Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 901: Chapter 901 Northern Desert Border City

”Let’s go!”

Ji Ning turned the Double-winged Sky Wolf’s head and then tossed a remark to Si Kong Zun, ”Si Kong Zun, as long as Ji Ning is here, you True Demon Empire can forget about having any inappropriate designs on the Phoenix God Empire!”

Having said that, the pair of riders quickly left.

They indeed arrived in haste and departed in haste.

The speed of the Double-winged Sky Wolf was truly astounding.

Sands were swirling across the sky.

Dust was sweeping up in the wind.

This was a city in an Illusion Realm with a particularly harsh environment.

It stood upon the border of the Phoenix God Empire as the guardian of the Empire’s northern gate.

Facing the Empire’s current most ferocious enemy—the Black Crow Empire.

On the entire Divine Phoenix Continent, the Phoenix God Empire occupied nearly half of the territory.

The Black Crow Empire, on the other hand, took up eighty percent of the remaining half.

Moreover, it’s said that behind the Black Crow Empire, there was the support of forces from the White Tiger Continent.

The White Tiger Continent is the third continent whose overall strength is much stronger than that of the Divine Phoenix Continent; martial artists from the Divine Phoenix Continent couldn’t possibly reach the White Tiger Continent unless they achieved the Cave Heaven Realm cultivation level.

Not only because the voyage was full of peril but also because there were countless experts on the White Tiger Continent.

Perhaps the Phoenix God Empire’s choice to form an alliance with the True Demon Empire was related to this Black Crow Empire.

Amidst the rolling dust and sands on the yellow sand road, stood a man.

A man wearing a Ghost Mask.

The fierce wind raged, and the sands filled the sky, but all bounced off naturally a few meters away from him, forming a strange spherical barrier.

A team approached from a distance and stopped when they got near him.

”Mister Ghostface!”

This team was none other than Ji Ning and his group who had left the Imperial City.

That Ghost Mask, of course, belonged to Ling Xiao.

”May I borrow a moment to speak?”

Ling Xiao made a formal gesture with his hands.

His reason for waiting here, ahead of Ji Ning, was simply to propose an alliance.

To deal with the True Demon Empire, his own strength was naturally insufficient; he needed allies.

Ji Ning was known to be open and forthright; if it was possible to become allies, then in the future in the Phoenix God Empire, Ling Xiao would at least have a place to rely on.

”This is not a place for conversation; how about we proceed to Northern Desert City for a talk?”

Ji Ning looked around warily and suggested.

”So be it!”

Ling Xiao nodded. He had traveled for such a long time and was somewhat tired; having a chance to rest in Northern Desert City would be good.

Besides, since they were to form an alliance, one must eventually reveal their true face and identity; otherwise, there could hardly be any mutual trust between them.

”Come, give Mister Ghostface a Double-winged Sky Wolf!”

Ji Ning was naturally quite interested in this mysterious Ghost-faced man. Hearing that Ling Xiao had agreed to go with him to Northern Desert City, he was greatly relieved and thus ordered his men to provide a mount.

”Thank you!”

Ling Xiao did not refuse.

After the continuous journey, even though his Heavenly Origin Power was profound and enduring, he still felt somewhat exhausted, so it was a good thing to rest for a while by riding the Double-winged Sky Wolf.

He didn’t rush to expose his identity. Since Ji Ning felt this wasn’t a good place to talk, there must be concerns about being under surveillance, and he needed to be cautious as well.

A pair of travelers dashed mightily on.

Moments later, right where the Double-winged Sky Wolf had been flying low, a strange plant suddenly emerged.

It resembled a cactus in appearance, yet it had a human face.

The face was divided into Yin and Yang, one black and one white, which were clearly characteristics possessed only by the subordinates of the Yin-Yang Demon King.

”Go back and report immediately,” said the face with black and white, ”inform them that Mister Ghostface has already made contact with Ji Ning, a pity that the large Magic Array near Northern Desert City offers protection, and we cannot get close.”

After speaking to its companion, rustling sounds came from the ground, and then quickly faded into the distance.

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Northern Desert City was drawing near.

From a distance, one could see the towering walls almost forming a sand city, lacking the luxury of the Imperial City or the nobility of the Holy City.

What existed was only desolation and a harsh environment.

”Isn’t this a solitary city? Once besieged, reinforcements would not be able to make it in time. Has the general never considered retreating a distance and building the city against the mountains for a stronger defense?” Ling Xiao asked curiously.

Ji Ning shook his head and smiled, ”Mister Ghostface, look behind this city.”

”Behind?”

Ling Xiao gently patted the Double-winged Sky Wolf. The beast soared up into the air, reaching a height of tens of meters, and indeed, one could see an oasis behind the city walls, not only abundant in water but also home to many civilians.

These people were clearly lacking in strength, many not even Martial Artists.

If Northern Desert City were to fall back, this area would be completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Black Crow Empire, which would not only lead to rivers of blood, but this only oasis in the area would be destroyed, and thousands of civilians would be left displaced.

”It seems I indeed have not misjudged this man. Not only is Ji Ning generous and straightforward, but he also treats the civilians very well. If it were someone else, it would be difficult to put themselves in the most dangerous place and let the civilians hide behind them.”

Ling Xiao’s estimation of Ji Ning went up a notch.

”Mister Ghostface is unaware, Northern Desert City used to be behind the oasis, where life could be even more comfortable. However, once the general arrived here, he built a new city, all constructed by soldiers without taking a single able-bodied man from the civilians!” said a deputy commander from Northern Desert City, unable to restrain himself.

”Oh?”

”If Mister Ghostface doesn’t believe it, he can go to the village and ask around. Northern Desert City is still under construction according to the plan, which is to envelop the oasis within it so that if enemies were to invade, they couldn’t bypass Northern Desert City to harm the civilians.”

Seeing the surprise on Ling Xiao’s face, the deputy commander added another line.

”I believe you!”

Ling Xiao smiled, ”For someone who can sacrifice his own life for a past promise, doing this sort of thing is not difficult.”

”Alas, I’m only doing my modest part. Nowadays, the Phoenix God Empire seems splendid on the surface, but in reality, it is surrounded by formidable enemies and crisis upon crisis. As the first Empire of the Divine Phoenix Continent, everyone wants to see you fall and then carve up this fat piece of land,” Ji Ning sighed.

”Moreover, me protecting the civilians here is not solely out of goodwill but also because I want to train more useful Martial Artists. Even though the conditions here are not as good as Phoenix God College and Qingxu College, it forges people much more rigorously!”

”That’s true; every year, Phoenix God College and Qingxu College send a group of students here for training!” the deputy commander said excitedly. ”These school kids, when they see the Martial Artists from the Black Crow Empire, lose all their arrogance. They get so scared they start crying, and even if they are stronger, they can’t beat the opponent. They must be well-honed to avoid being killed on the battlefield in the future.”

”He’s right. Mister Ghostface, you probably know the next stretch of land is the White Tiger Continent, right?” Ji Ning suddenly asked.

Ling Xiao nodded, ”I know.”

”But Mister Ghostface certainly doesn’t know that there is an island between the Divine Phoenix Continent and the White Tiger Continent,” Ji Ning said.

Ling Xiao shook his head, ”I haven’t heard of it.”