Chapter 190 The Power of a Slap

Inside the volcanic other-dimensional space.

Two small heads peeked out from a dirt slope, their eyes fixed on a red-skinned demon with long hair.

It wasn't just because the red-skinned demon was tall and stood out among the lava ghouls; it was because it had hair!

Those with long hair were always the big shots!

Those without hair, or with sparse hair, were basically just the small fry, all because they worked overtime every night... uh, no, because they were on guard duty every night.

The lava ghouls with the lowest status in the tribe were basically bald or had sparse hair. They looked like "lower-class people," burning the midnight oil every night, standing guard, patrolling, and establishing territories, being bossed around, doing whatever the big shots told them to do.

Even when the big shots wanted to make babies, the lava ghouls had to gather in a pile, motionless, dutifully acting as bonfires...

With that kind of workload, how could they not lose their hair?

The saying, "I've gone bald, but I've also become stronger," was a complete joke, the biggest deception for all the toiling small fry.

The truth was, you could only go bald; it was hard to become stronger.

"Is there enough time? To kill another lava ghoul witch?" Xia Yan, with one hand gripping the scorching soil, lay on the ground, secretly watching the tribe in the distance. She licked her dry lips and whispered.

"If we're quick, there should be enough time." Jiang Xiao glanced at his watch and replied, "Hey, I've noticed a problem."

Xia Yan casually hummed and said, "What problem?"

Jiang Xiao silently observed the tribe and said, "Every time we come and go, we're walking roads that others haven't walked. We've seen so many monster tribes, lava ghouls, lava ghoul witches, lava ghoul generals, but have you noticed that we haven't seen a lava ghoul warrior from beginning to end?"

Xia Yan was stunned for a moment and carefully recalled.

Working in such a high-temperature environment, and for three days and two nights, for such a long time, neither of them had had a good rest, so their condition couldn't be good.

Thankfully,

Jiang Xiao's Blessing and Cherish halos kept them in good condition and full of energy, which was why they had been able to last so long and go so far.

But mental fatigue couldn't be erased. At this point, Jiang Xiao could probably fall asleep the moment his head hit the pillow, and Xia Yan was no better off.

Xia Yan recalled carefully, her mind a little dazed, and said, "We really don't seem to have seen any lava ghoul warriors."

Jiang Xiao guessed, "Could it be part of the exam? We're 'second' pioneers. Did the pioneers who entered here before clear out all the lava ghoul warriors in a large area?"

Xia Yan blinked, and finally couldn't help but take out the only remaining bottle of mineral water from her backpack, take a sip to relieve her thirst, and pour some on her face, rubbing her eyes.

The warm water didn't make Xia Yan much more awake. She handed the remaining water to Jiang Xiao and said, "A bonus question? Is this an officially hidden exam question? Teams with small other-dimensional detection ranges certainly wouldn't be able to discover this information."

Jiang Xiao took the water bottle and took a sip, moistening his throat, then put most of the bottle back in his bag. He knew that Xia Yan wouldn't be able to resist looking for water again.

In truly difficult times, only your own people would care for you.

If the two of them were out sightseeing, Jiang Xiao would snatch all of Xia Yan's mineral water and drink it all if he was even a little thirsty...

Jiang Xiao tried to think and said, "This is a brand new volcanic space, and the other-dimensional biological resources are extremely abundant. We've been here for a full three days and two nights, and we've encountered four lava ghoul witches. How could we not have encountered even one lava ghoul warrior?"

"Yeah, that makes sense." Xia Yan nodded, the more she thought about it, the more right it felt. She really wanted to pat Jiang Xiao's head as a reward, but she was dirty, hot, and mentally exhausted, so she was too lazy to move.

Probably even if Han Jiangxue was put in front of her now, Xia Shiqi wouldn't wag her tail and stick to her. What she needed most now was a bath, sleep, and a big glass of ice-cold cola.

"Write this information down. After we kill this lava ghoul witch, we'll go back. We won't fight anything we encounter." Xia Yan said.

Jiang Xiao nodded, without objection: "Okay."

Thanks to the fact that this other-dimensional space was newly opened, the monster resources were really abundant. In just three days, the two of them had encountered four lava ghoul witches. The probability was indeed frighteningly high.

"Are you ready? I'll throw Silence." Jiang Xiao put down his backpack, reached behind him, and grabbed the hilt of his knife, ready to repeat the old trick, and work with Xia Yan to beat the lava ghoul witches in the corner.

"Don't throw Silence. Let's finish this quickly. There really isn't much time left." Xia Yan suddenly said, "Also, don't come up later. I'll kill it myself."

Jiang Xiao blinked. What did that mean?

Xia Yan forced herself to be energetic and said, "I'll slap it with my knife."

Slap it with her knife?

