After a long time, fulfilling the battle agreement in his true identity once more, Lin Yuan's gaze turned sharp, his aura surged like a rainbow. Azure flames coiled around his body, making him resemble a lion awakened from slumber, freely releasing the battle intent within him.
"Lin Yuan…" Queen Medusa silently repeated the name in her heart.
She looked at the man she had long been curious about. At this moment, the ever-composed expression she had always seen on his face was gone, replaced by an unrestrained, almost wild demeanor she had never witnessed before.
"Jia Nan Academy Lin Yuan, is it?"
As if infected by his presence, Queen Medusa found her own emotions rising as well.
"Snake-People Tribe, Queen Medusa—answering your request, I have come to battle!"
As her words fell, their gazes met.
At that instant, the air seemed to freeze. An invisible pressure accumulated between them, like a storm on the verge of eruption.
An azure flame spear, its tip flickering with lively flames, crackling faintly as if warming up for battle.
A seven-colored longsword, its blade radiating dazzling light, as though ready to devour everything around it.
A chilling killing intent spread between them. The air grew heavy with an indescribable oppression, like an invisible mountain pressing down on one's heart.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan moved.
As a four-star Dou Emperor, facing a two-star Dou Ancestor Queen Medusa, he showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he launched the first charge, opening the battle.
His figure flashed, transforming into an afterimage of azure flame as he shot forward with lightning speed. The spear carved a blazing arc through the air, thrusting directly toward Queen Medusa's chest.
Queen Medusa was equally unyielding.
Her body twisted gracefully like a spiritual serpent. The seven-colored longsword became a streak of flowing light, colliding fiercely with the azure flame spear.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion echoed through the heavens and earth, causing the surrounding air to tremble violently. Azure flames and seven-colored light intertwined and clashed, erupting into a blinding radiance.
Within the light, Lin Yuan was sent flying backward. A trace of blood appeared at the corner of his lips. Gripping the spear tightly, his wings flapped as he stepped through a profound footwork, dispersing the force before finally stabilizing himself.
In contrast, Queen Medusa stood firm in the sky like an unshakable mountain. The seven-colored longsword slowly rotated beside her, emitting a faint glow.
Lin Yuan gazed at her boundless aura, his expression turning solemn.
"As expected the evolved Queen Medusa has undergone a complete transformation. From that exchange alone, after breaking into the Seventh-Grade, the technique inherited through her bloodline is no weaker than a Mid Earth-Class technique, and her strength has reached the level of a true Seventh-Grade ancient magical beast…"
"In that case I should go all out as well."
With his mind settled, two mysterious secret techniques within his body began to circulate.
"Qi Origin Transformation! Blood Origin Transformation! Dual execution, Dual Origin Transformation!"
With a low shout, the Life-Blood Core Pill within his body rotated, releasing an extremely pure stream of energy. His Dou Qi began circulating at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, his aura surged violently.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yuan's presence skyrocketed to the peak of Dou Emperor.
The simultaneous execution of the two violent secret techniques caused even his body, comparable to a Sixth-Grade magical beast to feel a slight strain.
Sensing Lin Yuan's explosive rise in power, Queen Medusa narrowed her eyes slightly.
"This kind of strength, no wonder you were able to defeat Yun Shan, who had just entered the Dou Ancestor realm. But against me, this is still not enough."
As her words fell, she gently waved her jade hand. A vast surge of seven-colored Dou Qi erupted from within her body, coating the sword.
The Dou Qi was so dense that it even displayed a faintly viscous state.
Lin Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. This was the result of Dou Qi being compressed to an extreme level.
Looking at the ripples in space caused by the overwhelming energy on her blade, his expression grew more serious. Though he could achieve something similar, he could not do so as effortlessly as Queen Medusa.
"The evolved Queen Medusa truly terrifying. But this is exactly the kind of opponent I've been looking forward to."
