Chapter 355: Scorpions and Snakes (2/2)

”Desert Glass Roses?” the voice was contemplating.

While the voice seemed to contemplate, the eyes shone, and the hearts of the Demon Phoenix Continent's cultivators started beating rapidly.

They knew what the Desert Glass Rose was, and they really needed it.

As to the spirit fruits, herbs, and other resources, they were not that important, and they had so many of them, so trading some for the Desert Glass Roses was something they were more than willing to do.

”We will do the trade,” the voice sounded, and moments after, the sand suddenly started rising and taking the shape of a human. Moments after the sand cracked and a person appeared from within.

It looked peculiar and strange, but they quickly understood that it was a martial art technique that had helped him move towards them fast, by merging with the sand.

The man was looking very different from the humans they were used to seeing in their world.

This man had brown skin with white tattoos, his hair was white, and his eyes were blue.

He was strong and sturdy, he seemed young, but his eyes showed the vicissitudes of life. He was not as young as he appeared.

After raising his head and counting the number of people who were hovering in the air, he waved his hand, and the scorpions and snakes dug into the sand and vanished.

”I have enough Desert Glass Roses to be able to trade three for each of you,” he said.

His words shocked them all, but then their eyes widened in happiness and smile spread on their lips.

”That's enough for us,” Xue Wei said with a nod and descended to the sand again.

”Queue up,” he ordered, and all of them obediently stood in a queue, waiting for it to be their turn.

The price for one of the Desert Glass Roses ended up being ten spirit fruits, five beast cores, and three random herbs.

Although the price was high, it was definitely worth it. The benefit they would get from the Desert Glass Rose was impossible to be measured in wealth, so they quickly found the items and traded them without feeling even an ounce of loss.

After trading the items, everyone was happy.

Xue Wei then looked at the man an wondered if he could get some information. ”Senior, we are going towards the Summer region of this Dimension, is it possible for you to perhaps guide us in the right direction?”

The man nodded his head and said, ”head straight west from here. Then you will encounter an oasis where you can rest before heading southwest from there on, and you should be out of the desert in around a week. That direction leads you towards Summer.”

Xue Wei cupped his fists to the man and then thanked him before he left with his friends. All of them were energetic and felt that the trip into the desert was definitely worth it.

Although they did not have to fight for these Desert Glass Roses and traded them, that was still okay. They had gained some herbs and beast cores while heading deep into the desert, and on the way back, they would definitely encounter more, that could help them make up for what they had traded away.

Xue Wei was calm as he led the way, but then all of a sudden, his expression turned ugly.

”Everyone, gather together!” he called out before his body started changing its shape. He began growing azure scales, and his body became much larger than before.

Wrapping every member of the team within his coiled body, he started activating his defensive techniques.

Scale Shield!

Everyone was puzzled. What happened had happened in less than a moment, from Xue Wei had called out until they were wrapped up, not even a moment had passed.

Seeing the green layer that was present on top of Xue Wei they were stunned, what had happened?

Moments after they were given an answer, a sandstorm appeared!

This sandstorm was different from normal sandstorms in their world, every single grain of sand was like a razor blade, and the Scale Shield was starting to wane.

Life Scale Shield!

Xue Wei was not sure how long it would take for the sandstorm to pass, but he knew that if he were not shielding them, at least a few would die. This was merely the outskirts of the sandstorm, and it had already penetrated his regular Scale Shield.

Xue Wei gritted his teeth, and as time passed, he felt how the life force within his body - the wood elemental qi that he relied on to control the Life Scale Shield was running out.

Devouring Life Scale Shield!

This was the ultimate version of the Scale shield.

The Scale Shield itself, relied on the body to create a shield.

The Life Scale Shield relied on the wood elemental Qi inside his body.

The Devouring Life Scale Shield absorbed the wood elemental Qi in the surrounding air and transferred it into Xue Wei's body, allowing him to convert it to his own strength.

Unfortunately, there was not much wooden elemental Qi in the desert, so while it was somewhat useful, Xue Wei could feel that the wood elemental Qi in the surrounding air was about to dissipate.