Blazing Sun Desert

After listening to his mother, Garen understood the events of the past and silently speculated to himself.

"Over a decade ago, the Radiant Church suddenly rose to power. What could have happened within the Radiant Church?"

He pondered the possibilities.

"Could it be that after Linley's mother was sacrificed, the Radiant Church received massive rewards from the Sovereign, creating a large batch of ninth-rank experts? It even seemed like the King of the Fenlai Kingdom managed to jump from the seventh rank to the ninth rank using some unknown method."

Garen thought, convinced of his own logic.

One had to know that in a situation where Saint Realm experts could not participate in war, the ninth rank was the highest combat power. In the Yulan Continent, there were likely fewer ninth-rank experts than Saint Realm ones; after all, as long as a Saint Realm expert wasn't killed, they possessed infinite lifespan, whereas a ninth-rank expert could live for at most five hundred years.

And later, they kept trying to capture my mother. Does she have something special? The Radiant Church doesn't seem to know what's going on either; they love capturing everyone. Capturing those with pure souls or powerful bodies is understandable, but they even capture necromancers. What on earth is going on?

I also have an uncle, but he actually managed to graduate from the O'Brien Warrior Academy, meaning he is at least a seventh or even eighth-rank warrior. As long as he doesn't walk right into a trap, he should be able to get by in other countries.

"This Radiant Church really knows how to stir up trouble; their presence is truly overwhelming. Well, now that there's such deep hatred, I can kill members of the Radiant Church to farm experience with a clear conscience in the future. No psychological burden at all."

"Garen, the Radiant Church is powerful. Although you have reached the Saint Realm, two fists are no match for four hands. In front of such a behemoth as the Radiant Church, you must keep a low profile for now and not act impulsively."

His father, fearing that Garen might be young and hot-headed, spoke up to advise him.

"That's right. Although we have a deep blood feud with the Radiant Church, now is not the time for revenge. We can only grow stronger slowly and look for opportunities to deal with the Radiant Church later."

His mother echoed the sentiment.

"Mm, I know. You two can rest assured. I lived in the Fenlai Kingdom for so many years, so I know the strength of the Radiant Church. Once my human form reaches the Saint Realm, I will be invincible within the Saint Realm. That will be the time to go and cause trouble for the Radiant Church."

Hearing Garen say this, both his parents felt relieved.

"By the way, Father, I heard from Mother yesterday that you went to sell a sixth-rank Magic Crystal Core. Are there magical beasts near our Blazing Sun City? Where did the core come from?"

"Although the number of magical beasts in the Blazing Sun Desert cannot compare to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the Sunset Mountain Range, or the Dark Forest, it contains everything from low-rank to high-rank magical beasts. There are even Saint Realm magical beasts in the depths of the desert."

After listening to his father's explanation, Garen's mind became active.

He had originally intended to spend more time with his parents upon returning, which might cause his cultivation to fall behind. But with magical beasts not far from his doorstep, he could accompany his parents while simultaneously not affecting his training—killing two birds with one stone.

The Blazing Sun Desert was less than twenty kilometers from home. The entire desert was eight thousand kilometers long and two thousand kilometers wide at its widest point, not much smaller than the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so there should be plenty of magical beasts.

Garen summoned Xiao Pa. His parents were not surprised to see the Golden Sun Eagle; after all, Garen was now a Saint Realm expert, so it was perfectly normal for him to have a magical beast.

"Xiao Pa, I have a task for you. During this time, go explore the Blazing Sun Desert and find out where the ninth-rank magical beast groups or Saint Realm magical beast habitats are, then come back and tell me."

With the speed of the Golden Sun Eagle, it should be able to finish scouting in about half a month. Garen wasn't worried about Xiao Pa's safety; it was just scouting, and as long as it didn't do anything suicidal, there shouldn't be a problem.

Just like that, Garen spent a leisurely half-month at home with his parents.

During this half-month, when Irene learned that Garen was already a ninth-rank mage, she was even more shocked than when he reached the Saint Realm. After all, the Four Ultimate Warriors had long been mythologized on the continent; a ninth-rank human form and a Saint Realm transformation were barely understandable, as warriors were inherently easier to train than mages.

