Evan Yang stood among the crowd like a deity, causing the icy rain to fall to the ground. The flames on the earth gradually receded, and the raindrops even healed the burns on everyone's bodies. Once the fire had faded and most people had recovered,
Evan Yang descended. Seeing what Evan had done, Flint Blaze was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much. Without you, the Desert Tribes would have perished in these flames."
"It's nothing. Honestly, I was the one who caused this, so it's only right that I fix it," Evan Yang replied with a smile.
Flint Blaze was about to say something, but already many people had gathered around, all expressing their gratitude to Evan Yang. Even Evan himself hadn't expected it—his popularity among the Desert Tribes soared.
So, at their repeated invitations, Evan Yang spent some time with the Desert Tribes here. In truth, his main goal was to learn more about the Desert Wastes before going to confront King Lane, the Desert Lord.
Speaking of King Lane, his original plan was to stir up trouble and incite the people against Evan Yang and Flint Blaze. But instead, Evan not only saved everyone—he became close friends with the Desert Tribes. King Lane was furious.
"Desert Lord, what do we do now?" someone asked, standing near King Lane. These were his confidants, the ones who studied and borrowed that strange power with him. Using their special abilities, they could monitor Evan Yang's every move.
"Forget everything else. We have to find a way to get rid of him. But his power is strong—my chest is still wounded from his attack, and he isn't afraid of that strange force," King Lane said.
"If he isn't afraid of that strange power, then we'll have to join forces. Otherwise, it's hard for any one of us to handle him alone," one person said.
"Yes, that's exactly my plan. If I'm not mistaken, he'll come looking for me. So I intend to set up a grand Desert Formation nearby and wait for his arrival. Then we'll teach him a lesson," King Lane said.
"Yes, and we can't let him discover this place," someone said.
King Lane nodded. At that moment, a man who had been silent on the side spoke up, "You just said there's a girl on their side who can absorb the Heaven-Scorching Furnace's flames."
"That's right," King Lane replied. He feared this man the most, because his power was strange, and most importantly, he came from within that force.
So King Lane always treated him respectfully. Now that he spoke, King Lane naturally answered without any neglect.
"If I'm not mistaken, she should be a fire-type spirit beast. To be able to absorb the Heaven-Scorching Furnace's flames, she can't be far off," the man replied.
"I wonder what Ghost Lord wants to say?" King Lane asked curiously.
The one called Ghost Lord said, "I want the men killed, leave the women for me."
"Understood," King Lane nodded after hearing this, then left with the others, leaving Ghost Lord here with his eyes closed.
But in his heart, he muttered, "Heaven-Scorching Furnace, I must get it. Don't let me down!"
Evan Yang didn't know that in the desert, someone was secretly coveting the Heaven-Scorching Furnace, and this person wasn't from this realm—no one knew where he came from.
Soon after chatting with everyone, Evan Yang said farewell and headed for King Lane's location. As Flint Blaze saw him off, he said, "Be careful. If they really use that strange power, they won't be so easy to handle."
"I understand, thank you," Evan Yang said with a smile.
"Go ahead," Flint Blaze nodded. He believed that since Evan Yang wasn't afraid of that power, at least there was no life-threatening danger in this respect.
At this moment, Evan Yang had also stored Ember Yang away, since he might encounter unexpected people next.
Evan Yang walked alone into his destination—the deepest part of the Desert Wastes, which was also where the ruler resided.
Looking around, there were desolate mud houses and some sand dunes piled up from sand. Inside these dunes were some caves, but now no one lived in them.
"Why is there no one here? Is this the so-called ruler's territory?" Evan Yang muttered, and released his divine sense to try to find any trace of people.
Just then, the ground moved and began to sink. Evan Yang jumped away from the ground into the air, and immediately a powerful force pressed down from above.
While in the air, Evan Yang began to resist that force, trying to break free from its constraints. Meanwhile, a few people on the other side were injecting power into the formation they'd set up.
The force targeted Evan Yang, pushing him down, and at this moment he was struggling against the combined power of several people.