Desert Island Infrastructure: Claiming the System Brings Many Blessings

Qin Chuan wiped off the green slime on his body as much as possible.

The mucus had lost its activity and no longer burned the skin. After the vines were severed by the Heaven-Burning Technique, the digestive fluids flowing from the break quickly lost their corrosive properties.

A few red marks were left on my skin, a little painful, but nothing serious. The self-healing ability of a beginner-level Food God is much stronger than that of a legendary-level Food God; this minor injury will heal in a few minutes.

Qin Chuan hovered in mid-air and readjusted the scanning mode of his Rinnegan.

This time, we didn't just sweep the floor. We swept it from top to bottom, left to right, and every 360 degrees without any blind spots.

"There's something underground, something in the trees, and this jungle is full of traps." Qin Chuan reminded himself, "I can't just focus on the target; I have to be aware of my surroundings at all times."

The tentacles of the otherworldly demonic vine were hidden among the ordinary vines. Qin Chuan's previous scanning method focused entirely on searching for the green jade poisonous mushrooms on the ground, leaving no resources allocated to detecting the threat overhead.

This is a lesson.

"The Battlefield of the God of Food is not the Dietary Continent." Qin Chuan summarized to himself, "The Legendary stage is the limit on the Dietary Continent. Here, even 1,500-year-old plants could wrap me up like a dumpling."

How much mental energy did he consume? Qin Chuan checked himself. He had used the Heaven-Burning Technique once, and his mental energy had dropped from 60% to 55%. The consumption wasn't significant.

The cooldown time for the Heavenly Blaze Technique is one minute. It has now passed. It can be used again at any time.

But Qin Chuan decided to be more cautious.

He took flight again, maintaining his direction, and continued towards the area where green energy particles were dense.

The height has increased by five meters. It went from being half a meter above the ground to five or six meters above the ground. This height is such that it won't be reached by the tentacles of underground plants, but it won't be too high to miss the target on the ground.

The Rinnegan's scanning distribution has also been adjusted. Sixty percent of its precision is directed downwards, scanning the ground for poisonous mushrooms. Forty percent of its precision is directed outwards, radiating to detect potential threats.

It flew for about ten minutes.

Qin Chuan's Rinnegan detected a tremendous life signal.

It is about 100 kilometers away in the direction slightly north of the front.

Qin Chuan stopped.

The signal was enormous. So enormous that when the scanning wave of the Rinnegan touched it, the data it sent back startled Qin Chuan.

That was a giant ape.

Standing atop a black mountain peak. Over a thousand meters tall.

A giant ape that is 1,000 meters tall.

Qin Chuan's lips twitched.

The Rinnegan's recognition information popped up.

Starry Sky Giant Ape. Captured 4,800 years ago. Estimated weight exceeds 5 million tons.

"Four thousand eight hundred years?!"

Qin Chuan almost cried out.

The previous purple-gold fire-breathing dragon was 1480 years old, and fighting it almost cost him his life. Bataan is a mid-level Food God, with a food power starting at 30,000, and Qin Chuan didn't even dare to fight it, only running away for his life.

Four thousand eight hundred years, converted into human food energy, is forty-eight thousand.

It is several levels higher than Bataan.

One hundred kilometers. That distance seems quite far. But for a giant ape that is a thousand meters tall, one hundred kilometers might just be a matter of taking a few steps.

Qin Chuan even slowed his breathing.

The Rinnegan's scanning wave immediately converged to its lowest power. Higher-level beings are sensitive to energy detection. If the scanning wave's power is too high, it's like shining a flashlight in someone's face—it exposes them immediately.

Qin Chuan observed the state of the giant star ape.

The giant ape squatted on the mountain peak, one hand supporting its chin, the other hand idly drawing circles on the ground.

Its eyes were unfocused, and it looked like it was in a daze.

They didn't look in Qin Chuan's direction. They showed no sign of alertness.

"They probably didn't notice me." Qin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

A mere 10,050 units of food energy is nothing but a speck of dust before this giant ape. It's highly unlikely it could even perceive such a faint presence. Unless Qin Chuan releases the phantom of the God of Food as before, creating a massive commotion a thousand meters high.

Qin Chuan immediately adjusted his route.

The original direction would have passed about seventy kilometers to the right of that giant ape. Seventy kilometers is a long distance for an ordinary person, but for a giant ape that is four thousand eight hundred years old, it may be just at the edge of its perception range.

Too dangerous.

Qin Chuan drastically shifted his route southward, taking a large detour. He flew nearly fifty kilometers more unnecessarily, but maintained a distance of over one hundred and fifty kilometers between himself and the giant ape.

During the detour, Qin Chuan held his breath the entire time. He minimized energy release, slowed his flight speed, and even his Rinnegan only retained the most basic passive perception, without actively releasing scanning waves.

