Too Many Unknowns in the World
With the help of Wind Ji, their ascent speed was indeed incomparable! And it was only after they started to rise that Tang Miao and Apas realized that this mountain was a full thousand meters high!
Upon reaching the summit, they couldn't help but be slightly taken aback... Not only was there such an impossible mountain, but the summit was also endlessly vast... Although there was sparse vegetation, it was practically a completely different world compared to the ground below. Tang Miao even began to wonder if they had already left the Sahara Desert.
Meanwhile, Wind Ji, Flame Ji, and Snow Woman arrived.
It's truly rare for three Elemental Spirit to appear in one place at the same time...
However, compared to the goddess-like appearances of Flame Ji and Snow Woman, Wind Ji has lost her original beauty. Moreover, because she was betrayed once, her heart is filled with hatred.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. She let someone go the first time they tried to take her child. But she never expected that the person she let go would return a second time. And they even used a formation to try and stop her from taking her child. It would be truly foolish not to have hostility towards humans...
Upon reaching the summit, Wind Ji did not stop, but she also did not continue to help Tang Miao and Apas proceed. Instead, she led the way herself.
Tang Miao hadn't forgotten why he'd come up here, but as he walked, he realized that the place his bead had pointed to was actually on the same line as the path Wind Ji had led him to...
Suddenly, Tang Miao had a bold guess: perhaps the person who came here to steal Little Wind Ji as a summoning pet had used some special method to commit a heinous act and set up this grand formation. Otherwise, how could Wind Ji have ended up in this state?
Look at her now, she has none of the appearance of Element Pet anymore; she looks more like a Demon Beast formed from a sandstorm...
Recalling the original story, Mo Fan and his companions had only been rescued a short time when the Super Level Mage who had entered disappeared without a trace. Moreover, it seemed that Wind Ji only appeared when he came to rescue her. If Tang Miao wasn't mistaken, the person who had harmed Wind Ji was none other than the Super Level Mage Dai Wen who came to rescue her!
I recall it being mentioned that Dai Wen was somewhat familiar with this place, meaning he'd been here before...
Furthermore, Tang Miao remembered that during their training, there had indeed been distress signals from this place. Clearly, although they hadn't come, others had entered this area. And later, news reports indicated that a Super Level Mage, an Advanced Mage who came to their rescue, and the National Team had all perished in this labyrinthine Illusory Realm of the Sahara Desert...
Seeing Tang Miao silently following Wind Ji towards the place she was leading, Apas was somewhat puzzled!
She didn't think Tang Miao had any way to save the other person, after all, she knew exactly how long Tang Miao had been gone!
Since he doesn't have the ability, and instead of searching for what the bead needs, why is he following Wind Ji all this way?
Apas was puzzled, wondering if Tang Miao had any designs on someone else's offspring!
She knew perfectly well that multiple Element Pet could share a single contract...
It's just that no one has ever done it before, which is why nobody knows about it. Think about it, it's already quite an achievement for most people to gain the favor of even one Element Pet. Two or three?
Perhaps I'm living in a dream...
"Hey, didn't you come here to collect what you need for that bead? What are you doing following Wind Ji around like this?" The more she thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed, and Apas whispered to her.
Apas also possesses Mind Demon Art abilities, which she can do without speaking.
"But the clue the bead gave me was this path..." Tang Miao replied.
Apas was completely devastated...
However, she hadn't expected this place to be so vast. And no matter where she went, the Earth Element magic was so powerful.
"Um?"
After walking for a while, Tang Miao paused because he suddenly sensed a very strong wind-attribute energy!
It seems... to be the feeling of Soul Seed??
But the moment Wind Ji turned to look at him, he obediently continued walking forward. He couldn't help it; Wind Ji was clearly still on guard, and any movement he made would likely be detected immediately.
Under these circumstances, he naturally dared not be too conspicuous...
"Ee! Ee-oh!!!"
Just then, Wind Ji suddenly went berserk, then floated up and flew rapidly into the distance.
Seeing Wind Ji suddenly fly away, Tang Miao paused, then looked at Flame Ji and Snow Woman, puzzled.
"Waaaaah..."
The Snow Woman quickly explained to Tang Miao: It was because the Wind Ji sensed the presence of other Demon Beast in her dwelling place!
