The massive silver moon hung high, its faint radiance spreading over the desert, enveloping it in a layer of silver gauze. “Whoosh…” In the silent desert, a sudden sound of wind tearing through the air approached from afar. Moments later, a black figure emerged from the northern horizon, streaking across the sky at such a high speed that it created a long trench of sand, stretching for hundreds of meters.
In the swirling sand, the black figure gradually disappeared on the horizon, but before the flying sand had completely settled, another black figure came rushing in with even greater speed, widening the trench to nearly twice its original size.
“Damn, is this woman really so persistent? Is a mere little Dou Shi worth her effort?” As he heard the sound of wind tearing through the air behind him, Xiao Yan glanced back and saw Yue Mei, who was rapidly catching up. Even though they were far apart, he could still see the playful smirk on her seductive face, akin to a cat playing with a mouse. He couldn’t help but feel a bitter taste in his mouth.
“Teacher!…”
Glancing down at the black ring on his finger, Xiao Yan called out urgently in his mind. After a moment of calling, he received no response. Knowing what this meant, Xiao Yan felt a dark line appear on his forehead…
“Big sis, that’s a Dou Wang level expert. This isn’t the way to train, is it?”
With a bitter smile, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. He quickly popped a Qi Restoring Pill into his mouth and then flapped his wings, increasing his speed once more.
Yue Mei maintained a constant distance behind Xiao Yan, watching his frantic escape. She couldn’t help but smile seductively, saying softly, “Little guy, why don’t you come with me to the tribe and play? Don’t your humans love to enslave us snake women? How about I make you my slave? Wouldn’t that be nice?”
Her laughter, carried by a thread of Dou Qi, reached Xiao Yan’s ears precisely.
“Big sis, if you want someone, go find someone with a strong body. My skinny arms and legs won’t satisfy you!”
Despite the soft and sweet tone of Yue Mei’s voice, Xiao Yan detected a cold, murderous intent. Not holding back, he turned his head and shouted.
“Sharp-tongued brat!”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s loud shout, Yue Mei’s face turned cold. She bit her silver teeth, and her slender hand suddenly shot out, releasing five streams of dark green energy. They intertwined and finally condensed into five enormous energy serpents. The energy serpents, as swift as lightning, broke through the air and appeared behind Xiao Yan in an instant. Opening their fang-filled mouths, they lunged at Xiao Yan’s back.
“Shit!”
Seeing the five giant snakes, Xiao Yan was startled. He quickly twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the five energy serpents’ bites.
“Get down!”
With a cold face, Yue Mei waved her slender hand, and the five giant energy serpents struck Xiao Yan’s Purple Cloud Wings on his back.
“Hmm…”
Suddenly hit hard, Xiao Yan’s face paled slightly. He let out a low groan as his Purple Cloud Wings retracted into a tattoo on his back. Then, his body rapidly descended.
“Ugh… Ugh…”
The fierce wind whistled past his ears. Xiao Yan flailed his arms wildly, and after a muffled thud, his body crashed into a sand dune.
Floating mid-air, Yue Mei lazily combed her waist-length, lush black hair with her fingers, her eyes scanning the sand dune. She slowly descended, smiling, “Little guy, the nastier you talk, the more I want to make you my slave.”
“Phew, phew…”
Xiao Yan’s head emerged from the sand dune, spitting out the sand in his mouth. He looked up at Yue Mei, now only a dozen meters away. His eyes roamed over her enticing waist, and his eyes narrowed slightly. After a brief silence, a dull explosion suddenly sounded from the sand dune.
As the sound echoed, Xiao Yan’s body shot out like a cannonball, heading straight for Yue Mei.
In mid-air, Xiao Yan flipped his palm, and a massive Heavy Black Scale appeared. With a fierce surge of energy, he slammed it down towards Yue Mei’s head.
“Hehe, you’re quite ruthless, little guy, but it won’t work on me…”
Smiling, Yue Mei slowly raised her snow-white palm and waved it. A torrent of dark green energy burst forth, transforming into countless tiny energy serpents, easily neutralizing the force of Xiao Yan’s Heavy Black Scale.
Seeing the energy serpents wrapping around the Heavy Black Scale, Xiao Yan frowned. Without hesitation, he let go of the scale and, in a swift move, appeared in front of Yue Mei.
He stomped his foot, closing in on her, and clenched his fist, his strength surging. “Eight Extremes Collapse!”
His fist, filled with terrifying power, smashed towards Yue Mei’s chest, showing no intention of holding back.
