They Came at Just the Right Time

The time spent venturing deep into the forest, the battle at the start, and the time it took for the Three-Eyed Toads to gather—it was dark again in the blink of an eye. He did not know whether night had fallen too quickly or time had simply flown by too fast.

"Forget it. I'll begin refining them tomorrow. Go drive some insects over for the Three-Eyed Toads to eat." The last sentence was directed at the Star Gu. After saying that, Huo Hai began setting up camp where he stood.

The reason he needed to gather insects was that Huo Hai had no intention of letting the Three-Eyed Toads starve to death. These were all materials he needed; the Water-Attribute Spirit Insect Essence depended on them. Besides, once he was finished, the remaining Three-Eyed Toads would still be underlings of the Golden Toad Gu. Since it had brought him such enormous benefits, Huo Hai would not treat the Golden Toad Gu poorly.

Before long, a large number of insects were driven over. They were all food for the Three-Eyed Toads. Just as Huo Hai was preparing to rest, his eyes suddenly narrowed. In the distance, the Star Gu abruptly sensed an unusual ripple.

"There are Spirit Beasts—no, could those be people? Little Butterfly, go take a look." While one Star Gu had been driving the insects earlier, it had suddenly sensed the insects stirring, as though something had herded them. Moreover, the Star Gu had determined that whatever was driving them was not a Spirit Beast.

To confirm it further, he could only send Little Butterfly over. She had the highest intelligence and could share her vision with him.

Little Butterfly advanced without a sound, with countless Star Gu escorting her around her. There was no need to worry about