From Battle Through the Heavens Simulation to The Great Ruler

Xiao Feng turned to look at the core members of the Sand Mercenary Group and said in an unquestionable tone, "Those who are willing to join the Desert Iron Mercenary Group can stay. Those who are not willing to join the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, I can send you to accompany Rob!"

"..."

Faced with Xiao Feng's murderous gaze, the members of the Sand Mercenary Group present looked at each other for a moment, and then said in unison, "We are willing to join the Desert Iron Mercenary Group."

Professions like mercenaries, which live on the edge of a knife, inherently adhere to the principle of the strong ruling the weak.

Moreover, with the deaths of Rob and Moxing, the Sand Mercenary Group could no longer sustain itself, and they would have to join other mercenary groups with powerful Battle Masters in charge.

"Big brother, second brother, the rest is up to you."

Xiao Feng called out to Xiao Ding and the others, and then left with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd.

Although Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were very curious about why Xiao Feng had suddenly become so fierce, they decided to first annex the Sand Mercenary Group's power and then find an opportunity to ask him later.

Because the members of the Sand Mercenary Group had already witnessed Xiao Feng's terrifying power firsthand, they were very cooperative.

With the active cooperation of those mercenaries, Xiao Ding and his group absorbed the power and assets of the Sand Mercenary Group in just half a day.

With the merger of the two mercenary groups, the Mo Tie Mercenary Group became the most powerful mercenary group in Stone Desert City.

After dealing with the Sand Mercenary Group, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li couldn't wait to find Xiao Feng and ask him why he had suddenly become so powerful.

Having already come up with an excuse, Xiao Feng directly attributed the matter to his special physical condition.

In Xiao Feng's words, his awakened special physique should be able to continue to be developed and grown, so he may awaken some new auxiliary abilities every once in a while.

Although Xiao Ding and the others felt that this statement was a bit far-fetched, they had no choice but to believe it because of the facts.

Xiao Feng had been staying with the Mo Tie Mercenary Group for a while and hadn't eaten any special rare and precious herbs. Only with the further awakening of his special physique could he have created the miracle of "a Dou Zhe defeating a Da Dou Shi"!

It couldn't be that Xiao Feng suddenly got a cheat code, could it?

After successfully fooling Xiao Ding and the others, Xiao Feng also gave them the list of materials needed to refine the corpse-driving Gu worms, asking them to help collect the materials on the list.

Upon learning that these materials would be helpful to Xiao Feng's cultivation, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li immediately patted their chests and promised to collect them for him as quickly as possible.

In the following days, Xiao Ding and his group, taking advantage of the momentum from annexing the Sand Mercenary Group, swept up all other mercenary groups, large and small, in Stone Desert City, completely unifying the city.

After absorbing all the mercenary groups in Stone Desert City, the number of members in the Desert Iron Mercenary Group also surged to more than two thousand, which already seemed somewhat bloated.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 58 The Powerful Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil

Xiao Ding also knew that continuing to expand recklessly would easily lead to an uncontrollable situation, so he temporarily stopped the pace of external expansion and decided to operate in Shimo City for a period of time first.

After helping Xiao Ding and the others stabilize the situation, Xiao Feng also temporarily left Stone Desert City with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, and entered the Tagor Desert for a new round of training.

……

more than half a month later

Besides the extremely harsh natural environment, the Tagor Desert is also home to many dangers, such as various kinds of magical beasts and the snake people who are extremely hostile to humans.

Sand Serpent Valley is a well-known forbidden area for magical beasts in the Tagor Desert, where a large number of rock serpents live.

The Stonerock Serpent is a third-tier earth-attribute magical beast. Its entire body is sandy yellow, and its skin is harder than steel, giving it incredible defensive capabilities.

The rock snake is not very large; even an adult rock snake is only about three meters long.

However, the rock snake is highly venomous. Anyone bitten by it will become increasingly stiff, eventually turning into a stone.

