Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

After rambling on and on, Xiao Yan finally finished explaining everything.

"In short, I'll be troubling you during this time." Xiao Yan glanced at Hai Bodong, who had listened attentively to everything he had said, and breathed a sigh of relief before speaking.

"Yes, no problem."

At noon that day, without the residents of Stone Desert City noticing, three streaks of light appeared briefly and then quickly disappeared into the distant horizon.

The only one left behind, Hai Bodong, was in the courtyard of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group headquarters, staring blankly at Qing Lin, who was being affectionately rubbed against by a fourth-tier two-headed fire spirit snake with a big smile on her face.

After a long silence, Hai Bodong took a slow breath and said, forcing himself to remain calm, "Xiao Yan should have told you before he left, right?"

"Yes, fight against magical beasts to hone yourself," Qing Lin nodded quickly with a serious face after Hai Bodong spoke. "I remember everything that Young Master Xiao Yan told me!"

“Good that you remember,” Hai Bodong nodded stiffly. “Let’s go, to the outskirts of the city.” After saying that, he got up and walked out of the courtyard.

After patting the two-headed fire spirit snake's head and instructing it to guard the house during this time, Qinglin trotted after Hai Bodong.

Glancing at the rigid Qinglin behind him, Hai Bodong's expression finally relaxed a bit, but his heart remained unsettled for a long time.

Yes, fourth-tier magical beasts were indeed like ants to him, but that was only because he was a Dou Huang! The little girl behind him, however, was merely a Seven-Star Dou Zhe…

Wait, a Seven-Star Dou Zhe? What's going on? Wasn't she a Five-Star Dou Zhe yesterday?

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Hai Bodong turned around abruptly and stiffly glanced at Qing Lin, who was looking at him with a blank expression.

'...Could it be that the outside world has changed drastically during my decades of seclusion? Is everyone now capable of breaking through to new heights multiple times in a short period?'

Thinking back to Xiao Yan, who was a Great Dou Master five months ago but is now a Dou Ling, Hai Bodong fell into deep thought.

Chapter 184 Negotiation

As time went by, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King felt that the direction Xiao Yan was heading was becoming more and more familiar. However, Bai Ya, who had a high talent for being a subordinate, held back what he wanted to say and silently followed behind Xiao Yan.

However, when he saw the huge city faintly appearing on the horizon, and Xiao Yan still showed no sign of slowing down, Bai Ya finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hey boss, are we heading to the Snake-People's Holy City?"

Xiao Yan, who was communicating with Queen Medusa using his soul power and discussing how to talk to the Great Elder of the Snake-People after arriving at the Snake-People's Holy City, turned around with some curiosity after hearing this.

"Otherwise what? You two have been in the Gama Empire for decades, haven't you? Deep in the Tagor Desert, besides the cities of the Snake People, is there anything else?"

“That’s true…” White Fang chuckled dryly, “But, boss, your target isn’t Queen Medusa, is it?”

"Is there a problem?" Xiao Yan stopped and turned around, waiting patiently for Bai Ya to speak next.

“This is a big problem,” White Fang stopped, his tail swaying uncomfortably. “I happened to be here before I went to the Mo family to find Green Barbarian. I was thinking of practicing on Queen Medusa, but…”

"Her evolution failed, and her body was burned to a crisp by the strange fire."

Hearing White Fang's words, Green Barbarian glanced at him with disdain. This coward always got beaten miserably every time he came to challenge Queen Medusa. If it weren't for wanting to save him some face, Green Barbarian would have exposed him directly.

"To practice with Queen Medusa?" Xiao Yan looked at Bai Ya strangely. In his ear, Queen Medusa was gritting her teeth and talking about the real situation of the so-called "practice".

"Are you sure you're not just using her as a punching bag, letting her beat you up?" Xiao Yan said with a half-smile. "You're only at the level of a six-star Dou Huang, and you're using a nine-star Dou Huang as practice?"

"Oh, none of that matters!" White Teeth's face twitched, and he chuckled awkwardly. "Isn't the last sentence the most important thing?"

“She didn’t fail,” Xiao Yan said after a moment’s thought. “The Seven-Colored Devouring Python succeeded, but I just captured her.” After all, he had reached an “equal” deal with Queen Medusa, so giving her some face at this point wasn’t unreasonable.

"You...you captured me, boss?" Upon hearing this, White Fang suddenly wore a look of utter despair.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yan asked Lü Man with some curiosity, looking at Bai Ya who was frozen in shock.

"Well, how should I put it..." After hearing Xiao Yan's question, Green Barbarian slightly toned down her gloating expression, "Although she can't beat Queen Medusa, White Fang always likes to spout nonsense when he gets beaten up..."

"Green Barbarian, you rascal, don't tell everyone everything!"

