Within the Flame Sand Kingdom, Sata Gobi.
The land was utterly barren. Having gone without rain for years, the ground was covered in finger-wide cracks. A few withered grasses swayed in the wind as a black dragon flew overhead and landed in the stone forest of the gobi.
The sun overhead was scorching. Fortunately, there was a depression in the mountain inside the stone forest. This half-open cave could block out the sunlight as well as the fierce winds sweeping across the gobi.
Su Xiao leaped from the dragon's back. He had basically suffered no injuries in his battle with the Penil sisters. Although Penil Camilla had somehow transferred a mass of energy capable of killing him into his body, under the devouring effect of Blue Steel Shadow energy, that lethal energy had only cost him a large chunk of his health. It was nowhere near enough to kill him. Interestingly, that attack was the only one with which the Penil sisters had injured Su Xiao.
Black Dragon Mides let out a roar. This fellow was very clever and had already realized that this was his chance to regain his freedom.
Black Dragon Mides did not know one thing: the Luo Clan Formation Diagram inside its body was also known as the Heart-Biting Formation Diagram. This thing was attached to its heart. If it did not attempt to remove the formation diagram, the Luo Clan Formation Diagram would continue to stabilize the highly active energy in its body.
Once Black Dragon Mides attempted to remove the Luo Clan Formation Diagram from its body, it would die in an extremely short time as long as it succeeded. Obtaining great power came with a price.
"As you wish. You're free."
Su Xiao snapped his fingers, and the unique mental imprint on the