He didn't have time to waste fighting those old monsters.
"Only three Blood Crystals left. No need to rush off searching. I'll fuse enough to make ten first."
When he fused the ninth Blood Crystal, Jiang Shu finally opened his eyes. At nine, he could sense that the Blood Soul Great Dao Prototype within him had the potential to advance further. It felt as if fusing one more would let him take another step.
"Fusing one more might help me advance, but it might also bring new changes. This place isn't suitable anymore."
With a thought, a panel appeared in Jiang Shu's mind. After confirming that he sensed no one spying nearby, he concealed himself, then vanished in an instant, crossing between the Two Worlds.
From the very beginning, he'd planned to return to Mystic Star from the Ancient Demonic Sect Ruins.
That way, he could search for resources and inheritances in the Ancient Demonic Sect Ruins while traveling from Mystic Star to the Star Ruins Realm, without wasting time on either.
In the Pacific Ocean, the Cloud-Winged Flying Crocodile lay at the center of an island.
Since Jiang Shu had subdued him, he'd sincerely guarded the Pacific Ocean. Even after reaching the Form Transformation Realm, he hadn't secluded himself to cultivate. Instead, he'd continued nurturing Mutated Fierce Beasts, transforming their bloodlines and turning them into demon beasts.
Recently, another Inner Core Realm demon beast had emerged. He'd sent it to guard the western Pacific.
His intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary people. Having spent so long on Mystic Star, he naturally knew that his master came from the Xia Kingdom.
Although the Great Xia Alliance, led by the Xia Kingdom, had united Mystic Star, some factions were still restless, eager to make trouble. Sending out an Inner Core