Otherworldly Desert Dust

"However, thank you for your stoicism for the homeland...you are a comrade worthy of respect." Saying this, Tu Shanlan took a step forward and gave a gentlemanly hug.

This sudden hug was as pure as one between brothers, making Wu Hen feel a burst of shame.

The man treated him like a brother, but he only desired the other's body, what a scoundrel he was.

Indeed, they fought side by side as comrades. Explore stories on empire

"There are certain things I can't convey directly, you need to subtly communicate to the other mechas to preserve their strength. These Outer Heaven Guests ultimately intend to use our homeland as their alchemy pot, so we must preserve our combat ability." Wu Hen became more serious, speaking to Tu Shanlan.

"Is it really like this...we made so many sacrifices." Tu Shanlan seemed lost in thought.

They had thought that showing enough sincerity would earn the respect of these Outer Heaven Guests, but they didn't expect them to be so malicious, no different from that cold-blooded Ying Snake.

"Leave as soon as you can, leave the rest to me, not a single one of these outsiders should be left!" Wu Hen said.

"My name is Tu Shanlan."

"Call me Lord Wu Hen...oh, just call me Wu Hen." Wu Hen corrected himself quickly.

Tu Shanlan couldn't help but smile, giving this man who had infiltrated the enemy lines the respect he deserved: "Alright, Lord Wu Hen."

...

Returning to the center of the archipelago, now reduced to countless shards.

Wu Hen found that the seawater had completely surged onto the islands, with remnants scattered everywhere. These included the Emperor Mecha, as well as Ying Snake's scales and flesh. Occasionally, one could also see the relatively intact corpses of Holy Sect Disciples floating on the water.

Gu Yue was an extremely cunning person, often using his fellow disciples as shields, leading to heavy casualties among the Holy Sect Disciples this time. Only Qing Meng, Gu Yue, and a male disciple survived.

Wu Hen was in charge of leading this mission. Even if he died, Gu Yue wouldn't be held responsible, so he was even more reckless, even intentionally causing his fellow disciples to die, ensuring that all the Master's resources would fall to him alone.

Ruthless and malicious.

The senior sister Qing Meng was even more complicit, pretending to work with the disciples while secretly scheming against them, discarding them once they were no longer useful, a true hypocrite.

As for Ying Snake, it had shown signs of fatigue, no longer capable of using that space-breaking attack. Its spatial chains had completely dimmed, relying solely on its physical strength to fight Gu Yue and Qing Meng.

Gu Yue and Qing Meng had already gained the upper hand. Their tactics were highly successful: allowing the human Emperor Alliance to break through Ying Snake's two layers of scales, then letting their fellow disciples deplete all of Ying Snake's demonic energy and perception, torturing it to exhaustion before making their grand appearance.

"Chang Yi, I have a task for you. Senior Brother will ensure your safety and praise you before the Master." Senior Brother Gu Yue said to the relatively unscathed disciple.

"Senior Brother, you only need to command me." This disciple, named Chang Yi, had survived thus far by serving Senior Brother unconditionally.

"I can still smell the stench from Junior Brother's body, he didn't die. Go and kill him for me. Later, tell the Master he deserted during the battle, and you couldn't bear it any longer and executed him." Gu Yue said.

"As you wish, Senior Brother!" Chang Yi agreed without hesitation.

"At this point, you still won't let Junior Brother go?" Qing Meng asked.

"Dear Junior Sister, why do you always think about this dog? Was it because he licked you quite comfortably during your puberty, and now you don't want to part with your toy?" Gu Yue spat out extremely vulgar words.

Qing Meng's face changed upon hearing this, coldly saying, "Senior Brother, if you speak this way, you deal with Ying Snake yourself. I want to see how you suppress its Butterfly Needles!"

"Junior Sister, I'm just jealous. How about this, you kill Junior Brother, and I'll slay Ying Snake. The great merit will be yours, as a testament to my sincerity towards you." Gu Yue said.

They addressed each other as senior brother and sister, but there was no trust between them. Seeing that Ying Snake was about to die, neither wanted to share the spoils.

