Long Xiao looked toward the voice and saw a young man carrying a huge ruler and an old man in blue robes at the Dou Emperor level approaching from afar.
"Sure enough, it's this silly brat."
Long Xiao vanished in an instant and reappeared in front of Xiao Huohuo the next moment. Smack! He delivered a resounding slap to his head!
"Ah! That hurts like hell!"
Xiao Huohuo rubbed his aching head, utterly shocked. Why hit me without so much as a word?
The blue-robed old man beside Xiao Huohuo could no longer remain calm. His thoughts raced, and countless possibilities flashed through his mind. That man's movement was swift as lightning, blending exquisitely with the currents in the air. Even the flutter of his sleeves gave off no detectable aura. With that otherworldly bearing and handsome face, he must be an expert... I'm no match for him. To think this brat Xiao Huohuo not only has a trump card that lets him unleash Dou Emperor strength at any moment, but also knows someone like this. He's no ordinary boy.
"Hehe, Brother Long, this is Elder Hai, a friend of mine. Elder Hai, this is my big brother, Long Xiao."
Xiao Huohuo hurriedly introduced them.
A friend of Xiao Huohuo's?
Long Xiao glanced at Elder Hai with a smile.
Yet that smile put Elder Hai on his guard. What does that smile mean?
What does he want to do?
Why does his smile seem to pierce right through me? Has he seen through everything about me?
This man is simply unfathomable!
"Hello." Elder Hai dared not be discourteous and hurriedly returned the greeting.
"Xiao Huohuo, why did you call me here? Don't you know my soul jade slip could save your life?"
Long Xiao rolled his eyes at Xiao Huohuo. This brat really didn't know how to treasure things. He had thought the boy was in danger.
At those words, Xiao Huohuo instantly felt embarrassed, along with a pang of regret. What a huge loss. Long Xiao really is no ordinary person.
"Uh, hasn't something strange been happening deep in the desert these past few days? And you happened to be in the Snake-People Tribe, so I just wanted to check whether you were still alive. I also wanted to know what exactly happened in the desert and when this sandstorm would end."
Elder Hai also pricked up his ears, eager for the answer. He hadn't expected this man to have come from deep within the desert, and it further reinforced his suspicions.
He was a two-star Dou Emperor, yet even he dared not venture too far into the raging sandstorm. After only a few dozen li, he could go no farther.
Long Xiao rolled his eyes at that. All for such a trivial matter?
Still, he deliberately put on a solemn expression and said, "Something terrifying has happened deep in the desert. It's beyond your reach. Even a Dou Zong expert would be unable to investigate it."
Elder Hai and Xiao Huohuo both felt their hearts tighten.
Though Long Xiao's tone wasn't forceful, it carried an oppressive weight.
Inside the Storage Ring, Yao Lao was even more alarmed by Long Xiao's words. It seemed the energy fluctuations he had sensed really were at the Dou Zun level. To think such an expert had appeared in this tiny patch of land.
"All right, it looks like this isn't something we can get involved in for now." Xiao Huohuo shrugged helplessly.
"By the way, do you two have time to come somewhere with me?" Long Xiao remembered something important and asked.
Elder Hai immediately replied, "I have plenty of time."
Xiao Huohuo thought for a moment before nodding. Yao Lao had sent him a voice transmission, urging him to follow Long Xiao. He might gain something unexpected, and Yao Lao simply couldn't see through Long Xiao.
"I'm going to the Chu Yun Empire to find someone named Bi Xieyan. I have a few things to ask him."
"Bi Xieyan?"
At Long Xiao's words, the corner of Elder Hai's eye twitched. That was a Half-Step Dou Zong expert.
"What's wrong, Elder Hai? Do you know him?"
Xiao Huohuo didn't know Bi Xieyan, but judging by Elder Hai's expression, the man was no easy customer.
"Bi Xieyan is a renowned expert in the Chu Yun Empire. Nearly all the experts in our Jia Ma Empire have fought him before. His poison arts have reached a realm of uncanny mastery, and many experts have suffered badly at his hands," Elder Hai said bitterly.
"I see."
Xiao Huohuo nodded. It seemed this Bi Xieyan was no ordinary fellow either.
"Relax. With me here, nothing will happen. Let's go!"
Long Xiao showed little surprise at Elder Hai's words, and a hint of confidence lingered on his face.
I just slaughtered a Half-Saint Snake God, and now you're talking to me about a Half-Step Dou Zong?
Whether he can even take a single punch from me is another matter.
Great waves surged through Elder Hai's heart. What does he mean? Can he really deal with Bi Xieyan?
Bi Xieyan's strength is no empty boast. Even I would have to go all out just to have a chance of surviving.
"All right, I trust you, Brother Long."
Xiao Huohuo also wanted to venture into the Chu Yun Empire and see this so-called Poison Master Kingdom for himself. There was still some time before the Three-Year Agreement, anyway.
Long Xiao set off first, walking through the void.
"Holy shit! He's walking on thin air! This guy is a Dou Zong?!"
At the sight, Elder Hai's and Xiao Huohuo's expressions shifted again and again. Their mouths gaped so wide that ten Kun chicken eggs could have fit inside.
This young man, who looked only around twenty, had already reached the Dou Zong level! How was that possible!
Xiao Huohuo finally understood just how extraordinary Long Xiao was. No wonder he wasn't afraid of Bi Xieyan and could freely enter and leave the Snake-People Tribe.
Elder Hai felt even more strongly that all his years of cultivation had gone to the dogs.
He looked at Xiao Huohuo. "Brat, why didn't you tell me he was a Dou Zong?"
Xiao Huohuo looked at Elder Hai and whispered, "I didn't know either..."
Long Xiao glanced at the two of them. Why are these two still standing there? What are they gawking at?
"Stop spacing out and hurry up."
Elder Hai came back to his senses, spread his ice-blue wings, and hurried after him. Xiao Huohuo likewise used his Flying Dou Technique and followed close behind.
How could they ignore the words of a Dou Zong powerhouse? Following this man was bound to lead to a bright future.
With such a powerhouse leading them to the Chu Yun Empire, they could surely throw their weight around unchallenged.
Long Xiao glanced back at the two of them.
Wings formed from Dou Qi?
Don't they have a Dou Technique for Spatial Leap? They're flying so slowly.
Feeling helpless, he produced two jade bottles and tossed one each to Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai. "These are Supreme Windwalk Pills, Sixth-Grade Pills that can increase your speed by one hundred percent. You're flying too slowly. Take them."
Elder Hai caught the jade bottle and opened it, revealing several translucent blue pills inside.
These really do give off the fluctuations of Sixth-Grade Pills. He's handing out a whole bottle just like that?
Xiao Huohuo roped me into a year of service with just one fifth-grade Purple Spirit Recovery Pill, yet this man is giving out an entire bottle of Sixth-Grade Pills?!
Are all Dou Zong experts this extravagantly generous?
Elder Hai was so excited he nearly cried. Who exactly is this man? He's so wealthy.
He truly wanted to end his agreement with Xiao Huohuo and follow Long Xiao instead. With Long Xiao, there would be meat to eat.
Xiao Huohuo was equally astonished. He took out a pill and swallowed it, immediately feeling warmth spread through his body. His whole body felt light and blissful, as though he were ascending to the heavens, and his speed increased considerably.
So this is the effect of a Sixth-Grade Pill?
It's my first time taking one. Incredible!
Xiao Huohuo couldn't help exclaiming in admiration. This was the highest-quality pill he had ever taken.
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