85: Island

Because Bull Demon King had already lived on Gexing Island for nearly a year, he was definitely much more familiar with the place than Qingyang.

While chatting with Bull Demon King over the next few days, Qingyang learned that Gexing Island actually belonged to a being who claimed to be an East Sea Divine Beast.

Its strength was unknown, and its race was unknown. The only thing known was that it had a Tenth-Order Swordfish under its command, which would come to Gexing Island every year to collect "protection fees."

Since that Swordfish King had only arrived a few months ago, it wouldn't come again for the next seven or eight months.

However, after learning about this, Qingyang immediately took it seriously.

With the world recovering, there was no doubt that sea Fierce Beasts would have larger territories and more resources than land Fierce Beasts.

Therefore, Qingyang could also guess that the strength of sea Fierce Beasts was greater than that of land Fierce Beasts.

The Ge Xing Islands had a total of seventeen islands.

Because Bull Demon King had gone to the Sakura Country when there was no chaos in China yet, and the Fierce Beasts of various countries hadn't noticed this place at the time, Bull Demon King himself was also the first to arrive and was currently on the second island.

There were a total of seventeen islands, forming a giant circle. There was one largest island in the center, followed by one island each in the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest, with the rest forming a circle around them.

In other words, the stronger the Fierce Beast, the more likely it could go to those central islands.

After all, being surrounded by so many islands, one wouldn't dare to settle there without some strength.

The few Tenth-Order Fierce Beasts that Mao Qiu had detected were also within the central islands, not these outer islands.

Currently, with Qingyang's own strength and subordinates, let alone these outer islands, he completely had the strength to settle even on the inner islands.

But Qingyang's ambition was great; he wanted to take the entire Gexing Island for himself.

Therefore, the strategy of accumulating grain and delaying the claim to kingship was played to the extreme by Qingyang.

When Little Luan and the others landed on the island, they occupied the ninth island.

Furthermore, according to the rules of Gexing Island, every super Fierce Beast that occupied an island could give that island its own name.

After a simple discussion, the name Holy Ape Island began to spread on Gexing Island and slowly became known to the countries interested in exploring this place.

Although the strategy was to accumulate grain and delay the claim to kingship, it wasn't ideal for Holy Ape Island to gather so many strong individuals, so Qingyang immediately divided his forces into two groups.

He sent Bull Demon King, Mao Qiu, Little Luan, Xuan Ming, and Ba Qing to the second island, which was Bull Demon King's own Niu Mo Island.

Furthermore, Qingyang could also feel that he could no longer suppress the inflated spirits of his subordinates.

Qingyang could actually understand all of this, as strength and status must inevitably match.

So when Mao Qiu and the others were heading to Niu Mo Island, Qingyang said very seriously, "While ensuring safety,

you can try to occupy the first and third islands. Whoever lands on an island first gets that island."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Shan, Bu Bai, Little Luan, and the others all rubbed their fists together, ready for a big fight.

Qingyang was still very confident in the strength of his subordinates, so after Bull Demon King and the others went to Niu Mo Island, Qingyang no longer paid attention to this matter.

The core area of Holy Ape Island seemed rather empty now because Huang Shan and the others were competing for the territory of the first and third islands.

Seeing that Qian Hao, You Yue, and the others had all advanced to Sixth-Order strength, and even Qian Hao, this outstanding individual, had advanced to Seventh-Order, they could definitely hold their own in the world of Humans after going to China.

After they could definitely hold their own, Qingyang finally said to everyone, "Now over in China, warlords are carving up territories. Who among you is willing to stay, and who is willing to go back?"

Hearing Qingyang actually say that he would let them go back, Qian Hao and the others hesitated.

After all, following Qingyang, everyone's strength steadily increased every day, they lived carefree and happy lives, and they lacked nothing in terms of resources. This kind of life was too good.

However, knowing that Qian Tong's Zhouguang Special Zone currently needed strong individuals, Qian Hao and the others, after serious consideration, ultimately chose to return to China.

It is worth mentioning that because Shen Ying was best friends with Qian Lanlan, and coupled with the fact that Qingyang's side was currently expanding its territory, which was full of danger,

in order not to burden Qingyang's side, Shen Ying and You Yue also ultimately chose to return to the Zhouguang Special Zone together with Qian Hao and the others.

Looking at Shen Ying, who had just recently advanced to Sixth-Order, Qingyang secretly swore that one day he would let Shen Ying live a stable life, not this kind of life where she had no fixed abode all day long.

Qian Hao and the others were returning to China. For this purpose, Qingyang specifically asked Little Luan, who was attacking the first island, to come back and personally escort them back to the country.

A mid-Ninth-Order Divine Beast, this strength, while not necessarily the strongest group in China, was not to be underestimated.

Therefore, Little Luan escorting them back to the country was one, to warn those forces in the country, and two, for the safety of everyone.

After all, this place was the territory of sea Fierce Beasts, and in the endless ocean, who knew how many terrifying big shots were hidden.

Because he had specifically instructed Little Luan to first return to the Eternal Night Forbidden Zone for an inspection after going to China, and then stay in the Zhouguang Special Zone for a few days before coming back,

So, half a month after Little Luan left, early one morning, Qingyang received some good news.

The first island had been occupied, but the one who occupied it was someone Qingyang hadn't expected.

That afternoon, after Bull Demon King and Mao Qiu returned together, Mao Qiu immediately raised its head proudly and said to Qingyang.

"Didn't expect it, Qing Yang? There was a loophole in the rules you gave us. When Xuan Ming and the others landed on the island, they were stunned when they saw my army of Treasure Seeking Rats, hahahaha."

Yes, the first island was actually obtained by this guy Mao Qiu by exploiting a loophole.

Since everyone was from the same faction, there was no need to be too calculative. So, after Ba Qing and the others warned Mao Qiu not to play this trick again,

they turned around and charged towards the third island.

Because Qingyang's side had originally divided its forces into two routes, when the "route" to the first island was conquered by Mao Qiu,

Xuan Ming and the others could only go to the second route, which was the third island.

However, Bu Bai, Huang Shan, and the others had already been attacking the third island for so many days, so even if Xuan Ming and the others were faster, they ultimately couldn't snatch that island.

Without any surprises, and with Xuan Ming and Ba Qing, two mid-Ninth-Order Divine Beasts, not present, Huang Shan easily obtained the third island.

After Mao Qiu and Huang Shan obtained the first and third islands, they immediately renamed their islands and cleared out all the subordinates of the super Fierce Beasts on these two islands.

Divine Rat Island, Sky Tiger Island.

In just a few months, adding Holy Ape Island, the Ge Xing Islands had actually changed three "island masters," but the various forces on Gexing Island were already used to it.

After all, in the past year or so, let alone changing three, initially, several could change hands in a single day.

But not long after Little Luan returned to Gexing Island, and Mao Qiu had also dispatched its hundreds of thousands of Treasure Seeking Rats army to occupy all four islands,

all the forces on the entire Gexing Island suddenly released their aura on this day, as if something big was about to happen.