But what the hell was a seventeen-year-old ninth-rank mage?

However, these were facts, and she could only slowly accept them.

Later, his mother actually brought out a collection of fire-style magic skills ranging from the seventh rank to the Saint Realm.

Thinking that his grandmother was an eighth-rank fire mage and his grandfather was a peak ninth-rank expert and a principality's king, it was normal for his mother to have Saint Realm magic skill books.

The fire-style magic book was settled, but he still lacked wind-style ones. Garen thought about it and decided there was no rush; even Saint Realm magic wasn't of much use to him right now.

On this day, the Golden Sun Eagle returned, bringing back the information Garen wanted.

In the core area of the Blazing Sun Desert, there were several ninth-rank magical beast tribes.

There were ninth-rank Golden Tail Scorpion groups, ninth-rank Desert Dragon Lizard groups, ninth-rank Six-Eyed Magic Spider groups, and ninth-rank Crocodile Dragon Beast groups. Among the ninth-rank Black-Armored Giant Scorpion groups, there were the Saint Realm Black-Armored Giant Scorpion King, the Saint Realm Twin-Horned Flood Dragon, the Saint Realm Sand Dragon, and the Saint Realm Golden Snake King.

"A surprise, a huge surprise! There are so many ninth-rank magical beast groups in the desert? And you even scouted so many Saint Realm magical beasts?"

"Wait, one of the magical beasts sounds familiar. Right, the Black-Armored Giant Scorpion. The king of the Black-Armored Giant Scorpions seems to have gone to the Necropolis of the Gods with Linley and the others later. Its strength is second only to the five great Saint Realm limits. I probably can't handle it yet, so I'll remove the Black-Armored Giant Scorpion from my target list."

Garen felt a lingering fear. It was fortunate he remembered that detail; otherwise, if he had run over with his current strength and been struck by the poisonous tail of that Saint Realm Black-Armored Giant Scorpion King, he would have been in agony.

The other Saint Realm magical beasts didn't even qualify to go to the Necropolis of the Gods, so their strength probably wasn't that high.

After telling his parents, Garen mounted the Golden Sun Eagle.

Along the way, there was nothing but an endless desert, but Garen's eyesight was now incredibly sharp, and he still saw some magical beasts.

On the outskirts of the Blazing Sun Desert, one could often see Jumping Mice. Jumping Mice were among the weakest of the rodent-type magical beasts, mostly rank 1-3, with the strongest only reaching rank 5.

Flying further in, he saw some Magic-Eared Foxes, which were rank 4 as normal adults and could reach up to rank 6; Vipers, which were rank 6; White Wolf Spiders, which were rank 7; and Yellow-Tailed Scorpions, which were rank 8.

Two hours later, they reached the core area. Garen saw huge Golden Tail Scorpions, seven or eight meters long, below him. Their scorpion tails, shimmering with a faint golden light under the sun, left no one doubting their terrifying power.

Garen thought that since the Golden Sun Eagle had been with him for a while and had been working diligently, he decided to upgrade it to the Saint Realm. Anyway, it was only a little experience away from the peak of the ninth rank, so he turned on the pet experience sharing switch and leaped down.

Several hundred meters above the Golden Tail Scorpions, Garen took out the God-Slaying Blade. A terrifying baleful aura permeated the air. The hundred-plus Golden Tail Scorpions immediately discovered the figure above, but as Garen approached, the Golden Tail Scorpions' bodies shook violently. The terrifying aura suppressed the energy within their bodies, making their limbs weak and causing them to lose the will to resist.

Garen descended from the sky like a god. At this moment, his spirit and energy were at their peak. With one strike, the Profundity of Explosion erupted with full force.

"BOOM!"

Dozens of Golden Tail Scorpions exploded. Their hard carapaces were of no use at all; their bodies all exploded and died.

Ding, ding, ding...

Killed ninth-rank magical beast Golden Tail Scorpion, gained 600 experience.

Your pet Xiao Pa gained 600 experience.

The system's notification sounds rang out incessantly.

It really signed the contract; are there any big shots willing to tip 100 points?

(End of chapter)

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