"No matter how powerful an attack is, it's meaningless if it cannot hit. Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Three Thousand Lightning Phantoms."
Forming several seals in a smooth motion, two silver figures identical to Lin Yuan split from his body.
Queen Medusa sensed them briefly and raised her brows.
"This movement technique it not only allows your speed to rival a Dou Ancestor, but also creates nearly indistinguishable clones? Impressive."
"Exactly so, Your Majesty," Lin Yuan chuckled lightly. "Do be careful. From here on the real battle begins."
"Clear Mind Divine Art · Void Clarity · Second Stage."
After extensive refinement through soul research, Lin Yuan activated the improved version of the Clear Mind Divine Art at medium output.
In an instant, his gaze became distant and profound—yet unlike before, it still retained traces of emotion and warmth. With the improved technique, he could now allocate his mental processing power with far greater precision.
"If raw power is insufficient, then I will compensate with technique and other aspects."
With a thought, Lin Yuan fully unleashed his powerful soul perception. A flash of silver light appeared around him, and he seemed to traverse space itself, appearing instantly before Queen Medusa.
Immediately, the Cloud Dragon Movement Technique was activated. Several afterimages formed as he combined it with the Heavenly Origin Eight Character, engaging Queen Medusa in close combat.
With Seventh-Grade soul perception and the computational boost of Void Clarity, Lin Yuan could precisely capture her every move.
Three Thousand Lightning Movement combined with the Cloud Dragon Movement granted him extreme mobility and flexibility.
The Dual Origin Transformation elevated him to peak Dou Emperor, while the explosive nature of the Green Lotus Core Flame and a High Earth-Class technique granted him high-quality Dou Qi and terrifying burst power.
As his spear spun, Lin Yuan guided Dou Qi with his soul. The "Spiral Principal" was applied to himself, compressing the azure flame Dou Qi to its extreme, instantly condensing a razor-sharp edge at the spear tip.
With a powerful swing, combining immense strength and intricate force, he struck toward Queen Medusa with the might of heavenly thunder.
"Break! Spiral! Pierce!"
With enhanced computational ability and soul strength, Lin Yuan precisely controlled his power, simultaneously executing multiple techniques from the Heavenly Origin Eight Character Principal.
The Spiral Principal condensed his power while generating spiraling force to deflect and dissipate Queen Medusa's attacks.
The Break Principal focused power on weak points.
The Pierce Principal transmitted strange, penetrating force into her body upon contact, directly causing internal damage.
Queen Medusa raised her sword to counter. Her immense Dou Qi combined with her Seventh-Grade body radiated overwhelming might.
However, she was shocked to discover that he was actually confronting her head-on. He even showed signs of matching, and faintly suppressing, her.
During their intense exchanges, her originally deadly attacks appeared transparent under his perceptive insight, easily seen through.
His movement was like a roaming dragon—elusive and precise, effortlessly avoiding her threatening strikes.
Meanwhile, the Dou Qi condensed at his spear tip was sharp enough to break through her defenses.
Even more troublesome was his combat experience. Moving between multiple afterimages, mixing truth and illusion, his attacks were unpredictable.
Several times, when she initiated offense, he seized the opportunity and left wounds on her body instead.
Even worse, the spiraling force around his spear could deflect her attacks, while the scorching energy could penetrate her defenses and explode within her body, causing considerable damage.
"This guy his close-combat ability is terrifying."
Yet Queen Medusa remained calm.
Though these attacks could severely injure an ordinary Dou Ancestor, for her, whose true form was the Ancient Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, they were far from enough.
"Secret techniques have time limits. Once it ends, the user will fall into weakness…"
A glint of understanding flashed in her eyes.
"When that happens, victory will be mine. Time is on my side."
With that thought, she changed her strategy—abandoning offense and adopting a defensive stance, focusing on stalling.
Lin Yuan quickly noticed the shift. It became increasingly difficult to find opportunities to heavily injure her.
