940: The Blackscale Tribe, neither human nor demon

Night Tree looked at Xie Weilou: "The area outside the Desolate Region is immensely vast and home to many powerful lineages. I am curious, which province and which lineage from outside the realm do you come from?"

"Central Province, Eastern Wasteland Dynasty."

Xie Weilou replied without hesitation.

"Eastern Wasteland Dynasty?"

A flash of brilliance crossed Night Tree's eyes: "Since you are from the Eastern Wasteland Dynasty, you must have heard of the Marquis of Eight Desolations, right?"

The person the Shuofeng Tribe was in contact with was none other than the Marquis of Eight Desolations.

Whenever the elders of the tribe mentioned the Marquis of Eight Desolations, they would always display a look of admiration.

Years ago, the leader of the Shuofeng Tribe had visited the Central Province outside the realm. When they encountered major trouble, it was the Marquis of Eight Desolations who stepped in to resolve it. Afterward, the tribe leader and the Marquis of Eight Desolations even became friends.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: "Naturally, I know him. In fact, this time, I came to the Desolate Region to handle matters together with the Marquis of Eight Desolations."

"The Marquis of Eight Desolations has already entered the Desolate Region?"

A trace of joy appeared on Night Tree's face.

With the Dark Power attacking, everyone in the Shuofeng Tribe hoped that the Marquis of Eight Desolations would quickly enter the Desolate Region, as that would be the only way to investigate everything and find a solution.

She stared at Xie Weilou again: "You say you came to the Desolate Region with the Marquis of Eight Desolations? Doesn't that mean you have a very good relationship with him?"

Xie Weilou casually took out the Marquis of Eight Desolations' token. On the back of the token, there were exactly the two characters "Eight Desolations": "This is the token of the Marquis of Eight Desolations. I once received his Legacy and learned a few skills."

"..."

Night Tree stared at the token in Xie Weilou's hand, a thoughtful expression appearing in her eyes.

Xie Weilou said: "This time entering the Desolate Region, I have a companion, but I got separated from her. We agreed to meet at the Shuofeng Plain."

Night Tree pondered for a moment, then said: "The Shuofeng Plain is the territory of my Shuofeng Tribe. After daybreak, I will take you there."

She was not worried that Xie Weilou was someone with ill intentions; he was merely at the Dragon Transformation Realm. If he dared to cause trouble there, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

Moreover, the token Xie Weilou produced had the words "Eight Desolations" on it, so it might really be related to the Marquis of Eight Desolations, which instinctively made her trust him a little.

Xie Weilou cupped his fists: "Many thanks, Miss Night Tree! Since you reside in the Desolate Region, have you heard of someone called the Marquis Zhenyu?"

"Naturally, I know the Marquis Zhenyu. He is one of the Four Marquises of the Eastern Wasteland Dynasty and has guarded the Great Desolation for years. He has had dealings with all the major tribes in our Desolate Region. Some time ago, he entered the Desolate Region. Our Shuofeng Tribe had originally intended to discuss investigating the Dark Power with him, but in the end, he completely ignored our Shuofeng Tribe."

Night Tree said with an indifferent expression.

Compared to the Marquis of Eight Desolations, she felt that this Marquis Zhenyu was too arrogant and had no good impression of him.

Xie Weilou asked: "Miss Night Tree, do you know what the Marquis Zhenyu did after entering the Desolate Region?"

Night Tree pondered: "After entering the Desolate Region, he went straight to the Black Scale Tribe. As for what happened afterward, I do not know!"

"Does the Black Scale Tribe have any special characteristics?"

Xie Weilou continued to ask.

Night Tree said: "The Black Scale Tribe is extremely peculiar. They have black scales on their bodies and are neither human nor Yao. They are like monsters, possessing formidable strength. Among the major tribes in the Desolate Region, they rank near the top and have unfathomable foundations. It is said that the Black Scale Tribe was able to develop rapidly because of the support of the Marquis Zhenyu. This tribe has often investigated matters in the Desolate Region on behalf of the Marquis Zhenyu."

The Black Scale Tribe was somewhat unwelcome in the Desolate Region.

