Ancient City

Chen Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. The scene was too cruel, simply unbearable to look at.

The wind and sand blew past, while the howls of wolves filled them with fear.

"It was those horse bandits!" Zhuang Wu said. "These people are extremely ruthless. They cultivate an evil technique that allows them to absorb the blood inside people's bodies to rapidly increase their strength. They slaughter people all over the desert, and many of the nearby civilians have died as well. If they aren't eliminated soon, they'll become a massive threat!"

Wang Hao nodded. "These people haven't been dead long, yet their bodies have already shriveled up. Judging by the hoofprints on the ground, there were probably over a thousand of them. They came straight here and swept this market clean. If we chase after them from ahead, we might still catch up!"

"Though we have some strength, dealing with so many horse bandits will probably be difficult!"

"Indeed, but Heavenly Saint Academy has other experts and geniuses. They won't let the horse bandits off either, so there's no need to be afraid. If we can't defeat them, we can just follow behind them. We'll eventually run into our fellow disciples, and then we can kill them together!"

"Let's go!"

After discussing it, the group continued onward.

After several days of travel, a massive ancient city appeared before them.

Strangely, heavy snow was falling deep within the ancient city. It was no longer a desert battlefield; snowflakes drifted down from the sky.

"Be careful. There may be horse bandits ahead!"

Zhuang Wu looked cautious.

They slowly approached the ancient city. Fortunately, there was no one in sight on the outskirts, nor could they hear any movement. It seemed deserted.

There were also no horse bandit hoofprints around them, so it