"A male slave who followed since childhood, if Senior Brother cared so much, I could have killed him long ago. But Senior Brother is always wary of me, fearing Master's favor more than you. If you truly give me this merit, I'll kill whatever man you want without batting an eye." Qing Meng said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's face became even more sinister.

He sneered inwardly, little bitch, don't think I don't know how you gained the Master's favor.

Even the wraiths that seduced travelers with their beauty in abandoned temples were cleaner than her.

"In that case, let's work together to slay Ying Snake." Gu Yue said.

"Alright, don't just promise me the top merit, share half with me, and I can castrate Junior Brother after, keeping him alive for you to toy with, wouldn't that be more satisfying?" Qing Meng said.

"Deal!" Gu Yue said.

They acted in unison, cornering Ying Snake into the Shattered Island. Both raised their palms to the sky, bringing down golden mountain shadows, heavily striking Ying Snake on the ground.

Ying Snake spread its mottled wings, indicating it had also played its trump card.

The incongruent butterfly wings flapped, creating colorful light ripples. These ripples could neutralize the surrounding surging energy, causing the falling golden mountain shadows to vanish.

After warding off Qing Meng and Gu Yue's attack, Ying Snake stood upright, dense needles appearing on its wings.

"Shaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

With Ying Snake's baby-like cry, the needles transformed into a vividly colored rain of needles, shooting at Gu Yue and Qing Meng in the sky.

The dazzling display was mesmerizing, yet filled with a fearful aura of death, as these Butterfly Needles could bypass all defenses, carrying a terrifying dissolving effect upon piercing any object!

Previously, several islands had been dissolved and vanished entirely by these Butterfly Needles.

Now, the rain of needles was focused on the two. They used their junior disciples as shields before, but now they had to face it themselves...

Qing Meng took out a Silver Bottle from her waist, throwing it into the air. It rapidly enlarged, its mouth facing the needle rain, pouring out a golden sparkling waterfall!

The waterfall effectively nullified the incoming needle rain while they hid behind the Silver Bottle, unharmed.

"Senior Brother, don't let it recover. Let's strike at its vital points together!" Qing Meng said.

"Alright!" Seeing his junior sister's sincerity, Gu Yue no longer held back. He enveloped himself in golden radiance, transforming into the Holy Infant Golden Body, manifesting a Golden Feather Sword on his palm, slashing at Ying Snake's vital point.

Ying Snake's weak spot was its eyes. Gu Yue knew this was the critical moment, focusing entirely on it, ignoring everything else around.

On a nearby half-cliff.

Wu Hen stepped on the dying Chang Yi, his gaze fixated on Gu Yue battling Ying Snake in the distance.

Senior Brother Gu Yue was fierce, he couldn't help silently praying for Ying Snake, hoping it would retaliate desperately.

"You...you're not Junior Brother!" Chang Yi belatedly cried, like a wild duck pinned on a chopping board.

"Use your brain a little, Senior Brother clearly intends to kill everyone here, yet you still obey him without question." Wu Hen increased the force on his leg, torturing Chang Yi.

"The path of cultivation is all about begging for mercy. Those who truly attain the ultimate ideal cannot possibly nurture others. If you haven't understood this simple truth, how can you survive in Desert Dust? I did no wrong, I simply underestimated your patience!" Chang Yi remained steadfast, indirectly indicating that he had never viewed Wu Hen as the same type of person.

"Yes, yes, you're not wrong. Run quickly on Huangquan Road, perhaps you'll meet Lan Han, Xiao Chong, and that guy with the white clothes...you can all review together how you ended up reporting to Yama Palace. Why did nothing happen when you followed Senior Brother for so long, but you died opposing me?" Wu Hen laughed, revealing his true villainous nature.

Everyone knew Gu Yue was cruel, selfish, and rotten to the core.

Little did they know, Wu Hen was even more formidable, ruthless without hesitation, and he had a weakened Black Divine Miracle urgently waiting to be fed!

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