Even when he deliberately left openings to lure her into attacking, she remained unmoved.
"She's seen through it delaying until the Dual Origin Transformation ends and I enter a weakened state. Troublesome."
"Although I can suppress her, the body of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python is too strong. The damage I've dealt isn't enough, I need a decisive strike."
In an instant, Lin Yuan devised a new strategy.
Facing her stubborn defense, he did not grow impatient. Instead, he continued fighting steadily.
At the same time, he silently guided Dou Qi with his soul. Under the concealment of his soul power, a concentrated mass of energy began gathering at his throat.
To affect a Dou Ancestor like Queen Medusa, sufficient energy had to be accumulated.
The battle intensified further, one attacking with full force, the other defending with all her might. The clash grew more and more intense.
Spears and swords collided. The Green Lotus Core Flame and seven-colored energy scattered wildly. Violent Dou Qi collisions caused space itself to tremble, throwing the surrounding natural energy into chaos.
As time passed, Lin Yuan's attacks grew more aggressive and seemingly more reckless.
Seeing this, Queen Medusa's defense became even steadier and more impenetrable. To her, his increasing ferocity only confirmed the correctness of her strategy.
However at a certain moment, in the instant both sides adjusted their breathing, a divine light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.
The attack he had been preparing for so long had finally gathered enough energy.
His mouth opened and the long-prepared attack was unleashed.
"Heavenly Dragon Eight Sound — Shock!"
A heaven-shaking dragon roar erupted from his mouth. The soundwave, almost tangible, spread out from Lin Yuan at lightning speed.
The terrifying sonic wave, accompanied by overwhelming dragon might and the soul fluctuation of the late seventh tier, struck Queen Medusa at point-blank range in an instant.
The sudden attack threw Queen Medusa's Dou Qi into chaos. Her soul felt as though it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and the brief dizziness nearly robbed her of all combat ability.
With Lin Yuan's sharp perception and battle sense, there was no way he would let go of such an opening he had created himself.
A flash of silver light, Lin Yuan's figure appeared instantly before Queen Medusa. The azure flame spear in his hand had already gathered terrifying force.
Without hesitation, he swung the spear and smashed it heavily onto Queen Medusa's left shoulder.
In the next instant, immense power erupted.
A torrential force surged forth like a flood, pouring into Queen Medusa's body. She was instantly heavily injured and blasted from the sky.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Lin Yuan hurled the spear infused with a massive amount of Green Lotus Core Flame.
The spear burst forth with a dazzling flame trail as it shot toward the falling Queen Medusa.
At the same time, the moment the spear left his hand, Lin Yuan's fingers rapidly formed a series of profound seals, preparing his final killing move.
As the hand seals changed, a brilliant light seal rapidly condensed into shape.
The instant it formed, the energy of heaven and earth seemed to boil. The surrounding energy, even the power of the sun began to gather toward the seal.
On the other side, when the azure flame spear exploded near Queen Medusa, she had already regained consciousness.
Although heavily injured, her bloodline as the ancient Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python granted her terrifying recovery ability, allowing her to quickly regain mobility.
Sensing both the exploding spear and the attack forming in the distance, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes as her hands formed a mysterious seal.
"Bloodline Secret Technique, Seven-Colored Heaven Devouring."
In an instant, a vast amount of seven-colored energy surged from her body, forming a massive illusory figure.
The phantom opened its enormous mouth like an abyss and directly devoured all the energy from the exploding azure flame spear, then began frantically absorbing the surrounding natural energy.
At the same time, Queen Medusa suppressed her injuries and rapidly formed hand seals.
An extreme seven-colored sharpness gathered on her sword. Strange patterns began to emerge along the blade, and as they appeared, the surrounding natural energy rapidly converged toward it.
Lin Yuan's pupils shrank.
"This fluctuation a Earth class Dou Technique and not an ordinary one. I can't let her fully complete it."
Without hesitation, Lin Yuan decisively released the light seal he had just formed.
