"Stop spinning, Big Brother, I was really wrong."
Xiao Liu Zi wailed.
Tears streamed from his eyes and, due to the high-speed rotation, immediately flew in all directions.
Lin Xiao Tian’s yo-yo was spinning too fast. A normal person would have fainted after a dozen spins, but Xiao Liu Zi had endured several dozen and was nearing his limit.
Lin Xiao Tian stopped and then asked Xiao Liu Zi, "Now, can you tell me the truth?"
"Of course... Big Brother, I'll do whatever you say."
"Tell me carefully about that Insect King," Lin Xiao Tian said as he walked.
Xiao Liu Zi was much more honest this time and finally told the truth.
"Big Brother, we really don't know how strong this Insect King is!"
"In this forest, the more a monster resembles a human, the more powerful it is in a fight."
"That Insect King is half human, so it's definitely not weak."
"The last time we encountered it, we were almost eaten. If Big Brother hadn't saved it by chance, we would be gone by now."
Xiao Liu Zi said very seriously.
Lin Xiao Tian listened and analyzed.
He agreed with the idea that the more human-like a creature was, the more powerful it would be.
For instance, the "Apostle" looked like a human and its combat power was outrageously high.
Lin Xiao Tian questioned Xiao Liu Zi for a while longer and, once he was sure no more useful information could be extracted, he let Xiao Liu Zi go.
Now that he was targeted by the Insect King, he wouldn't have any peace at night. Lin Xiao Tian decided to rest during the day and travel at night.
"You're truly scoundrels, giving your own people to monsters as blood slaves just to get us!" Yang Xin cursed.
"They're not exactly our own people. What a shame about that woman. I wanted to keep her to have children, but she ended up benefiting that monster."
"What? You handed Jennifer over?"
"Otherwise? Should we have handed ourselves over?"
"Bastard!"
Yang Xin slapped him, but it didn't do much to Xiao Liu Zi. She herself was in a lot of pain.
The group traveled all night and only at dawn could they finally catch their breath.
Lin Xiao Tian found a place to rest nearby and arranged for Yang Lin to keep watch with him while the two women went to rest first.
Lin Xiao Tian now only hoped that they wouldn't encounter those monsters during the day, otherwise, he would eventually be worn down and die.
Of course, simply fleeing wasn't a good solution; he had to improve his strength.
Fortunately, when dealing with those shrimp soldiers and crab generals last night, Lin Xiao Tian had obtained quite a few good items, which he could now refine.
A black bead appeared in his hand.
Lin Xiao Tian discovered that these black beads contained the least amount of energy. Next were white, then red, then yellow, and he didn't know what came after that, as he hadn't obtained any higher-grade ones yet.
Among the beads he obtained this time, there were quite a few yellow ones, which would be of great help in improving Lin Xiao Tian's strength.
Lin Xiao Tian placed the beads in his palm and absorbed them carefully.
He didn't deliberately hide his actions, so Yang Lin, who was nearby, saw them.
"Xiao Tian, what are you doing?" Yang Lin couldn't help but ask.
"Nothing."
Lin Xiao Tian didn't explain.
Things like cultivation were too unbelievable to explain, and Lin Xiao Tian didn't want to waste his breath.
Yang Lin didn't ask further, but as Lin Xiao Tian was cultivating, he suddenly had an epiphany and thought of a good idea.
Besides Li Xue, the siblings around him had no combat ability.
If he could train them, it would be much easier to deal with the Insect King when the time came.
Even if they weren't of much use, they wouldn't be a burden anymore.
The spiritual energy here was so abundant that even if they couldn't refine spiritual energy, reaching the level of Xiao Liu Zi would definitely be possible.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao Tian suddenly looked at Yang Lin.
"Yang Lin, do you want to learn martial arts?"
Yang Lin was stunned, "Why are you asking this at a time like this?"
"Just answer, do you want to learn?"
"I can learn, but... my Yang family has trained me in various martial arts since childhood, and I feel my talent has reached its limit. Learning more would be useless."
Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly, "What I teach is far more powerful than what your family has!"
"Really?" Yang Lin was a little moved after hearing that.
Lin Xiao Tian's strength was indeed the strongest he had ever seen. Yang Lin actually loved martial arts the most, but he knew he wasn't cut out for it. If Lin Xiao Tian truly had a way to make him stronger, he would be overjoyed.
He just didn't know... how would Lin Xiao Tian teach him?
As he was thinking this, it was already afternoon.
The two women had slept enough, so Lin Xiao Tian asked them to travel together.
"Didn't you say we'd rest during the day? Where are we going?" Li Xue asked doubtfully.
"Exactly! Aunt Xue is right. If we expend our energy during the day, will we still be able to walk at night?" Yang Xin said, looking at her limping leg.
Lin Xiao Tian looked up at her impolitely, "Are you walking? Aren't I carrying you?"
Being spoken to like that by Lin Xiao Tian, Yang Xin was immediately speechless.
Now, Lin Xiao Tian was carrying her and dragging Xiao Liu Zi, undoubtedly the most tired person in the group.
Yang Xin snorted and stopped talking.
Lin Xiao Tian explained to Li Xue, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Li Xue unconditionally accepted Lin Xiao Tian's words, so she didn't ask any more questions.
As they walked, they heard the sound of water.
A stream appeared ahead.
Lin Xiao Tian followed the direction of the stream and soon found a lake.
"You all wait on the shore. I'm going into the water to take a look," Lin Xiao Tian said.
"Xiao Tian, you know the situation in the water, there are many monsters in there," Li Xue became worried.
"I'm looking for those monsters," Lin Xiao Tian grinned.
Li Xue's eyes widened. She suspected she had misheard.
Lin Xiao Tian reassured her and then asked them to guard Xiao Liu Zi before diving into the water.
Not long after, the lake became still.
Seeing this, Xiao Liu Zi laughed unscrupulously.
"Fool, going to his death like that."
"Shut up! Did I tell you to speak?" Yang Xin slapped him.
Xiao Liu Zi laughed instead of getting angry, "Little girl, I advise you to treat me well. Now that this guy is dead, with just you few, you won't survive in the forest. Why don't you pull out these needles on me? Once I recover, I'll protect you."
Xiao Liu Zi looked at the needles on his body.
These needles had sealed Xiao Liu Zi's acupoints. Once removed, he would quickly regain his mobility.
"Dream on! I will never help you, you pervert," Yang Xin cursed.
"Xiao Tian will be fine. I believe in him," Li Xue took a deep breath.
Xiao Liu Zi's laughter came again, "Fool, do you think it's possible? He's been in the water for half an hour now. Even if he wasn't killed by monsters, he should have drowned by now, right? Do you think he's a fish?"
Hearing Xiao Liu Zi's mockery, Li Xue clenched her fist.
"I'm telling you, if he doesn't come back in the end, you won't live either. Even if I die, I won't let a scoundrel like you touch me!"
Just as everyone was in despair, there was suddenly movement on the lake.
Splash!
A dark body landed on the shore.
Seeing this, Li Xue immediately grabbed Yang Xin.
"Be careful, the monster is out!" Yang Xin screamed.
Isn't this the frog monster they had seen in the water before?