The white crane in front of him suddenly transformed into human form.

The middle-aged man knew all too well what this meant.

It was well known that in the Heavenly Origin World, only demon beasts above the Seventh Rank could possibly have the ability to transform.

And being able to transform so easily and skillfully, this demon beast’s rank was likely already above the Seventh Rank.

A demon beast of such rank was equivalent to human cultivators at the Refining Void stage.

How could it appear here?

At this moment, the middle-aged man’s face turned pale, and his eyes were full of fear.

"Se... Senior, I am just a mortal, I don’t know why the senior is hunting me?"

"If I’ve offended you in any way, I will definitely find a way to make amends."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman snorted coldly.

"Hunting you?"

"Who are you to deserve it?"

"Not to mention you, even if it was your Black Sand City, what of it?"

"With just one word, I can level your Black Sand City!"

With these words, the middle-aged man trembled all over.

He looked at the beautiful woman incredulously.

"You... you..."

"The desert black wind, was it you... who created it?"

The beautiful woman said coldly:

"Now you know."

"I didn’t want to touch you ants, I just wanted to find something."

"But unfortunately, you’re too oblivious to life and death."

"Then don’t blame me for being ruthless."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man quickly said:

"Senior, whatever you are looking for, if I have it, I will give it to you. Even if I don’t, I will try my best to find it."

"I swear in the name of the City Lord of Black Sand City, please believe me, Senior."

The beautiful woman laughed coldly:

"You think I don’t know your identity?"

"Little Lin, is he in your hands?"

"Where have you hidden him?"

"Bring him out, and I will make your death quicker, otherwise you will know what the taste of Soul Extraction and Soul Refining is like."

Upon these words, the middle-aged man’s face changed drastically.

"You’re... you’re here for Little Lin?"

"Are you from the Golden Simurgh Clan?"

Upon hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the beautiful woman sneered.

"You ant, you know quite a lot."

"It seems you already knew Little Lin’s identity and origin."

"Such audacity."

"It seems that the lowly woman from back then was deliberately sent out by you, aiming to acquire the noble bloodline of our Golden Palace Clan."

"Do you know that such actions violate the pact between the Human and Demon Clans and will lead your Human Race to the brink of extinction."

Hearing these words, the middle-aged man’s face changed, he immediately roared:

"You’re talking nonsense!"

"Back then, my daughter was abducted by your Golden Phoenix Clan people."

"She nearly died and only barely managed to escape back."

"The fault lies with your Golden Phoenix Clan."

Facing the middle-aged man’s argument, the beautiful woman’s eyes narrowed and she snorted coldly.

A white light flashed out instantly, piercing the shoulder of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man screamed and was sent flying backward with blood gushing uncontrollably from his shoulder.

"To think that an insignificant ant from the Human Race dares to rage before me."

"This serves as a simple lesson for you."

"Tell me, where is Little Lin now?"

"Don’t tell me he’s in the city."

"Black Sand City has already been attacked by the Flying Ants; they have searched every corner inside."

"You better not try any tricks."

At this moment, the middle-aged man’s face became extremely hideous.

He glared at the beautiful woman and roared:

"You will never know."

"I’d rather die than tell you anything."

After saying that, the man recklessly charged at the beautiful woman, trying to deliver a heavy strike.

However, just as he moved, he saw the beautiful woman wave her hand.

Another white ray shot out.

Puff!

The middle-aged man’s heart was instantly pierced.

Thud!

The middle-aged man’s corpse fell powerlessly to the ground.

He was just a mortal, facing a transforming demon beast with no power to resist.

And as the middle-aged man fell, the beautiful woman’s figure flashed before the man, she then extended her hand and grasped his head from a distance as strands of white light poured into his skull.

Moments later, the beautiful woman released her grip with a solemn face.

The middle-aged man’s head had completely shriveled.

"Damn."

"These human ants actually sent someone ahead to escort Little Lin away, and even he himself doesn’t know where Little Lin is."

"What cunning!"

"Truly damned!"

The beautiful woman cursed repeatedly.

Failing to obtain the desired information, the beautiful woman at this moment radiated an aura of danger.

She turned to look at the two Fire-eyed Flying Ants behind her.

"The person I am searching for must still be in this desert, you must use all your power to find this person."

"If you don’t find them, then your Flying Ant Clan will face extinction!"

Upon hearing the beautiful woman’s words, the two Fire-eyed Flying Ants shivered with fear, nodding repeatedly to signify their compliance.

Then, the beautiful woman suddenly remembered something.

She glanced at the corpse of the middle-aged man and then suddenly raised her hand, shooting a white spirit light at one of the Fire-eyed Flying Ants.

The Fire-eyed Flying Ant was startled, thinking it was going to die.

However, it perceives a surge of divine sense entering its sea of consciousness.

At this moment, the beautiful woman’s voice echoed:

"This is a possession secret technique."

"You will possess the body of the Black Sand City Lord, control him, and return to Black Sand City, figuring out Little Lin’s whereabouts."

"Understood?"

Upon hearing this, the red light in the Fire-eyed Flying Ant’s eyes immediately became intense.

In the next moment, it flew to the middle-aged man’s corpse, and accompanied by flickering beams of red light, the Fire-eyed Flying Ant actually tunneled into the man’s body.

Next, the originally dead middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes and then stood up.

At first, he swayed slightly, but in an instant, he was walking normally.

After getting accustomed to the body, ’the middle-aged man’ approached the beautiful woman, his voice hoarse and dry, saying:

"This subordinate will complete the mission!"

"However... the subordinate is concerned... about being detected by those dreadful humans..."

The beautiful woman replied coldly:

"The possession secret technique I imparted to you can only be detected by humans above the Nascent Soul Stage."

"I have already searched Black Sand City; there are no humans above the Nascent Soul Stage."

"You can proceed without worry!"

Hearing this, ’the middle-aged man’ immediately exclaimed excitedly:

"Yes!"

"The subordinate will not fail the mission!"

...

Meanwhile, after returning to the small courtyard, Zhou Yu has been in seclusion.

His Blood Qi within has completely recovered, but the damage to his meridians was too severe; even after using some Spiritual Medicine, the effect was minimal, and they could only recover slowly.

As Zhou Yu recovered, he awaited the departure time of Auntie Fang and the others.

At this moment, Que’er’s voice suddenly came from outside.

"Young Master Zhou, are you busy?"

"The City Lord has returned, saying he wants to thank you personally. He’s already at the door."