Going to the Desert

Even if Leng Lingxiao was a fool, he would be able to understand the meaning behind the dean's words.

All the evidence pointed to Fang Xuan alone.

Capturing the Lightning Bug King had set a new record in the Lightning Forest. It was very likely that it had also set a new record in the Fire Forest.

With just an F-rank talent, Fang Xuan?

"This… Principal, did you make a mistake? He…"

The dean raised his hand, signaling Leng Lingxiao to stop talking.

"The academy knows that not only is he an F-talent, but he's also an ant familiar. However, someone in the academy provided a precise confession. I believe you were present in the battle between him and Shen Yuechao, right?"

Leng Lingxiao stopped talking and pursed his lips in thought.

"No matter what, there's no concrete evidence yet, but this information is definitely not groundless. Keep an eye on this person for the next few days. Report to me immediately if you find any signs of trouble. The High School League is about to begin. There's still a shortage of spots…"

Leng Lingxiao nodded in agreement. Then, he heard another piece of explosive news.

"In addition, the principal sent a letter. A rare high-level water-element insect egg has appeared on the island. Only the outer courtyard has this news."

The former immediately looked up in surprise. He knew that the dean of the outer courtyard was also a water-type beast. This move was undoubtedly the dean's blatant bias towards the inner courtyard, wanting to increase the strength of the outer courtyard's dean. Therefore, he only sent this news to the outer courtyard.

However, he saw that the dean's expression was not very good.

"I'll organize the students to check it out."

"There's no need. I've already gone there personally. Someone beat me to it. There's not even a trace left at the scene. If it weren't for the fact that there's still some savage aura left, I'm afraid I would have suspected that the principal had sent fake information."

"How can that be? The principal has always been very well-informed. Although we usually don't see him, as long as it's information about him, it's usually earth-shattering. This water-element insect egg must be a rare high-grade one. This…"

The Outer Court Dean slowly sat down, his eyes flickering.

"Currently, I'm guessing that someone from Charming Water Academy beat us to it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the former immediately looked like he understood.

Indeed, after all, the water-element Beast Tamers and mages of the Charm Water Academy had always been among the top existences in the world. They had always worked hard to nurture the strongest water-element cultivators in the world. There were even rumors that they had created gods. It was not impossible for them to notice such a commotion in advance.

"Forget it, it's just an insect egg. Even if Charming Water Academy obtains the Divine Worm egg now, it will be difficult for them to compete with us. You can leave first. If there's any news about Fang Xuan, report to me at any time."

Leng Lingxiao nodded and silently left the office.

The Outer Court Principal let out a long sigh. He picked up a pen and began to write a letter.

Fang Xuan had no idea that there were people discussing him in the hinterland of the academy. He had been busy finding nourishment for the eggs these past few days. Now, the eggs had broken out of their shells and turned into a cute flesh worm with snow-white patterns all over its body.

At this moment, the Snownet Divine Worm basically had the ability to release basic skills. It was just that sometimes, it was still in a daze, but it was no longer like before.

Ever since he returned from the island, he had not made any substantial improvements. However, he also knew that it was easy to pull his crotch if he ran too fast. For a moment, he was not in a hurry to break through. Days passed just like that.

However, over the past few days, the mysterious alchemist who had given him the potion had never appeared again.

He had asked someone to ask around. There didn't seem to be such a person in the entire school, which meant that the other party might not be a student of Cloud Academy at all.

However, Fang Xuan still let it go. After all, this person did not give him poison. Moreover, the Snownet Divine Worm could be considered an improvement for him.

Since the other party did not intend to harm him, there was no need to be too stubborn.

However, it was time to collect the insect skin again. He had already recuperated enough these few days, and the cooldown time for capturing had passed. There might be unexpected gains.

Moreover, he might be able to meet that mysterious alchemist again when he went out on a mission. He would do it just like that.

When class ended, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Fang Xuan strode towards the guild.

After familiarizing himself with the procedures, Elder An was already used to Fang Xuan's arrival. The latter smiled and handed the token to Fang Xuan. The latter put the token on his waist and left the guild hall.

The insect skin he was going to collect this time was of the wind attribute. In other words, the domain he was going to was the wind attribute.

Here, there were both Knights and Swordsmen. The specialty of Knights was that they moved quickly and had at least one familiar that they could ride on. High-level Knights all had flying familiars that were extremely mobile. They were at the back of the team or harassed. Their skills were basically attack skills that focused on charging.

Swordsmen, on the other hand, were much simpler. Whether it was sabers, daggers, longswords, or heavy swords, they could all be called Swordsmen. After all, the cultivation techniques they learned were similar.

Every profession had its own outstanding points, and every path led to Rome.

As the teleportation array flashed, Fang Xuan appeared in a gray desert.

The gray mist here was not smoke, but real sand. It was blown into the air by the howling wind.

Fang Xuan raised his head with difficulty and used his energy to protect his eyes. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the five stars on the token. He rolled his eyes helplessly.

Objective: Sand Scorpion 0/15.

Boss Wind Rhinoceros Condor 0/1.

Along the way, he killed quite a number of Sand Scorpions that were hiding under the beach. The howling winds were unable to do anything to the ants and insects. Basically, wherever the ants and insects went, the pitiful Sand Scorpions would be instantly hollowed out. There was no need for Fang Xuan to pay much attention to them.

However, this desert was like a maze. Fang Xuan gradually walked forward. It was unknown if he had lost his way or if this place was simply too vast. Along the way, other than the Sand Scorpions, he did not see any other living creatures. The positioning system on the token had long since failed.

"F*ck, are there no other creatures here?"

As if to confirm his words, he saw two figures in the distance.

Although it was extremely blurry, he could still vaguely recognize that they were two humans.

Fang Xuan immediately perked up. He activated the Lightning Divine Steps to its maximum power and rushed towards the two of them, afraid that the two people in front of him were also some strange illusion.

Now, he could not even find the teleportation array to return. Soon, he would probably have to crush the token and return to Cloud City at the cost of being demoted.

The two people in front seemed to have noticed Fang Xuan behind them. They stopped in their tracks and turned around.

After an unknown period of time, Fang Xuan finally arrived beside the two of them. Then, he and the person on the left exclaimed at the same time.

"It's you?"