Superiority?

Return Sea, Moya Island.

The torrent of sunlight gradually subsided, and wisps of green smoke rose from the scorched earth. The viscous flesh and blood moss receded, revealing layers of rock with a glazed luster. The survivors stared blankly at the clear sky, their gazes converging on the young man suspended high above.

"What a loss!"

Li Qingshan's face was dark as he stared coldly at the cage formed by ten clusters of blue and white flames.

Inside the cage, the ten different Alien Races he had deliberately left alive were now just piles of ashes.

"Indeed, a loss!"

Sheng Tian echoed, stepping forward with a look of regret.

"I was hoping to keep them alive to find out the location of their islands, but who knew they had restrictions within their bodies?"

Li Qingshan shifted his gaze, staring directly at Sheng Tian, and suddenly spoke.

"Just now, were you the one who asked me to keep them alive?"

Sheng Tian felt uneasy under his gaze and was taken aback by the question.

"Hadn't you already stopped when I spoke?"

"No!"

Li Qingshan said coldly, confirming, "It was because of you that I decided to capture them alive, failing to personally kill them!"

Ten ninth-order Alien Races, a whole billion experience points missed!

How could he have made such a major mistake himself? It must have been because of Sheng Tian!

"I..."

Sheng Tian was stuck on the spot, not understanding what there was to fuss about, nor why Li Qingshan was staring at him as if he were a deadbeat.

More importantly, after such a great battle, his desire for contention had long been beaten out of him, and he didn't have the confidence to turn hostile and question him.

Fortunately, Zheng Zicheng, Lu Bing, and the other eight Chiefs surrounded them in time, holding the Island Guardian Treasures that had been sent flying earlier.

"Chief Li, these are... your treasures!"

The ten Island Guardian Treasures, shimmering with faint blood light, were placed into his hands one by one.

Li Qingshan's expression finally improved slightly as he ran his fingers over the cracks, and specks of sunlight burst forth, testing the intensity of the pollution within.

Soon, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, followed by a realization.

"As expected!"

The Island Guardian Treasures were not Celestial Artifacts, and were far inferior to the Heavenly Book.

But it was precisely because of this that they could be completely suppressed by the sunlight that had devoured the Heavenly Book's pollution!

In terms of the intensity of pollution contained in a single item, the Island Guardian Treasures were actually about one-tenth of the Heavenly Book, but the ten stacked together could not really increase tenfold, let alone withstand the sunlight wielded by the Great Sun.

Just like that Blood Rot Clan Divine Child, whose strength alone could be considered the peak of the Star Zenith First Heaven, but even after swallowing ten Island Guardian Treasures and transforming into a bloody Great Sun, he was still a line away from the Second Heaven!

And after his Day Abyss Dust Sand Sutra completed its evolution and devoured the Heavenly Book's pollution, his combat power directly touched the Second Heaven.

This was the fundamental difference between the Heavenly Book and the Island Guardian Treasures!

"However, being usable is enough!"

A smile appeared in Li Qingshan's eyes as he flipped his hand and put away the ten Island Guardian Treasures, his gaze...

Once again, he stared blankly at Sheng Tian, without saying a word.

He had the pollution, but the Myriad Manifestations Star Sand was nowhere to be seen!

"I... uh..."

Sheng Tian felt inexplicably uneasy, his scalp tingling, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Ahem!" Zheng Zicheng coughed, reminding him, "Brother Sheng, the battle is over, shouldn't we talk about the original purpose of inviting us to Moya Island?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Sheng Tian nodded quickly, his expression turning serious as he bowed to Li Qingshan and the other Chiefs.

"Thank you all for your righteous assistance in resolving the crisis on Moya Island!"

"Chief Li, I was overestimating myself regarding the Ten Islands Alliance. Please forgive me!"

As he spoke, he clasped his hands and said solemnly, "Sheng Tian greets the Alliance Master!"

At the same time, the other Chiefs also straightened their expressions and bowed in succession.

"Zheng Zicheng greets the Alliance Master!"

"Lu Bing greets the Alliance Chief!"

