Chapter 289 Stone Desert City - Xuanlian Sect Ruins
If the first year of Doupo, from 1.0 to 1.3, has allowed players to fully integrate into the Douqi continent.

So this second year, starting from 2.0, can be described in four words - a riot of demons!
Main combat players, as long as they have started playing the game since the server launch version, even if they are not in the mainstream first tier but only in the second tier, have basically crossed the threshold of Douling.

What is the concept of Douling?

In the Jia Ma Empire, the patriarchs of the three major families are only Dou Wang!
Dou Ling is definitely the backbone force valued by all major families!

This means that players can already significantly influence the three major families and even change the development strategies of the three major families.

In the previous life, just in the Jia Ma Empire, nearly 40% of the players chose to join the Yun Lan Sect.

Many players give the following reasons:

If Xiao Yan hadn't been around, there would be absolutely no problem for Yunshan, the former leader of the Yunlan Sect, to return to the arena and lead the Yunlan Sect to replace the royal family and dominate the Jia Ma Empire!
Therefore, the Yunlan Sect in the game cannot be simply defined as a villain!

If it were the three major families, with the foundation and power of the Yunlan Sect, they would most likely want to replace the royal family!
Since all the major forces are fighting for resources, why can't they join the Yunlan Sect, which has more resources and a stronger sect heritage?
After joining the Yunlan Sect, many players interacted with the NPCs in the Yunlan Sect.

It was just like when the eight elders of Canaan Academy died, a large group of female players cried with grief.

If conflicts among the major forces intensify, it is basically impossible for the players of Yunlan Sect to watch the NPC with whom they have a good relationship being killed by other players or NPCs!

This is completely different from the plot of the original novel where the Yunlan Sect "lost its way and had few supporters".

There are even many players who analyzed that if in the game, the Yunlan Sect can control the Jia Ma Empire, then they will all have the merit of following the dragon, and will definitely obtain a lot of resources from the Yunlan Sect and soar to the sky!
The opening of other regions also makes players realize that they may be able to seize more opportunities!
Just like the Tagor Desert.

When the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong was in Mocheng, the Tagor Desert was a "player restricted area" and anyone who encountered the snake people would inevitably be attacked.

But now, the snake people in the Tagor Desert will no longer attack players.

They even set up some temporary camps on the border with the Gama Empire to recruit players!

Even on the "exchange list" of the major tribes of the Snake People, there are already advanced Xuan-level skills printed with purple characters!

If your contribution is enough, you can even go to the Snake Man Temple and exchange for earth-level skills!

This grand gesture is even more magnanimous than that of the Yunlan Sect!

As for the three major families with only Dou Wang in charge, the family skills are only at the advanced Xuan level, and there are also attribute restrictions.

Good birds choose trees to roost in!

The opportunity is now in front of all players!
And a message sent out by Tianyao officials completely ignited the hot hearts of all the old perverts!
After reaching Dou Wang, the snake people can find some natural treasures and refine special elixirs for them, so that their lower body can be transformed into human form! (Due to Medusa's bloodline, the conditions for her lower body to be transformed into human form are much more stringent)

and!

Once the snake people identify each other, there is basically no betrayal!

Therefore, as long as the favorability reaches 70, even if you draw swords against them, the favorability will not necessarily decrease!

When Yang Shan was walking on the streets of Shimo City, he found many players rushing towards the border.

Most likely, they are going to join the snake people!

Speaking of Shimo City, there is also a plot about this city in the original novel.

The protagonist Xiao Yan's elder brother Xiao Ding and second brother Xiao Li established the "Motie Mercenary Group", which mainly developed in Shimo City.

It also involves a key supporting role——

Green scales!

She originally worked as a maid in the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to make a living.

As a hybrid of snakeman and human, she has been bullied since childhood.

But she has the "Green Snake Three Flower Pupils" which is known as the most amazing pupil in the world!
In the original novel, Qing Lin was taken away by a strong man from the Sky Snake Mansion. In just a few years, he was promoted from a "third stage of Dou Qi" to the Dou Zun level, and met the original protagonist Xiao Yan again in Zhongzhou.

Because of this plot, many "ambitious" players even traveled hundreds of miles to Shimo City after the 1.0 version was launched, just to establish a relationship with Qinglin.

