Rustle... Rustle... Rustle...
Below, the vast desert suddenly turned into a vortex of quicksand.
A young man stood at the center of the vortex; with a slight lift of his finger, the inner core of the giant beast, demon beast essence blood, as well as countless inner cores and essence blood from previously vanished sand snakes, all flew out from beneath the vortex.
The young man waved his hand, effortlessly storing them into a Qiankun Bag.
The next moment, the young man lifted his head, looking up at Xiao Yi in mid-air.
Whoosh...
The young man’s figure flickered and he appeared before Xiao Yi.
"Brother." The young man gave a slight nod and greeted Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi nodded in acknowledgment, returning the gesture.
The young man was the first to speak, "Brother, appearing in this region of ten thousand dangerous places, I suppose you are headed to the Central Region as well."
"May I ask which territory’s Martial Artist you hail from?"
At this moment, the yellow giant ship from afar had approached.
"Who are you?" Xiao Yi frowned.
"Oh." The young man chuckled, saying, "We are Martial Artists from the Quicksand Territory."
"I am Tang Sha, a disciple of the Sand Shadow Sect."
As he spoke, the young man, Tang Sha, pointed to the corpse of the giant beast in the desert below.
"That is the Dune Snake Emperor; I injured it while leaving the Quicksand Territory."
"Unfortunately, this wretched thing is so cunning that it escaped underground."
"I chased it all the way here, narrowly cornering it at this place."
"Luckily, brother you just now blocked this creature, giving me time to kill it."
"Otherwise, this being a dangerous desert, once I appear, it would escape back into the desert, creating a hassle."
"I see." Xiao Yi nodded, saying, "I am Xiao Yi from Wind Saint Territory."
Xiao Yi knew of the Quicksand Territory.
It’s a region adjacent to Wind Saint Territory.
The strength, conditions, and overall competence of Martial Artists are similar to those at Wind Saint Territory.
And the Sand Shadow Sect is the largest sect in the Quicksand Territory.
Regarding the giant beast, the Dune Snake Emperor.
Xiao Yi initially felt puzzled, but hearing the name now, it became clear.
The Dune Snake Emperor is a type of Sand Snake Demon Beast.
Its appearance and form are no different from a sand snake; however, it’s larger, stronger, and fiercer.
It is the sovereign demon beast among sand snakes.
However, such demon beasts are extremely rare and treasured, being one of the rarest demon beasts with the sand attribute.
In the dangerous desert, sand snakes are considered among the most perilous demon beasts.
Cunning, bloodthirsty, adept at hiding in the sand.
Moreover, sand snakes favor living in groups, often numbering over ten thousand; and among these tens of thousands of sand snakes, there will be one Sand Snake King.
The Sand Snake King typically falls within the category of Seventh-level Demon Beast; some stronger ones reach Level 8 Demon Beast, which is the Earth Extreme Realm strength.
One Sand Snake King, over ten thousand sand snakes, constitutes a snake clan entrenched in the dangerous desert.
And among these various dangerous deserts, or clans, only about several dozen clans might give rise to a singular Dune Snake Emperor.
Thus, one can imagine the rarity of the Dune Snake Emperor.
Therefore, when Xiao Yi initially encountered this giant beast, he did not recognize it as the Dune Snake Emperor, mistaking it for a common Sand Snake King.
He even wondered about the strength of the giant beast during the encounter.
Now hearing its name, realization dawned.
Additionally, the Dune Snake Emperor has a very high growth potential.
Presumably, this Dune Snake Emperor was hunted all the way by Tang Sha, already harmed.
Afterward, the Dune Snake Emperor fled to this dangerous desert.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yi happened to fly overhead.
Xiao Yi flew with great momentum, clearly showing his unusual strength.
As he passed, ordinary demon beasts dared not provoke him.
The Dune Snake Emperor intended to devour Xiao Yi, using a Martial Artist’s powerful essence blood to heal its injuries.
Unfortunately, it crashed into an ’iron wall’, failed to devour Xiao Yi.