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After crossing the Drifting Sand River safely, they were greeted by a land that looked like it had been burned by flames.
This was the North Burning Valley. It was a mysterious and unique land, with not many traces of humans remaining in the area.
The Hunter Magicians were scattered across the country. Most of the famous Magical Beasts' territories had been repeatedly explored by the Hunter Magicians. It was extremely difficult to find any resources or treasures in those places.
On the other hand, the North Burning Valley was separated by the enormous Drifting Sand River. Not many Hunters were able to reach this place. It could be considered a fertile land, with many unknowns. However, it was also possible for Hunters to find rare resources that they were willing to risk their lives for.
The North Burning Valley's area was difficult to determine for the time being. According to the information that Mofan had spent nine million dollars searching for, the Flame Belle was located in the middle of the North Burning Valley.
The North Burning Valley was like a basin. Even though the ground looked flat at first glance, the people had already explored the terrain before. As such, the closer they were to the center of the North Burning Valley, the lower the ground would be. The entire North Burning Valley was like a brazier. The soil and sand around it were brownish-red. It was said that the center of the North Burning Valley was a land engulfed in flames.
Flames began to burn from the cracked surface of the ground. At first glance, it looked like red wheat seedlings were scattered here and there. People who didn't have the ability to resist fire wouldn't be able to walk in that area.
The reason why the North Burning Valley was known as the Brazier of China was most likely because there was a high-level Fire Seed hidden under the North Burning Valley.
Even if the entire area was not caused by the Fire Seed of Heaven and Earth, such a unique land of Elemental Elements would surely nurture many Soul Seeds, and it was highly possible that there would be Soul Seeds too.
Mofan was aware that some Soul Seeds were extremely rare. Many powerful Magicians had come here, yet none of them had found the legendary Fire Seed of Heaven and Earth. How could an Intermediate Magician like him possibly find it?
It was better for him to focus on searching for the Flame Belle. If he could find the Flame Belle, it would be a great reward for him.
Now that they had arrived at the North Burning Valley, it was up to Ling Ling to make the decision. She was flipping through the information in her notebook while doing some strange calculations.
"You guys, run errands and bury these things in the ground." Ling Ling took out four strange cone-shaped instruments from the bag.
This strange cone-shaped instrument looked a bit like a gyroscope, but it was wrapped in metal and looked very advanced.
"Isn't this an Elemental Detector? It can measure the concentration of Elemental Elements in this area." Zhang Xiaohou was worthy of being a member of the military. He quickly recognized the item.
"I've learned about the habits of the Flame Belle creatures from the books. They prefer to live in places with five times the density of Fire Element. However, if they want to give birth to a new life, in order to give the new life a strong Fire Awakening, the mother of the Flame Belle will usually stay in a place with a Fire Soul Seed. Therefore, if we can find the Soul Seed, we shouldn't be too far away from the Flame Belle, "Ling Ling said.
Mofan nodded in agreement. The huge sum of money he had spent on the Flame Belle was not completely useless. It had helped him to lock down his territory, and the Flame Belle's habits were fixed. They did not like to move around randomly.
On top of that, a Soul Seed was very unique. Most of the time, there would only be one in a certain area.
Therefore, once they found the Soul Seed in a certain area, they would be able to lock down the Flame Belle's location. It was the simplest and most straightforward method.
The Elemental Detector was the best tool for searching for Soul Seeds and Soul Seed Pieces. It allowed them to detect the presence of a Soul Seed by measuring the concentration of Elemental Elements in the air.
According to Ling Ling's request, the group buried the Elemental Detectors in the appropriate places.
Even though the Elemental Detectors were useful, there was a certain risk every time they were used. It was similar to the time when they were measuring the density of the demon creatures in Jinlin City. Burying the Elemental Detectors underground was equivalent to sending a GPS signal to the demon creatures within a certain area. The demon creatures that had nothing better to do were easily attracted by the signal.
As such, every time they used the Elemental Detectors, it was like a battle to protect Athena. The time it took to detect the Elemental Detectors was the deciding factor. Many Magicians were wiped out because they did not control the timing well when using the Elemental Detectors, nor did they estimate the strength of the demon creatures in the area.
Luckily, the Elemental Detectors did not take too long to detect the presence of the Elemental Detectors. The group was able to retreat in time before the demon creatures swarmed toward them like a tide.
The Elemental Detectors were only used to probe the Elemental Detectors. However, if they wanted to find the Soul Seed accurately, they would have to fight to protect the Elemental Detectors.
After all, the longer the Elemental Detectors were buried underground, the greater the area they could detect the presence of the Elemental Detectors. They would only be able to find the Soul Seed by widening the area. The Soul Seed was usually hidden under the soil. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack if they did not use the Elemental Detectors.
"Let's head in this direction. Let's hurry up, some of the demon creatures have already been attracted," said Ling Ling.
The group immediately set off after putting away the Elemental Detectors. Mo Fan was confused when he saw Chen Ying slowly retrieving the Elemental Detectors.
Chen Ying was Zhao Manyan's cousin. If Zhao Manyan was willing to bring her along, she must be a reliable and trustworthy person. However, there was one thing that Mo Fan did not understand. Ling Ling, Xinxia, Zhang Xiaohou, and Zhao Manyan were all on his side. They were only taking the risk to help him find the Flame Belle. Even if they were able to complete the mission, they might not get anything.
However, it seemed like Chen Ying was not asking for anything. No one would be willing to do something so strenuous and unrewarding. Since she was a student of the Imperial College, the competition would surely be more intense. It would be unreasonable for her to waste her time on something that would not yield her anything.
However, Mo Fan did not ask for the details. It was likely that she would not tell him. He could only wait and see what she would do next. Perhaps she actually had something she wanted, but it was inconvenient for her to tell the others under special circumstances.
"Look, it looks like it's on fire, and it's burning very high!" said Zhang Xiaohou, pointing in the direction ahead.
Everyone looked over as well, and indeed, they saw the blazing flames that Zhang Xiaohou had described …
However, why did it feel like the flames were expanding continuously? When they first saw them, they only felt like a bunch of flames in the distance. However, the flames were now rising and falling like mountains, magnificent and huge!
"Do … do you feel like they are growing bigger again? It feels like they are going to reach the sky," said someone.
Mo Fan took a closer look. As the flames continued to grow, his face turned pale as he realized something!
"They aren't growing bigger, they are moving toward us. Run!" screamed Mo Fan.
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