When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 977 - 377: An Unreliable Solution

"My precious rice bowl!" Lao Jia wailed.

None of Li Xiu's group felt any schadenfreude; their expressions were grim. This insect, which seemed harmless, could actually freeze and shatter Divine Position materials, making them reevaluate it with suspicion.

"What on earth is this creature?" Jiuxiao Yun instinctively moved away from the insect.

Even though they knew its speed was so slow it was unlikely to hurt anyone, there was still a sense of danger.

It's like walking on a plank on the ground would be easy, but if that plank were suspended hundreds of meters high, the feeling would be completely different.

"Such powerful Frozen Power at a Divine Position Level, yet why is it so slow and physically weak? It's really odd," Li Ming'Er remarked as she scrutinized the insect, unable to discern what it truly was.

"Commander, please explain its discovery in more detail," Lao Bai pondered aloud.

While keeping his distance from the insect, Li Xiu circled slowly around the courtyard, recounting the situation of discovering the insect in detail.

After hearing him out, Lao Bai said, "So it came for your Skill Ring. Give me the Skill Ring, and you should move in another direction to confirm if it's truly after the ring."

Li Xiu took out the Skill Ring dropped by the Ice Bone Yin Spirit Beast and tossed it to Lao Bai, then stared at the insect, observing if it might shift toward Lao Bai.

After Li Xiu threw the Skill Ring, the insect paused before continuing to crawl toward Li Xiu, not turning to chase after the Skill Ring with Lao Bai.

"It seems it's not after the Skill Ring," Lao Bai remarked, circling with the Skill Ring and even closing the distance to the insect to within two steps, yet the insect still ignored him and slowly crawled toward Li Xiu.

"Not after the ring?" Li Xiu was slightly surprised, having presumed it was after the ring all along.

Lao Bai returned the ring to Li Xiu, saying, "Think hard about what it's truly after."

Li Xiu couldn't deduce its purpose, so he ended up tossing everything he had on him to Lao Bai and the others.

But after he discarded all his belongings except his clothes, the insect remained unfazed, steadfastly crawling toward Li Xiu.

"Nothing left; looks like it's after me personally," Li Xiu said, frowning.

Lao Bai pondered, "Based on your account, that place is Wolf Cave, a habitat for many Evil Spirits, living there for a long time. If the insect had been there all along, I'd expect those Evil Spirits to be long dead."

"It's clear the insect did not originate within Wolf Cave, but followed you there. Given the timing, it could have only three possible targets: you, the ring, or your Life Contract. With the ring ruled out, try testing your Life Contract."

Li Xiu also considered whether it was an issue with the Evil Spirit Token, aligning with Lao Bai's thoughts. Li Xiu summoned the Evil Spirit Token and tossed it to A Fei on the other side.

Everyone was curious, seeing the Evil Spirit Token for the first time, intrigued that Li Xiu's Life Contract was a card.

A Fei held the Evil Spirit Token, yet the insect still showed no interest in changing direction and continued its creep toward Li Xiu.

"It seems to be a personal issue; you'll have to think it over thoroughly. Luckily, it's slow; you have time to figure it out," Lao Bai commented.

A Fei returned the Evil Spirit Token to Li Xiu, who put it away, wondering silently, "Could it be due to the demon spirit larvae within me?"

"Commander, should we ask the President for help?" Lao Jia suggested.

"Not for the moment. Let me think first; you all should attend to your tasks," Li Xiu shook his head.

The group, realizing they couldn't offer assistance, left Li Xiu to contemplate the insect alone.

The insect crawled slowly but persistently toward Li Xiu with a tireless determination.

It's not a problem short-term, but Li Xiu, being human and not divine, can't go without sleep indefinitely.

Going without sleep for three or five days is bearable, even ten or half a month, but not forever.

If it crawled onto him while he slept, the thought was chilling.

The key issue was that the insect likely had a way to pursue beyond mere crawling; otherwise, it wouldn't have tracked from the Land of Trial.

This made Li Xiu uneasy about resting far away, fearing discomfort.

"Since the cause couldn't be discerned, I'll have to try eliminating it," Li Xiu extended a finger, directing an icy blue light onto the insect.

Previously, the Light of the Life Evil Spirit could directly incinerate the insect, yet this time the Light of the Death Evil Spirit only cast a layer of icy light on it, failing to freeze or even slow its crawl.

This outcome had been within Li Xiu's expectations, considering they were both Yin Cold Attributes; the Light of the Death Evil Spirit being ineffective made sense.

Li Xiu then summoned the Forbidden Spear, used different Forbidden Light skills on the insect.