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--- Chapter 236 ---

Han Yuan, Yafei, and Hai Bodong were astonished. At first, they thought Queen Medusa would visit them in a few days, but not even three hours after they separated, she had already arrived at their front door.

Eager is an understatement.

This woman is literally enthusiastic.

Queen Medusa has transformed into her human form, losing the snake tail and substituting it with a pair of long, smooth legs. She wore much more modest clothes, covering her charming, curvy body, and even modeled a veil to cover her captivating face.

Even then, there is no mistake she's Queen Medusa—the ruler of Snake People in the Tager Desert.

"What happened?" Han Yuan asked. "I thought you were going to your kingdom first?"

Queen Medusa blinked her eyes innocently, "I did. After I left, I went to my kingdom and gave my people a few orders before flying to Desert City at full speed."

'What the hell?' Han Yuan, Yafei, and Hai Bodong had the same reaction in their minds.

Han Yuan's mouth twitched. "Before we talk about the cooperation, I wanted to rest."

"I've been travelling a whole day, and haven't had a wink of sleep."

"Oh..." Queen Medusa was visibly disappointed, but she knew she was too sudden with her advance. "Okay, make sure to have plenty of rest, then Han Yuan, your health is important."

"Thanks." Han Yuan smiled faintly, knowing he had successfully tricked her into slowing down her plan. "You should also get some rest, Medusa, while I've healed your injuries; your stamina didn't magically recover."

Then, he glanced at Hai Bodong. "Old Man, your ancient map shop is a bit lousy. Why don't we renovate it into a hotel?"

"What do you mean by lousy? My shop is large enough." Hai Bodong was unhappy with Han Yuan's words.

Yafei interrupted Hai Bodong's anger by saying, "Grand Uncle, Han Yuan meant he planned to turn your shop into a branch of Martial Union; it being a hotel is a cover."

"Alright then." Hai Bodong's eyes lit up immediately.

After agreeing on this decision, Han Yuan asked Yafei to deal with it as he went to a nearby inn and crashed on the bed. Queen Medusa rested in the room beside him, lying on the somewhat soft bed with a blank look on her face.

Honestly, Queen Medusa doesn't know why she was this enthusiastic. As an arrogant queen, people always get things for her, even when she didn't ask for them.

Yet, when Han Yuan defeated Queen Medusa and disclosed his ability to purify the bloodline, a feeling bloomed in her heart. A selfish desire to get someone.

Queen Medusa wished Han Yuan to be hers. Since she couldn't defeat her, she would charm him with her beauty.

She's going to make him love her!

How hard can it be to seduce a teenager?

With that in mind, Queen Medusa drifted into a pleasant dream.

Meanwhile, Han Yuan is leaning on his bed, busy linking his mind with the 'roundtable' and speaking with 'Alpha' again. Sure enough, it's easier to contact Douluo Plane now.

When the other side accepted the 'gathering' call, his vision blurred, and the inn's room changed into a familiar throne room.

...

...

"It's been a long time, huh, Beta?" A playful voice echoed in the room as 'Beta' stared at 'Alpha' on his zero throne.

Beta rolled his eyes, "Bruh, I've been wanting to hold a meeting for five years now."

"You don't know how desperate I am..."

"By the way, thanks for the Storm's Belt and other things."

Alpha waved his hand, "I'm helping myself, there is no need to thank me for it. Then, again, five years? Damn, the difference between the two words is absurd."

"For me, only half a year, less than that, passed on my side."

"..." Beta.

"So, you're telling me only five to six months passed on your side after our last meeting?"

"Pretty much." Alpha shrugged helplessly.

"Fuck! How unfair!" Beta cursed immediately. "Bro, I have been working my ass off in the Dou Qi Continent, making a foundation for the future, and trying my best not to mess up."

"But do you know what's funny?"

"Connection between worlds can be stronger if we destroy the fucking plots!"

"What, really?" Alpha's eyes widened. "So, you're saying that we could have held another meeting sooner if I fucked up Tang San's life and exposed Asura immediately?"

"It sure did..." Beta grumbled. "But as much as I wanted to watch you do it, we know Asura won't fall easily."

Yes, they knew the amount of evidence they had wasn't enough to drag Asura down from the Douluo Divine Realm. At most, Asura would only get sentenced to House Arrest and a slap on the wrist; even then, that would only be a vacation for him.

