Chapter 97: Demonstration of Clearing the Level

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A few days later, Dunhuang Airport.

Under the invitation of Lv Cheng, the travel group for this trip had finished assembling.

Ding Yumian, Ye Xinxia, Mu Nujiao, Ai Tutu, and Lingling had already discussed this beforehand; it was both for sightseeing and for training.

Then, Mo Fan, who had been invited by Lv Cheng, heard that a large sum of funds could be earned at Zhuoyuan North Corner, so he brought along Zhang Xiaohou and Zhao Manyan, and Zhao Manyan, in turn, brought along his cousin Chen Ying.

Ai Jiangtu, who had been defeated in seconds by Lv Cheng after three minutes during a sparring match, heard about this matter and, unable to stop worrying about his sister, also followed along.

Finally, Jiang Shaoxu, out of curiosity about Lv Cheng's Mind Magic, also volunteered to join the expedition team.

A total of twelve people.

"If we want to reach Zhuoyuan North Corner, we have to cross a place called Sha Wang River. There are a large number of Sand Demon Soldiers here; they are Earth-attribute Elemental Demons, and their numbers are almost endless."

Lingling opened the map she had drawn herself to explain the direction of this operation and some precautions to everyone.

"Um, can't we just fly over directly?" Mo Fan interrupted Lingling's explanation.

His Winged Demon Wolf, as well as Lv Cheng's sub-dragon, both possessed the ability to fly; did they really need to walk slowly on the ground?

"No." Lingling shook her head.

"There is a Monarch-level Sand-Bewildering Bone-Coiling Dragon in Sha Wang River, which is the hegemon of that area. The auras of flying-type demons and Commander-level demons will disturb it. Our only way is to rely on a Mind Element Mage and walk across slowly."

This was the experience summarized by Hunter Mage teams of the past; those Mages who relied on their own flying-type Summoned Beasts were attacked by the Sand-Bewildering Bone-Coiling Dragon halfway across and left no bones behind!

"Uh..."

Hearing that there was a Monarch-level demon, Mo Fan immediately stopped making a sound.

He had already witnessed what the might of a Monarch was like back in Hangzhou!

If they provoked a Monarch-level demon in the desert, they probably wouldn't even have time to think about reincarnation!

Soon, Lingling's explanation finished, and Xiaotian, who had been staying on Ye Xinxia, flew out and transformed into a hundred-meter giant dragon.

Seeing this kind of sub-dragon that could freely grow and shrink for the first time, Jiang Shaoxu's curiosity was instantly ignited.

"A-Cheng, how did you tame this sub-dragon? How does it manage to grow and shrink as it pleases like this?"

"Does it usually stay on your sister?"

"How do you maintain the sub-dragon's presence for such a long time?"

"By the way, I heard you were in contact with the Totem Mysterious Snake in Hangzhou before; can you tell me about it?"

"……"

Watching Jiang Shaoxu, who was crowding around Lv Cheng like a curious baby who acted like she knew him well, Ye Xinxia and the others had different expressions.

"Brother, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Ai Tutu said with a strange expression.

How great was Lv Cheng's attraction?

He was full of secrets!

Having been in contact with him for so long, how could she not know how much attraction Lv Cheng held for the girls of these noble families?

If one had to choose someone for a marriage alliance, everyone would definitely want to choose someone they liked, or even if they didn't like them, at least someone they were interested in.

This was also the reason why Mu Nujiao was willing to accept that task from her family at the beginning.

Someone with powerful talent, a super good temper, and who was also super handsome—it would be impossible for any normal woman not to be interested, right?

And even if it didn't work out, in Lv Cheng's situation, he was also a top-tier choice to use as a shield!

"I happened to run into her on the road." Ai Jiangtu was a bit embarrassed.

One second he was angry because Lv Cheng was flirting around, and the next second he had brought someone along; what kind of situation was this?

"Happened to?" Ai Tutu nodded, feeling a bit depressed.

Indeed, with her brother's brain, it was impossible for him to take the initiative to invite a vixen like Jiang Shaoxu to act together.

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At dusk, Lv Cheng's group landed in an area not far from Sha Wang River that was still considered safe.

In any demon territory, the danger at night would increase exponentially, and coupled with the wind and sun exposure of the day, resting and regrouping before continuing forward was the safest option.

"It looks so quiet. Didn't they say that White Sand Demon Soldiers could be seen everywhere here?" Zhang Xiaohou looked around and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Quiet?" Lv Cheng looked at a Sand-Howling Tiger several hundred meters away, gripped the air, pulled it over from a distance, and threw it into the Sha Wang River in front, which looked like a white ocean.

Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, the calm sand river suddenly exploded. Over a hundred giants, standing over three meters tall and holding sand-formed long blades, stood up. With wild blades swinging, in just a few breaths, the huge Sand-Howling Tiger was chopped into foam.