Because the people of the Black Scale Tribe were not true Human Race, but rather a kind of monster that was neither human nor Yao. Their personalities were extremely violent, making people feel very uncomfortable, as if they were facing a Vicious Beast of the Dark Power.

"Black scales, neither human nor Yao..."

Xie Weilou subconsciously thought of the black scales on the back of the Marquis Zhenyu's hand.

Afterward, Night Tree asked Xie Weilou many questions about things outside the Desolate Region.

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The next day.

A scorching sun slowly rose, casting its light downward. The Desolate Region, which had been eroded by the Dark Power the previous night, welcomed a new round of vitality.

Outside the dilapidated temple.

Night Tree looked at Xie Weilou: "Xie Weilou, I will now take you to the Shuofeng Plain. The journey to the Shuofeng Plain will take three hours."

After chatting all night, she had gained some understanding of Xie Weilou. She instinctively felt that the man before her was not a villain, and her guard was not as high as before.

Xie Weilou smiled and said: "Many thanks, Miss Night Tree."

Night Tree looked at the Silver Wolf: "Little Wolf."

"Awoo!"

The Silver Wolf let out a howl, its body rapidly growing larger, transforming into a Yao wolf covered in Demonic Qi.

Night Tree leaped onto the Silver Wolf's back and said to Xie Weilou: "Come up! The Void Realm of the Desolate Region hides many terrifying killing intents. Flying directly across is likely to trigger them; one must follow specific routes."

"..."

Xie Weilou did not stand on ceremony; with a movement of his figure, he rode onto the wolf's back.

"Little Wolf, return to the Shuofeng Plain."

Night Tree gripped her bow and arrow and waved her hand gently.

"Awoo!"

The Silver Wolf leaped directly from the mountain into the dense forest below, running continuously toward the front.

A quarter of an hour later.

The Silver Wolf carried Xie Weilou and Night Tree out of the dense forest. Along the way, they encountered some Yao Beasts, but the Silver Wolf avoided them. At this moment, the Silver Wolf entered a large canyon.

Night Tree gripped her bow and arrow, staring at the surroundings with a guarded expression: "This is the Great Yao Gorge. There are some Yao Beasts hidden around, and there is also a powerful Vulture Great Yao. With the Dark Power attacking last night, I imagine many Yao Beasts have been eroded by the dark; we need to be careful."

"Roar!"

Just as she finished speaking, a two-headed antelope Yao with blood-red eyes charged down from the rock wall. The antelope Yao opened its huge mouth, revealing sharp teeth, looking ferocious, its body filled with Demonic Qi and the aura of the Dark Power, which was extremely chilling.

Swift!

Night Tree reacted quickly, immediately drawing her bow and firing an arrow. The arrow shot out explosively, piercing the two-headed antelope Yao's neck and pinning it directly to the wall.

It struggled rapidly, its eyes changing from a bloodthirsty color to a pitch-black color, and the dark aura intensified once again.

"Roar!"

The remaining Yao Beasts in the canyon appeared one after another. At a glance, there were probably hundreds of them. They roared repeatedly and charged over crazily.

"Awoo!"

The Silver Wolf roared, immediately accelerated, and kept charging forward.

Night Tree rapidly drew her bow and fired arrows. The arrows shot out wildly, and the Yao Beasts blocking the path quickly fell to the ground.

These Yao Beasts had been eroded by the Dark Power, so their vitality was extremely tenacious. Within moments, they climbed back up and charged over fiercely.

While drawing her bow and firing arrows, Night Tree said to Xie Weilou: "Originally, these Yao Beasts had very average strength and could be killed with one arrow. However, after being eroded by the Dark Power, their personalities have become incredibly violent, and their vitality has become abnormally tenacious, making them very difficult to kill."

The Dark Power is eroding the Yao Beasts of the Desolate Region. If these Yao Beasts start a riot and a beast tide arrives, it will certainly be extremely troublesome.

Years ago, when the Desolate Region was covered by darkness, a terrifying Demon Ape was eroded by the Dark Power, causing massive destruction...