The Soul Hall's First Player
Chapter 354

Rat Tide, Ant Tide; Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor!

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After receiving this system notification, Yang Shan descended from the sky:

"Red Tail Scorpion Beast, tell me your name!"

When playing immersive games, it's important to feel a sense of immersion. Therefore, Yang Shan tries to be as formal as possible when communicating with the creatures in the game, avoiding modern slang like "damn it." Unless he explains it to them beforehand, they won't know what the word means.

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "I am the mighty Red Tail Scorpion Beast! That is my name!"

Yang Shan: "Then I'll call you Red Scorpion."

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "Blade Sovereign, I'm in a hurry. What's your plan? Tell me quickly!"

Yang Shan: "No matter how anxious you are, you have to tell me which magical beasts you can currently command?"

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "First and foremost is my Red Sand Poison Scorpion clan! They are brave and skilled in battle, with sturdy shells. I brought two thousand adult Red Sand Poison Scorpion this time! And three Red Sand Poison Scorpion King!"

No wonder even the Serpent-People tribe had to give up the oasis region of the Red Sand Continent in the desert.

With just these two thousand adult Red Sand Poison Scorpion, without any targeted measures, a simple brute-force attack would cost at least twenty thousand Dou Ling experts! Not to mention the three Red Sand Poison Scorpion King, whose combat power is equivalent to low-star Dou Wang with Blue Word Seal! Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "Then, there's the Red Blood Wolf Clan, the Flame Poison Snake Clan, the Iron-Eating Rat Clan, the Sand Ant Clan, and..."

"Etc!"

Yang Shan asked curiously, "You also have Iron-Eating Rat and Sand Ant?"

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "That's right. I captured these two races from other areas of the Tagor Desert. They are the food of my race!"

Both the Iron-Eating Rat and the Sand Ant are Fourth-Order Magical Beast.

Aside from being carnivorous, both of these magical beasts can increase their strength by eating sand.

Furthermore, they have an extremely fast growth cycle, especially Sand Ant. Sand Ant queen can lay more than 100,000 eggs at a time!

While the Iron-Eating Rat reproduce at a slower rate than Sand Ant, they can grow to elite levels! Of course, different species of magical beasts have different combat strengths.

Take the rat race, for example. Despite being the Thousand Beast King, they simply can't defeat powerful magical beasts like tigers, wolves, and snakes.

In a one-on-one fight between a Tier 4 elite-level Iron-Eating Rat and a high-star Da Dou Shi, the high-star Da Dou Shi has a winning chance of over 70%!

However, if they are allowed to bite and gnaw at each other, even a low- Dou Ling will have several pieces of flesh bitten off.

Because of their weak individual combat strength, many weak species have become extremely prolific in order to continue their bloodline.

Yang Shan: "How many leaders are there among the Iron-Eating Rat and Sand Ant?"

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "I couldn't resist eating one of the Iron-Eating Mouse King a while ago. I still have four left, and two Sand Ant Queen."

Yang Shan was overjoyed:

"That's enough! Let's do it this way."

Two days into the game.

Yang Shan has been resting offline for the past two days, leaving online matters to the Red Tail Scorpion Beast.

When Yang Shan logged back in and flew to the Red Sand Continent, he saw that the entire Red Sand Continent seemed to have been slid several inches down by some powerful being with immense force! As soon as Yang Shan landed, the Red Tail Scorpion Beast rushed over. "Blade Sovereign! I'm ready!"

On the tail of the Red Tail Scorpion Beast, four Iron-Eating Mouse King and two Sand Ant Queen were trembling.

The Iron-Eating Mouse King and the Sand Ant Queen were only fourth-tier King of Beasts, and they had no ability to resist the Red Tail Scorpion Beast.

Because they are only at the fourth tier, these two magical beasts cannot speak human language, and even if Yang Shan his Soul Strength, he cannot communicate effectively.

Therefore, Yang Shan wanted the Red Tail Scorpion Beast to accompany him on this trip.

They can only understand commands given to them by the Red Tail Scorpion Beast.

Yang Shan: "Let's go without delay!"

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "Blade Sovereign, your plan has caused a huge loss of sand to the Red Sand Continent! I don't know how long it will take to recover. If the plan fails, I will tear you to pieces!"

Yang Shan: "I wish the entire Mulan Valley army would be wiped out. You are an important asset to me, so how could I act recklessly? You can rest assured!"

The Red Tail Scorpion Beast shook its tail.

A dense rustling sound immediately emanated from within the Red Sand Continent.

At the edge of the Red Sand Continent, Sand Ant resemble ink spreading across a yellow canvas.

On either side of the Sand Ant, the Iron-Eating Rat colony split into two lines and rushed forward.

The combination of the two is like a flood that has burst its banks, submerging the sandy land.

Yang Shan doesn't have trypophobia, but she subconsciously kept her distance.

