236 Drowned in the Sand Sea

Yuan Chen could feel his body warming up as his blood and qi circulated, and this warmth was being released through the meridians throughout his body.

The intense heat steamed the surrounding air, and the illusory armor, as hot as Dragon Bone, solidified instantly—this was Yuan Chen's first time wielding the power of a divine dragon in battle.

Unlike the Dragon's Discipline of the Temple of the Ionia Hirana Monastery, Yuan Chen cultivates according to the Dragon's Discipline, but the most basic object of his "contemplation" is the real Dragon, not a mere imitation of the Dragon's remaining power!

Therefore, Yuan Chen could clearly feel a raging, violent energy raging within his consciousness...

Regardless of profession, the feeling is intense the first time you release something, because the body itself needs an adaptation process.

But it was precisely because of this that, with the ever-increasing mental stimulation, even Yuan Chen, who always advised himself to remain calm, felt an uncontrollable rage.

Seeing the blazing crimson light hurtling towards him like a meteor, the already wary leader tensed up and roared:

"Watch out! This guy's no ordinary person! Throw your spear! Then create distance!!"

Although the sand bandits are a group of robbers and bandits, in reality, in the harsh environment of the Shurima Desert, their teamwork is far more seamless and powerful than that of battle-hardened soldiers on land.

Because they are not superiors and subordinates like soldiers in the army, but true brothers in the tribe who are bound by blood and bound by life and death!

Upon witnessing the young bandit's violent death, the other members of the squad felt their eyes widen in horror, and instinctively wanted to rush forward to avenge the boy.

However, upon hearing their leader's words, although they were dissatisfied, it was like a bucket of cold water being poured over their heads, quickly calming them down. Immediately afterwards, they gripped their Bone Spear tightly, standing on the desert in a peculiar posture, maximizing the contact area of their skates with the sand.

Then, he exerted his strength suddenly!

Whoosh whoosh!!

Despite the fact that the desert is a place where it's difficult to generate extra power through running and knee support, the Bone Spear still produced a chilling whistling sound as they flew through the air, thanks to the peculiar way these sand bandits used their strength.

Seeing the Bone Spear flying towards him, Yuan Chen didn't pay them any mind, but at that moment he felt a tingling, itchy sensation in his eyes. Instinctively, he channeled his blood energy, and with a flash of red light, Yuan Chen could clearly see the flow of time before him being greatly slowed down...

Or rather, the trajectories of those flying Bone Spear, and the direction of the wind, all transformed into lines, presented through perception in a way that resembles vision!

Not only their eyes, but even their minds were instantly freed from the rage emanating from the Dragon's Horn, regaining a moment of clarity.

"Apprentices must have clear minds, for the dragon's pull causes the sun to streak across the sky, illuminating our world." -- Dragon's Eye!

In an instant, many insights flashed through Yuan Chen's mind, but these insights did not interfere with Yuan Chen's current thinking.

Or rather, in that instant of realization, Yuan Chen opened his arms, his blood energy swirling around him as the Bone Spear flying towards him were flung into the air, the blood energy forming a vortex that confused the original force and trickery—and then, almost three times the speed, it returned along the same path!

"The apprentice must move with grace, for the dragon's breath becomes wind and waves, driving the entire world's course." -- Dragon's Tail!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

With a sharp, piercing strike, even though Yuan Chen only roughly aimed at the distant bandits and flicked the spear, the powerful eyesight, energy, and mental acuity enhanced by the Dragon's Eye immediately Bone Spear through seven of them.

Apart from the two whose skulls were directly blasted open, the remaining five did not die. Instead, they were carried away by the residual force from the Bone Spear and landed diagonally in the gravel and Gobi Desert. The former struggled fiercely, their wounds tearing open and revealing fragments of their internal organs.

The latter, on the other hand, was completely trapped on the rock without even a chance to struggle, with both feet dangling in the air, pinned to the ground!

The leader was relatively lucky; the Bone Spear only grazed his cheek, barely leaving a scar.

Even so, looking at his brothers who were nailed to the Gobi Desert rocks not far away, the Sand Bandit leader still felt a chill run down his spine.

They had absolutely no will to fight. Even a fool would know by now that the enemy before them was someone they could never defeat!

"It's an expert! Run!!"

Without hesitation, the leader turned and headed down the dune, sprinting like a skater in the final sprint.

They came with the wind at their backs, but now that they want to run, the wind has naturally turned against them.

But it was clear that this wasn't the first time these bandits had fled like this. Without much communication, one after another, they each chose a different, but all-downhill, direction to escape.

Yuan Chen was all alone. If they were to flee separately like this, even if he were fast enough to catch up, he couldn't possibly catch everyone!

The sand dunes are layered upon each other, and the tracks and footsteps of gliding disappear without a trace when the wind blows. But as long as you are out of sight, just burrow into the sand, stick out a reed tube, and concentrate your mind. Even the King of Heaven himself could only sigh in despair!

Seeing the bandits' choice, although the dragon's rage still echoed in his mind, Yuan Chen regained a sliver of clarity through the Dragon's Eye. He realized that continuing the pursuit would only allow the remaining bandits to escape.

Thinking it over, Yuan Chen calmed his mind and tried his best to suppress the restlessness in his heart—without a doubt, given the current level of control the Dragonmancer had, it was unrealistic to capture these battle-hardened bandits who had escaped countless times.

After all, the current Dragonmancer is not even at LV1 yet; he is only in the job advancement and inheritance stage.

With this thought in mind, Yuan Chen exhaled a breath of stale air and then raised his right arm.

Upon realizing that no one was chasing him, the bandit leader glanced back out of the corner of his eye. Seeing Yuan Chen standing still, seemingly having given up the pursuit, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But before the bandit leader could even feel the joy of surviving such a disaster, he saw Yuan Chen suddenly pull his hand toward him, as if he were tugging at something.

What is he doing?

The bandit leader thought warily. Then, he immediately understood what Yuan Chen had done.

In an instant, the sand beneath their feet, which had been lying still, began to boil as if in boiling water!

It's not magic, but rather stems from the manipulation of rock, soil, and gravel by the Unyielding Stone Pact.

Pairs of yellow sand rose from the sea of sand, countless in number, vying to grab their ankles and legs, dragging them downwards, drowning them!