BTTH: From Genius to Invincible-Chapter 338: The Magical Beast Tribes

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Xiao Yan didn't stand on ceremony and stored all the corpses in his storage ring. After all, these were renowned experts of the North-Western Region, and they likely carried some good items within their storage rings. Moreover, he couldn't harvest their souls here.

How could he possibly miss the chance to loot?

"Qing Lin, let's head back. I'm afraid today's remaining arena matches for the Great Meeting of Factions won't be held." Xiao Yan patted Qing Lin's small head and smiled.

Qing Lin thought for a moment before nodding. She turned to She Tianhao and said, "Mansion Lord, Qing Lin has matters to attend to today and requests leave from the Sky Serpent Mansion for a period of time."

A fierce glint flashed in She Tianhao's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice, "Qing Lin, think carefully. My Sky Serpent Mansion has not treated you poorly."

Xiao Yan stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Qing Lin. He smiled and said, "Mansion Lord of the Sky Serpent Mansion, there's no need to demand repayment for kindness. Qing Lin didn't receive your Sky Serpent Mansion's resources for free back then. She'll fulfill what she promised, thereby repaying your nurturing grace."

She Tianhao nearly ground his molars to pieces. His voice was low as he said, "Xiao Yan! Is your Yan Alliance determined to oppose my Sky Serpent Mansion?!"

Xiao Yan shrugged indifferently. "The Yan Alliance isn't mine alone. Why don't you ask Her Majesty Medusa if she agrees?"

Medusa cast a sidelong glance at this thick-skinned fellow before looking at Qing Lin. She slowly said, "She possesses the bloodline of my Snake-People Race and is naturally a subject of my Snake-People Tribe."

Medusa's meaning was clear: Qing Lin would be under her protection, and anyone who dared harm Qing Lin would face her wrath.

"Good, good, good! What a Yan Alliance, what a Medusa." She Tianhao waved his hand and coldly glanced at Qing Lin. "Qing Lin, I hope you remember what you promised the Sky Serpent Mansion."

Medusa paid no heed at all to his threats. She glanced at Lu She behind She Tianhao, revealing a cold smile before her eyes narrowed slightly.

Whoosh!

"Ah!"

Lu She, who had once betrayed the Snake-People Tribe, suddenly combusted from within with formless heart flames. His entire body instantly turned red, emitting sizzling white smoke.

Lu She lost his life within just a few seconds and reverted from his human form to a giant python with deer antlers on its head. Half a minute later, he was burned to charcoal.

She had killed a Dou Emperor with just a glance!

"This is the fate of those who betray me. No one can save their life." Medusa's Snake-People Tribe already had poor relations with the Sky Serpent Mansion, and now she had directly executed the traitor.

Hua She Er and Yue Mei felt excited seeing Lu She's death. They naturally harbored extreme hatred for such opportunistic villains.

"Hmph!" Venom flashed through She Tianhao's eyes, but his Sky Serpent Mansion lacked the confidence to wage war against the Yan Alliance at this time. He waved his hand and led all the Sky Serpent Mansion members away.

After She Tianhao departed, Medusa waved her sleeve and lightly stepped through the air to stand atop the Serene Sea Scaly Beast's head.

The Serene Sea Scaly Beast could only shrink its head, not daring to voice any complaints. Just moments ago, even two 3-star Dou Ancestors couldn't escape Medusa's grasp. If it dared to make a noise, it would only be courting death.

Too terrifying!

Before long, the Serene Sea Scaly Beast carried everyone from the Yan Alliance away from the area.

Though the main players had departed, everyone present understood one thing: the North-Western Region had been turned upside down!

"If... if Medusa successfully defends the arena at the final Great Meeting of Factions..."

The Yan Alliance was just one step away from ruling the North-Western Region!

If Medusa could single-handedly defend against challenges from all the North-Western Region's faction leaders, it would mean the Yan Alliance ranked first in both the younger generation and alchemists!

In fact, it might not even be one step away anymore. Many faction leaders present were already considering whether to join the Yan Alliance.

Just like in the previous Great Meeting, not all faction leaders in the North-Western Region would challenge the defending faction. Only the Thunderbolt Sect, Profound Lion Sect, and Medicine Bone Sect had challenged and defeated She Tianhao.

After all, no one wanted to needlessly offend such a powerful faction. Who wouldn't fear retaliation?

Therefore, in reality, the Yan Alliance only needed to withstand challenges from the Thunderbolt Sect, Profound Lion Sect, and Sky Serpent Mansion to succeed!

Other factions would naturally retreat when faced with difficulty.

Sure enough, the Sky Serpent Mansion announced not long later that the Great Meeting of Factions would continue the following day.

