It could be said that all the martial artists on the mission had entered a land of no return, and all they had to do was survive. Either they defeated the river demons on the island, or they died here. There was no other choice.
He had been too careless! Du Feng had already thought things through. This seemingly lucrative mission was actually a trap. Before he accepted the mission, he should have asked around to see if anyone had completed the mission here before. Based on the current situation, it was possible that every batch of martial artists had come here to die. It was even possible that no one had ever made it out alive.
The reason the North Shore Immortal City had issued this mission was so that the foreign martial artists would constantly fight against the river demons. To put it bluntly, they were just sending cannon fodder to the island. In any case, the residents of the city didn't need to earn points. They didn't need to earn points, so they didn't need to complete the mission. Naturally, they didn't need to risk their lives on the river demon island.
Dammit, this was too much of a scam!
"What are you dawdling for? Just burn everything down and we'll get out. You're really stupid."
Just as Du Feng was thinking, the koi boy couldn't bear to watch any longer. He had been stuck in the necklace's pocket world all this time and was already bored to death. Since it was a spell formation made of trees, burning all the trees would naturally break the spell formation.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. A natural spell formation isn't that easy to break."
Du Feng was considering things from the perspective of a spell formation master. Since such a powerful spell formation had existed for so long, it must have been set on fire. Otherwise, it would have been burned down long ago. Just as the koi boy was arguing with Du Feng, someone in the distance was already trying to set fire to the forest.
"Burn, burn everything here."
"Dammit, I don't believe I can't get out."
The previous batch of martial artists couldn't wait any longer. After walking for a long time, they were still walking in circles in the forest. Therefore, everyone attacked together. Some used fire-type spells, some threw out fire talismans, and some simply took out oil cans and poured oil on the trees, then used torches to light them up.
"Huff, huff …"
The raging fire looked quite spectacular, and it seemed that it would only take a moment for it to spread. If a gust of wind was added, the entire island would probably be burned down.
"Hahaha, what natural spell formation? It's only so-so. Ever since I was young, my father taught me that man can conquer nature, so there's nothing to be afraid of natural formations. "
One of the male cultivators looked at the raging fire and laughed heartily. He felt that his method could break the array. However, he was soon dumbfounded because the surrounding trees had all changed. The trees that had been set on fire disappeared, replaced by a new batch of intact trees.
"Burn, let's continue burning."
He was still unconvinced and felt that this was definitely an illusion. Perhaps the burning trees had been moved somewhere else. As long as he persevered and burned all the trees here, sooner or later, he would be able to burn out a way to escape.
So they began to set fire again, and the surrounding trees were set on fire. But as soon as the fire started, the surrounding trees changed again. Just like that, one batch after another was lit, one batch after another was lit. They tossed and turned until they ran out of oil, and even the True Essence in their bodies was exhausted, so they could no longer release fire attribute spells. The surrounding trees were still the same, and they hadn't decreased in the slightest.
It seemed that using fire to burn the trees was not working. If it really worked, they should be able to see black smoke rising in the distance even if they changed their position. But looking from afar, there was no place on fire at all.
"Tsk, you're talking about ordinary fire. Don't forget who I am."
In fact, Koi Boy had also thought that such a large natural spell formation could not be easily broken by fire. However, he was not an ordinary human cultivator, but a fire sprite. As a fire sprite, the flames released by Koi Boy were naturally different.
He gently waved his hand, and a ball of fire began to burn at the bottom of a tree. This ball of fire was very interesting. A part of it burned from the trunk to the top of the tree, while the other part went down and began to burn the roots buried in the ground.
However, the result was the same. As soon as the tree was set on fire, it suddenly disappeared and was replaced by another intact tree.
Koi Boy was indeed a fire sprite. His ball of fire was not extinguished, and the tree that had just been replaced was set on fire again. Hence, the tree disappeared again and was replaced by another tree. Just like that, the trees in front of him kept changing. Du Feng was dazzled by it, but the ball of fire was still not extinguished.
Koi Boy was not in a hurry, so Du Feng could only wait in place. He kept observing the pattern of the appearance of these trees, but he still couldn't find a clue. This was because there were too many similar trees on the island. Even if they changed hundreds or thousands of times, he might not be able to see a pattern.
Just as Du Feng was at his wits' end, Koi Boy suddenly said, "Alright, take a look."
He stretched out his chubby little hand and played a projection in the air. This projection was the full view of the River Demon Island. In the midst of the lush forest, there was a set of winding red curves. This red curve was the trees that had been set on fire by him.
These trees had all been moved away. Then, the flames were extinguished next to a waterfall and restored to their original appearance. Then, they were arranged to continue growing in other places. This was also the reason why those martial artists repeatedly set fire to the trees but couldn't burn them.
This was because as soon as the ignited trees touched the water of the waterfall, the flames would immediately extinguish. Moreover, the burnt bark and leaves would also return to their original appearance. Therefore, no matter how much fire was set, there was no way to ignite the entire forest.
However, Koi Boy's fire was different. Although it was extinguished on the surface, there was still a fire seed hidden in the tree's roots. This fire seed didn't burn. Instead, it existed in the tree's roots like a parasite, so it could locate the location of those trees.
Through those trees with fire seeds, it could figure out the surrounding environment. Therefore, after a period of time, Koi Boy drew out the topographic map of the River Demon Island. Although he had drawn it, he couldn't understand it, so he had to show it to Du Feng.
Du Feng was an array master after all, so he understood what was going on at a glance. In fact, the village where the River Demon lived was next to the waterfall. And the waterfall that could extinguish the fire was in the center of the island. The reason why everyone couldn't walk over was because they had been circling around the periphery. As long as they walked along the red curve, they should be able to find the River Demon's village soon.
"Not bad, kid. You're quite good."
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