These days, Chu Xuan often communicated with Chen Xi, observing the gu insects it produced.
He discovered that the combat capabilities of all the gu insects now born from Chen Xi had surged to a new level. As soon as they hatched, they already possessed the combat strength of mid-stage third-tier creatures.
After experiencing a battle or two, they could even reach the late third-tier. Even if injured, as long as it wasn't life-threatening, they could return to the Myriad Insects Nest and heal quickly, ready to fight again.
As long as the blood honey was sufficient, these gu insects would continuously engage in battle. The longer the drawn-out and prolonged battles lasted, the more advantageous they became.
Chu Xuan was extremely pleased with this outcome. With the Blood Queen transforming into the Sunfire Insect Mother, and the Blood Bee Nest expanding into the Myriad Insects Nest, his strength had once again grown. How could he not be happy?
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On Desolate Island, this day, Chu Xuan was leisurely flipping through the talisman classics in his shop as usual when he suddenly felt the ground faintly tremble.
Both he and the cultivators in the shop were unfazed. Such tremors had occurred numerous times over the past month. When it first happened, Chu Xuan immediately packed up the talismans and pills, boarded his flying boat, and fled. Many other cultivators had similar thoughts.
However, after traveling some distance from Desolate Island, they found nothing out of the ordinary. So, the cultivators eventually returned to the island.
After several instances of such occurrences, no one paid it much attention anymore. But in the last few days, Chu Xuan couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. He couldn't put his finger on it, but his eyelids kept twitching.
With his current strength, even if he were to encounter Moon, Yellow Spring, or White Bone, it wouldn't matter. Even if he couldn't win, he could always escape.
He couldn't imagine what could possibly pose a threat to him on Desolate Island.
Boom!
The ground trembled again.
The cultivators in the shop reacted as usual, continuing to select talismans. But Chu Xuan furrowed his brows, standing up.
Two tremors in such a short time felt very odd. This had never happened so frequently before. Could it be that something major was happening? After a moment of thought, he decided it was better to be cautious.
"Close the shop for the day."
With a wave of his hand, Chu Xuan dismissed the cultivators, quickly packed up all the talismans and pills, locked up the shop, and turned to leave.
He arrived at the edge of Desolate Island, took out his flying boat, and prepared to depart. This time, only a few cultivators shared the same thought as him.
"Master Liu?" A voice came from not far away. "What a coincidence, you're leaving too?"
Chu Xuan smiled lightly. "A wise man doesn't stand beneath a dangerous wall. It's better to be cautious."
Zhao Kongming nodded in agreement. "I too have a strange sense of danger. The frequency of these tremors today is too high; we should indeed leave."
The two of them steered their flying boats away from Desolate Island. But at that moment, a violent tremor erupted from deep within Desolate Island. A terrifying roar shook the very heavens and earth!
Boom!
The volcanoes on Desolate Island erupted all at once—twenty-three of them!
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In an instant, black smoke enveloped the sky. Lava was hurled into the air and rained down like a torrential downpour!
For a moment, the entire Desolate Island appeared as if it had turned into a hellish landscape!
The screams of cultivators echoed from all directions.
Zhao Kongming gaped in shock. "Good thing we left quickly!"
Chu Xuan nodded, about to speak, when suddenly, a muffled explosion came from beneath Desolate Island.
The next moment, the ground began to collapse on a massive scale!
Crack, crack!
Hills, rivers, forests, houses—everything began to fall into the earth.
Even more terrifying, a tremendous sucking force began to emerge from deep beneath the ground.
It was like a black hole, pulling everything around Desolate Island toward it.
The cultivators closest to the center of the island had no chance to resist; they were sucked in without a fight.
Those on flying magic treasures, attempting to escape, couldn't withstand the force either.
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