422: Unhindered

Approximately ten thousand years ago, before the Great Flood Dragon of the East Sea traveled north, the Beishan region was still quite chaotic.

At that time, the tentacles of the Yuyao Kingdom had not yet fully reached this area, and the Yao Beasts and the Yao Race had not yet expanded their numbers at such a rapid pace, as if they were being kept in captivity.

Many Human Race factions were still able to cultivate here, and of course, there were also some normal Yao Race factions.

Many factions, whether cooperating or competing, all possessed their own Dao Lineage.

As time passed, these factions became dust in history, losing all influence, and even records of them were scarce.

However, they did indeed leave behind treasures, buried underground by the shifting sands of time.

If they were located elsewhere, these ruins would certainly have been excavated by the endless stream of rising talents to see the light of day once more.

But as it happened, they were located within the territory of Beishan.

This region had long been a paradise for Yao Beasts and the Yao Race, who practiced the flawed Body Tempering Method spread by the Yuyao Kingdom, and they had little interest in excavating the legacies of their predecessors.

The local Human Race factions had never risen to power, existing only in dormancy, groveling beneath the feet of the Great Demons.

Thus, over such a long period, the numerous ruins in Beishan were actually preserved extremely well.

Even when players descended upon Beishan in large numbers before, they could not find many treasures due to their insufficient cultivation.

However, the southward expansion of the Yuyao Kingdom had shaken the local environment, causing spiritual energy to become chaotic and the terrain to begin shifting.

Thus, since Yan Xiao arrived—whether by coincidence or destiny—the ruins of the entire Beishan region were exposed one after another, accompanied by the falling of grotto-heavens and the shifting of the earth dragons.

Ma Dun wore a complex expression, not knowing what to say at all.

"Is this f*cking reasonable?"

"Oh, it's Yan Xiao."

"Then it's reasonable."

Thus, Yan Xiao ate the meat, and Ma Dun drank the soup, earning a fortune.

Subsequently, other players also realized what was happening.

"Holy sh*t, this kid Yan Xiao is really f*cking lucky!"

Regardless of whether they would be affected by the backlash, the players were determined to get a share of the pie now that the Beishan ruins had appeared.

Thus, whether they were players from Yanwang Prefecture or the Ancient Battlefield of the East Sea, the players who had originally told Ma Dun they wouldn't return flocked into Beishan one after another, following behind them to pick up scraps.

Soon, the Demon Control Kingdom Walker also got involved.

Numerous controlled Yao Beasts and the Yao Race finally clashed with Yan Xiao.

Ma Dun was very nervous at first.

But soon, he was numb once again.

Because the performance of the Yuyao Kingdom was truly... inconceivable.

Ma Dun was a Demon Body player, Fifth-Rank, and could be considered a high-level player.

Moreover, he was a Yao Race player in Beishan, so he had obtained a lot of intelligence on the Yuyao Kingdom.

He usually made a conscious effort to collect such intelligence, even spending some transaction points.

Therefore, he was very clear that the Demon Control Kingdom Walker essentially carried the power of the throne.

The cultivation of the Envoy themselves was meaningless; the point was the strength of the Yao Beasts and the Yao Race they drove.

Within Beishan, after the Yuyao Kingdom moved south, Fifth-Rank Yao Beasts and the Yao Race appeared one after another, and there were even Fourth-Rank Great Demons acting as a deterrent against the Qingling Sect and the Dingguo Xi Immortal Dynasty.

In other words, after the child of destiny Yan Xiao arrived, the Yuyao Kingdom should have either avoided hostility with him or sent a Fourth-Rank Great Demon immediately to crush him.

At the very least, they should have sent a Fifth-Rank Great Demon, just like when they besieged Ma Dun before.

The long-standing Yuyao Kingdom was absolutely cautious when it came to hunting down strong enemies.

But... Ma Dun soon understood what it meant to proceed step-by-step.