Though the Yan Alliance was strong, having the Sky Serpent Mansion, Thunderbolt Sect, and Profound Lion Sect submit to them was absolutely impossible. Just like the former Sky Serpent Mansion, they would inevitably face a siege.

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In the Yan Alliance residence, inside Medusa's room.

"If you keep staring, I'll gouge out your eyes." Medusa's delicate face was as cold as frost, her beautiful eyes icy as she glared at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes at her and spoke with dissatisfaction. "What's wrong with me looking? Your Heavenly Flame Serpent Body is at least half my contribution, right?"

"Besides, your improvement has been too quick. It differs from my calculation. If you suffer any side effects, would that not be problematic?"

Xiao Yan examined the beautiful Queen Medusa sitting in the chair from top to bottom, even boldly sweeping over her with his Spiritual Strength. With a crack, the cup on the table shattered instantly as Medusa's aura erupted uncontrollably.

This old lady has tolerated you long enough!

"Ahem." Xiao Yan's throat moved up and down as he shrank his head. "From what I can see, your Heavenly Flame Serpent Body is condensed perfectly. Your rapid improvement should be due to the fusion of Heavenly Flames, which greatly enhanced your cultivation."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to actually obtain a portion of the Heavenly Flame's power." Xiao Yan hadn't forgotten how Medusa had killed Lu She with just a glance, which was a clear display of the Fallen Heart Flame's ability.

However, it was only a small portion of the power. Medusa hadn't inherited the Fallen Heart Flame's cultivation acceleration effect.

Xiao Yan sat directly across from Medusa without ceremony, pouring himself tea and drinking it on his own.

Tap tap tap. His fingers drummed on the table before he asked seriously, "Are you confident you can defeat those fellows from the Sky Serpent Mansion?"

Medusa's elegant brows furrowed slightly. Her beautiful eyes looked at Xiao Yan as she coldly asked, "You want to unify the North-Western Region?"

She had little interest in unifying the North-Western Region. She grew stronger only to protect her subjects from warfare. Unlike with the Sky Serpent Mansion, she did not care much about returning to the Central Plains.

"It's not really about unifying the North-Western Region. In another year or two, I'll probably leave the Jia Ma Empire for the Central Plains to participate in the Pill Gathering. Also, that girl Zi Yan's tribe is in the Central Plains, so I need to go with her to see their current situation." Xiao Yan didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

"So if we can resolve some hidden dangers, it's best to do so within these two years."

He couldn't stay long. The next Pill Gathering was in three years, and he still needed to visit the Burning Flame Valley to obtain the complete Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.

If the Hall of Souls and Ya Fei still had not found any trace of the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva in two years, then he would have to take Little Fairy Doctor to the Pill Tower to look for a second method or see if there was some way to buy more time.

Medusa thought for a moment before saying, "I am not entirely certain. Those three old fellows are all 7-star Dou Ancestors like me. I haven't tested my own strength yet."

Profound Lion Sect's Sect Leader Shi Nian, Thunderbolt Sect's Sect Leader Ting Hao, and She Tianhao were all 7-star Dou Ancestors. To successfully defend the arena, she would need to face these three 7-star Dou Ancestors simultaneously.

She was confident she could win against any one of them individually, but against all three at once, it was hard to say.

"Then don't force it. When I can refine middle-grade tier 7 pills, the Yan Alliance should be safe. I'll feel more at ease going to the Central Plains then." Xiao Yan didn't insist. Once Venerable Tian Huo was resurrected, the Yan Alliance would have another great general, naturally making Xiao Yan more confident.

"What's Zi Yan's true form?" Medusa looked at him. She had just witnessed Zi Yan fighting one against three. Zi Yan remained dominant even against the Three Mulan Elders' combined assault. The purple light and Spatial Strength especially surprised her.

A Dou Emperor who could manipulate Spatial Strength with terrifying physical strength stronger than a Dou Ancestor made Medusa curious about Zi Yan's true form.

After thinking, Xiao Yan decided Medusa was trustworthy and said, "That girl's true form is the Ancient Void Dragon."

"Ancient Void Dragon!" Surprise showed in Medusa's eyes. For someone of her temperament to show such surprise, one could imagine the status of the Ancient Void Dragon in the Magical Beast world.

"What's wrong? You yourself are a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, an ancient magical beast, and you possess the Heavenly Flame Serpent Body. By bloodline, you should not be beneath the Ancient Void Dragons, right?" Xiao Yan felt a bit puzzled.

Medusa shook her head and slowly explained, "The Ancient Void Dragon Tribe holds a unique status among magical beasts. The so-called three great magical beast tribes in the Central Plains nowadays—the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe—are both collateral bloodlines descended from the Ancient Heaven Serpent and the Ancient Heaven Phoenix. They are not direct descendants."

Xiao Yan frowned. "You mean, third-generation descendants?"

