Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 228 Rest assured, just being stubborn

Chapter 228: Chapter 228 Rest assured, just being stubborn

Because of his persona.

To be honest, the words Lou Yan Zhi said were something the group didn’t dare to believe.

Only Xiao Jinsheng appeared entirely indifferent. While the few Beast Husbands stared at Lou Yan Zhi suspiciously, she asked, "Collaborate with you to fulfill their wish of becoming stronger?"

"Then, what if I choose to directly collaborate with you instead?"

"Can you fulfill my wish of becoming stronger?"

Hearing this, Lou Yan Zhi looked at her, raising his hand slightly. "Make a wish."

Xiao Jinsheng fell silent instantly.

Caicai huffed from the side.

Even though he knew Lou Yan Zhi wanted to unbind himself from him due to his fear of electric shocks and lack of freedom,

living without freedom was indeed something that destroyed the Dao Heart of someone like him, a cultivator.

But still, business should be kept separate from grudges.

The fact that Lou Yan Zhi was in such a rush to unbind from him just rubbed him the wrong way.

Caicai pondered.

If the unbinding had to happen,

then it should’ve been him initiating the unbinding from Lou Yan Zhi!

The chosen one should be the Host, never the system.

"Make a wish." Caicai slid beside Xiao Jinsheng with bad intentions in his voice. "Make three wishes—no, make ten!"

"He comes from the Cultivation World. If he promises something, he has to swear an oath."

"Swearing an oath might not matter to you guys, but it’s a big deal for him."

"Helping him unbind me, asking for a few wishes in return, would hardly be excessive."

"But fulfilling a wish isn’t that easy, is it?" Xiao Jinsheng expressed her concern.

Lou Yan Zhi is a person, not a god.

She did have wishes, though.

She wanted the Terminal and the Insect Clan to die out.

Could this wish really be accomplished by Lou Yan Zhi alone?

No.

Making the wish would be in vain.

"Earlier, you mentioned that to deal with the Terminal, one would need a Superpower Level of Fifteen Stars." Xiao Jinsheng looked at the self-assured Lou Yan Zhi, explaining the situation on the Mist Continent.

"On the Mist Continent, when Beastmen ascend to Twelve Stars, they get captured and served as food by the Terminal."

"Currently, our enemies aren’t just the Terminal but also the Insect Clan."

"When dealing with the Terminal, our Superpower Levels can’t exceed Twelve Stars, but to face the Insect Clan, we need to strengthen ourselves."

"Do you have a way for us to surpass Twelve Stars without being noticed and captured by the Terminal?"

After all, Lou Yan Zhi himself was already at Fifteen Stars.

The Terminal had noticed Lou Yan Zhi too.

And yet, Lou Yan Zhi could still comfortably remain in the Demon Territory, suggesting he might have a solution for their predicament.

"Very simple," Lou Yan Zhi said, untying the pouch at his waist and handing it to Xiao Jinsheng.

Yu Yunxiao twitched his cat ears, watching him warily.

When it came to giving gifts recklessly, Lou Yan Zhi had a known history.

They were genuinely uneasy.

"What is this?" Xuan Jiu asked curiously, pushing forward to look.

"A chunk of Intelligent Worm flesh," Lou Yan Zhi said, his words as terrifying as ever.

"You can’t be serious..." Xiao Jinsheng took a step back, refusing to reach for the pouch.

Caicai’s green shoot just so happened to droop over her shoulder, nodding from behind her. "He’s not lying."

"The special nature of Intelligent Worms carries a strong information-shielding ability."

"It wasn’t mentioned before because the Insect Clan hadn’t arrived yet, not that you could’ve fought them even if they had."

As he spoke, Caicai threw a glance at Lou Yan Zhi.

But now—

Wasn’t the key player to deal with Intelligent Worms standing right here?

"I have procured Intelligent Worm blood clots for you, and I will join you in fighting against the Insect Clan," Lou Yan Zhi slightly bowed his head. "In exchange, you’ll assist me in unbinding from Caicai."

Xiao Jinsheng mulled it over, then nodded in agreement.

It was a pretty good deal.

And what’s more, binding with Caicai came with all positives and no negatives.

It was a win-win transaction.