After finishing all this, the hundred-plus long-blade giants fell back into the sand, as if nothing had happened, leaving only blood everywhere.

"……"

"Can we... really get across?" Mo Fan's eye twitched wildly.

A Warrior-level Sand-Howling Tiger, forcibly mobbed and hacked to death!

Damn! His physique couldn't compare to a demon!

The complexions of Ye Xinxia and the other girls, who were witnessing such a bloody scene for the first time, were also not very good.

The horror of Sha Wang River far exceeded their imagination, especially Ai Tutu, who had originally thought that everyone was just going on a trip together, and even if there was danger, Lv Cheng would be there, but this kind of scene...

"Should we... go back?" Zhao Manyan's limbs went weak, and he couldn't stand steadily.

Although he had prepared himself mentally for Sha Wang River, the most notorious forbidden land in the Dunhuang area, before coming, he never expected it to be this terrifying!

No matter how strong Lv Cheng was, he was only one person; he couldn't save all of them!

"Cowards." Lingling looked at Lv Cheng with a calm face.

"Brother A-Cheng, why don't you give them a demonstration."

Lv Cheng nodded, leaped, jumped into the Sha Wang River in front, and released his High-level Mage aura. In an instant, the Sha Wang River became restless, the sand surface appearing like boiling hot water, and in just a few breaths, dense swarms of White Sand Demon Soldiers surged out.

"A-Cheng!"

"Don't move, just watch." Lingling stopped Mu Nujiao and the others, who had subconsciously wanted to use magic to save him.

"I will first give you a demonstration of what not to do." Lv Cheng raised his right hand, and a massive, blazing red Star Constellation was instantly constructed.

A large cluster of flames flew into the sky like fireworks, then suddenly exploded, instantly expanding into a massive cloud of fire that burned violently.

At the very moment the White Sand Demon Soldiers were about to launch their attack, the fire cloud in the sky rained down flames, which poured onto the ground and formed a shocking sea of fire.

Above the sand river, the densely packed White Sand Demon Soldiers were burned to nothing, like fallen leaves in autumn.

The sea of sand turned into a sea of fire; above the massive sand river, only Lv Cheng remained as a living being.

"Uh... Brother Cheng, that's awesome." Zhang Xiaohou truly couldn't find any other adjectives for the moment.

"High-level Magic, cast instantly..." Ai Jiangtu's eye twitched wildly.

He knew that the stronger one's Spiritual Power, the easier it was to control Star Maps and Star Constellations, but to construct a Star Constellation with Sixth Realm Spiritual Power at such a terrifying speed?

It wasn't a matter of one or two seconds; it was truly instantaneous!

With a wave of his hand, the Star Constellation was complete!

"High-level Mind Element, Space Element capable of Teleportation—also High-level—and now his Fire Element has such terrifying proficiency..." Jiang Shaoxu's eyes shone with brilliance.

This could no longer be described as just being a genius!

No wonder her family told her to try and make contact; to be able to have the Magic Palace directly grant the status of Honorary Councilor was a level of prestige even the Jiang Clan didn't possess.

Originally, she had thought this person might have some unknown, terrifying background...

"Uh, didn't you say that was a demonstration of what not to do?" Mo Fan asked, puzzled.

How could this be seen as anything other than a successful show-off?

"Keep watching," said Lingling, who was recording the scene.

The White Sand Demon Soldiers were endless; legend had it that beneath this long river, there were hundreds of millions of White Sand Demon Soldiers, and those that had just crawled out were merely the ones on the very surface.

Having finished his demonstration of what not to do, Lv Cheng quickly retracted the flames to avoid alerting the Sand-Bewildering Bone-Winding Dragon at the bottom of the river.

"Holy crap?!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed, nearly falling to the ground in fright.

They saw the Sha Wang River, which had been calm for only a few seconds, boil once again as more, larger, and stronger White Sand Demon Soldiers jumped out from the sand river in all directions, rushing and converging toward them at high speed.

Just a moment ago they were merely Servant-class, but now, almost all of them were Warrior-level!

"Alright, next is the demonstration of what to do." Lv Cheng waved his hand, signaling everyone to watch carefully.

"Pacify!"

A powerful Spiritual Power, like the shallow ripples of transparent water, slowly spread out with Lv Cheng at the center, eliminating all the violent killing intent of the White Sand Demon Soldiers before they could swing their long blades.

Tens of thousands of White Sand Demon Soldiers shook their heads and looked around, seemingly confused as to why they had crawled out in the first place.

Lv Cheng raised his hand and lightly tapped the White Sand Demon Soldier in front of him.

The White Sand Demon Soldier did not show any Restlessness; it simply lowered the long blade in its hand, lay back, turned into fine sand, and returned to the embrace of the long river.

"This is the correct way to clear the level."

"..." Mo Fan.

This should be called the correct way to show off, right!

(End of chapter)