26: King of Sand

The main monsters here were Level 25 Desert Scorpions and Desert Vipers.

Although they exceeded Li Changkong's current Rank, with the cooperation of one person and one beast, the speed of grinding monsters was not slow.

After half a day, the small monsters here were completely cleared out.

The scorpion and viper materials that dropped amounted to over a hundred sets.

If they were to be sold, the price would definitely not be low.

After clearing out the scorpions and vipers here, Li Changkong continued to advance deeper into the desert.

Just after walking forward for a while, a stone forest caught his attention.

What greeted his eyes were numerous stone pillars, and upon closer inspection, there were hundreds of them.

In the middle of these stone pillars, there were many large pits.

However, as of now, they had not seen any monsters.

Just as they stepped into the stone forest, Black Flame, who was beside them, seemed to discover something and began to roar in a low voice.

The originally calm stone forest began to shake violently.

The seemingly ordinary stone pillars had now transformed into stone golems, pounding their chests.

On the bodies of these stone golems, streams of lava seemed to flow, looking particularly terrifying.

Even from dozens of meters away, one could feel the heat radiating from their bodies.

Name: Lava Golem

Rank: 28

Skills: Stone Throw, Fissure…

If the previous monsters were just small fry to Li Changkong, then these finally posed some threat.

The man and beast quickly formed their battle positions and began to face the enemy together.

With Black Flame blocking in front, Li Changkong didn't have to worry about the Lava Golems' stone-throwing attacks.

Whenever a golem threw a stone, Black Flame would directly swat it away, unable to harm Li Changkong at all.

Li Changkong, on the other hand, hid behind Black Flame, continuously releasing skills.

As the skills landed on the monsters, one by one, the golems fell.

To avoid wasting time, they fought the surrounding golems while advancing.

After passing through this stone forest, a massive palace appeared before them.

This was a palace leaning towards classical Western architecture, entirely constructed from stone.

Looking at the marks on the ground, it seemed no Transcendent had been here before; he was the first.

There were generally no maps in Forbidden Grounds, so the treasure locations within Forbidden Grounds had to be found by luck.

Looking at the huge palace before him, Li Changkong knew he had probably stumbled upon something significant.

Among the rewards in these Forbidden Grounds, apart from some basic rewards, the most luxurious reward should be the Legacy.

Within the Forbidden Ground, there were many Legacies of ancient professions, and these Legacies were something many ordinary professionals yearned for.

However, for Li Changkong, professional Legacies were not that appealing.

The unique profession he had obtained was already the fiercest profession Xing Shuo had ever seen.

In a short period, it allowed him to grow from a zero-level newcomer to a twenty-something-level veteran, which was indeed terrifying.

Without much thought, Li Changkong entered the palace.

The entire palace seemed to have been uninhabited for a very long time; the outer walls of the palace had already become ruins.

Yellow sand covered most of the ruins, making it look particularly desolate.

Pushing open the heavy, earthy-yellow main door, a throne came into view.

There was nothing on this throne but a pile of yellow sand.

Li Changkong walked into the palace, feeling a bit curious, and began to look around.

He had originally thought that after opening the door, a boss would appear before him.

Just as Li Changkong was wondering, the yellow sand on the distant throne began to tremble slightly.

The next second, that pile of yellow sand began to gather rapidly, gradually forming the shape of a person.

Noticing this, Li Changkong's expression also began to grow tense.

Finally, as the yellow sand in front of him gathered, a man holding a long spear appeared before him.

The man was dressed in a yellow robe, wearing an earthy-yellow crown on his head, looking magnificent and extraordinary in his Aura.

“It’s been many years; someone has finally come. Are you here to die?”

The man formed from yellow sand focused his gaze on Li Changkong and sighed softly.

Name: King of Yellow Sand (Purple Boss)

Rank: 30

Skills: ???

Seeing the strength of this boss, it clearly exceeded Li Changkong's expectations.

The Rank difference already somewhat overwhelmed him, and what made Li Changkong feel even more incredible was that the opponent was a purple boss.

According to the boss Ranks, it goes from Green to Blue, and then Purple.

The highest Rank boss Li Changkong had encountered before was only Blue, completely not on the same level compared to this boss.

Even Black Flame, who was beside him, showed a hint of fear in his eyes, but he did not retreat.

“Come out, my soldiers!”

The King of Yellow Sand waved his hand, and the mounds of earth on the ground began to condense.

The yellow sand that was scattered everywhere actually connected to form one Sand Soldier after another.

These Sand Soldiers also held long spears, looking fierce.

Name: Elite Sand Soldier

Rank: 30

Skills: Spear Thrust, Rebirth…

Looking at these Sand Soldiers, Li Changkong's expression gradually became serious.

The next second, under the command of the King of Yellow Sand, these Sand Soldiers surged towards Li Changkong.

More than ten Sand Soldiers instantly enveloped the man and beast, swinging their long spears at them.

With these Sand Soldiers in the way, they had no choice but to shift their primary attack target to these Sand Soldiers.

The King of Yellow Sand, meanwhile, sat cross-legged on the throne, calmly observing everything before him.

Black Flame roared and immediately pounced on the Sand Soldiers.

He extended a claw, and fire gathered on it, instantly scattering one of the Sand Soldiers.

The Sand Soldier, which had seemed quite majestic and domineering, in just a blink of an eye, scattered into a pile of yellow sand.

Li Changkong had originally thought these Sand Soldiers were extremely powerful, but who knew that under Black Flame's claw, they had completely disintegrated.

Before Li Changkong could even feel happy for a moment, the yellow sand on the ground actually gathered together again.

Li Changkong suddenly realized then that among the skills he had just detected, there seemed to be the Rebirth skill.

Thinking of this, his heart sank abruptly, and his expression became a little uneasy.

Ordinary elite monsters were relatively simple for the man and beast to deal with together.

But with the Rebirth skill, didn't that mean they had infinite lives?