It was noon.
The group came to a halt. Apart from the three Soul Grandmasters being carried along, the other four Soul Ancestors on the Reserve Team were already drenched in sweat.
Although Ye Qing had offered to carry Bei Bei, the four of them were Soul Ancestors, after all. Bei Bei, whose cultivation was the highest, had even reached a "terrifying" Level 46 soul power. Their pride naturally wouldn't let them accept being carried by someone else.
Thus, after being carried for only a short stretch, the four Soul Ancestors couldn't stand the feeling anymore and got down to run on their own. They were precisely why the group couldn't travel any faster.
"Everyone's tired, right? Let's stop for lunch and rest a while. We'll continue this afternoon." Ye Qing clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
The other six members of the Main Team didn't feel much strain. They were slightly out of breath, but it barely affected them.
The Reserve Team, however, was another story, especially Xu Sanshi, who was sprawled on the ground like a dead fish.
"I agree..." Xu Sanshi raised a trembling hand.
"All right. Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, you two gather firewood. Xixi, Chen Zifeng, go catch fish by the river." Ye Qing began assigning tasks, casually pulling the carcasses of two century-old deer-type soul beasts from his Soul Tool and tossing them in front of Ling Luochеn. "Ling Luochеn, prepare the ingredients. Gongyang Mo, build the stoves with me."
"Your captain's going to show you what he can do today!"
"What about us?" Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo came over to ask.
"Uh... Lexuan, take Sister Ruoruo and look around for other wild animals we can use as ingredients. Catch a few. Xuan Zi will be eating too, and I'm afraid two deer