Chapter 1260: Reinforcements Arrive

He had completely transformed into a battlefield meat grinder. Any Scorpion warrior who stepped within a hundred-meter radius of Xu Yang's body was torn into shattered corpses by the terrifying sword energy of the Wuji Sword Dao.

The once grand Scorpion Clan's vanguard fortress was now strewn with corpses, massacred by Xu Yang's forces. Purple-black blood flowed everywhere.

However, this battle also indirectly demonstrated the Scorpion Clan's formidable reserves and a reproductive capability far beyond that of the Serpentine Clan.

Just a localized conflict triggered by a surprise attack on a vanguard fortress was able to mobilize over two thousand Scorpion warriors in such a short time.

Such group combat capability is absolutely incomparable to that of the current Serpentine Clan.

Had it not been for Xu Yang's team spearheading the attack and Xu Yang's insurmountable personal power, capable of holding off ten thousand, even if Thalia had just completed her bloodline evolution, she might not have had the courage to decisively launch this decisive battle between the two clans.

“You seem a bit off! With your strength, you could easily wipe out the entire Scorpion Clan by yourself! Yet you were just cornered by a few small fries.”

Xiaohua shook her head helplessly. “I haven't told you this before, but beast-type battlefields are inherently a weakness for me. Additionally, I was unprepared at first and was afflicted by this paralyzing venom source unique to the Scorpion Clan, which severely weakened my combat ability. But it's a good thing you arrived in time; you finally helped us clear the danger.”

Xiaohua gave Xu Yang a sweet smile. However, Xu Yang could still see an indescribable weariness hidden in her eyes.

Soon after, the masked envoy in red swiftly approached Xiaohua, placing a palm gently on Xiaohua's shoulder. A warm red glow quickly purged all accumulated venom from Xiaohua's body.

This finally helped the girl regain her independent combat capability. Although in a battlefield with special conditions like the Gobi region, it was impossible for Xiaohua to display her peak form, her current combat power was more than enough to add significant offensive strength to Xu Yang's team.

Not long after, with the arrival of Xu Yang and the Serpentine Clan's army, all the Scorpion Clan warriors who had rushed to reinforce this vanguard fortress completely collapsed.

Within just half an hour, they were all annihilated. Eventually, only a few dozen generals, led by Shatonggui, remained, continuing their desperate resistance.

As for Shatonggui, one of the Scorpion Clan's Four Great Generals, Xu Yang did not intend to make a move against him. Instead, he left him for Queen Thalia to personally slay, to avenge the Serpentine warriors who had fallen at the hands of the Scorpion Clan.

By this point, Shatonggui was drenched in blood, tortured by Queen Thalia. His black armor was almost shattered by the Queen's tail strikes, but Shatonggui still showed no sign of kneeling in surrender.

“Hahaha, Thalia, you wretched hag, don't think that just because you brought a few helpers, you can do whatever you want on our Scorpion Clan's battlefield! You women of the Serpentine Clan have been oppressed by us, the Scorpion Clan, for centuries; you've long since lost all your dignity and face. Even if you destroy this entire vanguard fortress today, what makes you think you can contend with the deeply entrenched Scorpion Clan army? Do you rotten few dare to challenge the Scorpion Clan's might? What's more, don't forget that among the eight clans under the Tiger King, more than half of the other races have chosen to support the Scorpion Clan. If you truly dare to commit such a massacre against the Scorpion Clan without the Tiger King's permission, you will surely incur the Tiger King's wrath. At that time, having lost you, the Serpentine Clan's most talented queen leader in centuries, I'd like to see how you helpless women will survive the schemes of these wolves and tigers in the region!”

In fact, by all accounts, Shatonggui's prediction was not without reason. Unfortunately, he overlooked the crucial support Xu Yang's team provided to Queen Thalia.

It's no exaggeration to say that with the help of Xu Yang's team, let alone a mere Scorpion Clan, even if, as Shatonggui claimed, the Tiger King's clan were to punish the Serpentine Clan, Xu Yang would not hesitate to personally intervene and suppress them.

“These are not matters for you to worry about,” Thalia declared. “Shatonggui, meet your demise. This is the only outcome you will get!”

As Thalia finished speaking, she finally conjured a powerful greenish-blue serpent totem once more, and with a gaping maw, fiercely lunged to swallow Shatonggui's head.

Originally, he wore a formidable black vintage helmet. But after Queen Thalia's bloodline awakened, her explosive power increased severalfold, and she actually pierced through this formidable, top-tier vintage helmet, shattering Shatonggui's soul on the spot.

The once arrogant and overbearing Shatonggui never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would inexplicably fall into the hands of Thalia, the Serpentine Queen, on this day.

And throughout the encounter with this woman, he hadn't even a sliver of power to retaliate.

It's worth noting that Queen Thalia's bloodline contained a resonance talent, which was precisely why she sought to choose the most powerful man in the world as her dual cultivation partner.

Especially with Thalia's virgin body, the first night of union would bring about the most significant amplification of her bloodline power.

And as it happened, she received nourishment from Xu Yang's power. It could be said that the current Thalia was incomparably stronger than before, and the bloodline growth rate she gained was far more than what was currently visible.

Similarly, as time passed, the essence of life force Xu Yang infused into Thalia's body would continually merge with Thalia's own Serpentine bloodline, to produce even more astonishing transformations.

With Shatonggui's demise, the Scorpion Clan's entire vanguard fortress began to collapse, and no power could stop the advance of the Serpentine Clan's army.

Of course, slaughter was not the sole objective. Controlling the areas near the vanguard fortress and seizing resources accumulated over centuries were the Serpentine Clan army's more important goals.

“Reporting to the Queen,” a soldier announced, “this time our gains are considerable. As one of the Scorpion Clan's strongest core fortresses, the vanguard fortress held substantial reserves of various supplies. Preliminary estimates show that the resources we gained from this battle are sufficient to sustain the entire Serpentine Clan for decades.”

Upon hearing this news, Thalia was greatly exhilarated. Of course, she knew very well that such immense gains for her clan were entirely due to the support of Xu Yang's team.

In her boundless excitement, Thalia couldn't help but cast a fervent gaze upon Xu Yang's face once more. Were it not for the presence of Xiaohua and the masked envoy in red, the Queen might have publicly kissed Xu Yang.

“You have done very well,” Thalia announced. “Pass on my order: apart from extremely valuable magical artifacts and cultivation scriptures, all other ordinary supplies, starting from the next battle, shall belong entirely to the Serpentine warriors themselves. The more merit you accumulate, the more abundant your acquired resources will naturally be. I hope this order of mine will thoroughly ignite the combat potential of every Serpentine warrior and return with interest the suffering we have endured from the Scorpion Clan's invasions over the years!”