66: The Three Scorpion Elders

Snap!

Medusa roared, and her giant purple snake tail unreasonably whipped towards Lin Yang, like a mountain range sweeping across the sky, making the space crackle.

"Aili, don't move, let me handle this!"

Lin Yang stopped the eager Aili, flew forward, and the Body Protecting Saint Light unfolded, blocking the whipping snake tail. Then, he clapped his hands together, pushing Medusa's snake tail back.

"Daddy, why won't you let me attack? I could kill that bad woman with one punch!"

Aili pouted unhappily, not understanding why Lin Yang wouldn't let her attack.

Could it be that Daddy was captivated by the big-chested woman!

"No, Daddy is Aili's. Anyone who tries to take Daddy from Aili, Aili will kill them!"

Aili suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility, and a hint of ferocity flashed in her bright, sparkling eyes.

Just then, Lin Yang explained, "We can't kill her. If we kill Medusa, the Snake Race will inevitably fight to the death with the Human Race here. We can't stay here to protect them forever. We must find a way to persuade Medusa to order all the Snake Race to retreat to the desert. Only then can we completely quell the Snake Race's rebellion."

Before coming here, Lin Yang had already thought about how to quell the Snake Race's rebellion.

The Snake Race is vast in number; trying to stop killing with killing wouldn't work!

And Lin Yang, as an ambitious youth who had thoroughly read the Three Kingdoms in his previous life,

was well-versed in the military philosophy of "attacking cities is inferior, attacking hearts is superior."

In the past, Zhuge Liang had captured Meng Huo seven times to quell the Southern Barbarian rebellion!

Today, he, Lin Yang, could also capture Medusa seven times to quell the Snake Race's rebellion!

As long as he could make Medusa surrender wholeheartedly, then the Snake Race's rebellion in the Li Ma Empire could be easily resolved.

"Oh~ So that's how it is, Aili understands."

After hearing Lin Yang's explanation, Aili finally lowered her raised little fists, but there was still a hint of wariness in her eyes as she looked at Medusa.

Especially after inadvertently looking down and seeing her own small feet without obstruction, then looking up at the annoying large chest in front of Medusa, she let out an unprovoked snort.

Bang bang bang!

In the center of the desert, Lin Yang and Medusa fought for several rounds.

The two sides exchanged blows, spiritual light shot out, and snake tails swept across, making the battle exceptionally fierce.

"Rumor has it that the Medusa clan possesses the Bloodline of the ancient Sky-Swallowing Python. Today's battle certainly proves the rumors true."

After hundreds of rounds of close combat, Lin Yang found that Medusa was indeed a bit difficult to deal with; her strength was far superior to that of an average Martial Ancestor Nine-Star.

"Daddy, I'll help you! Haa!"

Just as Lin Yang was about to further unleash his unique skill to capture Medusa, Aili suddenly appeared in the center of the battlefield.

Relying on her almost bug-like spatial authority, she instantly appeared in front of Medusa and gently pressed her small hand.

"Pfft~"

In an instant, grape juice splattered, and Medusa herself was sent flying backward as if struck by a heavy blow.

After this blow, Medusa's previously angry expression gained a hint of shame, indignation, and a touch of fear.

Because she understood that the man in front of her truly had the ability to kill her.

"Can we talk now? Why did you order the Snake Race to extensively attack the Human Race's cities outside the desert?"

Lin Yang looked at Medusa, who was gradually calming down, held back Aili, who still wanted to step forward, and asked indifferently.

Logically, Medusa possessed the Sky-Swallowing Python Bloodline, and her intelligence was higher than many Human Race Martial Artists; she couldn't possibly be unaware of the consequences of attacking Human Race cities.

Lin Yang believed that there must be some unavoidable reason forcing this Queen of the Snake Race to do so.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Medusa slowly recounted the beginning and end of this Snake Race's rebellion.

"You mean, your daughter, Little Medusa, was captured? You ordered the Snake Race to extensively attack the cities just to rescue your daughter?"

Lin Yang, upon learning the truth, showed a look of surprise.

He hadn't expected that the cause of this Snake Race's rebellion was actually on the Human Race's side.

"Those people threatened me with my daughter, making me order the Snake Race to invade Human Race cities, forcing the King of the Li Ma Empire to seek help from the Holy Emperor Sect. They said they would return my daughter after attracting the Saint Lin Yang of the Holy Emperor Sect. But I don't even know any Saint of the Holy Emperor Sect..."

Medusa's massive body slowly shrank to the height of a 1.7-meter mature woman. She slumped to the ground with disheveled hair, her eyes misty with tears, and her voice carried a hint of a sob.

Lin Yang was startled upon hearing this. This was related to him?

"Who are they?" Lin Yang asked.

"They didn't state their origins, but I could discern the subtle aura of those people. In the Central State, no one other than the Martial Artists cultivated by that faction could have such a subtle Qi."

Medusa's delicate body curled slightly, and a hint of fear appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"You mean... the Heavenly Kingdom Sect?" Lin Yang mused.

"It was the assassins from the Heavenly Kingdom Sect!" Medusa stated emphatically.

Lin Yang looked deeply at Medusa in front of him and nodded slightly.

He didn't doubt her.

He could tell at a glance whether Medusa was lying to him.

Just like a professional electrician from his previous life checking for a leak, he'd know if there was electricity by touching it.

Moreover, it was a long-standing rule of the Holy Emperor Sect that its Saint needed to regularly go to the Three Thousand Kingdoms to perform missions and earn prestige. Therefore, it was reasonable for enemies to use this rule to set a trap against him.

However, he truly hadn't expected that the source of this matter was actually himself.

Boom!!!

"Talkative woman, I see you don't want your daughter anymore!"

Just as Lin Yang and Medusa were conversing, the space not far away suddenly shattered, and three black-robed elders emerged from it.

"They are the ones who took my daughter!"

Upon seeing the three, Medusa immediately stood up, her beautiful eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Three Nine-Star Martial Lords?"

Lin Yang looked at the three elders, his eyebrows slightly raised, "I am, after all, a Saint of the Holy Emperor Sect. You, the Heavenly Kingdom Sect, have painstakingly plotted to assassinate me, and you're not even willing to send a Martial Saint?"

"Heh heh, to kill you, we, the Demon Scorpion Three Elders, are enough. There's no need for a Saint to be dispatched!" The elder in the lead sneered.

"Demon Scorpion Three Elders?"

Lin Yang frowned upon hearing this.

He had also heard of the Demon Scorpion Three Elders.

These three old demons had quite a reputation in the Central State.

The eldest, Heavenly Demonic Scorpion, was at the Peak of a Nine-Star Martial Lord, just one step away from entering the Half-Saint Realm.

The second, Earthly Demonic Scorpion, was also formidable, possessing the strength of a Seven-Star Martial Venerable.

The third, Human Demonic Scorpion, was a Six-Star Martial Venerable.

When these three teamed up, they could virtually sweep away any Martial Artist below the Saint Realm, and they once had the glorious record of jointly slaying a Half-Saint!