Before the embarrassing incident was fully exposed, White Fang finally recovered and interrupted Green Barbarian with a loud shout.

"It's not like I wanted to say that." Green Barbarian rolled her eyes, completely ignoring White Fang's threat.

"Never mind, it's fine if you don't say anything," Xiao Yan said with pity, having actually gotten the answer from Queen Medusa. "Let's go, let's finish things here as soon as possible." The Fire Wings flapped again, carrying Xiao Yan away into the distance.

Bai Ya, who felt that Xiao Yan's expression was as if he knew everything, lowered his head helplessly and followed.

As Xiao Yan and his companions arrived near the city of the Snake-People, eight Snake-People Dou Wangs simultaneously took to the air, coldly staring at the three led by Xiao Yan.

"Do you humans really want to start a full-scale war with our Snake-People race?" Mobas, who was almost killed by Xiao Yan last time, stepped forward and said coldly, "You have repeatedly intruded into our territory. Do you think we Snake-People are easy to bully?"

Although it was two people and a snake, and the snake was the Eight-Winged Black Serpent King whom they had met several times, Bai Ya's reputation was completely useless among the snake people. In fact, it was precisely because of Bai Ya's presence that Xiao Yan and his companions were even more wary.

Of course, there must have been a significant reason why Guhe and his group trespassed on the Snake People's Holy City last time.

"Hehe, you must be Mobas, the leader of the Ink Serpent Tribe, right?" Looking at the familiar face, Xiao Yan stepped forward with a smile.

"Who are you?" Mobas looked coldly at Xiao Yan, who was wearing a hood and not showing his true face, and sneered.

“Your Queen’s trading partner.” Xiao Yan chuckled, letting Queen Medusa release her aura.

The moment they sensed the familiar aura, the eight Snake-People Battle Kings who had taken off stirred slightly, but as if they had heard someone's telepathic message, they all calmed down, though their expressions toward Xiao Yan and his group were no longer so indifferent.

“…Come here.” After staring at Xiao Yan for a while, Mobas slowly exhaled and said, then turned around and descended into the city.

Knowing that Queen Medusa had just used a special method to contact the ancient beings of the Snake-People, Xiao Yan followed along with an air of nonchalance.

Green Barbarian, realizing that Queen Medusa's aura had come from Xiao Yan, glanced at White Fang with pity and followed.

After landing in the city, Xiao Yan was "surprised" to find himself outside the temple where he had previously sensed the presence of a Dou Huang.

"Go inside, the elder is waiting for you there," Mobas said coldly after stepping aside.

“I hope you will treat them well,” Xiao Yan said as he walked to the front of the temple. He turned around and glanced at Mobas, as if he had just remembered something. “The people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion are not people your Serpent Clan can afford to offend.”

After saying this, Xiao Yan finally walked into the interior of the temple.

Knowing that the Heavenly Serpent Palace had contributed significantly to driving away the Serpent People, Green Barbarian was stunned for a moment, and then saw Mobas's face turn dark instantly.

'Sigh, I knew this boss wouldn't give us either any free time.'

Knowing that he and Bai Ya would be under surveillance by the Snake-People for some time, Green Barbarian sighed. He understood that this was just a small trick Xiao Yan used to restrict them. After all, they were prisoners, and in Xiao Yan's view, they were prisoners who still had the opportunity to notify the main camp!

'But the only way we two can contact the Heavenly Serpent Palace is through that soul jade piece that was crushed long ago!' Green Barbarian felt that for the next few years, she and White Fang would be unable to escape being monitored.

Of course, she is the one most likely to be constantly monitored, since once Baiya and Qinglin sign the master-servant contract, Baiya can barely be considered free.

The temples of the Snake People all seemed to be the same style. At least Xiao Yan did not feel any sense of unfamiliarity when walking in the temple. Even the lake at the deepest part of the temple and the small island with bamboo forest in the center of the lake were exactly the same.

"Come here."

As Xiao Yan stood by the lake, preparing to ask Queen Medusa how to greet the four Dou Huangs on the island, he heard an aged voice.

After pursing his lips, Xiao Yan unfurled his fiery wings and carried him to the small island in the center of the lake.

In the bamboo forest, four aged figures sat steadily. The moment Xiao Yan landed, the four of them opened their eyes at the same time, their prismatic pupils locking onto Xiao Yan like venomous snakes.

Four chilling auras rose up and eventually converged, forming a giant black python in mid-air. The python's eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, causing a chill to run down Xiao Yan's skin.

After casually finding a chair opposite the four people and sitting down, Xiao Yan lazily said, "Alright, let's save ourselves the trouble with these little tricks. If these little tricks were useful, I wouldn't have come in alone."

After a brief silence, the four of them slowly withdrew the aura they had been unleashing.

