Tagor Desert, Xiao Li's Excitement!

After leaving Wutan City, Xiao Chen flew south.

The mountains and rivers beneath his feet sped backward, and in the blink of an eye, Wutan City had been left far behind.

After flying for about two hours, Xiao Chen spotted a small town below.

Qingshan Town.

He withdrew his Dou Qi wings and landed on the ground.

The moment he entered the town, he saw a familiar figure.

Xiao Yi Xian was crouching on the ground, bandaging a wounded mercenary.

She wore a long white dress, her features delicate and lovely, her expression focused.

Several other wounded men lay nearby, their bodies stained with blood.

Xiao Chen walked over.

After Xiao Yi Xian finished bandaging one of the wounded men, she looked up and saw Xiao Chen standing before her.

She froze for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face.

"Xiao Chen, why are you here?"

Xiao Chen said casually, "Passing through. Stopping to rest."

Xiao Yi Xian stood up and looked him over.

After not seeing him for some time, she could sense that Xiao Chen's aura had grown much stronger.

"Where are you going?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.

"Tagor Desert," Xiao Chen said.

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly.

Tagor Desert.

That was the territory of the Snake-People Tribe.

"What are you going to Tagor Desert for?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.

"To find a Heavenly Flame," Xiao Chen said.

Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed.

A Heavenly Flame.

It was one of the most terrifying flames in the world.

Legend had it that a Heavenly Flame could burn everything.

Subduing a Heavenly Flame was extremely difficult. A single misstep could cause one to suffer its backlash and be reduced to ashes.

Moreover, Tagor Desert was Queen Medusa's territory.

Queen Medusa was a peak Dou Emperor, a terrifyingly powerful expert.

It was far too dangerous for Xiao Chen to search for a Heavenly Flame there.

"A Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Yi Xian's voice trembled slightly. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," Xiao Chen said.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at him, her eyes filled with worry.

"Xiao Chen, Tagor Desert is too dangerous."

"Queen Medusa is there. She's a peak Dou Emperor."

"And a Heavenly Flame isn't so easily subdued."

"You..."

Before Xiao Yi Xian could finish, Xiao Chen interrupted her.

"I know."

Seeing his calm expression, Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the words that had reached her lips.

That was right.

He was so powerful.

He had even subdued the sixth-rank magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Perhaps searching Tagor Desert for a Heavenly Flame truly meant nothing to him.

Xiao Yi Xian murmured to herself inwardly.

She fell silent for a moment before saying, "Xiao Chen, I'll go with you."

Xiao Chen looked at her without speaking.

"My strength may be lacking, and I might not be able to help you much," Xiao Yi Xian said.

"But if you get hurt, I can treat you."

Her eyes were filled with resolve.

Xiao Chen looked at her and fell silent for a moment.

"Alright."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yi Xian smiled.

"Then wait for me. I'll go pack my things."

After saying that, she turned and ran back to her residence.

Not long afterward, Xiao Yi Xian came out carrying a bundle on her back.

"Let's go," she said as she walked up to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen nodded.

He activated the summoning contract within his body, and the purple mark on his hand lit up.

Before long, a thunderous roar came from the sky.

A massive figure flew over from the horizon.

It was a gigantic purple lion, wings spread wide behind its back, its entire body radiating a terrifying aura.

A sixth-rank magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King landed before Xiao Chen and lowered its head.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Its voice echoed in Xiao Chen's mind, its manner extremely respectful.

"To Tagor Desert," Xiao Chen said.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King nodded. "Yes, Master."

It lowered itself, signaling for Xiao Chen to climb aboard.

Xiao Chen turned to Xiao Yi Xian. "Get on."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded and followed Xiao Chen onto the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King spread its wings and shot into the sky.

It flew toward Tagor Desert.

On the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

Xiao Yi Xian sat beside Xiao Chen, watching the scenery below rapidly recede.

She had never flown so high before, and she felt somewhat nervous.

