134: Chapter 134 Double the Happiness? Double the Fear

"This... isn't Queen Medusa, is it?"

Staring at Cai Die's gaze, Hai Bodong asked while enduring immense pressure.

Gu Han and Cai Die exchanged a glance, and the two shared a knowing smile. The latter crossed her arms, suddenly pulling a long face as her eyes turned cold. "Hai Bodong, if this Queen is not Medusa, then who else could I be?"

That face, that expression, that domineering aura that looked down on all things, along with that voice and tone, caused a sense of dread to well up from the depths of Hai Bodong's soul.

"Your Majesty, it was Hai Bodong's presumption." Hai Bodong apologized at light speed, subconsciously using Gu Han's body to block Queen Medusa's gaze.

At this moment, he felt he was being incredibly stupid.

Who else could this person be if not Medusa?

Could someone actually snatch Medusa's body?

It must be Gu Han using some method he couldn't understand to make Medusa's daughter so obedient.

"Hahaha~"

Seeing Hai Bodong's submissive appearance, Cai Die couldn't help but laugh, her body trembling with mirth.

Hai Bodong: The cold and glamorous Medusa can actually laugh like that? It must be an illusion!

"Old Hai, she is indeed not Queen Medusa—or more accurately, not the Medusa in your impression." Gu Han spoke with a smile in his eyes, explaining the situation.

"Queen Medusa is an existence with two souls in one body. The one currently in control is another soul, whom I have named Cai Die."

"So she is indeed Queen Medusa, but not the Colorful Glass you remember."

Gu Han's words were a bit of a tongue-twister, but Hai Bodong could fully understand them.

He also didn't ask where the Queen Medusa previously known as Colorful Glass was.

However, Gu Han took the initiative to tell him, "The other one, Colorful Glass, is currently in a deep sleep. When she wakes up, she will also be a Dou Zong. If Old Hai wants to see her, I'll let her know then."

"No, I don't want to." Hai Bodong immediately shook his head. He would have to be crazy to want to see Colorful Glass.

He was even more shocked in his heart. That terrifying Queen of the Snake-People Clan was actually going to become two?

"You don't want to see Sister Colorful Glass? Do you dislike her?" Cai Die's lips curled slightly. "When she wakes up, I'll tell her."

Hai Bodong had a bitter face: I shouldn't have had such great curiosity.

Double the fear!

"Alright, Cai Die, stop scaring Old Hai." Gu Han waved his hand.

"It's his own fault for being so easily scared." Cai Die puffed out her cheeks, her gaze sweeping toward Hai Bodong.

"That's right, it's my own problem." Hai Bodong immediately took the blame.

Gu Han's lips twitched, thinking to himself that Hai Bodong's 'Queen Medusa Traumatic Stress' truly lived up to its reputation.

However, Cai Die's personality felt a bit like Zi Yan's. He wondered what would happen when the two met.

Thinking of Zi Yan, Gu Han's eyes flickered. "The Jia Nan Academy enrollment assessment has already begun. Calculating the time, they should be arriving at the Xiao Family soon."

"The Inner Academy's Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower has some auxiliary effects on the cultivation of Dou Ling and even Dou Wang Experts."

"Moreover, in the Black-Corner Region, there are good things that can allow me to break through to Dou Wang or even Dou Huang in a very short time."

At this thought, Gu Han felt it was necessary for him to make a trip to the Black-Corner Region.

But he had no interest in being a student at Jia Nan Academy, even if it meant having an Inner Academy Headmaster, who had likely reached the Half-Saint level, as a nominal backer.

"I need to find the right timing," Gu Han thought secretly.

Next, Gu Han took Cai Die and Hai Bodong to seize several opportunities one after another.

First was the Fourth-rank Purple-Tailed Heavenly Scorpion in a grotto directly sixty-seven miles north of Shuangyu Continent, as well as the fifth-rank natural treasure, Earth Core Meteor Liquid.