Even a powerful expert at the Douling level could die from poisoning if bitten by a Stone Rock Serpent and unable to expel the venom in time.

Therefore, ordinary caravans and mercenary groups dare not approach Sand Serpent Valley, for fear of being bitten by rock serpents that suddenly emerge from the sand.

"Swish..."

Accompanied by a strange sound, a huge black shadow appeared on the sand dune in the distance, and then rushed towards the direction of Sand Snake Valley.

It was a giant desert scorpion, over five meters long and yellowish-brown in color. Three figures were sitting on its back: Xiao Feng, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qing Lin.

Xiao Feng sat at the front, shirtless and wearing black shorts.

Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, dressed in white robes and wearing ice-attribute magic core jewelry that could cool down, sat side by side behind him.

As the giant desert scorpion continued to approach the Sand Serpent Valley, Qinglin suddenly spoke up, "Young Master, I sense something ahead. Its aura is similar to Xiao Hei's."

"stop!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng gave a low shout.

The corpse-driving Gu worm residing inside the giant desert scorpion received Xiao Feng's command to "stop moving forward" and immediately controlled the giant desert scorpion's corpse to slowly stop.

That's right!

The giant desert scorpion that Xiao Feng and his companions were riding on was actually the corpse of a magical beast.

The distance between Stone Desert City and Sand Serpent Valley is hundreds of miles. On their way to Sand Serpent Valley, Xiao Feng and his companions inevitably encountered many magical beasts.

One of the most powerful magical beasts is this third-tier desert giant scorpion, comparable to a Grand Battle Master.

Since Xiao Feng had already cultivated several corpse-driving Gu worms, when he hunted the desert giant scorpion, he first had Little Fairy Doctor poison it, and then personally shattered its heart, thus preserving such a complete corpse.

After the giant desert scorpion died, Xiao Feng manipulated the corpse-driving Gu worms to burrow into its corpse and transform it into a demonic beast corpse puppet.

Although the desert giant scorpion that was transformed into a corpse puppet is certainly not as strong as it was in life, its overall combat power is still much stronger than that of an ordinary second-tier magical beast, thanks to its powerful physique as a third-tier magical beast and its fearless nature.

"Hiss..."

The small black snake coiled on Qinglin's wrist also sensed the danger coming from ahead, flicking its tongue and slightly arching its body.

"Whoosh!"

The small, black snake, as black as ink, transformed into a blur and soared into the sky, growing larger in the wind and instantly becoming a giant black snake over four zhang long.

The giant black serpent was covered in a layer of dark scales, with colorful patterns painted on them, and a pair of purplish-black wings on both sides of its body.

This snake is called the Two-Winged Black Serpent. It is a gifted third-tier magical beast with very strong evolutionary potential.

With sufficient cultivation resources, the two-winged black snake can easily evolve from a third-tier magical beast to a sixth-tier magical beast.

Each time the two-winged black snake's strength increases by one level, it will grow an additional pair of wings.

When it reaches the Eight Wings, it will become the infamous Eight Wings Black Serpent King of the Dou Qi Continent!

Unfortunately, this two-winged black snake was unlucky. Before it could grow up, it encountered Qinglin, who possessed the three-flowered eyes of the Azure Serpent, and was forcibly enslaved by her, receiving a nice name—Little Black.

After revealing its true form, the two-winged black snake flapped its wings forcefully and pounced towards the area where the rock snake was hiding.

"Whoosh-"

The rock snake, which was hiding in the sand, also sensed the threat posed by the two-winged black snake and couldn't help but rush out from underground.

"Uh-huh!!!"

While the two magical beasts were locked in combat, Qinglin skillfully activated the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, his eyes emitting an eerie green light that enveloped the Stone Rock Serpent and the others.

Because the two-winged black snake had already been enslaved by the blue scales, it was not affected in the slightest when enveloped by the green light.

The rock snake, however, remained frozen in place, unable to move, its eyes revealing a human-like fear.