"Peng Xinghan greets the Alliance Chief!"

The Ten Islands Alliance, the dust has settled!

"Everyone, no need for such formalities!"

Li Qingshan raised a hand, gently helping everyone up. His gaze finally shifted from Sheng Tian, sweeping over the nine Island Chiefs and the people of Moya Island.

"The Ten Islands share the same breath!"

"The Ten Islands Alliance is not for selfish gain, but driven by the times, and is the inevitable result of our Human Race's pioneering efforts in the Return Sea!"

"Today's calamity of the Evil God is clear proof! If we of the Ten Islands continue to act independently, clinging to our own corners, we will eventually be divided and devoured by the Evil God, reduced to mere fish and meat in the mouths of the Alien Race! Only by sharing the same breath and forming an iron fist can we carve out a bright future for our Human Race in this chaotic and treacherous sea!"

His voice echoed through the sky, impassioned, causing the million geniuses of Moya Island to feel their blood boil.

However, the nine Island Chiefs couldn't help but reveal strange expressions.

Divided and devoured by the Evil God? Reduced to fish and meat in the mouths of the Alien Race?

When had the Human Race fallen to such a miserable state?

Sheng Tian, standing among them, looked at Li Qingshan's righteous and stern appearance, and, recalling his determination to obtain the "treasure" during the previous battle, suddenly figured out something different.

He seemed to understand why Li Qingshan had been staring at him all along.

"Alliance Chief, to resolve Moya Island's crisis earlier, you unleashed the Great Sun's Illumination, fighting fiercely against numerous Alien Races, surely expending a great deal of energy!"

"Although the Alliance Chief doesn't mention it, Moya Island cannot fail to show its appreciation!"

Sheng Tian said loudly, the light and shadows in his palm suddenly twisting, as pieces of crystalline jade marrow emerged.

"Time Crystal Marrow!"

Zheng Zicheng and the others' eyes flickered as they stared at Sheng Tian's palm, unable to help but admire his generosity.

A thousand pieces of "Time Crystal Marrow" were equivalent to a thousand years of a hundredfold acceleration, a full ten thousand years of time!

Li Qingshan also looked over, his expression finally improving slightly, but he did not reach out.

"Chief Sheng is too kind!"

His tone was neither warm nor cold, neither accepting nor refusing.

Not enough?!

Sheng Tian's eyes widened, of course understanding the meaning behind it. Just as he was about to grit his teeth and add more, "'Time Crystal Marrow' is truly too precious, and Li has never liked taking what others cherish..."

Li Qingshan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said:

"How about this, for my cultivation needs, just give me a little 'Myriad Manifestations Star Sand'!"

"Myriad Manifestations Star Sand?"

Sheng Tian's face immediately lit up with joy, afraid that Li Qingshan would go back on his word, and he quickly asked:

"Alliance Chief, rest assured, Moya Island can still come up with a little 'Myriad Manifestations Star Sand'. May I ask how much the Alliance Chief needs specifically?"

"Very simple..."

Li Qingshan's gaze overlooked the earth, sweeping past the million geniuses, the corners of his mouth rising, smilingly saying:

"One for each person!"

At the same time, Blood Rot Island.

A stream of ghostly green data flowed along the cold white tree trunk, winding and climbing, weaving a screen between the branches and leaves.

In the center of the screen, a refined middle-aged man paced back and forth before the camera, looking at Xue Yan, who was on full alert, and said with a faint smile.

"Little fellow, have you finally decided to abandon the Netherworld and pledge allegiance to me?"

Xue Yan's brow furrowed tightly, his eyes full of suspicion as he said:

"Are you really Lord Beiao?"

"The God Realm is here, could it be fake?"

The refined middle-aged man smiled first, then shook his head.

"Of course, the me here is just a backup."

"The Celestial Devils are powerful, and the vast starry sky is constantly being invaded and devoured by the 'Network'!"

"My Lord secretly intervened in the Return Sea precisely to avoid the 'Network's' eyes and ears, to strengthen the God Realm on this boundless sea, and one day compete with the 'Network'!"