Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor Yan, please restrain yourself; your elder brother is truly hones

"Could that kid be someone important?" Medusa wasn't stupid; she immediately guessed the most likely answer.

“That’s right.” Jia Xingtian nodded and said, “He has a protector behind him who is on the same level as you and me. The power behind him is at least second-rate on the continent. Your entire snake-people race is no match for him.”

Medusa's smile vanished, and she lowered her head in deep thought, realizing that it was no wonder Zhang Yuan possessed the strength of a Battle Spirit at such a young age, and that he still inspired her desire to explore further.

"You're so kind as to tell me this?" Medusa asked in surprise.

Based on her understanding of this cunning old fox, if Zhang Yuan really had someone backing him, he should have deliberately led her to attack Zhang Yuan, making her offend a powerful figure.

In fact, Medusa was not wrong about Xing Tian. If reality allowed, he really would have liked to scheme against the snake people in this way.

"Yan Luotian has successfully broken through to the Dou Zong realm!" Jia Xingtian said, his tone filled with helplessness and longing.

"Dou Zong!" Medusa's pupils contracted.

The Golden Goose Sect is the number one sect in the Luoyan Empire, which is located directly north of the Jia Ma Empire. The sect leader, Yan Luotian, is the elder brother of the emperor of the Luoyan Empire. He is a peak Dou Huang who is known for his speed and can contend with a Dou Zong in the early stage without being at a disadvantage.

Now that Yan Luotian has broken through to the Dou Zong level, while Yun Shan of the Yunlan Sect has "fallen," the pressure on the northern part of the Jia Ma Empire has greatly increased due to the shift in power between the two.

In other words, the eastern part of the Luoyan Empire borders the Izumo Empire and the two sides are not on good terms. There are also some hostile forces in the northern part of the country. Otherwise, even if the Jiama Empire and Yunlan Sect joined forces, they would not be able to stop it if it joined forces with the Izumo Empire.

With increased pressure from the north and northeast, and a significant reduction in the strength of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family and the Yunlan Sect, Jia Xingtian had to carefully consider his relationship with the Snake-People tribe.

“I see.” Medusa pondered for a moment and said, “The Gama Empire is already having a hard time dealing with the north and the northeast, and it also needs to be guarded against the Black Corner Region in the south. You don’t want to be distracted on the eastern border.”

“My clan and the Mulan Empire are mortal enemies, and it is impossible for us to cooperate against the Jia Ma Empire. You need my clan to help you defend the Northeast, so you don’t want to see my clan’s strength weaken.”

"Ha~"

Sure enough, Jia Xingtian was still the same Jia Xingtian, with all sorts of ulterior motives in his mind.

"Now that your Gama Empire royal family needs my help, shouldn't you offer some benefits?" Medusa changed the subject, her eyes revealing cunning.

While the Serpent People and the Mulan Empire are at odds, it is not obligated to help the Gama Empire.

If the Gama Empire is destroyed, perhaps the Serpent People can snatch a better place to live from the fire.

“Impossible.” Jia Xingtian shook his head and said, “If I give you benefits, once it is discovered, the Chuyun Empire and Luoyan Empire can openly send troops on the grounds that I am colluding with the snake people, and the Mulan Empire, which has always been neutral, will also become hostile.”

"Even if the Serpent Clan and the Gama Empire join forces, their only fate will be annihilation."

When the strengths of the two sides are roughly equal, maintaining balance and managing relationships becomes crucial.

"I understand what you're saying, but I don't want you to give my clan a different territory," Medusa said coldly. "My clan can help deal with the poison masters of the Fuyun Empire, or we can choose to stand by and do nothing. You can't expect my clan to be your free henchmen, can you?"

Medusa saw this as an opportunity to ease tensions between the tribe and the Gama Empire, allowing her to focus on dealing with the Mulan Empire and acquire resources for development.

“Alright.” After pondering for a long time, Jia Xingtian said, “I will give you a copy of the Imperial Military’s merit system. You can also send someone to the Imperial Military to investigate it.”

"The snake-people killing people from the Mulan Empire has nothing to do with my Jiama Empire, but if they kill people from the Chuyun Empire, we can give them a resource trade every six months based on military merit points. How about that?"

“We’ll trade every three months.” Medusa licked her red lips and held up three fingers.

Once every six months is too unpredictable, while once a month is too frequent.

"Okay!" Jia Xingtian agreed after a moment's thought.

“…” Zhang Yuan’s lips twitched.

He never expected to witness such a scene.

Is Medusa making the snake people mercenaries for the Battle Qi Continent?

However, given the existence of mercenary groups in this world, it's normal for such purely profit-driven cooperation to occur.

Moreover, this kind of cooperation is actually very fragile; it can fall apart in an instant if the leaders of both sides change their minds.

"Then so be it. Let me see your sincerity in three months, old man."

Medusa casually waved her hand, and the blood-red longsword in her hand vanished.

With a flick of her battle aura wings, she transformed into a streak of light and flew eastward, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Jia Xingtian looked in the direction she disappeared and took a deep breath: "I wonder if this counts as asking a tiger for its skin."

He fears that if the snake people obtain resources, Medusa might break through to the Dou Zong realm, which would disrupt the balance once again.

Moreover, if the Mulan Empire finds out about his cooperation with the Snake People, it's hard to guarantee that the three elders of Mulan won't be persuaded by the Chuyun Empire to oppose the Jiama Empire.

But now the pressure from the Northern Wild Goose Empire and the Northeastern Izumo Empire is too great, and he must take action.

"But it's not entirely without a chance," Jia Xingtian thought of Zhang Yuan.

