With a deafening roar, a violent explosion occurred in the center of a reef spanning several thousand square meters in the vast ocean. The resulting earthquake caused the entire reef, nearly a hundred meters high, to collapse and sink into the sea.

A thousand meters away from the reef, a small boat sped away like an arrow.

On the small boat were Zhang Guodong, Xuan Qingxuan, and Liu Meigui. The discovery of tens of thousands of insect-like ferocious beast eggs inside the reef made them realize the gravity of the situation. The incredible reproductive capacity of insects was terrifying. If these 30,000 beast eggs were allowed to hatch and grow, each pair of beasts could potentially produce tens of thousands more eggs once they reached sexual maturity—a truly enormous number.

The time it takes for an insect to grow and mature is not long, considering its life cycle.

Zhang Guodong and his two companions had witnessed the speed of such ferocious beasts. Apart from cultivators at the level of great masters and above, no one else could withstand their attacks, and the result would only be a huge disaster affecting the whole world.

Therefore, Zhang Guodong disregarded the suspicion that might arouse Liu Meigui's arousal. He found a place and spent several days building another teleportation array.

Teleported back to the provincial capital, they found a considerable amount of explosives and a remote control device, which allowed them to destroy the island reef. However, the explosion and sinking of an island reef in the ocean was not without the concealment of a large-scale formation. Human technology could not be hidden from them. The satellites in space overhead were not to be underestimated.

However, whether this place is discovered by human technology or whether the navy patrols here, these are no longer matters to Zhang Guodong and his two companions.

The explosion was extremely powerful, sending debris flying dozens of miles high, forcing the three to scramble for cover. By the time the explosion subsided, the island was no longer visible; it had essentially been flattened by the sheer volume of explosives.

On land, many insects prefer damp environments, so they build their nests and lay their eggs inside the mountains of islands and reefs. Now that the islands and reefs have been destroyed and the mountains have been flattened, these ferocious beast eggs are unlikely to survive.

But how many of these ferocious beasts, or those with similarly high reproductive rates, are there on Earth?

Three days later, more than two thousand miles to the southwest.

Here appears a large island, no longer barren, but covered in dense forest. The winds are strong and the sun is fierce. This island is quite large, covering several square kilometers. However, flat land is scarce, and beaches are few; otherwise, it could very well have been developed into an overseas resort.

A small boat sped towards them, arriving in moments. On board were a man and two women: Zhang Guodong, Xuan Qingying, and Liu Meigui.

They traveled for three days, but encountered several islands along the way, where they stopped to recover their magical power.

The closer they got to the ruins of the ancient cultivator sects mentioned on the map, the more careful the three of them had to be, so maintaining high combat strength was essential.

It would be a losing proposition to try and report the situation and end up being ambushed by cultivators.

Two figures swiftly took flight from the island, each standing on a flying magical artifact. Their cultivation levels were around forty-six or forty-seven; they instantly arrived above the small boat… Who are they?!

“We have important matters to discuss with Emperor Mu and the other lords,” Willow Rose said preemptively. It turned out she recognized the two cultivators in charge of the inspection.

"Oh, it's Junior Sister Liu?" The two men's expressions softened, and one of the young men in yellow robes' eyes lit up as he spoke.

"I would be extremely grateful if you two senior brothers could do me a favor and inform me," Liu Meigui said with a bright smile.

These two cultivators weren't exactly saints either; they were clearly lustful, yet incredibly hypocritical… How could Junior Sister Liu possibly be grateful? "Hehe, Senior Brother has long admired Junior Sister's name. Perhaps we can cooperate sometime!" the yellow-robed youth said with a suggestive tone. Liu Meigui was both embarrassed and angry, but with important matters at hand, she couldn't afford to turn against them, so she restrained herself. She said, "There will be an opportunity!" "Alright. Junior Sister Liu, you two come here. For now, wait for us to inform the officials, and we'll see if they allow you to come to the island!" The yellow-robed youth said disdainfully, facing Zhang Guodong and Xuan Qingban with an arrogant expression.

