Lantern Sister is still very capable.

"Ah, sorry," Chu Deng said for the nth time, without any sincerity.

Shi Qingyu's foot was stepped on again. She closed her eyes, suppressed the helplessness churning in her heart, and gritted her teeth, saying, "You did that on purpose?"

Chu Deng followed the force of his shoulder and went out, blinking innocently and saying, "No, I just can't dance."

Having successfully boarded the cruise ship, the two arrived at the masquerade ball on time. While dancing, they subtly observed Zheng Weiduo, who was sitting at the bar drinking not far away.

This guy is really arrogant, he doesn't pretend at all, he's wearing a mask that can't cover his face at all, and he's sipping a drink with a smile.

In order to avoid being noticed by Zheng Weiduo, a level four superhuman, the two followed the crowd of people attending the ball into the dance floor, trying to blend in.

The only problem was that Chu Deng had never learned to dance, so she couldn't grasp the ever-changing dance steps accurately. In addition, she wasn't paying attention to the movement of the clock, and 'accidentally' stepped on the clock multiple times. To be more precise, she used the clock's feet as her footing while dancing.

Chu Deng turned her head to avoid the clock's angry glare, her slightly reddened eyes fixed on Zheng Weiduo, who was raising his glass to her.

She was certain that both she and the clock were alert enough not to be noticed by the other party, but Zheng Weiduo still discovered Chu Deng, and it was indeed because of that thing.

An indescribable, mysterious feeling filled Chu Deng's brow, as if his soul was suspended in the air, overlooking the entire scene, giving him an omniscient vision that controlled the whole situation.

Just as Chu Deng was immersed in this power, the presence of another person kept reminding her—[her kind are nearby].

Devour him!

Chu Deng's wandering gaze was fixed on Zheng Weiduo's opening and closing lips.

【————】

【——Sizzle——seed——】

【—Sizzle—Eat it—】

Chu Deng's throat bobbed, as if he could smell an intoxicatingly exotic fragrance.

"he's gone."

Shi Qingyu interrupted Chu Deng's train of thought, and the two of them left the dance floor in tacit agreement. Chu Deng quickly followed, but Shi Qingyu grabbed her wrist, saying, "We'll be discovered."

"It's been discovered." Chu Deng explained, shaking off Shi Qingyu's hand. Zheng Weiduo was waiting for her.

Both of them are "seeds," and they are "Gu worms" that devour each other to become stronger.

Chu Deng recalled what happened during the first weekly test at the Wenshan training base.

"It's dead." The camel, which had suddenly collapsed, stopped breathing and lay stiffly facing the sky.

"Huh? We really crushed him to death? Do we need to pay compensation?" Jin Xiaoyue asked softly.

"Never mind that for now, the exam is the most important thing. Since we don't have any transportation, Xiaoyue and I are going to the nearest Wind Whispering Stone Forest to get some points. Do you want to come?" Chu Deng asked.

"I won't go; I'm more familiar with the desert," Bai Hongxue shook her head and refused.

Meng Qiuhe gave the same reason: "Wasting any more time on the road would be pointless. Let's go find other lone camels together."

Chu Deng had no objections and watched the two leave.

"Dengdeng, let's go!" Jin Xiaoyue said excitedly. She hadn't been to the Wind Whispering Stone Forest yet. "How do we get points there? Is it easy?"

“It’s similar to rock climbing, not too difficult,” Chu Deng explained, but instead of leaving immediately, he squatted down beside the camel’s head, flames shooting from his fingertips and bringing them to the camel’s nostrils.

A thin wire of fire pierced the camel's nasal cavity and then drilled into the dead camel's brain.

Jin Xiaoyue watched this scene quietly, holding her breath. The next moment, her face turned pale.

The camel's entire face began to twitch, with small bumps constantly bubbling up like boiling water. Horrifyingly, tiny white dots kept emerging from the camel's eyes and mouth, and countless white worms scrambled out of its head, terrified of being exposed to the level four flames.

Chu Deng watched the swarm of insects without changing his expression. The white insects quickly turned to ashes under the flames of a level four peak cultivator, but Chu Deng did not stop and continued to burn them.

"Isn't it coming out yet?" Chu Deng murmured. She saw a golden seed hidden in the crystal core between the camel's eyebrows. There was life in the seed, and the outer golden skin was vibrating incessantly, as if it were a heart beating.

After waiting for a full ten minutes, the golden seed could no longer bear the burning pain and finally emerged through the passage in the camel's brain.

Chu Deng pinched the golden seed in her hand and said to Jin Xiaoyue, "Now we can go."

Jin Xiaoyue, feeling a chill run down her spine, had already hidden far away. She couldn't bear to see the insects appear; goosebumps were rising all over her body. "What kind of insects are those?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but the camel's death is related to these insects." Chu Deng held the seed and showed it to Jin Xiaoyue. "This should be the leader of the insects."

"The Insect King?" Jin Xiaoyue's eyes lit up as she looked at the golden seed.

"It hasn't fully developed yet," Chu Deng speculated. "Let's go to the Wind Whispering Stone Forest to get some points first."

Chu Deng took Jin Xiaoyue rock climbing. After reaching the top of Tongtian Pillar, she whistled when no one was around, summoning Qing Yu.

After Qingyu landed with flapping wings, Chu Deng said succinctly, "Fire Tree, come here."

Qingyu shook its wings and took off again. In no time, it flew over with a flowerpot with a handle on its two claws, placed the flowerpot containing the fire tree on the top of the Tongtian Pillar, and Qingyu cawed triumphantly.

Even as she was catching her breath, Jin Xiaoyue didn't forget to praise her favorite child, Wuyun, "Qingyu is amazing."

Qingyu happily flapped its wings and hopped over to get close to Jin Xiaoyue.

Chu Deng held the golden seed up to the Fire Tree and turned to Jin Xiaoyue, saying, "Xiaoyue, please tell the Fire Tree to hide the seed."

Jin Xiaoyue nodded and did as instructed.

Without hesitation, the fire tree stretched out its branches, rolled up the seed, and buried it in its root system hidden in the fire pit, with each root layer wrapping around the seed.

"Envelop it in flames, but be careful not to get corroded by it," Chu Deng added. Jin Xiaoyue quickly and methodically instructed the Fire Tree. The Fire Tree shook its branches and leaves. It could sense the dangerous aura of the seed, but felt it could control itself.

Chu Deng had Qing Yu transport the Fire Tree to the central forest and then temporarily put it aside, focusing on climbing and scoring points with Jin Xiaoyue.

As soon as I left the exam hall, I was called over to ask about the camels. After the exam, we had dinner, and not long after, the central forest caught fire.

Chu Deng immediately thought of the Fire Tree, but because she had previously asked the Fire Tree to produce Flame Fruit, its vitality was greatly damaged. Chu Deng had been feeding it with her own special ability, and it was only at level two at the moment, so it was impossible for it to suddenly cause such a large fire.

Before she could figure it out, an announcement came over the loudspeaker at the base, informing all candidates to begin their examinations.

After the inspection, the people who had come into contact with the camels were left at the base. Chu Deng knew that it was probably because of the insects, which was also the reason for the fire in the central forest.

After being isolated for three days, Chu Deng found an opportunity to see Huo Shu, whose body was covered in a layer of black charcoal.