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then thought of Xia Yan's newly acquired Star Technique - Star Power Body. The scene of Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue sparring in the training hall was still vivid in his mind. That giant blade was indeed wide.

Jiang Xiao quickly said, "Can you do it?"

Xia Yan glanced at Jiang Xiao, seemingly dissatisfied: "My stamina and Star Power are fine, but I need sleep, so the faster the battle ends, the better."

"Then... okay, be careful." Jiang Xiao thought for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Activate Cherish Halo, don't throw Silence, let them hit me. I have to get hurt." Xia Yan said seriously, "My destructive power is very strong."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows,

His mind had already translated Xia Yan's words into a few sentences:

Don't you dare move,

I'm very strong this time.

Jiang Xiao directly activated the Cherish Halo. Within a radius of forty meters, dark gold halos appeared under the feet of all living beings.

"Wow?"

"Ee-yah?" A group of lava ghouls on guard duty noticed that something was wrong with their companions, and then discovered that they were also stepping on dark gold halos.

The next moment, the halo disappeared abruptly.

"Ah-le?" The lava ghoul scratched its sparse hair, looking ugly and cute. Before it could report the situation to its leader, suddenly, a behemoth descended upon this gray world.

Jiang Xiao was also taken aback.

He saw a "two-handed sword" Star Chart bloom on Xia Yan's body. The eighth golden Star Slot suddenly lit up, illuminating this hazy world.

The next moment, Xia Yan's body released a rich Star Power, enveloping her.

Then, Xia Yan's body rose from the ground. The rich Star Power continued to gather and piece together. Within a short two seconds, a giant Star Power Xia Yan appeared in this world.

And Xia Yan's main body was fixed in the heart of the "giant Star Power Xia Yan" as the Star Power surged.

The giant Xia Yan stepped on a huge dark gold halo, swung a huge Star Power blade, and slapped down fiercely.

This Star Power Body was interesting. Not only could it increase the user's destructive power, but it could also allow Xia Yan to condense a huge blade.

If possible, could Xia Yan not transform into a giant, and only use the Star Power Body to summon a giant blade?

That was an interesting idea. He wondered to what extent Xia Yan could develop this Star Technique.

Rumble!

The earth trembled and dust flew everywhere.

Xia Yan slapped down horizontally, half-kneeling, and the Star Power giant blade directly slapped a group of red-skinned little demons on the ground. The heavy Star Power spread out, and several lava ghouls were directly slapped into meat paste!

The lava ghoul witch was also slapped to the ground with one slap, its body becoming somewhat deformed, screaming in pain, rolling all over the ground.

Jiang Xiao hurriedly retreated a few steps to the side, almost being stepped on by her...

He dodged, but the giant Xia Yan, who was five meters tall, stood up, lunged forward, stepped on two distant, isolated lava ghouls, and the Star Power giant blade slashed down again.

This time, it wasn't a horizontal slap, but a chop aimed directly at the lava ghoul witch!

Rumble!

The sky collapsed and the earth caved in.

Jiang Xiao subconsciously covered his face with his arms, and his whole body was submerged in smoke and dust.

Exploding fireballs came from the dust, but Xia Yan didn't stop them. She just stepped on the corpses, and with the help of the Cherish Halo, frantically absorbed Star Power and vitality. The exploding fireballs could actually reduce her vigorous vitality by a fraction.

In the process of the smoke and dust dissipating, Xia Yan had already picked up the corpse of the lava ghoul witch.

Jiang Xiao's gold-quality Cherish Halo effect was really terrifyingly strong. The vitality brought to her by the corpses was indeed too much. The lava ghouls' exploding fireballs couldn't offset the vitality she absorbed, causing her to have nowhere to vent her strength.

She simply bent down, picked up Jiang Xiao with her other hand, and ran out quickly.

Wasn't she saying that there wasn't enough time?

Anyway, she had plenty of strength now, so she just ran with her head down.

Jiang Xiao was clenched in a Star Power giant hand, swaying around as she ran, and he felt a churning in his stomach. But Jiang Xiao had to endure the pain and shouted loudly, "Bag! Bag!"

In the backpack was the map drawn by the two of them, which was the "exam paper." Without it, all their efforts would be in vain.

Before the battle started, Jiang Xiao had placed the backpack on the ground beside him in order to better face the battle.

What Jiang Xiao never expected was that Xia Yan's palm exerted a little force, clenching it tightly. He seemed to hear the sound of bones rubbing and squeezing together.

He only heard Xia Yan questioning, "Who are you calling 'baby'? Try calling me that again?"

Jiang Xiao: ???

Xia Yan: "Why don't you say something!?"

Jiang Xiao's heart was collapsing, and he made a vow similar to Xia Yan's, shouting angrily: "Xia Yan! If I ever call you 'baby' in this life, I'll be a dog!!!"