Like a mouse slipping past an elephant's feet.

It took about forty minutes for Qin Chuan to finally leave the giant star ape two hundred kilometers behind.

He then let out a long sigh of relief.

Survival depends on caution, not strength.

Qin Chuan readjusted the direction. The detour had taken a considerable amount of time, but the general direction remained unchanged. The concentration of green energy particles in this area was still very high, even more so than before.

"Keep searching."

After bypassing the Starry Sky Giant Ape, Qin Chuan became even more cautious in his search.

After advancing a certain distance, it first scans the area with its lowest-powered Rinnegan to confirm that there are no high-level creatures within a hundred kilometers before increasing the precision of its search for the ground.

This method is much less efficient, but it improves security.

In a place like the Battlefield of the God of Cookery, death means the end. Efficiency can be slow, but you only have one life.

Time passed by, second by second.

There is no day or night cycle in the jungle; the dim light remains at a constant brightness. Qin Chuan can only rely on his internal biological clock to estimate the time.

"It's been over an hour, and I still haven't found it." He calculated the time in his mind. "I can't be too hasty, but I can't be too slow either. The countdown for the Gu Soul won't wait for anyone."

We flew for another half hour.

The Rinnegan's scan suddenly detected a faint but extremely peculiar signal.

The signal came from about twelve kilometers to the left of the front. The signal was very small, so small that Qin Chuan almost missed it. But its energy characteristics were different from all the living things and plants around it.

An extremely pure wood-elemental energy. Its concentration is ridiculously high, completely different from the wood-elemental energy emanating from the surrounding trees.

It's like a gemstone mixed in with a bunch of glass beads.

Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Found it?"

He suppressed his excitement and first conducted a routine security check, scanning a 100-kilometer radius around the target.

There are no monstrous creatures like the Starry Sky Giant Ape.

But there was a life sign.

It's right next to that special wood-based energy source. Very close, only about ten meters away.

Qin Chuan focused his attention and performed a detailed scan of the life signal.

The information has surfaced.

Qin Chuan frowned.

It was a snake. It was 600 meters long. Its body was almost completely transparent. It lay motionless on the ground, blending into its surroundings.

Jade Star Python. Capture level: 1600 years.

"Sixteen hundred years." Qin Chuan gritted his teeth.

It was over four hundred years older than the Thunder Dragon. It was over one hundred years older than the Purple Gold Fire-Breathing Dragon.

However, it lacks the flight and fire-breathing abilities of the golden fire-breathing dragon. The python is a ground-dwelling creature, its advantages lying in its strength and constricting power.

Does the Food God's psychic powers work on it?

Qin Chuan thought about it and felt that it was highly likely to be effective.

Pythons are snakes, and are closely related to the spirit snake clan that previously existed on the Diet Continent.

Medusa's Haotian Serpent God was suppressed by nearly 350 points by the God of Food's pressure. There's no reason why a 1,600-year-old python should be more resilient than Medusa, who has 9,999 food power.

"The key issue is still the movement of the Food God's phantom." Qin Chuan frowned. "The thousand-meter-tall phantom was caught by Bataan after being used against the Purple-Gold Fire-Breathing Dragon last time. Will using it again this time attract some monster?"

Qin Chuan weighed the options.

This place is over two hundred kilometers away from the Star Ape. The last time Bataan chased him was in the Metal Mountains, which is over five thousand kilometers away.

The visible range of the God of Food's phantom is limited. Something a thousand meters tall is difficult to spot with the naked eye from a distance in the jungle, obscured by layers of tree canopy. The real risk lies in the fluctuations of mental energy.

"If we're going to use it, we'll be quick in and out." Qin Chuan made his decision. "Suppress, one sword strike, and it's over. Same routine as when we killed the Thunder Dragon."

But this time it has to be even faster. From releasing the phantom of the God of Food to reaping the prey, it has to be controlled within ten seconds.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath and began to move closer to his target.

The flight altitude dropped to three meters. The speed was very slow, and energy release was reduced to a minimum.

The 12-kilometer distance is slowly getting shorter.

Eleven kilometers. Ten kilometers. Nine kilometers.

Qin Chuan was able to perceive the wood-elemental energy source more and more clearly. At the same time, he could also see the outline of the green jade star python more clearly.

It is almost completely transparent. If it weren't for the Rinnegan's ability to see energy flow, it would be completely undetectable to the naked eye.

The 600-meter-long snake's body was coiled into a huge disc, spread out on an open forest floor. Its head rested on its body, its two vertical pupils were closed, and its breathing was very slow.

Sleeping.

"Sleeping again." Qin Chuan's lips curled into a smile. "Looks like these high-level guys all like to take naps."

This is good for him. Sleeping prey is the easiest to kill.

Qin Chuan shifted his gaze from the python to the wood-type energy source beside him.

I saw it.