In the clear sky, a colossal sun hung high above like a fming sphere, releasing a tinuous bze of heat. The scorg sunlight spilled over the golde, baking the tiny grains of sand and making them glow like red-hot iros.

  Within the desert, due to the inteemperatures, wisps of hot air rose from the golden sand, creating a somewhat distorted and surreal space.

  In the void, a massive golden figure broke through the air.

  Sitting atop the Goldehered Giant Eagle, Gu He looked down at the ging sery below. He therieved a part from his spatial ring and carefully studied the route indicated on it.

  "Acc to the route shown here, it seems we are gradually approag the depths of the Tagor Desert," he muttered with slightly dry lips, his firag the path on the map.

  "The Tagor Desert is incredibly vast. Even with Little Gold's speed, it took us three days to reach its deep parts," Gu He thought to himself.

  After departing from Sto City, Gu He followed the route on the map toward the deep parts of the Tagor Desert. Given the uable weather ditions of the desert and the limitations of Little Gold's endurance for long flights, Gu He had to be cautious and choose retively safe routes.

  Although the desert harbored various beasts hiddeh the sands and the ever-threatening snake-people, for someoh the strength of a Battle Saint like Gu He, these threats weren't insurmountable. If they entered any trouble, Gu He would not hesitate to use his powerful abilities to elimihe danger.

  Guided by the map provided by Haibodong and apanied by his two young panions, Little Gold and Qingling, Gu He reached the deep parts of the Tagor Desert after three days of travel.

  Currently, Qingling sat behind Gu He, clutg him tightly while Little Gold flew at great speed, creating a strong wind that could make one feel uneasy. Qingling, feeling scared, sought fort by ging to Gu He's back.

  Qingling's unease, Gu He turned his head and asked Little Gold to reduce its speed a little.

  "Qingling, just a few more days, and we'll be there soon," Gu He reassured her.

  Feeling his , Qingling nodded obediently and said softly, "Teacher, I'm fine..."

  ***

  In the depths of the Tagor Desert, various oases scattered throughout the vast ndscape were guarded by snake-people tribes.

  In one such oasis, a group of snake-women stood guard at the end of a small path. Their sharp eyes sed the surrounding jungle as they stood there with stern expressions, ons at the ready, prepared to defend against any intruders.

  These snake-women, perhaps due to the desert enviro, had dark-tanned skin. Their slightly exotic appearance, bined with their unique diamond-shaped pupils, exuded a subtle charm.

  What made these snake-people renowned was their seductive and supple waists, entrang many males in the human world. When snake-women sves from the snake-people tribes performed exotices, the sight could leave even the most posed men blushing with embarrassment.

  Among these snake-women, four were powerful Great Dou Masters, and the rest were all Dou Masters.

  They guarded this location, seemingly on high alert for something.

  Not far from them, at the ter of the oasis, was a small ke, the primary source of water for this oasis.

  This ke was the core of the oasis, and ordinary snake-people didn't have the privilege to bathe in it. The alluring snake-woman bathing in the ke at this moment was her than the leader of the Enting Serpent Tribe, Yuemei.

  After a while, Yuemei finished her bath and slowly stood up, revealing her alluring and perfect body as she prepared to step out of the water.

  At that moment, Yuemei sensed something, and her gaze shot to the sky.

  She couldn't help but inhale sharply as her sharp gaze sed the sky.

  In the sky, a massive golden aviaure eeding across the sky, and a terrifying pressure swept down with it. Feeling this pressure, Yuemei's pupils tracted.

  This level of pressure was something she had only felt from one person: the Queen of the Snake-People Tribe.

  "Could it be... this is a Sixth-Rank peak strength magical beast?"

  "What is that?"

  "A human?"

  Suddenly, Yuemei's pupils tracted sharply. She stared ily at the back of the golden aviaure.

  There seemed to be a figure sitting on its back.

  Could it be that this golden aviaure is the pet of this human?

  Then, what about the human's strength? At least, it should be at the level of a ar Dou Emperht? Or maybe...

  Thinking about this, Yuemei's breathing became slightly rapid.

  As she watched the golden aviaure that had already crossed the sky and was rapidly passing through the oasis, a storm surged in Yuemei's heart.

  "Wait... this dire..."

  "It's the Medusa Temple!"

  As she watched the golden aviaure flying farther away in the sky, Yuemei couldn't ignore her astonishment. She quickly put on her clothes and headed towards the Medusa Temple.

  In the sky, Gu He was unaware that his arrival had already attracted the attention of the snake-people's high and. However, even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared. With his current strength, there was no one iire snake-people tribe who could stop him.

  On the back of the Goldehered Giant Eagle, Gu He opehe part map he held.

  "It's only half a day's journey, and we should be able to reach the Medusa Temple."

  In his arms, Qing lin was already fast asleep. After days of tinuous travel, the young girl had finally succumbed to exhaustion. Gu He decided to find a pce to settle Qing lin for now.

  With Little Gold proteg her, he wasn't ed about her safety iagor Desert. As for himself, he po travel to the Medusa Temple alone.

  The day, in the vast desert, a massive city stood in the midst of the sands. This was the sacred pce of the snake-people, the Medusa Temple. Today, the atmosphere in the Medusa Temple articurly heavy pared to usual, and there was an air of tension.

  Starting from st night, the snake-people iemple received orders from Queen Medusa. The ey was on high alert.

  Now, due to the strict lockdown orders, this enormous city had its gates tightly closed. Armed snake-people guards patrolled the city walls bad forth. In the skies above the walls, more than a dozen dark birds circled, their sharp eyes sing the area outside the city. Any movement in the distance would trigger an arm from these birds.

  In one er of the temple, dozens of heavily armed snake-people, holding venomous spears, patrolled a small area with sharp eyes, ready to destroy any non-snake-people creatures.