The Fourth-rank Purple-Tailed Heavenly Scorpion was slain. The accumulated venom and the fourth-rank poison-attribute Monster Core were kept. The energy in the Monster Core was violent and normally impossible to absorb, but for Xiao Yi Xian, who possessed the Calamity Poison Body, it was a minor issue.

The Earth Core Meteor Liquid was directly devoured by the Yin Yang Twin Flames to enhance the power of the Heavenly Flame.

Then, returning secretly to Shuangyu Continent, he had Cai Die clear the way to the bottom of Shuangyu Lake, packing up the two-thousand-year-old Yin Yang Spring and taking it away into the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm.

Finally, heading a hundred miles northeast of Shuangyu Continent, they found a wind-attribute Dou Wang's tomb hidden by an underground desert lake. They emptied the legacy left by the fallen Dou Wang Expert, including High-level Xuan Rank wind-attribute Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, as well as some medicinal herbs and gold coins.

The acquisition of the three opportunities was completed within a few hours.

Gu Han was very satisfied, Cai Die followed along happily, and Hai Bodong was completely bewildered.

Finding so many opportunities was definitely not just 'mere luck.'

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Swoosh!

In the Wutan City Xiao Family, outside the courtyard where Xun'er lived, Ling Ying, who was perfectly integrated into the darkness, descended from the sky.

Before he could speak, Ling Xiao appeared with a speechless face. "Come in."

Ling Ying walked into the courtyard and found Xun'er's aura leaking out; she should have just finished practicing some Dou Technique.

"Miss." Ling Ying knelt on one knee and cupped his fists in salute.

Xun'er took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands, patted her long skirt, and sat down on a stool with a smile. "Old Ling, what shocking thing has that Gu Han done again?"

Based on the information Ling Ying had brought back on his own several times before, which indeed had some weight, Xun'er didn't think he was overreacting.

"Miss, young friend Gu Han has already broken through to Dou Ling and reached the two-star level." Ling Ying reported the first piece of information.

A flash of surprise crossed Xun'er's eyes, but she didn't find it too incredible. She nodded slightly. "It seems that over the past six months, he has continued to encounter constant opportunities?"

"Not exactly." Ling Ying lowered his head to report. "After nearing the Mu Lan Empire, he did indeed obtain many opportunities every day, but he soon took Queen Medusa into a secret realm, leaving Hai Bodong to guard the outside."

"As for what was in that secret realm, I have been unable to explore it, so I did not return to report."

"Until a few days ago, that secret realm showed signs of shattering, and the aura of the Yin Yang Twin Flames leaked out."

Xun'er's hand wiping her fingers paused, and the look of surprise in her eyes became extremely intense. "So you're saying, this time Gu Han purposefully discovered a relatively rare and precious Yin Yang Twin Flames, and spent five months successfully refining it?"

Successfully refining a Heavenly Flame does not mean one's cultivation will immediately skyrocket.

In fact, most of the time, refining a Heavenly Flame requires consuming one's own Dou Qi. Merging different Heavenly Flames requires different resources and time, and has different effects on the body, which can instead delay the speed of cultivation improvement.

In nearly half a year, he successfully refined the Yin Yang Twin Flames and even raised his cultivation to two-star Dou Ling.

This wasn't just ordinary excellence, but rather extraordinary, a monstrous level of performance.

"The matter is exactly as you said, Miss." Ling Ying gave a positive answer, then continued, "But that's not all."

"Young friend Gu Han's physique has received some kind of unknown tempering; I'm afraid it can rival a Fourth-rank Magical Beast."

A Fourth-rank Magical Beast is equivalent to a Dou Ling. A human actually tempered his body to be like a magical beast?

Xun'er, Ling Xiao, and Gu Qingqing: !

At this time, Ling Ying continued, "Young friend Gu Han's soul realm has already risen to a height that I cannot peer into. Furthermore, after coming out of seclusion, he discovered my presence and used soul transmission to thank me for my secret protection."

Xun'er and the other two women: !!!

"Truly!?"