He knew Zhang Yuan's age; he was almost seventeen, yet he had already broken through to the second level of the Dou Ling realm. In addition, there was a mysterious and powerful force behind him, so his future achievements were limitless.

Yao Ye is now considered half a disciple of Zhang Yuan. If the latter remembers this relationship when he grows up, he may be able to bring about some changes to the royal family.

Before that, he still had to take the initiative to show goodwill and win over the Xiao family.

Thinking of this, Jia Xingtian rushed to the location of Yun Yun and the others.

Unbeknownst to him, Zhang Yuan chased after Medusa.

Half an hour later, on the summit of a high mountain, Medusa slowly descended and said softly, "Come out."

Ling Ying emerged from the shadows with Zhang Yuan and stood on a rock three zhang away from Medusa.

"It's you!?"

Upon seeing Zhang Yuan, Medusa's eyes showed a hint of doubt. Then, her gaze fell on Ling Ying, and she said, "Are you the mysterious peak Dou Huang that Jia Xingtian mentioned?"

Ling Ying remained silent, standing quietly behind Zhang Yuan like a statue.

With a smile on his lips, Zhang Yuan took out a table, chairs, and tea set from his storage ring, gestured for her to sit, and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down."

As he spoke, he sat down in a chair first.

Medusa remained motionless, her narrow eyes slightly narrowed, a hint of sharpness appearing in them.

This human boy spoke politely, but there was a hint of domineering in his tone. Medusa might be willing to be gentle depending on the situation, but she would never be swayed by force, at least not yet.

"I have other matters to attend to and do not have time to chat with you."

Medusa flicked her snake tail, crossed her arms, turned around, and prepared to leave.

Zhang Yuan picked up the tea set and slowly brewed tea, not even glancing at Medusa, and said slowly, "Does Her Majesty truly not wish to have a proper talk with me?"

"There's nothing to talk about." Medusa circulated her battle aura and prepared to leave.

“If you leave now, I’ll have to go to the snake people’s tribe to talk to you next time,” Zhang Yuan sighed.

"Are you threatening me!?" Medusa suddenly turned around and unleashed a burst of battle aura that transformed into a thin, long snake, her eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

She can smile and talk to people normally because those people are about to become corpses!

"boom!"

The slender snake was very agile, but it exploded into scattered battle qi when it was still an inch away from Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan calmly observed everything, skillfully warming the tea with a strange fire.

Medusa said coldly, "Boy, do you think that having a peak Dou Huang behind you will make me give you face?"

She wasn't even afraid of ordinary Dou Zong, so there was absolutely no way she would be intimidated by a peak Dou Huang and submit to Zhang Yuan's will.

"Hehe." Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, "With Your Majesty's personality, even a peak Dou Huang wouldn't be able to calm you down for a chat with me."

Medusa's purple eyes flickered, sensing that Zhang Yuan's words held a deeper meaning.

Just then, Zhang Yuan poured tea into a teacup, placed it opposite him, and said, "But as a Dou Zong level expert, I believe Her Majesty the Queen would be willing to give that honor."

He simply didn't want Yun Yun Guhe and the others to know about Ling Ying's existence, so that the Soul Palace Dou Zong would pay attention to him too early and give him more time to settle the Xiao family.

However, Medusa of the Snake-People Clan was not involved, as she had no connection with the Soul Palace and could not spread the news immediately.

"Crack!"

The moment Zhang Yuan finished speaking.

Ling Ying then raised her hand and threw out the Five Elements Spirit Turtle Pearl that Zhang Yuan had given her in advance.

The energy of heaven and earth vibrated, and dark attribute battle qi spread through the space like a spider web.

Spatial blockade, completed in an instant!

Zhang Yuan looked up at Medusa and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please have a seat."

Upon hearing these familiar words, Medusa instinctively clenched her fists.

They actually resorted to force!

I would absolutely not eat it myself.

Chapter 76 Your Majesty, you don't want this either.

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"A Dou Zong expert may be stronger than me, but he may not be able to protect you in my hands!"

Medusa flicked her tail, unleashing a surge of fighting spirit that combined with external energy to transform into a long, red serpent that opened its blood-red maw to bite Zhang Yuan.

"boom!"

A few inches from the table, Ling Ying appeared as if by teleportation, manipulating external energy to point a finger, also amplifying it with spatial power.

When his fingers touched the giant snake's forehead, black energy instantly enveloped it, rendering it unable to move, and its body trembled as it began to dissipate.

Medusa retreated dozens of feet at that moment, raised her hands and condensed a blood-red greatsword, which was burning with some kind of power.

"boom!"

The blood-red greatsword could not advance any further when it was halfway down. A dark energy chain appeared, flickering with arc-like fluctuations. The moment it shattered, it was repaired by the power it received.

With Medusa's peak Dou Huang strength, she could naturally tell that this was spatial power, a power she could sense but could not yet use.

"Ninefold Serpent Shadow!"

A crimson glint appeared in Medusa's purple eyes, and sword energy emerged from the greatsword in her hand, quickly transforming into nine snake heads that emitted sharp sword energy with each flick of their tongues.

But before these sword attacks could land on the black chains, a figure appeared beside her, hovering in mid-air and striking out with a palm.

Advanced Xuan Rank, Devouring Light Palm.

Dark attribute fighting techniques, once unleashed, can even devour the surrounding light. Perfectly mastered, they can touch the power of space. When used by a powerhouse above the peak of Dou Huang, they are comparable to low-level Earth-rank fighting techniques.

A dark energy vortex gathered in Ling Ying's palm, drawing in the surrounding light. The sword energy on Medusa's longsword trembled precariously, and the sword itself began to vibrate.