Chapter 267: Chapter 265: Desert Mummies
In the scorching desert, a young man was dashing toward a distant battle.
This was, of course, Jiang Jichen. He had been dashing through the desert for three days, pushing deeper into its heart in search of Yee Youmeng and Hua Xiaoling.
Along the way, he had encountered many powerful desert creatures, like the giant black scorpions he had seen before.
With the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment in hand, Jiang Jichen was incredibly efficient at killing the giant black scorpions. It was practically a Divine Artifact for farming points.
His number one rank in points was unshakable, leaving the other Noble Family Descendants so far behind they were utterly demoralized.
But there were also the Desert Mummies, which he had never seen before. They were far more powerful than the giant black scorpions and extremely difficult to kill.
Furthermore, the Poison-Devouring Pearl was useless against them. The only way to truly kill them was to blast them into smithereens.
The deeper the Trainees went into the desert, the less they wanted to encounter the Desert Mummies. But if they ran into one and were spotted, they had no choice but to fight to the death.
This was because the Desert Mummies possessed a unique Superpower: once one memorized a person’s aura, it could sense them no matter how far they ran.
They could also travel beneath the sand, sometimes even faster than the Noble Family Descendants.
They were terrifying and impossible to guard against!
Jiang Jichen himself had encountered three waves of mummies in the past three days. Fortunately, they weren’t exceptionally powerful, and taking advantage of his formidable physique, he had blasted them all to bits.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jichen had also discovered tracking marks left by Yee Youmeng. He followed the trail all the way here.
Ahead, people were being besieged by a horde of Desert Mummies. Jiang Jichen had followed Yee Youmeng’s tracking marks to this very spot, where he found the latest one. Clearly, the people under attack were Yee Youmeng and Hua Xiaoling.
However, Jiang Jichen didn’t charge in recklessly. Instead, he concealed his aura and approached in silence.
From a distance, he got a clear view of the situation.
Yee Youmeng and Hua Xiaoling were there, just as he’d expected. But to Jiang Jichen’s surprise, there was a third person with them.
It was none other than... Cang Lengyun!
Jiang Jichen was stunned. ’How did the three of them end up together?’
But he had no time to dwell on it, as the three women were surrounded by the horde of mummies, their situation incredibly perilous.
Jiang Jichen was hiding behind a tall sand dune, planning to launch a surprise attack from the rear.
But just then, the desert trembled and sand billowed into the air as several figures flew rapidly in their direction, their arrival swift and imposing.
One moment, the figures were far in the distance; the next, they were right before them.
Jiang Jichen recognized the newcomers. It was the Cang Family team, led by Cang Lengshan.
Seeing this, Jiang Jichen, who had been on the verge of charging out, halted.
Clearly, Cang Lengshan and his group could only be here because Cang Lengyun had sent a distress signal.
The Cang Family team had five members. Aside from Cang Lengshan, the other four were all at the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm, making them quite extraordinary.
But there were dozens of Desert Mummies in the horde. Cang Lengshan’s group... might be able to save Cang Lengyun, but they could never contend with so many mummies on the strength of their Cultivation alone—not unless they were willing to use their secret techniques and pay a heavy price.
Unlike a Body Refiner like Jiang Jichen, their physical bodies were too fragile. They would be risking their lives against such a large horde of Desert Mummies, so they were unwilling to engage them in battle.
They preferred to simply avoid the Desert Mummies. It was a faster way to earn points to just kill creatures like the giant black scorpions instead.
Cang Lengyun spotted Cang Lengshan and the others from a distance and cried out, "Second Brother, quick, save us!"
But Cang Lengshan’s expression remained indifferent. He frowned and said to the man beside him, "Use the Teleportation Secret Talisman at once and get the Young Mistress out. It’s perfect—those other two can draw the mummies’ attention. We can leave safely without alerting or provoking them!"
Although Cang Lengshan’s voice wasn’t loud, Cang Lengyun, Yee Youmeng, Hua Xiaoling, and Jiang Jichen were all powerful Cultivators, so they heard him loud and clear.
Aside from Yee Youmeng, whose expression remained placid, the faces of both Cang Lengyun and Hua Xiaoling fell.
Cang Lengyun was furious. "Cang Lengshan, they saved my life! How can you just stand by and watch them die? If you don’t save them too, I refuse to leave!"
Cang Lengshan sneered. "It’s not up to you whether you leave or not. Your Spiritual Power is depleted, and you’re heavily injured. Do you think you have the strength to resist? Hmph. Do it!"
At Cang Lengshan’s command, a disciple of the Lingxu Temple beside him activated a Daoist Jade Talisman!
The Talisman Jade shattered, transforming into a brilliant Array Pattern that shot into the air before descending upon Cang Lengyun amid the horde of Desert Mummies.
HUMMM!
Space trembled. Completely powerless to resist, Cang Lengyun was teleported from her spot. When she reappeared, she was standing right beside Cang Lengshan.
Before Cang Lengyun could make a move, Cang Lengshan raised his hand and sealed her Cultivation, immobilizing her and rendering her speechless. He even concealed her aura, giving her no chance to speak or act.
In the distance, Yee Youmeng and Hua Xiaoling were now completely trapped!
The three of them had been defending their own fronts, but with Cang Lengyun’s sudden disappearance, even more Desert Mummies swarmed toward the remaining two.
"Youmeng, don’t worry about me! I know you could escape if you were alone!"
"It’s hopeless now! You have to go! I’ll cover your retreat!"
Hua Xiaoling shouted.
Yee Youmeng swung her large machete, sending a Desert Mummy flying. "Don’t worry," she said, "we’ll both be fine!"
But would they really be fine?
The Desert Mummies swarmed them, cutting off every escape route. To make matters worse, the sand beneath their feet, which they had struggled to stabilize, began to tremble. Cracks appeared, about to give way. Clearly, Desert Mummies were about to burst up from underground.
The situation was beyond critical!
Restrained as she was, Cang Lengyun’s eyes filled with grief, indignation, and panic!
Cang Lengshan paid her no mind, speaking coldly, "They are nothing but damned peasants. You and they are from different worlds. We will retreat now, while the Desert Mummies are focused on them. Otherwise, after they’ve torn them to shreds, they’ll come for us!"
And so, Cang Lengshan and his men began a hasty retreat, taking the restrained Cang Lengyun with them.
However, just as they began to pull back, a figure appeared in a flash, moving faster than any of them. He slammed a fist into one of the Lingxu Temple disciples.
BOOM!
An astonishing burst of Fist Power erupted, sending the Lingxu Temple disciple flying straight into the horde of Desert Mummies.
Only then did Cang Lengshan see the attacker clearly. It was... Jiang Jichen!
