Queen Medusa's hands were soft and delicate, as if boneless.

One had to admit, the touch was quite pleasant.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the Thunder Snake General flashed with a hint of gloom.

How could the usually cold and noble queen lose her composure so easily in front of that human boy, acting almost like a little woman?

Although Queen Medusa had already told them that the Snake-man Race would submit to Jun Xiaoyao,

the Thunder Snake General still felt indignant in his heart.

Celestial Maiden Yuan and Yan Rumeng's beautiful eyes glanced over.

Queen Medusa also realized her loss of composure and quickly let go of her jade-like hand, her expression slightly awkward.

Jun Xiaoyao maintained his usual demeanor and said, "It's simple. My Desolate Ancient Sacred Body has the power to restrain evil spirits. If baptized with the essence blood of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, perhaps this pool of blood could return to purity."

These words made Queen Medusa's face change slightly.

She naturally understood how important the essence blood of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was to Jun Xiaoyao.

Even refining just a single drop of essence blood was like cutting flesh.

It was a huge sacrifice.

"Young Master Jun, I..." Queen Medusa was at a loss for words.

She could hardly force Jun Xiaoyao to sacrifice his essence blood for the Snake-man Race, could she?

"Haha, since the Snake-man Race is willing to submit to me, the Divine Son, then this small sacrifice I can bear." Jun Xiaoyao smiled slightly.

"Young Master Jun..." Even the usually cold and proud Queen Medusa was moved.

Previously, she agreed to submit to Jun Xiaoyao, but it was only due to the circumstances and Jun Xiaoyao's background.

But now, Queen Medusa felt that Jun Xiaoyao really valued the Snake-man Race.

"Thank you, Master. I, Medusa, and the Snake-man Race will surely repay this kindness!" Queen Medusa bowed to Jun Xiaoyao.

Previously, she called Jun Xiaoyao 'Young Master Jun'.

But now, she called him 'Master'.

Such a change in address indicated the shift in Queen Medusa's attitude towards Jun Xiaoyao.

"It's nothing." Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand.

This scene made the Thunder Snake General's heart burn with jealousy.

The cold and high queen called Jun Xiaoyao 'Master'.

This contrast was something the Thunder Snake General couldn't accept.

It felt as if the goddess in his mind became someone else's plaything.

A faint smile passed through Jun Xiaoyao's eyes.

In truth, even without the Snake-man Race involved, he would cleanse this blood pool.

Because Yan Rumeng's transformation also required ancient blood.

This blood pool would also aid Yan Rumeng's awakening of her Celestial Dream Butterfly.

The Snake-man Race was just incidental.

But with a simple sentence, he could make Queen Medusa wholeheartedly loyal to him, so why not?

As for the essence blood of the Sacred Body, Jun Xiaoyao still needed to use his own.

Because the essence blood of the Sacred Body bought from auction wasn't the complete Sacred Body that broke ten chains.

Thus, that purifying power was far inferior to Jun Xiaoyao's essence blood and couldn't completely purify this blood pool.

Jun Xiaoyao's body slightly trembled, and a drop of refined essence blood from the Sacred Body fell into the blood pool.

Instantly, the golden essence blood from the Sacred Body began to diffuse within the blood pool.

A hissing sound arose as the gray mist and curse within the blood pool were being melted away by the Holy Blood.

The entire pool of blood gradually became bright red, exuding an intense fluctuation.

Just as Queen Medusa was about to collect the ancient blood within the blood pool,

the six coffins suddenly trembled, then with a loud boom,

six terrifying demon shadows appeared.

They were six Snake People that had turned into demon corpses.

Unlike the Snake People of the Snake-man Race, these six Snake People all had eight arms, looking quite ancient and grotesque.

"They are Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons, an ancient mutated bloodline of our Snake-man Race..." Queen Medusa exclaimed in surprise.

Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons were a deformed existence within the Snake-man Race, but they were extremely ancient.

In the current Snake-man Race bloodline, Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons could no longer appear.

Hiss, hiss!

The six Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons acted on instinct, lunging towards Jun Xiaoyao and the others.

Jun Xiaoyao formed a Kunpeng Fist Seal and punched out.

The Eight-Armed Serpentine Demon capable of instantly killing a Saint was directly blown back dozens of meters by Jun Xiaoyao.

The other Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons also fought fiercely with the people present.

"Interesting, it seems these Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons are also being corroded by demonic qi," Jun Xiaoyao thought.

While he was thinking this, he continued fighting.

"Ah..."

A scream came from another direction, it was the scream of the Netherworld Snake General.

Among the three generals, his strength was considered the weakest, and with the suppression of the Tai'e Temple's domain, his combat power was further hampered.

His body was torn apart entirely by the Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons.

"Netherworld Snake!" The Cyan Snake General's face changed as he went to assist.

Eventually, all six Eight-Armed Serpentine Demons were shattered and destroyed.

The Netherworld Snake General also fell.

Jun Xiaoyao remained calm, indifferent.

With this ancient blood, the Snake-man Race's bloodline could transform, producing a large number of strong practitioners, bolstering the Monarch Court's strength.

The death of one Netherworld Snake General was not a great loss.

Jun Xiaoyao stepped forward, extracted some of the ancient blood, and handed it to Yan Rumeng.

"This..." Yan Rumeng hesitated.

"If I'm not mistaken, the source of this ancient blood likely relates to that Mythical Emperor, sufficient for your awakening," Jun Xiaoyao said.

"Thank you." Yan Rumeng accepted the ancient blood, glanced at Jun Xiaoyao, and smiled charmingly.

Yan Rumeng, already flawlessly beautiful, now smiled even more stunningly.

Jun Xiaoyao also smiled slightly.

He understood that Yan Rumeng was utterly loyal to him now.

If the Celestial Dream Butterfly could awaken and fully mature, it would at least be at the quasi-emperor level.

The remaining ancient blood was then collected by Queen Medusa.

This pool of ancient blood could bring a qualitative change in strength for her and the entire Snake-man Race.

This was what Jun Xiaoyao wanted to see.

He didn't want a useless Snake-man Race but one full of strong practitioners.

"This probably isn't the end of the opportunity, let's go deeper," Jun Xiaoyao said.

With the ancient blood obtained, Queen Medusa was even more eager to follow Jun Xiaoyao.

The group continued deeper.

They didn't know how long they traveled.

Ahead, another bronze gate emerged, carved with ancient deities and a mighty long river.

Jun Xiaoyao suddenly stopped, murmuring, "There's a curse array."

Queen Medusa and the others perceived, and indeed discovered that in front of the bronze gate, there were black blood array patterns engraved like a chessboard.

The runes in different grids were not identical.

"What should we do?" Queen Medusa had no immediate solution.

"Perhaps there is a life path among them, try that route..." Jun Xiaoyao pointed to a certain rune within the black blood array pattern.

Queen Medusa turned to the Thunder Snake General, "You try it."

The Thunder Snake General's face changed slightly.

Although he didn't want to try, compelled by Queen Medusa's order, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

As soon as he stepped on the rune, an eerie gray mist rose and enveloped the Thunder Snake General.

His expression changed dramatically, feeling his physical body being instantly corroded.

"Alas, I must have been mistaken." Jun Xiaoyao sighed softly.

"Kid, you..." The Thunder Snake General's eyes bulged, staring at Jun Xiaoyao.

In his final moments, he saw a smirk on Jun Xiaoyao's lips.

The smile was playful, disdainful.

"Kid... how dare you trick me..."

The Thunder Snake General's words got stuck in his throat, unspeakable, as his body collapsed inch by inch, turning into black ash.