"Uugh, let's stop talking about that shady bastard. I am getting depressed and angrier with each passing second." Alpha was in a bad mood after realizing things.

"You think I am not?" Beta snorted in annoyance.

"Yeah, right!" Two of them cursed Asura in their hearts.

"Let's just focus on our things for now."

Alpha stared at Beta curiously, "I wonder what you've been doing in the past five years."

"Are you ready? It will take a while," said Beta in return.

"Don't underestimate the amount of knowledge I've gained in the past five years."

"Even your research in Dou Technique, Martial Arts, Pill-making, and other things is not as good as mine."

Alpha raised his eyebrow and grinned, "We will see about that. While only half a year passed on my side, I haven't been idle with my research, and a few of my discoveries will shock you for sure."

Then, the synchronization happened.

Both Alpha and Beta froze on the spot as if they were processing the new knowledge in their heads.

"Damn!" 2x.

A simultaneous shout echoed in the throne room.

Alpha stared at Beta in disbelief because this dude not only bagged Xiao Yixian as a sweet younger sister, but he also tricked Gu Xun'er into a debt of gratitude, recruited Yafei as his own female CEO, and recently flirted with succubus-like Queen Medusa.

He's not jealous because he knew 'Beta' would get them sooner or later, but not this fast! So, holy fuck!

Then, the Beta's knowledge about Dou Technique's development and other things comes next.

Alpha had to admit that Beta's research was profound, deep, and, more importantly, challenging the rule of the Dou Qi continent by incorporating many ideas from other power systems.

For example, the Tempest Kick - Three-Pronged Strike that Beta used to beat Xiao Yan, although it is a wind attribute Dou Technique, reminded Alpha of Renewal Taekwondo from the God of High School.

It's no longer just pure Dou Technique, but also a martial art!

If Beta ever touched the concept of recoilless, they could start kicking Asura around like a football. After all, the feat Jin Mori had done with martial arts is insane, though one must admit his mastery over this technique is high.

What do you mean he shut the sun down and stopped a fucking cosmic storm?

Then, Alpha nodded in satisfaction when he learned that Beta obtained Ten Thousand Beast Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame. Oh, also the seed of Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.

That's two and a half Heavenly Flames down the list.

At the very least, Alpha found that Ten Thousand Beast Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame are going to help him a lot in his upcoming meeting with the Silver Dragon King.

One could change a beast's bloodline, and the other could affect a subterranean force.

Finally, Alpha discovered how 'Martial's Union' has evolved over the past five years. It began as a local force in Wu Tan City and has grown into a significant faction in the Black Corner Region. This progress is impressive, given the vastness of the Dou Qi Continent.

Meanwhile, Beta similarly received Alpha's memory and froze on the spot as the latter's research on the Dou Technique had reached a realm that he had never thought of before.

Alpha no longer created the Dou Technique for spirit masters. Instead, he directly adjusted the principles of the Dou Technique and transformed them into "Divine Art" by incorporating the Law of the Universe!

Although the final result hasn't come out yet, Beta has pretty much confirmed that Alpha is cultivating gods at this point.

Beta stared Alpha solemnly, "You solved the Quasi Immortal Qi (God's Energy) using the Dou Technique, huh?"

"Pretty good, right?" Alpha grinned proudly.

"Using the 'Divine Art' I created painstakingly, the spirit master is no longer just cultivating 'spirit energy,' and now actively converts that heaven and earth energy into Quasi-Immortal Qi (God's Energy), thus eventually making them Douluo Gods (Divine Beings) in making."

"Sooner or later, the spirit master's cultivation will be replaced by it."

"Nevertheless, as you probably know, no one has reached the conditions yet, but when someone does, I can adjust the 'Divine Art' to become more efficient."

Alpha sighed, "Currently, only those with a god's connection show the potential to cultivate my Divine Arts."

"What about you?" asked Beta calmly.

"Me? Of course, I succeeded!" Alpha replied carelessly. "I have improved Thunder God's Divine Art and made it ours."

"Aww, man, half a year of hard work is truly worth it."

"..." Beta's mouth twitched in annoyance.

If you were not me, I'd have beaten you up!

Beta knew they were the same person, but he felt Alpha had more cheats than he did.