As a result, it’s already 2.0 now, and no one knows what Qinglin looks like!

When Qinglin actually appeared in the player's field of vision, it was already version 3.0!
At that time, the national server opened the fifth empire of the northwest continent - the Sky Snake Empire, as the main starting area for newly registered players.

At that time, Qinglin was already the young master of the Tianshe Mansion!
Only then did the majority of players understand.

There is no Xiao Yan, no Xiao Ding, no Xiao Li, and no Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

So there is no Qinglin in Shimo City!

Her story may have changed a long time ago!
Of course, Yang Shan came to Shimo City not to try his luck and find Qinglin.

Since the launch of the server, at least one million players have been pursuing this idea.

The outhouse in the old lady's house in Shimo City has been searched several times by players!
No news at all!

Yang Shan would not be so arrogant as to find someone that a million players could not find, yet he found him in one go.

Xiao Yan had to rely on his elder brother and second brother to be able to meet Qing Lin!
Yang Shan came to Shimo City for a secret place that was about to be opened——

The ruins of Xuanlian Sect!

There are too many plots in version 2.0. Unless Yang Shan has learned the "Great Clone Divine Art" of the Monkey King, he can create countless clones.

Otherwise, Yang Shan could only "take only one scoop from three thousand rivers".

Yang Shan’s plan for 2.0 is very detailed. Although there will most likely be many changes in the future, for now, the plan in Yang Shan’s hand is the theoretically optimal solution for the development of this version!

The first step is to the ruins of Xuanlian Sect!

Among the top-level items produced in this site is a defensive coat.

A top-grade spiritual weapon with golden characters printed on it!
Version 2.0 is too chaotic, and we often have to face large-scale group battles.

Yang Shan’s defense is another weakness.

But if he has this top-grade spiritual weapon, Yang Shan will be more unscrupulous in group battles, and can even withstand the attacks of a large group of Dou Ling players in a short period of time!
Thus, the fighting armor is kept as a means of preserving one's life.

Of course, there are many good things in the ruins.

The opening of relics like this requires certain conditions.

The condition for opening the Xuanlian Sect ruins this time is Shimo City itself!
As an important border city, Shimo City is the only city built directly in the Tagor Desert.

It is also the city that the snake people have always wanted to capture.

After occupying Shimo City, the Snake People will be able to access many resource points on the border of the Gama Empire, thus bringing better development to the Snake People!

It’s a pity that Queen Medusa’s focus is still on advancing her bloodline and she is worried about going to war with the Gama Empire, so she has not taken any action yet.

But now it’s different. With more and more players, the strength of the snake people is growing rapidly.

Already planning to seize Shimo City!
Yang Shan walked to the Mitre branch in Shimo City.

The Mittel family surpassed the other two families because of the return of the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

The number of branches is increasing.

Even Shimo City has it!

Yang Shan walked to the door, and two maids in cool clothes immediately saluted:

"Sir, welcome to the Mitre Stone Desert Branch!"

"Excuse me, sir, do you want to send it for auction or purchase it?"

Yang Shan took out the Bauhinia Order from his ring and threw it over:
"Let the steward come out to see me!"

The two maids were terrified when they saw the token!
The Bauhinia Order of the Mittel Family represents that the other party is the most treasured guest of the Mittel Family!
How could the two maids dare to delay? They immediately went to the branch to report.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a noticeably fat body ran out, sweating profusely, and handed back the Bauhinia Order:

"Mr. Yang, I have long heard of your great name! Whatever you ask, I will do my best to fulfill it!"

A person in charge of a Mittel branch now has to bow and nod in front of Yang Shan.

Needless to say, this is the order given by Yafei, the future leader of the Miter clan!

Yang Shan: "Give me the information about the Tagor front! Then quickly take this place out, take everything that can be taken away from the branch, and go back to report to Ya Fei!"

The person in charge bent even lower:
"Yes! Master Yang, I will prepare it immediately!"

This branch had actually just been opened not long ago, but with just one word from Yang Shan, all the staff in the branch could be evacuated immediately. This was the power that came with identity and status!

Shimo City is about to be attacked by the snake people. As a staunch ally of the Mitre family, Yang Shan naturally does not want the Mitre family to suffer any losses.

