Chapter 144 Han Feng, Soul Palace
On the pitch-black plains, a motorcade brought up a faint wisp of dust, quickly passed by, and finally disappeared at the end of the line of sight.
In the slightly bumpy car, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan sat cross-legged. In front of them was the person in charge of the caravan named Doma. The guards of this caravan were not very strong, and the strongest among them was One person's strength seems to be around that of a five-star fighting master.
Of course, as the captain of the guard who was originally hired by Doma, that guy was naturally a little unhappy with the two brothers Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan who suddenly joined him. After breaking into a cold sweat, he immediately changed his face and became much more respectful.
Doma even directly invited the two of them into the carriage and entertained them well. After all, in this situation where there was always the danger of being robbed, it would really make people feel at ease if there were strong people in the carriage.
As for Xiao Yan's strength, he is not worried either. After all, no one in the Black Corner Territory will bring a drag bottle with him, but all those who form a combination are people of similar strength.
Xiao Yuan's strength is very strong, and Xiao Yan's strength is not bad either.
At this time, Doma took out a yellowed map from his arms, slowly spread it out on the table in front of him, pointed at a red dot, and said with a smile:
"This is our destination, Black Seal City. According to our speed, we should be able to arrive there tomorrow afternoon. The annual auction will be held there the day after tomorrow, so I need to strengthen the escort force and rush there as soon as possible, so that's why I specially invite two gentlemen to escort you!”
"Auction meeting?" Hearing this, both Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan were moved. The most attractive thing in this Black Corner Territory is the staggering rare objects. Every auction will attract countless people. Race to compete.
Then, the two of them focused their eyes on the yellowed map. Their eyes stayed on the small dot of Black Seal City for a while, and then they followed a route slowly up, and finally saw the small spot in the center. position of a blue star.
"This should be Canaan College, right?" Xiao Yuan glanced at the blue stars and asked casually without any change on his face.
"Well, that is Canaan College, which is famous in Dou Qi Continent, and my daughter is in it, haha."
Doma nodded, his fat face showing a little pride when he mentioned his daughter.
Xiao Yuan nodded silently, then scanned it carefully, memorizing the entire map in just a few seconds.
Xiao Yan, who was on the side, glanced at the black area outside Canaan College. Those black areas were divided into several sections of different sizes.
"The current "Black Corner Territory" has basically been divided up by some powerful forces. Although they are still fighting for territory, there should not be much change in a short period of time."
Looking at Xiao Yan's eyes, Doma, as a businessman, naturally understood some of his doubts. Although he could also guess that these two people should be newcomers to the Black Corner Territory not long ago, he was as smart as he understood this. Although these two guys are new here, they will definitely become famous in the Black Corner Territory in the future! For such a strong man, there was no need for him to make himself unhappy, so he explained in a very sensible way.
"The "Black Seal City" we are going to is under the jurisdiction of the "Eight Gates". This "Eight Gates" is a veteran force in the Black Corner Region and is extremely powerful. It is said that their leader Yuan Yi is even more powerful. Being able to rank among the top ten on the black list in the Black Corner Region, this time the auction meeting in Black Seal City is hosted by their "Eight Doors"
Duoma drew a small circle around Black Seal City with his finger and said with a smile.
"Black list?" The unfamiliar words made Xiao Yan slightly stunned, and he murmured in a low voice.
"Haha, this black list is no different from some of the empire's strong ranking lists, but the competitiveness of the black list here is far beyond those of the empire's strong list, because it has only been here for less than two years. Over time, the last three on the black list were directly replaced. It is said that the three replaced are also strong men at the level of Dou Wang."
Doma shook his head and said with some emotion.
"As expected of the Black Corner Territory, it's quite chaotic."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
"Who are the people at the top of the black list? How strong are they?"
Xiao Yan on the side asked softly, with a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"The first and second ranked ones are too mysterious and only a few people have seen them, so I don't know much about them. However, the third ranked one is an extremely strong man. It is said that his strength has already reached the peak of Dou Huang. , and is also extremely proficient in the art of alchemy, and can be called the number one alchemist in the Black Corner Region, so most people respectfully call him the 'Medicine King'."
