Wuuu—

The sound was somewhat similar to the sound of a horn being blown, but it also sounded like the wail of a monster. In short, it sounded rather unnatural.

Ouyang Chuanqi looked ahead and muttered, "What will come, will come."

"What are they going to do this time?" Xiang Shaoyun muttered doubtfully.

A heavy look covered Shou Xie's face as he said, "This is the sound of a beast controlling horn. Overlord, gather everyone. I'm afraid a beast tide is coming for us."

Sure enough, the sand around them started stirring. Evidently, the beasts and poisonous bugs were preparing to strike.

"I thought this was your specialty? Can't you deal with it?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

"I'll give it a try, but I don't know how good the other party is," said Shou Xie with the expression of someone eager to try.

A short flute appeared in his hand, and as he raised it toward his lips, he blew it. Shou Xie's flute sounded much more pleasant than the horn. It was melodious, its tune placating. The beasts and poisonous bugs calmed as they heard it. Even their encirclement stopped.

Xiang Shaoyun grabbed the opportunity and commanded, "Everyone, go and face the enemy!"

The disciples who were busy digging now realized there were incoming enemies, and they all shot out from the ground.

"Attack together!" Xiang Shaoyun commanded.

He could sense that there were powerful experts among the newcomers. There were probably Sovereigns among them, and he could not afford to allow the disciples to fight alone.

Wuuu—

The sounds of the horn grew frantic, and once again, the beasts and poisonous bugs grew mad as they charged Xiang Shaoyun's group. The instant the beasts and bugs began their charge, the disciples sallied forth and sent a barrage of attacks toward them.

Rumble! Rumble!

Sounds of explosions reverberated in the air while sand splashed everywhere. There were a large number of incoming beasts and bugs. It did not seem possible that the disciples would be able to defeat them in a short period of time.

"Overlord, go kill or disturb the person blowing the horn. I will then be able to make these beasts and bugs retreat," said Shou Xie through voice transmission.

"Ok," answered Xiang Shaoyun as he rushed in the direction where the sound was coming from.

When Tang Longfei saw that, he commanded, "Men, split and follow the overlord. Kill the enemies!"

At that command, about 300 people followed Tang Longfei as they went after Xiang Shaoyun. With his unrivaled speed, Xiang Shaoyun was able to reach the bandits before anyone else.

With one glance, he found the person blowing the horn and attacked unhesitatingly. However, before he could even touch him, two people charged out and blocked his advance.

They were respectively a seventh-stage and an eighth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, and they were considered rather powerful. The sword wielder at the left stabbed at Xiang Shaoyun's abdomen while the saber wielder at the right swung at Xiang Shaoyun's head. Two different energies enveloped Xiang Shaoyun.

Instead of clashing with them, Xiang Shaoyun dodged both attacks before jabbing his finger twice at Tao Zhiyu, sending two beams over.

Swish! Swish!

Ignoring the incoming beams, Tao Zhiyu continued blowing the horn. An incorporeal power appeared before Tao Zhiyu and dispersed the two beams.

Xiang Shaoyun's pupils constricted as he exclaimed in alarm, "The presence of a Sovereign!"

Only then did he sense that Tao Zhiyu was not an ordinary individual. The two behind him came attacking again while more bandits approached from his front, pincering him. He was surrounded by attacks.

Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint!

With ingenious footwork, Xiang Shaoyun dodged the attacks and used a dark elemental attack unhesitatingly. The moment he used the Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint, the area one kilometer around him became enveloped in darkness.

The bandits' visibility was affected, and they couldn't even see where Xiang Shaoyun was anymore. Meanwhile, his palm attack was heading toward Tao Zhiyu. Tao Zhiyu, who had been calm all along, was disturbed as well. He could not see his surroundings, and he was forced to erect the strongest defense he was capable of. Staying alive was his priority.

At the same time, with the sharp senses of a Sovereign, he sensed the direction Xiang Shaoyun was attacking from. Without a second thought, he slammed out a palm. Their two palms collided, creating a massive shockwave.

Sphhlt!

Blood sprayed, its owner being Xiang Shaoyun. Although he was strong enough to fight any Emperors, he was still somewhat lacking against a Sovereign.

"A kid that overestimates his capabilities," said Tao Zhiyu with contempt as he prepared to attack again.

It was at that moment that a sharp flame attack shot toward him. Tao Zhiyu's expression changed as he was forced to block the incoming attack. The new attacker was none other than Ouyang Chuanqi. Of the many disciples present, only he could fight Sovereigns.

Tao Zhiyu could sense how dangerous Ouyang Chuanqi was. Not daring to be careless, he quickly put his horn away to meet his opponent. He shouted, "Let me witness how special the so-called geniuses from the Dragon Phoenix Academy are."

"Be sure to open your eyes wide," said Ouyang Chuanqi as he unleashed an even stronger attack with his weapon.

At this time, Tang Longfei and the others arrived as well. They clashed with the bandits as Tang Longfei shouted, "Kill them!"

With that, a chaotic battle began. Making use of the buffer, Xiang Shaoyun quickly used a drop of lightning liquid to heal the injuries he had suffered.

Looks like I am still quite far away from a Sovereign, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

Instead of joining in the fight, he looked in a certain direction. There, a sandstorm was approaching. But upon closer look, it was actually a massive group of bandits.

"What a large number of bandits! They are enough for us to complete the mission!" said Xiang Shaoyun as his eyes lit up.

Anyone else would be frightened at the sight of so many bandits. On the other hand, Xiang Shaoyun was overjoyed. One could only say that with strength comes courage.

Xiang Shaoyun did not waste any time and shouted at his subordinates, "End the battle as soon as possible. A large number of bandits are approaching."

He then charged into the battlefield as well, helping Tang Longfei kill this group of bandits.

"Little lambs, Grandpa Sima is here. Surrender or die!" Sima Tian's voice arrived before his figure appeared.