"The sea beasts in the depths of Qiang He Sea... they really are becoming demons!" More often than not, Xiao Hua could only yield with a laugh that was half tears, then go elsewhere in search of a place to settle! Although many sea beasts were far weaker than he was, and although he had been quite satisfied with those islands, Xiao Hua simply could not bring himself to drive the sea beasts from their homes. After all, he himself had fled far from home. Putting himself in their shoes, softhearted Xiao Hua could never bring himself to deal ruthlessly with them.
Thus, Xiao Hua had no choice but to fly eastward for many more days before he finally found a suitable island. This island was not large, only several li across. There were no spiritual herbs or spiritual trees upon it, only clumps of seaweed drifting around its shores. The entire island was not ordinary in appearance either. It had neither layers of rock nor damp soil. Although hills of varying heights rose across the island, they seemed connected to one another. The ground atop and between the hills was covered in layer after layer of ripples, as though ocean waves had frozen upon it.
Xiao Hua had visited Yanlin Mountain Marsh and seen the flow of magma within that fire lake, as well as the appearance of the lava around it. Though he had never seen magma erupt within Qiang He Sea, a little thought naturally let him understand the origin of this lava island. Such lava islands had surged up from the seabed and must have formed from the fire lakes at the bottom of Qiang He Sea. While this magma contained abundant fire-attributed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, it was utterly unsuitable for sea beasts that