Red Tail Scorpion Beast: "The time is a bit short. Even if they eat non-stop every moment, the Iron-Eating Rat swarm would only number around 400,000 to 500,000. As for the Sand Ant, I've lost count; it's giving me a headache."

Yang Shan hadn't expected the Red Tail Scorpion Beast to be so simple-minded, even counting ants! It would be a miracle if it could count them correctly!

The rat and ant colonies were sustained at the cost of the entire Red Sand Continent's soil level dropping by two inches.

This is what often appears in novels and movies: Rat Tide!

Insect Tide!

In extreme cases, both of these can even be classified as "natural disasters"!

A prime example of quantitative change leading to qualitative change! For the current main players, individual Iron-Eating Rat and Sand Ant are a joke.

Just like when Yang Shan dealt with the Dou Ling players, any Overload could blow up a whole area.

But when faced with hundreds of thousands Dou Ling players, Yang Shan could do was finish off one wave and run away as quickly as possible.

If he dared to stop and show off, an overwhelming wave of powerful energy would blast him, the only Dou Emperor player in the entire server, into nothingness! Under the command of the four Iron-Eating Mouse King and the two Sand Ant Queen, the Rat Tide and Ant Tide began to head towards the Spirit Stone Mine.

Yang Shan only intended to use Red Sand Continent to deplete the strength of Mulan Valley, thereby relieving the pressure on the Serpent-People tribe.

It doesn't matter if we fail.

Anyway, since the Red Tail Scorpion Egg is in his hands, he can give it to the Red Tail Scorpion Beast at any time and exchange it for a Red Marrow Crystal.

Along the way, Yang Shan and the Red Tail Scorpion Beast continued to communicate.

Yang Shan suggested that after approaching the Mulan Valley camp, they should slow down as much as possible, and then take advantage of the night to slowly sneak into the camp before launching a surprise attack, thereby expanding their gains.

The Red Tail Scorpion Beast kept muttering, "Humans are too cunning."

But the Red Tail Scorpion Beast seemed to have already anticipated the extent of the damage this midnight surprise attack would inflict on the Mulan Valley camp! The advancing Rat Tide and Ant Tide suddenly stopped, and the Iron-Eating Mouse King on the Crimson -Red Tail Scorpion Beast's tail began to screech.

The Red Tail Scorpion Beast was somewhat panicked. "Ahead, there's a Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King!"

Yang Shan frowned. "What?"

Yang Shan had traveled this road twice. Although there were some monster groups entrenched there, they were mostly insignificant creatures.

Suddenly, a Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King appeared?

Yang Shan opened his Dou Qi Transformation Wings and gave instructions:

"I'll go take a look!"

Crimson-tailed Scorpion King: "Blade Sovereign, be careful! Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King, even I must temporarily avoid his sharp edge!"

Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King represents the opponent's level; they are just one step away from reaching the Seventh Order.

Its combat power is far superior to that of an ordinary sixth-tier Thousand Beast King.

Yang Shan moved quickly forward and soon saw a giant black python whose head alone could support three people. It was taking a nap, using the sand dunes for shade!

The key point is that this giant black python actually has four pairs of wings on its body!

[Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor] (Thousand Beast King) Level: Peak Sixth Tier

Attribute: Gold

Identity: High-ranking member of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion; Qi and Blood: 850,000; Attack: 6,300; Defense: 4,200; Speed: 2,000; Introduction:

[The evolved form of the Tier 3 King of Beasts, the Two-Winged Black Snake. Starting from Tier 3, it gains an additional pair of wings with each tier advancement. Upon reaching Tier 6, it can become the Thousand Beast King. Although it is a metal-attribute magical beast, due to its wings and bloodline talent, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor is faster than most Wind Attribute magical beasts of the same level! This Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor is named "White Fang." It joined the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in its youth and was given special training due to its exceptional talent. White Fang coveted Medusa Queen and pursued her relentlessly, remaining undeterred despite being injured several times by her.]

Yang Shan activated his Dou Qi, and the Dou Qi Light Wings on his back were made of Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, emitting unique fluctuations of strange lightning at all times.

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor immediately opened its eyes, its serpentine gaze fixed on Yang Shan, and spoke in human language:

"Hey kid, which faction's Dou Emperor are you?"

Yang Shan cupped his hands and said politely:

"Serpent King, I have no intention of offending you. I only wish to ask you to ignore those ants and let them pass."

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor sneered, "I indeed don't take those ants seriously, but the direction these ants want to go, hehe."

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor raised its head. "Boy, unless you produce Mulan Valley's identity token, you won't be able to get through this place!"

Yang Shan killed the three Dou Emperor elders of Mulan Valley, but they did not drop any tokens, so he had no way to disguise his identity.

Yang Shan smiled and said:

"Serpent King, I am from the Jia Ma Empire."

