Chu Tian charged for tens of miles.
Judging by the location where the signal flare rose, there was still some distance.
Chu Tian's bare upper body emitted wisps of white mist.
This was the result of using the Power Resonance Secret Technique.
The muscles all over his body vibrated rapidly, generating heat.
Qian Qian lay on him, and the clothes where they were pressed together were almost baked dry.
She felt so soft from the heat that she couldn't muster any strength.
She could only subconsciously hold onto Chu Tian's neck.
Suddenly, Chu Tian stopped.
Five kilometers ahead, at the edge of his divine sense.
There was a complete void.
Not a single Claw-tailed Sand Badger was there.
This anomaly naturally stunned him.
After charging for several hours, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Qian Qian... see what's ahead!"
Chu Tian had to focus on fending off the suicidal attacks, so he could only shout to Qian Qian.
This was a plain, and if one's vision was good, five kilometers wasn't far.
At Chu Tian's speed, it would only take a minute to charge there.
Qian Qian heard Chu Tian's command, slowly sat up, and with a slight advantage in height, looked forward.
Crack...
A bolt of lightning just flashed across the sky!
"Ah..."
Qian Qian let out a cry and lowered herself again.
Her body trembled along with it.
"What's wrong?" Chu Tian shouted.
"I... I... let's take a detour! Ahead... there's a Claw-tailed Sand Badger Lord.
It's a Level Three magical beast, but its suicidal fighting style means many Level Four magical beasts are no match for it."
Chu Tian stopped, swept his spear horizontally, creating a zone of emptiness.
He stood up straight and looked forward.
Lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the ground.
A huge Claw-tailed Sand Badger stood in front.
However, it wasn't resting there, but fighting someone.
Seeing this, Chu Tian was stunned.
When another bolt of lightning flashed, he saw the person clearly.
This person, like Chu Tian, was bare-chested.
He was wielding a Silver Dragon Spear and was locked in combat with the giant Claw-tailed Sand Badger.
It was... Old Yang...
Where were Nie Yun and Dian Dian?
Why was he here alone?
With his spear in hand, Old Yang was fierce.
Fighting the Claw-tailed Sand Badger Lord, he wasn't at a disadvantage.
However... Chu Tian could see that Old Yang was at his last gasp.
He was very familiar with the Power Resonance technique.
It had strong burst power but lacked sustained energy.
Old Yang had been using the liquid from his treasured water pouch to maintain his stamina.
Now, the water pouch at his waist was gone.
Chu Tian remembered that when he left, there was only about one mouthful of liquid left in Old Yang's pouch.
Now, he must have finished it and discarded it.
"Hold on tight..."
As Chu Tian spoke, he had already darted forward.
His spear danced up and down, and any Claw-tailed Sand Badger that blocked his path was sent flying by Chu Tian.
Under Qian Qian's terrified gaze, Chu Tian held his spear with one hand and performed a "Celestial Guide."
Countless monsters were pierced by his spear.
At the same time, he pierced into the vacuum zone.
With a casual flick, the candied hawthorn corpses skewered on his spear were tossed away.
They landed in the monster群 behind him.
Upon reaching this point, the group of pursuing Claw-tailed Sand Badgers suddenly stopped. As if intimidated by something, they dared not cross the threshold.
"Old Yang... hold on..."
Chu Tian's speed did not decrease as he shouted forward.
Obviously, Old Yang heard his shout.
He parried the gigantic tail with his spear and looked towards Chu Tian.
Upon seeing it was Chu Tian, his eyes lit up.
However, in an instant, he shouted, "Don't come over, go around and take Nie Yun and her daughter..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Tian was already less than a hundred meters away.
"Holy crap... you're carrying a girl! Where did you pick her up from?"
"This little lass is quite pretty..."
Chu Tian covered his face. Why was the old guy's focus so off?
By this time, he had arrived at the side of the battlefield.
He saw Nie Yun and Dian Dian standing about two hundred meters away from the battlefield.
He had already spotted them upon entering the area.
Had his earlier guess been wrong?
They weren't with the Qing Shui City caravan?
He put Qian Qian down and said to her, "Go and join them over there!"
"Mhm..." She blushed again at Old Yang's words.
She quickly ran towards Nie Yun's direction.
Ahead of her was Xiao Kong Kong, who had already gotten down.
It yelped and pounced towards Dian Dian.
"Old Yang, you're getting old... you're panting! Go rest for a bit!"
Chu Tian said with a grin, watching the agile Old Yang.
"Damn it... if you can do it, you do it!"
Old Yang parried the paw of the giant creature, which was over ten meters tall, with another thrust of his spear.
Then, he turned and flashed behind Chu Tian in a few steps.
"Watch this..."
He wasted no more words, plunged his spear into the ground.
He leaped up with bare hands.
"Battle Body Fusion... Activate!"
"Bear Form... Activate!"
Chu Tian's body trembled, and a circle of vacuum formed around his leaping body.
The pouring rain was blocked outside.
"Spear... come..."
Hiss... A spear shot out from his brow, turned back, and materialized in Chu Tian's hand.
"Tear Wound... Death..."
Chu Tian held the spear with both hands, and as the giant Claw-tailed Sand Badger lunged at him.
He suddenly swung forward.
Swish...
Three massive fissures appeared out of nowhere, tearing through the void and slashing forward.
The badger's body was dragged for over ten meters on the ground.
It stopped less than a meter in front of Chu Tian.
"Pah... Without tough armor, what are you showing off to me for!"
Chu Tian flicked the Moon God's Fury in his hand, which transformed into a white light and returned to the divine platform.
He walked to Old Yang's side and patted his shoulder.
"You're old..."
After saying that, he pulled out the spear from the ground.
He walked towards Nie Yun and the others.
Old Yang stood frozen, staring dumbfoundedly at the gigantic monster that seemed to be in a trance.
Chu Tian's words, "You're old," almost made him faint from anger.
Splash...
A moment later, in Qian Qian's words, the Claw-tailed Sand Badger Lord, which even Level Four magical beasts couldn't defeat, was chopped into four pieces and fell to the ground.
However, they had no time to linger. With the death of the giant Lord, the smaller sand badgers immediately surrounded Chu Tian and the others.
The path ahead was long, and the battle continued.
With Old Yang joining the combatants, Chu Tian had an easier time.
Although these creatures looked ferociously powerful.
Under the spears of Old Yang and Chu Tian, they were all easy prey.
Compared to sand worms, these guys were incredibly weak.
They had no poison, nor the threat of eggs floating in the air.
These two could completely fight until the heavy rain stopped.
Therefore, Chu Tian, while fighting, asked them why they had left early.
Upon hearing this, Old Yang let out a dissatisfied snort, clearly unwilling to explain to Chu Tian.
Nie Yun's expression changed.
She recounted what had happened.
In fact, it was largely as Chu Tian had guessed.
It was indeed Nie Yun who noticed that the weather was about to change.
At the same time, they knew the dangers of the desert during rainy weather.
For safety, they packed up their belongings and prepared to head to Ten Thousand Beasts City.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they packed, they spotted the Qing Shui City caravan arriving from afar.
Nie Yun naturally felt a special warmth upon seeing the people from Qing Shui City.
However, the other party had also seen them.
They approached, and when Nie Yun revealed her identity, the other party was extremely surprised.
They enthusiastically invited them to travel together.
Traveling with a caravan was naturally good.
Along the way, no danger occurred until it started raining.
The Claw-tailed Sand Badgers appeared, and Old Yang didn't stand idle; he joined the fight.
Finally, half an hour ago, they encountered the Sand Badger Lord.
Old Yang was also too unlucky; this creature targeted him as soon as it appeared.
In fact, it wouldn't have been difficult for the strong members of the caravan to defeat this Sand Badger Lord.
Who knew that the manager of the Qing Shui City caravan would order them to abandon Old Yang and have the carriages speed up.
He even told Nie Yun that a mere guard was expendable.
When they returned, they would definitely bring her and her daughter along.
Nie Yun sensitively sensed something amiss.
Just as the caravan was about to exit the encirclement, she jumped off the carriage with Dian Dian.
During this, a few strong individuals got off to capture them.
It was Old Yang who desperately protected them.
Finally, the caravan manager shouted at Nie Yun,
"I found you quite attractive, and during your time in Ten Thousand Beasts City, I wanted to find a plaything.
It doesn't matter if you ran away. However...
I'll tell you something you'll definitely want to know.
Your Nie family is finished...
If you come back now and serve me well,
I can help save old man Nie Qingyuan's life this time!"
Nie Yun was half-believing what this person said.
In the end, she did not return to the Qing Shui City caravan.
Not long after this incident, they saw the distress signal from Qing Shui City being emitted ahead.
No one knew what exactly had happened.