X-Dragon Era

Just as Xin Yun moved, the surrounding Sand Dragons lifted their heads in unison, spewing streams of scalding sand which howled towards Xin Yun's direction.

Although Yinglong moved swiftly, and with Xin Yun's control, it twisted and dodged quickly, the distance was too close, and the velocity of the fire sand spewed by the Death Sand Dragons was too fast.

Even though he successfully evaded the attack of four streams of sand, four or five others still hit Yinglong in the blink of an eye, a quite respectable feat given they were surrounded.

As the sand hit Yinglong's body, Xin Yun's complexion instantly paled; since humans and dragons are one, the dragon's soul is the human's soul, the Human Soul is the Dragon Soul, and thus pain is felt by the human when the dragon body is attacked.

However, despite the pain, Xin Yun still managed to dodge most of the attacks and for the Shen Long Clan, there wasn't really an absolute weak point—except perhaps Xin Yun himself.

Several pieces of sand went right through the body, but Xin Yun didn't dare to stop. With a flicker of thought, Yinglong moved erratically, twisting and turning up, down, and left as it desperately darted away from the Death Sand Sea, not even brave enough to glance back.

Fortunately, Xin Yun hadn't ventured too far into the Sand Sea, and with Yinglong's speed, especially after utilizing its wings, the straight-line flight was extremely fast. So within less than ten seconds, Xin Yun successfully escaped the ashen Death Sand Sea.

Under Xin Yun's control, Yinglong's body flipped wildly, defying physics, stopped its forward momentum instantly, and turned back, opening its dragon mouth wide and spewing a colorless and transparent water orb towards the chasing Sand Dragon leader that had already reached the edge of the Sand Sea.

The water orb spewed by Yinglong was very strange; colorless, transparent, and the size of a fist. It was hard to notice even when hovering in mid-air and only a barely discernible odd fluctuation could be seen in the air by those with keen eyesight.

"Pop…" Obviously, the Death Sand Dragon leader didn't notice the water orb and collided head-on. Although the orb didn't have much attack power, the liquid composing it had a very strong corrosive force.

"Damn!" Just as Xin Yun was expecting the acid to have some effect, he saw the Death Sand Dragon proceed uninterrupted, as if the water orb was nothing but a cup of plain water.

Seeing this, Xin Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was a bit naive; these Death Sand Dragons were indestructible, and nothing could truly harm them, not even his acid.

"Divine Dragon Claw!" As the Sand Dragon came rushing towards him like lightning, Xin Yun didn't dare to delay, stretching out his right hand and the virtual Divine Dragon Claw instantly appeared above the body of the Death Sand Dragon; five sharp claws immediately grasped the Death Sand Dragon leader firmly.

With a fierce squeeze, a dull thud was heard, and the Death Sand Dragon leader instantly burst into a gray whirlwind, pursuing Xin Yun once more, while the other ordinary Death Sand Dragons had stopped at the edge of the Death Sand Sea and no longer gave chase.

Watching the rapidly approaching gray whirlwind, Xin Yun smiled helplessly. That was the thing with Leader Level Sand Dragons; once discovered by one, escape was only possible through sheer speed or by crushing them, otherwise, they wouldn't stop even at the ends of the earth.

"Go! Lead it away," Xin Yun resignedly turned Yinglong's head and resumed fleeing, while shouting loudly to Yi Luo Xiang.

Hearing Xin Yun's shout, and observing the unstoppable gray sand whirlwind, Yi Luo Xiang didn't dare to hesitate, swiftly turning around to flee alongside Xin Yun into the distance.

"Hiss…" They hadn't gone far when a faint whistling sound came from behind. The gray whirlwind spun in midair and coalesced once again into the shape of the Death Sand Dragon leader, its sharp dragon maw spewing sharp fire sand in a frenzied barrage towards the fleeing pair.

This is where it ended. Xin Yun had suffered dozens of gravel strikes, his lips swollen and purple with pain, yet he still refused to relax, continuing to flee and leading the Death Sand Dragon leader to even more remote locations, otherwise, if overpowered, this creature would call its companions for help.