He merely glanced at Xuan Qingxuan and didn't linger. Xuan Qingxuan's appearance was quite ordinary at the moment, failing to pique their interest. In contrast, Liu Meigui was a charming young woman, beautiful, voluptuous, and possessing a powerful allure for men.

And most importantly, Liu Meigui's cultivation level is the lowest, and she is under their control. Xuan Qingbo, on the other hand, has a slightly higher cultivation level than Liu Meigui. Although they still don't consider Xuan Qingbo a threat, he gives them a dangerous feeling. How ridiculous!

Liu Meigui hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Zhang Guodong and Xuan Qingban, her face filled with helplessness and inquiry.

"Sister Rose, this island isn't any sect's territory. Let's go up together. Lord Mu Di and the others are all on the island. Are they really scared by two petty thieves?" Zhang Guodong smiled slightly, ignoring the two people in the sky, and drove the small boat to fly over.

The two men were stunned. They were not the inspectors jointly nominated by all the forces, but all the forces had their own plans. It would be beneficial for everyone if fewer cultivators came here, so the inspection was tacitly agreed upon, but not officially recognized, because no one had admitted it.

Zhang Guodong despised them, which made them very...

"presumptuous!"

The two unleashed a full-force attack using two mid-level offensive magic weapons, but Zhang Guodong intended to teach them a lesson and gain the recognition of the island's inhabitants, so he held nothing back.

With a backhand strike, he unleashed a high-level material attack magic weapon, a strike imbued with 50% of his magical power!

"A high-level magical artifact!" came two exclamations.

With the two weapons clashing, the outcome was obvious. A high-level magical weapon, especially when used with magical power, possesses immense offensive power, far surpassing that of a mid-level weapon driven by life force. Moreover, Zhang Guodong's cultivation level was significantly higher than both of theirs, making the comparison even more meaningless… *Boom! Boom!*

With two miserable groans, the two cultivators fell straight into the sea from mid-air, and the flying magical artifacts they were riding on were thrown out at that moment.

Zhang Guodong's eyes lit up.

"Flying magical artifacts! I've been longing for them, and here I am, finding two of them at once! I absolutely cannot let them go!" "How dare you, you brat!" From the island, a figure burst forth, a true master!

Zhang Guodong was startled. However, there was no reason to let go of what was within his grasp. He wrapped his divine sense around the two flying magical artifacts, and in an instant, the two flying magical artifacts vanished into thin air on the sea surface using "Great Teleportation"!

"Wow, that's fast!"

Having just acquired two flying magical artifacts, the great expert had already arrived above the three of them and slapped them down, seemingly intending to turn them into mincemeat!

Zhang Guodong wasn't afraid on his own. But Xuan Qinghu and Liu Meigui were with him; if they were caught in the crossfire, they would be injured or killed!

The two women, on the other hand, were also pale-faced and somewhat helpless. A strike from a master was far stronger than that from a near-master; they had already stepped onto the threshold of the laws. They could wield any attack with ease, and their power was no less than, and often far greater than, the attacks of a near-master wielding a high-level magical weapon.

"Hundred Blades!"

Zhang Guodong sneered, conjuring a magical blade in his hand and pressing it down towards the palm. Then, with his other hand, he unleashed a Hundred Blades Law-based divine attack, one after the other!

Zhang Guodong had never seen or recognized the newcomer before. He had a goatee, a short stature, and a large head, making him look rather comical. However, his skills were extraordinary; Zhang Guodong sensed that this person was at least level fifty-five!

Zhang Guodong himself was only at level 48!

"Another user of offensive supernatural powers."

The opponent gasped in surprise, clearly astonished. What did supernatural powers signify? They were the hallmark of a true master! Furthermore, offensive supernatural powers were extremely valuable.

Which is stronger, a slap or a supernatural attack?

I'm scared!

