Their fusion technique might scare a generic Dou Huang—
But against a Dou Huang peak beast and Ye Chen's strange cat…
They had no chance.
"All warriors! Defend the Holy City! Attack!"
Huashe'er yelled.
A storm of poisonous spears filled the sky, blotting out the sun.
If these spears were thrown by Dou Ling or Da Dou Shi, the attack could threaten even Dou Zong experts.
But most serpent warriors were Dou Shi at best.
Their attacks lacked concentrated power.
Ye Chen looked up at the falling spears and shook his head.
"Looks impressive… but completely useless."
Silver Dou Qi armored his body.
He thrust out his palm, sending a giant silver handprint crashing forward.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—
Poison spears shattered instantly, creating a clean empty path.
On the other side, the Ghost Flame Cat didn't even dodge.
Spears struck her body and snapped like brittle sticks.
Not a single scratch.
Ye Chen and Lingyou stood unharmed among the ruins
while several serpent warriors lay dead, and a huge hole gaped in the city wall.
"You humans—don't get arrogant!"
The injured Great Elder roared and transformed into a massive blue python.
The other three elders followed, their huge bodies coiling through the air.
"SSSsss!!"
Four monstrous pythons soared upward, each ready to fight to the death.
But instead of attacking Yao Chen, they turned toward the city wall.....
directing all their might toward Ye Chen.
"Master, be careful!"
Yao Chen and the Purple Demon Eagle rushed back.
"Damn it, these old hags are ready to die!"
Ye Chen cursed and retreated quickly, hiding behind the Ghost Flame Cat as he regrouped with his allies.
Soon, the two sides faced each other at a distance.
"If you insist on slaughtering our tribe today,"
the Great Elder hissed,
"we will die together if we must!"
She had long seen that Ye Chen was the leader of this group.
Ye Chen laughed coldly.
"If you didn't block my path from the start, I would have left already.
Everything now is the result of your own actions."
The python's eyes flickered with regret.
"Sigh… human, we misjudged you earlier.
Tell us—what will make you stop?"
With this sentence, she completely lowered her stance.
If Ye Chen had shown his strength earlier, the serpent tribe would have surrendered the Sand Mandala without fighting.
Instead, countless warriors died, leaders were injured, and the elders' life force was drained.
Even Mobas and the others stayed silent, afraid to ruin the negotiation.
Ye Chen hesitated briefly.
He had expected a fight today.....yet he wasn't truly angry.
Besides, he had promised Queen Medusa to spare the tribe.
But since they asked for conditions…
why not profit?
"If you want me to stop… fine.
Give me one-third of the Holy City's treasury."
"What!?"
The elders' faces twisted.
The desert was harsh; they had few resources to begin with.
Losing one-third would cripple them.
"Human, why should we believe you won't attack after taking it?"
Ye Chen smirked.
"Do you have another choice?"
Silence.
If they fought on, even if they drove him away, they would be drained.
When nearby empires learned the serpent tribe was weakened, destruction would be inevitable.
"…Human, remember your promise.
If you break it, even if we perish, we will drag you down with us."
Finally, they agreed.
They delivered one-third of the treasury to Ye Chen.
…
A hundred miles from the Holy City, Ye Chen stood on the Purple Demon Eagle's back, grinning widely.
"This trip wasn't a waste at all."
Even he was impressed by the amount of treasure.
The Mitre Clan would be stunned.
Then Ye Chen shifted his consciousness and entered the Small World.
"You human....did you fight with my tribe!?"
Queen Medusa rushed toward him immediately.
She had been anxious the whole time Lingyou was gone.
"Just as you guessed, the elders tried something stupid," Ye Chen said casually.
"You… you didn't hurt them badly, right?
You promised me yesterday!"
Her voice trembled.
"Relax.
It was just a small punishment."
Ye Chen nodded.....
then paused, looking at Queen Medusa's
beautiful face.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
"You asked me to spare them, and I did.
So now… you should know what you need to do next, right?"
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