Chapter 003 First Battle with the Sand Wolves\------------------------\Small Blackboard: Beasts will appear later, here we will indicate the level of the beasts.\ Beasts are divided into Spirit Beasts, Magic Beasts, Ferocious Beasts, and Divine Beasts. Each tier of beasts is further divided into Heaven, Earth, and Human stages, from level one to nine. A level nine spirit beast is simply level nine, an Earth-stage level eight spirit beast is level twenty-eight, and a Human-stage level three magic beast is level fifty-three. That is to say, Spirit Beasts are levels one to thirty-nine; Magic Beasts are levels forty to seventy-nine; Ferocious Beasts are levels eighty to one hundred and nine; Divine Beasts are level one hundred and ten.\ Uh, confusing, right? It's okay, let's just continue with the confusion...\ \ Fan Realm, Chaos Wind Desert\ "Oh no, they're coming this way!"\ Baqian yelled, his grip on the longbow tightening. The members of the caravan, whose bodies were already slightly trembling, started shivering even more.\ What kind of gang are these Sand Wolves that could scare Baqian and the others to this extent?\ Ling Xuan thought secretly.\ Now he knew that the strongest cultivator in this caravan was Baqian. Apart from about ten ordinary merchants and five servants, the rest were just fighters somewhat stronger than normal humans.\ Looks like if I don't help, it would seem too unreasonable.\ Ling Xuan thought, then got up and walked toward the dunes.\ "Brother Ling! It's very dangerous, come back! We don't know what level these people are, rushing in would only lead to losses!"\ Baqian immediately panicked and shouted to Ling Xuan. He understood Ling Xuan's intentions and felt a tinge of gratitude in his heart.\ Ling Xuan signaled Baqian with his eyes to rest assured, then stood a short distance away from the caravan. A calm and majestic aura immediately encompassed everything within ten meters.\ The caravan members, influenced by the aura, gradually calmed down.\ "Whoa whoa!"\ Another shout rang out. The riders seemed to enjoy horseback riding very much. From a distance, Ling Xuan saw the expressions of excitement and greed on the riders' faces.\ Shouts continued incessantly. The Sand Wolves soon rode up and stopped three meters in front of Ling Xuan.\ The leader rode a half-horse that looked like a horse but wasn't quite a horse. He was fairly handsome, but his overbearing and arrogant expression ruined it all.On either side of him were two warriors, barefoot and naked, carrying large swords on their backs, with two archers behind them, and at the far end, a frail sorcerer, presumably a walking corpse drained by liquor and lust.\ At this moment, Baqian appeared unexpectedly, standing beside Ling Xuan and glaring at everyone present. However, Ling Xuan could clearly feel his hand gripping the longbow trembling slightly.\ “Brother Ling, this person is called Ma Shangfei, the third leader of the Sand Wolf Gang, with a fourth-grade, fifth-level strength. He is highly skilled with his hammer, with very strong chopping power — a violent-type warrior. His mount is a Heavenly-level, seventh-rank spirit beast called the Earth Battle Wolf, specialized in defense. This perfect combination of offense and defense can take on someone of fourth-grade, eighth-level strength!”\ Baqian gave Ling Xuan a detailed account of the opposing general, his deep tone full of caution and fear.\ 'Is this thing a wolf?' Ling Xuan thought with curiosity, looking at it and seeing it clearly resembled a horse.\ “Oh?” Ma Shangfei was slightly surprised, then burst out laughing, “Looks like my reputation is still as remarkable as ever. After being inactive for many years, those lowly underlings must have already forgotten about me. Haha, you kid are not bad. If you kneel and kowtow three times and call me Grandpa Ma three times, I might spare your life. What about you?”\ Ma Shangfei looked at Ling Xuan, clearly implying that if you don't kneel and beg for mercy, I'll kill you right now!\ “Bullshit! When I was ravaging your mother, you weren't born yet; who knows if you're even my son, hahaha. Now you little bastard dare show off in front of me, watch out, I'll cut you down!”\ Baqian, for some unknown reason, suddenly found courage and spat out a furious curse, then laughed heartily. This laugh made Ma Shangfei seem less terrifying to him.\ To be honest, the joke wasn't funny at all. Most of those present didn't laugh, remaining silent, with the exception of Ma Shangfei and his group.\ Ling Xuan glanced at Baqian admiringly; being able to maintain composure in the face of absolute force means in the future, one's martial path is bound to go further.\ “Damn it! For scumbags who are shameless, I always tear them apart in five pieces!”\ Ma Shangfei's face turned sullen. Being insulted in front of his subordinates, his pride was clearly wounded.With a furious shout, he stomped on the back of the Earth Battle Wolf, lunging at Baqian and conjuring a fierce-faced wolf-tooth club out of thin air, swinging it at Baqian with full force.
