[Man-eating Flowers That Can Evolve]

And just then, a tremendous force traveled from the Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber in Su Yu's hand and struck his body.

Fortunately, Su Yu's physique and strength far surpassed the Sea Monkey's. Otherwise, the impact of its body would have dragged him into the water.

As Su Yu steadied himself, the female Sea Monkey's body slammed heavily onto the Speedboat. Good grief—if the boat hadn't been sturdy, the impact would have punched a hole right through it.

Seeing this, Su Yu used brute force to yank the Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber from where it was lodged between the Sea Monkey's chest bones, then followed up with another heavy slash.

The Sea Monkey had paid with both arms to withstand Su Yu's first strike, but it ultimately couldn't survive the second. It died on the spot.

"I was careless." Su Yu glanced at the battered Speedboat and the Sea Monkey's motionless body. There was no joy on his face; instead, he began reflecting on his mistake.

"Next time I run into one of these things, I'll have to make sure my strike lands cleanly." After reflecting for a moment, Su Yu carried the Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber and jumped onto the island.

Since he hadn't killed it with one strike, the Sea Monkey's blood had splattered all over Su Yu's Special Cold-Proof Suit. He'd have to change into another one.

"You lot, clean the Speedboat, then dump that thing's body by the Man-eating Flower." After coming ashore, Su Yu glanced at the Goblins staring at him with fervent admiration and gave them a direct order.

With that, Su Yu ducked into the Small Wooden Cabin and came out again wearing a fresh Special Cold-Proof Suit.

By then, two Goblins were diligently washing the Speedboat with seawater, while the other two had collected the female Sea Monkey's body from the boat and carried it over to the Man-eating Flower's roots.

Having changed clothes and with nothing else to do, Su Yu appeared beside the Man-eating Flower as it devoured the Sea Monkey's body.

[Ordinary Man-eating Flower]

State: Joyful.

Abilities: Constrict, Rapid Digestion.

Introduction: A Man-eating Flower cultivated from an ordinary Man-eating Flower seed. After its roots devoured a Sea Monkey's body, it underwent a slight mutation. Its mutation can be further advanced by feeding it monster corpses. Once it has mutated to a sufficient degree, it can be paired with certain special materials to evolve into a higher-level Man-eating Flower.

Note: Plants on the island automatically recognize the Island Master as their master. There is no need to worry about them becoming uncontrollable.

"This really is starting to feel like one of those plant-growing games!" Looking at the Man-eating Flower working hard to devour the Sea Monkey's body, Su Yu couldn't help a strange look from crossing his eyes.

By now, Su Yu had formed a few guesses about the world he was in.

Before he transmigrated, Su Yu had once read an explanation of Guixu recorded in an ancient text.

It was said that east of the Bohai Sea, countless millions of miles away, there lay a great chasm—a bottomless valley, whose depths had no end, named Guixu.

Based on the descriptions of the items he'd fished up over the past few days, Su Yu suspected that the Sea of Guixu might be the final destination where all worlds ended in annihilation. Otherwise, how could treasure chests in the water yield items from so many different worlds?

Of course, all this was only Su Yu's speculation for now. The truth was beyond the grasp of a newbie like him.

Su Yu shook his head, casting those strange thoughts from his mind, then stroked the Man-eating Flower, which had opened more than halfway.

The Man-eating Flower's body swayed slightly, as if responding to Su Yu. It hadn't developed intelligence; rather, its natural plant instincts, combined with the island's power, made it instinctively feel close to Su Yu.

Su Yu glanced at the Goblins still washing the Speedboat, then scanned the sea. Seeing no other unusual activity, he strolled toward the Toyota parked inside the Thorn Fence.

Getting in, taking off his clothes, and turning on the air conditioning had become second nature to Su Yu.

The night passed without incident, and Su Yu slept soundly until dawn.

[Ding! Please claim today's Ranking Bait reward and the Three-Day Ranking Treasure Chest for first place.]

Su Yu had just opened his eyes and stepped out of the car to stretch when a notification sounded in his ear, reminding him to claim the chest.

"Claim." At his silent command, a chest slightly more ornate than the One-Day Ranking Treasure Chest appeared in his arms.

[Three-Day Ranking Treasure Chest]

Introduction: Contains +20 Island Area Fragments.

"Not bad. That's already more than the Island Fragments I got from a single five-star treasure chest." After checking the information on the chest in his hands, Su Yu couldn't help smiling.

[Ding! Your Double Talent has activated. You received +20 Island Area Fragments ×2.]

As Su Yu silently willed the chest open, he received two lots of +20 Island Area Fragments.

Looking at the items in his hands, Su Yu decided to use them with a single thought. Once used, they expanded his island by another 40 square meters, bringing its total area to 301 square meters.

This also meant that, thanks to the island's bonus attributes, Su Yu's Constitution directly surpassed ten points.

[Ding! Congratulations. Your Constitution has surpassed ten points. Your Personal Attribute Panel will now include your personal combat level.]

Just as Su Yu was about to begin his daily fishing, another notification sounded in his ear.

At the sound, Su Yu raised an eyebrow and brought up his attribute panel.

[Level 2 Island Master] ~ Island Area: 301㎡

Upgrade Experience: 301/400.

Name: Su Yu.

Age: 23.

Strength: 6.8+(3.01)

Constitution: 7+(3.01)

Spirit: 4.6+(3.01)

Overall Combat Rating: Ordinary Rank 6–Black Iron Rank 0.

After looking at his combat rating, Su Yu fell into thought. Ordinary Rank 6 was probably his usual combat level, while Black Iron Rank 0 likely included his weapon, talent, and the island's attribute bonuses.

"I wonder how far the top-ranked players in the other regions have progressed by now." More thoughts began to bubble up in Su Yu's mind.

To be honest, Su Yu didn't think his current strength made him the very best across all the novice regions.

Before he transmigrated, Shuilan Star had a population of twenty billion. Even after excluding those under fourteen and the elderly, there were still at least ten billion people. With five thousand people per region, that meant there could be at least two million regions.

And among those two million regions, there were bound to be some monsters with SSS-rank talents. So, when Su Yu thought of that, he didn't feel the least bit proud of his modest strength.