The soul fusing pill was, after all, a sixth-grade pill; even with the influence of the Alliance, they couldn't gather all the medicinal ingredients in a short period of time.
However, Xiao Xue didn't have much time to wait.
Thus, after the Snake-People Clan's Secret Technique proved useless, she directly used experience points to purchase the missing medicinal ingredients from the System.
The soul fusing pill was only sixth-grade after all; as long as the current Xiao Xue was a bit careful, she could completely refine a finished product of high quality in one go.
Xiao Xue refined a soul fusing pill with a pill pattern in one go, then swallowed the Medicinal Pill and began her seclusion.
As for the Elders of the Snake-People Clan and the other snake-people, she naturally couldn't be bothered to give them a second glance.
Medusa, on the other hand, explained the "cause and effect" to the Elders—
There indeed was a child, but... the Alliance Leader didn't want it.
As for the truth, she still didn't dare to speak it.
Faced with this, the Elders were also helpless and could only ask Medusa to try and persuade her more.
If the Alliance Leader could be convinced to change her mind, that would naturally be for the best.
If not... well, compared to the Bloodline Legacy, the current Snake-People Clan must naturally come first.
Furthermore, the Medusa Bloodline could actually be passed down through other methods.
For example, through a direct blood exchange, "creating" a successor who possessed the Medusa Bloodline.
However, the potential of a Medusa Bloodline passed down this way would undoubtedly be much weaker than one inherited naturally.
After seeing off the Elders, Medusa stood guard at Xiao Xue's place of seclusion twenty-four hours a day.
Half a month later, Xiao Xue emerged from seclusion after refining the medicinal power of the soul fusing pill.
But the medicinal effect of the soul fusing pill left her completely dumbfounded.
The soul fusing pill had indeed caused the Little Heaven Swallowing Python's Soul to undergo Fusion.
However, it wasn't a Fusion of Soul and Soul, but of Soul and body.
Of course, she previously had only one body and couldn't perfectly fuse two Souls.
So, after refining the soul fusing pill, what Xiao Xue perceived within her body was not a Soul, but a life aura.
—She was pregnant.
Although this process was also inevitable—
If the Little Heaven Swallowing Python wanted to leave her body in the future, it would eventually need a new body to carry its Soul.
And its Soul was so closely linked to Xiao Xue's Soul that attempting to strip it away was unrealistic.
Therefore, once its strength reached Rank 7, the Little Heaven Swallowing Python would naturally go to the place it was meant to be.
Then, it would absorb energy in that place and use the absorbed energy to condense a body, completing its "Transformation."
Then, once that newborn individual matured, it would separate from Xiao Xue's original body.
But this process should have taken at least several months to even begin.
It would only slowly start after the Little Heaven Swallowing Python reached Rank 7 and its Soul emerged from the Sea of Consciousness.
As it turned out, through a stroke of luck, the soul fusing pill greatly accelerated this process, allowing it to directly find a place to settle down.
Furthermore, although the timing was much earlier,
With the medicinal effect of the soul fusing pill, the Little Heaven Swallowing Python's state was even better than before.
Xiao Xue: "..."
Looking at the Little Heaven Swallowing Python that was still spontaneously absorbing energy in its sleep, as well as the myriad of connections between the two,
Xiao Xue knew that although the Little Heaven Swallowing Python's Soul had now left her Sea of Consciousness,
The difficulty of stripping it away would likely be even higher.
Looking at its current situation, if she were to erase it, it would absolutely cause irreversible damage to her original body.
In other words—it couldn't be aborted, nor could it be miscarried.
She could only wait until it had reached enough months to come out on its own.
The good news—the Soul problem was solved.
She just needed to wait for the Little Heaven Swallowing Python to develop and mature, and then it would come out on its own.
The bad news—all the energy for the Little Heaven Swallowing Python's future growth would have to be leeched from her.
Moreover, once it matured, how else could it come out?!
After confirming the state of her body, Xiao Xue's vision went dark.
Her experience, even among the army of transmigrators, could be considered unique.
"Xiao Xue, how are you..."
At this moment, Medusa, noticing that Xiao Xue's seclusion had ended, rushed in frantically.
