172: The era of great struggle begins!

"Goodness gracious!"

Two days later, Jin Ling curiously circled the sky and measured the distances, instantly filled with shock. "Yunxia Mountain has expanded more than ten times. How vast must the world be now!"

"Was this world always so boundless?"

Although Xia Fan had briefly explained it before, the immense changes in the world still left the beasts astonished.

This current world was increasingly exceeding their understanding.

Take the Yunxia Mountain region, for example. The beasts living there, with a few exceptions, all possessed enormous bodies and occupied considerable living spaces.

Before, the beasts might have occasionally felt a bit crowded, but with such a vast world revealed,

even they felt a sense of a sparsely populated land.

"Can you connect to the internet over there?"

In the Seven-Colored Valley, Magic Cat vigorously shook her phone. Seeing that the signal icon was still an 'X', she couldn't help but look at Mermaid Nami.

The latter shook her head helplessly. "It's the same as before; there's no signal here at all."

"Moreover, I've tried in some places outside the Seven-Colored Valley, but none of them worked."

Hearing this, Magic Cat lowered her head in dejection.

Initially, they hadn't paid much attention to the great changes in the world, only using their phones to get more news about this world from humans, occasionally letting out a gasp of surprise.

That was all.

But as Yunxia Mountain, like other places, grew larger and larger, their hope of getting news from the human world also became unattainable.

Therefore, Magic Cat seemed a bit anxious. "What in the world is happening!"

"Why did it suddenly get bigger for no reason?"

"And now, because the outside has become unfamiliar, I don't dare to go too far to investigate the situation, otherwise, there's a high risk of getting lost!"

Magic Cat looked at Xia Fan as if seeking help. This action drew the attention of the other beasts, but at this moment, their Great King remained calm.

And they, too, seemed to have calmed down. Ta Mu was even whispering to the other beasts, "The Great King must know some secrets about this, otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm!"

"That's right!"

"But with the Great King here, no matter what the world becomes, our Yunxia Mountain will be fine!"

"So, there's no need for us to rush; we just need to wait patiently!"

...This time, although space was expanding dramatically, the changes in the ocean were clearly not as significant as those on land.

If someone could ascend to an extremely high altitude and overlook the entire planet, they would find that if the ocean previously accounted for a full seventy percent of the Blue Star, then after the current changes, the ocean area was less than one-tenth of the land!

Or, more accurately, the Divine Land, the mysterious Eastern great nation, had expanded dozens or even hundreds of times, and despite this, the space there was still continuing to expand.

It was as if that place was the center of space-folding in ancient times.

At this moment, on a solitary island in the vast ocean.

Monkey King and Yu Mian Fox saw the world's anomaly, exchanged glances, and both revealed expressions of ecstasy. "The world has changed dramatically!"

"This way, even Tiger Brother won't be able to easily find us!"

"Exactly!"

Yu Mian Fox nodded in agreement. "I heard that the changes in the Divine Land are the most obvious. The land has become incredibly vast, and even with our speed, it's impossible to traverse the Divine Land in a short amount of time as before."

"So..."

"We can finally return to the Divine Land!"

At this moment, they actually felt an urge to embrace each other and weep.

To escape Tiger Brother, they traveled thousands of miles across vast oceans, believing this was how their lives would be. But a great change in the world gave them a chance to return to the Divine Land.

How could they not be happy?

...Five days passed just like that.

In the Seven-Colored Valley of Yunxia Mountain, all the beasts were gathered together, whispering to each other, occasionally glancing at the Great King not far away.

"When will these changes end?"

Magic Cat angrily pounded her phone, but fearing her strength might crush it, she only brushed it gently when she made contact. "It's been so many days, and the phone can't receive any signal at all. It's completely turned into a brick."

"No, it's even worse than a brick!"

"Sigh..."

Beside her, Mermaid Nami, Ta Mu, and other beasts also sighed deeply, their expressions anxious.

Although they weren't worried about their own safety, this kind of unknown change was the most unsettling. Ta Mu immediately poked Magic Cat. "Why don't you go ask the Great King?"

"The Great King definitely knows something, but he hasn't made a move."

"If you go ask, perhaps you can find out."

"I'm not going!"

Magic Cat knew Xia Fan's temper well and wouldn't be swayed. "When Tiger Brother wants to speak, he will naturally speak. If he doesn't want to, even if you commit suicide, it's useless."

"You just wait patiently!"

"Sigh..."

Another series of sighs erupted from among the beasts.

Just then, Xia Fan stood up and walked towards them, immediately exciting the beasts. "Great King, what are your orders?"

"I can't wait any longer!"

"Yes, yes, is there anything you need us to do?"

Looking at these subordinates, Xia Fan was a bit exasperated, but still earnestly instructed, "Without my permission, none of you are to go out. And to the Strong ones among you, you must also tell your clansmen this, otherwise, if something happens, don't blame this King for not warning you."

After speaking, he turned and lay back down, which made the beasts look at each other in confusion. "That's it?"

They suddenly realized that during this time, Xia Fan had been remarkably quiet, and he didn't seem surprised by this great change at all. Now, hearing his instructions, they all speculated, "Is the outside world really very dangerous?"

"Although we're curious, let's listen to the Great King!"

"It's time!"

It wasn't until the ninth day that Xia Fan finally emerged from the Seven-Colored Valley, muttering to himself.

It was at this very moment that the world's expansion finally ceased, and all changes came to an abrupt halt.

Beyond those famous mountains and great rivers, the layer of spatial power completely dissipated.

It seemed as if everyone could enter the great mountains without being affected, which brought great joy to the distressed and anxious humans.

However, with the massive changes in the mountain and river landscape, no one could know what lay within!