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However, among those great clans that had been annexed, there was one called the Fox Tribe. They were dissatisfied with the fact that the Jiang Clan had become the leader, and because many of their own clansmen had died under the hands of the Jiang Clan in the battle, they secretly formed a rebellion against them. They became kings in the eastern region of the Land of Nine Prefectures, established the Fox Bamboo City, and used the Desolate Sea Valley between the City and the City as cover to invade the people of the Land of Nine Prefectures. Jiang Rong's Nine Barbarian King had always been having a headache over this matter. He had dispatched his troops several times to the Celestial Fox Bamboo City, but they were obstructed by the Maze Valley. He had almost been trapped to death in the Sea of Desolation several times, and thus, the Fox Bamboo City king had always been a thorn in his side. The current generation of the Nine Barbarian King, Jiang Yi, had wanted to find an extraordinary person to eliminate the Fox Bamboo King.

Ever since Tian Gan had agreed to Jiang Yi's conditions, Fan Yicheng, Yang Duan, and the others had been extremely worried. Now that he had led a thousand elite soldiers into battle, Fan Yuzhen was still worried and asked, "Brother Tian Gan, I know you have always been very calm. How confident are you in conquering Huzhu City?"

Unexpectedly, Tian Qian actually shook his head slightly and said, "I won't hide it from the great general. Actually, I don't have any confidence at all. I was just forced to agree to the request."

"Huh?" Upon hearing Tian Gan's words, Fan Yu Chen's eyes widened in shock. "You're not even seventy percent confident, so why did you so easily agree to the Nine Barbarian King's request for Hu Zhu?" If it doesn't work, then you and I will die young, and the whole army will die here. "

"That's right, Brother Tian Qian. If you agree to the Nine Barbarian King's request, then what about my army and civilians?" At this moment, Yang Duohe, who was standing beside them, was also surprised when he heard their conversation. He could not help but stop his horse and anxiously say.

"Generals, you don't know, but I personally tested this Nine Barbarian King yesterday and found out that he could respond to our threats calmly. He is definitely not a deceptive and incompetent leader, so obviously, my plan for keeping the Nine Barbarian King at bay won't work, so I had no choice but to give up." At that time, I couldn't think of any better way to get out of this predicament, but luckily, he made a request. We can try. Tian Gan looked at the two's anxious expressions and explained his thoughts in detail.

"So that's how it is. Sigh, I hope that the heavens will be kind enough to help us in this great disaster. I hope that my soldiers and civilians will be able to get through this crisis." After hearing Tian Gan's explanation, Fan Yuzhen understood the purpose of his action, so he could only pray for God's blessing. He could not think of a better way.

"General, the area in front of us is a sand moraine. It's filled with sand and sand and there's not a trace of grass in sight. Do you want to continue moving forward?" As Fan Yicheng and the others were talking, they heard a former soldier come forward to report.

"Moraine place? "Could this be the Desolate Sea Maze Valley that the Nine Barbarian King mentioned?" After hearing the report, Fan Yuzheng was suspicious, "The Maze Valley in the Sea of Desolation is extremely dangerous. Send the order: the frontline will advance in groups of two. You must be vigilant, be careful of enemy attacks."

"Yes!" When the scout received the order, he decided to turn around and go down to deliver the message.

"Stop!" But at this time, Tian Gan suddenly called out to the scout, and very seriously and carefully said to Fan Xian, "Great General, I think you need to prepare the entire army for the water source, in case there is a shortage of water."

"That's right, that's right," Fan Yuzhan listened to Tian Gan's reminder, suddenly recalling the terrible incident at Dragon Spring Mountain when the water was cut off, he immediately added to the scout, "Just do as Brother Tian Gan says, the entire army must prepare the water source, just in case something happens!"

"Yes!" The scout took the order from Fan Yicheng and quickly retreated to the front lines.

It was only when Fan and Tian Gan entered this barren desert that they realized that the scene before them was indeed chilling. Suddenly, a violent gale, without any pattern, arose from the ground. It clashed and gnawed at each other in this barren land, making it impossible for them to cross each other. This fierce gale was mixed with tiny yet sharp grains of sand, filling the sky and making it impossible for anyone to open their eyes. And when this crazy sandstorm landed on a person's skin, it felt as if a knife was slicing through it. Due to the constant exposure to the sandstorm, there was no sign of life here at all. Not to mention the crawling and running animals, even Ai Hui, who could usually survive in the cracks, was nowhere to be seen.