No martial techniques were used, just pure physical strength, yet it produced a piercing sonic boom, showing that Ma Shangfei's physical strength had reached its peak.
Baqian closed his eyes, calmly awaiting death. It wasn't that he didn't want to resist, but it was useless. If an archer was approached, he would have no strength to fight back. Still, he felt somewhat unwilling. He had finally learned the secrets of the fourth tier, had traveled half a month with the caravan and was about to reach Yansha City, only to lose his life here. He was truly unwilling! "Bang Yi Yi" With a muffled groan, Ba Qian's body didn't move an inch, but he was sent flying backward and crashing hard onto the ground. His tiger's mouth was shattered, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of clotted blood before he could catch his breath. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "This is impossible, absolutely impossible! How could I possibly lose to a useless third-tier like you! Impossible!" "Ma Fei muttered a few times like a madman, then suddenly turned and shouted madly at the subordinates behind him: "Get up! Hurry up and go! A bunch of useless fools! "
Those subordinates all rolled their eyes at him in their hearts before pretending to attack Baqian. Damn. Damn, you can't even beat him, so what are we supposed to fight for?
Everyone's attacks landed on Bachian without a single hit. Two warriors were also knocked away. Because they didn't use much force, their fate wasn't as bad as Ma Shangfei's. As for the archers and warlocks, there was no such thing as a rebound attack.
Baqian stared in disbelief at everything happening before him, standing frozen in place.
Ling Xuan glanced at Ma Shangfei and the others with a half-smile, then said to Baqian, "Brother Baqian, nothing is impossible." These clowns who put on a swollen face and pretended to be fat should be dealt with effortlessly. "Seeing Ling Xuan's strange look, Baqian finally snapped out of it, respectfully cupped his fists to Ling Xuan, and said, "Brother Ling, rest assured, these people won't waste any more precious spiritual energy from heaven and earth!" At this, Baqian drew his bow and shot arrows, and six arrows pierced through the heads of all six at once, leaving a mist of blood behind. Those subordinates had wanted to resist, but couldn't move at all.Originally, they were still thinking about how to show their loyalty, only to find that they couldn't bring themselves to speak. Just like that, they died in extreme frustration—after all, they were unlucky enough to run into Ling Xuan.\ \ At the same time, eight thousand had already reached the limit of shooting six arrows. Just as he was preparing to nock another to kill the Earth War Wolf, Ling Xuan suddenly spoke: “Brother Eight Thousand, show some mercy!”\ \ Eight Thousand lowered his arm holding the longbow and looked at Ling Xuan in confusion.\ \ Ling Xuan walked over and stopped in front of the War Wolf. Looking into the wolf's eyes, which showed a plea for mercy, he asked, “Do you wish to swear loyalty to me?”\ \ The War Wolf immediately nodded and lowered its rather large head, licking the sand in front of Ling Xuan's feet. It didn't dare to lick his boots for fear of making them dirty and angering Ling Xuan.\ \ “Quite intelligent, aren't you?”\ \ Ling Xuan smiled, turned to Eight Thousand, and said, “Brother Eight Thousand, this one is for your caravan. The old steward is weak, so let him ride it.”\ \ Eight Thousand, overwhelmed by the favor, bowed toward Ling Xuan with his fists again and was about to refuse, but Ling Xuan interrupted: “I'm not giving it to you, Brother Eight Thousand, I'm giving it to the old steward.”\ \ Then he said to the War Wolf: “You must swear to protect the old steward and the caravan to the death. If not, be prepared to be refined by me!”\ \ The War Wolf nodded desperately. Ling Xuan formed a seal with one hand, sending a sealing soul spell into its head, while tapping its head and saying: “If you dare break this oath, I only need one thought to blow off your big head.”