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor suddenly realized. "Oh, so they're from the Jia Ma Empire. The Jia Ma Empire's allies this time. I only recognize Yun Shan and Gu He. Kid, either have them come over and greet me, or get the hell out of here!"

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor was clearly much smarter than the Red Tail Scorpion Beast.

After all, it was a magical beast raised by the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, so it was more knowledgeable and more cautious.

Everything had been arranged, but plans can't keep up with changes.

Yang Shan has encountered this situation many times before.

I've gotten used to it.

The next instant, Yang Shan spread his hands. The Sea Heart Flame and the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning appeared.

The enormous body of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor seemed to be frozen in place.

Having come from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, a top-tier power in the Northwest Continent, what kind of spectacle hasn't the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor seen?

But this is the first time I've ever seen someone possess both extraordinary lightning and Heavenly Flames.

"Kid, what do you want to do?"

The Sea Heart Flame landed, followed closely by Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.

Overload and bursting forth!

The sound of the explosion drowned out Yang Shan's reply, "Of course, I'll take care of you!"

It's true that plans can't keep up with changes, but most of the time, Yang Shan is able to accurately perceive and utilize changes to gain more benefits for himself!

If reasoning doesn't work, then fight! A mere Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King is only equivalent to the level of Hu Qian, the external aid dean of the Jia Nan Academy.

It's not necessarily true that they can't win.

Even if he Blade Sovereign n't beat him, his ability to escape is such that even if the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor had two more pairs of wings, he still wouldn't be able to catch up with him!

If you can fight and run, what's there to be afraid of? One word:

Damn it! Of course, Yang Shan didn't forget to use the soul transmission method to tell the Red Tail Scorpion Beast:

"I'll take care of this rotten snake. You just need to follow the plan. I'll be there as soon as possible!"

The Red Tail Scorpion Beast's two pincers were gripping restlessly.

"Is Blade Sovereign truly ignorant or feigning ignorance? Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King! How dare he, a One Star Dou Huang, claim to be able to defeat him?"

The Red Tail Scorpion Beast couldn't understand it at all, but it chose to believe Yang Shan.

After all, the other party has already taken the initiative to fight the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor! Isn't that enough sincerity?

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor flapped its four pairs of wings and leaped up from the explosion, its massive body exerting immense pressure.

"You're asking for it, kid!"

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor was incredibly fast. After approaching Yang Shan, it opened its blood-red maw, seemingly about to swallow Yang Shan whole! However, with Yang Shan using the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning Enhancement Panel and activating his Dou Qi Transformation Wings, his speed reached 3128!

Faster than the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor!

They easily evaded the attack of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor.

However, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor seems to have quite a wealth of combat experience.

The attack missed its mark, Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor whipped its tail with a sonic boom, completely revealing Yang Shan's evasive trajectory.

The snake's tail came straight at him, but it only hit the air! Yang Shan aimed at the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and launched another Overload bombardment! But the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor had already covered his body with Demon Energy. Although the Overload was powerful, it only consumed a little over 10,000 of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's Vitality Shield.

The total Vitality Shield of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor exceeds one million!

In Yang Shan's view, killing the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor was even more difficult than killing Hu Qian.

Although Hu Qian possesses a considerable number of advanced Dou Technique, his Qi and Blood and defense are still quite Hu Qian.

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor had thick skin and flesh, which reminded Yang Shan of the situation when he faced those Dou Emperor puppets in the Mystic Refinement Sect Ruins.

No matter how you calculate it, your own Dou Qi will run out before the Dou Emperor puppet's durability!

Fortunately, with the Sea Heart Flame, Yang Shan's Dou Qi qi endurance was greatly improved.

We could try to kill this Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor!

Even if they can't kill it, they must at least hold off the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to prevent it from tipping off its allies and allowing the plan to continue.

Yang Shan dodged the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's attacks several times in succession, using the Overload Bombardment which only requires 4 points of Dou Qi to continuously deplete its Vitality Shield.

"A fly! You're just like a fly!"

The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, undeterred, opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of Demon Energy energy.

Yet he still couldn't even touch the hem of Yang Shan's clothes.

Just as Yang Shan dodged, the sky suddenly darkened! The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor appeared above his head in an instant.

His massive body blocked out the sunlight! "Hey! Kid, below the Dou Zong, not many dare to compete with me in speed. Do you really think my speed is only that slow?"

A vast amount of Demon Energy gathered on the four pairs of wings of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor.

With the flapping of its wings, Demon Energy transformed into thousands upon thousands of blades of energy.

"Die!"

Just as Yang Shan was about to be torn apart by countless blades, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor suddenly saw a flash of red light.

The next instant, the head of the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor was struck by a cluster of Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning!

Seeing the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's Vitality Shield drop by five thousand, Yang Shan muttered, "It's really tough!"

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