Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 37 The Attitude of the Nanling Demon
Qin Xiaonan easily obtained the certificate issued by the principal. His intermediate level of cultivation was obvious to everyone, and it couldn't be faked.

After that, he just needed to go to the Education Bureau to register and verify, and everything went smoothly.

After completing the registration formalities, Qin Xiaonan stood on the steps of the Bocheng Education Bureau and looked northwest. That was the desert outside the city. At that moment, he could sense two fiery auras lurking among the sand dunes.

After he broke through to the intermediate level, he had a much clearer understanding of the sun disc mark left by the Tsar. That direction was the territory of the Sandworm Monarch. It seemed that another demon from the Sahara had come here.

When the summer vacation is over, Qin Xiaonan will prepare to go to college, intending to experience the big cities of the world. However, before leaving, he still needs to arrange some things.

Qingning led him through two jungles and over a ridge. The scene before them was a golden desert. Heat waves distorted the air, and sand dunes rose and fell like frozen waves. Many dead branches of trees stood in the sand, some of the cracked bark still sparking.

This is the territory of the Sandworm Monarch outside Bo City. The original jungle has become the desert today.

Qin Xiaonan raised his head and squinted his eyes at the sky.

High in the sky, a familiar figure was circling—it was the Winged Wolf that had been possessed by the sandworm.

However, at this moment, it is completely different from what I remember: the originally blue-gray wings now have a strange sandy golden luster, flashing an ominous light under the scorching sun.

The scars left by the brutal battle with the werewolf trolls were now completely filled with flowing yellow sand. Fine grains of sand constantly wriggled and reorganized across its body, weaving into a flowing golden armor as if alive. Every time it flapped its wings, the sand armor rustled, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.

At the same time, there were other flying monsters in the sky, groups of sand crows, red kites, and even wind-breaking eagles that were supposed to live alone, all circling over the sand sea. Their eyes also had that grayish-white light, and fine sand fell when their wings flapped.

Ever since the crisis in Bo City was resolved, Qin Xiaonan wanted to break through to the intermediate level as quickly as possible. After the breakthrough, he dealt with the viper matter and had not paid attention to the sandworm for more than a month.

It seems that after the sandworms turned this land into desert and used it as their territory, they also encountered some problems.

However, with Qingning leading the way, the journey was smooth and the sandworms did not stand in their way at all.

On the way, Qin Xiaonan discovered that in addition to the wolf beasts, there were also other demons possessed by sandworms in the sand sea.

Finally, they arrived at the center of the desert. When the sandworm monarch under the whirlpool saw Qin Xiaonan, he immediately revealed his true form, and then a different demonic aura appeared again.

It was a sand scorpion, its carapace as shimmering as topaz. The venomous blue light on its tail hook, faintly visible in the dust, foreshadowed its deadly intent. It was small, the size of a human child, and standing next to the sandworm, it looked insignificant. No one would mistake such a scorpion for a monarch-level demon.

This is the most poisonous scorpion in the desert, and its ability to conceal its breath is very strong, even surpassing Qingning.

If it weren't for the mark of the sun disk, Qin Xiaonan wouldn't have noticed it standing there.

It is precisely because of its ability to hide that the clone Azir sent it to protect the original body.

The Sandworm Monarch then relayed some of the recent events to Qin Xiaonan through Qingning. The Winged Cang Wolf was originally a subordinate of a monarch-level female wolf king among the southern demon group. Nanling is the most distant demon gathering place from Bo City, and there are many monarch-level demon tribes there.

After the Sandworm Monarch occupied this territory, not only the human military (led by Zhan Kong) was wary of it.

Even some of the demon tribes in Nanling were getting restless. Over the past month, several waves of demons had entered the desert to test the waters—cunning foxes, ferocious rock-armored giant lizards, and even a small group of predators led by a demon ape.

However, they were too weak in the desert, and eventually all became food for sandworms, eroded by the yellow sand, and turned into puppets.

In order to consolidate its rule, the Sandworm Monarch also specially captured a group of flying monsters, parasitized them with sandworms, and used them as "sentinels" to patrol the territory day and night.

"But the real threat appeared a week ago." Qing Ning's tone suddenly became serious. "A monarch-level female wolf king... appeared in person at the edge of the desert."

She did not rashly step into the sandworm's territory, but just stared coldly at the desert from the high cliff. No one knew what she was planning, but it seemed that she might have some ideas about this piece of sand.

After Qin Xiaonan heard Qingning's retelling, a cold light flashed in his eyes and a cold arc appeared on the corner of his mouth: "No need to stay. This sand area belongs to us now. Anyone who dares to set foot here will be killed without mercy!"

Upon hearing this, the monarch-level sandworm's eyes, which were made up of flowing sand grains, suddenly burst into a captivating brilliance, and its huge body trembled slightly. It was obvious that it could no longer suppress its bloodthirsty impulse.

However, because of its previous test on Qin Xiaonan, it experienced firsthand the pain of having its soul burned by the sun disk, so it did not dare to act on its own without Qin Xiaonan's order.

"As for the demons in Nanling, you can deal with them as you please, but you still have to be careful. There is more than one female wolf king in the demon tribe over there. But don't have any ideas about Bo City," Qin Xiaonan continued.

His parents are both in Bo City, and the sandworms can't mess around.

"However," Qin Xiaonan changed the subject, "if they strike first, then you won't have to worry."

If the military really took the initiative to attack, he could not let his subordinates not fight back and be slaughtered.

The sandworm monarch listened quietly to Qin Xiaonan's instructions.

After arranging things here, he left with the new demon Sand Scorpion. It turned into the size of a finger and hid beside Qin Xiaonan.
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As the night deepened, Qin Xiaonan opened the door to her home, and the warm light immediately dispelled the chill of the desert. Her father, Qin Xuan, was sitting in the living room, flipping through a magic tome, while her mother was busy in the kitchen preparing a midnight snack.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Qin Xiaonan took off his dusty coat, a rare, relaxed smile on his face. "The special recruitment procedures are all completed. I can apply directly to the Magic University."

"Good!" Qin Xuan slammed the book shut, his eyes flashing with satisfaction, "You are worthy of being my son. You are much better than your father was back then." He patted his son's shoulder vigorously.

Her mother came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of steaming hot soup, her eyes full of worry: "Xiaonan, I know you have a good talent, but don't try too hard in your training." Before she finished speaking, Qin Xiaonan had already taken the bowl of soup with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, I have a plan in mind."

(End of this chapter)