Published: February 10, 2025
The sudden explosion startled the female warriors of the Xia Bai Squad, causing them to look towards the source of the sound while preparing for an attack.
That place was where the Star Mother Disc was located.
As mutated life forms, the sand monsters were especially sensitive to such a furious outpouring of energy. They could clearly sense that many of their kin had perished due to the explosion.
Whether human or sand monster, after a brief observation, both rushed towards the location of the explosion almost simultaneously.
The former was because Ye Zhongming might be there, while the latter was because that was the position of the Mother Disc.
Now, the area surrounding the Mother Disc was in disarray; the sand monsters that had gathered there were all blown away, and a massive sand pit had formed on the ground, filled with fragments of sand monster corpses.
Just by looking at this, one could sense how intense the previous explosion had been, clearing all life within a radius of several tens of meters.
Ye Zhongming slowly walked out, waving his hand from a distance towards Xia Bai and the others. The squad immediately changed directions, moving outward to disengage from the sand monsters, while Ye Zhongming used his speed to distance himself from the Star Mother Disc in the shortest time possible.
Logically speaking, Ye Zhongming was at the center of the explosion and should have suffered a strong impact. However, he appeared completely unscathed, with only a slightly more neutral expression on his face.
The sand monsters had gathered in front of the Star Mother Disc, roaring in anger without knowing the reason.
Standing within the range of the Thunder Explosion Tower, Ye Zhongming looked into the distance, knowing that Jannadrah was not dead.
During the explosion, Ye Zhongming had already devised a countermeasure; he would not recklessly seek mutual destruction as Jannadrah had suggested.
The moment the burial barrier shattered, he activated the Staff of Nature and quickly moved behind the Star Mother Disc. With Ye Zhongming's physical capabilities, that was enough for him in an instant.
No explosion, no matter how large, could harm the disc.
Thus, Ye Zhongming avoided that fatal energy storm.
He had initially thought that even if Jannadrah survived, he would be severely injured, allowing Ye Zhongming to take the initiative to kill him. He had even considered the questions he wanted to ask.
However, the stellar prophet let out a scream during the explosion, and afterward, it was unclear what method or life-saving technique he used, but by the time Ye Zhongming spotted him again, he was already at least several thousand meters away, rapidly fleeing.
Indeed, he was a powerful evolver from his previous life, and in this life, he was still not weak.
He had now offended both of the great Buddhas of the Holy City, but Ye Zhongming simply shrugged, not caring too much. What he cared about was how to come back and continue employing the Star Spirits in the future.
"Clean up, we are preparing to leave," he ordered.
Ye Zhongming chose not to continue attacking the sand monsters; instead, he issued a retreat command.
He could not afford to stay here indefinitely to manipulate the Star Mother Disc; a conflict could break out in the Blue Secret Realm at any time. He could not return to the Holy City using the Gate of Space-Time Folding, as he didn’t know how long that would take. Therefore, he could not delay.
Fortunately, he had previously utilized the Jingjue Floating Sphere’s characteristics and mastered the geography of this desert, knowing how to proceed.
The team quickly began to withdraw, first following the path they had come from, clearing the sand monsters that had fallen behind attacking the Holy City army and collecting next magic crystals. They then avoided most of the returning sand monsters, passing through about ten kilometers from the Holy City and heading towards the Gate of Space-Time Folding they had arrived at in West Asia.
For ordinary people, even with camels and ample supplies, plus accurate navigation, crossing a desert would be a difficult task, not to mention ensuring speed.