But she was even more excited.

Xiao Chen sat beside her with his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at him, a trace of curiosity flashing through her eyes.

This man was becoming more and more impossible for her to understand.

Subduing a sixth-rank magical beast.

Going to Tagor Desert to find a Heavenly Flame.

Every single thing surpassed her imagination.

"Xiao Chen, why are you looking for a Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Yi Xian could not help asking.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes and glanced at her.

"To give someone."

Xiao Yi Xian froze.

Give it away?

Something as precious as a Heavenly Flame, and he was actually going to give it to someone?

"To whom?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.

"My younger brother," Xiao Chen said.

She asked no further questions. She merely looked at Xiao Chen's profile, a trace of confusion flashing through her eyes.

Tagor Desert.

The Mo Tie Mercenary Group's headquarters.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li sat in the main hall, each holding a letter.

Both wore grave expressions.

"Big Brother, is everything in this letter true?" Xiao Li was the first to speak, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Xiao Ding set down the letter and took a deep breath.

"It's Father's handwriting. There can be no mistake."

Xiao Li's expression changed.

The letter said that their third brother, Xiao Chen, had recently experienced a tremendous increase in strength.

Yun Yun, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, had personally visited him, her attitude extremely respectful.

Even more shocking, Xiao Chen had subdued a sixth-rank magical beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"Third Brother? How is that possible?" Xiao Li's voice trembled slightly.

"Big Brother, we both know Third Brother's talent."

"He trained for so many years, yet he was always only at the third stage of Dou Qi."

"How did his strength suddenly increase so much?"

Xiao Ding shook his head. "I don't know either."

"But Father would never lie to us."

Xiao Li fell silent.

That was right. Their father would not lie to them.

But this news was simply too shocking.

A good-for-nothing at the third stage of Dou Qi had suddenly become an expert capable of subduing a sixth-rank magical beast.

The sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect had personally paid him a visit.

Every single thing was beyond their imagination.

"Big Brother, Third Brother..." Xiao Li opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

It had been several years since they left the Xiao Clan and came to Tagor Desert to establish the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

Over the years, they rarely returned to the Xiao Clan.

Their impression of Xiao Chen remained that of the young man from several years ago, one with ordinary cultivation talent.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, Xiao Chen would change so greatly?

"Big Brother, should we go back and take a look?" Xiao Li asked.

Xiao Ding fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"The mercenary group cannot do without us right now."

"Let's talk about it after some time."

Xiao Li nodded and said nothing more.

The two sat in the main hall without speaking.

Both were thinking about their third brother, who now felt so unfamiliar to them.

Just then, a terrifying aura came from outside.

That aura was incredibly powerful, pressing down so heavily that it was hard to breathe.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li rose to their feet at the same time, their expressions changing drastically.

"This aura..."

Xiao Li's voice began to tremble.

Xiao Ding's expression was grave. "A sixth-rank magical beast."

"How could a sixth-rank magical beast appear in Tagor Desert?"

The two exchanged a glance, each seeing shock in the other's eyes.

They rushed out of the main hall and looked up at the sky.

At that moment.

A massive figure was flying toward them through the sky.

It was a gigantic purple lion, wings spread behind its back, its entire body radiating an incomparably terrifying aura.

Without question.

It was the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

A sixth-rank magical beast, equivalent to a Dou Emperor-level expert.

The moment they saw the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's faces instantly turned deathly pale, and they were utterly shocked.

"The Amethyst Winged Lion King? Shouldn't this kind of magical beast be in the Magical Beast Mountain Range? Why has it come to Tagor Desert?"

"Am I seeing things? Is that really the Amethyst Winged Lion King?"

Xiao Li's voice trembled.

"Big brother, what do we do?"

Xiao Ding gritted his teeth and was about to speak when he suddenly froze.

His expression immediately turned to shock.

There seemed to be someone on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's back.

"Big brother, look!"