Chapter 2073: Can Store 80 Million Miles of Heavenly Sand
Chapter 2073: Chapter 2073: Can Store 80 Million Miles of Heavenly Sand
"Sure." Xiao Yi squinted his eyes and responded coldly.
Little Evil Lord’s gaze was fixed on the ownerless Sand Devouring Pearl.
Of course, this gaze quickly withdrew, so fast that it was hard to notice.
A hint of fresh blood appeared on the corner of Little Evil Lord’s mouth as well.
That was from the residual force of his earlier self-detonation.
"Though the power of the self-detonation is strong, the old monster Sha Tongtian took nearly ninety percent of its force for you."
"With your skills in Black Robe Xiao Xun’s art, this kind of injury should heal soon, at most within a day."
"After a day, both of us can return to peak condition."
"At the Forbidden Spirit Sacred Mountain, we shall have a fair battle with all our might."
Little Evil Lord’s face was cold, with a flash of unwillingness in his eyes.
This reluctance was not only due to the death of his mansion’s Third Elder.
More importantly, it was because of the Sand Devouring Pearl.
The Sand Devouring Pearl is an ancient supreme treasure; now it’s in others’ hands. How could he be reconciled?
But even though the Sand Devouring Pearl is unclaimed now, with the Heavenly Sand Two Monsters around, he dared not approach for now, only able to leave a distant challenge agreement.
Xiao Yi’s eyes remained indifferent, but he sneered in his heart.
"After a day, I’ll be waiting." Xiao Yi replied dispassionately.
Xiao Yi’s reluctance was that if Little Evil Lord escaped today, it would be hard to find another opportunity to deal with him.
Little Evil Lord’s reluctance, on the other hand, revolved around the Sand Devouring Pearl.
Both shared a sense of dissatisfaction.
Yet Little Evil Lord’s dissatisfaction coincidentally matched Xiao Yi’s intentions.
In the distance, Little Evil Lord nodded, his figure flickering before vanishing.
At the original spot.
Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, quickly stabilizing the anomalies within his body.
The prior self-detonation had power overwhelming enough that even Xiao Yi didn’t clearly see what happened.
Naturally, neither could Little Evil Lord, from afar, see what transpired.
He didn’t even notice that under the self-detonation, Xiao Yi was completely unharmed.
He only saw Xiao Yi sit cross-legged with apparent injuries and assumed them to be caused by the detonation.
In reality, the injuries Xiao Yi had now—coughing blood, his mind and Spiritual Sense damaged—did not come from the self-detonation but rather... the Sand Devouring Pearl.
At this moment, the Evil Power on the Sand Devouring Pearl had been thoroughly absorbed.
Though the Ice Phoenix Sword hadn’t dispersed, instead it continued tightly clinging to the Sand Devouring Pearl.
In Xiao Yi’s perception, unexpectedly, a trace of spiritual imprint had formed on the Sand Devouring Pearl.
Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.
A spiritual imprint on such a supreme treasure equated to refining it and having the treasure recognize a master.
This was the true cause of his injury, making him uncomfortable all over.
The Sand Devouring Pearl’s backlash was quite terrifying, and that feeling was rather painful.
Luckily, the Sand Devouring Pearl was unclaimed now; otherwise, this attempt to forcibly have it recognize him would have caused a backlash extreme enough to severely injure him, potentially leading to death.
"Phew." Xiao Yi couldn’t help but take a deep breath, glancing helplessly at the Ice Phoenix Sword.
"You become greedy for treasures like no other, yet I’m the one who suffers."
Xiao Yi shook his head helplessly.
...
Two hours later.
The Heavenly Sand Two Monsters suddenly opened their eyes, a flash of earth-yellow light bursting forth.
At the same time, Xiao Yi also opened his eyes.
With a wave of his hand, the Sand Devouring Pearl floated weightlessly above his palm.
"Gulp." Right then, two distinct gulping sounds were heard.
Following the sound, Xiao Yi saw the Heavenly Sand Two Monsters staring straight at the Sand Devouring Pearl in his palm.
Even Sha Tongtian, with his perpetually indifferent expression, showed a fervent gaze.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi’s heart skipped a beat, a glimpse of apprehension also flashing in his eyes.