The seal shot forward, carrying ripples of space as it blasted toward Queen Medusa.
"Three Radiant Seal Art · Solar Radiance Seal."
Seeing this, a streak of blood-red light flashed through Queen Medusa's eyes.
A stream of pure energy surged from the phantom's mouth and gathered onto the sword's edge. The patterns on the blade rapidly formed and flickered with brilliance.
With a single slash a seven-colored sword arc of ultimate sharpness burst forth, charging toward the radiant seal that shone like a falling sun.
"Heaven Devouring Sword Canon · Seven-Colored Heavenly Rainbow Sword Qi."
The two attacks collided in midair like intertwining comets.
A deafening explosion erupted, releasing a blinding light that scorched the eyes.
Violent energy waves surged like tides. Ripples of energy and space spread outward in all directions.
Near the center, the intense energy compressed the surrounding space into twisted distortion.
At the very core, under the extreme compression of power, space itself was torn apart. Dark, eerie spatial cracks spread outward like a spiderweb.
Lin Yuan's Solar Radiance Seal blazed like a scorching sun, radiating searing energy.
The seven-colored sword qi was as brilliant as a rainbow, yet contained devastating destructive power.
Their clash was like two colossal dragons entangled in fierce combat.
As the battle continued, both energies were rapidly being consumed, and a terrifying destructive fluctuation began to form.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan noticed the Solar Radiance Seal weakening at an abnormal speed.
Focusing his gaze, he realized it was the phantom beside Queen Medusa that was devouring the surrounding energy!
"Zi Yan, take them and leave!"
The moment he spoke, Lin Yuan's expression turned sharp. Without hesitation, he changed his hand seal.
"Explode!"
With a single command, the Solar Radiance Seal shone brilliantly and detonated instantly.
The accumulated destructive energy erupted, merging with the seven-colored sword qi to form a massive energy storm.
The storm swept across everything, engulfing all within the inner spatial barrier—including both Lin Yuan and Queen Medusa.
Zi Yan, sensing Lin Yuan's intent through their dragon aura connection, was instantly enveloped in purple light.
She swiftly took Qing Lin and Xiao Cai away from the inner barrier
Moments later, the energy storm dissipated.
The area within the nearly shattered inner barrier had been reduced to a blank wasteland.
At the center stood Lin Yuan, his face pale.
A seven-colored longsword rested against his neck.
Queen Medusa, holding the sword, had blood continuously seeping from the corner of her lips. Yet her eyes shone with an indescribable brilliance as she spoke proudly:
"How was this battle?"
In the end, the physical body of a Seventh-Grade magical beast was indeed far stronger, more capable of withstanding the energy explosion, and quicker to recover.
Despite her injuries, Queen Medusa had forcibly acted and seized the final, crucial initiative.
Lin Yuan looked at her, slightly lowering his head as he said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, congratulations. You have won."
"I am at your disposal."
Hearing this, countless memories flashed through Queen Medusa's mind. A relieved smile appeared on her face.
Looking at Lin Yuan, the corners of her lips curved upward with confidence, as if she had regained something important in this moment.
She smiled charmingly, her beauty blooming like a hundred flowers.
"Then I will now claim the wager of this battle."
Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.
"Oh? What is it that Your Majesty is so eager to obtain?"
Queen Medusa looked at him, dispersing the seven-colored sword. Her finger lightly tapped his chest, her voice carrying a seductive tone.
"Of course it's you."
"Little man, you are the spoils I claim from this battle."
Their gazes locked, blazing flames igniting in both their eyes and hearts.
With a wave of her hand, a circular spatial barrier enveloped them.
Another wave seven-colored energy surrounded the barrier like curtains, sealing off the inside from the outside world.
"Come then. Let's begin our next battle."
"Can you still handle it little man?"
Lin Yuan smiled.
"Your Majesty should know, men are the least capable of enduring provocation."
"This battle, I will not lose."
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