Martial Peak

Chapter 775, Vast Desert

During the day, the heat that radiated from the sand was hard to endure, but when night fell, a deep chill filled the air, causing one to shiver unconsciously.

Beneath the full moon, burst of Cold Qi visible to the naked eye would occasionally leap from the sand, like ghosts.

Gazing around, it was as if the endless desert had been covered in a thin layer of ice that reflected the pale moonlight, creating a beautiful yet mysterious air.

At some indistinct location in this vast dessert, An Ling’er stared down at Yang Kai, her True Qi surging as she tried to warm his ice cold body.

Currently, Yang Kai seemed no different than a corpse. After escaping from the Mysterious Small World during the day, he hadn’t even opened his eyes. At the beginning, his body still had some warmth and his heart would beat occasionally, but as time passed, his body grew colder and colder as his vitality seemingly leaked out. He was like a candle in the wind, in danger of being snuffed out at any moment.

An Ling’er had guarded him carefully this whole time, never once leaving his side.

This was the future master of the Holy Land, even if he truly was dead, there was no way An Ling’er could allow any harm to come to him, a firm and resolute expression filling her face.

*Shashasha…*

Not far away, the sound of footsteps sounded, drawing An Ling’er’s attention. When she looked up, she saw Gou Che, who had left to scout the area earlier some time ago; even if he had great physical strength, he wasn’t able to resist the chill of the desert at night, shivering as he walked, his hair covered in frost.

An Ling’er’s eyes flashed as a vigilant look crept onto her face. Having spent so much time with Yang Kai, she had also had contact with Gou Che and knew that this Demon Race man was something of a lascivious delinquent. Now that it wasn’t certain Yang Kai was dead or alive, she felt she had to keep her guard up against Gou Che.

However, An Ling’er quickly relaxed when she remembered her opponent’s Demonic Qi and Spiritual Energy were still sealed.

“How is he?” Gou Che came over to An Ling’er and hurriedly asked.

An Ling’er simply shook her head slowly in response.

“So, in the end, he really can’t be saved.”

“You! You’re not allowed to say that! He’ll live!” An Ling’er immediately became angry, a sharp light flickering across her apricot coloured eyes.

“Good good good, just pretend I didn’t say anything. But you should still prepare yourself, nothing in this world is permanent, haa… Brother Yang’s fate is truly quite cruel,” Gou Che sighed. Seeing Yang Kai suffer such misfortune in order to help them escape, Gou Che’s manner towards him became much friendlier, “If he can survive, that would be for the best. This master wanted to bring him to Qing Liao City to offer some hospitality.”

Saying so, Gou Che sat down on the cold sand a short distance away, a slight grin suddenly forming on his face as he commented, “I found that this human kid is quite interesting. I’ve captured a number of humans before, but none of them were anywhere near as impressive as Brother Yang. All of them put up an ugly display, immediately kowtowing and begging for mercy the moment they found themselves in danger. Brother Yang on the other hand has some real backbone, his temperament really fits well with my Demon Race, preferring to die fighting than live as a coward, a real man.”

Gou Che rambled on for a while, but what attracted An Ling’er’s attention was something he had said close to the beginning, quietly asking, “Those humans you caught, what did you do with them?”

Gou Che swung his hand down in a chopping motion, causing An Ling’er’s pretty face to go somewhat black. She immediately decided not to talk to him more than absolutely necessary.

moved about. Gou Che caught a few of them and ate them with great

running commentary

dragged on, the desert became

and Gou Che

of the night, this last bit of vitality suddenly

light in An Ling’er’s beautiful eyes suddenly

let out a heavy sigh,

were only immersed in their sadness for a moment though before a pulse of vitality erupted from Yang Kai’s body. This burst of vitality soon transformed into a raging flame, quickly heating up Yang Kai’s near frozen body. At

*Hu…*

a translucent layer of golden True Qi burst forth from

retreated, almost burning

Kai’s current appearance, the poisonous tail of a big scorpion he had been

body, quickly jumping to his feet as he glanced around vigilantly, only calming down a moment later when he laid eyes on a dumbstruck An Ling’er and Gou Che nearby, breathing a long sigh of relief while taking back his

as the scene before he fell into a coma flashed before across his mind, allowing him to quickly grasp

abnormalities in his physical body, but his Knowledge Sea was still in a state of turmoil, causing Yang Kai to moan in

somehow managing to stabilizing his condition, Yang Kai couldn’t reduce the dull ache he felt

and quietly asked,

coming to his

his eyes and glanced over at him tiredly, “What do you

laughed raucously, “I knew you wouldn’t die so

he couldn’t be

suddenly choked, unable to

her attention to Yang Kai

slowly shook his head, his Soul was currently in a state of turmoil and was somewhat

should

and trying to steady himself, he sent his

the rich burning flames and endless ocean water had all but disappeared, a sign that his Spiritual Energy had been severely

winds would blow, while at others, thunder and lightning rained down, the entire world shaking unsteadily as

reason for all this was because Yang Kai had forcefully brought the Divine Tree

he thought that this one, seemingly simple act would bring him so

the size of the Divine Tree, so even if it

time, Yang Kai’s Spiritual Energy had been completely exhausted. Bringing the Divine Tree into the Black

not only was it massive, it also contained an unimaginable amount of energy. It was understandable he had to pay such a

was

he had to pay such a steep price,

Kai was a man of