Starting as a prodigy wanting milk? A world-destroying deception in the opposite direction.

Following his gaze, everyone saw a massive black sandstorm rapidly approaching from the western horizon, obscuring the sky and sending chills down their spines.

Agut was terrified and turned pale. He rushed towards a nearby low-lying sand dune.

"Quickly hide over there, or it'll be too late!"

Black sandstorms are more than ten times more violent than ordinary sandstorms; wherever they pass, sand dunes shift, and their power is immense.

No one dared to delay. They all activated their mental power to protect themselves and the camels, and ran towards the low-lying area that Agutuo had pointed out.

Just as we reached the low-lying area, a sandstorm swept in.

The group huddled in a low-lying area, using their mental power to form a barrier against the sandstorm.

Hu Laoda and Agutuo had been traveling in the western frontier for many years and were quite experienced in dealing with sandstorms. Although they were battered and bruised by the sandstorm, they managed to survive.

Zhao Huaijin and Ye Zhiqi, with their profound cultivation and stable mental energy barrier, were able to barely hold on.

Chen Xi, however, was slightly weaker in mental power cultivation, and under the impact of the violent sandstorm, cracks gradually appeared in her mental power barrier.

Suddenly, an even stronger gust of wind swept in, breaking through her barrier and pulling her towards the center of the sandstorm with its immense suction.

"not good!"

Shen Zhen caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, and her heart tightened.

He was also caught in the sandstorm and barely managed to protect himself, but seeing Chen Xi in danger, he didn't have time to think.

His greatest secret was his spatial power, known only to his master, Yi Tianxing, and he would never reveal it unless absolutely necessary.

But seeing Chen Xi being dragged further and further away by the wind and sand, and knowing that any hesitation would result in her being smashed to pieces, he finally gritted his teeth.

There is no choice.

His spatial power instantly reached its limit, but for some reason, he could hardly perceive the spatial "curves" in this black sandstorm.

He made a decisive move, disregarding the intense consumption of his mental energy, and could only forcibly condense two spatial ripples, his figure instantly flashing into one of them.

The next instant, another ripple burst forth from the raging sandstorm and grabbed Chen Xi's wrist.

Chen Xi was pulled back to his side. Still in shock, she caught a glimpse of the lingering spatial ripples and, recalling the strange movement she had just experienced, her pupils suddenly contracted.

That was not the technique of an ordinary spirit medium; it was an extremely rare spatial power.

At this moment, Shen Zhen forcibly used spatial teleportation, especially in this chaotic environment, which put a great strain on him. When he landed, he staggered, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and most of his mental energy was already depleted.

But he didn't have time to think about it, and instantly created two more spatial ripples.

After two consecutive space travels, they finally escaped the black sandstorm and landed on a relatively safe sand dune.

"Captain Shen!" Chen Xi saw Shen Zhen's pale face and the blood at the corner of his mouth, his eyes reddening. Remembering the strange passage just now, his voice was both tentative and guilty.

"I'm so sorry! It's all my fault. If I hadn't secretly followed you, you wouldn't have..."

Shen Zhen knew he couldn't hide it from the meticulous girl in front of him, so he waved his hand, coughed twice, and interrupted her with a serious look in his eyes. He first glanced around to make sure there was nothing unusual before whispering:

"What happened just now, I'll keep to myself."

He paused, then said solemnly:

"As you probably guessed, this is indeed the power of space. Apart from you, only my master, Yi Tianxing, knows about it."

We must not expose ourselves at this stage, otherwise it will attract the covetous eyes of high-level spirit mediums, leading to endless troubles.

Once I have enough strength to fight those people, there will be no need to hide it anymore.

Chen Xi instantly understood the seriousness of the matter, nodded hurriedly, but tears still streamed down her face.

"I understand, Captain Shen. I will keep this a secret and never tell anyone."

It's all my fault for being willful. If I hadn't secretly followed you, you wouldn't have exhausted your mental energy to save me and exposed your secret..."

Seeing her guilty expression, Shen Zhen softened her tone and comforted her with a smile:

"It's alright, I'm your captain. If I don't protect you, who will?"

He was almost completely exhausted of his mental energy, and his body was also injured, making it difficult for him to speak.

Chen Xi wanted to say more apologies, but suddenly stopped. She noticed that Shen Zhen's brows were furrowed and he was looking around.

Chen Xi immediately sensed something was wrong and followed his gaze.

All I could see were unfamiliar sand dunes; it was a completely unknown place.

The low-lying area, the camel, and Ye Zhi Qiu, Zhao Huai Jin, and others have all disappeared.

"Where...where are we?" Chen Xi's voice trembled slightly.

Shen Zhen endured the throbbing pain in his meridians caused by the depletion of his mental energy, quickly surveyed his surroundings, and his heart sank.

It was probably the sandstorm that caused spatial disorder, coupled with his insufficient cultivation, that led to the deviation, but he didn't let this anxiety linger on his face for too long.

"The sandstorm disturbed space, and the forces of space pulled us away from our original positions." He tried to keep his voice steady, making it sound like he was stating a fact rather than facing a predicament.

"The priority now is to find a safe spot and get back to normal."

Chen Xi forced herself to calm down. She didn't look Shen Zhen in the eye again; she had to be the "reliable" person, or at least appear to be.

Shen Zhen is seriously injured and weak now, she absolutely cannot collapse first.

She helped Shen Zhen up: "Come on, Captain Shen, we'll find our way."

There was a few seconds of silence between them.

This silence was different from the tacit understanding during previous missions; both were afraid that their panic would break the already taut string of the other.

The two men trudged through the desert with great difficulty. To make matters worse, they had lost their water bladders in the sandstorm. Their throats were getting drier and drier, their vision was starting to blur, and they were on the verge of hallucinations.

Although those who heal the spirits are more resilient than ordinary people, they are not made of iron.

A day later, Shen Zhen's injuries worsened, and Chen Xi's lips also became chapped.

Just when the two were about to give up, Chen Xi suddenly pointed ahead and shouted, "Oasis! Captain Shen, it's the Oasis!"

A small oasis appeared on the horizon, with azure water and lush vegetation.

Having narrowly escaped death, the two mustered their last strength to reach the lakeside, collapsed to the ground, and greedily drank the water.

The lake water was clear and sweet, carrying a strange vitality.

Shen Zhen sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing, while Chen Xi cautiously observed her surroundings.

After a day of rest, Shen Zhen's injuries stabilized somewhat, but his mental energy was recovering slowly, and food became a new problem.

The two rested in the oasis for a day. During this time, Shen Zhen's injuries improved and her mental power recovered by 30-40%.

"Captain Shen," Chen Xi looked at Shen Zhen, "we don't know how far we are from the Wolf Batu tribe?"

Shen Zhen looked towards the desert beyond the oasis:

"We don't know our exact location yet. We can only try to find food and recover to our best condition first, and then slowly look for a way. We can't survive for long on the lake alone."

Suddenly, the lake water began to boil without warning, bubbling and forming a whirlpool in the center.

A chilling, eerie atmosphere spread out.

"Watch out!" Shen Zhen shouted, pulling Chen Xi behind him.

"Splash—!"

Water splashed everywhere, and a huge black shadow burst out of the water!

The monster was over ten meters long, resembling neither a fish nor a snake, covered in black bone armor, with twisted horns on its head, and a pair of cold, ruthless golden vertical pupils, emanating a chaotic aura.

"Disturbing the master's slumber... He deserves to be executed!"

The monster spoke in a hoarse, ancient voice, as if it came from the depths of hell, carrying a chilling pressure. Then it opened its enormous maw, filled with sharp teeth, and lunged at the two of them.