Medusa nodded and continued, "Yes, so they don't call themselves Heaven Phoenix or Heaven Serpent. Only the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe are direct descendants of the Ancient Dragon, inheriting the Ancient Dragon's void power, hence their name Ancient Void Dragon Tribe."

"Additionally, the Ancient Dragon was the first magical beast to reach Rank 10."

"Rank 10?! You mean Dou God!"

"Yes. You humans call it Dou God, whereas we magical beasts call it Divine Beast."

A solemn feeling rose in Xiao Yan's heart. These were details he was hearing for the first time. No wonder those three major magical beast tribes were so revered. He had initially assumed they were simply the strongest among magical beasts, hence they were called the three great tribes.

Now, with this explanation, it turned out that the three great magical beast tribes were akin to the eight ancient clans among humans; they were all Dou God Clans.

But that was not entirely accurate because, from the standpoint of the Dou God Clans, only the Ancient Void Dragon among the magical beasts could be considered a Divine Beast nowadays. Strictly speaking, the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Tribe no longer qualified.

Xiao Yan speculated that perhaps the Heaven Swallowing Python, like the Ancient Void Dragon, inherited the devouring abilities of the Ancient Heaven Serpent, hence the name Heaven Swallowing Python. Of course, it was also possible that the Heaven Swallowing Python originated from another Divine Beast bloodline.

There were more than eight who achieved Dou God in ancient times. It was simply that later, during the Era of Darkness, all Dou Gods suddenly vanished for unknown reasons, and some Dou God factions likewise disappeared into history.

"Hey, Xiao Yan! How long are you going to chat? Don't tell me you're trying to hog all the medicinal ingredients again!" The impatient Zi Yan, having waited long enough, couldn't help but come knock on the door.

After all, Xiao Yan had taken all the storage rings. She naturally didn't want the corpses and soul bodies, but she wanted her share of the medicinal ingredients in the storage rings.

Medusa glanced at Xiao Yan, seeming to ask: You actually tried to cheat Zi Yan out of medicinal ingredients?

Xiao Yan touched his nose sheepishly, opened the door, and said, "Coming, coming. Let's go divide the spoils."

"What spoils? This is called rewarding by merit." Zi Yan stood with her hands on her hips.

"Oh, you've learned idioms now."

This time, Xiao Yan truly reaped immense rewards. Whether it was the Medicine Bone Sect, the Gold Geese Sect, or Mulan Valley, they had all come prepared for the Great Meeting of Factions and the alchemist competition, so they had naturally brought many medicinal ingredients just in case.

Especially Gu Tong. Not only had he presented him with a Heavenly Flame and soul points, but now he had also contributed several tier 7 medicinal ingredients. Xiao Yan couldn't help but be moved to tears.

Unfortunately, when he wanted to pocket more medicinal ingredients from Zi Yan, even Medusa couldn't stand it anymore. She directly used Space Lock to restrain him and gave most of the tier 6 medicinal ingredients to Zi Yan.

Xiao Yan was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do since he couldn't beat Medusa.

'Damn it, Medusa, I'll definitely get my revenge one day!'

Qing Lin's return naturally made Xiao Ding and Xiao Li very happy. After all, they had found Qing Lin in the desert and raised her for many years, so they certainly had feelings for her.

Though the atmosphere was joyful, Xiao Yan knew the real challenge would come tomorrow.

...

Early the next morning, the Great Meeting of Factions continued. However, the atmosphere throughout the Sky Serpent Mansion's mountain range had clearly changed dramatically from before.

The spectators in the mountain range all wore solemn expressions. If the Yan Alliance couldn't withstand the challenges from the North-Western Region's major factions, or if they voluntarily gave up unifying the North-Western Region, then the North-Western Region would remain as before.

However, if the Yan Alliance successfully defended the arena and defeated the various faction leaders, the result would be a complete reshuffling of the entire North-Western Region. From then on, the North-Western Region would be Yan Alliance territory. All factions would either disband and merge into the Yan Alliance or become subordinate factions, paying annual tribute, with a behemoth controlling their life and death.

The original ten arenas were now reduced to just one. There was no need to select the top ten factions anymore. Everyone held their breath, as this single arena battle would determine the fate of all factions!

"The Yan Alliance has arrived!"

Suddenly, someone in the mountain range exclaimed. Everyone looked toward the horizon where a massive blue flood dragon soared through the clouds, slowly approaching the mountain range.

At the sight of the Serene Sea Scaly Beast, everyone knew the Yan Alliance had arrived!

With a thunderous crash, the Serene Sea Scaly Beast landed heavily in the very center of the grounds, directly on the only remaining arena. The meaning was self-evident.

"Everyone, come challenge us! This first place, our Yan Alliance is determined to claim!"