Chapter 5: Frosty Ice Toad

  The creatures of the north seem to have little interest in fish, mainly because they can't stay in the icy water for too long. The few fish they catch are not enough to offset the energy consumed, so it's not worth it. As a result, there are still many fish in this small stream. Before long, they caught seven or eight more fish. Tudou and Tubba couldn't stand the cold creek water anymore, while Gua stood in the water, waiting for the next fish.

  The first fish was roasted, and the little dog-headed people respectfully presented it to Guagua. Guagua stood in the water and skillfully ate a whole roasted fish. This fish-eating technique made those little dog-headed fans stunned. However, there's no way around it - after all, Guagua was a water monster in his past life. Eating fish was just too natural and familiar for him.

  In this cold water, there is a thread of spiritual energy, which is a variant of the Water Spirit and the Ice Spirit.

  The innate true yuan is refined, which is the advantage of being able to directly skip the accumulation of postnatal physical spirit energy and directly absorb spiritual energy from nature. After absorbing enough, if you continue to absorb more, it will harm your own foundation. Guagua emerged from the water, walked onto the shore, stood in a horse stance, and slowly absorbed and transformed the natural spiritual energy he had just absorbed.

  Another small dog-headed man handed over a roasted fresh fish, and Guagua took it over, eating it mouthful by mouthful. Generally speaking, the dog-headed men did not like to be active under the sunlight, they had very strong dim vision, and they preferred to live in deep caves underground. It was just that these deep caves made Guagua very uncomfortable, and he couldn't adapt to the terrifying dietary habits of the dog-headed people, so he often took these small dog-headed men away from the group and came outside to pick food.

  At the same time, he also constantly cultivates his own skills from his previous life, continuously consolidating his originally very weak foundation. Although the skills of his previous life were ordinary, they had strong adaptability, and any species of living being could practice this skill to the pre-ascension stage. All that was needed was sufficient spiritual energy and sufficient time. However, all of this was based on a good physical quality foundation.

  Xiū zhēn's initial stage is close to martial arts. Only by constantly tempering the body, making it stronger, can one effectively absorb spiritual energy, refine the flesh and soul. Moreover, when there are no spells to protect oneself, martial arts are the best choice. So now Gǔ guā is practicing the best internal skills and martial arts he learned in his previous life.

  Wanting to achieve good physical fitness in the harsh dietary conditions of the Dog Head Tribe is truly a fool's dream. However, even so, Gū Guā did not leave his tribe. At the time of his rebirth, he could clearly feel that there was an extremely weak dragon pulse within him, as thin as pouring a cup of strong liquor into a large river. But for Gū Guā, who had been disappointed in his past life due to lacking dragon blood and ultimately failing to transcend, this was already the best news under heaven.

  As long as he continues to cultivate the Fish Dragon Heart Method, he will be able to continuously catalyze and expand this dragon clan bloodline. When he turns the entire Yangtze River into fine wine, his ascension to immortality will be imminent.

  On the other hand, Gua can feel a resonance from the bloodline, which is a bond from the blood relationship. That feeling of closeness to one's kin. The Dog Head People are a social species, and the significance of the group has been written into their genes from birth. If a Dog Head Person does not rely on the group or betray the group, they will quickly perish.

  Humans, as a species, must rely on human society, let alone the Dog-Headed People, who are even lower in physical and mental abilities. Gua had been a toad for his entire life, never thinking about things like blood ties or family, and by the time he became a demon, he had already lived over 100 years, with no remaining blood relatives. So when he formed this bond here, aside from feeling curious, he also felt as though something special had been added to his heart, a warm power that made him feel a sense of connection.

  After he finished eating, he buried all the ashes and put the flint that was hard to find into a small bag. With his hand holding the long spear he made himself, he prepared to head back to the cave.

  Just as they were about to leave, a sharp and piercing howl suddenly came from afar, unmistakably from an extremely powerful demon beast. The huge sound shook the leaves on the surrounding trees, causing them to quiver without any wind, and even made the small dog-headed people tremble with fear, almost wanting to run away first.

  Gǔ guā zhòu qǐ méi tóu lái, tā zhī dào nà shì yī zhī qián zhe zài qián fāng wǔ lǐ wài de yī chù shēn tán zhōng de hán bīng xiǎo tiáo, píng shí bìng bù huò zěn me chū lái, wèi shén me jīn tiān jì rán fā chū zhè shēng fèn nù de hǒu jiào shēng ne? Yuǎn yuǎn de bō tāo shēng xǐng qǐ, yǎn kàn zhe yī tiáo bái xiàn cóng shàng yóu bēn zhì guò lái, Gǔ guā lì kè pā fā zì jǐ de xiǎo dì xiàng hòu tuì qù, zì jǐ zé cáng zài shù cóng lǐ kàn le yī yǎn.

  The white line had grown into a nearly three-meter-high wave, and the white foamy crest froze in mid-air, turning into sharp ice shards that fell down like knife blades. When the wave subsided, a toad-like creature with a size similar to that of an alligator poked its head out from inside.

  A pair of copper coin-like eyes looked over, with white skin all over the body, emitting smoke and mist that turned into frost and fell down. Gua saw that the toad's mouth puffed up, and a sharp icicle flew out, flying straight towards Gua.

  Gua was shocked and lost his color, pulled his legs and ran. Fortunately, he was still familiar with the surrounding terrain, and after a few turns, he disappeared in front of Han Bing's eyes.

  Gua is very treasured his own life, this kind of unnecessary struggle, can not go up do not go up, unless his ability is enough, he will take the risk.

  To know that the lifespan of a dog-headed person is extremely limited, usually only living to around thirty years old. A dog-headed person can be considered an adult at eight years old, and three years old is already considered a youth. Living in such a far north land, and being a dog-headed person, a cold-blooded animal, it's really hard to pass on the species. Every member will be well protected, afraid of death, and has basically become a habit of the dog-headed people.

  After returning to the cave, these little dog-headed people handed over the remaining roasted fish to the elder. The elder's eyes looked down and saw that the fish had been dried up, and his expression changed slightly. The elder had lived for many years, but a dog-headed person like Guagua who was so strange and clever with his brain was seen for the first time, and he should be a good seedling for a technician.

  The Dog-Headed People inherited the thin dragon tribe bloodline, some of them can stimulate their own bloodline talent and become a wizard, which will greatly increase their lifespan and skills, and their status in the clan will also be different, just like the Great Elder. Some dog-headed people can only become the lowest-level warriors, until old age may not even be able to upgrade to level three.