"What was that just now? A Dou Technique?"
Watching the enormous sword of heavenly flame slowly dissipate in the young man's hand, the mercenaries froze where they stood, unsure how to react.
Then Xiao Yan snapped his fingers, and the three flame beasts vanished on the spot. Their strength was decent enough, but their intelligence in battle was truly abysmal. All they could do was attack head-on.
Still, that was also because the myriad beast spirit flame was far too immature. Once it grew, it might undergo a qualitative transformation.
The ten members of the mercenary squad watched Xiao Yan warily, while Dan Zai stepped forward to explain, "Don't worry, everyone. He's the help I brought. Those flame magical beasts just now were all his... Dou Technique."
Flame beasts were beyond their understanding, so they could only imagine them as some profound Dou Technique.
Once they heard that the newcomer was there to help, all the mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief.
The bronze-skinned woman leading them took two steps forward and cupped her hands in salute to Xiao Yan. "Thank you for coming to our aid, Senior. My name is Xue Lan, captain of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's fourth squad.
"I will remember your great kindness until my dying breath. If you wouldn't mind, please accompany us to Stone Desert City so that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group can offer you our hospitality."
"Heh, do I look that old?"
Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly and met her gaze. Only then did Xue Lan realize that he was merely a youth of seventeen or eighteen, several years younger than she was.
"Well... I'm truly sorry. I never expected someone your age to be so powerful, so I mistook you for a senior."
He had wiped out an entire