"Hum~~~"
The northern desert of the Tianfeng Dynasty.
A blue teleportation array slowly appeared, and streaks of crimson light flashed out from the blue vortex.
"Stomp!"
"Stomp!"
Hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers clad in crimson armor, facing the slightly warm air mixed with sand grains, with fierce and surging killing intent, began to envelop the surroundings. Under the sunlight, the hundreds of thousands of crimson figures looked like a thousand-mile river of blood, dyeing the land with a sense of oppression and desolation.
"Hum~~~"
Figures of Gan Ning, Xu Chu, Liao Hua, Gao Shun, and Chen Gong slowly appeared within the teleportation array.
"Bang~~~"
"Riiip!!"
Xu Chu thrust the Fire Cloud Blade in his hand into the golden Double Kill, his nostrils finely assessing his surroundings.
"Such a strong smell of blood!"
Lu Kang, leaning on his long sword, walked to Xu Chu's side, his nose constantly sniffing the air pervading the yellow sand.
"It's snakes!"
Chen Gong cupped some yellow sand in his hand, frowning as he looked at the broken snake skins within it.
"It seems we've already been targeted!"
Gan Ning gazed towards the end of the desert in the distance, where the void slowly turned dark and dim, as if two blood-red pupils were watching the Han army.
"According to the records of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, a demon beast called the Sand Shadow Snake lives in the northern desert of the Tianfeng Dynasty. At that time, King Mang led his army and suffered quite a loss here!"
Chen Gong stared at the blood-red pupils that occasionally disappeared and reappeared in the void: "This Sand Shadow Snake is the most relied-upon force of the Tianfeng Dynasty in the north, serving the Tianfeng Human King to guard the northern desert. Its strength cannot be underestimated."
"General, I fear that our arrival here has already been discovered by the Tianfeng Dynasty!"
"What does the strategist think?" Gan Ning stared at the pupils in the void. These pupils possessed considerable strength, but Gan Ning did not take them to heart.
"General, since the enemy has already declared war on us, we shall go along with their intentions. First, we will uproot the Sand Shadow Snake tribe that occupies the northern desert, use the northern desert as a base, and gradually advance south!"
Chen Gong glanced at the pupils in the void, smiled slightly, and said to everyone.
"Where is Liao Hua!"
Gan Ning's brow furrowed, and he suddenly roared, his fierce primal energy directly bombarding the void pupils in the distant sky.
"Bang!"
The pupils flickered slightly before dissipating with the killing intent and dark clouds filling the sky.
"Your subordinate is here!"
Liao Hua knelt on one knee, his tone laced with a hint of excitement. He hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time. Since the Han Dynasty became increasingly prosperous, the enemies had also grown stronger, and he had gradually withdrawn from the front lines to stabilize the four corners for the Han.
"I order you to be the vanguard general, clear the path ahead, and find the Sand Shadow Snake tribe for me!"
Gan Ning's voice was filled with anger. How dare they covet the Han army!
"Your orders shall be followed!"
Liao Hua took the lead, commanding a hundred thousand troops, and marched grandly into the depths of the desert.
......
"Pfft!"
In the depths of the desert, in an extremely dark and damp place, a clear underground river flowed nearby.
"Patriarch, Patriarch, what's wrong with you?"
An elder of the Sand Shadow Snake frantically helped up the Patriarch Sha Kui, who had just spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Cough cough, so strong!"
Sha Kui, the Patriarch of the Sand Shadow Snake tribe, and the strongest in the tribe, at the fifth level of Tongling.
Just now, he suddenly sensed a surge of energy in a certain void. He hurriedly released his divine sense to investigate, only to see hundreds of thousands of troops emerging from the void one after another. They were all at the innate level, clad in crimson armor, majestic and imposing, with sky-piercing killing intent!
This northern desert was a fief granted to the Sand Shadow Snake tribe by the Tianfeng Human King, and it was also an important military force for the Tianfeng Dynasty to suppress the northern desert.
The desert climate was harsh, and few martial artists ventured here. Today, hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly emerged. How could he not be curious? Just as he was carefully observing, six figures emerged from the blue teleportation array in the void. The cultivation of one of them was close to that of the current Human King.
Seeing the Han general let out a cold snort, he directly injured Sha Kui's divine soul.
"Elder Sha Cheng, there is a great change in the depths of the desert. Our Sand Shadow Snake tribe may not be able to resist. Now, you must rush to the capital and report this matter to the Human King!"
Sha Kui looked grim, gazing at Sha Cheng in front of him, and weakly said.
"Don't worry, Patriarch!"
Sha Cheng saw the Patriarch's weakened body and sensed the importance of the matter. He immediately replied, gave his Patriarch a heavy look, and disappeared into the dark lair.
"Guards!"
"Cough cough!"
Sha Kui weakly called out, "Keep a close eye on that army, find an opportunity, and nibble them away bit by bit!"
......
In the endless desert, a crimson dragon was advancing. Looking at the army from afar, the horizon was a vast expanse of yellow sand, heavy and oppressive, making one marvel at the power of nature.
"Rustle!!"
"Rustle!!"
Dozens of miles away from the crimson army, patches of yellow sand suddenly began to surge, as if an underground river was flowing beneath the sand, stirring up the upper layer.
"Rustle!!"
"Bang!"
Tens of thousands of Sand Shadow Snakes, almost blended with the yellow sand, broke out of the ground. The moment each Sand Shadow Snake emerged, it transformed into human form.
The Sand Shadow Snake army were all tall and robust, wielding ochre-colored refining hooks, and covered in ochre-colored scales. If they lay motionless on the yellow sand, it would be difficult to distinguish the demon beast Sand Shadow Snake from the yellow sand with the naked eye.
Looking closely, after the Sand Shadow tribe transformed into human form, a narrow pupil flickered in their eyes, their mouths were wide and long, and a long forked tongue flickered in the void, constantly probing.
The ten thousand strong Sand Shadow Snake army were all at the peak of the Houtian realm. Although weaker than the crimson army in front of them, none of them showed the slightest fear. Instead, they exuded a fierce aura, their long tongues constantly trembling. Su Dan Novel Network
"Brother Sha Zi, should we notify the other guards? Going up alone like this, won't it be..."
"Slap!"
A Sand Shadow Snake soldier cautiously approached a Sand Shadow Snake whose body was noticeably wider and rounder. Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face by the demon beast named Sha Zi.
"Speak... What is there to say? Didn't you hear what the Patriarch said? Find a suitable opportunity to nibble them away gradually!"
"Look at this army. Although their strength is all at the Xiantian level, this is the desert, and they have no geographical advantage. And look at the general leading the troops, his strength is about the same as mine. What a good opportunity. Besides, it's been a while since we've had any fresh meat!"
"Exactly, big brother. Guarding here in the desert every day, I've almost forgotten the taste of human flesh!"
A Sand Shadow Snake soldier licked his lips, his eyes greedily gazing at the crimson army in the distance.
"Order it down. We will directly slaughter them tonight. Tonight, we will feast and eat to our heart's content!"
Sha Zi's pupils trembled incessantly, his forked tongue extending from his mouth, greedily searching the void for the scent of humans.