Full-Time Magister: A Hellish Start, But the Shadow King

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Cheng Xiao didn't react for a moment.

The blonde woman before him did indeed exude an aura befitting a sub-emperor, but she was different from the Mother of Medusa.

Perhaps it was the lack of the oppressive aura emanating from the demon god's body that made her seem more like a true human.

"By the way, the Mother of Medusa was originally human. She must have been given a human body after becoming a Shadow Soldier."

Cheng Xiao looked at Medusa Mother, who had transformed into a 'human' form, and said, "Let's see your other form."

Upon hearing this, Medusa's mother obediently followed the king's command.

Her body visibly swelled up, enveloped in a layer of pale golden energy as she transformed.

Her upper body was no different from a human's, but her messy golden hair, each strand of it, was like a giant golden python, dancing ferociously and intertwining with trypophobia.

Medusa's mother was as alluring as Apas, but she was more mature than her daughter.

Their body sizes also differ greatly; even Apas's complete form cannot reach his mother's lower abdomen.

Cheng Xiao stood a little further away before he could barely get a full view of the Mother of Medusa.

The mother of Medusa is not much different from her life; she still has a snake's body and a human head, with golden hair and golden eyes.

The biggest difference is that the scales that originally covered her chest and part of her body have been replaced by dark steel armor!

"Very well, go and regain control of your venomous empire," Cheng Xiao commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The voice of Medusa's mother echoed throughout the hall as she swung her enormous serpent tail and left the seventh level of space.

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The fifth level of space was filled with a large number of venomous demons.

First the tribal chiefs, and then the tribal leaders, all of them had already received benefits from Trisina.

Upon seeing Trisina on the verge of death and Medusa's mother seemingly attacked, they all rebuked Apas!

But Apas was, after all, the purest Medusa bloodline, and none of them dared to be the first to attack him.

"Your Highness, we demand a reasonable explanation," a Medusa with snake hair and a snake-like body questioned.

"What on earth happened here? How is His Majesty?!"

She was one of the few old forces loyal to the Mother of Medusa, and her primary concern was the safety of the Mother of Medusa.

"Mother is alright! But Trisina wanted to take advantage of her dying state and even promised to offer her mother's body after her death to curry favor with Khufu!" Apas shouted angrily.

"I realized her plot, which is why I stopped her myself!"

Given the current situation, Apas had no choice but to stall for time and wait for Cheng Xiao to return.

She was also curious about what had happened between Cheng Xiao and her mother, but the most important thing right now was to stabilize the situation!

"Hmph! Your Highness, while your bloodline is indeed closest to the Queen Mother's, how could the First Prince possibly lose to you?" Medusa, the Scorpion Queen, standing in Trisina's group, said in a deep voice.

"Who knows if Your Highness, Third Prince, colluded with outsiders to frame the First Prince and fabricate such a crime against him?!"

"Isn't Trisina's large-scale troop deployment to assist Khufu during this period enough to explain everything?!" Apas roared.

"The empire that Mother gave to Trisina and Euryale will sooner or later become a vassal state of Khufu!"

"You idiots, you won't even know when you've become someone else's dogs!"

"If Mother weren't in grave danger, I would have punished you bunch of fools who support Trisina upon my return!"

"We respect the Queen Mother, but she is no longer capable of ruling. The Empire needs a new leader," Medusa, the Scorpion Queen, said in a deep voice.

"We have all seen Princess Trisina's contributions to the empire. If it weren't for Princess Trisina, how could the empire have grown stronger day by day without the Queen Mother's control?"

"Third Prince, you used such methods against Princess Trisina without the Empire's permission or our authorization. You are the one who wants to plunge the Empire into chaos and disaster!"

Trisina's current power within the empire is so great that it's no exaggeration to say she controls everything.

Even the old factions of the Mother of Medusa flocked to Trisina's side.

After Medusa the Scorpion Queen's guidance, the tribal leaders present all confirmed their positions.

Apas stared at the group of Trisina's lackeys with eyes full of hatred.

When she was being chased by Trisina and Euryale, they didn't jump out and shout about the injustice.

Now Trissina is almost killed by her schemes, but she's jumping around more happily than anyone else.

If my mother were here.

"Well said."

A deep, hoarse voice echoed through the space.

Her powerful aura instilled fear in all venomous creatures from the depths of their souls.

The leading Medusas, upon seeing the approaching shadow of the demon god Apas, immediately bowed respectfully and called out:

"His Majesty!!!"

Apas also sensed this familiar presence and turned around abruptly.

It was definitely her mother, but something seemed off about her.

"Mother?" Apas asked, somewhat hesitant to confirm.

At this moment, even in its fully formed form, Apas only reached the rump and tail of Medusa, appearing like a child.

Although the Mother of Medusa became a shadow soldier, she did not sever ties with everything from her previous life.

She looked at Apas with her golden imperial eyes, which revealed a hint of doting affection.

He walked over to Apas and reached out to ruffle his daughter's snake hair.

The giant, python-like snakes calmed down under this soothing treatment and all lowered their heads.

The mother and daughter looked at each other in silence.

Medusa's mother stood in front of Apas, looking at the Scorpion Queen Medusa who had previously questioned Apas:

"I think I just heard you say that I am no longer capable of ruling?"

Scorpion Medusa was so frightened that she didn't dare to raise her head, and barely managed to crawl on her knees under the overwhelming aura of the Mother of Medusa:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. You must have misheard me."

Before she could finish speaking, the golden eyes of the Mother of Medusa revealed a brownish-gray energy.

With just a light sweep, Scorpion Medusa was instantly petrified and frozen.

Not only was Scorpion Medusa's physical appearance frozen, but her internal blood and even her soul were also frozen!

Even a great monarch-level being is nothing more than a glance before the Mother of Medusa.

"I am not deaf, nor blind," Medusa, the Mother of Medusa, continued, looking at the tribal chiefs of various regions.

"She just said I'm incompetent to rule. Then who in the entire empire is in power now?"

The voice of the Mother of Medusa was devoid of any emotion, like the coldest force in the world, making this space icy cold and devoid of any warmth.

Faced with the questioning of this first demon god, Queen Medusa, the serpents and scorpions dared not even breathe.

Whether it was the aura or the power that the Mother of Medusa had just displayed.

Everything seemed to be proclaiming that the true master of the Serpent Empire had returned! (End of Chapter)