The sky and earth were filled with man-eating ants, their bodies' blood-red luster adorning the desert night with an extremely enchanting beauty.

  Apart from Xing Jianfeng and other descendants of the Xing family, Shangguan Meiyu, and Jin Disan, there were only fifty-six other trial participants around Xing Peng at this point. Although these fifty-six individuals were all Earth Level martial artists, facing such a vast number of man-eating ants, they did not have much confidence in leaving this place alive.

  "Didn't they say that man-eating ants are afraid of water? Brothers, we must not be scared by these man-eating ants. As long as we stay calm, these man-eating ants might not necessarily be able to kill us," suddenly said a trial participant with a comparatively calm complexion. His words brightened the eyes of the other trial participants. Yes! If man-eating ants are afraid of water, they just need to use water to attack them when these ants approach.

  But where would they get the water? Could they really resort to using urine?

  The thought of using such a tactic made the male trial participants involuntarily glance at Shangguan Meiyu next to Xing Peng. In front of such a beautiful fairy, if they were to employ such a vile method, it would be a huge loss of face. But if they didn’t use it, their lives were surely at risk.

  To use it or not? For most of the trial participants, this was a very troubling choice.

  Seeing the gazes of those trial participants turning towards her, Shangguan Meiyu's pretty face involuntarily blushed with embarrassment, understanding their implication. She then looked at the others with a warning in her eyes, clearly conveying that if anyone dared to do such a disgraceful act, even if they didn’t die this time, she would not let them off afterwards.

  The trial participants who were swept by Shangguan Meiyu's gaze dared not entertain the thought of using urine to attack the man-eating ants any longer. After all, Shangguan Meiyu was a Heaven Level martial artist; it would be easy for her to make them suffer later on.

  With this idea dismissed, the faces of the trial participants became even more mournful, and they regretted following Xing Peng into this third trial. If they hadn’t followed Xing Peng, perhaps they wouldn’t have encountered so many man-eating ants.

  Some narrow-minded trial participants even shot resentful glances at Xing Peng, blaming everything on him. If not for Xing Peng, they wouldn’t be facing such a dire situation.

  Although Xing Peng couldn’t read the thoughts of others, when he felt some trial participants looking at him with resentful eyes, he still understood their thoughts.

  In response, he just sneered coldly. Even though he was surrounded by so many man-eating ants, causing his eyebrows to furrow involuntarily, it didn’t mean he had no means to repel these ants.

  The man-eating ants were formidable mainly because they attacked in swarms, and their low-altitude flying speed was not inferior to that of an average Heaven Level martial artist. However, even if these man-eating ants were fast, Xing Peng believed he could escape their attack.

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  Originally, Xing Peng’s light body technique was already impressive, and in the past few days, he had vaguely grasped the essence of wind due to a sandstorm, further advancing his light body technique. If he wanted to leave, these man-eating ants couldn’t catch up to him.

  The troublesome thing for him was that he had to protect Xing Jianfeng and others. If not for Xing Jianfeng and the other two Heaven Level martial artists, Xing Peng and Jin Disan would have left the moment they detected the man-eating ants approaching.

  "Do you have confidence in dealing with these man-eating ants?" Jin Disan approached Xing Peng, his expression slightly grave. Although Jin Disan was the young master of Jin Bi Manor and had experienced numerous killings, facing so many ferocious beasts simultaneously, Jin Disan also felt the pressure.

  Xing Peng looked deeply at Jin Disan. Over these days, Xing Peng had come to recognize Jin Disan, so he didn’t hide anything from him and nodded lightly, "There should be a way."

  "Really?! Are you sure!" Jin Disan’s eyes shone brightly, extremely shocked by this. After all, thousands of man-eating ants, even a Sky-Breaking Level martial artist, would find it challenging to lead a dozen Earth Level martial artists out of such a situation.

  "Um!" Xing Peng nodded firmly again and then turned his gaze to Xing Jianfeng, "Do you trust me?"

  "We trust you!" Xing Jianfeng and the others said in unison. The more they

  interacted with Xing Peng, the more they realized how capable Xing Peng was. Whether it was the formations he taught them or his ability to foresee dangers, all were enough to make Xing Jianfeng and the others admire him. If not for Xing Peng saving them in the Blackwater Plains, they would have died long ago; how could they not trust Xing Peng?

  "Since you all trust me, then no matter what happens later, you must all follow behind me. Without my permission, no one is allowed to leave on their own," Xing Peng said sternly, sweeping his gaze over Xing Jianfeng. Then, without waiting to see if they would comply, he took big steps towards the man-eating ants. His steps were light, as if he was walking leisurely, as though what lay before him was not a vast number of man-eating ants but a radiant avenue.

  Xing Peng’s action was very abrupt, so much so that Xing Jianfeng and the others were stunned. However, they only hesitated for a moment before hurriedly following Xing Peng. Shangguan Meiyu and Jin Disan were even quicker, following him the moment he lifted his foot.

  "What are they trying to do? They can't be planning to fight to the death with the man-eating ants, can they?"

  "Should we follow them?"

  "My god, why is this White Tiger Academy trial so cruel this time? If I had another chance to choose, I would definitely not participate in this damned trial."

  "..."

  The trial participants who had been watching Xing Peng and others from the side were stunned when they saw Xing Peng leading Xing Jianfeng and the others towards the man-eating ants. They looked at each other with complex expressions, unsure whether to continue following them.

  However, their hesitation didn’t last long. At this moment, even if they didn’t follow, it would be difficult to avoid this crisis. Rather than fighting a losing battle, it would be better to join Xing Peng and the others in a fight.

  The first to follow Xing Peng and the others was Zhang San. The moment Xing Peng took the lead, Zhang San quickly followed Xing Peng’s group. Li Xiaocuan, although reluctant, saw Zhang San doing so and didn’t hesitate any longer, quickly catching up to Zhang San.

  As usual, once someone took the lead, the other trial participants didn’t hesitate much either and followed the group with complex expressions. Each of them was extremely nervous, their palms sweating profusely, uncertain how many of them would survive this ordeal.