\ \ The War Wolf nodded again, its eyes finally filled with fear.\ \ Seeing Ling Xuan control the War Wolf, Eight Thousand handled the affairs of the caravan and redirected it back onto the trade route.\ \ Now, no one in the caravan showed any dissatisfaction toward Ling Xuan; in fact, they were almost bursting with gratitude.\ \ Ling Xuan led the War Wolf to the old steward and said: “Steward Fan, you are weak. Let this beast serve as your mount, and it will also protect the caravan. This is a forbidden spell: if the War Wolf runs away in danger, as long as you recite this spell silently in your mind, the beast will die immediately.”\ \ Before the old steward could reply, Ling Xuan implanted the forbidden spell into his mind.\ \ The old steward seemed to want to say something, and when he was about to kneel with tears of gratitude for a grand salute, Ling Xuan stopped him in one move.\ \ “Fan, my old bones are already near death.The benefactor could still save my tribe's caravan without holding past grudges. The life-saving favor is something I will never forget!”
The old steward wept bitterly; if it weren't for Ling Xuan today, this caravan would have been annihilated. Hundreds of people in the desert who needed their aid would sooner or later starve to death in the desert.
“The steward is overstating it,” Ling Xuan said with a smile. It seemed that Bajian had already told them the truth.
Helping the old steward onto the saddle on the back of the Battle Wolf, Ling Xuan looked around at everyone and asked Bajian, “Brother Bajian, where is the Sand Wolf Gang located in the desert?”
Bajian felt awkward being called that by Ling Xuan. After hesitating, he said with a surprised look, “Just call me Bajian, benefactor. Are you planning to go after the Sand Wolf Gang?”
Ling Xuan said seriously, “Since no one can wipe out the Sand Wolf Gang, I don't mind wading into this mess.”
Bajian could read determination in Ling Xuan's eyes. Seeing his benefactor so serious, he found it difficult to find the right words. After a moment's thought, he pointed southeast and said, “Go southeast from here. In about fifty li, you'll see the gang's banner. There are Sand Wolf Gang messengers and scouts nearby; that's the place.”
Ling Xuan nodded and said to Bajian, “Thank you, I'll go see him.”
Bajian hurriedly said, “If you arrive in Yansha City and have anything you need me to do, you can come to the Burning Hill Inn at any time to find me.”
Ling Xuan smiled at Bajian, then turned back to look at the progressing caravan and said, “I will definitely pay a visit then. Everyone, farewell!”
“See you again!”
Bajian called out loudly.
Before anyone could respond, Ling Xuan shot off into the sky.
Everyone stared into the void, feeling somewhat dazed.
“If it weren't for the benefactor, we might have already been buried by the yellow sand in this chaotic desert…”
After a long while, the old steward muttered, followed by a long sigh.
He thought again of the pairs of hopeful eyes deep in the desert. Since they left the declining oasis, they couldn't die in the sea of sand because they carried the hopes of everyone in the oasis. If one day they could not return, it would mean the annihilation of a tribe.
Ling Xuan's action indirectly saved a weak tribe.
“Brother Bajian, how exactly did the benefactor transmit his power to you? Tell us about it!”
“Yes, Brother Bajian, I also really want to hear.”"Me too!"
"I want to hear it too."
"Me as well..."
"Hmm... I really don't know. At that time, I didn't feel anything at all. Those bastards weren't moving anyway, so I just sent them on their way."
"That's not what I mean. What about when that flying thing attacked you?"
"Oh, that... the feeling at that time..."
The conversation continued along with the lonely caravan, gradually moving farther away, until it finally disappeared into the vast sea of sand.
