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Chapter 576, Seeing the Benefit but Not the Harm

The emptiness after the storm was eerily silent.

The black island was surrounded by countless pebbles of varying sizes, floating densely, like the ruins of a tragic battlefield, silently recounting the catastrophe that had just occurred.

Some of the rubble was as large as a house, and the edges still bore the grotesque marks of being forcibly torn apart by the storm's sharp blades, fully demonstrating the storm's domineering nature.

More than anything else, there were fine, dust-like powders floating in the darkness, like the ashes of a lost island, or the remnants left after this cold void had indifferently digested everything.

Hua Changxi stared at the sea of ​​broken stones, his gaze sweeping over the varying shades of color, and soon noticed something amiss.

The few scattered stones were remnants of the black island beneath their feet, broken off and dark in color with a familiar texture.

The vast majority of the gravel, with its mottled and varied colors, was clearly forcibly swept in from elsewhere by the gray vortex.

Thinking back to the colorful islands she had encountered before, Hua Changxi guessed that these pebbles were most likely torn off from different islands.

There are clearly other islands and nascent souls in this void.

The pebbles, varying in color and texture, resemble slices of different worlds.

So, what was the purpose of creating such a void within the volcanic rock cave?

Hua Changxi composed himself and decided to retrieve some rubble to examine carefully, hoping to find some information about other islands.

However, before she could make a move, the black nascent soul beside her acted first.

With a wave of its tiny black nascent soul hand, an invisible suction force suddenly erupted, and the nearest black pebble, about the size of a millstone, trembled and flew into its embrace.

The next moment, under Hua Changxi's astonished gaze, the black nascent soul, holding the piece of rubble, threw it straight into a jagged crack beside it.

A scene that made one's pupils tremble appeared.

Hua Changxi watched as the pebbles were absorbed by the island the moment they fell into the crack, and the crack visibly closed inward.

The nascent soul grinned and continued waving its small hand, drawing another piece of gravel towards it and throwing it into the crevice.

With a few pieces of gravel, the crack was completely repaired.

Hua Changxi was both shocked and puzzled by what she saw.

It can absorb rubble and even repair the island!

Unable to understand the reason for the time being, she could only choose to help the Nascent Soul retrieve the rubble and repair the island.

And so, the human and the infant began a tireless, silent “repair” in this desolate void.

As the black island continued to devour and absorb the rubble, the once ravaged land was healing at a visible speed.

Those jagged cracks, like smoothed-out scars, gradually healed inwards, and the collapsed and brittle edges became dense and hard again.

After an unknown amount of time, when the last crack completely disappeared and the entire island was no longer damaged, the feeling of vulnerability that threatened to disintegrate at any moment finally dissipated.

Hua Changxi breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling a sense of security she had never felt before from the solid ground beneath her feet.

Just as she was about to take a short break to rest and recuperate after thinking the repair work was over, she was surprised to find that the black nascent soul had not stopped.

It remained busy, its little hands waving as it continuously dredged up pieces of pebbles and piled them up neatly on the island.

Hua Changxi watched silently and soon understood why the Nascent Soul was doing this—when the rubble piled up to a certain extent, it would be swallowed and absorbed by the black island, and then the territory of the entire island would expand outward.

By absorbing and devouring rubble, not only can cracks be repaired, but the island's area can also be expanded!

Hua Changxi was once again puzzled by the space she was in—what kind of space was this?

Despite her confusion, she joined in the effort to salvage the rubble.

In this unpredictable void, only by making the island larger and thicker can it avoid being too severely damaged when the next storm strikes.

Time flows by silently.

As the black island expanded inch by inch, what began as a pioneering effort for survival unexpectedly transformed into a wondrous "construction."

Hua Changxi's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and even in the intervals between salvaging the rubble, she felt a kind of "you reap what you sow" kind of joy.

This kind of pleasure is exactly the same as the joy she felt when she saw the data gradually improve during her cultivation.

The black nascent soul was clearly the same; the chilling and malevolent aura around it gradually subsided as the island stabilized, and occasionally, a hint of "satisfaction" would even flash in its dark eyes.

Suddenly, Hua Changxi let out a soft exclamation.

Just as the black island was completely restored to its original state, she clearly saw a soft white light fly out from the heart of the black nascent soul.

The white light floated up as lightly as an elf, rising all the way to the high places in this void, gently merging into the originally sparse and dim white light.

Although it was just a tiny ray of light, Hua Changxi keenly sensed that the entire dark void seemed to have become slightly clearer because of this new power, and the suffocating sense of oppression also faded a little.

This discovery thrilled her.

Hua Changxi silently examined the black nascent soul, her thoughts churning.

Clearly, that white light was generated by the Nascent Soul expanding the island.

