Chapter 1490: Dig a Straight‑Through Hole

"Master, the vitality of these trees doesn't seem very vigorous."

Xiao Mi stared at the forest for a moment, then frowned.

The trees' own vitality can only be considered normal, seeming no different from regular tree growth.

Then where does the vitality they absorb go?

"Could it be that no other spirits come here, so they haven't really absorbed any vital energy?" he proposed as a hypothesis.

Or perhaps someone came before but was scared away, and over time the energy they had absorbed was gradually consumed.

Xiao Mi shook her head: "Probably not. Normally, such special plants should develop sentient life; this island likely has a tree king or some kind of spirit."

"Then let's look for it."

Since we're idle anyway, Xiao Feng brought the little maid flying low to search for the so-called tree king.

The Main God's divine sense can scan a large area for life signs, but here there's nothing but trees—no special objects.

Xiao Feng flew fast; in just a few minutes he basically crossed the Withering Island, looped around a few times, and had roughly scanned most of it, yet he still hadn't seen any sentient life.

"How strange—could it really be only trees?" Xiao Mi frowned slightly.

Xiao Feng rose into the air to look down, replying: "Probably so, it doesn't matter—we're just playing around; it'd be better if there were no other spirits, less disturbance… Huh, not right."

At that moment, he suddenly noticed the pattern on the map, which seemed somewhat familiar!

"What's wrong, Master? What did you find?" Xiao Mi asked.

Xiao Feng looked and saw a small stream gently flowing through the woods.

Although partly blocked by the trees, its M‑shaped form could still be made out.

He quickly took out the Giant Snake Tracking Secret Scroll for comparison.

Upon looking, the shapes of the two rivers on the map were virtually identical!

"Wow! Could the Giant Snake God King actually be here?"

"Huh? God King? What God King?"

Xiao Feng was startled, Xiao Mi bewildered.

"A God King is hidden on this Withering Island?"

"Yet they felt nothing at all!"

Xiao Feng's interest was instantly sparked.

But he was also a little worried Xiao Mi might get hurt, so he told her: "You retreat a bit farther, wait in outer space, and I'll go check the spot marked on the Secret Scroll Map."

Giant Snake Aquas is one of the targets he most wants to find lately; if it's really here, that would be an unexpected delight.

"Hmm, Master, be careful."

Xiao Mi knew her strength was insufficient; facing a God King‑level expert she couldn't help, so she had to retreat.

Before leaving, she also put on her armor, restoring her usual War God appearance.

Xiao Feng touched her chin where the helmet didn't cover, saying: "We'll keep playing later; change back afterward."

"Hmm…"

The goddess replied obediently, then immediately flew off into the distance.

Xiao Feng watched her fly out of the inner space of the Withering Island, then began to act.

After checking the "Treasure Location" on the map, he flew straight there.

"This river is small; he had originally imagined it would be a super‑great river tens of thousands of li long, with a riverbed hundreds of meters deep, water like the sea, and underneath a palace where a God King dwelled."

"As a result……"

"The river width is less than 30 meters; even if it widens downstream it won't exceed 100 meters."

"The total length of the river is about a hundred kilometers or so."

"Such a tiny place, he arrived with just one burst of speed."

Xiao Feng halted above the midpoint bend of the M‑shaped river, took out the Sword Sheath of Killer Tribulation and the Moon‑Breaking Sword he had put away these past two days, and readied himself for battle.

He didn't want to kill Giant Snake Aquas; he only wanted to use this God King to bait an Ancient God.

But if unavoidable, he would still have to act.

The spot marked on the Secret Scroll Map had been reached, but it looked like nothing unusual.

He landed near the ground to search; around him were only trees, the small river, and soil.

"Giant Snake Aquas, giant snake… just how big is it?"

Xiao Feng wondered to himself.

Comparing with the murals he had seen earlier in the Lu'erjia tomb, Aquas's size is several times greater than Lu'erjia's.

Lu'erjia's body length is nearly 400 meters; roughly calculated, Aquas must be at least 2000 meters long, with a girth of at least thirty to fifty meters.

But there is obviously no such huge object nearby.

"Could it be underground or under the riverbed?"

Xiao Feng's heart stirred.

Without hesitation, he flashed his body and jumped into the river.

The result was that the riverbed was too shallow; he immediately reached the silt zone, with no giant snake at all.

Xiao Feng refused to give up; returning to the riverbank, he used divine power to raise a Spiritual Barrier around himself, then condensed eight divine‑power energy blades into a drill and began digging underground.

"Sizzle—"

The drill broke through the soil, quickly digging out a tunnel leading underground.

If the God King were really that big, no matter where he dug from here, the result would be the same—he'd surely encounter it.

Divine‑power digging works great; drilling a few tens of meters is instantaneous, and in the blink of an eye he had dug four or five hundred meters down.

Xiao Feng spread his will to probe the surroundings, sensing no special aura at all, so he kept digging down and down…

... Accidentally dug a straight-through hole in the Decaying Death Island.

After coming out the other side, he looked around.

But there was nothing.

"Master, any discoveries?" Xiao Mi, seeing the Decaying Death Island so quiet, couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Feng said: "I haven't found it yet. I'll take another look; if it's not there, I'll forget about it—maybe it's already left…"

But saying that, he still felt a bit unwilling in his heart.

Flying back to the surface area, he changed spots and dug again.

As a result, he dug straight through again, still finding nothing.

Xiao Feng was somewhat speechless.

Akuisi couldn't have really left, could he?

No way!

According to the game settings, since the Double-headed Snake Qilila gave the secret scroll, it's definitely needed to trigger Akuisi's plot using the secret scroll.

Could it be that this secret scroll isn't the only one?

Returning to the surface again, Xiao Feng stood between the two pits, frowning in thought.

"We can't possibly blow up the whole island for it, can we…"

Or… why not try blowing it up?

Anyway, there's nothing to lose!

Thinking that, Xiao Feng immediately put away his weapon and began to charge his skill.

Carrying his weapon, worried the output would be too strong, he accidentally instant-killed the lurking God King.

His fire-element skill's power is actually not much inferior to the Heavenly Dao or Origin-attribute skills; he just lacks a signature ultimate.

With multiple supports from law, equipment, and spiritual essence, even instantly killing a high-level god with a fireball is a piece of cake.

After chanting for ten seconds, he flung the Fire System Divine Punishment from his hand, slamming it straight onto the ground.

Boom—

A ball of fire erupted from the surface, devouring all the surrounding trees.

The shockwave spread in all directions, extending 40 kilometers before gradually stopping.

"Master, what are you doing…"

Xiao Mi saw the fire rising from the ground and thought he had encountered an enemy.

Xiao Feng was about to explain when he suddenly realized he had entered combat!

Checking the battle info, no damage appeared—he had merely destroyed a batch of trees.

But his health bar lit up, and he could now summon a clone.

This meant the enemy had appeared!

"Who dares disturb this king's eternal rest?"

A low, deep voice came from beside him.

The source of the sound was surprisingly close!

Xiao Feng turned his head to look.

All he saw was, at the base of a large tree he had blasted into charcoal, a small snake hanging there, its color identical to the trunk…