Death Sand Dragon leaders weren't uncommon, averaging one leader among every ten Sand Dragons. Compared to ordinary Sand Dragons, the leaders flew faster, spit fire sand with greater intensity and speed, and their bodies were slightly smaller, with much more streamlined shapes—clearly a superior breed.

In his desperate escape, Xin Yun felt helpless. His attacks were completely ineffective against the Sand Dragon, whether it was the acidic energy attack or the Divine Dragon Claw; nothing could touch the Sand Dragon.

As for flying speed, the Death Sand Dragon indeed couldn't keep up in its normal form, but once the distance between them grew, the Death Sand Dragon would transform into a grey sand flow, chasing them with unimaginable speed and then recongregate into a dragon form to launch its attack once again.

Tough, incredibly tough, but for Yi Luo Xiang, no matter how tough, he had to succeed. Seeing the Death Sand Dragon closing in again, launching relentless attacks, Xin Yun quickly used the Soul Chain to transmit to Yi Luo Xiang, "Yi Luo... cut off the Soul Chain immediately, and at the same time take control of that Death Sand Dragon leader's soul."

Upon hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luo Xiang didn't hesitate. She instantly severed the Soul Chain with Xin Yun and connected it to the soul of the Death Sand Dragon leader, earnestly beginning her incantations.

Feeling Yi Luo Xiang's sincere calls, the Death Sand Dragon leader paused abruptly, then shook its head vigorously, turning once more into a sand flow, howling as it chased after the duo. At the same time, Yi Luo Xiang's Soul Chain was mysteriously severed!

Confronted with this scene, Yi Luo Xiang couldn't help but be shocked, hastily reconnecting with Xin Yun, she said anxiously, "It's bad, my Soul Chain breaks whenever this Death Sand Dragon turns into a sand flow!"

Upon hearing Yi Luo Xiang's words, Xin Yun felt a darkness before his eyes. With their current capabilities, it was impossible to defeat the Sand Dragon. You see, as a Sand Dragon leader, although it's also in the Bronze tier, it was at least in the Ninth Grade of Bronze, plus the Sand Dragon's indestructible nature made it impossible to contend with.

Grinding his teeth, Xin Yun decisively said, "There's no other way. This creature can't always maintain its sand flow form. Once it reverts to its dragon body, immediately attempt to control it again. I refuse to believe it can endure forever."

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yi Luo Xiang nodded firmly, her spirit relentlessly locked onto the Death Sand Dragon leader. Indeed... just as Xin Yun said, the creature couldn't always maintain its sand flow form. Even though it was impervious to all attacks while in that form, it also couldn't launch any attacks.

With a roar, the Death Sand Dragon leader made a swift turn, reconstituting its true form once more, and its sharp beak-like a cannon barrel, sprayed bright grains of sand once again toward Xin Yun.

The moment the Sand Dragon reconstituted itself, Yi Luo Xiang instantly shot out the Soul Chain and began the soul control once more, but unfortunately, the creature shook its head and once again turned into a gray whirlwind, howling as it pursued the two from behind.

In a grueling chase that lasted three days, the Sand Dragon leader suffered thousands of attempts at soul control by Yi Luo Xiang, but stubbornly refused to yield.

After three days and nights of relentless pursuit, both Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang had reached their limits, yet the Death Sand Dragon leader was still chasing them with relish, showing no signs of relenting. Were it not for both of them using Ninth Grade or higher Dragon Creation Stones, which had abnormally strong recovery properties, they might have already perished to the Death Sand Dragon.

With her snow-white teeth tightly biting into her lower lip, and looking at Xin Yun's pale and haggard face, Yi Luo Xiang knew they couldn't drag this out any longer. Although she had her doubts whether this Sand Dragon leader could be controlled, the situation had reached a point where, whatever the reason, she had to subdue this Death Sand Dragon leader!

Taking in a deep breath, Yi Luo Xiang suddenly bit into her tongue tip. The intense pain under such stimulation made her feel dizzy, and with her eyes locked onto the Death Sand Dragon, she unleashed a soul control condensed with her entire being and spirit toward the Death Sand Dragon leader who had just taken shape again!