Upon entering this void, she realized that she couldn't allow it to fall completely into darkness.

Now, we've finally found a way to produce light.

Since expanding the island pleases the Nascent Soul cultivator and generates white light, let's continue without reservation!

However, after a long period of salvage, the rubble around the island has been cleared away, even creating a vacuum zone.

Obtaining more gravel becomes significantly more difficult.

Just as Hua Changxi was pondering how to obtain more rubble, a sudden, inexplicable sense of tension crept into her heart. This emotion came too abruptly; it wasn't her usual feeling.

Hua Changxi turned her head sharply and saw that the black nascent soul was already tense, its dark eyes fixed on a certain direction deep in the void, its small body muscles taut, as if facing a great enemy.

Could some crisis have arisen in the void?

Hua Changxi quickly followed the nascent soul's gaze.

After a long while, a gray island slowly emerged from the darkness in the distance, drifting towards them.

That island was enormous, three or four times larger than the black island they were on.

However, its condition was extremely poor—it was covered with terrifying cracks, like a broken doll that had been forcibly pieced back together after being smashed. If it was not careful, it would completely collapse and fall into pieces.

Most importantly, there are no Nascent Soul cultivators on the island!

Where did the Nascent Soul go?

Hua Changxi recalled her experience of almost being thrown off the black island during the vortex storm and guessed that the Nascent Soul on the gray island might have met with misfortune during the vortex storm.

As the gray island drew closer, and seeing its precarious state, the black nascent soul's eyes gleamed with an almost greedy excitement.

Its little hand suddenly lashed out, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy shot through the air like chains, attempting to forcibly drag the gray island over.

Hua Changxi instantly understood the Nascent Soul's intention and, without saying a word, went all out to assist.

Two people, one large and one small, engaged in a thrilling tug-of-war in this desolate void.

Until the gray island was finally forcibly pulled in front of the black island, the moment the two islands met, a great black light shone brightly.

Immediately afterwards, the black light began to gradually cover and envelop the gray island.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a silent engulfment and absorption.

Under Hua Changxi's watchful gaze, the gray island gradually disappeared, while the territory of the black island expanded outward at a visible speed, and a thicker layer of gray rock covered the original black reef.

With the gray islands completely digested, the area of ​​the black islands doubled.

"Haha~"

The nascent soul could no longer contain its joy, and its clear laughter echoed through the void.

Immediately afterwards, several clusters of white light, even more solid than before, leaped joyfully from its heart and shot straight up to the dome.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi couldn't help but smile.

What's most gratifying is that after the black island grew larger, the Nascent Soul's abilities seemed to have increased, and he was even able to control the island to move in the void!

Hua Changxi couldn't wait to try it out, but unfortunately found that she couldn't control the black island.

In this void, it seems she can only assist the Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, this did not affect her good mood.

The gray vortex storm that swept through the void left behind an astonishingly large area of ​​debris.

Next, the black nascent soul drove the black island into the area with the densest concentration of rubble.

The two, one person and one baby, once again enthusiastically threw themselves into the "island expansion".

As it turns out, the construction process can indeed bring pure joy.

As each piece of pebbles was swallowed, the white light emanating from the black nascent soul's heart became more frequent and brighter.

As the light in the void increased, the horizon of vision was stretched continuously, and many previously obscured outlines emerged from the chaotic darkness.

To Hua Changxi's surprise, she discovered that among the rubble, there were actually many incomplete islands hidden—some were deep, pure black, and others were deathly dark gray.

Although these islands are riddled with holes and incomplete, they are still much larger than scattered rubble.

The Nascent Soul showed no mercy, retrieving and absorbing them all one by one.

Through repeated absorption and devouring, the area of ​​the black island experienced explosive growth.

Soon, the island expanded to dozens of times its original size, stretching across the void like a solid landmass.

Hua Changxi felt an overwhelming sense of security in response.

At this moment, she was just as energetic as the Nascent Soul cultivator, her divine sense scanning the void like a radar, actively searching for those "broken islands" hidden in the shadows.

until--

A complete, dark gray island appeared in their sight without warning.

However, this time, a gray Nascent Soul exuding a chilling aura was sitting cross-legged on that island.

The moment the island appeared, Hua Changxi keenly noticed that the black Nascent Soul beside her had its Adam's apple bobbing up and down, and it involuntarily swallowed.

In those once bright and cunning dark eyes, an undisguised, almost beastly greed suddenly appeared.

Seeing this scene, Hua Changxi's heart skipped a beat.

It's important to know that before this, when a Nascent Soul cultivator saw an alien island, their first reaction was to be on guard and defend.

But this time, it greedily wanted to devour it. (End of Chapter)