Chapter 55: The New Queen Medusa, Promotion to Dou Wang
In just a few breaths, Queen Medusa's soul power diminished by one-tenth. Xiao Tian, however, did not intend to consume Queen Medusa's soul himself but wanted the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python to do so. Therefore, he stopped after absorbing one-third of her soul power.
With this power shift, Xiao Tian further suppressed Queen Medusa's soul.
"Slash!" Xiao Tian conjured a sharp blade and sliced off another fragment of her soul.
"Swoosh!" The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python flicked its tail and swiftly devoured the soul fragment. As it continued to consume and refine these fragments, its soul power grew stronger, while Queen Medusa grew weaker.
Despite her efforts to break free, Queen Medusa was eventually completely consumed by the python with Xiao Tian's help.
The python floated in mid-air and spoke, "Thank you, Master." Previously, Queen Medusa's soul had oppressed the python, hindering its growth and preventing it from speaking. Even in the original story, the python couldn't speak even after advancing to the Dou Wang level. Now, with Xiao Tian's assistance, it had consumed Queen Medusa's soul and no longer faced any suppression.
Xiao Tian patted the python's head, "Rest well. From now on, you are the new Queen Medusa."
"Yes, Master," the python replied, its voice now identical to Queen Medusa's, causing Xiao Tian's external body to momentarily freeze due to the seductive tone.
Xiao Tian shook his head, exited the spiritual space, and returned to the outside world.
In the outside world, Xiao Tian thought, "Maybe it's time to visit the capital of Jia Ma Empire and go to the Alchemist Association to find the recipe for the Fusion Spirit Pill. This would allow the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python to master Dou Zong's power more quickly."
Queen Medusa and the python had been fighting for control over the body. Though they had now settled the matter, mastering the body's Dou Zong power would still take a long time. However, with the Fusion Spirit Pill, the python could quickly gain control, effectively giving Xiao Tian a Dou Zong-level ally.
"But for now, my main focus should be breaking through to the Dou Wang level," Xiao Tian decided. He sat down cross-legged and took out the Earth Fire Lotus Seed to continue his cultivation.
In the past few days, he had used the Earth Fire Lotus Seed to break through to the two-star Dou Ling level. The Earth Fire Lotus Seed, which takes a century to form, contained vast and pure fire attribute energy. As Xiao Tian continued to refine it, his cultivation rapidly increased.
Three-star Dou Ling! Four-star Dou Ling! ... Nine-star Dou Ling! Peak of nine-star Dou Ling!
"Boom!" Xiao Tian's eyes suddenly snapped open, and a sharp light shot out like a physical entity. At the same time, a vast and powerful aura erupted from his body, surging like a volcanic eruption. This intense aura, filled with terrifying energy ripples, caused the entire cave to tremble, and cracks spread throughout, leaving the cave in disarray.
"Hmm?" Hai Bodong and Ling Ying, who were both in seclusion at the Xiao family residence, turned their attention towards Xiao Tian.
"He's actually advancing to Dou Wang? This cultivation speed is terrifying!" They swallowed hard, their hearts filled with shock.
Xiao Tian broke through the collapsing cave and stepped outside. Using his soul sense, he inspected his body and found that the Dou Crystal in his Dou Qi Cyclone had completely vanished. The powerful Dou Qi now permeated all his acupoints.
It made sense, as the Dou Qi Cyclone was located in the Qi Sea Acupoint, which, no matter how spacious, had a limit to how much Dou Qi it could contain. To store more Dou Qi, it needed to be distributed throughout the body. With continuous cultivation, not only the acupoints but even every drop of blood and cell would eventually contain large amounts of Dou Qi. However, that was something for the future.
With a thought, Xiao Tian's body hummed as torrents of Dou Qi surged from within him. The Dou Qi gathered at his back, forming a pair of green flame wings about ten feet wide, resembling the magnificent wings of a phoenix.
"Swoosh!" With a slight flutter of the wings, Xiao Tian effortlessly lifted off the ground, soaring into the air.
"No wonder Dou Wangs can form Dou Qi wings so easily!" Xiao Tian rejoiced. This was the first time he flew using his own power rather than relying on Yao Lao's.
Yao Lao smiled with satisfaction, "Congratulations, young one. Now, you have barely entered the true path of cultivation."
In the Jia Ma Empire, a Dou Wang could be considered one of the top ten experts. However, in the more prestigious Central Plains, a Dou Wang was merely an ant. There, only a Dou Zong could co-rule a city, a Dou Zun could dominate a region, and only a Dou Sheng could be revered as a supreme patriarch.
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As Xiao Tian returned to his courtyard, he encountered Clan Leader Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Tian greeted him with a smile, "Clan Leader."
"Xiao Tian, I was looking for you," Xiao Zhan said, approaching.
"Oh?" Xiao Tian asked, "What's the matter?"
"Well," Xiao Zhan began, "tomorrow, we will have distinguished guests from the Yunlan Sect visiting. I hope you can join us in welcoming them."
"Yunlan Sect?" Xiao Tian's expression turned peculiar. The arrival of the Yunlan Sect indicated that Nalan Yanran still intended to break off the engagement. This was a significant event he didn't want to miss. In fact, he had deliberately kept this information hidden to ensure it would happen.
Currently, even the people of Wutan City were unaware of the drastic changes in the Xiao family. The incident with Hai Bodong had only spread to a few nearby cities, still far from reaching the capital of the Jia Ma Empire. Although Mitteltengshan had visited Wutan City, Hai Bodong had ensured secrecy.
Under these circumstances, Nalan Yanran wouldn't know about the significant changes in the Xiao family.
Xiao Tian nodded, "Don't worry, Clan Leader. I'll be there."
(End of Chapter)
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