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Chapter 61 Stab him with 1 transparent holes
Chapter 61 (5/6) Poke a Thousand Holes Through Him
Rolling yellow sand, scorching heat. In the Tagor Desert, as far as the eye can see, there is nothing but sand.
Amidst howling winds, scorching heat waves swept across the entire world.
"The Mandala of Sand?"
After leaving Mo City, Xiao Yan flew towards Shi Mo City, where Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were located. His eldest and second eldest brothers had a mercenary group there.
As he flew, he recalled the core medicinal ingredient, the Rejuvenating Purple Pill, which Hai Bodong needed to break the seal.
When talking about this medicinal herb, one cannot help but mention the Snake People Empire, a powerful force in the desert.
It's said that these herbs only grow near the desert in the heart of the Snake-People Empire's holy city. Normally, respectable alchemists wouldn't accept a task that requires them to find the herbs themselves. But Xiao Yan is anything but respectable—cough cough, he's quite extraordinary!
He sensed that a side quest was about to be triggered.
His intuition told him that he could gain even more there.
Anyway, he's going to find the strange fire, so it doesn't matter if he runs around a bit.
Hai Bodong is too weak now, but the seal on his body is not simple. Xiao Yan calculated that if he used his full strength, it would take him several days to break the seal.
If it's someone like Yun Yun or Little Fairy Doctor, then it's fine. But this kind of grown-up, immature guy is a no-go.
Let him just stick to his drug habit.
In addition to the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map, Hai Bodong also provided a map of a different kind of flame.
"This is a desert, and there's a high probability that we'll encounter the raging dragon flames here," Yao Chen said, holding the map and beginning his analysis.
Judging from the environment, just as the Monster Mountain Range is very likely to produce the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, the most likely type of strange fire in the Tagor Desert is naturally the Windfury Dragon Flame, which only appears during the hottest days of the year in the desert.
"Looking at the lower ranks of the Different Flames ranking, most of them are specific to certain regions, such as the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, the Netherworld Poison Flame, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame."
Recalling the records on the Ranking of Strange Flames, Xiao Yan nodded.
Indeed, the Netherworld Poison Fire appears in various poisonous places. Later, when you take Little Fairy Doctor to the Cloud Empire for training, you can go and look for some famous poisonous pools.
The Yin-Yang Twin Flames might exist in the place of life and death, but the terrain is also very unique, requiring the simultaneous presence of Yin and Yang, life and death, which is something I don't really have a clue about.
As for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Xiao Yan had no way to deal with it. It was said that it could only be found in places like underground lava lakes.
"Teacher, do you think there might be more than one strange fire in the desert?" Xiao Yan asked as he flew, sensing the fire energy in the desert.
It seems there's no doubt that the Wind Fury Dragon Flame is coming. He can feel the fiery aura spreading throughout the entire desert. It will probably take a tornado to gather the essence of the entire desert before the Wind Fury Dragon Flame can manifest.
Xiao Yan asked himself, aside from someone like him who could sense it in advance, probably no one else could obtain such a flame, since its appearance was too random.
However, Xiao Yan could also sense that there was an extremely hidden source of fire nearby, in the direction of the city where his two elder brothers were.
"What? Are you saying there's a poisonous pool in this desert? Or a place where life and death converge? Or perhaps a lava lake?" Yao Chen tilted his head slightly, glancing sideways at Xiao Yan.
"What if?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow. He could find a Dou Huang here whose fate was unknown and who was most likely dead. Why couldn't he find a different kind of flame?
In the blink of an eye, Stone Desert City was already close at hand.
It was a small city, standing firmly on the yellow sand.
Although there is only one character difference between Mocheng and Shimocheng, Mocheng is the only major city in the Tagor Desert, and its commerce is particularly prosperous.
Stone Desert City, however, is just a small town. Calling it a town is an understatement; it's more like a township built on a desert oasis, a gathering place for mercenaries, or a human bridgehead in the desert.
