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Chapter 108: Two Ants
"Three!"
"Seven!"
"Two!" Murong Ying said, a bit embarrassed.
However, Zhou Tong raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat helpless. "I have half! It seems we'll have to take the Twin Flowers and leave!"
It made sense; both teams were relatively young, having spent quite some time in Fengdu. With enough experience and resources, they should have broken through by now.
Although they hadn't yet achieved that breakthrough, they were reaching a point where it was becoming unbearable.
In response, Lian Yun broke into a wide smile, his expression warm, innocent, and sunny.
This only darkened Zhou Tong's face further.
Zhou Tong felt that Lian Yun genuinely cared for them, but he wished even more that they could leave Fengdu.
To him, Lian Yun's sunny smile seemed incredibly insidious.
Of course, Zhou Tong understood that Lian Yun wanted to protect them by keeping them out of the competition for the Blood Spirit Fruit.
Yet being silently schemed against by Lian Yun without realizing it felt like a humiliation to someone as proud as Zhou Tong. Even though he had chosen to follow Lian Yun, he couldn't tolerate being manipulated in such a way.
Meanwhile, Murong Ying laughed along with Lian Yun, her smile breathtaking. It seemed that Lian Yun truly knew how to play innocent and was adept at hiding his true strength!
"You must bring me back ten Blood Spirit Fruits; that's for all ten of us!"
The implication was clear: take more than ten if you want.
At this moment, Zhou Tong could only vent his anger under these conditions. He had the ability to retaliate and propose other demands to scheme against Lian Yun, but he simply could not allow his Lord to suffer.
Lian Yun nodded and smiled lightly, saying, "Alright!"
That simple word represented an almost arrogant confidence.
It was known that this year, a hundred Blood Spirit Fruits would ripen. If all were obtained by the human race, it could potentially give birth to a hundred Monarchs—an unparalleled treasure.
One could imagine that many forces and nobles from Huaxia Land would definitely send people to claim them.
Thus, for Lian Yun to want to seize more than ten Blood Spirit Fruits was tantamount to declaring war against all the Major Powers of Huaxia.
Yet Lian Yun agreed so easily; was this not arrogance?
So even though Zhou Tong knew that Lian Yun would do everything in his power to obtain the Blood Spirit Fruits, he still let out a cold snort in annoyance.
Lian Yun felt somewhat helpless about this but still smiled slightly and said, "I hadn't intended for you to leave Fengdu so soon, but due to some changes within Fengdu, I don't want you staying here too long."
"Uncle Jiang Ao asked me about my views on the Eternal Emperor and the Peerless Demon Master, right? Before you leave, I will share my thoughts with you."
"Mm! I hope you can find some balance in your heart by then!"
Zhou Tong frowned slightly. He felt that since Lian Yun spoke this way, it indicated a great confidence in his own assumptions. However, what were the thoughts of the Eternal Emperor and the Peerless Demon Master?
Zhou Tong truly couldn't understand; at this moment, he was very curious but did not want to lose to Lian Yun again. His heart was filled with conflict and confusion.
After a long silence, Zhou Tong chose to compromise. He nodded at Murong Ying as a signal, and thus the group of eleven followed Murong Ying toward the southeastern junction leading into Fengdu.
After two hours, everyone safely arrived at their destination.
At the entrance of a cave, Zhou Tong cast a disdainful glance at Lian Yun and said, "Stay alert!"
"Shouldn't we sense it first?" Lian Yun replied with a serious expression.
It wasn't that he cared about Zhou Tong's unreasonable attitude, but rather that Zhou Tong seemed to lack a sense of vigilance at that moment.
However, after hearing Lian Yun's words, Zhou Tong shuddered slightly. He shot Lian Yun a look of mild reproach before closing his eyes to 'ponder.'
After a while, beads of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. He opened his eyes, feeling somewhat shaken, and said, "Two Evil Spirit Ants."
Murong Ying immediately frowned, while the other eight instinctively took half a step back, their expressions turning anxious.
To them, two Evil Spirit Ants were enough to wipe out their entire team of eleven. If they had recklessly charged in earlier, it would have been tantamount to walking into death.
"Why do two ants need Twin Flowers? Are they trying to evolve?" Moe Girl Ye complained, casting a regretful glance at the Twin Sisters.
"Can you sense how long it will take for the Twin Flowers to mature?"
"Half a day, within a day!" Zhou Tong replied seriously.
Lian Yun's eyes brightened as he nodded. "Let's find a place to rest. I'll make a breakthrough, and then we can try again. If it's not feasible, we won't force it!"
Zhou Tong initially wanted to object because he believed that when Lian Yun encountered the first Ant Demon, although he had concealed his strength, he was here for training. If Lian Yun had the ability to deal with an Ant Demon, he would surely fight instead of retreating without a fight.
Although Lian Yun had made significant progress over the past ten days or so, Zhou Tong thought that he could at most handle one Evil Spirit Ant and likely didn't have the capability to face two Ant Demons simultaneously.
However, understanding Lian Yun's current mindset and knowing that he wouldn't push himself too hard eased Zhou Tong's concerns.
Thus, Zhou Tong utilized his abilities to lead everyone forward quickly.
As they approached the interior of Fengdu, the surrounding houses became increasingly sparse. It took nearly half an hour for Zhou Tong to lead Lian Yun and the others to a basement.
Upon entering, Lian Yun wasted no time and immediately sat down to meditate, dispersing all of his current realm's energy to allow spiritual power to flow throughout his body. At the same time, he helped Chen Er Gou break through to the King's Realm.
Lian Yun's intention in helping Chen Er Gou reach the King's Realm was to enable him to generate more spiritual power during the process of stabilizing his newfound realm, thus accelerating Lian Yun's own advancement.
Of course, there was another crucial purpose behind this.
Chen Er Gou lacked combat experience, and it would be difficult for him to hone any fighting skills in just a month or two.
Therefore, it was acceptable for him to break through to the King level, or even remain fixed at the King's Realm.
With Chen Er Gou's elevated realm, it would facilitate others in teaching him. They could attack him freely without worrying about inflicting any fatal injuries. This way, Chen Er Gou could quickly absorb a wealth of combat experience.
This was similar to what Lin Xi had once discussed with Lian Yun; due to his physical abilities surpassing those of ordinary people, he was able to perform many actions and reactions that others could not, thus acquiring a vast array of combat techniques.
Now, Chen Er Gou could also gain a massive amount of combat skills in this manner. The only drawback was that as long as Lian Yun remained in Fengdu, he could not leave the Box within his body.
(End of Chapter)
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