  This snake-people team crisscrossed in their patrols, leaving behind traces of their serpeails swinging in the sand.

  "Damn, what kind of person dares to be sant and intrude deep into the desert? If we catch them, they will experiehe excruciating pain of being devoured by a myriad of snakes!" A snake-person, apparently the leader, muttered with a sweaty fader the scorg sun.

  "Captain, what happened? Why has the whole tribe suddenly gone on lockdown?" A snake-person, tired and dragging his tail, sed the vast desert with a hint of fusion. He had been dragged out early in the m, and their task was to search the desert.

  Hearing the question from the snake-person, a dozen others nearby also cast doubtful g the leader. It was clear that they didn't have a full uanding of the situation.

  "Ha, don't let yuard down. This time, our snake-people tribe will face a formidable enemy!" The leader said with a sful smile.

  "Last night, Leader Yuemei suddenly arrived at the temple, announg the arrival of a very powerful enemy heading towards the temple."

  "Moreover, they have already peed deep into the desert."

  "Acc to the intelligence from the Enting Serpent Tribe, this enemy's strength is no weaker than that of our Queen."

  Hearing this, the leader's face grew darker.

  "Right now, all the snake-people tribes, big and small, are under lockdown."

  "Acc to the information I received, the leaders of the eight major tribes received orders from Her Majesty the Queen st night, and they have already started rushing to the temple ht."

  "The fastest may arrive by evening, and the slowest might take another day."

  Speaking of Her Majesty the Queen, the leader's face showed a fanatical a look.

  "Humph, with Her Majesty the Queen here, the enemy won't even think about breaking into the temple!"

  The leader snorted, looking towards the vast, uninhabited desert, shook his head with a helpless expression, waved his hand, and ordered, "Let's go, let's ge our location. It seems there are no traces of the enemy here."

  With the order from the snake-people leader, the snake-people squad soon moved to another search location, leaving behind a vast expanse of empty desert.

  At the same time, outside the Medusa Temple, in the distant horizon, after a while, a bck dot suddenly appeared on the edge of the sky. In the blink of a broke the sound barrier and shot towards the massive city.

  Just as the bck figure was about to arrive a hundred meters from the city, it abruptly stopped in mid-air. A slightly chilling voice echoed, "Leader Mobas of the Ink Serpent Tribe, seeks an audieh Her Majesty the Queen!"

  As soon as the eg voice, like thunder rolling in the vast desert, resonated, a snake-person leader's eyelids twitched. Uedly, it was a leader from one of the eight major snake-people tribes.

  In a spacious and luxurious hall, a graceful figure leaned back slightly, appearing somewhat weary. Her zy gaze occasionally swept over the purple crystal throne on the elevated ptform and she couldn't help but shake her head in resignation.

  Running her fihrough her smooth forehead, a sudden look of joy appeared on the woman's beautiful face. She looked out of the hall, and a dark shadow suddenly streaked in like lightning.

  "They've finally arrived…" Seeing the dark figure entering the hall, the woman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

  "Yuemei, what's happening? Three secutive lockdown orders? Are the invaders powerful?" The figure entering the hall was clearly a male snake-person, slightly robust in build. He casually draped a thin garment over his body, and his arms were adorned with unusual bck tattoos. Whetoos reached his palms, two fierce bake heads were revealed, as if ready to burst out at any moment, exuding a hint of ferocity.

  Gng at the male snake-person who held a position withiribe simir to her own, Yuemei sighed softly, slightly straightening her posture. Her voluptuous figure was emphasized, and she zily said, "Very powerful... I already saw them yesterday. With their speed, they should have already arrived at the temple, but I don't uand why they haven't shown themselves yet."

  "Oh? Do you know the exact strength of the enemy?" The male snake-person's pupils tracted slightly as he ehe hall and sat down at the spacious table. His voice carried an unmistakable chill.

  "At least ar Dou Emperor strength, and there's also a magical beast with a Sixth-Rank peak power." Yuemei pouted her sensual red lips and said softly, "Mobas, it seems that this time might be a bit troublesome."

  "What?"

  "ar Dou Emperor strength?"

  "And a Sixth-Rank peak magical beast?"

  His face showed a hint of seriousness, and the male snake-person named Mobas asked in a low voice, "Have you informed Her Majesty? What did she say?"

  At these words, Yuemei's lips parted slightly, and her expression grew increasingly solemn. "Her Majesty said that this might be a battle for the survival of our snake-people. She has already goo the forbidden nd and notified the Four Elders."

  "What!"

  "Even the Four Elders have been summoned!"

  At these words, Mobas' eyes darkened with a hint of shock.

  The Four Elders were all powerful individuals who had loered the ar Dou Emperor realm. Acc to the snake-people's tribal s, they would not aless it was a matter of life ah for the snake-people. Now, Her Majesty had decided to call upon the Four Elders. It meant...

  This enemy was truly formidable!

  Damn it!

  Mobas' expression became extremely gloomy.

  Who oh are they?

  When did su existence appear in the human kingdom?

  Mobas looked at Yuemei in front of him and asked in fusion, "Since you've seen them, do you know their iions? Why are they invading our snake-people?"

  "Yivioo much credit," Yuemei responded, rolling her eyes. "Faced with such a presence, I dare only take a distant look. How could I dare to probe any further?"

  At her words, Yuemei curled up her flexible, alluring body in the chair, much like a nguid aiful snake-woman.

  Frowning, Mobas suddenly stood up and said, "I want to meet Her Majesty; she should know something. I feel that we o crify this matter."

  "Don't go. Her Majesty is not seeing anyht now. Earlier, I didn't eveo see her. All unication has been veyed by the Medusa Snake Guards' captain, Hua she'er." Yuemei said lightly.