Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"But it's too late to say that now..."

The deputy sighed.

The wind howls across the Gobi Desert, an area also known as the Ghostly Gobi because at night, when the sandstorm rages, countless ghostly figures seem to flicker in the pitch-black night, and the sound of the wind and sand sweeping across the desert sounds like the wailing of ghosts.

At that moment, the deputy suddenly felt that something was amiss in the surrounding environment.

“My lord, something feels off to me.”

The deputy suddenly became alert: "I remember this stretch of Gobi Desert isn't that long... but we've been traveling for so long and still haven't made it out..."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Sun Ke's eyes flickered slightly, and he became alert.

The Gobi Desert plain before us still stretched as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end.

Looking back, they saw the army following behind them in rows, a force of over 100,000 men marching together, their "tail" stretching for at least several kilometers.

"Sir, the sandstorm is getting stronger and stronger, and many troops have become separated!" the deputy shouted. The sound of the sandstorm was now incredibly loud, frantic and piercing; they had to raise their voices to hear each other.

"..." Marquis Sun Ke did not respond.

A bead of cold sweat slowly slid down his forehead and face: "We've been ambushed..."

The deputy was shocked: "What?!"

Marquis Sun's expression darkened: "The area of ​​Ghost Shadow Gobi is not that big at all. It's impossible that we haven't left this plain after so long."

The deputy asked, "Have we gotten lost in the sandstorm?"

“No, it shouldn’t be that we got lost.” Marquis Sun Ke gritted his teeth: “We should have left the Ghostly Gobi Desert long ago.”

The deputy didn't quite understand Marquis Sun's meaning: "They've already left the Gobi Desert? But this place is clearly..."

He looked around, and the scenery in all directions was still the Gobi Desert with its howling sandstorms.

The deputy picked up his watch, turned on the map location, and discovered that their location was actually in the Tianyue Forest!

"What's going on?" the deputy asked, looking completely bewildered.

forest?

There isn't a single blade of grass to be seen here, so where did this forest come from?

"The environment here was created by humans using soul power."

Marquis Sun Ke said solemnly, "Those who possess such ability are probably only..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice rang out: "Old Sun, you only just realized it now? Looks like you've become slow-witted too."

It's the sound of an owl!

The figure of the owl slowly appeared in the sandy sky.

Night Owl grinned: "Hello, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Night Owl!?"

The deputy was startled.

He quickly drew his sword: "Enemies! Watch out for an ambush!"

Night Owl squinted and said, "It's too late to be careful now."

"Snap!" The next moment, he clasped his hands together.

"Eighth-tier superpower - Crimson Sandstorm!"

The howling sandstorm in the dark night seemed to suddenly turn blood red.

The cultivators flying in the sky on their swords and the mages riding dragon eagles were all swept together by the blood sand that raged through the air.

The sand on the ground suddenly began to move rapidly, forming a huge desert vortex.

"W-what's going on?!"

The soldiers looked down in terror.

In just a few seconds, their bodies were completely swallowed by the blood-red quicksand, and they sank deeper and deeper. The blood-red sand spread up to their waists at an extremely fast speed.

The Xuanzu Beast and other warhorse beasts roared as they were swallowed by the quicksand.

The soldiers were terrified and struggled incessantly, trying to climb out of the quicksand.

But it was no use at all. The more they struggled, the faster their bodies sank, and in the blink of an eye, their heads were buried.

"This...this..." The deputy's body was gradually swallowed up by the blood-red quicksand.

He tried to unleash his soul power to break free, but he soon discovered that the blood-red quicksand was not only devouring him, but also constantly absorbing his soul power and life!

The temperature of the blood-red quicksand gradually rose, quickly reaching over a thousand degrees!

"what!!"

"ah!!!......"

Followed by screams.

All the soldiers who were swallowed by the blood-red quicksand were instantly scorched to a crisp by the intense heat of the sand...

Marquis Sun rode on the back of the towering Xuanzu Beast until it was completely buried alive, at which point he leaped up and flew into the air.

He looked back and saw that all the soldiers in his field of vision had been buried by the blood-red quicksand, with only their charred arms or heads sticking out.

"Night Owl!!"

Marquis Sun gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with rage.

An entire army was literally buried alive by Night Owl!

"I'm here." The owl walked through the air as if it were flat ground, picking its nose. "I've been waiting for you here for a long time. I thought you weren't coming. Luckily, I didn't give up."

"boom!"

Marquis Sun's eyes darkened as he unleashed his full soul power, unleashing the terrifying aura of a Heavenly Revelation Realm expert! His entire body was enveloped in deep blue soul power flames!

Night Owl chuckled and said, "Oh, you seem pretty angry. What's making you so irritable?"

“…Wait until I break your bones,” Marquis Sun Ke said gravely, “and then let’s see if you can still laugh!”

After he finished speaking, Marquis Sun Ke's figure blurred for a moment, and then he suddenly rushed in front of Night Owl!

"Seventh-tier ghost spirit - Greedy and Evil Ghost!"

An extremely ugly ghost appeared in his palm, growing larger and larger, roaring ferociously as it pounced on the night owl!

Night Owl sneered and stretched out his bare hand.

Just as the ghost was about to bite him, he grabbed it by the back of the neck.

It's like choking a cat.

"??!"

Sun Ke's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Is this your 'greedy and wicked spirit'?"

With a flick of his finger, Night Owl crushed its spirit.

Then he clenched his fist and said slowly, "Don't worry, I usually go all out when I beat people, so you won't feel too much pain later."

Marquis Sun Ke: "You..."

Before he could finish speaking, Night Owl had already punched him hard in the face.

"boom!"

Marquis Sun let out a miserable howl and flew more than a thousand meters away in a straight line like a cannonball, even creating a sonic boom during the flight!

"Damn it..." Marquis Sun Ke stopped and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

For a Heavenly Enlightenment Realm expert to be beaten by an Asura Realm expert is an utter disgrace!

He was just careless and didn't dodge properly, but this time he definitely will...

"boom!"

However, at that moment, the owl had already appeared above his head.

Another foot came crashing down from the sky!

Marquis Sun Ke's eyes widened, and he quickly crossed his arms and raised them, condensing a deep blue soul force to protect himself.

"boom!"

The soul power barrier trembled violently.

Although he blocked the attack, Marquis Sun was still deeply shocked.

Could this be the attack power of a Shura Realm expert?!