What greeted her was an ice sword condensed from Bone Chilling Flame.
"Scram!"
Xiao Xue was currently in a state of agitation, and Medusa had just happened to catch her in a bad mood.
So this time, Xiao Xue didn't hold back at all.
In her haste, Medusa used seven-colored energy to block.
One had to know that a full-scale eruption of Bone Chilling Flame was comparable to a Peak Dou Zong.
It was only because this was a casual attack thrown out by Xiao Xue that Medusa was able to narrowly block it without injury.
Upon realizing Xiao Xue's mood was wrong, Medusa immediately and obediently slipped away, even closing the door behind her.
After Medusa left, Xiao Xue called Ahri out and then held her, petting her for a while.
Mainly, Xiao Xue hadn't yet recovered from the matter of the Heaven Swallowing Python.
Xiao Xue now urgently needed someone to confide in, but among the people she knew, no one was appropriate.
So, Xiao Xue called Ahri out and began to pour out her grievances while holding the soft and fluffy Ahri:
"Ahri, tell me, what kind of mess is this..."
"Sigh, if only I were as carefree as you."
Although Ahri didn't know what had happened, her Soul Power was also quite strong, so she could naturally perceive that newborn life aura.
The Little Heaven Swallowing Python, after all, possessed a portion of the Heavenly Fox Bloodline; if one insisted on a connection, it could be considered Ahri's Junior.
And as a Soul body and a Pure-blooded Heavenly Fox, Ahri's perception of certain Bloodlines was even more sensitive than Xiao Xue's.
So, while Xiao Xue was pouring out her bitterness to her, Ahri curiously reached out a finger and poked Xiao Xue's belly.
Then, she looked up at Xiao Xue, "Are you going to have a cub?"
Xiao Xue: "..."
I'm tired, let everything be destroyed.
After casually refining a Monster Core for Ahri as a snack, Xiao Xue sent her back into the storage ring.
A sixth-grade soul fusing pill was useful to the current Ahri, but the effect wasn't very obvious; it was better than nothing.
To achieve a noticeable recovery in Ahri's state, it would likely require a seventh-grade or even higher-level Medicinal Pill.
Secondly, she was now out of ingredients for the soul fusing pill, so she naturally couldn't refine one for Ahri.
After getting her snack, Ahri didn't say much more, turning into a wisp of green smoke and disappearing into the storage ring.
Afterward, Xiao Xue went into seclusion for another three days.
During these three days, she didn't do much except repeatedly study the Little Heaven Swallowing Python that had "settled down."
Xiao Xue also tried not to supply it with energy, wanting to see if she could "starve it to death."
As it turned out, this move was completely useless.
During her three days of attempts, as soon as she stopped supplying energy, the Little Heaven Swallowing Python would spontaneously absorb it from its surroundings.
In such a tug-of-war, if she completely cut off the energy supply, she would likely be the one to give out first compared to the Little Heaven Swallowing Python.
After all, if nothing else, her organs needed nutrients, didn't they?
If she didn't supply energy to a certain organ for several months while it was being leeched by the Little Heaven Swallowing Python, she would likely suffer from organ failure.
The long lifespans of the experts on the Fighting Qi Continent largely relied on Fighting Qi and the energy of the world.
If they didn't absorb energy or had no Fighting Qi to support them, they would just be ordinary people with slightly stronger physical fitness.
This kind of behavior of harming the enemy by a thousand while damaging oneself by... who knows how much, was something Xiao Xue couldn't bring herself to do.
In the end, Xiao Xue could only helplessly withdraw her hand and let it be.
Damn it, I'm done with this!
Feeling somewhat irritable, Xiao Xue walked out from her place of seclusion.
When she saw Medusa waiting outside, her anger flared up instantly.
This lady is in such a situation, yet you just squat out here and don't even bother to come in and take a look?
I've given you too much face, haven't I?!
Seeing Xiao Xue come out, Medusa subconsciously swept her with Soul Power and likewise discovered the newborn life aura.
Then, before she could have any reaction, she saw Xiao Xue draw her Bone Chilling Ice Sword and slash at her.
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