221: Chapter 221 Iron Forest Island

"Could Wizard Minian have gotten the location wrong?"

Heloise stood on the back of the Crimson Feather Fire Demon, standing on tiptoe to gaze into the distance.

However, after looking around, she could not find the island Wizard Minian had described.

Nie Ning was equally puzzled.

Wizard Minian had no reason to lie to him, and furthermore, with Wizard Minian's Second Ring strength, she would not be able to deceive his Malice Perception.

Yet, they had been searching the vicinity for a day and had not seen the island Wizard Minian had mentioned.

"Could it be a formation?"

The possibility was not entirely ruled out.

After all, Wizard Minian had not been out for seven years; who knew if those rogue wizards had upgraded their equipment.

However, the power of formations was usually quite strong, and it was difficult to find a formation capable of hiding an island using ordinary methods.

After pondering for a moment, Nie Ning looked at Heloise: "You and the Crimson Feather Fire Demon stay here; I will go into the sea to search for clues."

With that, Nie Ning handed the backpack containing Sensen to Heloise, then leaped and dove into the sea.

Upon entering the ocean, Nie Ning's vision was obstructed, and his movement speed was also severely restricted.

Nie Ning activated his Strange Beast Body, instantly feeling his body become much lighter, and he was able to breathe underwater without needing to surface for air.

This ability came from the Lar Phantom Water Beast he had obtained earlier and the shrimp-type strange beasts he had consumed some time ago.

This allowed Nie Ning to breathe underwater, possess underwater vision, and utilize the force-generating techniques of shrimp-type beasts in water, along with the fist power boost obtained from the Black Giant Shrimp.

As Nie Ning gathered Dou Qi in his legs, the air vortex formed between his legs propelled him into the seabed like a cannonball.

A large number of strange-looking marine creatures passed by Nie Ning.

However, the ocean was vast, and not every place was inhabited by strange beasts.

Moreover, this area belonged to Iron Forest Island; if the other party wanted to stay in this region for a long time, they would inevitably clear out the strange beasts nearby.

When he descended to 1,500 meters, because he was not yet accustomed to the underwater environment, Nie Ning could not help but feel a sense of chest tightness and nausea.

Nie Ning wandered around underwater for a while and was just preparing to leave to get some air when a pitch-black area caught his attention.

Unlike the blackness of the deep sea, it seemed as if something was blocking the way there, but just a little higher up, the underwater brightness returned to normal.

Nie Ning swam over to investigate and discovered that it was a rock wall.

Furthermore, a little higher up, although it looked like a normal sea area, Nie Ning's hand could already touch something.

'It seems this must be the place; the formation can only cover this area.'

Thinking of this, Nie Ning swam rapidly towards the surface like an arrow leaving a bow.

Upon reaching the sea surface, his Ice Wings expanded, and he hovered in mid-air.

There was nothing in front of Nie Ning, but relying on the extraordinary senses of his Strange Beast Body, he could still feel a trace of unusual airflow and wind direction.

If he hadn't been close, he really wouldn't have discovered the difference.

Nie Ning turned his head to look; a thousand meters away were the Crimson Feather Fire Demon and Heloise.

He waved at Heloise, then reached out towards the front, but was blocked by a transparent barrier.

As a cluster of flames emerged from Nie Ning's hand, the terrifying flames rushed straight at the barrier in front of him.

'Bang!'

The barrier was pierced by the flames, revealing a half-meter gap.

Through the gap, one could see some dark yellow trees, which was similar to what Wizard Minian had described.

Seeing this, Nie Ning could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The power of the formation was unquestionable; even a Third Ring Blazing Sun Zenith Array could withstand a Transcendent for a while.

And as for the one in front of him, if it was a sect-level formation, it would not be something he could easily break, even if it were only Third Ring.

Magic surged within Nie Ning, and amidst flashing lightning, he slashed out a three-meter Wind-Thunder Blade.

Under the powerful cutting force of the Wind-Thunder Blade, a gap was directly opened in the illusion formation.

At this moment, Nie Ning noticed a figure flying in his direction.

"Who are you, why are you attacking my mansion!"

The voice reached Nie Ning's ears before the person arrived.

Nie Ning looked at the figure; he was slightly chubby with dark skin, similar to Wizard Kadisan, the Second Ring Wizard described by Wizard Minian.

"We are just passing by, so we wanted to come in and take a look."

Nie Ning said with a smile.

"This is private territory. My boss has a bad temper; I advise you to leave immediately."

Wizard Kadisan glanced at the fire bird and Heloise behind Nie Ning, and said with a vigilant expression.

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning looked puzzled; he actually did not feel any malice from the wizard in front of him!

Was Wizard Minian lying, or was this person's control over Spiritual Power so strong that it was enough to shield against Malice Perception?

Or perhaps there was some treasure that could shield mental perception?

Nie Ning was somewhat hesitant.

Although he really wanted to instantly kill the opponent, he didn't want to be used as a pawn by others.

"This is my younger sister. We have a poor sense of direction and have been trapped for several days. We haven't been able to find the way out. Do you think you could make an exception and let us rest here for a while?"

Nie Ning said with a dejected, bitter smile.

A look of difficulty appeared on Wizard Kadisan's face, as if he were weighing the pros and cons.

But just at this moment, Wizard Kadisan's ears twitched, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"It's hard to avoid setbacks when traveling. I will take you in to rest, but remember not to wander around, lest you be discovered by my boss."

"Thank you, thank you."

Nie Ning thanked him repeatedly.

However, he noticed some clues; this guy was nine times out of ten problematic!

Although he had tried his best to hide his strength, his external appearance was Second Ring, and the Crimson Feather Fire Demon looked like it was Second Ring because it was injured.

As for Heloise, she hadn't restrained her aura at all.

The person in front of him was only a Second Ring Wizard, yet he dared to let the three of them enter the island, clearly very confident in his boss's strength.

The two of them and the bird followed Wizard Kadisan onto the island.

The island in front of them was not large, only about ten kilometers or so, with a small mountain in the middle, and a plant called the Iron Heart Tree was planted on the island.

The heartwood of the Iron Heart Tree was as hard as iron, tougher than ordinary forged weapons, and would only grow on special mineral veins.

The group arrived at the mountainside, where several caves came into view.

"You can rest here. There are formation traps on the island, so don't wander around, lest you get hurt."

Wizard Kadisan said, pointing to the caves.

"That is natural. We will rest for the night and leave tomorrow morning."

Nie Ning said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wizard Kadisan nodded, and then flew towards the top of the mountain.

Just at this moment, a wisp of white smoke flew from Nie Ning's waist and followed Wizard Kadisan as he left.

Nie Ning quietly watched Wizard Kadisan leave, then took Heloise into the cave.