Duel with Xiao Yan

Smelling the fragrance of the pills by his nose, Shaluo impatiently reached for the Jade Bottles, thinking, A major power is a major power indeed. They casually hand out several bottles of Tier 3 Pills.

Chen Mo did not stop him, but reminded him, "These Tier 3 Pills aren't all for you. Give one to each of your subordinates. Whatever remains is yours."

"No problem." There were at least nearly a hundred pills in these bottles. Even after distributing them, he would still have quite a few left.

The several middle-aged men standing guard nearby could not help but think, This new boss is far more generous than the captain.

Seeing that the red dot marking Desert City on the system map had grown a little larger, Chen Mo coughed and said, "All right, it's time to discuss business."

Shaluo had no objections. Taking money to do a job was only right.

Outside Desert City.

On the endless expanse of yellow sand, the members of what was now Lingyan Pavilion had split into several teams, digging through the sand with shovels.

Several hours passed.

At last, one team discovered traces of the passage.

That team's captain came before Chen Mo.

Led by the captain, Chen Mo arrived at the place where the passage had been found.

After confirming it, Chen Mo smiled and flicked out several Tier 3 Pills. "You've worked hard. These are your rewards."

"Thank you, Pavilion Master." The captain and several team members behind him hurriedly thanked him.

The remaining teams all looked at them with envy.

"Perform well, and you'll have your chance too." After saying that, Chen Mo turned to Nalan Yanran. "Senior Sister, stay here and keep watch. I'll go down and take a look."

Nalan Yanran nodded.

Elsewhere.

Led by Xuelan, Xiao Yan entered the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.

Just as the brothers were drinking and reminiscing about their childhood, a burly man rushed in through the doorway and reported, "Captain, this subordinate discovered people from the Sand Mercenary Group digging in the sand outside Desert City. They seem to be searching for something, and their captain, Shaluo, is there as well."

"The Sand Mercenary Group..." Xiao Ding repeated, then said, "Ignore them."

"Come on, Little Yanzi. Let's keep drinking."

"Eldest Brother, is the Sand Mercenary Group difficult to deal with?" Seeing a trace of gravity flash through Xiao Ding's eyes, Xiao Yan asked.

"A little. The Sand Mercenary Group is the strongest force aside from the City Lord's Mansion. Their captain, Shaluo, is a Da Dou Shi."

"A Da Dou Shi?" A thought stirred in Xiao Yan's mind. "Eldest Brother, let's go take a look. We might gain something."

Back to Chen Mo's side.

Above the magma lake.

Chen Mo crushed the Dou Ancestor Experience Card.

"Come on, beast."

Chen Mo hovered in the air above the magma lake, glaring at the snake shadow at the bottom as he shouted.

The snake shadow below seemed to sense an aura that terrified it. It hid within the magma and refused to emerge, merely controlling several pillars of molten lava as it attacked Chen Mo.

"Fine, you won't come out? Then I'll come in." The Dou Ancestor Experience Card only lasted half an hour. Chen Mo had no time to waste with it.

Wrapping his entire body in Thunder Fire, he leaped into the magma.

Bang!

Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several minutes passed.

Ding! Slain the fourth-tier magical beast Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Reward: 4,600 Fortune Points.

Then, "Holy shit, I struck it rich."

Previously, Fortune Points had only increased by dozens or hundreds at a time. Now, he had suddenly been rewarded with over four thousand Fortune Points.

It gave Chen Mo the feeling that a windfall had fallen from the sky. He even wondered how much the system would have rewarded him if he had used this Dou Ancestor Experience Card earlier to kill that Lion King in the Beast Mountain Range.

That was a sixth-tier magical beast.

After calming the excitement in his heart, Chen Mo began searching for the Lotus Seat of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

A Dou Zong.

It was not merely an increase in strength. Every aspect of the body received a massive enhancement.

With a little over ten minutes remaining on the Experience Card, Chen Mo finally found the Lotus Seat of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Without the slightest hesitation, he spent a small amount of Fortune Points to store it in the system.

For Chen Mo, who had just made a fortune.

It was pocket change.

Outside.

After hurrying all the way there, Xiao Yan and his group finally arrived at the stretch of desert sealed off by the Sand Mercenary Group.

Behind a sand dune, Xiao Yan saw a beautiful woman standing to one side, her gaze fixed on the ground beneath the desert, looking lofty and untouchable. His body seemed to be struck by lightning as he suddenly froze in place.

His five fingers clenched tightly, his nails digging into his palms and sending waves of pain through him.

At that moment, an uncontrollable fury suddenly surged in Xiao Yan's heart.

Then, a young man suddenly flew out from beneath the desert, and Nalan Yanran intimately took out a Handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Xiao Yan's anger erupted completely as his trembling body charged out from behind the sand dune.

When enemies met, their eyes turned red with hatred.

Not to mention that Xiao Yan had encountered two enemies at once.

His fury doubled.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li could not stop him at all.

"Chen Mo! Nalan Yanran!" Their names were roared from Xiao Yan's mouth with a hysterical cry. Blinded by rage, he paid no heed to Elder Ya warning him to watch that brat's condition.

"X-Xiao Yan." Hearing the commotion, Nalan Yanran turned her head and glanced over. Her beautiful eyes immediately widened, as though she had never expected to see him here.

But only two years had passed since the Three-Year Agreement. What did he want?

From the looks of it, he seemed to know her Junior Brother as well.

"Pavilion Master, they're from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group," Shaluo said.

"I know." Chen Mo smiled faintly. How could it be such a coincidence? You ran into me before my peak state expired. Consider yourself unlucky.

Chen Mo did not waste any words.

He immediately sent a Thousand Thunder Art crashing down at Xiao Yan.

A Dou Shi and a Dou Zong stood on entirely different levels. Likewise, the Thousand Thunder Art unleashed by a Dou Zong was on a completely different level of power.

A massive pillar of lightning wrapped in Thunder Fire descended at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive, engulfing Xiao Yan from above.

Whether in speed or imposing force, it far surpassed what Chen Mo had used before.

"Not good. Relax your body and let your master take control."

Though Xiao Yan had been blinded by rage, he had not lost his reason. Naturally, he could tell that this lightning pillar was not something he could withstand.

In an instant, Elder Ya took possession of him.

Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

A muffled thunder-like explosion suddenly erupted across the flat desert, and a surging heat wave swept over nearly the entire expanse.

Boom!

A huge red radiance suddenly burst from the black ruler, fiercely colliding with the descending lightning pillar.

Bang!

The earth-shattering energy unleashed by their collision nearly filled the entire desert. The ground between them collapsed outright, forming a bottomless crater as rolling magma surged out from within.

Chen Mo hurriedly acted to protect the members of Lingyan Pavilion, lest they be swallowed by the magma.

"Xiao Yan" on the opposite side wanted to do the same, but Chen Mo gave him no chance. Another enormous pillar of lightning crashed down.

As "Xiao Yan" resisted once more, Chen Mo unleashed Body Like a Swimming Dragon. His figure moved like a dragon and serpent, arriving before him in the blink of an eye.

Every particle within his body erupted, and the strength of four giant elephants gathered in Chen Mo's fist as he viciously smashed it toward "Xiao Yan's" head.

Thanks to Dawn of Blue and White for the reward. ()