Chapter 875: Leaving the Island
In a state of cultivation, time always passes swiftly. In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed, and Su Che had eaten up all fifty-plus Purple Crystal Fruits.
Tian Yin and Man Zhi had only spent a little over three hundred years before ending their seclusion. However, for their internal energy to fully transform into Chaos attributes, it required an extremely slow process—possibly nearly a hundred Chaos Eras, that is, millions of years.
For now, their combined strength hadn’t changed much, while Su Che had undergone tremendous changes.
“It’s time to go!”
That day, Su Che stepped out of his cultivation cave and sent a thought in a certain direction on Devil Island: “We’re leaving. I’ll return for that fragment of the divine tree in one or two Chaos Eras.”
Whoosh!
Just three breaths later, Su Che and his group were transported beneath the Hunli Divine Tree, where they saw with their own eyes this Chaos-level treasure of innate spiritual roots.
Thousands of feet tall, with a purplish-black trunk, its massive crown was covered in countless light-purple leaves. Each leaf had a unique shape, and its veins resembled a painting, representing something and telling a story.
Su Che could understand that each leaf represented a creature the Hunli Divine Tree wished to create, though it currently lacked the power to do so.
He could also foresee that once the tree evolved to a certain extent, it would surely embark on the great journey of creating a universe. Without a suitable space for survival and development, most of the creatures it created would not be able to survive in chaos.
Through this trip to Devil Island, Su Che gained a deeper understanding of Chaos treasures: perhaps only true Chaos treasures were qualified to create universes in chaos. For example, his own Immortal Prison Pagoda was also a Chaos treasure.
Amidst the dense leaves, not a single Purple Crystal Fruit could be seen—none remained, as they had all been given to Su Che. Even in just a thousand years, no new ones had formed.
“I’ll give it to you,” said the Snake Woman as she descended from the tree crown. “And I’ll ask you again—really not planning to give me a few beautiful snakes?”
Before Su Che could respond, she added temptingly, “As a gesture of reciprocity, I’ll give you a huge gift too.”
Su Che shook his head and smiled, saying, “I think you’re not ready yet. Next time I come, if you can create a space specifically for the Beauty Snake clan that’s more suitable for their growth, I’ll transfer hundreds or even thousands of them to your little world, with their consent.”
“Really?”
The snake woman was overjoyed, knowing that Su Che’s next visit would be at most in two Chaos Eras—such a short time was like the blink of an eye to her and hardly mattered at all.
She readily agreed, “Okay, I’ll use this time to make thorough preparations.”
Su Che nodded silently. His earlier words were by no means perfunctory. If the Beauty Snake clan in the Immortal Prison World learned of this opportunity, allowing some of them to grow into Chaos-level powerhouses—even far stronger than the true immortals of the celestial realm—they would surely have many willing to take the risk.
Those who crave power and strength fear no risks and won’t miss even the slightest chance…
What the snake woman had said earlier about “sending you away” actually meant using power transfer to send Su Che and his group directly outside Devil Island. As for her, with her tail connected to the Mixed Separation Divine Tree, even though she possessed the terrifying ability to instantly kill Chaos Travelers, she still couldn’t leave the island at all.
Before parting, the snake woman sent a mental message solely to Su Che, speaking very seriously, “Su Che, you’re quite special. Next time you come, are you interested in trying the wonderful process of creating life through male-female union? I’m really curious about that feeling.”
Su Che was stunned. Looking at her snake-like body, over a dozen zhang long, his first question was, “You don’t even have a woman’s buttocks—how can you union?”
Of course, this was just an instinctive thought. Su Che had no particular interest in such matters at all.
As for the snake woman’s huge size, that wasn’t a problem. After all, Su Che possessed the shaman clan’s transformation ability, allowing him to become giants towering thousands of zhang high—so a female creature just over a dozen zhang long was nothing to him…
Seeing Su Che’s stunned expression, the snake woman giggled playfully. Her laughter wasn’t much different from that of human women, though slightly more unrestrained.
Swish!
With a casual gesture, the snake woman sent Su Che and his group out of Devil Island.
Returning to the vast chaos, Tianyin immediately sent a message to Su Che: “What did she say to you just now?”
Thanks to her womanly sensitivity, Tianyin knew that the snake woman must have said something special to Su Che, causing him to show such a strange expression.
“It was just a joke about male and female union.”
Su Che replied without hiding anything, smiling, “Do you think that’s possible?”
“I didn’t expect you to be so popular—even female monsters are attracted to you,” Tianyin said, suppressing a laugh and teasing him on purpose.
