Medusa nodded in acknowledgement.
"..." Hai Bodong.
"And if you used your Silver Crest Coin to bind them with gravity and weight, those people basically die for good." Han Yuan added with an amused smile.
"This..." Queen Medusa and Yafei stared at each other.
Is it possible?
'Cooperate? No, I can't let this woman win!' They thought simultaneously about this matter. A fierce clash appeared between two gazes.
Then, a Rank 4 Magical Beast, Desert Eagle, appeared in the sky and slowly descended before perching on Han Yuan's shoulder.
Han Yuan checked the beast's mind before smiling faintly, "Finally, I found her..."
Hai Bodong saw this and asked, "What's with the eagle?"
"Nothing." Han Yuan replied casually.
"Is that so?" Hai Bodong found it weird, but didn't press the matter too much. "By the way, kid, are you going to awaken your martial soul, too?"
"Or you have awakened it before us?"
Han Yuan rubbed his chin, "No, I haven't awakened mine yet."
"But there is a reason for it."
"If I awakened my martial soul, there would be too much commotion, and my day wouldn't be peaceful."
"You must be exaggerating. Don't tell me you know that you're going to awaken god-level martial souls?" Hai Bodong was dumbfounded as he made a random guess.
"God-level? Well, something like that." Han Yuan chuckled as his body and bloodline weren't so simple. On top of that, Alpha also left him a surprise gift.