"So strong! What a powerful bloodline!"
"What is this child's true form?"
Queen Medusa's pupils suddenly contracted. Being a Magic Beast herself, she naturally knew what was happening.
It is said that the stronger the bloodline of a Magic Beast, the longer its growth cycle. Currently, Zi Yan's strength should have reached the early stage of Rank 6, which would usually be a mature form for a general Magic Beast. However, some mysterious power has reverted her to a juvenile form, indicating that the bloodline power within her is extremely strong, and Rank 6 is far from reaching maturity.
"How could this happen!!"
Little Zi Yan stared dumbfoundedly at her shrunken body, her cheeks puffed up in frustration.
Seeing this, Yun Tianming couldn't help but reach out and pinch little Zi Yan's exquisitely carved, jade-like angry face. With clear eyes and a kindly smile, he said, "Little Zi Yan is also very cute~~"
"Tch! Hypocrite! Obviously, you prefer my previous form. Don't think I don't know. Just now, your Soul Power was almost completely focused on my body from every angle!"
Zi Yan looked up at Yun Tianming with extreme contempt in her eyes. Earlier, his Soul Power had surged as if it wanted to swallow her whole.
"Ahem~"
Yun Tianming looked embarrassed but couldn't refute her.
"Yun Tianming! How could you lay a hand on such a cute child?"
Queen Medusa gritted her teeth, glaring at him with a look of disdain.
Hearing this, Yun Tianming was also enraged and sternly retorted, "Don't talk nonsense! You can question my character, but please do not question my interests and preferences!"
"Huh? Yun Tianming, what do you mean? Do you look down on me?"
Zi Yan's two small eyebrows immediately stood up. Looking at Yun Tianming's righteous face, she was so angry that she rushed over and kept scratching the latter's face with her hands. While she was scratching, the disproportionately large gauze on her body fell off inadvertently, revealing her smooth skin like white jade.
"Hey~Zi Yan, your clothes fell off."
Yun Tianming's eyes were still clear as water.
"Your eyes make me angry!"
Zi Yan clenched her teeth and became even angrier.
Queen Medusa's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but sighwith her hand on her forehead. She waved her hand and condensed a small gauze dress again to cover Zi Yan's body.
The atmosphere became lively for a while.
After all, she was just a child. The angry little Zi Yan changed hze expression instantly when she was tempted by a Fifth Grade Pill that Yun Tianming took out.
"Hmph~ I'll forgive you this time."
"When I grow up, I'll definitely make you pay!"
While chewing on the pill, Zi Yan's words remained strong, but her eyebrows curved into cute little crescents.
"Ah, yes, yes."
Yun Tianming nodded repeatedly, agreeing with her, but Queen Medusa warned him, "Yun Tianming, don't bully little Zi Yan too much."
"Hee hee~ Big sister is the best~~"
Zi Yan playfully grabbed Queen Medusa's hand and shook it, causing the usually stern Queen Medusa to melt like an iceberg, revealing a rare, charming smile.
"Indeed."
Yun Tianming was momentarily stunned by the sight.
Medusa's smile truly made all flowers pale in comparison.
Queen Medusa's eyebrows slightly furrowed, ready to scold Yun Tianming, but thinking of Zi Yan in front of her, she didn't want to scare the child, so she temporarily held back.
Seeing the harmonious interaction between the big and the little one, Yun Tianming was greatly surprised and couldn't help but complain, "Hey, hey~ When did you two become so close? This is clearly your first meeting today."
"I don't know, but the scent on big sister is so nice."
Zi Yan hugged Queen Medusa's slender waist, burying her face in her chest and rubbing hard while greedily inhaling her scent. Having grown up lonely, Zi Yan's inner world was severely lacking in motherly love, so she instinctively felt close to the maternal Queen Medusa.
"Good child~ You must have suffered a lot in the past, right?"
Queen Medusa gently stroked Zi Yan's little head, showing a gentle expression that she didn't have for others.
She once had an identical twin sister, but according to the Snake People Tribe's tradition, only one could receive the altar's blessing and become Queen Medusa. If there were two, they had to fight each other, and the winner would become the new Queen Medusa. Her sister, unwilling to kill her, chose to defect from the Snake People Tribe and was eventually hunted down and killed by the tribe's strong warriors.
"By the way, big sister, what's your name?"
"I have no name, only the title passed down through generations in the Snake People Tribe: Queen Medusa."
"Medusa? Queen? It sounds like my nickname, Queen of Brute Strength. I don't like it. How about letting Yun Tianming give you a name?"
Zi Yan's thoughts jumped around, and she acted on her whims.
"I don't need a human name."
Queen Medusa looked proud.
"Come on~~"
Zi Yan pouted.
"Do as you please, then."
Queen Medusa then cast a cold glance at Yun Tianming, as if to say, "This is your responsibility."
"Me, give a name?"
"How about calling you Cai Lin?"
Yun Tianming wasn't good at naming, so he borrowed from the original work. After all, it adds to the immersion, doesn't it?
"What kind of name is that?"
"Yay! Sister Cai Lin!"
"Alright then."
Queen Medusa didn't really care about names. Seeing Zi Yan happy, she didn't want to dampen her spirits.
At that moment, a pink light emanated from Queen Medusa, and her expression changed.
"Damn it. Do you really like that name? You're an ancient divine beast, the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, and yet you lower yourself to a human? Where's your dignity?"
Queen Medusa was speechless. The name Cai Lin awakened the dormant Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, now vying for control over her body.
"Yun Tianming! Don't forget our agreement. The Spirit Fusion Pill."
Fighting for control would only lead to mutual destruction. Queen Medusa chose a tactical retreat, and her stunning body transformed into a small, colorful snake just a few centimeters long.
"Wow~ So this is Sister Cai Lin's true form. So cute!"
Zi Yan's eyes lit up. The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python seemed to inherit Queen Medusa's fondness for Zi Yan, blinking its light purple eyes and then wrapping around Zi Yan's arm, affectionately flicking its tongue.
"Big sister Cai Lin... oh no, now you're the little sister now, and I'm big sister Zi Yan! Hee hee~~"
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