311: Medusa Saint Rainbow Scales

Following the direction of the voice, Huang Chen walked along the path covered in fallen petals. Turning past an especially dense peach forest, the scene in front of a thatched hut not far ahead made him pause.

A tall, upright young man dressed in magnificent purple scale-patterned attire was speaking to the figure in front of the thatched hut. That figure had their back to Huang Chen, allowing him only to see a cascade of purple hair flowing down to their waist, shimmering with a mysterious luster under the glow of the setting sun.

"...Colored Scales, stop being willful! The clan urgently summoned you. The Queen's time is running out, and the succession is imminent. As the Saintess, how can you waste time here being a Martial Master?" The young man's voice was anxious and brooked no argument.

"My business is none of yours." A cold female voice rang out, its tone like clashing jade, carrying a natural distance and arrogance. "Cai Yifeng, go back and tell the elders in the clan that whoever wants to be that Queen can be her... No one should interfere with my affairs. If a real crisis occurs in the clan, I will return!"

The young man, known as Cai Yifeng, darkened his expression: "This is the rule of the Medusa Clan! You have no choice! You are the sole bloodline; the succession must be completed! Come back with me!"

Just then, Colored Scales seemed to sense Huang Chen's approach. She slightly turned sideways and said to Cai Yifeng, "A Trial Taker has arrived. You should leave. You cannot afford to delay my mission."

Her gaze did not fully turn toward Huang Chen, but that stunning side profile, seen in a fleeting glance, already jolted Huang Chen's heart.

Following her indication, Cai Yifeng's gaze swept toward Huang Chen like lightning, his face showing arrogance and a hint of displeasure. He slightly raised his chin and commanded in a condescending tone, "You, go find another Martial Master."

Huang Chen frowned, a clear look of displeasure appearing on his face.

Has this idiot in front of me swallowed a powder keg?

Colored Scales' voice grew colder: "I warn you, Cai Yifeng! NPCs must not interfere with a Trial Taker's choice! Control your temper."

Cai Yifeng suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as a knife, glaring fiercely at Huang Chen's face. A powerful aura subtly pressed down: "I told you to find someone else! Did you hear me?"

Huang Chen did not stop walking and went straight up to the woman.

Having struggled in the Star Abyss for ten years in his previous life, he knew these rules too well.

An NPC's actions cannot interfere with a Trial Taker, unless the NPC willingly becomes an existence similar to Chris in the Land of Skeletons back then.

But in that case, their own strength would be severely suppressed by the Star Abyss.

Meeting the other party's gaze, the peaceful look he had in the peach forest was entirely gone: "I insist on seeking out this Martial Master. What can you do to me?"

"You're courting death!"

Fury flashed brightly in Cai Yifeng's eyes. He, the dignified Saint Son of the Medusa Clan, who had recently broken through the Divine level threshold, was actually being contradicted face-to-face by a mere Trial Taker of only a few dozen levels? A vast, terrifying aura instantly erupted from him, violently crashing toward Huang Chen!

Huang Chen felt a tightness in his chest and involuntarily stumbled back three steps before barely stabilizing his stance, the petals under his feet scattering everywhere. This was merely the aftershock of the aura!

The pressure exerted by a Divine level powerhouse was terrifying! It was completely incomparable to those Pseudo-Divine level Bosses.

However, the moment this aura appeared, an extremely faint but unimaginably pure, strange energy suddenly surged from the pet space within him.

Although the amount of this energy was small, its quality was frighteningly high, and it firmly resisted Cai Yifeng's aura.

Huang Chen secretly said to Zi Han in his heart, "Thanks!"

"You're truly useless. You can't even withstand the aura of a mere Divine level. If you go out, don't say you know me; you'll embarrass me!"

Zi Han let out a cold snort and said nothing more.

Cai Yifeng's aura came quickly and dissipated just as fast, instantly retracting.

After all, if the rules detected that he intentionally attacked a Trial Taker, he would definitely face severe consequences.

He let out a cold snort and stood rooted to the spot, his icy vertical pupils still locked onto Huang Chen.

Huang Chen gave Cai Yifeng a cold look, ignored him, and walked straight toward the purple-haired figure in front of the thatched hut.

At this moment, he finally got a clear look at this Medusa Saintess named Colored Scales.

Colored Scales

Her hair was like the finest silk, her skin fairer than snow, and her facial features were perfectly sculpted like a masterpiece meticulously carved by the Creator, without a single flaw. A few stray pink peach petals clung accidentally to her hair, adding a strange beauty.

Her figure was tall and her curves astonishing. Just standing there, she naturally exuded an extreme alluring charm that made people want to kneel beneath her skirt.

Only the pair of purple eyes, which occasionally revealed beast-like vertical pupils, made Huang Chen slightly uncomfortable.

"System, get to work!"

Huang Chen immediately called out the System. Based on his experience over the past year, the woman's beauty was completely comparable to Zi Han's. If all went well, she would be another Perfect Goddess.

[Ding!]

[Checking for a qualified beauty. Do you wish to view detailed information?]

"View."

[Starting detailed information scan.]

[Name: Colored Scales] <Bond not established>

[Age: 22]

[Appearance: 100 points]

[Figure: 100 points]

[Purity: 100 points]

[Overall Score: 100 points]

[Intimacy: 0]

[Evaluation: A member of the Medusa race from the 666th generation left behind in the Star Abyss. Currently part of the Royal Family of Zeshui City in Central City. Reward upon collection.]

"As expected, another Perfect Goddess!" Huang Chen thought to himself.

Immediately, his heart grew fervent. The goddess record needed just one more Transcendent Goddess to upgrade, and he didn't dare even think about that great deviless, Zi Han.

"I must capture this little snake in front of me!" Huang Chen's eyes flashed with fervor.

"Interesting!"

Seeing the fluctuation in Huang Chen's eyes, Colored Scales' lips curled slightly. She was all too familiar with that expression.

Cai Yifeng had just released enough deterrence, yet she hadn't expected the other party to still dare show such an expression.

But then again, the man in front of her had dared to stand up against Cai Yifeng just now—he truly had enormous guts!

Colored Scales raised an eyebrow, naturally displaying a charming expression somewhat similar to Zi Han's.

However, under Zi Han's influence, Huang Chen was completely immune to this kind of immature charm.

Huang Chen ignored Colored Scales' charm and Cai Yifeng's death stare, and spoke lightly to Colored Scales: "Hello, I'm here to reset my Potential Points."

"Huh??"

A momentary look of astonishment appeared on Colored Scales' face.

Wasn't the other party supposed to be a pervert? Why did her charm have no effect whatsoever?

However, she quickly adjusted, extending a slender, fair finger with pale purple nails, pointing toward three grooves on an ancient stone platform next to the thatched hut, and said, "Place the gems there."

Huang Chen unhesitatingly took out three gems shimmering with an eerie red light from his storage space and placed them into the grooves one by one.

As the three gems were embedded in the grooves, a flash of white light swept past, and the figures of Colored Scales and Huang Chen simultaneously vanished from in front of the thatched hut.