Setting the Trap

Everything in the world had its own laws. Even an immensely powerful creature naturally had its weaknesses. Still, Huo Hai did not like relying on discovering an opponent's weaknesses to destroy them.

Exploiting weaknesses might seem clever, but it could easily become a crutch. Huo Hai would rather possess absolute strength. Whatever enemy he faced, he wanted to crush them head-on, even at their strongest point. Rather than discover and exploit an opponent's weaknesses, he preferred to find his own and make up for them.

However, when he could not surpass an opponent in a short time, exploiting their weaknesses was not out of the question. Huo Hai did not reject the idea; he simply did not want it to breed dependence or a gambler's mentality in him.

"You lack stamina and strength, so I'll just exhaust your stamina. But how exactly should I do it?" Though Huo Hai voiced a question, he already had a plan in mind. With a thought, he had the Star Gu begin directing large numbers of insects to withdraw.

He would need these insects again in a couple of days. He could not let them all die here. Although the forest contained plenty of insects, they would not last more than a few days if the White-Pattern Crystal Serpent kept slaughtering them like this.

At the same time, a silvery-white spider crawled out of Huo Hai's sleeve. "Silver Pearl, whether I get the World-Spirit Stone this time will depend entirely on you." He had turned his attention to the Silver-Thread Sky Spider. Since subduing Silver Pearl, Huo Hai had never put the spider to use. Today would serve as Silver Pearl's debut.

As a Silver-Thread Sky Spider, Silver Pearl had neither particularly powerful attacks nor much defensive ability. But after passing through the Insect