Lin Chi grunted as he saw Chu Tian surpass him, and he tried harder to climb.
Suddenly, he heard a commotion from below: "Oh oh oh... he's going... he's overtaking big brother... tonight's dinner... er..."
Lin Chi looked down and saw Lin Yu riding on Lin Ran's back, one arm around his neck.
With his other hand, he pulled out a vine from somewhere.
He swung it with a beaming smile on his face.
"Second brother, are you crazy or stupid, using two Light Body Talismans at once?" he asked. As he spoke.
Lin Ran was already beside him. In the fraction of a second they passed each other, Lin Ran turned his head to glance at him.
He muttered, "Not crazy, not stupid. A meal of dog meat made by little sister is worth it..."
Whoosh...
A gust of wind brushed past Lin Chi's ears as Lin Ran chased after Chu Tian.
"What?" Lin Chi suspected his super-sensitive ears had misheard.
Then he realized it must be true, otherwise why would Second Brother go to such lengths, willing to use two Light Body Talismans.
He knew that it took him at least ten days to draw two Light Body Talismans, without eating or drinking, and without interruption.
Not a single mistake was allowed in the process, not even a slight difference in the special ink he concocted due to a heavier brushstroke.
If even a tiny bit of the special ink splattered out, the talisman would be ruined, the ink wasted, and his time wasted.
Normally, he would never be willing to use talismans so liberally.
However, ever since Lin Yu had secretly stewed a pot of dog meat for him.
He had been unable to forget about it, even though he had been caught and severely beaten, resulting in three broken ribs.
Despite his pained cries, he refused to say he wouldn't eat dog meat anymore.
Lin Chi knew that he had truly fallen in love with the taste.
It was just that he could never understand why the smell of stewed dog meat made him nauseous.
How could Lin Ran love eating it so much?
And... dogs are so cute, why eat them?
It seemed it was time for another good beating.
As Lin Chi thought this, his body transformed again.
Originally, only his limbs had changed.
Now, hair sprouted even on his face.
His ears became pointed and grew longer.
After the secondary transformation, he suddenly accelerated, chasing Lin Ran.
His speed was no less than Lin Ran's, who was carrying Little Yu, and was even a bit faster.
"Second brother, big brother has become stupid, run! He's going to beat you!" Lin Yu shouted down from behind Lin Ran.
"Become stupid?" Lin Ran was surprised. He looked down and shouted, "Holy crap..."
He finally understood why Lin Yu said Lin Chi had become "stupid" instead of undergoing a secondary transformation.
Because Lin Chi wasn't using his secondary transformation ability, but had activated his innate talent, Bloodlust.
Once this skill was activated, he became indiscriminate and could even lock onto a target.
He never expected Lin Chi to activate this.
And he must have targeted him.
Wherever he ran, Lin Chi would chase him madly.
Such a mindless skill was like becoming a stubborn, idiotic fool.
Ten minutes later, Chu Tian passed through the clouds.
Looking up from below, his figure could no longer be seen.
After a few more minutes, he finally landed.
He retracted his梟兽 (Xiao Shou) form and felt the gale-force winds from the clouds.
Standing at the edge of the cliff, he looked down, but could see nothing, blocked entirely by the clouds.
Gazing into the distance, he saw a vast expanse of white clouds, a breathtaking sight.
Such a view was something some people might never witness in their entire lives.
Within minutes, Chu Tian heard rustling sounds from below.
Whoosh...
Lin Ran, carrying Lin Yu, rushed up.
As soon as he arrived, Lin Ran waved his hand and slapped a yellow talisman onto himself.
Whoosh, whoosh... White mist rose from his body.
It turned out he had sweated profusely while climbing, and then got covered in a lot of dew while passing through the sea of clouds.
He was soaked through, inside and out. The talisman he used was likely to evaporate the moisture from his clothes.
In contrast, Lin Yu had dew hanging from her little nose, looking exceptionally beautiful.
The next second, Lin Ran leaped behind Chu Tian, using his body as a shield and shouted, "Brother Tian, save me!"
Just as Chu Tian was about to ask what was happening, he saw a half-human, half-wolf monster with red eyes.
Whoosh... It soared tens of meters into the air.
Boom... It landed heavily on the mountaintop.
After landing, it sniffed the air, tilted its head, and then saw Lin Ran peeking out from behind Chu Tian.
"Roar..."
It let out a strange cry and swiped at him.
Lin Ran grabbed Chu Tian's body to use as a shield!
Chu Tian knew this was Lin Chi after transforming, but he had never seen him with red eyes before.
He wasn't exactly pleased to be used as a human shield by Lin Ran.
However, seeing Lin Chi's state, he seemed to be out of his senses, so he raised his hand to block.
As his arm was about to parry the incoming claw.
Chu Tian's heart skipped a beat. This strength felt wrong!
Simultaneously, Lin Yu and Lin Ran cried out, "Be careful!"
He knew it was bad. Lin Chi, in his current state, clearly wouldn't hold back.
"Great Bear Form, activate!"
Bang...
Chu Tian's arm made contact with Lin Chi's claw.
Screech...
Chu Tian's sleeve was torn into strips by the claws.
Well, down in the mountain, at the entrance of the tomb, Chu Tian had ripped one of Lin Chi's sleeves.
And now it was repaid!
Lin Yu had already run over, ready to help Chu Tian heal his wound.
But when she saw only three white scratches on Chu Tian's arm, she stopped.
Her expression was one of disbelief.
Even Chu Tian was stunned.
He usually used his Great Bear Form to beat people. This was the first time he had activated Great Bear Form in reality and been hit.
He looked at his arm, then at Lin Chi's claws.
Chu Tian had witnessed Lin Chi's claws carve deep grooves in stone walls while climbing.
He never expected his Great Bear Form's defense to be so high.
That one blow hadn't even broken through his defense.
"Lin Ran, what's wrong with your big brother?" Chu Tian asked, turning back with a frown.
Lin Ran took two steps back and said, "He couldn't catch up to us, so he activated his innate talent and became stupid!"
"Brother Tian, beat him and wake him up!" he said earnestly.
"Uh..." Seeing Lin Ran's serious demeanor, Chu Tian felt it was unreliable.
So he turned to look at Lin Yu.
To his surprise, the little girl clenched her small fists and said to Chu Tian, "Brother Chu Tian, keep it up!"
Her calling him "Brother Chu Tian" sent shivers down his spine.
It reminded him of meeting Luo Luo in this life.
The first time she called him Brother Chu Tian, he had goosebumps all over.
Later, he got used to it.
But he wondered if Luo Luo would fly into a rage if she heard Lin Yu call him that.
At this moment, Lin Chi, with bloodshot eyes, charged forward again.
Chu Tian switched to Leopard Form instead of using Great Bear Form.
With a flash, he appeared in front of Lin Chi.
His body moved like an afterimage, circling around him.
He didn't attack immediately but considered how to wake him up.
He recalled from TV shows that slapping someone could often bring them back to their senses.
Chu Tian considered this and used ten percent of his strength to deliver a powerful slap.
He was afraid of using too much force and blowing Lin Chi's head off, which would be disastrous.
Slap...
A loud slap made Lin Chi pause, momentarily stopping his pounce.
Chu Tian thought, "Is it working?"
[Author's Note]
Fifth update... That's all for today.
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