Yang Shan remembered that about one month into the game, Shimo City would be attacked by the snakemen.

After the Stone Desert City was occupied by the Snake People, strange phenomena began to occur one after another.

The ruins of Xuanlian Sect finally appeared.

As a powerful force where the lowest level of the sect leaders in all generations were Dou Zong, the ruins of Xuanlian Sect naturally attracted the attention of various forces!
Not only the Gama Empire, but also the Izumo Empire, Luoyan Empire, Mulan Empire and Black Horn Territory arrived one after another!
With the addition of the Snake People, this relic directly turned into a melee among various forces in the northwest continent!
This time the secret realm of the ruins is also version 2.0, which is a "reminder" given by Tianyao officials to all players.

In this version, confrontation with other forces may occur at any time!

And Yang Shan’s plan is——

Advance the time of the appearance of the ruins!

Although the more chaotic the situation is, the easier it is to fish in troubled waters.

But in the previous life, the major forces went from fighting each other in the beginning, to secretly uniting, and then to competing for the secret treasure. It was really chaotic.

Yang Shan wanted to be the first to enter the ruins and try to get as many benefits as possible before other forces arrived!
After all, with the arrival of various major forces, they need to explore step by step, and Yang Shan at least has a general understanding of the situation in the ruins.

Therefore, Yang Shan must obtain the current deployment of the Snake People on the front line, find several key persons in charge, and use coercion, inducement or cooperation to make them quickly capture Shimo City!

The branch manager was very efficient and did not make Yang Shan wait too long before bringing a copy of Mittel's secret information.

It records several important defense points of the Snake People at the Tagor Border.

Looking at the name of the defense commander, Yang Shan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The leader of the Xuanyue tribe - Yue Mei.

Current level: Eight-star Dou Wang!
An old acquaintance!

Yang Shan directly activated his fighting spirit and transformed it into wings, and flew directly into the sky in front of countless people on the street.

"Fuck! Fighting King?"

"Nimma's fighting spirit transformed into wings is so cool!"

"Red wings, could it be Blood Rush?"

"Blood Rush? Even if you stab him in the ass with a dagger, he can't fly that fast!"

"Is it possible?"

"New machine, keep touching your belly! That Dou Wang just now must be the legendary Doupo No. 1 player - Yang Shan!"

"Shouldn't it be the most affectionate one in Doupo - Yang Yidao?"

Not just players.

The patriarchs of small families whose main development base is Shimo City also showed up one after another.

They all had a look of shock on their faces:

"The oppressive feeling from that fluctuation just now was so strong!"

"Fighting King? Is he one of the ten strongest men in our empire, or from the snake people?"

"Notify everyone to keep a low profile and don't cause any trouble. I have a bad feeling about this." The strength of the NPCs will gradually increase over time, but this is also related to the potential set for each NPC and the actual operation of the game.

Take the Stone Desert City for example. Although it is an important border city, most of the time, the top NPCs in the city are only at the Douling level.

It's normal to be startled when you see a fighting king.

Let an ordinary player in the first tier go to some more barren cities, and those NPCs whose levels are only those of great fighters who can be the heads of the families, will still be shocked!
So as far as the Gama Empire is concerned, many players will deliberately go to the nearby small town to show off when they go to the World of Warcraft Mountains to level up.

A group of masters of great fighting schools bowed and nodded, and some even sent their daughters.

The emotional value is maxed out!
Yang Shan was also a man of great skill and courage. Following the direction indicated by the map, he flew directly to the core garrison point on the border between the Snake People and the Gama Empire.

Yue Mei, who was taking a nap in the tent, suddenly sensed a terrifying aura that was not concealed. She immediately broke through the tent and flew into the air, with a look of alert:
"Friend, since you are here, why don't you show up and see me?"

A blood-red figure flew out from the clouds and stopped ten feet away from Yue Mei.

Yang Shan gave a smile that he thought was kind:
"Hey, Commander Yue Mei, how did you guess that it was a friend who came?"

"It's you!"

Yue Mei's pair of snake eyes are actually quite beautiful, dark brown.

Of course, the main thing is a pretty face and a good figure.

