Chapter 192: Men Left, Women Right

At this moment, everyone was utterly astonished. On the dried, sandy cliff face, it seemed as if something was about to emerge from within. A rumbling sound arose, and the sandy cliff suddenly split open, revealing a massive hole.

A voice came from inside, startling everyone and causing their expressions to change.

“Not taking the ground path, but going underground—made me eat a mouthful of sand.” Lin Fan, seeing daylight again, spat, patted his hair and clothes, and shook off the sand.

Having been traveling nonstop, Lin Fan was nearly at his breaking point. Finally, he resorted to harsh measures: using the Beast Taming Art and his staff, he subdued a sand-dwelling beast.

This beast, covered in a hundred legs, was ferocious-looking, with a red head, black back, and blue abdomen. Even Lin Fan gasped when he first saw it—it was much larger than the one he had cleaved with his axe earlier.

But in Lin Fan’s view, size didn’t matter; he just wanted a mount. So, under the alternating love and hate of his staff, the hundred-legged beast humbly submitted at Lin Fan’s feet.

Now, the hundred-legged beast burst out of the hole, its countless legs crawling along the cliff face, its seemingly endless body slowly emerging from the pit.

Lin Fan tugged on the two sharp antennae on the beast’s forehead, shouting, “Steady, steady…”

“This is a Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon.”

Just then, someone from one of the groups cried out in terror.

Gong Bingye also looked at the colossal creature in fear, a chill running down her spine.

The Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon was the king of the Death Desert; countless people had died to its jaws. This one, with its red head and black back, was nearly fully grown.

Once it reached adulthood, the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon would grow a pair of bone wings, becoming an invincible terror.

Seeing someone sitting cross-legged on the flat forehead of the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon, everyone was stunned. They had never seen a Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon tamed by a human.

The Fourteen Sand Bandits exchanged glances. They now understood why their mounts had fled in panic—they had sensed the presence of the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon.

Sha Dulong stood motionless. He didn’t know what this mysterious figure intended to do here. He dared not act rashly; even the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon alone could annihilate them all, let alone the mysterious person who had tamed it.

At this moment, not only Sha Dulong but also Gong Bingye and her group dared not move recklessly.

The Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon coiled on the ground, its front half raised upright, its countless claws stretching and retracting in the air. When it saw the humans before it, it bared its fangs slightly.

But thinking of the person on its forehead, it quickly calmed down.

Lin Fan looked around, taking in both groups and the surroundings, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Traveling underground, he had no idea where he had ended up.

“Who are you people?” Lin Fan tossed his flowing hair, clasped his hands behind his back, and stood upright, exuding the aura of a supreme expert.

Although Lin Fan looked terrifyingly young, his calm face radiated a certain air—a nobility and steadiness, as if he had weathered countless vicissitudes.

“Senior, I am Gong Bingye of the Gong family in Mocheng.” Gong Bingye stepped forward immediately, speaking with respect.

Seeing Gong Bingye conversing with the mysterious man, Sha Dulong began to panic.

They were sand bandits, notorious for their evil deeds. Given Gong Bingye’s beauty and the mysterious man’s youth, it was easy for something to happen.

If Gong Bingye whispered a few words, the mysterious man might kill them all just to win her favor.

Sha Dulong wanted to flee, but the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon’s glass-like crimson eyes kept them rooted in place.

“Senior, these are the Fourteen Sand Bandits of the Death Desert, infamous for murder and robbery. They have intercepted our convoy, intending to kill us and take our goods.” Gong Bingye calmly explained the situation, hoping the mysterious man would eliminate the bandits.

Lin Fan stood atop the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon’s head, looking down at the two groups.

Especially from what the pretty little lady said, she seemed to want him to kill these Fourteen Sand Bandits.

But who did Lin Fan think he was? Could he be swayed by such things? Doing whatever others asked—was that his style?

Besides, he had important matters to attend to. Using the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon as a mount was out of the question.

Who could stand charging through the sand all the time? On the way here, Lin Fan had lost count of how much sand he had swallowed.

“Senior, we’re just trying to make a living,” Sha Dulong quickly said.

“Yes, yes…” the other bandits chimed in.

…

Just then, when they saw the senior pull out an axe, panic set in. Gong Bingye’s lips curled into a faint smile.

In her eyes, the senior was surely going to rid the world of evil.

But in that instant, everyone was shocked, exclaiming in disbelief.

They couldn’t understand why the senior would kill the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon. Hadn’t he already tamed it?

“Ding, congratulations on killing an intermediate Divine-level beast.”

“Ding, experience increased by 300,000.”

…

With a single axe strike carrying a sharp light, Lin Fan lopped off the Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon’s head. He was quite pleased—he couldn’t let such a beast go.

An intermediate Divine-level beast was no joke; it gave a lot of experience.

If he let it go, he would never level up.

Both groups trembled at the sight. What a ruthless man! This was a Hundred-Legged Sky Dragon!

Countless people dreamed of taming one, yet this man had unhesitatingly chopped it to pieces…

Lin Fan hoisted the Eternal Axe onto his shoulder and pointed a finger as if commanding the world.

“Sorry, this is a robbery. Men left, women right—line up.” Lin Fan didn’t want to say more.

In his pursuit of the secrets of the Seven Sacred Maps, he couldn’t be bothered with too many matters. He figured he would have to cross many regions, so he needed to stock up on resources.

These two groups looked wealthy; he couldn’t let them go.

A merchant convoy and a band of robbers—both were rich.

“What?” Everyone was shocked, unable to believe what they had just heard.

Especially Gong Bingye, whose red lips parted slightly. “Senior…”

“No more nonsense. Hurry up—men left, women right.” Lin Fan swung his giant axe, the tearing sound making their hearts tremble.