Otherworldly Desert Dust

The Red Demon Ancient Ape’s cheekbone was shattered, blood gushed out in torrents, but the ape seemed impervious to pain. It nimbly entangled the Prison Rock Mecha with its body.

Taking advantage of a break in the Prison Rock Mecha’s assaults, the Red Demon Ancient Ape flipped over and mounted its back...

"Swish!"

Suddenly, a golden arc blade flew out, slicing precisely through the Red Demon Ancient Ape’s neck!

The Red Demon Ancient Ape was promptly felled, tumbling into the seawater. While its head wasn’t severed entirely, it had to clutch its wound with one hand to prevent massive blood loss. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Wu Hen saw the arc blade and immediately turned to look back.

It was that Tied-Hair Senior Sister. She seemed a bit impatient, seizing the moment when the ape was engrossed in the fight to launch a sneak attack.

This Tied-Hair Senior Sister’s strength should be second only to Qing Meng’s, likely mid-tier in the Cangxia Realm.

The Red Demon Ancient Ape had thick skin and tough muscles, but the Totem Holy Power seemed to possess a special blade-breaking ability, instantly slicing through its robust neck.

But her actions earned a fierce glare from Senior Brother Gu Yue!

"Who told you to intervene!" Gu Yue was quite displeased with her behavior.

"I just thought it was wasting too much time." The Tied-Hair Senior Sister pursed her lips.

Gu Yue’s gaze turned icy as he made a chopping hand gesture toward her in warning.

The more mechas and mechanical beasts humanity lost, the more advantageous it was for them.

The Tied-Hair Senior Sister also realized her rashness and bowed in apology to her Senior Brother.

The injured Red Demon Ancient Ape remained ferocious and terrifying. The Emperor Mecha, Prison Rock, battled with it for some time, finally gaining the upper hand as the ape bled excessively.

"Boom!"

A steel cannon suddenly jutted out from Prison Rock’s chest, firing a barrage over the Red Demon Ancient Ape!

At last, the Red Demon Ancient Ape was blasted apart, collapsing heavily into the seawater, its blood staining the entire area red.

The boiling blood evaporated on the Prison Rock Mecha’s alien rock shell. Its pilot, Chu Hao, wore a victorious smile, knowing this battle was being watched by people in major cities worldwide. Naturally, defeating the Desert Dust ancient beast brought immense pleasure and pride!

"Advance!" Xu Yuehu of the Silver Cloud commanded.

Soon, twelve Emperor Mechas resumed their advance, crossing the toxic fog mountains on the periphery and entering the inner sea islands.

Other fighter groups and mechanical beasts followed closely, beginning to sweep through the strange poison beasts on the islands.

The Holy Sect disciples mostly stood with arms crossed, aloof. In fact, if they took action, the creatures on the island’s periphery would quickly be eradicated.

But they had no desire to waste any Holy Breath on these monsters.

"Hissssss~~~~~~"

"Roar!!!!!!"

"Grr!!!!"

Upon entering the interior of the island, a cacophony of unsettling cries echoed from all directions within the weird fog.

The first to appear before the world’s eyes were a group of Highly Poisonous Flower Winged Pythons. Like Ying Snakes, they had mottled scales, but their size rivaled the giant anacondas of the Amazon. When their poison-laden wings expanded, they looked as terrifying and grotesque as prehistoric beasts!

Fighting just one or two would be manageable, but these Highly Poisonous Flower Winged Pythons coiled into mountainous formations. During the initial exploration, the moment a Tiger Mechanical Beast approached, it was entangled and its metal frame twisted apart!

"Purple Owl, firepower cover!!"

"Light Mountain, laser sweep!"

"Slash Guest, strike out!"

Three agile mechas moved simultaneously. The Purple Owl transformed into a super fighter jet mid-air and carpet-bombed the Highly Poisonous Winged Pythons below. It dropped spirit powder gunpowder bombs, creating violet flame bombs that reached the human industrial limit in temperature, evaporating entire sections of the sea.

The Highly Poisonous Flower Winged Pythons possessed formidable scales. They traversed the violet blasts, attacking in waves despite suffering hundreds of casualties to dismantle a human mecha.

The Emperor Mecha Light Mountain turned into a laser turret after settling down. Although it provided powerful firepower, its immobility allowed the Winged Pythons to dismantle it into scrap metal. The pilot couldn’t escape in time and was swallowed whole by one of the pythons.

Seeing a mecha destroyed, Wu Hen frowned.

Xu Yuehu, the Silver Cloud’s pilot, was too reckless and foolish.

In the bid to showcase the Emperor Mecha’s might before all humanity and to ingratiate themselves with the Outer Heaven Guests, he fought the monsters relentlessly...

Ultimately, it would only harm all of humanity.

"This won’t do. If the Holy Sect disciples don’t exert any effort, it will significantly heighten the difficulty when I want to eliminate them later." Wu Hen began to scheme internally.

He took a deep breath and used his tongue to sense the weird fog in the air.

Soon, a stinging sensation on his tongue confirmed something for Wu Hen: the fog itself was toxic.

Wu Hen glanced at his good friend, Little Yi, and said, "This weird fog is also toxic. I’m not sure if staying here for long will affect our bodies."

