Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

"Bai Rongling!" Yu Luoning was about to speak when a pillar of fire grazed her back and shot into the sky.

Yu Luoning was still shaken when a wave of spiritual energy surged through her mind.

Suddenly, the jade bracelet lit up on its own, and a green figure appeared out of thin air.

Mu Guang was clearly also very afraid of the temperature here, but as soon as he came out, he quickly used his demonic power to protect Yu Luoning.

Yu Luoning asked anxiously, "Mu Guang, what are you doing out here?"

Yu Luoning understood that moths fear flames.

From beginning to end, she never wanted Mu Guang to stand up and fight for her, but at this moment Mu Guang seemed to have made up his mind.

His face was pale, and two pairs of thin wings spread out on his back.

As the wings fluttered, a shower of shimmering powder fell from the sky, like fine snowflakes, permeating the entire forging grounds.

At the same time, the moon moths in the space jade bracelet seemed to have been summoned by him, and thousands of them rushed towards the fire beast without fear of the flames.

Like moths drawn to a flame, that's all there is to it.

The fire beast opposite him suddenly stopped moving, the hallucinogenic effect of the fluorescent powder taking effect, causing his vision to blur.

It shook its enormous head, but soon snapped out of its dazed state.

Just as he was about to get angry, he saw a sky full of moon moths.

The fire beast snorted and a drop of saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth.

The next moment, the fire beast's eyes lit up.

Roasted moths?!

It no longer cared about Yu Luoning and the other person, and opened its blood-red maw to suck in.

The entire space seemed to be swept up by a tornado, and countless moon goddesses were sucked into the beast's mouth.

When they were still several feet away from the fire beast, the moon moths' fragile bodies were roasted by its terrifying heat, one after another, crackling and popping.

The fire beast ate with great satisfaction, a look of contentment on its face.

Yu Luoning felt a chill run down her spine. No wonder Mu Guang refused to come out before; this big guy really does eat moths.

Mu Guang stood still, a glint of light flashing in his clear green eyes.

He usually thought these little moths were stupid, that they couldn't even absorb moonlight, but seeing his little brothers turn into food one after another, his usually expressionless pretty face turned pale and terribly sad.

"die!"

Seeing Mu Guang flap his wings as if he were really about to charge forward and fight to the death, Yu Luoning's eyelids twitched violently, and she quickly forced him back into her spatial jade bracelet.

At that moment, Bai Rongling reacted quickly and took out two shield talismans.

The next instant, the three of them vanished completely.

When the fire beast finally finished swallowing the last moon moth with satisfaction, it discovered that its prey had disappeared.

He seemed completely unconcerned, smacking his lips as he swallowed the last bite, then sighed regretfully, "There's still one big moth! It's huge, it's making my mouth water."

"But it doesn't matter, they'll come back if they want to leave! Little moth, you'll be my meal sooner or later."

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, two figures landed out of thin air on the fiery reef.

As soon as Yu Luoning's feet touched the ground, she leaped up like a praying mantis and clung to Bai Rongling.

"It's so hot! It's burning me!"

Bai Rongling wasn't much better off; her white clothes were torn, her hair was disheveled, and even the last shred of dignity had been completely stripped away by Yu Luoning.

His pale body stiffened.

At this moment, Yu Luoning was pressed against his chest, her legs tightly wrapped around his waist, in an extremely ambiguous position.

The culprit, oblivious to the danger, even climbed a little more onto him as if it were too hot.

Bai Rongling's brows furrowed in anger, a hint of embarrassment and fury surfacing in her usually cool expression. "Get out."

Yu Luoning looked down at the red-hot rocks at her feet and hugged them even tighter.

"No, I'm out of spiritual energy, it's too hot down there."

Bai Rongling was pulled so hard that her body swayed, and her arms instinctively tensed up to support her thighs and prevent her from slipping off her body.

He touched a cold, slippery spot and suddenly realized something, his ears turning even redder.

He closed his eyes, freed one hand to quickly form a hand seal, and a water-ripple light screen enveloped the surroundings.

The temperature on the surrounding reefs had dropped, and Bai Rongling asked, "Alright, can we go down now?"

Yu Luoning looked down and saw that it wasn't hot anymore, then quickly jumped off him. "Thank you."

Her tone and attitude were very natural, and she showed no embarrassment at her earlier lapse in composure.

Bai Rongling was silent for a moment, then asked, "You... don't you feel anything is amiss?"

Yu Luoning glanced at him sideways and puffed out her cheeks.

"Are you asking me why I don't feel embarrassed?"

"Bai Rongling, what part of your body haven't I seen? Who are you trying to fool with your act of innocence?"

Bai Rongling's face immediately darkened. She snorted and used magic to change into a new set of clothes.

Yu Luoning couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

She's so mean; she always teases Bai Rongling like she's teasing a dog.

The other person is easily teased; their ears turn red as soon as they're teased.

Soon, the two returned to the cave where they had previously stayed.

After confirming that no fire beasts were chasing after them, Yu Luoning's first action was to release Mu Guang from the spatial jade bracelet.

Mu Guang landed beside the icy bed, her pretty little face tense and her whole body listless.

Clearly, he was still upset about losing so many of his men.

Yu Luoning looked at him, her playful smile gone.

"Little moth, thanks to you just now, otherwise we wouldn't have had a chance to escape."

Mu Guang ignored her, staring blankly at the tips of his drooping, thin wings.

Seeing this, Yu Luoning felt a pang of sadness. She took out her Beast Taming Soul Banner and handed it to Mu Guang, saying, "There are 10 flying ants inside. They are my underlings. From now on, you will have complete control over these underlings. How about it?"

Mu Guang slowly raised his head and shook his head, "No! Flying ants... they're so ugly."

Yu Luoning awkwardly withdrew from the Beast Taming Space, gently ruffled his long, green hair, and said again.

"I owe you this, and I owe those Moon Moths one too. Once I kill that big guy, I'll avenge your underlings. And then, all the Fire Beast's Flame Crystals will be yours, okay?"

Mu Guang blinked, finally recovering a little from the grief of his younger brother's death.

He asked, "Are you really going to give me everything? He... won't give me anything either?"

And this "he" was clearly Bai Rongling, who was not far away.

Bai Rongling: "..."

He took a deep breath.

Tell yourself that arguing with an insect will only make you lose face.

Yu Luoning was silent for a moment, then laughed, her tone indulgent: "Alright, alright, I won't give it to him, you can have it all, okay?"

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All the groundwork's laid, let's eat tomorrow!