Tian Gan had only taken a few steps when he suddenly felt a creaking sound beneath his feet. He lowered his head to look at his feet and discovered a slightly white object had broken out of the ground and entered his sight. He slowly bent down and flipped open the long sealed yellow sand. He then took out the bone that had gradually turned from white to yellow due to the erosion and erosion from the sand for too long, and carefully examined it.

"This is indeed a terrifying place of death." Tian Gan stared at this white bone for a long while before he involuntarily muttered to himself.

"What is this?" Yang Duan He could not help but ask softly when he saw Tian Gan looking at the unknown object in his hand.

"Human bones." Tian Gan said in a low and serious voice, but his gaze never left the bone in his hand.

That's right, this was the corpse of the Jirong tribe that was buried deep in the sand when they marched through this area all those years ago.

"Aiya!" Just as Tian Gan was looking at the corpse in his hand and thinking about it, someone from the front suddenly cried out in surprise. When Tian Gan heard this, he immediately jumped and went to see what was going on.

He saw the soldier sitting limply on the ground, pointing at a messy pile of sand with one hand. His eyes were filled with fear, and his lips were trembling as he said, "Snake..." "Snakes ?" Tian Gan followed the direction he was pointing in and saw a venomous snake staring angrily at the uninvited guests. It had its tongue full of venom, curling its body up and releasing its anger towards the uninvited guests. Its head was in the shape of a terrifying cone, and its neck had expanded twice. The veins on its body were layered, and with a whooshing sound, they emitted a threatening, cold air.

"Don't move, quickly close your eyes!" Tian Gan immediately stretched out his hand to stabilize the soldier's emotions, then continued to speak softly, "This is a Soul Absorbing Snake, it contains a highly toxic poison, and when it glares at you, it will gradually absorb that person's true essence until the person is silently killed."

Upon hearing Tian Gan's words, the soldier was so scared that his entire body began to tremble. He quickly closed his eyes. Then, he heard a burst of whirring sounds next to his ear. His body was pulled out by a strange force. When he opened his eyes, he found that he had already escaped the attack range of the Soul Sucking Snake. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and relax.

It turned out that after Tian Gan had stabilized the soldier's emotions, he took the opportunity to lift his leg and pull the soldier away from the Soul Absorbing Snake's demonic eye with a stride. Only then did Tian Gan manage to save his life. As for the Soul Eating Snake that was about to absorb true essence, it noticed that someone had broken off its delicacy. It seemed to sense something was wrong. Suddenly, it dived into the yellow sand and disappeared without a trace.

"How could Brother Tian Gan recognize such a terrifying monster?" Seeing that Tian Gan had successfully saved the soldier's life, Fan Yu finally had a question in his heart.

Back then, when my master, Big Brother, fought against the taming masters of the Qiang people, he had written it down in the Eight Dragon Gods Cult. However, this thing was long gone, and I never thought that I would meet the true face of this demon here today. Tian Gan patiently explained to Fan Yicheng, and he couldn't help but secretly worry.

Tian Gan's words lingered in everyone's ears like a ghost, causing them to tremble with fear. They all secretly stuck out their tongues, not daring to say anything. At that moment, all the troops fighting against the Celestial Fox Bamboo City fell silent, leaving only the sound of the howling wind in everyone's ears. Suddenly, a sharp eagle's cry cut through the air, adding a hint of coldness and desolation to this Desolate Sea Valley.

However, none of them knew that after circling a few rounds in the sky and letting out a long hiss, the Iris, after carefully inspecting Fan's army, was actually flying eastward all the way. In less than two hours, they had already landed at the top of the fort in Fox Bamboo City. It only flopped a few times before landing firmly on that familiar shoulder, and the owner of the shoulder, after receiving the message from the Iris, merely smiled with a hint of treachery at the corner of his mouth. He then slowly walked towards the palace of the Fox Bamboo City.

"Imperial Lord, according to my Flying Eagle report, the Nine-Barbarian King has sent yet another army to suppress me, Fox Bamboo. We're now inside the Maze Valley of the Desolate Sea." After receiving the information, the Falconer immediately reported the information he had obtained to the Fox Bamboo King, Crimsonbright.

