"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey~"

With Li Qingyu's help, Mulan, who had climbed out of the mud, spat out her saliva.

Then Mulan looked at Li Qingyu beside her, rolled her eyes and said, "Lieutenant, are you crazy? Why are you using your skills on your own people?"

Li Qingyu scratched his face somewhat awkwardly.

"I acted impulsively, I acted impulsively. I just got angry because that guy stabbed me."

Hehehe...

As Li Qingyu finished speaking, Boss's familiar laughter rang out again in the surrounding area.

Holy crap!!!

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Soon after...

Li Qingyu and Hua Mulan stood blankly on the dilapidated ship they had seen when they first approached the island.

Surrounding the wrecked ship was a legion of groundhogs engulfed in black and red flames, with countless groundhog soldiers firmly guarding the ship at the center of the legion.

"Lieutenant, how about we use a legion skill? This general wants to give it a try," Hua Mulan said, rubbing the back of her head with her small hand.

Li Qingyu stared with narrowed eyes at the island not far away, which he had flattened most of with a single slap.

Although the island had been almost completely flattened, it still showed no signs of breaking apart, and lewd laughter could still be heard from time to time on the flat land.

After each burst of laughter, glowing branches and roots would burst forth from the ground, waving and caressing at the sky, as if searching for something.

"General, let me try it first. After all, the Legion Skill can only be used once. Let's save it for the most crucial moment," Li Qingyu advised Hua Mulan.

"Alright, alright, then I'll step in when you're no longer able to handle it, adjutant."

After finishing his conversation with Mulan, Li Qingyu looked at the extremely arrogant island in front of him.

Take a deep breath, then gently raise your right hand and point it at the night sky.

Hmph...

Heart of the Beast King...Gigantify!

Dark form activated!

Damn dog...fire at me!!!

Charge complete, unleashing... the invincible combo attack!!!

...

Buzz...

boom!

boom!!

boom!!!

In an instant, one after another, enormous golden hands appeared.

It descended from the night sky, continuously crashing down on the islands below.

At this moment, Li Qingyu, in his original dark form, shone with a Buddha-like light that seemed to overflow, making him appear as a black Buddha with one hand reaching to the sky.

Each time the Great Sun Tathagata's palm struck, it would lower the island's height slightly. In no time, the island was almost submerged beneath the sea.

Furthermore, the island was riddled with huge cracks from the intense bombardment, making it seem as if it might split open and sink at any moment.

Seeing that his attack was quite effective, Li Qingyu became even more energetic. Feeling that his energy was still sufficient under the continuous thrusting of the husky, Li Qingyu raised his left hand as well.

The Great Sun Tathagata Palm, Second Stage...

A massive, coordinated attack from both sides!!!

The instant Li Qingyu raised his left hand, another enormous golden left hand appeared in the night sky, and like the right hand, it began to fall from the night sky, crashing down on the ravaged island.

This time, the island could no longer hold on.

Before long, the island began to break apart amidst billowing smoke and dust.

Watching the island split into countless fragments and sink into the sea, Li Qingyu withdrew his hands, which were a little tired from holding them up, and at the same time, he made the husky, who was a little exhausted from shooting, shrink back.

There's no way around it. Even with the immense energy reserves of the Primal Heart, nothing, human or dog, can withstand such continuous firing for long.

but...

Something's not right.

The island has sunk, so where the hell did the Boss go?

And what about the Angel Fruit? Could it be that there isn't an Angel Fruit on this island?

Li Qingyu was speechless. What a terrible island! He hadn't gotten any evolution points, and he hadn't even seen a trace of the Angel Fruit.

So he brought his army here to get stabbed?

Just as the island was completely shattered and sank into the sea, Li Qingyu was feeling somewhat depressed.

Hua Mulan, standing beside Li Qingyu, straightened her expression, then grabbed Li Qingyu's belt and kicked him away from the dilapidated ship.

The instant they left the wrecked ship.

With a loud bang.

A gigantic tree root emerged from the center of the wrecked ship, splitting it in two with a single blow.

Looking at the bones gleaming with golden light in the center of that enormous tree root, Li Qingyu felt like he was going to vomit blood.

Damn it, I was planning to evolve a large, home-made ship to play with, and now that's all gone.

And... why did your boss get even thicker and longer after we blasted the island to pieces?

I was just helping you break the seal, right?

"All troops, attack!"

Before Mulan could even bring Li Qingyu into the sea, she was already giving orders from mid-air.

Upon hearing Mulan's command, the groundhog army, though already out of their minds, were still filled with a tyrannical aura due to the Boss's outrageous actions.

This time, they were like wild dogs released from their cages, rushing towards the huge golden tree roots and soon covering the entire root system.

Meanwhile, more groundhog soldiers had already submerged into the sea and launched an attack on the Boss, who was sneaking up from beneath the surface.

Then, Li Qingyu and Hua Mulan finally landed on the sea surface from mid-air.

Looking down from the surface of the sea, they could clearly see a huge sphere made up of countless tree roots being surrounded by a groundhog army in the seawater.

That's why Li Qingyu could see so clearly even in the darkness of night.

It was because at the center of this enormous sphere, the glowing heart that Li Qingyu had just seen on the island was beating violently.

Countless golden blood vessels emanating from the heart connect to the central spine of countless tree roots, providing ample nutrients for the roots' activity.

Hehehe...

Even through the sea, Li Qingyu could still hear that familiar laughter.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the head of the middle-aged man wearing sunglasses was grinning incessantly on the surface of this round sphere.

What the hell are you laughing at...?

Li Qingyu, who was looking at the underwater scene from the sea surface, was stunned by the Boss's new look, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was nothing special.

Compared to the demon race opponent we just encountered, this boss's appearance is far inferior.

not to mention...

The reason I was so upset earlier was because I couldn't find you. Now that you're standing there taking the beating, Li Qingyu has nothing to be afraid of.