Douluo Continent: Become stronger by stealing Tang San's luck!

Chapter 1087 Desolate Desert

At night, the temperature in the desert begins to drop drastically.

What started as unbearable heat gradually turned into freezing cold.

Even the sand wall that Tang Lan built made cracking sounds at night, forcing Tang Lan to reinforce it every few hours.

Although inside the sand house, Tang Lan could still faintly hear rustling sounds coming from outside, which later became increasingly dense.

As Tang Lan slowly stood up, she waved her hand and made a light sweep, instantly creating a small hole in the sand wall in front of her.

Through the small hole, Tang Lan quickly saw the scene outside.

As far as the eye could see, the entire sand dune was covered with dark shadows the size of calves.

They moved quickly across the dunes, and eventually converged on the sand house where Tang Lan was located.

"Have they discovered me?"

"However, these little things don't seem to be very aggressive, so they shouldn't be able to break through this infinitely compressed sand wall."

When Tang Lan realized that these were all Crimson Flame Scorpions from the desert, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The Crimson Flame Scorpion is the most common soul beast in the desert. During the day, it buries itself in the yellow sand and only comes out to hunt at night.

It was obvious that they had sensed the soul power aura emanating from Tang Lan.

However, Tang Lan was not too worried. Instead, she returned to the sand bed inside the house, sat cross-legged, and entered into meditation.

Nothing happened that night, and as the sun rose the next day, the biting cold wind on the earth began to gradually warm up.

The temperature is most comfortable only during the two periods of night when day and night alternate.

If you calculate carefully, there are at least four hours a day when the temperature is normal; otherwise, it's either unbearably hot or freezing cold.

Tang Lan slowly pushed open the door of the sand house, only to find that it was already covered by a blanket of yellow sand.

Not only that, the yellow sand even poured into the sand house.

Tang Lan frowned slightly upon seeing this, and then struck out with a palm.

The powerful soul force transformed into a hurricane, blowing away the surrounding sand and revealing the outside scene.

Outside, it was still a vast expanse of yellow sand, but it was significantly taller than what we had seen before, and the sand dunes we had seen earlier were gone.

Instead, there were towering sand dunes, and the dune where Tang Lan was sitting had been merged into even larger dunes.

Fortunately, the sand covering us that night wasn't too thick, otherwise we would have been buried alive.

With the sun in the east and the Flaming Mountain in the distance as reference points, Tang Lan would not lose her way.

But what Tang Lan saw next was a dream that led him to marry into the family.

At first, Tang Lan only saw a lake and oasis in the distance, but she quickly dismissed that idea herself.

There couldn't possibly be an oasis in such a place, or at least not so close to you.

Then there is only one possibility: it is a mirage, an illusion in the desert.

Nevertheless, Tang Lan decided to go and investigate, thinking it was a last resort.

As Tang Lan had guessed, there was nothing there except yellow sand.

"Tang Lan, look! What's that over there!"

Just then, Ning Xian's voice suddenly came from inside the black knife, drawing Tang Lan's attention to the distance.

"That's... a human team!!"

Tang Lan widened her eyes, trying to see the scene on the distant sand dunes clearly.

After a long while, Tang Lan finally spoke, somewhat uncertainly.

This made him subconsciously feel that these human teams did not actually exist.

"Even though we know the chances are slim, we should still go and take a look in order to pass the fourth level."

He Xi agreed wholeheartedly.

With the help of two people offering advice, Tang Lanjing quickly made her way towards the direction where there were people.

Although the sand dunes were too soft and difficult to exert force, Tang Lan's Shadow Steps were as light as a swallow, and he could appear several feet away with each step.

When Tang Lan finally appeared at the spot she had seen earlier, half an hour had passed.

But to his horror, he discovered that although the surrounding yellow sand had cleared most of the traces on the ground, some human and camel footprints were still visible.

"What's going on? Is there really someone here?"

Tang Lan's face showed shock and disbelief.

This result disrupted many of his previous assumptions. If there really were people living here, then this space of the Grim Reaper's Trial was normal.

As for whether it is the original world, perhaps only continued exploration will provide the answer.

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"Judging from the thickness of the yellow sand on these footprints, those human groups are very close to us."

"Tang Lan, let's continue in the same direction."

"If we can actually find the native inhabitants here, it would be much better than us wandering around aimlessly like headless flies."

Ning Xian spoke up to remind him.

Tang Lan nodded, then continued to speed up, trying to catch up with the group before sunset.

The days and nights in this desert are not equal. Based on Tang Lan's observations, it can be preliminarily determined that the nights are much longer than the days.

Often, the sun doesn't rise until almost noon.

This also means that Tang Lan doesn't have much time left. If she can't find the other person before sunset, she'll have to find another place to make temporary arrangements for the night.

Tang Lan had a preliminary understanding of just how terrifying the desert at night could be.

Last night, it wasn't just the Crimson Scorpions that appeared around the desert; there were also many monsters living at the bottom of the desert.

One of the most ferocious desert insects, ranging in size from three to ten zhang (approximately 13 to 23 meters), is a desert monster.

The creature emerged from the ground, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed the Crimson Flame Scorpions along with a large amount of yellow sand. Then it burrowed into the yellow sand beneath its feet and disappeared.

Tang Lan had heard of this kind of soul beast before; it was hailed by soul masters from the outside world as the Desert Death God.

It is one of the most terrifying soul beasts in the desert. It is huge and has amazing defense. With sand protecting its body, it is almost impossible to kill these terrifying monsters.

It is worth mentioning that this monster has no eyes, and its head has only a huge mouth full of fangs.

The roar it emits is chilling and can even cause temporary dizziness.

This is why they are feared by human soul masters.

An hour passed as Tang Lan followed the increasingly clear footprints without daring to stop for even a moment.

But they still hadn't caught up with the group by nightfall.

"It seems we have to give up. The desert is fraught with danger at night, so it's best not to wander around recklessly."

Tang Lan decided to give up chasing those footprints.

In such a dangerous environment, if I were to unleash a powerful soul skill, it would attract even more soul beasts from the surrounding desert.

If that's done, then this desert could very well become his grave.

Having chosen a relatively high sand dune, Tang Lan used the power of her soul bone to compress the yellow sand into a sturdy but somewhat simple house. (End of Chapter)