Within the Flame Sand Territory, Su Xiao sat on the back of a black dragon as the beast cavalry charged below, heading straight for Sand City.
On the dragon's back, Su Xiao looked at the ring in his hand, which had already turned red. This item was called the Ring of Penil. It had begun heating up that morning, and by now, its warmth had become almost scalding.
"Descendants of the Penil family."
Su Xiao placed the Ring of Penil into his storage space. He had still been a step too late. In order to ambush Zetsu, he had been unable to return to Sand City immediately. Someone in Sand City had most likely already made their move—and won.
Although he had failed to return to Sand City at the first opportunity, Su Xiao had 220,000 beast cavalry under his command. If the situation in Sand City had deteriorated beyond control, he would simply fight his way in.
Su Xiao would not do that unless absolutely necessary. Sand City was the capital of the Flame Sand Kingdom. If he sent the beast cavalry to attack it, the soldiers' morale would be low, and some officers who were fiercely loyal to the Flame Sand Kingdom might even disobey orders.
He would assess everything after returning to Sand City. No matter what, he had to make his beast cavalry tie down the city's defenders. Su Xiao had just used human-wave tactics to kill Zetsu; naturally, he would not step into the same trap himself.
The army raced onward. After crossing two deserts and a vast cactus field, Sand City appeared in the distance.
Bubu Wang led the way, infiltrating Sand City first. Su Xiao ordered the entire army to camp outside the city on its northern side.
The current deputy commander, Wen