The Danger Was Snuffed Out in the Cradle

"Jiao Yi, Jiao Er, take Gu Yi and the others to the island." A ruthless glint flashed through Su Yu's eyes.

When it came to potential threats he couldn't control, Su Yu would rather strike first than risk being killed by someone else later.

As for whether it was immoral to kill people from another world for no reason, Su Yu didn't care in the slightest. This place was no longer a civilized society. The only rule that applied here was that the strong grew stronger and the weak stayed weak—and weakness itself was a sin.

"Once Gu Yi reaches the island, kill the other person as quickly as possible. Understood?" Su Yu glanced at Gu Yi on Jiao Yi's back and gave the order in a low voice.

In response, the Soul Fire in Gu Yi's skull flickered faintly. Then he mechanically nodded his skull to show he understood.

Before long, Jiao Yi and Jiao Er had taken the four Broadsword Skeletons to the island where Liu Biao was.

Naturally, Liu Biao couldn't miss the commotion. The tiny island was so small that there was no way it wouldn't draw his attention.

"Fuck, what the hell are those monsters?" By the light of the moon overhead, Liu Biao saw several skeletons appear on the island, white flames flickering in their skulls. A bone-deep chill swept straight up to his crown.

Gu Yi gripped the Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber Su Yu had given him and charged straight at Liu Biao.

The other three Broadsword Skeletons were a step slower.

Liu Biao felt ice-cold all over. Fortunately, at the last moment, the ferocity buried within him overcame the fear clouding his mind.

As a blade came down toward his body, Liu Biao whipped up the Nine-Ring Broadsword and blocked it.

"Clang!" Gu Yi's Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber collided with the Nine-Ring Broadsword in Liu Biao's hands.

Before Liu Biao could even feel relieved that he had blocked the strike, a horrifying sight unfolded before him: the Nine-Ring Broadsword in his hands had broken. The spot where the weapons had met had snapped clean in two.

That moment of distraction cost Liu Biao his life.

Gu Yi hadn't been affected in the slightest. Seeing that Liu Biao had blocked his strike and was momentarily stunned, Gu Yi moved with blinding speed and unleashed a slash from the Luanpifeng Saber Technique, beheading him.

After killing Liu Biao, Gu Yi reached down and picked up his head, holding it before his own skull. Then streams of white vapor began to pour from Liu Biao's head and flow into the Soul Fire inside Gu Yi's skull.

Underwater, Su Yu saw that Gu Yi had killed the other man. He pushed off the water and leaped onto the island.

"So he's absorbing soul energy." Su Yu had just stepped ashore and already witnessed what Gu Yi was doing.

At that thought, Su Yu immediately checked Gu Yi's current attributes.

[Undead Race · Broadsword Skeleton]

Strength: 8

Constitution: 7

Spirit: 5

Weapon: Hundred-Refined Goose-Quill Saber.

Skill: Luanpifeng Saber Technique.

Overall Combat Rating: Ordinary Tier Eight–Black Iron Tier Zero.

Once Gu Yi stopped absorbing the soul energy, Su Yu saw that all his attributes had increased by one point, and his basic combat strength had risen by a tier. Even his bones seemed more lustrous than before.

[Ding, you have successfully killed the owner of this island. The island will become unclaimed. Would you like to generate an Island Heart?]

"Generate it."

Just after Su Yu finished checking Gu Yi's attributes, another notification sounded in his ear. Su Yu didn't hesitate for a moment.

After he chose to generate an Island Heart, a series of yellow lights began gathering at the center of the island, not far in front of him. In the end, they formed a pale-yellow, crystal-like Island Heart.

Su Yu didn't hurry to pick it up. Instead, he turned to Gu Yi and ordered him and the others to go to Jiao Yi and Jiao Er.

Once Gu Yi and the other Broadsword Skeletons had all returned to the water and climbed back onto Jiao Yi's back, Su Yu reached down and picked up the Island Heart, which had now fallen to the ground.

As soon as he had it, Su Yu dashed to the edge of the island and plunged into the water.

By the time Su Yu and the others swam back to their own island, the uninhabited island that had been perfectly intact moments ago had shattered and sunk beneath the sea.

[Ding, would you like to use a Level 1 Island Heart to merge it with the island you own?]

"Yes."

After returning to his island, Su Yu used the Island Heart right away.

The next second, the area of Su Yu's island increased to 506 square meters, which worked out to roughly 22.5 by 22.5 meters.

"Whew." Having dealt with one potential threat to his safety, Su Yu let out a long breath.

"Stay alert tonight. If anything unusual happens, report it at once." Su Yu glanced at Jiao Yi and Jiao Er in the water and the four Goblins standing ready on shore, then gave the order in a grave voice.

"Understood, Master." Jiao Yi, Jiao Er, and the four Goblins nearly beat their own ribs out of their chests as they replied.

After giving them their orders, Su Yu strode toward the villa. Once he had changed his clothes, he lay on his back on the Simmons mattress, unable to sleep.

His thoughts swirling, Su Yu couldn't resist opening the Communication Channel again.

"I'm screwed! Big shots, help! A small island has appeared not far from mine!"

"Holy crap, holy crap! I saw someone drifting toward me across the water!"

"Bro above, are you okay? If you're still alive, say something!"

"Guys, I'm still alive, but I'm a prisoner now. Damn it, some middle-aged nun slapped me to the ground as soon as she got here, then asked me what kind of place this was."

"Bro, did you run into Miejue Shitai? Or maybe some Nanhai Shenni?"

"You watch too much TV. What are the odds of that?"

"So many people have had islands belonging to those from low-martial-arts worlds spawn nearby, and there's even someone capable of walking over the waves. Could that guy really have gotten so unlucky as to run into a top expert from one of those worlds?"

After scrolling through the messages in the Communication Channel, Su Yu began to wonder.

Another thing he'd noticed was that the so-called seven-day survival protection period seemed almost nonexistent. When he'd sent Gu Yi to kill Liu Biao, he hadn't received any notification saying he had to wait until the newcomer period ended before taking action.

"Could this be some kind of hidden rule, encouraging island owners to kill one another and seize their Island Hearts?" A thought suddenly occurred to Su Yu.