As the Snow Woman spoke, Apas also sensed a very powerful Demonic Energy!
"Indeed, I also sensed a very strong Demonic Energy, and there was quite a lot of it..." Apas said.
"Let's go, let's follow them," Tang Miao said after thinking for a moment.
I have no choice but to go; the energy my bead needs is in the direction Wind Ji is flying.
Apas hesitated before speaking, "This is the Sahara Desert. All battles are none of our concern. Don't act rashly, or we'll provoke a tribe... or even an empire, and we'll truly be buried in the desert!"
The Sahara Desert is indeed a forbidden land for humans, but it is not a place teeming with monarchs.
The frequent appearances of a monarch likely indicate the presence of the Sahara Demon Empire! Offending a single tribe might be manageable, but escaping an entire Demon Beast empire would be far from easy.
If you anger the peerless Great Demon of the Demon Beast Empire, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will likely not be spared.
To withstand an attack from a Demon Beast empire, it would probably require an entire nation to resist! Even Monarch-Level Creature and Commander Level beings are generally not something humans would easily provoke. After all, the consequences are truly devastating!
Apas was, after all, a high-ranking member of the Egyptian Snake Clan, so she understood these intricacies.
If Tang Miao causes trouble here, it could very well trigger a full-scale war between a Demon Beast empire and humanity!
The outbreak of such a horrific war would undoubtedly result in rivers of blood... Moreover, no one truly knows just how powerful the Sahara Demon Empire is...
After all, humans who set foot here only circumvented the boundaries; who would dare to truly venture deeper? Even if they had, they'd probably be nothing more than piles of bones or Demon Beast excrement by now...
Any place that humans cannot explore is beyond the reach of words.
Just like the Kunlun Mountain in Huaxia, although they may not rank very high in the world, who has ever witnessed the true terror of the Kunlun Demon Empire?
Even today, the tombs of the dead in the Ancient Capital remain largely unknown to anyone.
Although the Ancient King was the progenitor of the undead, the undead have not only had one king throughout so many dynasties!
The kings of other dynasties are probably still asleep.
The real ancient tombs are enormous. Because there was no civil war, they were almost exclusively the mausoleums of kings from various dynasties. Over time, the cemetery expanded to an immense size!
Of course, the Ancient King differed from them in that his tomb was not actually among them.
It's very possible that he had already built the Sha Yuan before he died!
Therefore, without the presence of the Ancient King, no one knows what kind of terrifying undead resides there. However, anyone who can become the ruler of a dynasty, as long as they choose to transform into an undead and not reincarnate, will definitely be no weaker than the Eight Directions Undead Lords...
Ultimately, it all comes down to the fact that humanity itself is too weak, and of course, the world is so corrupt that it leaves one speechless.
It's ridiculous enough that some mages, blessed with divine magic and possessing immense destructive power, are classified as calamities and ordered to be eliminated.
Just like Qin Yu'er, who is clearly an extremely outstanding Ice Element mage. Although she may not have been able to control her power at first, she has been able to control it through gradual cultivation and recuperation. However, the people of the Holy Court of Judgment still will not let her go!
The reason is even more far-fetched; is it that she can't control her magic and will harm ordinary people?
But what is the real story, and who knows? Perhaps she refused the invitation from the Holy Court of Judgment to join...
However, he knew that Apas was doing it for his own good, or rather, for her own good, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that reckless."
To be honest, he's never been one to meddle in other people's business. Why should he get involved if it doesn't improve his own strength?
Even in matters between people, he mostly chooses to remain a detached observer. How much more so with Demon Beast!
The main reason he wanted to go there was that the Demon Bead needed something there; nothing in the world was more important to him than gathering the Demon Bead's energy.
After all, as long as the bead is full of energy, even in this Demon Beast empire, he doesn't need to worry about encountering any terrifying beings that could wipe him out!
Strength is the most reassuring thing!
Seeing this, Apas didn't say anything more. After all, she had already given the necessary reminders; what Tang Miao did next was his own business.
She couldn't control him, so all she could do was pray that this bastard valued his life and didn't do anything reckless...
Just as they were heading there, suddenly they saw billowing sand gathering in the distance, and towering sandstorms reappeared! Fortunately... this time it wasn't aimed at them!