The Heavenly Sand Two Monsters noticed the change in Xiao Yi’s gaze and quickly withdrew their own.
"Don’t worry, young one." Sha Luodi chuckled, "We’re tempted by the Sand Devouring Pearl, but we’re not going to take it from you."
Sha Tongtian coldly added, "We’re not despicable."
"However," Sha Luodi waved his hand with a smile, "We’ve searched for this thing for hundreds of thousands of years; can you let us have a look?"
"Just a glance." Sha Luodi smiled deviously, raising an index finger.
Xiao Yi nodded, lightly tossing the Sand Devouring Pearl in his hand.
With their strength, if they truly intended to snatch it, they could easily act.
With their character, if they really wanted to take it, they wouldn’t waste a single word.
Sha Luodi’s expression changed; he stood up and caught the Sand Devouring Pearl, "Tsk, this is a supreme treasure. If you toss it like that, what if it gets damaged?"
Sha Luodi held the Sand Devouring Pearl dearly, treasuring it like his own; indeed, it was a precious treasure.
Their gazes, all four eyes, were fixated straight on the Sand Devouring Pearl, without blinking, without moving.
After over ten minutes, they finally took a deep breath, reluctantly retracting their gaze.
"Here’s it back." Sha Tongtian, holding the Sand Devouring Pearl, coldly handed it back to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi accepted, nodding.
The Heavenly Sand Two Monsters were exceedingly ruthless; anyone who stepped into the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm was destined to be killed by them.
They were capricious, callous killers who cared not for background or reason.
Yet, they were evidently better than those with a facade concealing a heart full of cold, vicious intent.
"Ah." Sha Luodi sighed heavily, "For this Sand Devouring Pearl, we’ve spent half a lifetime."
"In the end, we didn’t obtain the Sand Devouring Pearl, almost met our end."
"This Pearl is not destined for us." Sha Tongtian shook his head coldly.
Sha Luodi chuckled, "This time, thanks to having our third brother, otherwise we’d have suffered at the hands of the Evil Lord Mansion’s hypocrites."
Sha Luodi’s laugh always narrowed his eyes into slits, making him appear especially unscrupulous.
"Third brother?" Xiao Yi’s face beneath the mask twitched involuntarily.
"Have the two of you finished?" Xiao Yi asked.
Sha Tongtian helped him block the force of the self-detonation earlier, naturally he extended a word of thanks.
Sha Luodi shook his head, "The injury has been stabilized, but to fully recover, it’ll take at least ten days or half a month."
"That Evil Three scoundrel, cursed us even at his death."
"If our Primordial Power hadn’t turned into retaliatory force, just his self-detonation would never have heavily injured us."
The Heavenly Sand Two Monsters were indeed struck by the backlash of their Primordial Power, which was evidently more troublesome than ordinary injuries.
"I take my leave." Xiao Yi stood up, cupped his hands, and spoke indifferently, "Farewell."
"Leaving?" Sha Tongtian furrowed his brow.
Sha Luodi was slightly stunned.
The next moment, they both sighed collectively.
"Leaving is good as well, let it be."
"This Heavenly Sand Secret Realm has tormented us for half a lifetime, and now that it’s gone, we’ll depart too."
With the strength of the Heavenly Sand Two Monsters, truthfully the secret realm itself couldn’t bind them.
If they wished to leave, they could do so anytime.
What truly entrapped them was simply their hearts.
Of course, they were more persistent than anyone else.
However, listening to their words, has the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm really vanished?
Xiao Yi voiced his confusion.
The two frowned, "The Sand Devouring Pearl, haven’t you subdued it? Do you not know its power and effect?"
"Not fully subdued yet." Xiao Yi shook his head.
Sha Luodi spoke solemnly, "The Sand Devouring Pearl is the supreme treasure of this Heavenly Sand Secret Realm, its core."
"Once you leave with the Sand Devouring Pearl, the Heavenly Sand Secret Realm will vanish."
"Vanish?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.
Sha Tongtian coldly said, "The Sand Devouring Pearl can contain eighty million miles of Heavenly Sand, and naturally, the millions of Ancient Sand Snake Clan."
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Fourth update. (Supplement)