After Duoma pondered for a moment, he said slowly.
"Medicine King? This nickname is really quite meaningful." Xiao Yan smiled lightly and said, "What is his real name?"
"Well, let me think about it, it seems... it's called Han Feng." Duo Ma shook his head and said with a smile.
"laugh!"
Just after Duoma said these words, Xiao Yan's fingers hidden in his sleeves suddenly trembled violently, and the black ring on his fingers couldn't help but burst out with a lot of white flames, which finally led to that The high temperature directly burned a small hole through the car panel where the finger dropped.
The sudden change of the ring also made Xiao Yan's face change slightly, but fortunately it was covered by his sleeves, so Doma opposite did not notice this change.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Yan gently touched the dark ring with his fingers and whispered in his heart. The previous abnormal movement of the ring was obviously due to the sudden emotional turmoil of the Yao Lao in it.
Xiao Yan's question did not receive an answer. At this time, Yao Lao seemed to have fallen completely silent.
Feeling Yao Lao's complete silence, Xiao Yan wisely did not ask any more questions. However, he firmly remembered the name Han Feng in his heart. This person may be related to the former Yao Lao. , has a considerable relationship.
"Mr. Black Robe, are you okay?" Seeing the sudden change in Xiao Yan's face, Doma across from him couldn't help but asked a little uneasily.
"It's okay." Xiao Yan smiled and was about to speak, but suddenly he noticed a commotion outside the carriage. A series of exclamations came into the carriage: "Attention everyone, the black storm is coming, prepare to stop quickly! Be careful not to be distracted. , so as not to lose your way.”
"Black Storm? What a bad luck. Sure enough, we met again." Hearing the exclamations outside, Doma's face changed slightly, but he was not extremely panicked. He said to Xiao Yan: "Two gentlemen, let's get out of the car first. As long as Take precautions. This kind of black storm, which is not too big, will not cause much danger. "
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan opened the car curtain and jumped out. He looked up and found that the sky was clear ten minutes ago, but now it was covered by a strange black mist. Looking forward, his sight was He was so hindered, no wonder Doma would say that if he encounters a black storm, even if he has a map, it will be of no use!
But right now, he still cares more about other things.
Han Feng, his and Xiao Yan's senior brother, was a disloyal person who stabbed Yao Lao in the back.
There are a lot of good things in this guy’s Najie!
We have to find a way to kill this beast.
"Haha, gentlemen, don't worry. I felt the wind direction, and it's not very strong. This can be considered a great blessing among misfortunes." Duoma smiled beside Xiao Yan: "Although Black Storm is a black plain, The most depressing weather, but compared with those brutal black bandits, it is much better. At least, if you are lucky enough to survive a black storm, you can still save your life. But when the thousands of black bandits are foreseen, I am afraid that We can only sit back and wait for death.”
"Thousands of people? How can there be so many people?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan came back to his senses somewhat unexpectedly and asked.
This endless plain is not conducive to setting up an ambush, and the movement of a large group of people cannot be concealed. How can the army of black bandits gather so many people to rob a caravan?
It always feels weird.
But before he could say anything else, the already dark sky turned completely dark in an instant. Then, the howling wind suddenly swept down from the sky. Suddenly, some smaller people were blown all over by the strong wind. The people's bodies swayed, and they were so frightened that they quickly grabbed everything around them.
The convoys connected to each other were arranged in a circle, end to end, and everyone hid in them. The weapons in their hands were inserted into the ground, fixing their bodies like nails.
Invisible darkness enveloped everyone. Amidst the howling wind, no one could feel the presence of anyone around them.
Half-kneeling on the ground, Xiao Yan inserted the Xuanzhong Ruler into the ground, and then hid behind the wide ruler. Hearing the crackling sound of the strong wind blowing on the ruler, his expression also changed slightly. Unexpectedly, This so-called black storm is actually so strong, and this is still the small storm that Doma calls it. If it encounters a bigger storm, wouldn't it be able to sweep people away directly?
