186: Chapter 186 But I feel like I'm almost cooked...

Hu Che widened his eyes and stared at Fen Tian.

If he weren't outmatched in a fight, Hu Che really would have wanted to give Fen Tian a beating.

He must have been afraid the Old Witch Doctors wouldn't tell the truth, so he had to scare them.

This style of doing things was really only suitable for dealing with bad people.

“Let's go!” Fen Tian stood up and said.

The pressure on Hu Che's body vanished along with it.

He felt a surge of joy in his heart; did this mean he agreed to go find Yan Qing?

He immediately flipped himself up. “You agreed?”

“No.”

Hu Che: ...

Fen Tian: “You come back with me first.”

Since the Stinky Fox couldn't find a suitable Witch Doctor, he should go back and take care of the Mistress.

He wasn't as good at taking care of her as the Stinky Fox. Yesterday, the Mistress even threw up because she ate the roasted meat he made.

Of course, he wasn't going to tell him those things.

As for that gemstone, getting it would be enough, wouldn't it?

It wasn't strictly necessary for A-Wu to see that snake.

Fen Tian: “Anyway, you're useless here.”

As he spoke, he opened his space and put Hu Che inside.

---

By the coast, a narrow Creek shimmered under the scorching sun.

A silver-gray giant wolf sprinted forward along the Creek.

The wind he kicked up bent a small white flower by the stream.

“Yan Qing!”

Where the stream flowed into the large river ahead, a tall Male Beastman in a black robe stood waiting for him.

Yan Qing nodded toward Lang Lie.

A few days ago, they had been traveling along the river.

They suddenly discovered that the river split into three branches.

So, the two of them split up.

As it turned out, they met here again.

Lang Lie: “The water over there all seeped into the sand.

The Beast God must have dug a section that way, then realized it wasn't right and changed direction.”

Yan Qing nodded. “It's much the same on my side.”

The river on his side flowed into an underground river. There must be a large cavern beneath it, as the flow became smaller and smaller.

Thus, the Beast God dug a third one.

Acting without fully investigating really fit his personality.

But because of these two wrong site selections, they had to travel an extra three days.

Yan Qing saw Lang Lie's somewhat cracked lips and said, “Do you want to rest for a bit?”

He was a Level 10 Beastman; even if he was tired, what he consumed was Energy.

But Lang Lie was only a Level 1 Beastman.

“No need!”

Lang Lie leaned down, prostrating himself by the river in a push-up position, and took several large gulps of water.

He jumped up and wiped his face.

“Let's go!”

Yan Qing looked at him; his condition indeed seemed alright.

Lang Lie was the strongest in terms of combat power and speed among the Level 1 Beastmen he had ever seen.

His overall abilities even surpassed some Level 3 and Level 4 Beastmen.

This was mainly due to his natural Supernatural Ability and speed.

Beastman levels were determined by the amount of Energy they had.

But if one's Supernatural Ability was mediocre or unsuitable for combat,

then even with high Energy, in certain situations, they might not necessarily be a match for a lower-level Beastman.

Take Tang Ruan for example; her Supernatural Ability was Healing.

Even though she had long been a Level 3 Beastman, her combat power wasn't even as good as an ordinary High-level Beastman.

Thinking of Tang Ruan, Yan Qing grew even more anxious.

He wondered how she was doing now.

“Lang Lie, I'll transform into my Beast Form and carry you; that way our speed will be faster.

If I get tired, we can switch.”

Let the Beast King carry him?

In the past, Lang Lie would never have dared to imagine such a thing.

But now was not the time for pretense; Yan Qing's speed was indeed faster than his.

“Fine!”

Hardly had he finished speaking,

when a sudden gust of wind struck.

The two of them looked up at the same time.

They saw a Beastman spread his black wings and dive down against the light, heading straight for Yan Qing.

Yan Qing quickly dodged.

The Beastman's sharp claws struck the ground, and the earth instantly shattered, creating a bottomless fissure.

Yan Qing took a sharp breath: Such powerful Energy!

Fen Tian stood up proudly, hovering a foot above the ground, looking down at Yan Qing with disdain.

This Beastman had some skill.

Yan Qing's eyes widened slightly.

Almost simultaneously, he and Lang Lie knelt on one knee before him.

