Dunhuang!
A land of ancient demonic beasts, where the purest-blooded and most ancient creatures reside.
The brilliance of domestic magical civilization is also recorded within those sand cliffs and ruined cities.
Within this region lies the Northern Horn of the Burning Plains, a place rich in massive Earth and Fire elemental resources.
At its center the Mogao Caves region is shrouded in mystery.
There, the ancient "Feitian" murals are said to exist.
Humans who once ventured there claimed to have witnessed beings without wings, freely dancing in midair, figures of breathtaking beauty drifting like spirits.
Humans would often come to Dunhuang to seek resources or search for relics of ancient civilizations.
If lucky they could even unearth large amounts of remaining treasures and ancient remnants.
Unfortunately the Dunhuang region had long since become a paradise for demonic beasts. The Sand Tiger Demon Clan was especially notoriouly ruthless and terrifying.
Compared to them, the Southern One-Eyed Demon Wolves though already considered highly dangerous and savage, seemed somewhat insignificant. The Sand Tiger clan was simply more domineering and ferocious.
Thus, anyone without sufficient cultivation stepping into this land was simply courting death.
The Northern Horn of the Burning Plains that Fang Yu was heading to this time lay on the eastern side of the Dunhuang region, a vast expanse of gravel wasteland and yellow earth.
The Northern Horn of the Burning Plains was the birthplace where the Flame Belle would be nurtured.
According to the original timeline the Flame Belle was already showing signs of being born at this stage. It was Fang Yu's target for this journey.
His second Summoning Contract slot had already been opened.
He had also spent a massive amount of money purchasing intelligence from "Secret Knowledge Scrolls" to obtain its location. With such thorough preparations, he was determined to obtain the Flame Belle.
First, Fang Yu went on a large-scale purchase of supplies in Magic City for exploration.
After finishing his preparations, he immediately boarded a plane and set off.
Upon arriving in Dunhuang, one could immediately feel the unique charm of this vast yellow land that seemed to broaden one's chest and mind.
As far as the eye could see, endless yellow sand stretched all the way to the horizon.
Within the sand, earthen mounds of slightly brown tones rose and fell in layers of varying heights.
Fang Yu rode a locally domesticated wind camel, gradually approaching the famous Northern Horn of the Burning Plains.
The distance was not too far, but the distribution of demonic beasts suddenly became dense after crossing a certain geological fault line!
Locals called this fault line the Boundary Stone Line. Beyond it in the direction Fang Yu had come from was human territory, protected by a safety barrier. But once one crossed deeper past the Boundary Stone Line, danger lurked everywhere.
The creatures inhabiting the desert and wasteland were numerous. The abundant Earth and Fire elemental energy had given rise to a large number of elemental demons. Coupled with the widespread presence of the dominant Sand Tiger Demon Clan, even standard hunter teams would need to stay on high alert once crossing the line.
At the Boundary Stone Line, the wind camel became useless. These beasts, barely stronger than ordinary livestock, would instantly go weak in the knees upon sensing even the slightest demonic aura and would not dare cross.
Fang Yu released the wind camel and descended into this sinking, desolate land.
From distant sand dunes came unsettling roars, like patrolling guards transmitting signals through their voices, telling the hidden creatures of this land that prey had entered on its own.
"ROAR—"
Before Fang Yu had even walked five kilometers, a storm of sand and fury erupted between two dunes.
The roar was deep and thunderous, shaking the piled sand dunes into cascading flows of sand.
It was the overlord of this wasteland, Sand Howling Tiger!
A ferocious creature of the Commander level.
It was declaring its ownership of this land and driving out this uninvited intruder.
"Unlucky," Fang Yu said unhappily.
He could already feel the hostility of the Northern Horn of the Burning Plains.
There the Sand Howling Tiger's green, glowing eyes could be seen even from afar, piercing through the swirling sandstorm that could not conceal its killing intent.
The Sand Howling Tiger was about five meters long, its shoulders high and protruding like bones about to pierce through its skin.
Its limbs were powerful, its fangs sharp, and its claws deadly. Its sand-colored fur framed a massive, ferocious head that leaned slightly forward.
Its explosive power was astonishing. With a sudden burst, it kicked up a wave of sand behind it, before the sand even reached the air, the Sand Howling Tiger had already appeared in front of Fang Yu.
Its entire body turned into a crimson blur of rage, charging fiercely at him.
Fang Yu's expression remained unchanged. From the moment the roar sounded, he had already begun constructing his star map.
"Fiery Fist—Exploding Heavens!" (Mid-Tier Level 1)
Scorching flames coiled around Fang Yu's body, gathering onto his left fist. As he swung his arm forward, a gigantic flaming fist howled outward.
The blazing fist streaked across like a meteor, shooting straight toward the Sand Howling Tiger!
The Sand Howling Tiger's savage, cold eyes finally changed. It had launched itself with full momentum, yet it now faced a powerful mage head-on, about to collide directly with that terrifying flaming fist.
No way to dodge.
The Sand Howling Tiger's explosive speed was strong, but its agility was insufficient, it could not stop its charge in time, and took the attack point-blank!
BOOM!!!!!
The enormous flaming fist carried not only terrifying heat but also immense impact force.
The Sand Howling Tiger was blasted backward. Exploding flames engulfed its body, quickly burning away its fur and exposing its blood-red skin.
"ROAR!!!!"
The Sand Howling Tiger struggled back to its feet and roared in fury.
Even after taking a direct Flame Fist to the face, it was not heavily injured, but half of its majestic tiger face was charred, and even its sharp teeth were damaged.
Fang Yu seized the moment while the Sand Howling Tiger was catching its breath and cast again. Star paths intertwined as his star map formed once more.
At this moment, Fang Yu had scorching flames coiling around both hands, and two blazing fists roared forward again.
BOOM!!!!!
In an instant, the Sand Howling Tiger was blasted ten meters away as sand and dust rose into the air.
When the dust settled, at the center lay a bloodied Sand Howling Tiger, its body soaked in crimson, collapsed on the ground. Much of its fur had been burned away, and blood kept dripping down continuously.
But the Sand Howling Tiger's temper was extremely violent. Even with its head twisted and its body heavily injured, it still glared red-eyed, intent on revenge.
It struggled up from the yellow sand and roared. In an instant, a blood-red glow flashed across its body as a thick crimson shadow covered it. This was its innate demon art granting it brute strength and allowing the Sand Howling Tiger to become immensely powerful. Such creatures could unleash even greater combat power on the harder terrain of the desert plateau.
"An enhancement? Preparing to fight to the death," Fang Yu said, watching the Sand Howling Tiger.
It was an overlord of this desert wasteland. Fierce and irritable by nature, its desperate resistance was not surprising.
"Scatter!"
Fang Yu's eyes sharpened as silver light erupted across his body.
He intended to use the powerful repulsive force of spatial energy to push the Sand Howling Tiger back.
However, the Sand Howling Tiger, now in a berserk state, completely ignored the spatial force.
Seeing this, Fang Yu decisively activated his movement magic tool. His body turned into a blur as he rapidly shifted position.
At this moment, two afterimages could be seen darting through the yellow sand dunes rolling, shadows flashing continuously.
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