101: Chapter 101 Fire Zone

Hearing the system notification chime.

Chen Yi was also slightly stunned for a moment.

This increase in favorability... is quite interesting, isn't it?

Previously, when he displayed such combat power in battle, Luo Shiyin's favorability hadn't budged at all.

Instead, he gained points now because there was something he didn't understand?

That was certainly unexpected!

It seems that while one's own strength is important.

Showing a bit of imperfection occasionally in front of these girls who are destined for greatness, giving them a chance to use their expertise, actually brings them closer!

A woman's heart is truly like a needle at the bottom of the sea!

Chen Yi snapped back to his senses, looked at Luo Shiyin's bright, slightly smug smiling face, and laughed, "I'm not an omniscient or omnipotent immortal, how could I know everything? Everyone has their own specialty. If I encounter another blind spot in my knowledge in the future, I'll have to rely on Eldest Miss Shiyin to guide me!"

"Of course! Leave it to me!"

Luo Shiyin nodded excitedly.

"Little Brother Chen Yi, there's also me! I'm very good at fighting too! I can be a big help!"

Yan Jiuyue immediately grabbed Chen Yi's other arm, her fluffy fox tail lightly brushing against his calf, carrying a hint of seeking credit.

"Chen Yi, I—I can help too! Cleaning up the battlefield, identifying treasures, all of that!"

"Sister, don't leave me out, I'll also do everything within my power!"

The two sisters also joined in the excitement.

"Hey, hey, what are you all doing? If I'm not careful, Brother Chen Yi is going to be carved up by you all again!"

Although Lin Mengxue grumbled, she also hugged Chen Yi from behind.

"Brother Chen Yi, we will always support you!"

Su Taotao stood to the side, her smile like a flower.

She wanted to join in, but didn't know how, looking a bit clumsy.

Chen Yi looked at this group of stunning beauties with different personalities around him, all surrounding him with trust.

A warm current welled up from the bottom of his heart, instantly dispelling the chill and fatigue after the battle.

"Thank you, you're all my precious treasures. In the future, if there's anything I don't understand or where my abilities fall short, I'll be counting on you!"

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Chen Yi's group didn't linger long in this blood-scented area.

After ignoring all the treasures on them that could be recognized by the treasure seeking compass, they left the bloody mountain stream.

Chen Yi was originally in high spirits, planning to detect if there were any missed treasures along the way.

However, after injecting spiritual power, the compass needle spun diligently for several rounds, and finally—it drooped listlessly, without any movement.

Within a radius of over thirty kilometers, besides the previously obtained breath-calming bell spirit stone, there wasn't a single rare treasure that could catch the compass's eye!

Does it have to be scavenged so clean?

But it didn't matter.

Chen Yi's goal wasn't these treasures in the first place.

It's just that if they were close, Lin Mengxue and Luo Shiyin could arrive in minutes over a distance of dozens of kilometers without the influence of the astral winds.

Taking a treasure along the way isn't too much to ask, right?

And with the treasure seeking compass, if they did a carpet search, getting them would be very simple.

But, it wasn't necessary!

The priority was still to cure Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong's spiritual power dissipation first!

According to the map, to the left of the Wind Region was the Light Zone, and to the right was the Fire Zone.

The Light Zone seemed like the better choice.

But on the map between the Wind Region and the Light Zone, there were dense small-print warnings like "Spatial Turbulence," "Unknown High-Level Magic Beast Lair," and "Frequent Energy Storms," which sounded very dangerous.

This made Chen Yi decisively abandon the idea.

Safety first, better take a detour through the Fire Zone!

"Roar—"

A heaven-shaking dragon roar echoed through the clouds.

Lin Mengxue transformed into a dragon and soared into the sky, carrying everyone toward the Fire Zone.

Along the way, everyone found the surroundings unusually quiet, with no sign of any Beast Tamers or spirit beasts.

Perhaps the circle of astral winds on the outer layer of the Wind Region was too powerful, scaring many people away...

During the flight, they occasionally saw some flying-type magic beasts.

But compared to Lin Mengxue, they were all existences that could be insta-killed in one breath; no signs of any Beast Kings were seen.

The treasure seeking compass in his hand also had no reaction along the way, which was indeed a bit of a pity.

Thus, after a full half-day of flying.

They finally arrived at the boundary between the Fire Zone and the Wind Region.

Unlike the Wind Region, there wasn't a boundary of astral wind storms here.

Instead, an extremely hot heatwave swept over them.

The sky was no longer blue; what met the eye was overwhelming crimson and dark gold. The burning sky was shrouded in thick volcanic ash clouds, presenting an oppressive dark red.

On the ground, winding rivers of lava were like wounds on the earth, emitting a piercing golden-red glow, flowing slowly and lethally, illuminating the rolling black smoke.

Exposed rocks were scorched charred black by the high temperatures, and crimson flames occasionally spewed from the cracks in the fissured earth.

Anyone could see that this was simply not a place where humans could stay!

"Hiss—this damn place is really hot!"

Chen Yi was instantly drenched in sweat.

"It's so hot, so hot! Brother Chen Yi, I'm going to melt!"

Su Taotao's face was beet red, her little tongue sticking out as she panted, looking nothing like her usual cute little lolita self.

Luo Shiyin tried to summon a wisp of cool breeze, but what blew onto her face was an even hotter air current: "It's no use, the more I blow, the hotter it gets!"

The sisters Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong had flushed faces and labored breathing, clearly suffering quite a bit from this extreme environment.

"Everyone, do you need to cool down?"

Lin Mengxue asked in a relaxed tone.

As an ice-attribute spirit beast, although her weakness was the fire attribute, that was only relative to fire-attribute attacks.

In such a high-temperature environment, the ice attribute could instead block out most of the heat, leaving her almost unaffected.

Similarly, as a fire-attribute spirit beast, Yan Jiuyue naturally wouldn't be affected by the high temperature either.

She even felt very comfortable!

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Chen Yi said hurriedly, "Give me a few large ice blocks, or else your Beast Tamer is going to die of heat!"

"Alright, alright, here you go!"

Lin Mengxue blew a light breath, and dense ice-attribute spiritual power gathered quickly. In the blink of an eye, a piece of profound ice half a person tall was formed.

It looked quite out of place in the surrounding scorching environment.

Seeing this, Luo Shiyin also quickly transformed into her Spirit Beast Form and carried the ice block over.

Chen Yi and The girls, as if seeing a savior, immediately lunged forward and hugged the giant ice block tightly.

The icy touch instantly dispelled the intense heat, making them feel as if they had finally been pulled back from the edge of hell.

"I'm back to life... this damn place really isn't for humans!"

"We need to find the bell spirit stone quickly and then get out of here!"

"I was thinking the same thing. Has the treasure seeking compass reacted yet?"

"Not yet. If there's a reaction, I'll alert you immediately—"

"Buzz—"

Before he could finish his sentence.

The treasure seeking compass in Chen Yi's hand suddenly vibrated violently!

The needle emitted a rapid hum and began to spin continuously, finally locking onto the southeast direction!

"There it is! There's a reaction to the southeast! And it's very strong!"

"Okay, I got it! Everyone, hold on tight!"

Lin Mengxue gave a clear shout, her dragon wings flapped powerfully, breaking through the rolling heatwaves as she flew rapidly toward the direction indicated by the compass.