Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 75 If You...Catch Up With Me

Desert Iron Mercenary Group.

Qinglin was listlessly slumped on the table, her hands behind her chin, staring blankly at the teacup on the table.

Her young master has been gone for three days and hasn't returned yet; she misses him a little.

She raised her small hand, and there was a black ring on her thumb. Xiao Bai had asked her to keep it safe before he left, and she had to look at it every now and then to feel at ease these past few days.

Looking at the little girl inside the ring, who was so afraid of losing him, Yao Lao was a bit speechless. This girl simply treated Xiao Bai's words as gospel. Thinking of Xiao Bai, a faint worry appeared in his eyes.

That day, the kid told him that he wanted to leave him with Qinglin and go find a place to break through his cultivation level on his own. Yao Lao didn't think much of it and agreed.

He knew Xiao Bai had a secret, and that it might be inconvenient to bring him along, so he didn't ask any more questions. He wondered how long it would take to break through to the Great Dou Master level. But the kid hadn't returned after three days.

"You better not get into any trouble, kid!" the old medicine man muttered.

Under the blazing sun in Tagor, on a sand dune in the desert, a young man in black with white hair, covered in sand and dust, stood motionless, his eyes closed, his face somewhat haggard.

At this moment, the yellow sand around Xiao Bai, shimmering with lightning, was less than 500 meters wide, and the lightning circle was still gradually shrinking.

The azure lightning within his body took root in his spleen, continuously drawing in the yellowish-gray lightning essence into Xiao Bai's meridians for constant refinement.

This was a solution that Xiao Bai devised after being at a loss that night, and he pondered it for a long time before trying it out.

The five elements generate and restrain each other. Among the five elements, only metal and wood can restrain earth. He doesn't have metal yet, but he does have wood!

So, can we use Yi Wood Thunder to counter this new thunder?

As soon as Xiao Bai had the idea, he immediately put it into practice. Sure enough, Xiao Yi did not disappoint him. It could directly suppress the Wutu Ming Lei and extract the source that Xiao Bai could not extract.

For the past two days, Xiao Bai has been refining the essence of the Earthly Nether Lightning. He has now refined about half of it, and as the amount of essence refined in Xiao Bai's body increases, the refining efficiency continues to accelerate.

According to his estimate, the Earth Nether Lightning should be refined by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

This relieved him greatly. Fortunately, this lightning was relatively gentle and easy to refine as long as the right method was found, unlike Xiao Bing's violent lightning. Otherwise, he would have been sitting in this desert exposed to the wind and sun for months.

"Hurry, Xiao Wu, hang in there, we're almost at Stone Desert City!"

"Sister Xuelan, why don't you go first? I'll hold off these bastards from the Sand Mercenary Group!"

"Danzi, what nonsense are you spouting? Hurry up and run! What kind of man are you, dawdling like that!"

In the desert, a woman was supporting a man, and behind them was a young man with a slightly injured leg. All three were dressed as mercenaries and appeared not far from Xiao Bai.

Suddenly, the female mercenary spotted a person sitting cross-legged on the sand dune in the distance, and her eyes lit up.

With flowing white hair and a black robe edged with gold that shimmered in the sunlight, this was indeed Xiao Bai, the clansman of the First and Second Commanders. He had been saved!

"Danzi, do you see that person over there? Let's go there!" The female mercenary pointed at Xiao Bai and said excitedly to the young man behind her.

"Sister Xuelan, isn't this a bad idea? We can't shift the blame!" Danzi said hesitantly.

"Stop talking nonsense, that person can save us!" After saying that, he helped the mercenary named Xiao Wu and headed straight for Xiao Bai.

Seeing Xue Lan's actions, Danzi shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't know what had gotten into Xue Lan, that she insisted on going there.

They secretly prayed that the man could really save them. They glanced back and saw that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, so they hurriedly followed.

"Take one more step and you will die!" A deep, hoarse, and indifferent voice came, causing the three men's feet to freeze in mid-air, leaving them momentarily at a loss.

"Lord Xiao Bai, it's me! Xue Lan, Xue Lan from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. We've met before. We're being chased by the Sand Mercenary Group. Please, sir, come to our rescue!"

Seeing the pursuers getting closer and closer, Xue Lan shouted anxiously at the black-clad figure with his back to them.

When Danzai heard Xuelan's shouts, he felt a little hopeless. Had the usually clever Xuelan lost her mind today? You've only met her once and you're already asking for help. Are you stupid?

You don't have much of a relationship, so why would someone save you? Is it because you're pretty? Well, Sister Xue Lan is indeed quite beautiful as the flower of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, but what if they're not interested? Wouldn't that be gambling with your life?

"Xuelan, Danzai, watch your step!" The mercenary, who was being helped, spoke weakly, immediately attracting the attention of the two men.

Under their gaze, a faint yellowish-gray flash of lightning occasionally flickered in the yellow sand before them, giving them a sense of dread.

The sunlight was so bright that it was easy to miss if you didn't look closely.

"What is this? I've never seen anything like it in the desert before!" Danzi exclaimed in surprise.

Xue Lan didn't speak, but looked into the distance. She saw that the same phenomenon existed in the yellow sand within hundreds of meters of that person. She suddenly seemed to understand. It seemed that Xiao Bai had reminded them earlier, and was not pretending not to know them.

"Bringing people into this area will kill even a Great Dou Master. As for what to do, that's your business!" Xiao Bai said calmly, seeing that they had noticed him but hadn't turned around.

Upon hearing this, the three men were terrified and immediately retreated several meters, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads. They were overjoyed, wondering if they would be dead by now if they had taken that step.

A Grandmaster! Among all the mercenaries in the entire Stone Desert City, only Rob, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group, is one. If that's the case, wouldn't this stretch of yellow sand easily bury all the mercenaries in Stone Desert City?

They didn't doubt Xiao Bai's words; the sense of danger they felt from the electric light was unmistakable.

The three then discussed the matter and decided that Xue Lan would take the initiative to lure the three people chasing them into the minefield.

Xiao Bai just sat there watching the show. He was quite bored anyway. He had already realized that only one of the people chasing them was a nine-star Dou Zhe, which was why they were in such a sorry state. The other two should not be a match for Xue Lan, a seven-star Dou Zhe.

But Xue Lan's next move left Xiao Bai speechless. She directly provoked the nine-star Dou Zhe: "You chase me. If you catch me, I'll let you have some fun!"

In his excitement, the guy rushed into the minefield. Yellow-gray lightning surged, and he was instantly charred black, a lewd smile still on his blurred face.

Tsk tsk, indeed, lust is a double-edged sword! The ancients were right!

"Thank you, sir!" After dealing with the remaining two, the three of them bowed to Xiao Bai in unison to express their gratitude.

"Go back and pass on a message to your leader: I want to hire your mercenary group. Tell him to bring enough men, including experienced veterans who are very familiar with the desert terrain, and to arrive here first thing the day after tomorrow. Also, bring Qinglin and Elder Hai with you."

(End of this chapter)