Among the snake people, except for Queen Medusa, Yue Mei can at least be ranked in the top five.

So Yue Mei's face full of anger at this moment actually has a different kind of charm.

Thinking back on the interactions between the two, it was really bizarre.

When they first met, Yang Shan was almost in despair when he saw Yue Mei.

Yang Shan was only a great fighting master at the time, and even escaping was basically a luxury in front of Yue Mei, who was at the fighting king level.

If it weren't for the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's arrival, Yue Mei would have been able to complete the achievement that all players have wanted to complete but no one has been able to complete so far -

Kill Yang Shan alone!

The second time they met was during Yang Shan’s inner demon trial when he was promoted from a Dou Shi to a Dou Ling.

The third time they met was the inner demon trial for Dou Ling to advance to Dou Wang.

In the two trials of the inner demon, Yue Mei, who was ahead of Yang Shan in all aspects of level, was hung up and beaten by Yang Shan!

This woke Yue Mei up from her dream, and she was so angry that she smashed everything that could be smashed in the house!
She is one of the eight leaders of the snake people, but she can't even handle a brat!

After three encounters, Yue Mei's favorability towards Yang Shan reached:
-
25!

Now the two meet again.

Yue Mei still has the golden seal, eight-star fighting king.

And Yang Shan is the Seven Star Fighting King, “half a step to five colors”.

Moreover, Yang Shan did not intend to conceal his own aura.

The hint of great power from heaven and earth emanating from his body brought out a hint of fear in Yue Mei's heart.

It has only been a few years, and the other party has grown to the point that even she is afraid of him.

The anger on Yue Mei's face disappeared, replaced by a bit of charm.

But everyone knows it.

The more beautiful the snake, the more poisonous it is generally!
"Handsome boy, I miss you so much."

Yue Mei’s figure flashed, and the azure water-attributed fighting spirit immediately turned into hundreds of water arrows!

The moment Yue Mei saw Yang Shan, she had actually been secretly preparing for the fight.

And this "Xuan Shui Hundred Arrows" is a genuine Xuan-level high-level fighting skill.

Each water arrow is enough to break the Dou Qi armor of a Dou Ling strongman!

With hundreds of water arrows fired at the same time, even if Yang Shan was a seven-star Dou Wang, he would definitely find it difficult to resist!
But Yue Mei’s practical experience does not include a “pervert” like Yang Shan!
How perverted is that?
Yang Shan was so perverted that he just reached out and touched her.
He patted Yue Mei on the shoulder.

"You attacked your friend as soon as you met him. Aren't you going a little too far?"

Yang Shan hasn't used "Three Thousand Thunders" yet!
Just by activating the strange thunder from the sky and flying with wings transformed from fighting spirit, the speed can easily exceed two thousand.

Yue Mei could only see a flash of red light, and then Yang Shan appeared behind her like a ghost.

"So fast?"

Yue Mei's whole body was tense, and the scales on her snake's tail almost exploded.

Deep blue fighting spirit gushed out from his body.

With the fighting armor on, the familiar snake-shaped sword appeared in Yue Mei's hand again.

He gripped the hilt of the sword backwards and thrust it backwards, but he stabbed the air instead.

Yue Mei said sternly:
"Don't even think about running away!"

The fighting spirit on the snake-shaped sword burst forward and condensed into a water python that seemed to have a soul.

This seems to be a unique and restrictive fighting technique.

Anacondas are extremely fast.

Even if Yang Shan only relied on the current speed of his fighting spirit turning into wings, he would not be able to dodge.

Yang Shan originally wanted to use "Three Thousand Thunders".

But after thinking about it for a moment, he gave up the idea.

Although he planned to let Yue Mei lead the army to capture Shimo City, there was no guarantee that they would stand on the opposite side in the future.

Hide as much as you can.

After all, it is the best trump card for escape. It won't be too late to use it openly after the matter of "Three Thousand Thunders" is exposed on the forum.

So Yang Shan simply let himself be entangled by the water python.

At this moment, the water python seemed to act as a thread, connecting Yang Shan's hand and Yue Mei's snake-shaped sword.

Yue Mei smiled grimly:

"No matter how fast you are, you can't break free now. Die!"