Initially, the Yuyao Kingdom sent a Ninth-Rank minor demon as a scout.

It was a cat demon, agile and with keen senses, but no matter what, it was only Ninth-Rank and simply not worth noting.

Yet, this very cat demon dared to take the initiative to attack Yan Xiao to test him.

It was naturally easily killed by Yan Xiao.

Subsequently, it seemed to be the "superior" of this cat demon—in short, an Eighth-Rank leopard demon came and attacked Yan Xiao again.

Without surprise, it was also killed by Yan Xiao.

Then came the Seventh-Rank, Sixth-Rank, coming one after another.

Yan Xiao killed them one by one.

Moreover, in this process, he also figured out how the Yuyao Kingdom's system worked, and even managed to counter-plot and kill a Fifth-Rank Great Demon, seizing the Beast Fire Origin.

When all the Fifth-Rank Great Demons besieged Yan Xiao together, Yan Xiao easily found the hidden Envoy, killed them directly, and took advantage of the moment the Yao were stunned to forcibly kill back.

By the time the Yuyao Kingdom sent out a Fourth-Rank Great Demon, Yan Xiao was already nowhere to be found, having quietly gone into hiding with Ma Dun.

Indeed, he had thoroughly understood the system of the Yuyao Kingdom, knowing how they communicated, connected, and searched from a distance, and he was now able to hide his own aura, becoming a hunter in the shadows.

From this moment on, the Yuyao Kingdom was almost defenseless against Yan Xiao.

Ma Dun only thought: "What the hell?"

"This isn't right, is it?"

He couldn't help but recall the scene when the Yuyao Kingdom moved south.

There were groups of Yao Beasts marching across the mountains and plains, ferocious Great Demons beheading the leaders of Beishan under the precise command of the Envoys, and then snowballing to grow stronger.

When facing the Demon Body and Golden Core players, they would send out multiple Fifth-Rank ones in one go, not giving any chances.

If it weren't for Ma Dun being a player who could purchase Medicinal Pill out of thin air to save his life, he would have likely died miserably in Beishan long ago.

But now, facing Yan Xiao, the entire Yuyao Kingdom acted as if their intelligence had been lowered.

"What do you mean by using Ninth-Rank Yao Beasts to test him?"

"Even if you don't know Yan Xiao's strength, aren't I a Fifth-Rank registered by the Envoy?"

"What do you mean by sending them out in order from Ninth-Rank to Fifth-Rank?"

"After testing the strength, shouldn't you just pull a bunch of Fifth-Rank ones to besiege him?"

"And the Fourth-Rank Great Demons, are they just for show?"

"Why are you delaying their deployment?"

"Only when Yan Xiao has figured out the Yuyao Kingdom and can hide his aura do you send out the Fourth-Rank ones to put on a show?"

Ma Dun was almost laughing in anger at the performance of the Yuyao Kingdom.

Although his plan was to let Yan Xiao collapse the Yuyao Kingdom, he never expected it to be in such a bizarre way...

"Yan Xiao, can you teach us your method of hiding your aura? We also want to contribute to overturning the Yuyao Kingdom."

Ma Dun asked humbly.

However, Yan Xiao shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to teach it, but this technique requires the use of exotic fire, so I am truly unable to help."

Ma Dun opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he closed it.

Was it that exotic fire just happened to be useful for avoiding the detection of the Yuyao Kingdom, or was it that because Yan Xiao cultivated using exotic fire, avoiding the detection of the Yuyao Kingdom just happened to require exotic fire?

He couldn't be bothered to think about this question anymore.

Now, he just wanted to cling to a powerful ally.

After Yan Xiao was able to hide his aura, the efficiency of searching for Beast Fire was greatly improved.

But this was just done casually.

He himself did not come for the Beast Fire, nor did he come for the ancient ruins that were constantly appearing.

He came for the Legacy left behind by the last ascender, "Helian Meng".