Hearing this, Little Yi realized something too.

She replied to Wu Hen, "Junior Brother’s concern isn’t unfounded. Since stepping into this place, my breath hasn’t been as steady."

"They’re too slow. By the time we reach the Ying Snake, most of the toxins will have been inhaled." Xiao Chong said.

Gu Yue hesitated.

The toxin problem was indeed real. Extended exposure would permeate their internal organs. Although their breathing techniques could expel some toxins, it would only work after leaving the toxic zone.

"Lan Han, since you’re so helpful, why don’t you lead a few juniors to clear the obstacles ahead?" Gu Yue said to the Tied-Hair Senior Sister.

Her face darkened but dared not defy Senior Brother’s order. She reluctantly selected a few disciples.

"Junior Brother, come fight with us." Lan Han pointed at Wu Hen.

"Alright, but I lack strength and would need your protection, Senior Sister." Wu Hen did not refuse, appearing respectful.

But internally, Wu Hen cursed this sinister woman.

Clearly, she had offended Senior Brother and dared not lash out, so she decided to drag him into the mess.

These Holy Sect disciples were indeed vile, scheming, selfish, and utterly inhumane!

Fortunately, Wu Hen was no saint either.

Separating Lan Han from the group was favorable, giving Wu Hen a chance to deal with her first and weaken the Holy Sect disciples’ power.

In terms of strength ranking,

Senior Brother Gu Yue was the strongest. It would be best to handle him when confronting the Ying Snake.

Next was Little Yi. Although she outwardly befriended everyone, she primarily used them. Even Senior Brother was just a tool in her eyes, with a ruthless and vicious mind. She wouldn’t be easy to confront either.

Then came the long-haired Xiao Chong. This androgynous person wouldn’t expend any effort before meeting the Ying Snake. Like Gu Yue, he looked forward to using the entire human homeland as a refining furnace.

After them were Lan Han, Fang Qing, and Xu Yuehu. Their strengths surpassed Chen Qi, whom Wu Hen had previously killed. Wu Hen’s instincts told him their strength was roughly on par with his current level.

Yet, if his physique broke through to the Third Rank, he could face them head-on.

During this period, Wu Hen had consumed strange beast meat voraciously, but his physique realm stubbornly stayed blocked...

The remaining disciples, with strength similar to Chen Qi’s, would fall below him once he mastered Black Frost.

"Junior Brother, don’t always think about slacking off. The more you fight and bathe in these strange beasts’ Blood Breath, the more your totem power and physique can improve!" Lan Han advised Wu Hen, indicating he should take the lead.

"Bathe in the Blood Breath?" Wu Hen questioned.

"Why, are you confused again? Master always reminded us to seize combat opportunities, as fighting stimulates our totem battle intent. Additionally, absorbing the boiling blood through our skin is as effective as soaking in medicinal baths." Lan Han explained.

Lan Han’s words enlightened Wu Hen.

Could it be that he couldn’t break through the Third Rank because of a lack of combat?

Understood, understood!

Wu Hen’s gaze swept over Lan Han.

Then, Lan Senior Sister’s blood would help him ascend!

"Help me~~ Save me~~~~~"

In the weird fog, a downed pilot crawled out of the wreckage, his legs crushed, desperately crawling toward Wu Hen and Lan Han.

Before Wu Hen could rescue the man, Lan Han showed impatience. Enjoy new chapters from empire

She lifted her foot and stomped directly on the bloodied pilot’s spine!

"Crack!"

The stomp severed the pilot’s spine, killing him instantly!

"That noise is so annoying." Lan Han kicked the pilot’s corpse away and turned her cold gaze toward the Ghost Scorpions ahead.

They had reached the inner island cluster, but one of the islands was swarming with Ghost Scorpions. Upon death, these scorpions released a large amount of poison liquid, acting like a massive number of corrosive bombs. Whether the opponent was an Emperor Mecha or a Holy Sect disciple, the scorpions’ suicidal swarm attacks were extremely irritating.

The Ghost Scorpion Mother was in the Island Lake, and Lan Han, with her powerful perception, seemed to hear it incessantly laying eggs.

It laid eggs at a pace akin to a giant factory, resulting in an endless stream of Ghost Scorpions charging at them, obstructing their advance.

"That purple mecha, follow us and kill the Ghost Scorpion Mother." Lan Han ordered.

"As you command, Honored Guest." Xu Yuehu said, directing the Purple Owl to follow.

Lan Han’s aggressive temperament and rash behavior.

This provided Wu Hen with an excellent opportunity to eliminate her.

He loved being the sixth, the unseen killer!

Heading to the Island Lake meant they would entirely leave Gu Yue’s sight. No matter how strong his perception, the weird fog would prevent him from knowing precisely what happened there.

"Little Yi, it’s time to feast!"

What Wu Hen needed most was a boost in strength.

Doing nothing and waiting for the confrontation with the Ying Snake would leave him with limited options due to his current capabilities.

But along the way, he could continuously gather resources, evolving, perhaps even experiencing a transformation in his power!

The boundaries delineated by humanity—the Firefly Light, Night Ghost, Thunder Bright, and Cang Xia realms—had no distinct thresholds and no realm barriers. As long as resources were consumed, the speed of strength improvement would be swift!