While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

After meeting Little Fairy Doctor, Chen Xiao continued his journey.

Stepping out of Qingshan Town, I took out a map and glanced at it, then immediately decided to speed up.

shuh~

With a thought, the purple cloud wings on his back unfolded, and he flew away into the distance.

rear.

At the corner of a small house, a dozen or so mercenaries who had been eagerly anticipating their attack stared in disbelief, exchanging speechless glances.

"go back!"

After a long silence, the mercenary leader, Wang San, waved his hand and led his men back to Qingshan Town.

After walking quickly for a while, some mercenaries noticed the problem.

"Wang San, you're going the wrong way. That's the direction of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group."

"That's right, I'm going to join the Mad Lion Mercenary Group. The Wolf Head Mercenary Group dared to make a move on a Dou Wang expert, they're asking for trouble. Anyone who wants to go back can go back. Also, don't call me Wang San. Wang San is dead today. From now on, I'll change my surname to Tang."

The mercenaries hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted their teeth and followed.

As the other party said, if the Wolf Head Mercenary Group dares to plot against a Dou Wang today, they will dare to scheme against a Dou Huang tomorrow. If they continue to associate with them, they will eventually meet a tragic end.

Run! We have to run!

What the dozen or so people didn't know was that the Mu Snake father and son, who had given them the task, had been following them in the shadows the whole time, watching everything unfold.

"Father, is that boy really a Fighting King? What should we do?"

"I don't believe such a monster really exists, but why not let him go?"

Mu She shook his head with a serious expression, but he didn't dare to go down a dead end.

I simply can't afford to gamble.

"But Father, didn't you say before that it's not in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's style to leave a grudge unavenged?"

Mu She glared at his good-for-nothing son. "You forget countless things every day, why don't you forget this one too?"

Noticing his father's unfriendly gaze, Mu Li quickly nodded in assurance.

"Father, I've forgotten now."

"Hmm, he's teachable. Let's go back. Although we let that kid go, these traitors must be dealt with!"

...

High in the sky, a streak of light, like chasing stars and the moon, flashed across the horizon and flew towards the loess city standing in a golden desert.

As we got closer to the city, a wave of scorching heat suddenly hit us.

After regaining his footing in mid-air, Chen Xiao looked at the seemingly endless sea of ​​sand and was deeply shocked.

This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had ever seen a desert!

Just like how people from inland areas are inevitably amazed when they first see the vast ocean.

"After a day and a night of travel, I've finally arrived, but this place doesn't seem to be very friendly to me..."

As Chen Xiao landed on the ground, his body trembled slightly. The Purple Cloud Wings on his back emitted a faint purple light, slowly contracted, and finally turned into tattoos that stuck to Chen Xiao's back.

Immediately, Chen Xiao circulated his cultivation technique and, after a brief moment of reflection, sensed the anomaly in this area.

Perhaps due to the special terrain, almost 80% of the air here is composed of fire and earth elements, resulting in a severe imbalance of the five elements.

In such a region, those with fire and earth attributes will naturally thrive, and their cultivation speed will be much faster.

Conversely, the other attributes are exactly the opposite.

"No wonder Hai Bodong hid here for so many years without being discovered by Queen Medusa and the Mittel family. It's really something no normal person would have thought."

With a light laugh, Chen Xiao changed into a white robe that was cooler and less likely to absorb heat, and then slowly walked towards the loess city that was not far ahead.

As we got closer to the city, more and more people walked by, and most of these men were shirtless, showing off their dark, healthy skin.

The women who occasionally passed by didn't cover themselves up as tightly as those on the other side of the Monster Mountain Range. They all wore tight-fitting leather jackets, revealing as much as possible except for the parts that needed to be covered.

On her sexy bronze skin, you can sometimes see very obvious tan lines. As she walks, her serpentine waist sways from side to side, giving her a unique and charming allure.

It's impolite not to look at it, but it's also impolite to look at it too much.

Chen Xiao stopped there and turned his gaze to the two large, light red characters above the city gate.

"Desert City..."

The two large characters were carved on the city wall, and from a distance, they gave people a feeling of being full of bloodshed.

And the facts are pretty much the same.

As far as Chen Xiao knew, these cities on the edge of the Tagor Desert were frequently harassed by snake people, unlike the more peaceful cities inside.

Similarly, the mercenaries active in the area frequently venture into the desert, and some even abduct female snake people to transport them to major cities for auction. Many noble lords have a particular fondness for this.

This back-and-forth escalated the conflict between humans and snake people, to the point that any encounter between them was essentially a fight to the death.

"It has little to do with me."

Shaking his head slightly, Chen Xiao continued forward.

At the city gate, a dozen fully armed soldiers, braving the scorching sun, wearing armor and holding long spears, were calling out to passersby entering the city to pay the city entry tax, which was a major source of income for many cities.

However, the city entry tax is not applied to everyone; alchemists of high status are the ones who receive preferential treatment.

Even the most basic first-grade alchemist can move freely between major cities.

Including the capital city!

This is the true value of the title "alchemist".

Chen Xiao was not an alchemist, so he was not among those receiving preferential treatment. He took out five loose gold coins from his storage ring and handed them to the soldiers, and then entered the city without any problems.

Walking through the city streets, Chen Xiao ignored the curious glances cast his way and kept scanning the desert-style buildings on both sides.

After walking for a few minutes, we finally saw a map shop called "Gutu" at the street corner.

Got you!

Chen Xiao smiled nonchalantly.

Immediately, he quickly went through the relevant information in his mind.

Although, based on my memory, this trip shouldn't be too dangerous as long as I don't do anything stupid, it's still best to be on the safe side.

"He can probably only unleash the power of a Dou Ling level right now. With my strength as a Seven-Star Great Dou Master, even if we really fight, I can run away even if I can't win. He doesn't know I have the Purple Cloud Wings, so the chances are as high as 88%!"

After a quick estimate, Chen Xiao no longer hesitated and pushed open the slightly ajar door of the map shop, which exuded a somewhat antique atmosphere.

As Chen Xiao slowly entered, he found that the interior was not very spacious. Two moonstones embedded in the ceiling emitted a faint glow, illuminating the interior of the shop quite brightly. There were not many customers, only three men who looked like mercenaries, who were quietly selecting the maps they wanted.

Besides that, there was only an old man behind the counter, who was carefully making a map with his head down.

He looked quite old, with a head of slightly messy white hair casually tied up, and the wrinkles on his face were clearly visible.

However, the withered hand holding the drawing pen was remarkably steady and strong, unlike what one would expect from an elderly person.

As if sensing Chen Xiao's scrutiny, the old man drawing the picture slowly raised his head.

One glance was all it took to be unable to look away!