"Hmph! This Jiang Yi has taken over the land of the Nine Barbarians and even claimed himself as the Nine Barbarian King. He hasn't even put our foxes clan in his eyes. He has come several times to invade our territory. He is truly going too far!" After hearing the report from the person below, Chi Ligu said with hatred. After he had finished, he raised his gaze to the Falconer and asked, "This Jiang Yi Jun is approaching menacingly. I wonder what methods the Imperial Advisors have to deal with him?"

So the one who came to report all of this was the Imperial Advisor that Crimson Reed spoke of, and it was also the army commander of this Fox Bamboo City, Milu. This person was proficient in the Hundred Beasts Language and was able to summon venomous snakes and ferocious beasts. Thus, he was deeply recognized by the Fox Bamboo King and kept by his side, serving as the national advisor of the Fox Bamboo City.

"Hehe, country lord need not panic. Milu has already made arrangements. Not to mention that he's from another tribe, he doesn't even recognize the power of my Desolate Sea Valley. Even if he, Jiang Rong, personally came, he would definitely not be able to return!" When the Imperial Advisor heard this question, he could only laugh heartily and speak with great confidence.

"Oh? The Imperial Advisor made his arrangements so early? " Upon hearing these words, Primrose was immediately overjoyed. He then continued to ask, "I wonder what arrangements the Imperial Advisors have made?"

"To tell you the truth, ever since Miluo was promoted to the position of the Fox Bamboo City's State Grandmaster, he had placed the domesticated Soul Eating Snake into the Desolate Sea Valley. As long as a normal person dares to set foot in this place, he will definitely die under the poison of the Soul Eating Snake. Furthermore, I have already set up a hurricane array inside the Maze Valley in the Desolate Sea. As long as anyone enters, the hurricane array will be activated at any time, and when that happens, you can only see a vast expanse of white sand. As he spoke, the tip of the eagle's nose twitched, and a murderous look shot out of its eyes.

"Hahaha, good, good! With the blessing of the Imperial Advisor, why would I worry about Jiang Yi stepping into my bamboo forest?" After he heard what Milu had said, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, which made him feel much more at ease. However, he suddenly thought of something, and asked together, "Oh, right, the Imperial Advisor just said that this was not his Jiang Rong family's army, then who is it?"

"We don't know where they are from. However, judging from their clothing, they don't seem to be from the Land of the Nine Prefectures. Instead, they seem to be from the Central Plains."

"People of the Central Plains?" Upon hearing these three words, Crimson Rage couldn't help but ask himself, "Why did the people of the Central Plains come to my land?"

"Hehe, country king, we don't need to ask about that. Anyway, we've only come to make the Maze Valley of the Sea of Desolate so that it has a few more dried up bones." Milu paid no heed to this question, but he made a final judgment of his own conclusion.

Upon hearing Milu's words, Priestess nodded in understanding and began to laugh loudly. The two of them laughed complacently as they walked back and forth within the fort, not stopping for a long time.

Long before the ancient times, the Maze Valley of the Desolate Sea was an endless mountain range. Along with the passing of time, a large scale fission and division had occurred in the Nine Mystical Mountain Range. Some of the fission mountains had turned into rolling, precipitous, and deep Nine Mystical Mountain Range, surrounding the Nine Mystical Basin, where Jiang Yi's clan currently resided. Some of them split into sand and mud, and after years of rain, there were no trees and grass in the mud, which quickly became the present sand moraine. The moraines were scorched by the intense sunlight, but at night the wind was cold, and the cold was bone deep. In addition, there was not even a drop of water to be seen. There was no end to it, so it was called the Maze Valley of the Dry Sea. The Desolate Sea Valley was already barren and without any signs of human life. Now, with the addition of the poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts that Milu had set up, it was as terrifying as hell on earth.

At this time, Tian Gan and the others didn't know that the Desolate Sea Valley was hiding many dangers. They only thought that it would be difficult to walk through this desert. They had originally thought that they could grit their teeth and just go through it, but who would have known that they had unknowingly fallen into the Death Maze Valley? After walking for an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened.

"Shen Shi hasn't arrived yet. Why is it that the sky has already dimmed down so quickly?" After leading the group for a long time, Fan Yuzhen saw that the sky had suddenly darkened, and he could not help but feel confused.

Tian Gan did not answer Fan Yizhen's question. He raised his head to observe the changes in the sky before looking around him. After pondering for a moment, he said, "This is not a change in the night sky, but something strange."