In the center of Net Shrimp Island.

Toyota Shouzou walked up to the hut and said to Toyota Choji, "Grandpa, Wang Yan and the others are staying in front of the stele and won't leave. Wang Yan has been studying that stele."

Toyota Choji snorted coldly and said, "Let him be. It seems I don't even need to lift a finger; this Wang Yan will simply die."

Toyota Shouzou was delighted and asked, "Why?"

Toyota Choji replied, "The three words 'Net Shrimp Island' contain extreme killing intent. They must have been left by predecessors on this island. Wang Yan trying to study these words will definitely lead to his death. Just keep an eye on him. Also, do not bother me unless necessary. I'm about to unravel the array on this island."

Toyota Shouzou quickly nodded in agreement and retreated.

At this moment, right in front of the stele on Net Shrimp Island, Wang Yan once again retreated, already with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

With this retreat, Wang Yan had backed off countless times, yet every time he tried to fill the missing stroke, he was repelled.

It seemed that no matter how Wang Yan penned, he could not perfectly integrate that part into the entire word "island."

Seeing Wang Yan constantly being pushed back, the blood at the corner of his mouth increasing, Beiming Xue felt deep pain. She repeatedly healed Wang Yan, and her own Power of Demon Patterns was nearly depleted. If not for Hu Wei's mushrooms, she might not have been able to hold on.

Many times, people tried to dissuade Wang Yan, but he seemed possessed, continuing forward despite being repelled, his gaze never leaving that character on the stele.

Seeing Wang Yan had yet to find Mountain Cannon, completely spending so much time and Power of Demon Patterns in front of this island stele, everyone couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

Hu Wei sighed and said, "Boss is just crazy. Even if he writes that stroke, what's the point?"

Ma Jun shook his head and said, "The boss wouldn't do anything pointless. I think he has his reasons."

Hu Wei shook his head, saying to Ma Jun, "You always think whatever the boss does is right. This time, you're truly wrong. If it were me, why insist on a stele? Missing a stroke is missing a stroke. Does writing it mean a senior would come back to present him with a great reward?"

Just as Hu Wei finished speaking, they saw Wang Yan, who had already retreated thousands of times, suddenly laugh loudly and say, "This time I finally understand how this stroke should be written."

With that, Wang Yan rushed forward again, using his right index finger to point at the stele, deftly writing each stroke.

This time, Wang Yan wrote the first two characters with the elegance of a dragon snake, without the slightest pause, and when he reached the last character, the first two strokes also flowed seamlessly.

The third stroke was the missing "dot", where Wang Yan had been repelled thousands of times, and this time, determination to succeed was evident on his face.

His finger, although pointing at the dot, trembled unable to fall, as if some immense force was preventing him.

Sweat beaded on Wang Yan's forehead, his teeth clenched tightly, his finger shook violently.

"I must succeed!" From between Wang Yan's tightly closed lips, these words emerged, and as they did, his eyes seemed to ignite with flames, full of fighting spirit.

"Fall."

Wang Yan shouted, and this stroke finally landed.

As the stroke finished, a large mass of black clouds appeared in the sky, instantly shrouding the sun.

The sky darkened, and the entire Net Shrimp Island was pitch black, unable to see one's hand in front of one's face.

In this darkness, Wang Yan finally completed the last character completely.

Wang Yan was overjoyed, feeling an immense sense of relief, almost wanting to roar into the sky.

At this moment, Wang Yan realized that the entire Net Shrimp Island had plunged into darkness, and he couldn't even see those standing beside him.

He could only hear the voices of Beiming Xue, Hu Wei, and others exclaiming in surprise around him.

"Why did the sky darken?"

"Is it going to rain?"

At this moment, a flash of light entered Wang Yan's eyes. Looking up, he vaguely saw a crystal light flickering right in front of him, emanating from where the stele was located.

Wang Yan hurriedly stepped forward and, by the light, saw that the stele indeed emitted a radiance.

Though Wang Yan had been examining the stele for a while, even without seeing it clearly, he could still discern that the light came from where the missing stroke of the character "island" had been.

Wondering, Wang Yan quickly reached out and grabbed the spot of light.

The moment Wang Yan touched it, the light disappeared, and something fell into his palm.

Simultaneously, the black clouds in the sky immediately dissipated, revealing the sun once more, restoring light to the entire Net Shrimp Island.

Beiming Xue, Hu Wei, and the others were still clueless, looking up at the sky, trying to figure out why the black clouds had suddenly appeared.

Only Wang Yan understood that something was now in his palm.

Moreover, Wang Yan immediately guessed that the appearance of the black clouds was definitely related to this object.

While everyone else was gazing at the sky, Wang Yan looked down at his palm.

In the palm of his hand lay a brilliant ring.

The ring seemed to be made of pure gold, with the band engraved with sun, moon, birds, beasts, mountains, and rivers, and two eagles with spread wings atop entwining a blue sapphire.

The sapphire, a vivid blue, was crystalline with a hexagonal facet, and when rotated, it reflected twelve rays of starlight.

The twelve rays converged at the center of the sapphire, forming a deep star at the core.

"What a beautiful ring, but why did this ring cause the celestial phenomena?"

Wang Yan pondered curiously, as he slipped the ring onto his finger.

Wang Yan didn't notice that when he penned the missing stroke on the word "island," his finger pad broke, oozing a drop of blood.

As he put the ring on, the blood from his finger seeped into the edge of the ring, which immediately absorbed it.

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