[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island":3,"chapter-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Start with a Mysterious Island",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1665188,2132,"Chapter 118: As Compensation, Pay for It with Your Life","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>Although Lin Li was now a Tier Two Initial Stage Cultivator, his own defensive capabilities were still very weak, far inferior to the resilient Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a sharp Ice Cone were to hit him in the head, he’d likely be killed instantly, without even a chance to escape to the Mysterious Small Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISS...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodcurdling hiss echoed from the thicket that had just launched the sharp Ice Cone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A snake?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having fought snakes before, the moment Lin Li heard the bloodcurdling hiss, an image of the creature making the sound immediately formed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense, thorny thicket stirred despite the still air, and a massive, ice-blue figure slithered out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So beautiful!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Li stared at the ice-blue python Mutant Beast that had emerged from the thorny thicket—a creature nearly ten meters long—his first reaction wasn’t disgust, revulsion, or fear. It was awe and admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help it. The ice-blue python’s appearance was simply too stunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it coiled up and remained perfectly still, it would look just like an exquisite work of art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISS...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice-blue python Mutant Beast was somewhat puzzled to see that the human before it showed no fear at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had lived in this wilderness for over a decade and had encountered humans dozens of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without fail, every human it had met would turn pale, tremble, and flee in terror at the sight of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard, that sneak attack almost killed me... As compensation, you can pay with your life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li brandished his Spiritual Longsword, pointing its tip at the ice-blue python Mutant Beast as he cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice-blue python Mutant Beast, a creature at Tier One Peak, clearly didn’t take Lin Li seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Li finished cursing at it, the beast was the first to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It channeled the Spiritual Energy in its body, and a faint golden Spiritual Light blossomed in its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This thing isn’t messing around. It’s using its Superpower right from the start, not even a test...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his opponent unleash its awakened Superpower immediately, Lin Li discarded any thought of underestimation, tightening his grip on his Spiritual Longsword and bracing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activating its Superpower, waves of cold air gathered in the ice-blue python’s gaping maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a vicious glint flashed in the ice-blue python’s eyes, a sharp Ice Cone radiating a biting chill shot out from its frigid, gaping maw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li, who was on high alert, sidestepped. The sharp Ice Cone, just a fraction slower than a fired bullet, scraped past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG. The sharp Ice Cone that had brushed past Lin Li slammed into a distant rock, creating a loud crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Cone created by the ice-blue python Mutant Beast was nowhere near as hard as the rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered on impact, sending shards of ice flying in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Lin Li was standing far enough away to avoid being hit by the flying shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a Cultivator breaks through from Tier One Peak to Tier Two, their Spiritual Power strengthens, granting them a Perception Ability and greatly enhancing their reaction speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ordinary people, it’s impossible for a human to dodge a bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after breaking through to Tier Two, a Cultivator can use their Perception Ability and enhanced reflexes to effectively evade bullets fired at them from a certain distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Cultivator’s strength continues to grow, their ability to dodge bullets only becomes more effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, on Blue Star, the probability of successfully killing a Cultivator of Tier Two or higher in one shot with conventional firearms is extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of the sharp Ice Cones fired by this ice-blue python’s Superpower didn’t even match the muzzle velocity of a bullet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lin Li on full alert and a good distance between them, it was wishful thinking for the ice-blue python to believe it could hit him with its Ice Cone Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The not-so-bright ice-blue python Mutant Beast saw Lin Li dodge its Ice Cone and simply chalked it up to luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, it once again channeled its Spiritual Energy and launched a continuous barrage of attacks at Lin Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG, BANG, BANG...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focusing on evasion, Lin Li lifted a leg, twisted his waist, ducked, and sidestepped. His movements were as smooth as flowing water, allowing him to deftly dodge one Ice Cone after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice-blue python Mutant Beast stared at the human in disbelief, unable to accept that he could dodge its attacks so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on! Keep going! I’ll dodge every last one you fire today.\" Seeing the ice-blue python pause its assault, Lin Li made a taunting gesture at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>??? The not-very-bright python, of course, had no idea what Lin Li’s gesture meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could feel the mockery in the human’s contemptuous expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all its years and dozens of encounters with humans, when had one ever dared to mock it like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISS...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humiliated ice-blue python Mutant Beast let out a sharp hiss at Lin Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was determined to take down this detestable, mocking human today, no matter the cost. It would swallow him whole and turn him into a pile of dung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening its gaping maw, a faint golden Spiritual Light once again blossomed in the ice-blue python’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp Ice Cones radiating a biting chill shot out one after another from the ice-blue python’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the thoroughly enraged ice-blue python Mutant Beast was clearly no longer concerned about its Spiritual Energy consumption as it attacked Lin Li with its Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perfect...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that his opponent had been so easily provoked, Lin Li cursed it inwardly as an idiot, then immediately twisted his body to dodge the incoming attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, the Ice Cones radiating a biting chill were dodged by Lin Li. Before long, the area where the man and beast fought was littered with countless shattered ice fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather had been scorching hot, the ground seemingly baked by the sun, making the heat almost unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, thanks to the countless shattered ice fragments, the combat zone where Lin Li and the ice-blue python fought had become refreshingly cool and comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-06-06T12:43:53.918Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e973dbbfd5e11f99e8f4dbb78f8ea5ee43ba7b77142f80c0e7cfe232a9481c5","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-163","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-117",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-start-with-a-mysterious-island-cover.jpg"]