Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 266: Chapter 264: Desert Sanctuary Map

The tremors in the Wuyang Realm had no effect on Lin You.

By now, he had already traversed large stretches of mountains and forests and arrived in a deeper part of the Main Demon Plane.

It was an endless desert.

The reason for choosing this place wasn’t because Lin You wanted to challenge the survival ability of the Plant Species.

But because the entire area was a damn desert!

He discovered that starting from about 500 kilometers from the plane’s entrance, the environment began transforming into a desert.

It was as if a desert ring had formed around the outer region, extending from his position in both directions towards other realms, until it reached the horizon.

To continue deeper, one must cross the desert area.

In the distance, he could vaguely see groups of figures battling demons in the desert, unsure of which level of lords they were.

And above the desert, numerous tornadoes swirled, sweeping yellow sand high into the air.

Lin You didn’t dare to be careless. He quickly had the Demon King Dragon land at the desert’s edge.

Then summoned some plants for protection.

Initially, he didn’t intend to venture this deep.

But after circling the outermost region, he found that nearly all the demons within the area had been cleared out by the lords from various realms.

Not even a single hair was left.

Moreover, staying in the outermost region increased the chances of encountering other lords significantly.

Encountering one or two wasn’t too bad.

But running into five or six, or even a dozen, would be troublesome.

It would be practically impossible to focus on hunting demons.

“Let’s go in first and take a look.”

Lin You sat on the branches atop Cyan Gang’s head, heading straight into the desert.

In such dry, quicksand-prone areas, Cyan Gang’s massive body was most suited for travel, without the worry of sinking too deep.

In the sky, the Plant Dragon was in charge of reconnaissance, carrying the Mushroom Demon King on its back, ready to provide support at any moment.

To Lin You’s surprise,

in such dry, harsh environments disliked by plants, his Cactus Soldier Species were exceptionally active, unaffected by the conditions.

Even attributes were about 5% higher than usual, and they could easily move across the sand.

“Could it be a hidden attribute?”

Lin You’s eyes lit up.

He knew the common knowledge that cacti could grow in deserts.

He just didn’t expect such a bonus effect.

Without much thought, he immediately summoned all 20-plus Cactus Soldier Species from his territory to examine them one by one.

Sure enough, all their attributes were boosted.

Though not by much, it was still a significant advantage for plants.

So Lin You kept all the Cactus Boxers with him, continuing the journey with several Royal Species.

Throughout the journey,

he deliberately avoided the areas where other lords were recently spotted, choosing a relatively safe route to advance.

After proceeding under the scorching sun for over ten minutes.

A sudden “boom” erupted not far from him on the sandy ground.

A massive sand worm, like a prehistoric beast, burst from the ground, rapidly approaching him accompanied by surging yellow sand.

Nearing it, several smaller sand worms, around five or six meters long, swam through the sands.

[Name: Sand Worm King (Leader)]

[Race: Animal]

[Level: Tier Eight (A-level)]

[Power: 2500 (+1750)]

[Constitution: 2200 (+1540)]

[Agility: 2500 (+1750)]

[Spirit: 2200 (+1540)]

[Skills: Quicksand, Sandstorm, Stealth]

[Chaos: All Attributes +70%]

[Introduction: Creatures living in desert areas, moving swiftly through the sands and hiding their presence relying on it.]

Sand worms, a type of arthropod.

Unexpectedly, upon becoming demons, their size grew significantly, even evolving a leader demon.

Judging by their scale, there must be over a hundred, all reaching Tier Eight.

Coupled with a Tier Eight Leader.

Ordinary Tier Seven lords can hardly cross this desert.

Indeed, the deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

“Go, take them out.”

Seeing the sand worm swarm getting closer, Lin You didn’t hesitate, immediately commanding the plants.

The moment he spoke, the Cactus Boxers, known for their agility, shot out like arrows toward the sand worm army.

Boom!

The sand exploded suddenly.

The enormous Sand Worm King crashed out of the ground, forcing back the approaching cactus, its jaws wide open heading straight for Lin You, evidently attracted by the scent of his flesh and blood.

However, the next moment,

Cyan Gang beside Lin You already charged forward, its arms precisely catching the Sand Worm King’s giant fangs.

The immense impact and inertia pushed Cyan Gang several meters back, its feet sinking deep into the sand.

Upon stabilizing, it exerted a sudden force, lifting the entire massive body of the Sand Worm King from the sand and flinging it backward.

Boom!

The ground trembled, and yellow sand soared to the sky.

The once-flat desert surface now bore a huge sand pit, leaving the eardrums shaking violently.

The Sand Worm King, having taken a heavy hit, was just about to rise when Lingxi, soaring above, swung her Magic Staff, unleashing the Power of Nature.

In an instant, countless Earth Spikes burst from the sandpit, piercing through the Sand Worm King’s body with a “poof,” making it writhe frantically.

In the distance.

The revived Cactus Boxer has already confronted the Sand Worm army. With its exceptional evasion skills and combat awareness, it maneuvers left and right, quickly dodging attacks.