The green light enveloping the rock snake rapidly contracted, eventually converging on its head, where it was branded with a palm-sized green flower pattern.

As the contract was successfully signed, the fear in the Stone Rock Serpent's eyes gradually turned into confusion, and its gaze towards the Azure Scales softened.

"Come!"

Qinglin smiled and raised her little hand, waving at the Stone Rock Snake.

Upon hearing Qinglin's words, the Stone Rock Serpent involuntarily slithered towards her, then transformed into a small snake about the thickness of a thumb, which sprang into her palm.

"So good~"

Qinglin touched the little head of the Stone Rock Snake with her finger and said in a childish, clear voice, "From now on, I'll call you Little Yellow!"

"Hiss..."

Upon hearing this, the Stone Rock Serpent happily flicked its tongue and rubbed its head against Green Scale's fingers.

Seeing that Qinglin easily subdued an adult stone rock snake comparable to a Great Dou Master, a hint of envy flashed in Xiao Yixian's eyes.

Although the Calamity Poison Body is no less powerful than the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, the Calamity Poison Body itself has a very large hidden danger. The stronger Little Fairy Doctor is, the closer she is to death.

Little Fairy Doctor has already broken through to the Seven-Star Dou Zhe level. If she continues to improve at this rate, her Calamity Poison Body will fully erupt in just a few years.

If it weren't for Xiao Feng's promise to Little Fairy Doctor that he would definitely help her eliminate the hidden dangers of the Calamity Poison Body before it fully erupted, she would have wanted to slow down the frequency of taking poison.

"Okay, let's keep moving forward!"

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he continued to control the giant desert scorpion corpse puppet, moving closer to the Sand Serpent Valley.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 59 The Fifth Simulation

Over the next few days, Qinglin, with the help of the power of the Azure Serpent's Three-Flower Pupil, enslaved more than twenty adult Stone Rock Serpents before feeling that his mental strength had reached its limit and he stopped enslaving the Stone Rock Serpents.

Not only did Little Fairy Doctor exclaim that the Jade Serpent's Three-Flower Pupil was abnormal, but even Xiao Feng, who had read the original novel, felt it was abnormal.

After all, in the original story, Qinglin only enslaved a fourth-tier two-headed fire spirit snake in the early stages.

Although the two-headed fire spirit snake is much stronger than the stone rock snake, it would definitely be forced to flee in a sorry state when faced with the combined attack of more than twenty stone rock snakes.

However, upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense. In the original story, when Qing Lin enslaved the two-headed fire spirit snake, she was just an ordinary maid who had just awakened the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, and her cultivation level wasn't even at the first stage of Dou Qi.

With Xiao Feng's strong support, Qing Lin not only awakened the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil ahead of schedule, but also reached the third stage of Dou Qi, naturally enabling him to enslave more snake-type magical beasts.

Upon learning that Qinglin could no longer enslave any more snake-like magical beasts, Xiao Feng had no intention of lingering in the Sand Serpent Valley and headed directly to Stormwind City with the two women.

Stormwind City is more than 200 miles from Sand Serpent Valley. It is a relatively small human city with a total population of only over 200,000.

Stormwind is named after the storm because sandstorms and tornadoes frequently occur in the area.

Since Xiao Feng completed his first transformation, ordinary sandstorms can no longer serve as a tempering tool, so he plans to go to Stormwind City to train using the sandstorms and tornadoes there.

With the giant desert scorpion as their mount, Xiao Feng and his companions arrived near Stormwind City in less than three days.

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Xiao Feng put the giant desert scorpion's corpse into his storage ring beforehand and walked into Stormwind City with the two women.

The two women had been in the desert for more than half a month and had lost all interest in shopping. All they wanted now was to take a relaxing bath and then get a good night's sleep.

Therefore, Xiao Feng took Little Fairy Doctor and the others to the largest tavern in the city to stay temporarily, intending to rest and recuperate first. As for shopping and cultivation, they could talk about it tomorrow.