Chapter 1253: Gobi Region

Following the guidance of the map provided by Emperor Yunlong, Xu Yang continued to lead the other five members of his team deeper into the area indicated on the map.

After half a month of travel, they finally left the entrance zone marked on the map and entered the Gobi Desert ahead.

It was still an endless yellow desert, stretching as far as the eye could see and blotting out the sky. The scenery here was undoubtedly magnificent, but the mood of every member of the team grew heavier.

The reason was simple: after walking for a full half-month, they hadn't encountered a single savage beast. This indicated that the geographical conditions of the entire far northern wilderness were far more vast than anyone had imagined.

Although Emperor Yunlong had not set a specific time limit for completing this mission, Xu Yang's team was, after all, away from home. The longer they delayed, the more intense the power struggles in the Central Region would become, and their ability to control the situation back home would increasingly diminish.

The general situation was constantly changing, and no one knew what the entire continent would be like by tomorrow. Even a figure as powerful and insightful as Xu Yang was far from reaching the realm of holding the entire Yingzhou Continent in his palm.

After all, the creation laws of the Yingzhou Continent were not of his making, but were created by Yun Wangji himself.

With Xu Yang's strength, if he were given enough time, he could still create another Yingzhou Continent. However, on Yun Wangji's territory, Xu Yang now had to play the game according to Yun Wangji's rules.

"My heavens, this place is extremely dry," the White Tiger youth couldn't help but sigh. "If we go in and walk for two or three months, we might truly be sun-dried into jerky, who knows." Although this young man was powerful, his mindset was still like that of a child, with many habits and characteristics differing from adults. His first impression of this Gobi Desert was one of discomfort, a deep-seated resistance to entering it, but he had no other choice.

"Huh, why is there a bloody smell near this Gobi Desert?" The Xuanwu clone frowned, stating this observation. Immediately after, Xu Yang and the others also released their spiritual power, spreading it as widely as possible over the surrounding Gobi area to sense the fluctuations of this so-called bloody scent. They indeed made a new discovery.

"Northwest direction! Follow me!" Although the Xuanwu clone was only in a cloned state, its insight and ability to discern special smells earned high praise even from Xu Yang.

Following his guidance, Xu Yang's team immediately moved rapidly towards the northwest of the Gobi.

Sure enough, before long, two large warring factions appeared in their sight.

It seemed the two sides were locked in fierce combat, appearing to be two sworn enemies engaged in a tribal conflict. Broken corpses of both tribes' members were piled everywhere, and the battle was exceptionally brutal.

Xu Yang unhesitatingly led his team, completely concealing their presence, and observed their surroundings with caution. After observing carefully for a long time, he reached a conclusion.

The side on the left, which had superior morale and was exerting pressure, appeared to be the Scorpion Tribe, while the other side, being encircled and pursued, was the Snake-human Tribe.

These two tribes were relatively unfamiliar to Xu Yang.

But at that same moment, after Xu Yang pulled out his map, he discovered that two distinct markers had appeared on it, representing the Scorpion Tribe and the Snake-human Tribe respectively.

Furthermore, the advantageous attributes of both tribes were also clearly marked.

"So that's it," Xu Yang murmured. "No wonder the slaughter between these two tribes is so brutal. Both tribes specialize in poison-attributed power, so this fierce confrontation must be because they want to devour territory and resources of the same attribute."

No sooner had Xu Yang finished speaking than the monstrous general of the Scorpion Tribe in the middle of the battlefield let out a furious roar. Immediately, endless yellow sand swirled up around his body.

Driven by his special cultivation technique, a desert light curtain, tens of meters high, quickly formed and surged forward, fiercely striking towards the relatively weaker Snake-human Tribe.

According to Xu Yang and his team's analysis, if this "Sand Burial" move were to land, the Snake-human Tribe would suffer heavy losses, and even this group of hundreds of Snake-human experts would be completely wiped out in this battle.

As for Xu Yang's team, choosing which side to help or not help was entirely up to their current preference, because as a completely neutral party, they currently had no interaction with either of the two tribes.

"What should we do next? We're waiting for you, our commander-in-chief, to give the order." The Xuanwu clone directly put the ball in Xu Yang's court, and Xu Yang, at that moment, revealed a smile on his face. Clearly, he had already made up his mind.

"It's simple," Xu Yang replied. "Since these two factions have no relation to us, they can both become characters we might be able to use. Preventing this confrontation from continuing is our best strategy."

As Xu Yang's words fell, he targeted the overwhelming "Sand Burial" light curtain as it swept across. A powerful force erupted from his feet, propelling him into mid-air. He then transformed into a streak of light, like a god descending, positioning himself in front of the massive sand light curtain.

Slowly raising his right hand, an incredibly powerful golden light instantly descended. The appearance of the Angelic Domain made Xu Yang shine like a god descended to the mortal realm.

His silhouette, seen by the Snake-human warriors behind him, appeared incredibly tall and majestic. With just a single palm strike, the "Sand Burial" before him was instantly shattered and disintegrated by Xu Yang's power.

In reality, the trajectory of the flowing sand and the gaps between every grain of sand were completely purified by Xu Yang's Angelic Domain. He simply disintegrated the condensed power within the wild sand, fundamentally neutralizing the opponent's attack.

It's important to note that the shocking effect of such a method was even more astonishing than countering it with a cultivation technique of similar power. This was akin to easily striking a target with a bow and arrow, but the difficulty greatly increased when trying to hit the bullseye at the exact same spot.

Sure enough, as the sand light curtain before them mysteriously dissolved into nothingness, the savage beast leader of the Scorpion Tribe revealed a chilling murderous intent in his eyes.

"Who are you?" the Scorpion Tribe leader demanded coldly, shaking a finger at Xu Yang. "How dare you interfere with our Scorpion Tribe's attack!"