With punch after punch, it knocks the ordinary Sand Worms flying, sending them crashing to the side.

In just a moment, it has already dealt with over a dozen Sand Worms.

It appears to be handling them with ease, not falling behind despite the disparity in numbers.

Just then, the Mushroom Demon King in the sky finally took action.

It hurled mushrooms from above, each one landing precisely within the Sand Worm swarm.

“Boom boom boom——”

A series of violent explosions directly turned a large number of Sand Worms into pulp.

[Killed Tier Eight Demon, gained 1000 Magic Energy.]

[Killed Tier Eight Demon, gained 998 Magic Energy.]

[Killed Tier Eight Demon, gained 1012 Magic Energy.]

…

In Lin You’s mind, the notification sounds of the kills kept ringing.

It was then he realized that his Royal Species gained experience from killing Tier Eight Demons.

He immediately summoned the Forest Sage to his side through his mental connection to provide them with an experience boost.

After all, improving species experience also enhances attributes.

Though the basic attributes of the Royal Species are nearly maxed, other attributes can still be improved. A little stronger is still stronger.

The reason why old lords are stronger than new ones is not just the accumulation of treasures and species.

A significant reason is due to high species experience.

Once experience increases, basic attributes also increase, getting closer to the maximum value of their tier, much stronger than newly recruited species.

With the addition of auras and treasures, the gap becomes even greater.

“Just right, we can use this opportunity to level up the species.”

Previously, because they only farmed Tier Seven Secret Realms, killing Tier Seven species didn’t yield experience points.

Lin You’s Royal Species gained experience mainly from the Forest Sage and Ancient Tree of Knowledge.

Since returning from the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms over a month ago,

the Cyan Rattan with the highest experience had just over a thousand points, far from the maximum value of five thousand points.

Seeing this desert full of Tier Eight Demons, how could he waste the opportunity?

After some thought, he summoned the Deceit Willow to apply aura buffs to the species.

Instantly, the morale of the species surged, frantically slaughtering the remaining Sand Worms.

In just five or six minutes,

hundreds of Sand Worms were completely exterminated, while the Sand Worm King was slain by the combined attack of Lingxi and Cyan Gang.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, while handling the corpses and collecting materials, Lin You noticed a beam of light beneath the Insect Killing King, pausing in surprise.

Could it be that wild Lord Demons can also drop items?

Lin You was pleasantly surprised and quickly ran to pick up the glowing item, which, as he suspected, was a torn sheepskin scroll.

Upon opening it,

[Desert Sanctuary Map (Fragment): A map recording the road to the Desert Sanctuary. It contains energy, was devoured by Sand Worms, and shattered into countless fragments. Collecting one hundred fragments will open the entrance to a large team Secret Realm, the Desert Sanctuary.]

A large team Secret Realm?

Lin You was surprised to see the description.

If he remembered correctly, weren’t the Secret Realms in the Floating Islands all personal Secret Realms?

Or rather, small team Secret Realms.

Because only a few people could enter at a time.

Since this is called a large team Secret Realm, the rewards must be substantial, and the difficulty must be high.

“Well, I’ll keep it for now.”

Lin You looked at the requirements to open the Secret Realm entrance, needing one hundred fragments, and since all were devoured by demons, collecting them all was like finding a needle in a haystack.

No wonder he hadn’t heard anyone mention this before.

Those lords probably gave up upon seeing these opening conditions, right?

After storing the fragment safely, Lin You led his plants to continue on their way.

Onward they marched, clearing demons as they progressed.

Until two hours later,

having finally cleared out the sixth wave of Sand Worm swarms, collecting three fragments in total.

But just as he was about to proceed, a sandstorm suddenly struck.

Luckily, he reacted swiftly, instructing the plants to dig a sand pit and weave a round space with vines to successfully hide.

Unexpectedly,

just as the sandstorm passed and he climbed out of the pit,

a fierce black light suddenly shot up into the sky from about two kilometers away, appearing above the desert!

“Is that a Lord Demon?”

Lin You was startled, his steps momentarily halted.

The black light was smaller than a Celestial Demon Projection and not as grand in scale.

He estimated that it could be seen within about a hundred miles nearby.

If it really was a Lord Demon, then he could make a huge profit.

Without further hesitation, he immediately commanded the plants beside him, “Go, quickly go check it out.”

With the command given, the Plant Legion accelerated, rushing towards the direction of the black light.

At the same time,

other lords exploring various parts of the desert also noticed the black light’s emergence, each growing excited and thrilled.

“Haha, a Lord Demon, so close, heaven favors me!”

“Hurry, hurry, we must go too, can’t let others get ahead of us!”

“Judging by the sight, it should be an ordinary lord aside from the Celestial Demon Projection, shouldn’t be too strong, let’s hurry too.”

“A Lord Demon in the desert area! Charge!”

Lords from various realms dropped whatever they were doing, converging from all directions into the desert, heading for the Lord Demon’s location.

All wanting to be the first to claim the Lord Demon kill.

But little did they know,

someone had long since arrived near the light pillar, observing from a distance.