112: Survival on the Ghost Island

The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon circled high in the sky, its eagle eyes scanning the boundless sea below.

After about ten minutes, a patch of green appeared in its vision.

An island!

The vegetation looked quite dense.

"Found it!"

Lu Yuan's spirits lifted, and he immediately directed the Raging Waves Sea Soul.

"Little Turtle, full speed ahead in that direction!"

Upon receiving the command, the Raging Waves Sea Soul's massive body cut through the white waves in the sea, carrying Lu Yuan like a speedboat, speeding away.

The closer they got, the clearer the island's outline became.

It wasn't too big, but not small either; the island was lush green, and there seemed to be mountains and rocks rising in the center.

The Raging Waves Sea Soul's massive body stopped in the shallow water, and Lu Yuan leaped, landing steadily on the soft sandy beach.

"Finally, solid ground."

He let out a long breath and recalled the Raging Waves Sea Soul into a card.

The sea breeze carried a salty, damp scent, mixed with a strange, fresh aroma of plants, and... a faint, restless Source Power fluctuation.

Lu Yuan looked up towards the depths of the island.

As far as his eyes could see, the island was covered with exotic flowers and strange plants; many plants had peculiar shapes and colors that were more vibrant than ordinary plants.

More importantly, their surfaces were all enveloped in faint, unstable Source Power halos, as if something was brewing and struggling within them.

"Rule-based transformation, huh..."

Lu Yuan muttered to himself.

He stepped towards the interior of the island, his alloy short knife already in his hand, maintaining constant vigilance.

Beyond the beach was a dense jungle.

Various climbing plants intertwined like giant pythons, and huge leaves blocked out the sky.

The ecosystem was indeed good, comparable to a five-star resort.

"Swish!"

As soon as Lu Yuan stepped into the edge of the jungle, several green vines, as thick as arms, sprang out from the tree trunks on both sides as if alive, whistling through the air, striking like lightning towards his face and neck!

"Hmph!"

Lu Yuan's eyes turned cold, and his reaction was extremely fast.

He shifted his feet, sliding back half a step, avoiding the direct strike of the vines.

At the same time, the alloy short knife in his hand flashed with a cold light!

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

Several crisp cutting sounds rang out.

Those tough vines were actually cleanly cut off by him!

From the severed ends, dark green sap flowed out, carrying a foul smell.

"As expected, there's something strange."

Lu Yuan flicked the sap off his knife, his gaze becoming more vigilant.

The strength and speed of these vines were already comparable to a first-order demon beast.

He continued deeper.

The light in the jungle grew dimmer, and more and more of those "rule-based" plants appeared.

The Source Power fluctuations they emitted varied in strength, but generally remained within a controllable range.

Suddenly!

Several strange flowers ahead, each over a person's height with flower heads like gaping maws, suddenly turned towards Lu Yuan!

In the center of their flower heads, grotesque mouthparts split open, revealing dense, sharp teeth inside!

"Man-eating flowers?"

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

The next moment, those man-eating flowers suddenly opened their huge mouths!

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

Several streams of dark green liquid sprayed out from their mouths, carrying a pungent, sour smell, heading straight for Lu Yuan's face!

Corrosive venom!

"Light Falcon!"

Lu Yuan shouted in a low voice.

"Caw!"

The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, circling high in the sky, had already detected the commotion below.

It let out a sharp eagle cry, flapped its wings, and transformed into a dazzling bolt of lightning, diving down!

Amidst the flashing lightning, its lightning-arc-shimmering talons suddenly extended, leaving several afterimages in the air!

"Rip! Rip!"

Several harsh tearing sounds rang out.

Before the corrosive venom could get close to Lu Yuan, it was scattered in mid-air by the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon's lightning claws, turning into wisps of green smoke.

Immediately after, the lightning claws, with undiminished momentum, fiercely clawed at the flower heads of those man-eating flowers!