"As witnesses to heaven and earth, I swear..." Watching Lou Yan Zhi swear an oath, Xiao Jinsheng noted that he was one of the few she’d seen make the correct hand gesture.

At first, she listened, occasionally nodding along.

But as the vow went on, something began to feel off.

Lou Yan Zhi raised his eyes skyward, his gaze icy. "If I break this oath, let the Three Realms of the world—heaven, face unending battles; earth, face ceaseless war."

Xiao Jinsheng immediately furrowed her brows.

Instead of asking Lou Yan Zhi,

she turned to Caicai, nudging his white stalk and hesitated. "Is he really swearing an oath?"

Why did it sound more like a declaration of war?

"Don’t worry, don’t worry, it’s just his stubborn mouth," Caicai said, entirely unfazed.

How could he not be combative against the heavens and the earth? That’s what made him Lou Aotian.

"Not bad, Lou Aotian," Caicai quipped as he took a glance at the system points just updated for Lou Yan Zhi’s persona, and praised him.

Lou Yan Zhi sneered dismissively.

Deep down, only he knew how nervous he truly felt.

Even the system’s electric shock terrified him.

As a cultivator, speaking such brazen words against heaven and earth unsettled him greatly.

What if, when he eventually ascended and faced tribulation,

he ended up struck dead by lightning for the arrogance he had displayed all these years playing Lou Aotian?

His inner fears made him increasingly unwilling to stay among people.

Even spending one incense stick more with them felt like risking another careless remark.

"What you want, I will personally deliver tomorrow at this hour," Lou Yan Zhi said cautiously.

His gaze swept across Xiao Jinsheng and her Beast Husbands one by one, shaking his head with a smirk. "You’re still too weak."

"Not even qualified to be my collaborators."

"Level up your powers quickly."

This marked Lou Yan Zhi’s third departure from the Demon Territory today.

The direction the Insect Clan warships were heading wasn’t the Northern Cloud Island but Mist East.

The spacecraft soared higher into the air.

Lou Yan Zhi stared at the red mist engulfing all of Mist East. Through the screen, his gaze locked directly with the crimson eye that replaced the sun and the moon.

Intelligent Worms were a rarity among the highly reproductive Insect Clan.

Every Insect Clan invasion in the Interstellar World required Intelligent Worms for information shielding.

The ambitions of the Insect Clan were vast.

There were few Intelligent Worms, barely enough to meet their demands.

Thus, during an Insect Clan invasion of any planet, the number of Intelligent Worms present was an indicator of how precious the planet’s resources were.

The more Intelligent Worms, the more valuable the resources.

The Insect Clan warship headed for their base camp above the Mist East’s skies.

The red mist defense belonging to the Intelligent Worms allowed it entry unimpeded.

Who knew how things were progressing on Lou Yan Zhi’s end?

But the words he left behind inspired hope in everyone.

Xiao Jinsheng looked at her spiritual power, which had recently dropped back down to 9 Stars after extensive usage of her superpower, feeling conflicted.

Her Plundering Superpower remained at 13 Stars, but it still needed improvement.

With Lou Yan Zhi seeking Intelligent Worm blood clots and his departing words as reminders,

she realized elevating their Superpower Levels, even beyond Twelve Stars, was no longer something to fear from the Terminal.

Xiao Jinsheng wanted to hit the Terminal hard.

A Fifteen Star level superpower could handle the Terminal.

While it might be impossible to win one-on-one against the Terminal,

what about ten-on-one?

"Everyone, start improving your Superpower Levels," Xiao Jinsheng reminded them.

After all, they had successfully secured the Star Stone Mine, and there were now plenty of Star Stones to go around.

As for her...

Before enhancing her Plundering Superpower, the first step had to be increasing her Spiritual Power Level.

Xiao Jinsheng’s thoughts drifted to her Beast Husbands.

Finally, her gaze landed on Chen Yunji.

If, say... Ahem...

If she picked Chen Yunji’s card today,

would she finally get to see a real dragon?

Dragons, which used to exist only in her traditional myths,

were now something she could actually encounter.

She was genuinely curious.

What would flying on a dragon over rooftops feel like?

"Everyone, go absorb Star Stones and level up. Leave one of you to stay with me," Xiao Jinsheng said, taking out a handful of marbles while addressing the group. "Let’s play a little game."