Yue Mei was just about to use her left hand to perform fighting skills to teach Yang Shan a lesson.

But she didn't expect that Yang Shan would give her a taste of his own medicine first!

"Instant Finger Through the Clouds", five shots per second!
Five scarlet finger energies pierced through the body of the water python in the blink of an eye and hit Yue Mei's snake-shaped sword!

The water attribute and the lightning attribute can trigger the "electric reaction".

When there is no deliberate coordination between the two, if the water-attributed Dou Qi is much stronger than the thunder-attributed Dou Qi, then the thunder will be isolated from the water.

And if the thunder attribute is much stronger than the water attribute, then thunder can run rampant in the water!
Three finger energies knocked Yue Mei's snake-shaped sword away.

The remaining two finger energies directly hit Yue Mei's right hand which was originally holding the sword.

Although the gloves Yang Shan was wearing now were a practice piece he got from old man Tieyang - they had blue lettering and were of top grade quality.

But with the amplification panel of the outer space booby trap, Yang Shan’s “instant finger” can still cause nearly 5,000 points of damage!
Even if the defense has to be deducted, the protection value of Yue Mei's Dou Qi Armor is directly reduced by 8,000 points!
Miss Yue Mei was completely stunned!
She is one of the eight leaders of the snake people!

He has devoted himself to cultivation in recent years and has made great progress in strength.

Even if those who ranked lower among the top ten strongest men of the Gama Empire came, they would have to sweat when facing her!
But she felt that when she faced Yang Shan, she was a little bit like
I felt so powerless when facing the four elders of the tribe.

Although Yue Mei is cruel and ruthless, she is not a brainless woman.

Although Yang Shan only used a few moves just now, Yue Mei understood that Yang Shan was already showing mercy.

Otherwise, at least her current fighting spirit armor would have been shattered.

In just one breath, five terrifying fighting skills were released.

If Yang Shan were to play for ten or twenty seconds,
Yue Mei couldn't help but shudder and asked cautiously:

"Why on earth have you become so strong?"

"Commander Yue Mei is finally willing to have a good chat with me!"

Yang Shan still smiled kindly, snapped his fingers, and a cluster of scarlet thunder circled around his fingertips.

It was this strange thunder that made Yue Mei feel uneasy.

Yang Shan introduced:
"Number 16 on the Strange Thunder List, Strange Thunder from the Sky."

Although Yue Mei had already guessed it, when Yang Shan said it himself, Yue Mei couldn't help but gasp:
"Yi Lei! You actually have such an opportunity!"

The wonders of heaven and earth are too rare, and the king of their snake people only got the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire, which is ranked 19th on the Strange Fire List.

When opponents of the same level fight, the one with extraordinary powers will definitely have an absolute advantage.

Yue Mei had just witnessed the strangeness of the outer space mines, but as one of the eight leaders of the snake people, she could not show any cowardice:

"Even if you have the strange lightning, the snake people are not a place where you can run wild!"

Yang Shan explained:
"I'm not here to act wildly. I'm here to discuss cooperation with you."

"cooperate?"

Yue Mei’s mind was now filled with the scene of being beaten by Yang Shan in her previous dream.

It is said that dream experiences are easily forgotten after waking up, but Yue Mei just couldn't forget those two fights.

But now Yue Mei saw Yang Shan in person, but found that she was beaten again!

This resentment in her heart made Yue Mei laugh:

"This commander wants to kill you, what cooperation are you talking about?"

Yang Shan's smile slowly faded:
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll be punished by drinking it, right?"

Yue Mei quickly stepped back:

"What do you want to do?"

"I've already given you the face, but you don't want it anymore. So I have no choice but to beat you down!"

Behind Yang Shan, fifteen phantoms of magical beasts appeared.

Following a cool snap of Yang Shan's fingers.

Fifteen phantoms of magical beasts roared in unison.

For a moment, the roar of the beast madly hit Yue Mei's eardrums.

The soul shock made Yue Mei have a splitting headache, and she could hardly maintain her fighting spirit and wings!

Yang Shanfei stepped forward, grabbed Yue Mei's throat, and flew to a nearby hill.

After landing, he threw Yue Mei away:
"I am such a gentleman, why do you want me to use force?"

(End of this chapter)