Chapter 117: Utter Arrogance!

"Sixth Grade Pill and Earth Rank Qi Method."

Queen Medusa shined with her beautiful eyes, even she, who was in a high position, couldn't help but feel excited.

"Young Tianming, are you telling the truth?"

Hai Bo Dong also became excited upon hearing it. Affected by the residual effects of the seal, he has not yet recovered his peak state, and currently needs Pill supplementation more than anything.

"Of course, Old Hai, your benefits will not be neglected if you work for me."

Yun Tianming solemnly made a promise, not caring much about things that weren't his own. Since they were teaming up to kill, it was only natural to share the loot with teammates.

"Yun Tianming, you better be able to walk the talk!"

Queen Medusa said as she locked onto Lu Man not far away, emitting the aura of a peak Dou Emperor from within!

"Queen Medusa! Are you really going to oppose my Heavenly Snake Mansion?"

Lu Man's face darkened as he shouted, her tone fierce yet uneasy.

Yun Tianming chuckled inwardly' You're treading on thin ice here. Queen Medusa, with her strong personality, always responds better to persuasion than threats.'

"Are you threatening me?"

Queen Medusa's gaze turned cold as she waved her hand, unleashing a powerful purple Dou Qi that condensed into a giant energy snake, lunging towards Lu Man.

"Green Wood Shield!"

Lu Man hastily summoned her wooden shield's defensive technique, but unsurprisingly, it was shattered by the energy snake's impact, sending Lu Man flying from the tremendous force.

"What a terrifying power."

Beside him, Hai Bo Dong once again felt overwhelming fear. Compared to ten years ago, Queen Medusa's strength had grown even more formidable. Under the Dou Ancestor level, hardly anyone could match her!

Lu Man was forced back step by step, attempting to escape by swiftly using her Dou Qi Wings to change direction.

Yun Tianming, with a calm expression, uttered, "Old Hai."

"Though I may not be your match now, I can still delay you for a while."

"Mysterious Ice Crystal Wall!"

Hai Bo Dong shouted lowly, releasing his icy Dou Qi to its fullest. Along Lu Man's escape route, he formed a thick layer of ice, several yards wide. Sharp ice spikes, several meters long, densely covered the surface of the ice. It was easy to imagine that anyone who collided with it would suffer greatly.

"Break for me!"

With Qing Lin unconscious in her left arm, Lu Man gritted her teeth and enveloped her entire body in wood attribute Dou Qi, then rammed straight ahead.

"Bang!"

The thick ice layer shattered, but not without leaving several ice spikes lodged in Lu Man's body.

"Swoosh~"

Queen Medusa swiftly transformed into a blur, catching up to Lu Man, and released an energy snake, entwining him. However, she didn't expect her body to transform into a wooden figure.

"Wooden Body Shedding!"

Lu Man executed a secretive technique, using wood attribute Dou Qi to create a fake body, successfully deceiving Queen Medusa.

"Boom!"

Lu Man dropped a small black bottle, causing a large cloud of smoke to explode.

"Hmm!?"

Queen Medusa furrowed her brows, surprised to find that the smoke contained unique substances capable of blocking her senses.

"Not good, she's trying to escape!"

Hai Bo Dong scattered the cold ice Dou Qi to dispel the smoke, but saw a green shadow flying away in another direction at extreme speed.

"Hmph! Ignorant villagers from the Jia Ma Empire, do they really think the people of the Heavenly Snake Mansion are so easily caught?"

Lu Man threw out a small black bottle while running, the smoke quickly filled the entire sky, not only obscuring the sight but also shielding perception. Taking advantage of the cover of the smoke, Lu Man dodged around, leading Queen Medusa and Hai Bo Dong in circles, preventing the latter from ever locking onto her position.

"Heavenly Snake Mansion truly deserves its reputation as a top power; they have so many hidden techniques."

Yun Tianming smiled and nodded. The stronger the foundation of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, the more resources there were to cultivate Qing Lin, which was a good thing.

However, he couldn't allow the other party to take Qing Lin by force.

"Because I won't allow it, you cannot snatch her away!"

Powerful Soul Power, transformed into invisible fluctuations, instantly covering the entire sky, with a range of hundreds of kilometers under his perception!

"Swoosh~"

Yun Tianming's figure flashed, appearing in the direction Lu Man was advancing, taking a deep breath, and mobilizing his Dou Qi.

"BRoar of a Hundred Beasts!!"

"???"

Lu Man, similarly unable to perceive the outside world in the pitch-black smoke, was unaware that what awaited her ahead was a strike of an Earth Rank Low-Level Dou Technique!

Deafening sound waves instantly swept over her body, leaving Lu Man stiffened, her ears ringing.

Although she took this blow completely unprepared, relying on the strength of a 6-Star Dou Emperor, she overcame the effects of the sound wave Dou Technique in just a few seconds, and her body regained its mobility.

"You! Damn you!!"

Lu Man's eyes narrowed, firmly locking her killing intent onto Yun Tianming.

"Thousand Tree Vine Kill!"

A wrathful strike from a 6-Star Dou Emperor is no joke.

From the earth rose five towering trees covered in poisonous thorns, like gigantic demonic fingers reaching towards Yun Tianming in the sky.

"If this attack hits head-on, it would probably crush bones into powder, right?"

Yun Tianming's expression was grave, but he didn't panic excessively.

"Mysterious Ice Dragon!"

At a crucial moment, Hai Bo Dong made a powerful move, unleashing his strongest strike.

Unlike when he was sealed, where he could barely summon a single ice dragon, this time Hai Bo Dong managed to conjure five ice dragons in one breath, a visually stunning spectacle.

"Roar!"

The five ice dragons each intercepted one of the towering trees rising from the ground.

"A good Dou Technique, but as a 2-Star Dou Emperor, you can't possibly be my match!"

Lu Man exerted all her strength in driving the Dou Technique; the towering trees forcibly broke through the ice dragons, sweeping towards Yun Tianming!

Yun Tianming summoned his Dou Qi Armor and enveloped his entire body with the Extreme Purple Beast Flame, burning the nearby giant trees to ashes. However, the Dou Qi of the Dou Emperor was so formidable that the trees continued to grow vigorously, overpowering the burning of the Extreme Purple Beast Flame.

To this, Yun Tianming could only remark, "You're really something!"

Speaking of which, back when Uchiha Madara faced Senju Hashirama, his signature Fire Release couldn't overcome the Wood Release, causing a similarly frustrating feeling, right?

"That's enough."

A cold voice came from behind. Lu Man felt a chill run down her spine. Before she could react, her neck was seized by a tremendous force.

Taking advantage of the moment when Yun Tianming intercepted Lu Man, Queen Medusa finally found her target in the smoke and seized Lu Man, who was fully engaged in using Dou Technique.

There was no chance left.

With a sigh in her heart, Lu Man reluctantly ceased the output of her Dou Qi.

With the termination of the Dou Qi, the wildly growing giant trees came to a halt, turning into ashes under the scorching of the Extreme Purple Beast Flame.

"Oh my, that was really close. I almost couldn't hold on a moment ago."

Yun Tianming removed the shattered Dou Qi Armor, revealing a body covered in bloodstains.

However, everyone present could see at a glance that the injuries on Yun Tianming's body were only superficial wounds.

"Dou Grandmaster intercepts Dou Emperor."

"You humans are truly arrogant!"

A hint of admiration flickered in Queen Medusa's pale purple eyes.

In her dictionary, the word "arrogant" was not necessarily an insult.

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