...The Steel-armored Beetle had now reached the Heaven-and-Earth Realm, so it was naturally formidable. But the number of Demon-Eating Fish was truly staggering. It might have devoured tens of quadrillions before they finally crossed that stretch of sea... After consuming so many Demon-Eating Fish, the Steel-armored Beetle had actually developed countless layers of silver armor resembling fish scales across its body... However, after devouring so many, it seemed to need a considerable amount of time to digest them and had already fallen asleep. Once it woke, its fighting power would likely be astonishing beyond the ordinary... However! Li Xiaoya had crossed this dangerous stretch of sea directly to save time. The normal route would have taken him around the waters where these Demon-Eating Fish roamed. After all, there were simply too many of them. Even an ordinary Mighty One Stage cultivator might have been worn down and killed by their endless numbers... But Li Xiaoya was confident that his divine abilities and cultivation were far beyond those of an ordinary Mighty One Stage cultivator. He could have fought his way through even without the Steel-armored Beetle. At the same time, after hearing what the Black-Horned Shark Beast had said, he had wondered whether letting the Steel-armored Beetle devour so many Demon-Eating Fish might cause some sort of transformation... After all, the Steel-armored Beetle had followed him for so many years that he understood it very well... Sure enough.
Just as he had expected, devouring so many Demon-Eating Fish had brought about this transformation in the Steel-armored Beetle... Of course... More importantly.
Going around these Demon-Eating Fish-infested waters would have taken at least another four or five days, even with Li Xiaoya's flight technique. Crossing directly had saved all that time and brought a significant transformation to the Steel-armored Beetle, killing