A gift returned ten thousandfold: I am the number one licker in all realms!

The scorpion leader did a quick calculation and realized that their king would emerge from seclusion in about three hours.

Once their king emerges from seclusion, the entire desert will be beneath their feet. Their Scorpion Beast clan will finally rise to power, no longer fearing the other monsters in the desert. They will truly conquer the Tager Desert.

Lily twisted her body, as if trying to resist.

Of course, his strength was nothing compared to that of the scorpion demon beast clan; with just a little effort, he felt so much pain that he couldn't move and could only let them take him away.

Lily was then taken to the very center of the palace. On one of their plaza arenas, Lily appeared to be undergoing some kind of ritual.

In the very center of this palace is a pool of blood, with various bubbles bubbling up inside.

Just looking at that pool of blood sent chills down my spine.

At this moment, Lily also sensed something was wrong. Looking at the many white bones in the center of the blood pool, she saw that they all seemed to be human bones.

Judging from their posture, are they going to throw him in directly? That's terrifying.

"Damn monsters, what are you doing? Release me right now!"

"Damn it, what are you doing? I'm going to kill you all, let me go!"

The scorpion leader beside him laughed heartily, seemingly showing off his spoils.

For their scorpion-beast race, human corpses are the greatest tonic. As long as there are enough humans, they can grow into their complete form in the shortest amount of time.

The scorpion race needs to undergo two evolutions in their lifetime.

They need to retreat from their place. Not entirely shameless.

Only during their third evolution can they grow into their complete form.

Ordinary scorpions, even demonic beasts, have only undergone one evolution, roughly reaching the Returning Origin Realm. But this scorpion leader has already grown into an advanced form after his second evolution.

Of course, to become their king, one must undergo a third evolution, which is currently underway. The Scorpion King is currently in seclusion, not yet awakened.

The Scorpion King is now just a little bit away from fully evolving.

Meanwhile, Luo Xing was secretly watching this scene from a corner of a wall in a side alley.

In fact, Luo Xing had already discovered that Lily had been captured, but he didn't rush to rescue her because he knew that he couldn't rescue her immediately when faced with so many scorpion demon beasts.

"The best course of action now is to observe the situation and wait for the right opportunity. He also wants to see what they are trying to do."

Damn it, haven't they been talking about the Scorpion King? What does the Scorpion King actually look like? I've circled the palace three times already.

Why haven't I seen that Scorpion King they were talking about? Could it be that the Scorpion Leader just made it up for me?

If that's the case, then Lao would have to risk his life to fight him.

The reason why Luo Xing hasn't gone up to fight the scorpion leader is that he's been wary of the scorpion king the leader mentioned.

The scorpion leader's strength wasn't actually that scary; it was probably only at the Emperor level.

If Luo Xing were to go all out and fight to the death, the outcome would be uncertain. However, if the Scorpion King were to make a surprise attack at the crucial moment, Luo Xing would inevitably face certain death.

So now Luo Xing has been observing the Scorpion King's situation, but they're almost at the center of the main hall, why haven't they seen the Scorpion King yet?

Luo Xing couldn't help but wonder, could it really be something the scorpion leader made up? But he sensed it with his aura. He could indeed feel a powerful force hidden within the palace.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that powerful force drawing ever closer; he could even sense the force of its breath.

But where exactly is it? Luo Xing kept observing, even using his spiritual power to detect the other party's powerful spiritual energy.

Suddenly, Luo Xing opened her eyes wide, as if she had discovered something.

Just now, when I used my spiritual power to detect something, I seemed to have discovered an extremely powerful force. Could that extremely powerful force be the one the scorpion leader was talking about? The Scorpion King?

"Could the Scorpion King be hiding in the Blood Pool?"

Luo Xing couldn't help but swallow hard; he could sense that some kind of power seemed to be hidden within the blood pool.

Holy crap, what's going on here?

"Could it be that the so-called Scorpion King is in that blood pool? Just how big is this Scorpion King?"

Luo Xing looked at the blood pool from a distance; it was at least 50 meters away.

If the Scorpion King were really that big, wouldn't that be incredible? Wouldn't it be the size of a tall building?

Suddenly, at that very moment.

In the very center of the palace, Lily suddenly screamed. Several scorpions appeared, and the demonic beast seemed about to push Lily into the pool of blood.

"No, no!"

"Let me go, let me go now."

Lily struggled desperately, but to no avail. The two scorpion monsters continued their attack, while the scorpion leader laughed maniacally. His triumphant and crazed appearance was utterly hideous.

Luo Xing's eyes widened, and he immediately concluded that this scorpion leader was definitely going to push Lily into the blood pool to refine her. He might even be planning to turn her into food for the Scorpion King.

At this moment, Luo Xing finally confirmed that the Scorpion King must be in the Blood Pool.

There was no time to think about anything else. Luo Xing instantly conjured a ball of flame in his hand and threw it up.

With a loud bang, flames exploded in the very center of the palace.

The two scorpion beasts next to Lily were instantly blown away.

Luo Xing appeared beside Lily, straightened her up, and then untied the ropes binding her.

Lily felt a little relieved after seeing Luo Xing arrive, but then she became worried again.

"My Lord Barbarian, what brings you here? Didn't I tell you to leave? You'll be captured too if you come here. You shouldn't be concerned about me."

For a moment, Lily seemed to be blaming Luo Xing, feeling that she shouldn't have come to save her, as if they would both be doomed. For a moment, he even felt a little guilty.

Luo Xing smiled. If he wouldn't even save his own friends, what kind of person would he be? A barbarian god? He'd be worse than a pig or a dog.

The scorpion leader gritted his teeth as he looked at Luo Xing, never expecting that the other party would dare to come back.

"Kid, you really have some guts. You've really eaten the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard."

"Brothers, hurry up and catch him so he can be food for Lord Scorpion King!"