[{"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-237":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},1665045,2132,"Chapter 237 - 212: A Sudden Explosion, the Clash of Tiger and Leopard","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>The night air had been damp, and since the morning sun had only just risen, the wild grasses, flowers, and trees were all beaded with dew. It would be a while yet before the sunlight evaporated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the brilliant golden rays of the morning sun struck the dewdrops, causing them to refract a dazzling, multi-colored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in camouflage, Lin Li made his way through the wilderness, Spiritual Longsword in hand, searching for a suitable hunting spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already hunted Mutant Beasts in the same area several times in a row, including yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d given it some serious thought on the way here. Hunting in the same spot over and over felt like he was overfishing the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stayed there, he doubted he could achieve the same results as yesterday, even using the loud noise from his motorcycle to attract Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After careful consideration, Lin Li decided to move and find a new location for his hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool morning breeze swept through the wilderness, making the plants and trees sway gently with a soft, rustling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having left the safe zone, Lin Li pressed on into the wilderness, searching for a new hunting ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his great surprise, Lin Li traveled nearly twenty kilometers without a single Mutant Beast attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now a good distance from the safe zone, an area where, by all rights, he should have easily run into Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, even on his unluckiest days, he would be attacked by at least one or two Mutant Beasts on his way to a new location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, he hadn’t seen a single one. It was completely unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Are all the Mutant Beasts in this area sleeping in today?’ Lin Li muttered to himself, his search fruitless so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Lin Li came to a place overgrown with wildflowers of every color—red, pink, white, blue, and purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked out at the small plain covered in beautiful wildflowers. ’This scenic spot seems like the perfect place for me to work my magic,’ he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is the place. Time to hunt...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li muttered to himself. With a thought, he retrieved his black motorcycle from the Mysterious Small Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of the engine suddenly shattered the silence, echoing in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s going on? Not a single Mutant Beast?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous afternoon, Mutant Beasts had shown up within five or six minutes of him starting the engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he’d been revving the engine for over ten minutes and hadn’t seen so much as a shadow of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This isn’t right. It’s too strange. There has to be a reason for this...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t gotten a single bite after all this time. Continuing was pointless. Lin Li cut the engine and returned the motorcycle to the Mysterious Small Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned his surroundings, deciding to head north to see if he could find any clues as to why his racket hadn’t attracted any Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to set off, a sight to the east caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the east, not too far from his position, stood a small hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a Fireball four or five meters in diameter suddenly shot up from behind the hill and exploded violently in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous roar echoed in all directions. The explosion sent a shower of orange-red sparks flying everywhere, like a goddess scattering flowers from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li watched the distant explosion, mesmerized by the sparks raining down. He subconsciously muttered, \"How beautiful...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Er... never mind whether it’s beautiful, that’s not the point. Why would a Fireball suddenly fly up from behind that hill?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from a distance, he could gauge the Fireball’s destructive power from the sheer force of the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That Fireball packed a serious punch! Whoever created it is definitely stronger than I am.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something interesting must be happening behind that hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll go take a look. If there’s any danger, I can just hide in the Mysterious Small Island to wait it out.’ After a moment’s thought, Lin Li decided to investigate what was happening behind the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his Spiritual Longsword and ran toward the distant hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloudless azure sky was like a mirror, so clear it felt like it could reflect one’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bright sunlight bathed the land. At the foot of a hundred-meter-tall hill, two powerful Mutant Beasts faced off, each backed by an army of nearly two hundred other beasts of various kinds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR... This territory is mine now! Take your followers and get out of my sight. If you refuse, you’ll have to bear the consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ultimatum came from a tiger-like Mutant Beast with multi-colored fur. It stood nearly two meters tall and five meters long, its powerful build radiating an imposing aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing off against it was a leopard-like Mutant Beast with purple fur. It stood nearly one-and-a-half meters tall and was three-point-two meters long. Though agile, it was considerably smaller than the tiger beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR... You’ve gone too far! I’ve tolerated you time and again, but you just take a mile for every inch I give. If you want us to leave today, you’ll have to kill every last one of us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the purple leopard’s defiance, the killing intent in the tiger’s eyes intensified. \"Since you’re courting death,\" it snarled, \"I’ll be happy to oblige.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, a Spiritual Energy Wave befitting a Second Order High Rank erupted from the tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The outcome is far from certain! Don’t think you’re guaranteed a win just because you reached Second Order High Rank before I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tiger revealed its Spiritual Energy Wave, the purple leopard, not to be outdone, unleashed its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Order High Rank. The purple leopard was also a Second Order High Rank Mutant Beast, though the Spiritual Energy Wave it emitted was faintly weaker than the tiger’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR... Follow me! Kill them all!\" The tiger beast commanded its underlings, then led the charge, lunging toward the purple leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR... Everyone, with me! Let these bastards know that if they want our home, they’ll have to take it over our dead bodies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the enemy advance, the purple leopard gave its own command to charge, then sprang forward to meet the oncoming tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SQUEAK...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SQUAWK...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"COO...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both leaders having given the command, their underlings had no choice but to obey. The hordes of Mutant Beasts charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a cacophony of bestial roars erupted across the wide, grassy plain at the foot of the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive tiger leaped, pouncing on the purple leopard. Faced with such a ferocious attack, the leopard chose not to meet it head-on, dodging swiftly to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the purple leopard dodged, a faint golden Spiritual Light enveloped its limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having missed its target, the tiger landed, immediately twisted its body around, and lunged again at the dodging leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiger’s second pounce missed as well. After dodging to the right, the purple leopard, its limbs still glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light, leaped into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of coming back down, it deployed a technique that took the tiger completely by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>",1211,"2026-06-06T12:43:53.919Z",1,"novelbin.me","47a54a24c25f4406eeefa359f2db34cae6e5b804e0ff3027e6cf7d4ff2d46bde","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-238","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-236",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-start-with-a-mysterious-island-cover.jpg"]