Ma Hongjun took to the air, his Wind Whisper Wings flapping, dodging the poisonous stings of the Yellow Sand Salamander at incredible speed.
The Wind Whisper Wings possessed two skills: Extreme Speed Flight and Wind Blade.
Simultaneously with the flapping of his wings, he also launched a wind blade.
The wind blade's attack power was formidable; besides being amplified by his own soul power, it could also utilize the wind's momentum. Now, any wind blade Ma Hongjun casually unleashed was equivalent to a strike from a Soul Emperor-level expert.
The azure wind blade slashed out, instantly striking the Yellow Sand Salamander's poisonous stings and tail.
The poisonous stings, attacked by the wind blade, immediately shrunk and quickly retracted into its tail.
It seemed it had been quite frightened; it had come out aggressively, ready to attack, but its attack was interrupted before it could even
begin. Startled by its tail, the Yellow Sand Salamander's head reacted, its two large pincers reaching towards Zhu Xiaofan immediately halting.
Zhu Xiaofan was actually quite strong; as a level 50 power-attack type soul master, she possessed considerable combat power.
However, being airborne and lacking flight skills, she had lost control of her body,
which explained her passive position .
The pause of the Yellow Sand Salad gave Zhu Xiaofan an opportunity. Her conjured snake tail swept across the Salad's pincers, using the force to propel her upwards.
However, at this height, a fall would be fatal.
Injury at this moment was tantamount to suicide; countless sand scorpions on the ground would devour her to bones.
Just look below; in just a few minutes, the five camels were already skeletons.
"Save me!"
Zhu Xiaofan pleaded.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun had already taken flight, his massive bone wings unfolding and shimmering with azure light.
Ma Hongjun hesitated for a moment, then decided to lend her a hand.
He flapped his wings, flew towards Zhu Xiaofan, and pulled her into his arms.
This mature woman had some weight, slowing Ma Hongjun's flight.
"Hold on tight, falling won't be fun!"
Ma Hongjun freed his hands and began flying at full speed.
The yellow dragon glared angrily at Ma Hongjun and Zhu Xiaofan in the air and gave chase.
Ma Hongjun needed to be prepared to react at any moment.
Flying down from the hill, he could no longer see the three people in the other direction, only hear the sounds of fierce fighting and the occasional flashes of dazzling soul skill light.
Ma Hongjun maintained a certain altitude while flying with Zhu Xiaofan, but this was a soul skill from a 100,000-year soul bone, which consumed a lot of soul power and couldn't be maintained for long.
Moreover, they might still need to fight after landing.
So they couldn't fly too far.
Zhu Xiaofan was very obedient; she clung tightly, her legs clamping forcefully around Ma Hongjun's waist.
Even the snake tail she conjured was wrapped around Ma Hongjun's body.
It really looked like a water snake, coiling around him like a leech.
However, one can't be too careful. Although this flesh-to-flesh contact was indeed quite pleasant, Ma Hongjun remained rational.
He summoned the Flood Dragon Scale Armor; even if Zhu Xiaofan dared to mess around on him, she wouldn't be able to break through his defenses.
And he was ready to use his second soul skill, Explosion, at any moment.
If Zhu Xiaofan misbehaved even slightly, Ma Hongjun would send her freefall to sleep among the scorpions.
Zhu Xiaofan was indeed in a state of panic; the dense swarms of sand scorpions terrified her. There was no way around it; putting aside the fact that scorpions are venomous insects, the sheer number of them would be enough to scare anyone with trypophobia to death.
Fortunately, her years of cultivated composure allowed her to regain some rationality amidst the chaos.
Holding Ma Hongjun's body, she was filled with countless questions, along with a faint sense of surprise and delight.
This young man was indeed extraordinary. Although she still couldn't guess Ma Hongjun's background or identity, his monstrous strength made those things irrelevant.
No wonder Ma Hongjun had been so calm and collected earlier.
She had thought Ma Hongjun's arrogant gaze and words were feigned, deliberately trying to attract her attention.
Now it seemed she had overthought it.
Such strength was godlike; he didn't need to pretend.