In this regard, Tianyin knew her man well—he was definitely the kind of man who wasn’t interested in lust. Until now, he hadn’t even… with her…
Su Che nodded and replied, “Maybe it’s because I look like a beast, able to win over the affections of beautiful women from other races.”
This statement was undoubtedly a satire of Tianyin as well—she wasn’t a normal human either. Her true form after transformation was a ‘monster’ eight thousand zhang tall, covered in scales, with four arms, a pair of bird-like legs, and a pair of giant wings. Strictly speaking, she looked even more bizarre and inhuman than the snake woman earlier.
“Ah, that’s true!” Lao He nodded in the Immortal Prison. “Now that you mention it, I realize you really have a dark taste.”
Tianyin was secretly annoyed. She raised her hand and stabbed Su Che hard under the armpit.
Su Che laughed heartily; it didn’t hurt at all.
If it had been a thousand years ago, when he was still at the level of a First Heaven Immortal Emperor, such a strike from her would have made him grit his teeth in pain. But now, as her man, he could finally stand tall and regain his dignity.
Snap!
Before Tianyin could pull her hand back, Su Che caught her wrist accurately and squeezed it tightly.
Tianyin frowned. The intense pain confirmed to her that this guy’s strength had become incredibly formidable…
Just then, several figures appeared in the thick mist ahead. As expected, as soon as they left the island, those guys from Haus showed up.
It wasn’t surprising that they could find them so quickly, as Haus and the others had detection capabilities spanning tens of millions of miles in the chaos. The surface area of Devil Island was only a few tens of thousands of square miles. Even though strange energy covered the entire island, no chaos traveler could penetrate it. But once Su Che came out, it was impossible to hide from Haus and the others’ detection.
Once they detected Su Che, they could arrive in an instant and block his path.
“I’m sorry for making you wait so long.”
Before House could speak, Su Che sent a mental message first. He had expected this and wasn’t surprised at all.
It was unclear where House had managed to recruit three more Chaos Travelers, so their group was back to six people—still those furred, beast-like creatures with appearances very different from humans. Perhaps that’s how like attracts like.
House sent a message, “No need for more nonsense. I want to know the cause of the series of anomalies on Devil Island. And what benefits have you gained from the Mixed Separation Divine Tree?”
Su Che replied calmly, “We’re not even related, let alone friends. Why should I tell you these things?”
“Because because of you, three members of my team died on Devil Island. Anyway, you must give them an explanation, and us as well.”
House let out a beast-like roar to show his anger. “Is that reason not enough?”
“Well, it’s barely acceptable.”
Su Che nodded and told the truth without hiding anything. “The reason is that I have something the Mixed Separation Divine Tree has long desired. I made a deal with it and got dozens of Purple Crystal Fruits from it…”
Dozens?
House and the others’ expressions changed drastically; they were stunned by such a huge number.
Damn it! We’ve risked our lives for years, wandering around Devil Island. Even the luckiest of us only managed to get one or two fruits. Yet he got dozens at once.
Shock! Jealousy! Greed! Extreme imbalance…
But before their emotions could calm down, Su Che said even more devastating words: “Unfortunately, there were only over sixty Purple Crystal Fruits in total. We all ate them up during that time. I had the biggest appetite and was the most greedy—most of them were eaten by me.”
“You ate them all?”
House and the other five let out roars of their own. It was hard to describe their emotions at that moment, but the most common feeling was disbelief.
“That’s impossible!”
House roared, “Three fruits per person is enough. Any more is a waste. There are only five of you, so at most you could have eaten twenty fruits. If there really were over sixty, there should still be more than forty left.”
“I’m telling the truth. I hope you can recognize this fact.” Su Che shrugged. “And I must give you one more piece of advice: Mo Li Island is no longer what it used to be. Anyone who dares to set foot there is likely to face a tragic fate with no chance of returning.”
These words were not meant for the six members of the House, but rather for Zhuo Li, who was hidden millions of miles away, closely watching the situation.
Zhuo Li could hide in the chaos, and her stealth skills were extremely advanced. Able to strike deadly blows from hiding, armed with those two short knives, she was one of the most formidable assassins in the chaos—this was also what made her the most terrifying.
A thousand years ago, Su Che would never have been able to detect her, but now, things were completely different.
Zhuo Li was alone and not working together with the House to oppose him. Even though she was lurking there waiting for an opportunity, it proved that she wasn’t a completely evil person.
Su Che believed that her character and ways were similar to his own—she belonged to the same kind of people. That’s why he reminded her once again: Leave this place. In the chaos, there are other opportunities like those on Mo Li Island…