“Quite some power…”
Facing Xiao Yan’s fierce attack, Yue Mei raised an eyebrow, her expression light and casual. Just as his fist was about to touch her, her body twisted strangely, like a snake, evading the blow.
The punch, laden with terrifying force, brushed past her chest, but Xiao Yan’s close-range attack was easily avoided.
“Hehe, little guy, no matter how sophisticated your moves are, they’re useless in the face of a strength disparity.”
Leaning slightly, Yue Mei’s alluring face came within inches of Xiao Yan’s. Looking at his expressionless face, she smiled and leaned closer, her inviting red lips gently leaving a seductive mark on his forehead.
“Thump…”
With the heavy strike missing, the sensation of hitting the air left Xiao Yan pale. He let out a low groan and fell into the sand dune again.
“This is the gap between levels… Nothing can make up for it.”
As soon as his body touched the sand, Xiao Yan pushed off the ground, performing a graceful mid-air flip, and landed a few meters away from Yue Mei. Looking up at her smiling face, he couldn’t help but sigh bitterly in his heart.
After landing, Xiao Yan touched the mark on his forehead and suddenly felt a slight dizziness. His face changed, and he quickly took out a detox pill refined by the Pharmacist Elder, swallowing it to ease the dizziness.
“Damn, even her mouth is poisonous?”
Quickly wiping off the mark with his sleeve, Xiao Yan cursed inwardly.
“Ah, little guy, you actually have such a good detox pill?”
Seeing that Xiao Yan could resist her venom, Yue Mei was somewhat surprised.
“Sigh, time is running out. Let’s end this quickly, little guy. If you don’t want to be my slave, you’ll just become a pile of bones in the sand.”
Looking up at the increasingly bright silver moon, Yue Mei lost a bit of patience. Her smile carried a hint of coldness.
“Teacher… I really can’t beat her. If you don’t step in, I’m done for.”
Seeing Yue Mei’s increasingly fierce aura, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and sat down on the sand dune, thinking bitterly.
“Little guy, don’t worry. Help is on the way. Don’t call me for now. There’s someone with a strong soul sense among the group coming. If I contact you, they might sense my presence.”
The Pharmacist Elder’s voice was quick and urgent. After speaking, he fell silent again.
“Eh…”
This unexpected answer left Xiao Yan dumbfounded. After a moment of rapid thought, he quickly composed himself, his gaze sweeping over the desert. Apart from sand, there was nothing, no sign of any rescue.
“What’s going on…?”
Yue Mei, smiling, was approaching. Xiao Yan, unable to resist, could only mutter bitterly.
“Alright, little guy, come with me…”
Yue Mei floated to Xiao Yan, her slender hand glowing with dark green energy. Just as she was about to capture him, her face suddenly turned, and she looked sharply at the eastern sky.
After a moment of silence, two figures appeared from the eastern sky. Not far behind them, a larger black dot flickered in and out of sight.
“Haha, I said there was a Snake Person here, and it’s true. And it looks like quite a formidable one, too.”
The figures rapidly grew larger, and a rough, hearty laugh carried by Dou Qi resonated across the desert.
“Boom!”
In the sky, the two speeding figures suddenly stopped, and the sharp sound of wind tore through the air like a thunderclap.
Lifting his head in surprise, Xiao Yan saw the two figures above him. His pupils contracted, and he swallowed hard after a moment.
“Two Dou Wang experts?”
When the two figures appeared, Yue Mei’s face also became extremely serious. Her gaze shifted from Xiao Yan to the two figures in the sky.
Shortly after, a loud roar echoed. The distant black dot grew larger, and a huge, entirely green magical beast gradually appeared in the desert sky.
“Haha, as expected, someone is here…”
The giant magical beast hovered in the air, and a clear, ringing laugh echoed out. Six figures jumped down from the beast’s back and landed lightly on a nearby sand dune.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over the six figures. His already constricted pupils narrowed even further. He noticed that five of them were Dou Ling-level experts, and the leading middle-aged man was also a Dou Wang. But what shocked Xiao Yan most was the black-robed figure beside the middle-aged man. While he could guess the strength of the others, the black-robed figure gave him a mysterious, foggy feeling, much like Yun Zhi had.
“A Battle Emperor?”
His face filled with shock, Xiao Yan’s mind was in turmoil. Five Dou Ling experts, three Dou Wangs, and possibly a Battle Emperor… Such a terrifying lineup in the desert—what could they be after?
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