Zhang Guodong didn't notice anything unusual in those words; at this moment, he was completely focused on dealing with this powerful expert. Large amounts of his magical energy were being drained from his body—at least one-tenth of it was being extracted from his left and right hands!

Of course, the power of the Hundred Blades Attack Technique is now far greater than it used to be.

"Little rumble!"

Upon impact, the slap attack was completely neutralized, while at least a third of Zhang Guodong's magic blades remained unharmed and instantly rushed towards the man.

But this person was a master, not a novice. His expression changed drastically, and a layer of patterned tortoise shell appeared on his body. The tortoise shell expanded instantly, protecting him inside.

Dozens of magical blades bombarded the tortoise shell, creating violent ripples. The man was thrown a full mile away. But unfortunately, Zhang Guodong knew that while these magical blade attacks were powerful, their effectiveness depended on who wielded them; currently, he was far from being able to unleash their full potential!

However, Zhang Guodong felt proud to have repelled a powerful expert. Once he truly reached the level of a great master, the power of the Hundred Blades God would be unstoppable!

"A master like you? Nothing special!" Zhang Guodong steered his small boat onto the beach, laughing heartily.

"You've got quite the nerve, young man!"

"snort!"

Dozens of powerful pressures locked onto him, bearing down on him with immense force, yet Zhang Guodong remained calm. He had been careless under Han Feng before, which was why he was severely injured and nearly died. But now, he was only one step away from becoming a near-Grand Master. Even against a Grand Master, if he truly wanted to escape, no one could stop him!

The pressure was the pressure of a realm, the pressure generated by magical power, but Zhang Guodong himself also possessed magical power, and his whole body was filled with magical power, so this pressure did not have a significant effect on him!

"Hey, is that you, kid?" The five members of the Mu family were together when Zhang Guodong and his two companions stepped onto the beach. The Mu family suddenly appeared in front of them and looked quite surprised upon seeing them.

It hasn't been that long since we last met, and the magic cultivator who was level 38 has actually leveled up to level 48! Ten levels! That's incredibly fast!

Xuan Qingban and Liu Meigui, still shaken, had already circled around before their deaths. Zhang Guodong clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Senior Emperor Mu!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Swoosh! More than a dozen people flew over in succession, making the oppressive aura even more pronounced. They were even more dissatisfied with Zhang Guodong.

"Good lad, you've leveled up to forty-eight in such a short time! No wonder Ironback got the short end of the stick, hahaha!" Emperor Mu laughed loudly.

The dozen or so top experts present were mostly gathered from the outside world. Among them, the Wood Emperor was the leader. Other notable figures included the Wind Emperor, Duanmu Qingfeng, Chi Xiao, You Lan Fudu, and the Supreme Sect Master of the Shan Zhi Sect. Besides these, there were two others, one named Ju Ran Le, and the other a middle-aged woman with a veil covering her face. Lei Tai and Hong from the Lei Mansion, leading some of their elites, glared at Zhang Guodong with murderous intent. Also present were the Zi Yang Sect, the Golden Wheel Monk, and a newly promoted top expert named "Wu," whose face was contorted with rage.

One city, one sect, one prefecture, and one clan—the top experts are basically all present, which shows how much importance is attached to the discovery of the ancient sect ruins!

The rest are independent cultivators.

The Bamboo Emperor, as thin as a bamboo pole; the old poisoner "Starwood Old Monster," shrouded in black mist; the Taoist "Jade Dragon King," dressed in pure white; the fiery "Asura Emperor"; the frustrated "Iron Back," whose eyes were spitting fire, wishing he could devour Zhang Guodong; and two other great masters, all hidden behind masks, though their auras were not weak, both above level sixty.

Nineteen top masters!

There are over forty near-master level experts. That brings the total to nearly fifty!

Even those with the lowest cultivation level present were all above level 45. It could be said that Xuan Qingban and Liu Meigui had the lowest cultivation levels among the hundreds of people.

Zhang Guodong was also surprised to see so many people and so many experts.