A red spirit ring! That was a legendary existence, appearing on such a young man.
She truly couldn't believe it was real.
Zhu Xiaofan's mind was racing, a jumble of thoughts swirling within her.
She even fantasized that this man was a divine intervention, sent to save her.
Ma Hongjun couldn't understand why this fujoshi was grinning like an idiot at a time like this. Clinging to him, she could still manage that intoxicated smile; had she forgotten their surroundings?
"Get down, haven't you had enough?"
Ma Hongjun pushed her chest away, speaking with an air of self-righteousness.
Zhu Xiaofan grunted in response, quickly getting off Ma Hongjun, ignoring the tingling sensation in her body.
She quickly glanced around.
The two had already traveled some distance from the sand dune.
"They're coming!"
A massive body was rapidly crawling towards them. It was the same Yellow Sand Salamander from before.
"Run!"
Zhu Xiaofan grabbed Ma Hongjun's hand, preparing to retreat further.
"We can't run. Kill it first, prepare for battle."
Ma Hongjun stopped them from fleeing.
It was late at night, and the flight had already depleted much of his soul power. If they continued to run, his soul power would continue to dwindle.
Even with his torso soul bone, it wouldn't be able to replenish it quickly.
This would be tantamount to consuming his own combat strength. In the vast desert, in the Yellow Sand Salamander's territory, where could they escape to? If they encountered such a powerful soul beast while fleeing, they wouldn't even have the strength to fight, only to wait for death.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun chose to stop fighting and kill this Yellow Sand Salamander first.
Now, only one Yellow Sand Salamander was chasing them; the others were distracted by the other three.
Moreover, they were some distance from the hill, enough time for him to deal with this Yellow Sand Salamander.
Most importantly, Ma Hongjun needed the Yellow Sand Salamander's life force to replenish his physical strength and soul power.
"Take action as needed, but don't interfere if you can't, lest I have to distract myself from saving you." Ma
Hongjun didn't know Zhu Xiaofan's true strength, and whether she could help was uncertain. Since they didn't know each other well, it was too late to suggest cooperation at this point.
After giving her this reminder, Ma Hongjun ignored her. "Wind Blade!" With a flap of his wings, countless cyan light blades shot out. While the Wind Blade soul skill's attack power wasn't high, it also consumed little soul power. When the Wind Dragon used Wind Blade, it consumed almost no soul power; Ma Hongjun's use only consumed enough soul power to maintain the shape of his wing bones. The Wind Blade's greatest advantage was its long-range attack; the farther the distance, the more wind power it could draw upon, and the stronger its power. One wind blade after another slashed towards the Yellow Sand Salamander, the cyan light blades growing brighter and brighter in the air. "Clang!" The Yellow Sand Salamander used its large pincers to block, deflecting the first wind blade. Its black pincers were the Yellow Sand Salamander's strongest defensive and offensive weapon, and also its hardest part. The wind blades failed to sever it, but they still left deep marks on its pincers. Sensing the power of the wind blades, the Yellow Dragon dared not block them head-on and chose to dodge. Ma Hongjun unleashed a large number of wind blades, but their accuracy was low. This was the weakness of the wind blades; although they were instantaneous and didn't consume much soul power, they couldn't pinpoint and track targets, requiring long-term practice to hit them. A round of wind blade attacks slowed the Yellow Dragon's speed and left it with many wounds. Ma Hongjun retracted his wing bones, and the Martial God Spear charged up in his hand. The first soul ring, its bright red color illuminating Ma Hongjun's body, revealed the aura of a 100,000-year soul ring. After absorbing the soul rings of two Wind-Singing Dragons, Ma Hongjun's first soul ring underwent a complete change. After upgrading to a 100,000-year soul ring, the Martial God Spear gained two soul skills. The original Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear still existed, but it had undergone a qualitative change. Extreme Shadow Flying Dragon Spear: Speed increased by 250%, attack power increased by 200%. In addition to the Shadow Flying Dragon Spear, a new soul skill has been added: Wind Domain! This is Ma Hongjun's first domain-type soul skill. (End of Chapter)