However, seeing that Xiao Yan still hadn't taken off his hood, an old woman's cloudy eyes flashed with displeasure: "You're not even willing to show your face?"

The old woman's voice was extremely unpleasant, like a stone scraping against glass, making one feel uncomfortable all over.

“My deal with Medusa didn’t include showing my face,” Xiao Yan yawned boredly. “I’m fine with showing my face, but what price are you willing to pay?”

Hearing this statement that completely disregarded them, the old woman's dissatisfaction grew even stronger.

“That wasn’t part of our deal,” Queen Medusa said, appearing in a rainbow of light before the old woman could finish her sentence. “Besides, I don’t think that not showing my face affects our deal with a 'seventh-grade alchemist'!”

Queen Medusa emphasized the words "Seventh-Rank Alchemist," fearing that the Snake-Man Elder might say something that would anger Xiao Yan due to his pampered lifestyle.

"...Medusa, what's wrong with you?"

Queen Medusa's interruption was very effective. After a brief silence, the Grand Elder's prismatic eyes flickered for a moment before he simply shifted the topic to Queen Medusa.

"During the evolution process, consciousness was lost, and the consciousness of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python temporarily took over the main body," Queen Medusa, who had used her battle aura to create a seven-colored dress on her body the moment she appeared, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "By the time consciousness was restored, it was too late to regain the initiative."

"What about the impact?" the Second Elder asked calmly, standing beside the First Elder.

"It doesn't have much of an impact. It's just that when the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python's consciousness takes over, it can't unleash the strength of a Dou Zong," Queen Medusa said softly after glancing at Xiao Yan and confirming that he didn't care about their conversation. "If my consciousness takes over, it would be roughly equivalent to the strength of a one-star Dou Zong."

"Is there a solution?" The elders breathed a sigh of relief. They had never seen anything like this before and were at a loss for words.

"...There's no way before the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python advances to the Dou Zong level." Of course, there is a way, but Queen Medusa has no intention of revealing it.

"I see..." The Grand Elder fell silent.

"Does Your Excellency have a way to resolve Medusa's current predicament?" After a moment of silence, the Grand Elder looked at Xiao Yan, his words this time filled with respect.

“One of the things I traded with her was to provide her with pills to get rid of the influence of the Seven-Colored Devouring Python’s soul. I prepared the pill formula and the medicinal materials myself,” Xiao Yan said casually. “Besides, in the end, I am just a human. I don’t know much about the special characteristics of your snake-people race.”

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the First Elder breathed a sigh of relief.

"I still don't know how to address you, Your Excellency," the elder said respectfully after bowing.

“Just call me… Yaoyan,” Xiao Yan said after a pause, “Yao as in medicinal herbs, Yan as in rock.”

"Senior Yaoyan," the Grand Elder bowed again upon learning the name, "but I wonder what our snake-people clan needs to do in your deal with Medusa?"

To be honest, the Grand Elder was aware of the Serpent People's current awkward situation. She really didn't know under what circumstances Queen Medusa had made a deal with a seventh-grade alchemist, or rather, she didn't know if the Serpent People really had anything that a seventh-grade alchemist would care about.

'Besides Medusa, do we really have anything valuable?' The Grand Elder glanced at Medusa and muttered to herself. If she hadn't used a secret method to confirm that Medusa was still a virgin, she would have suspected that Medusa was using her own body as a condition for the transaction!

"The method for training the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil..."

"Medusa, you?!" Upon hearing those terrifying five words, the four elders, including the First Elder, instantly widened their eyes in anger and stared at Medusa in disbelief.

“We Snake-People have no other choice,” Queen Medusa sighed after glancing at Xiao Yan and noticing his lack of intention to explain. “High-level Dou Zong, if you can resist, please make your move.”

After pointing at Xiao Yan and stating his "strength," Queen Medusa gave a cold smile.

The shock brought by the words "High-level Dou Zong" far exceeded that of the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, which had not been seen for thousands of years.

After a long while, the four elders, who had recovered from their daze, exchanged glances. Then the eldest elder slowly stood up. "Senior Yaoyan, the person you know who possesses the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil should not be among the major empires surrounding the Serpent Clan, right?"

"Of course, how could the Azure Serpent with Three-Flower Pupils possibly appear in such a remote corner of the Northwest Continent?" Xiao Yan chuckled and said casually. "In the Central Continent, there are plenty of snake-like magical beasts for training. Aside from Medusa, you are probably the strongest among your snake-people, right?"

"A Seven-Star Dou Huang... his strength is barely enough, but he's too old. Without a fortuitous opportunity, his future will likely end here."

“Yes,” the elder said with a wry smile, “the training method for the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil is in our clan’s ancestral temple. Would you like to come with me?”

"No thanks, I'm not interested."

Xiao Yan kept his distance from the ancestral temple of the Snake-People, a race with a long and rich history.