"Bored in there, huh?" Xiao Buli spoke to it, never having imagined that one day he would stoop to conversing with his own pet.
Climbing onto the serpent's head, he pulled out the Lava Barrier from his pack to shield himself. This reduced the amount of skin exposed to the scorching sun. He slowly crawled forward. At first, the Lava Giant Python moved fairly quickly, probably because it had just emerged and was still excited, but after a while, its pace significantly slowed down, presumably from boredom.
However, this was much more comfortable than walking. Xiao Buli sat cross-legged on its massive skull, recovering his True Yuan while pondering his next move.
Xiao Buli now felt he was growing weaker and weaker. Upon examining his pack, he found plenty of food but not much water left. Underestimating the desert's demand for water and with limited space in his pack, he realized his preparation had been insufficient. It seemed a pipe dream to find water in this expanse of sand.