Lightning flashed brightly!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several fierce man-eating flowers were instantly torn to shreds by the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon's violent lightning power, turning into fragments scattering everywhere!

Dark green sap and broken petals splattered all over.

The moment the man-eating flowers were destroyed, an extremely faint gray energy once again emanated from their remains, as if drawn by some force, floating directly towards Lu Yuan and merging into the mysterious stone fragment he wore close to his chest.

The stone fragment remained motionless.

"It's this energy again..."

Lu Yuan's heart stirred, becoming even more curious about the origin of this mysterious stone fragment.

After dealing with the man-eating flowers, the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon circled above Lu Yuan's head once, as if asking for praise, then flew back into the sky to stand guard.

Lu Yuan continued forward, encountering several more waves of attacks similar to vines and man-eating flowers along the way.

These "rule-based" plants seemed to regard him as an invader, full of aggression.

However, most of them were not very strong, and with Lu Yuan's skill and the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon's assistance, he dealt with them all without much trouble.

About half an hour later, the restless Source Power fluctuations deep within the island suddenly reached a peak!

Immediately after—

"Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!"

A series of explosions, like firecrackers, rang out one after another throughout the jungle!

Those plants that had attacked Lu Yuan earlier, as well as those he had seen undergoing "rule-based transformation" along the way, all burst open at this moment!

They didn't turn into flesh and blood, but instead transformed into cards emitting various colored halos, and some scattered materials, falling to the ground.

"Rule-based transformation completed?"

Lu Yuan watched this scene, deep in thought.

He stepped forward and began to pick up the cards that had burst out.

[Tough Vine]

Quality: White

Star Rating: One Star

Type: Material card

(Note: A vine containing weak wood-element Source Power, usable for crafting low-tier potions or cards.)

[Man-eating Flower Poison Sac]

Quality: Green

Star Rating: Two Stars

Type: Material card

(Note: The poison sac of a man-eating flower, containing corrosive venom, usable for poisoning or refining special potions.)

[Thorn Whip]

Quality: White

Star Rating: One Star

Type: Skill card

Skill: [Thorn Whip] - Consumes Source Power to summon a thorny vine to whip the target.

(Note: A basic wood-element attack skill.)

...Lu Yuan picked up these cards one by one.

Most were white and green quality material cards and low-tier skill cards; occasionally, there were a few blue one-star or two-star cards, but their quality was generally mediocre.

"Better than nothing, I guess."

He put the cards into his card pack.

These low-tier cards were not very useful to him, but accumulating them might come in handy later, or he could simply sell them for money.

At the same time, in another part of the Lost Water Realm.

On a gold sandy beach, Yao Cheng was gesticulating excitedly, picking up the cards that were constantly "bursting" out onto the beach.

He was lucky; he had been randomly teleported to this relatively peaceful resource-rich area.

Seaweed, seashells, and even some strangely shaped crabs on the beach were all undergoing "rule-based transformation."

After they burst, they also transformed into low-quality cards and materials.

"Hahaha! I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Yao Cheng picked them up, grinning from ear to ear.

"[Seaweed Silk]! White one-star Material card!"

"[Little Sea Star]! White one-star beast taming card! A bit weak, but it's still a card!"

"[Beach Crab Claw]! Green two-star Material card! This one's good!"

He picked them up with great relish, and a small pile of cards had already accumulated in his bag.

"This Lost Water Realm isn't as dangerous as the legends say! This is practically free resources!"

Yao Cheng exclaimed contentedly.

He was completely unaware that he was only in one of the outermost, safest areas of this nascent secret realm.

Island central area.

Lu Yuan found a dry cave sheltered from the wind.

The cave wasn't large, but it was enough for him to use as a temporary base.

He briefly tidied up the inside of the cave, then set up some simple warning traps near the entrance.

After thinking for a moment, he went to the seaside and took out the two blue four-star beast taming cards of the Sword-finned Demon Shark from his card pack.

"Come out!"