For thousands of years, the continent had been debating whether magicians or warriors were stronger.
This debate was just like the battle between the human race and the beast race on the Boundless Continent. It was never-ending.
In the westernmost part of the Boundless Continent, there was a huge desert.
The desert was extremely hot all year round, and not a single blade of grass grew there. Legend had it that some people got lost in the desert and had no choice but to hunt their companions and drink the blood of living humans to walk out. Therefore, this desert was also known as the Bloodthirsty Desert.
In the periphery of the desert, there were a few human villages. Relying on the sporadic water source and local farming, the humans in the villages had been living extremely hard lives.
This year's summer was the driest season in the entire desert. Even the deepest well in the village could not produce a single drop of water.
Beside the well, a woman with withered yellow hair was bending over, trying to get some water from the well.
"Mother, Niuniu is thirsty." Beside the woman, a five to six-year-old girl was extremely thirsty. She hugged the woman's leg and cried.
"Niuniu, don't cry. There's no more water in the well." The woman's throat was already dry, but what could she do? The village had exhausted all methods, but she could not find a single drop of water.
If this continued, not to mention the children and the elderly, even the adults would not be able to endure it.
In the neighbor's house, there were already people who could not bear it any longer. They killed their livestock and relied on the livestock's blood to quench their thirst. The woman's eyes were filled with sorrow.
"Little girl, don't cry. There's clear water here." A voice that was as sweet as spring water sounded out like the sound of nature. A hand that was so fair that almost no pores could be seen stretched out towards him.
The woman looked over. Under the glaring sunlight, she saw two young girls. One of them was dressed in white, while the other was dressed in pink.
The one who spoke was the young girl dressed in white with a dust-proof veil. She was holding a water bag in her hand.
Due to the veil, the woman and Niuniu could not see the young girl's appearance clearly. However, the young girl had a pair of limpid eyes that were unforgettable.
After seeing the water, Niuniu took it without hesitation. She had just taken a sip when she carefully stopped.
"Big sister, can I give the water to other people to drink?" Niu Niu licked the water droplets on her lips and resisted the urge to drink another mouthful.
"Of course you can. The water I gave you is yours." The white-clothed girl saw Niuniu's appearance and felt both heartache and fondness.
What a sensible child.
"Thank you, pretty big sister." Little Niu Niu sweetly shouted.
"The little girl's mouth is quite sweet. You haven't even seen what we look like. How do you know we're beautiful?" The girl in pink raised her beautiful eyes. There was a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"My mother said that kind-hearted people are good-looking." Niu Niu said as she handed the water bag to her mother. The woman shook her head, indicating that she wasn't thirsty.
"Madam, the wells in town have all dried up. Haven't you found a new water source?" The white-clothed girl frowned when she saw that the woman's lips were cracked, but she was still resisting the urge to drink water.
"It's not that we don't want to, it's just that it's not easy to find outside. Recently, there happened to be …" The woman looked at the two girls' attire. Although they were dressed as humans, their exquisite clothes and fair skin made it obvious that they weren't ordinary people.
On the Boundless Continent, the only ones who could live such a luxurious life were the nobles of the human race or the beasts.
"What happened to be? People are dying of thirst. Why aren't you looking for water? How stupid. "The girl in pink curled her lips, looking down on these cowardly humans from the bottom of her heart.
If not for her sister's insistence on finding a medicinal herb in the Great Blood Drinking Desert, she wouldn't have bothered to interact with these humans. The woman opened her mouth, unsure if she should continue.
At this moment, the sound of drums and gongs came from the village entrance.
"Oh no, the beasts are here again. Everyone, run!"
Upon hearing that the beasts were here, the woman was so frightened that her face turned pale. She didn't dare to say anything more to the two girls. She pulled her daughter and fled towards the village entrance.
All of a sudden, the village was in chaos. Every household was dragging the elderly and the young into the depths of the desert.
Thud thud thud —
Flap flap —
There were sounds of beast hooves and eagles chirping. In the northern side of the desert, there was a cloud of dust.
Dozens of ferocious beasts appeared in front of them. They were all ferocious beasts, ranging from snow-white Treading Snow Lions to ferocious Black Cloud Leopards and Red Cloud Eagles. Any one of these ferocious beasts could kill a strong warrior in an instant.
Usually, it was rare to see one of these ferocious beasts, but today, dozens of them appeared all at once.
At this moment, these ferocious beasts were very obedient. This was because the beasts sitting on them were youths from the beast clan who were a hundred times more ferocious than the ferocious beasts.
These youths weren't very old. They were only fifteen or sixteen years old. However, from their nimble movements and sparkling eyes, it wasn't hard to tell that they were all experts with unique skills.
Looking at the leader of the group, the muscles all over his body bulged as if they would burst out of his clothes at any time. This person's cultivation was definitely not below the Martial Ancestor level.
Looking at the other youths beside him, most of them had the same level of cultivation.
"Brothers and sisters, who do you think will be the winner this time?" It was obvious that the youth in the warrior's clothes had a part of the wolf clan's bloodline. As he spoke, he raised his head and howled.
"Let's compete and we'll know." The youths laughed loudly.
"The loser will each hand over a hundred of their clansmen as slaves to the winner." These youths were all aristocrats or royalty of the beast clan. Every summer, they would come to the Blood-Drinking Desert for the purpose of hunting.
The so-called hunting, as the name suggested, was to hunt and kill humans like prey. The more people they killed, the winner was considered.
The lives of humans were nothing to them. However, the slaves of other beast clans were different.
There were dozens of people here. If they won once, it would be no different from gaining tens of thousands of strong beast clan warriors.
"Haha, it's settled then." The youth in the warrior's clothes took the lead. He clamped his legs on the Treading Snow Lion and rushed towards the human village. The other youths also rushed towards the village with lightning speed.
Behind them, there was a black horse with a youth sitting on it.
The youth had a sculpted face. He had a high nose bridge and deep eyes. His clothes were very ordinary and there weren't any excessive waves of fighting energy around him.
Unlike the other youths from the beast clan, the youth didn't immediately charge towards the village.
"Have you investigated the shadow?" The youth suddenly asked.
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