"Senior Emperor Mu, esteemed lords, I hope you will not pursue the matter I have offended you before. However, I have something extremely serious to inform you all, a matter of life and death concerning humanity and cultivators! It is a matter of utmost urgency and cannot be delayed!" Zhang Guodong said.

"How dare a mere cultivator spout such nonsense!" Lei Tai, one of the people who hated Zhang Guodong the most, was now standing before him. How could he let Zhang Guodong escape? "To mock such great masters is a capital offense!"

He was just looking for an excuse to kill Zhang Guodong on the spot. Now, he had that excuse!

Lei Tai was about to make a move, holding a high-level offensive magic weapon in his hand, but Mu Di frowned, glared coldly at Lei Tai, and said, "Wait, let him finish speaking!"

Zhang Guodong's expression was serious. He patted his storage bag, and a dozen or so white eggs, each the size of a basket, appeared on the ground.

"What is this?" Everyone was stunned.

“These are the eggs of a ferocious beast! And they are the eggs of an insect-type ferocious beast. The three of us found more than 30,000 of these eggs inside a mountain on an island! But what’s surprising is that these are just the eggs laid by an insect-type ferocious beast! Moreover, I have fought this beast before. Ordinary near-master level experts would either die or be seriously injured if they were not on guard. This kind of beast is born with the ability to use spatial laws and is extremely fast!” Zhang Guodong said.

Emperor Mu's expression changed, and he said, "Is what you said true?"

“Everything I said is true!” Zhang Guodong said. “As we all know, insect eggs have a very short growth and maturation cycle. If we let these eggs hatch and then continue to reproduce…”

Everyone's expression changed.

"This is alarmist!"

Zhang Guodong smiled and said, "Whether I am lying or not, I ask Senior Mu Di and all the lords to examine this egg and they will know whether what I said is true!"

Mu Di and others, along with some powerful figures who had no prior conflict with Zhang Guodong, developed an intense interest in the eggs and had already acquired them. They used their magical power to examine them.

Basically, everyone who had been examined looked unwell.

"It's definitely an insect egg! Whether the mature form possesses some spatial laws, high mobility, and attack methods is still unknown, but its high reproductive capacity is undeniable!" Duanmu Qingfeng said in a deep voice.

Emperor Mu nodded.

Lei Tai and the others couldn't resist their curiosity either, and upon inspection, their faces changed color.

Such reproductive capacity far surpasses human reproduction. If these eggs were allowed to hatch, grow to maturity, and then lay more eggs, the earth would be covered by these ferocious beasts in just a few years!

This is absolutely a catastrophe! Cultivators are ultimately born from ordinary humans, lacking the vast foundation of mortals. This is also disastrous for the cultivation world.

"Where are those ferocious beast eggs?" the Wood Emperor asked.

“We’ve already destroyed it! It was an island reef, hollow inside, so none of the beast eggs inside should survive! But what I’m worried about is that it was just one place, one of countless islands and reefs overseas. Just how many insects and beasts were laid there?” Zhang Guodong said.

After consulting with the others, Emperor Mu decided to launch another large-scale exploration of the ancient cultivators' sect ruins ahead of schedule. Previous explorations had come at a great cost, yielding nothing and resulting in numerous casualties before even approaching the ruins. Now, with the situation so urgent, an early exploration might yield new discoveries, potentially strengthening the cultivation world and making it more resilient to future threats.

"Regardless of how serious this matter is, we should prepare. After we finish exploring this place, I suggest that we form a joint team to investigate and eliminate these potential threats overseas and on land!" said Emperor Mu.

"Give me these dozen or so ferocious beast eggs. Ferocious beasts and eggs are treasures for alchemy!" Duanmu Qingfeng suddenly said to Zhang Guodong.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Guodong was no exception, but he immediately smiled and nodded.

The others' eyes lit up. Indeed, these ferocious beast eggs were free, excellent materials for alchemy! Duanmu Qingfeng's words spurred many to become more enthusiastic about exterminating the beast. (To find out what happens next, please log in for more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!)