"This Tagor Desert is scorching hot... and last night, I even dread about you, my dear Queen,"
Chen Mo chuckled slyly, but there was sothing off about his smile, causing Queen dusa to frown slightly.
At the sa ti, a thought crossed her mind—a cold bath might help with that discomfort.
Shaless scoundrel.
Chen Mo, at this point, just wanted to send the Queen away.
After that, everything else suddenly felt bland and uninteresting.
So, he asked, "Queen, is there sothing else you need?"
Queen dusa shot Chen Mo a cold glare.
To his surprise, not only did she not leave, but she casually waved her hand and shut the door.
Then she walked over to the table, sat down, and took out a stack of official docunts from her storage ring.
Was she seriously going to handle governnt affairs in his room?
"Queen, what are you doing?" Chen Mo was stunned. "You're not planning to do this every day, are you?"
Now that he had gotten a taste of it, Chen Mo figured he'd rather seek out Die when the mood struck.
But if Queen dusa stayed here every day, that thought would be completely out of the question.
If this beca a daily thing, he might lose his mind.
"Mm, your room is cool and quiet. I've found it helps concentrate on my official duties," Queen dusa replied, not even looking up as she continued working.
Splash!
Startled, Chen Mo stood up abruptly in the wooden tub—only to realize he wasn't wearing anything. He imdiately sat back down, flustered.
"Queen, if you're always in my room, what'll you do if soone cos looking for you?" Chen Mo asked.
"Yue Nu will inform ," she replied, glancing sideways at him.
Chen Mo massaged his temples and continued, "Didn't I give you the blood essence of the Ancient Undying Dragon-Serpent? A powerful enemy is coming soon. Shouldn't you be breaking through right about now?"
Hearing the seriousness in his tone, Queen dusa finally stopped working and looked up. "It's not yet the right ti. But soon."
"Hm?"
"Two days from now is the full moon—a perfect opportunity to break through. That night, dusa's energy will awaken under the moonlight. I'll not only break through, but also use the opportunity to evolve."
Her voice carried a deep confidence.
To her, that night would be the turning point—not just for her, but for the entire Snake-People Tribe to finally step out of the desert.
"I hope there's still ti..."
Chen Mo couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in his heart.
After finishing his bath, Chen Mo dressed in fresh robes and threw himself onto the bed.
He was in such a relaxed and satisfied mood that he didn't even try to take advantage of the Queen. Instead, he pulled out the Green Lotus Core Fla and began to cultivate.
He also retrieved the blood essence of the Ancient Undying Dragon-Serpent and opened the jade bottle.
A surge of wild, violent energy imdiately burst forth.
Queen dusa raised her eyes, feeling sothing familiar.
That aura... wasn't it the Ancient Undying Dragon-Serpent's blood essence?
He still has more? she blinked, murmuring inwardly.
Then, the next second, her eyes widened in shock as she shouted, "No—!"
But it was too late.
With a crisp pop, Chen Mo shattered the jade bottle with his Dou Qi, and a crimson drop of blood—about the size of a soybean—floated before him.
After a brief pause, Chen Mo opened his mouth and swallowed it whole.
The mont the ancient blood entered his body, he snapped his lips shut, and his entire body convulsed violently as though struck by lightning.
What little color remained in his face drained in an instant, leaving him deathly pale.
"You're insane!"
Even Queen dusa panicked.
She knew just how domineering that blood was. Even she, as a Dou Huang, felt fear at the thought of refining it.
But Chen Mo—rely a Da Dou Shi—swallowed it without hesitation?
How could his body not explode from the overwhelming energy?
No, I have to help him!
Queen dusa stepped forward.
anwhile, Chen Mo was enduring the searing pain spreading through his body. He slowly closed his eyes, focusing inward.
A hazy inner world took shape in his mind.
In his dantian, the soul of the Ancient Undying Dragon-Serpent was roaring and rampaging.
Chen Mo imdiately activated the Tai Shang Hunyuan Art, then triggered the power of his Human Emperor bloodline to begin refining and suppressing the soul.
With both forces at play, the dragon-serpent's soul was still berserk, but gradually beca trapped and bound.
It wouldn't be able to escape suppression in the end.
But the process was grueling.
He couldn't afford the slightest distraction.
So, even when he felt a soft, delicate figure holding him to assist with refining, Chen Mo made no move.
This was a battle of endurance. Victory would only co if nothing went wrong.
Fortunately, Die was still too flustered and regretful from being teased by Chen Mo earlier. She also didn't want him to get beaten up by her sister again, so she stayed away.
Late Night.
Ti flew by from morning to deep into the night.
There was no moon.
With the dragon-serpent's soul finally subdued, its vast energy flooded into Chen Mo's limbs and ridians.
He finally let out a long breath.
At the sa ti, his cultivation level began to rise quietly.
Six-Star Da Dou Shi.
Seven-Star Da Dou Shi.
Eight-Star Da Dou Shi.
As he was just about to break through to Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, an indescribable wave of ecstasy swept through him—but then, his lower abdon throbbed violently.
What's going on?
Chen Mo's expression changed. His body was burning up, and he felt an unbearable discomfort.
It was the sa sensation he had when Queen dusa teased him the other night.
"Damn..."
He suddenly rembered—both dragons and serpents were innately lustful creatures, and this bloodline was a combination of the two. Could this be one of those side effects?
Cursing under his breath, Chen Mo forcefully circulated his Dou Qi, trying to suppress it.
Thankfully, the divine-level technique and his Human Emperor bloodline kicked in. The suppression cald him sowhat.
But just as he was about to completely suppress the bloodline reaction—
A pair of luscious red lips pressed against his.
All of his defenses shattered in an instant.
There was no turning back now.
He had completely forgotten that Queen dusa had been helping him refine the Ancient Dragon-Serpent's blood essence.
The royal palace was silent.
In the corridor, the flickering candlelight danced in the still air.
Hearing the commotion from the bedchamber, Yue Nu sighed, "Sigh... Got beaten up by Her Majesty again. Poor guy."
The Next Morning.
Just as the sky began to brighten...
"Ahh! You shaless scoundrel! I'm going to kill you!"
"Queen, don't act like the victim—you started it!"
Bang!
Queen dusa punched Chen Mo square in the face, knocking him out cold. Her expression icy, she said, "You could've pushed away, couldn't you?"
With that, face flushed bright red, she left through the side hall.
After she left, Chen Mo stirred.
Given his current physique, it would take more than a punch from her to knock him out for real.
He reached under the pillow and pulled out a red bustier, murmuring softly:
"Favorability: 98."
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