“Beast God!”

“Beast God!”

Fen Tian curled one corner of his mouth arrogantly.

“I heard you have a gemstone that can control the size of eggs,” Fen Tian slowly glided toward Yan Qing, threateningly.

“In reply—”

“BOOM!”

Yan Qing had only said one word when a loud noise suddenly erupted.

From the ground that Fen Tian had just cracked open, a stream of water gushed out.

The water shot straight into the sky, and then—

Two, three, four, five... twelve streams of water shot into the sky.

The water level of the originally rushing river dropped rapidly, showing signs of drying up.

Fen Tian: ...

Yan Qing: ...

Lang Lie: ...

None of the three spoke again.

A few seconds later, they began to block the water with tacit cooperation.

Lang Lie used his Supernatural Ability to temporarily freeze the water.

Fen Tian blasted apart a nearby mountain.

Yan Qing swept the giant rocks into the fissures.

Together, the three of them blocked all the cracks.

Finally finished...

Yan Qing and Lang Lie looked up and simultaneously saw a panicked expression on Fen Tian's face.

Fen Tian: I almost ruined the Mistress's hot spring.

“Beast God, the gemstone you wanted.”

With both hands, Yan Qing presented a ring set with a purple gemstone.

Fen Tian: ...

He hadn't expected him to hand it over so easily.

It left him with no reason to even teach the two of them a lesson or vent his emotions.

Fen Tian quickly took the ring.

In the blink of an eye, he flew into the air.

He vanished from before their eyes.

Lang Lie looked up and couldn't help but marvel, “So fast...”

Yan Qing: “His Energy is immeasurable.

If we oppose him, there is only a dead end.”

Lang Lie suddenly clenched his fists and turned to look at Yan Qing: “Beast King, the Beast Kingdom cannot be without you. I will go find the Mistress alone.”

“Do you think I'm afraid of death?” Yan Qing asked, looking at him calmly.

Lang Lie's eyes widened as they met his green eyes.

He had to admit, he really had thought that just now.

He owned the Beast Kingdom; it would be normal for him to be unable to let it go.

“What use is it if you go? If you go, I still won't see her.”

When Yan Qing said this, there was a faint trace of bitterness in his tone.

Like an ordinary Male Beastman waiting for his Mistress to spare him an extra glance among her many Beast Husbands.

Lang Lie: ...

Yes! They were all the same, just wanting to see their Mistress.

Even the Beast God would get nervous because he almost ruined the Mistress's hot spring.

“I'm just saying, we shouldn't oppose him. He is the First Beast Husband,” Yan Qing added simply.

But Lang Lie already understood their future attitude when dealing with Fen Tian.

---

On the other side.

Tang Ruan lay in the middle of a pile of crystals, drenched in sweat.

She felt like her stomach was a bottomless pit.

Her belly was continuously absorbing Energy, and she felt like she was about to explode from the heat.

“Shui Yin! Shui Yin!” Tang Ruan's vision was blurred.

Shui Yin grabbed Tang Ruan's hand. “Sister, I'm here! Don't be afraid, Sister! Long Bao went to the cave to get more crystals!”

“As long as the egg absorbs enough Energy, it won't absorb yours anymore!”

Not long ago, Tang Ruan had suddenly fainted again.

Shui Yin felt that the egg had started absorbing massive amounts of Energy again.

The crystals in Fen Tian's cave had all been absorbed until they were dull and lusterless.

So she had Long Bao transform into his dragon form and fly into the incubation cave Fen Tian had prepared for the Cubs, bringing back many crystals.

But these crystals were already losing their glow.

“Where's Fen Tian?” Tang Ruan asked.

“He went to find Brother Hu Che; he should be back soon.

Sister, just hold on a bit longer. It's fine; it's just the egg absorbing Energy,” Shui Yin said nervously.

She had seen her mother do this before; it had to be right!

Tang Ruan indeed felt the egg absorbing Energy and rapidly growing larger.

“But I feel like I'm about to be cooked...” Her throat was painfully dry.

“I'll get some water for Sister.”

Shui Yin reached for the water on the stone table nearby and accidentally tumbled down herself.

“Shui Yin!”

Tang Ruan instinctively sat up.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen.