By the Little River

It was still early, and Huo Hai did not continue searching. With such a large group of Three-Eyed Toads here, there probably would not be any other Spirit Beasts living nearby. After the Star Gu had cleaned up, not even a trace of blood scent remained.

Huo Hai simply pitched his tent on the spot and continued resting. With the Star Gu by his side, he felt completely at ease. Perhaps it was also because so many Three-Eyed Toads had once been here—their thick lingering scent warned all the surrounding Spirit Beasts. Throughout the entire night, Huo Hai had not even used beast-repelling powder, yet not a single Spirit Beast or wild animal came to cause trouble.

When he opened his eyes again, Huo Hai found that day had already broken. In the forest, there was no way to accurately tell the time. Huo Hai wondered whether he should make something like a watch in the future.

Shaking his head, he decided he did not have that kind of skill yet and could think about it later. "There are so many Three-Eyed Toads here. I wonder what the reason is." After thinking for a moment, Huo Hai continued forward under the protection of the Star Gu.

This was the direction the Three-Eyed Toads had come from, so there should be something ahead. Before he had gone far, Huo Hai noticed that the path beneath his feet was becoming increasingly level. It no longer rose and fell as violently as before. The relatively flat ground made things much easier for him. The mountain road ahead had simply not been fit for people to walk on; it had been truly unbearable.

"This, this is..." Huo Hai widened his eyes and stared fixedly ahead. "No wonder there were so many Three-Eyed Toads. It