Li Qing was speechless. When did Da Hei become so wicked? He even learned to cheat. He quickly jumped to the side.

Luckily, I reacted quickly and escaped this disaster... Damn it!

Just as Li Qing was congratulating himself on dodging quickly, Da Hei slapped him across the face, sending him flying.

Cursing under his breath, Li Qing was unable to adjust his body in mid-air. He could only brace himself against the ground with both hands just before landing to prevent himself from crashing to the ground.

After regaining his footing, Li Qing, as if deliberately trying to provoke Da Hei, said with a grin, "How about that? Didn't expect that, did you? I'm not so easily defeated."

Even though he knew he was no match for Dahei in terms of explosive power and strength, Li Qing still wanted to go head-to-head with Dahei.

Totem warriors grow stronger with each life-or-death battle. The best way to increase their strength is to have a "life-or-death struggle" with Big Black.

Li Qing didn't care much about winning or losing.

Of course, it would be even better if we could win.

Big Black was actually swayed by Li Qing's tactics. After Li Qing provoked it, Big Black roared and pounced on Li Qing.

Li Qing stood still, and just as Dahei was about to pounce on him, he suddenly squatted down, grabbed Dahei's body with both hands, and leaped up—Dahei was very heavy, and this leap had at least half the effect that Li Qing had expected! But having already picked up Dahei, Li Qing could not regret it, so he simply picked up Dahei and fell heavily to the ground with it!

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The standard for determining the winner between him and Dahei was who fell to the ground more than twice first. This time, he had fallen to the ground with Dahei in his arms, so he should have won. He smiled and patted Dahei's head, saying, "How about it, are you convinced? You tricked me, so I'll trick you back once."

Li Qing was quite satisfied with his actions. His reaction speed had successfully surpassed that of Dahei. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, if Dahei had reacted in time, he wouldn't have been able to throw Dahei to the ground so easily.

Releasing Dahei and standing up, Li Qing stretched, only to see Dahei staring at him with its big, watery eyes, as if it had been beaten to tears. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, putting his hands on his hips and saying, "What are you sad about? It's normal that you can't beat your master, so what's there to be sad about!"

Walking up to Dahei, Li Qing helped it up and said with a smile, "We'll spar again next time! Anyway, don't take winning or losing too seriously..."

Ouch!

Just then, Big Black's head suddenly nudged Li Qing's chin, causing Li Qing's head to tilt back and making him bite his tongue in response.

The pain was excruciating. Li Qing grimaced in agony and cursed, "Damn it, Big Black, you're something else! You tricked me again!"

Only then did Dahei, seeing Li Qing's humiliation, finally break into a satisfied smile.

...

About half an hour later, Li Qing, who was dozing off, received Huan Lu's call and got up to walk towards Huan Lu.

After reminding Li Qing, Huan Lu continued to forge weapons with his back to Li Qing. It wasn't until Li Qing walked to Huan Lu's side that Huan Lu, amidst his busy work, took a moment to turn around and point to the weapons behind him, saying, "Those are the ones that are already finished. Try them out first. If the temperature drops, use them for a while. Otherwise, wait a bit."

Even without Huanlu's prompting, Li Qing noticed the two weapons beside him that had been crafted by Huanlu: a sword and a spear. They lay there quietly, unassuming and simple, crafted from the rock of Qinuo.

Li Qing picked up a knife—and immediately sensed something different as soon as he got his hands on it.

His understanding of knives was that they were very heavy and gave people a rough feeling. But this knife, forged from Kino Rock, was not only light in his hand, but also gave people a feeling of sharpness. It made Li Qing feel an endless excitement. Li Qing felt once again that he was more comfortable using the knife, which was indeed the best of the best weapons. The stone hammer was heavy and inconvenient to carry. Even though Li Qing was no longer affected by the weight of the stone hammer, he still felt very uncomfortable holding it. The knife was different. With this knife, Li Qing even felt that his strength had increased by more than double. He was confident that if he were to fight Da Hei again, the result would definitely be his victory.

The blade had completely cooled down by then and could be used as a normal weapon. Li Qing swung the blade with great delight and said gratefully, "This blade has completely cooled down and feels very good in the hand. Huanlu, why don't you try it out?"

Huanlu replied without turning his head, "No need, I still need to forge the 'sword' you mentioned."

Li Qing laughed and said, "It's good to take a break every now and then."

Huanlu's speed in forging weapons exceeded Li Qing's expectations. In such a short time, he had already forged two handy weapons. If given more time, or after he became more skilled, he could easily equip everyone in the tribe with a weapon within a few days.

Huanlu, however, remained serious and said, "Wait a minute. This sword is a bit difficult to forge. I need to figure it out first before we talk about it."

There are often debates about swords and knives, such as which is more powerful. However, the biggest advantage of a knife over a sword is that it is easier to forge, more durable, and can be widely used on the battlefield. Swords are different. It is very difficult to forge a good sword. It takes a lot of time and effort. Moreover, when comparing a bad sword with a bad knife, the sword is no match for the knife. The manufacturing process of a sword makes its "body" very fragile. If a knife user knows some skills, he may be able to smash the sword in the hands of the sword user in a single move.

Of course, with such a good material as Kino Rock, forging swords is entirely feasible. Li Qing does not intend to make swords widespread, but he intends to let Huanlu at least master this skill first.

Seeing that Huanlu had already said so, Li Qing didn't want to dampen his spirits any further. So he tucked the knife into his waistband, picked up the spear, and asked, "This spear has cooled down. It should be usable now, right? I want to let the people in the tribe have a go and see how awesome this weapon is."

Huanlu's voice, unchanged for millennia, finally carried a hint of pride as he said generously, "Take it all. What is there that Huanlu can't offer?"