Immediately afterwards, he noticed that someone seemed to be pulling at his feet?
Looking down again, he was surprised to find that it was Xiao Yuan who was half buried in the earth, pulling him down with him.
Without any thought or hesitation, Xiao Yan gave up resistance and allowed his third brother to pull him down.
With most of his body sinking into the earth, Xiao Yan, who was leaning against the Xuan Zhong ruler, suddenly felt that the wind force of the black storm had become much smaller.
He was about to speak when he saw Xiao Yuan's eyes staring at his side and behind him, so he turned around and looked over.
There, some strange red lights flashed, accompanied by vague sounds.
Xiao Yuan signaled Xiao Yan not to act rashly, and then used Listening to the Wind. After a moment, he narrowed his eyes and immediately sent a message to Xiao Yan:
"It's a fighting spirit-level soul body, and it's being chased by a weird guy. That person claims to be from the 'Soul Palace' and specializes in hunting down soul bodies."
"Soul Palace?"
Xiao Yan murmured to himself doubtfully after hearing this.
"Have the minions of the Soul Palace extended to the Black Angle Domain?"
At this time, Yao Lao's voice also sounded in their hearts.
"teacher?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan asked in his heart.
"Hey, I originally wanted to wait until you have gained a certain level of strength before telling you about this. Now that we have just met, I might as well tell you guys in advance.
The reason why I am in this situation is closely related to the Soul Palace. It is an extremely terrifying and huge force. They have special means to deal with the soul body. In addition, the soul body cannot use fighting energy. It can be said that the most fearful thing for the soul body is the people who meet the soul palace.
Some soul bodies that possess strange flames and have refined them into natal flames are better off. When I first met the people in the "Soul Palace", I relied on the cold fire of the bone spirit to escape smoothly. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would end up It's almost the same as the guy just now.
But you don’t have to worry about it now. As long as I show up less, they won’t be able to find us in a short time. So what you need to do now is to try to improve your strength when they find me. stand up! Otherwise, that person from before is a lesson learned. Unless I return to my former strength, even if I am not weak now, it will be difficult to deal with some strong men in the Soul Palace. "
When talking about the Soul Palace, Yao Lao's voice became much more solemn. Obviously, Yao Lao was extremely afraid of this force.
"Teacher, don't worry, we will work hard to practice."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan said together.
"By the way, we may be able to stay in Black Seal City for a day. The auction there should have the things we need. However, do you two have enough money? In Black Corner Territory, it is almost impossible to have money without money. It’s impossible to move forward.”
Yao Lao smiled happily after hearing this, and then asked.
"Well, it seems there are still hundreds of thousands of gold coins, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned and said slowly.
"I still have more than two million."
Xiao Yuan said with a smile.
"Hundreds of thousands" Yao Lao was a little speechless and said helplessly: "Two million is probably too little. What are you doing with these hundreds of thousands?"
Scratching his head in embarrassment, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and said, "If it doesn't work out, buy some medicinal materials to refine the elixirs and auction them off. I've never heard of an alchemist being short of money."
"Haha, don't forget to buy the medicine cauldron. It's better to buy a better one this time, otherwise you will have to explode the furnace again when you make alchemy."
Xiao Yuan on the side said with a joking smile.
"Oh, that's true!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also shook his head with a headache. For things like blowing up the furnace, one time is enough!
"The storm seems to be letting up."
Xiao Yuan said that his body was like a loach, and he emerged from the soil. Then he pulled Xiao Yan out and restored the two potholes under their feet as before.
The effect of the earth-attributed earth-level technique is quite good. Small means like this are just a trivial side effect of the technique.
Soon, a weak ray of sunlight shot into the darkness, the originally dark sky regained its light, and the strong wind completely dissipated.
The two returned to the carriage again and continued on their way.