Unlike other towns within the Gama Empire, this city carries an aura of iron and blood, appearing exceptionally heavy and imbued with a sense of historical vastness.
After all, with this strong wind blowing and sandstorms raging, things from last week can become Shang and Zhou dynasty items in just one week, making it hard to avoid the traces of history.
With a slight internal grumbling, Xiao Yan's figure materialized from the flames and landed not far from Stone Desert City.
Xiao Yan suddenly felt that he should have brought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with him, but it seemed that the guy was currently cultivating with his father.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan recalled that for a long time in the past, only the patriarch of the family could cultivate the Mad Lion's Fury.
Although Xiao Zhan, the patriarch of the Xiao family, is still at the level of the Great Dou Master, his combat power has undergone a dramatic transformation compared to before.
For example, you could find a sixth-tier Lion King to practice Xiao Yan's modified version of the Mad Lion's Fury.
The key point is that the Lion King was particularly willing and very cooperative, transforming into a little lion and following Xiao Zhan around every day.
Xiao Yan didn't have much to say about this. It seemed that his father had also been corrupted by him, always saying things like "three hundred years east of the river, three hundred years west of the river" and "don't underestimate the poor in middle age," which made the Lion King mutter to himself.
This arrangement actually boosted Xiao Zhan's prestige as the nominal agent of the Yan Alliance.
Especially among the new members.
[Newcomer: Although I don't know this person named Xiao Zhan, the fact that the Alliance Protector's sixth-tier magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, serves as his mount and sparring partner every day means he must be a reclusive powerhouse!]
Touching his nose, Xiao Yan coughed lightly, putting these thoughts behind him. He grabbed his chest with one hand, and a flame shot out of his body, quickly transforming into the appearance of the silly cat Xiao Zi.
The cat was noticeably larger than before, its mane burning like flames, its color no longer pure purple, but tinged with a reddish-gold, giving it a more noble air.
The single horn on its forehead had also grown much longer than before, and some mysterious runes had appeared on the originally thin amethyst slabs around its body.
During this period, his aura also grew to nearly the fourth level.
"Transform for me." Before Xiao Zi could ask what they were having for dinner, Xiao Yan decisively slapped her head to interrupt the spell. He felt like he didn't even need to give Xiao Zi a proper name anymore; the nickname "Dumb Cat" just didn't roll off the tongue as well.
"What has the boss turned into?" The silly cat was stunned for a moment before it suddenly realized what was going on and immediately let out a long howl.
Meow~
In an instant, flames surged, enveloping the entire beast in dazzling light. Seeing this, Xiao Yan smacked his lips and pulled out a speaker from his pocket to add some music.
How can a transformation be complete without music?
As the light faded, a magnificent purple-gold beast, over ten feet long, appeared before them. At this moment, Little Purple was even more imposing than the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Xiao Yan straddled it with satisfaction and swaggered towards Stone Desert City.
Before he could even get close, he heard that a powerful figure riding a magical beast of at least the fourth rank was coming this way, and all the major mercenary groups in the city sent people to check the situation.
Standing in the crowd, Xiao Ding didn't take it seriously at first, just thinking he was taking a walk. But then he realized that the figure on the lion king looked familiar.
He went to see a play, only to find out that the play was about his own brother.
"Holy crap, isn't that my brother?"
"Big Brother!" Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Ding with a cheerful smile.
"Third Brother!" After a brief moment of shock, Xiao Ding laughed and went out of the city to greet him.
Welcomed into the city, and about to catch up with his elder brother, Xiao Yan felt a strange sense of déjà vu about the scene. The ancient city, his elder brother...
Third brother, and then there's second brother. So, is the next step to poke a thousand holes in that guy?
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at the other mercenary groups, eager to try his luck.
"Brother, who should we kill?"
"Huh?" Xiao Ding looked completely bewildered.
"Kill them all." Xiao Yan's second brother, Xiao Li, appeared out of nowhere, his eyes narrowed, his smile even more amiable than that of the Chinese.
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