"I've scouted it out. There are four broken islands in total. One is in the middle, and the other three form an irregular triangle around it. The three outer broken islands are all inhabited by Sea Monkey Monsters covered in brown fur, while the inner broken island is entirely populated by Crimson Ling Fiends!" Gong Yu reported back after her reconnaissance.
"How can there be Sea Monkey Monsters?" Nan Jue asked, puzzled.
"Sea Monkey Monsters are the most spineless race in the ocean. You can find these subservient creatures in almost every powerful demon race's tribe or clan. Their combat power is generally weak, but they are very good at finding food, stealing, and escaping, and they are extremely servile, so this race is considered the most common in the ocean!" Nan Rongni, who came from the Sea Academy, explained.
Nan Rongni was from the south, the type who was very good at talking. At first, she always wanted to get close to Mu Ningxue.
However, Lin Chen had long known her character and had instructed Mu Ningxue in advance. Now, the two were merely nodding acquaintances, very indifferent. Seeing that she couldn't join Lin Chen's small team, Nan Rongni simply gave up!
"Are there many Sea Monkey Monsters?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
"I checked, and the number of Sea Monkey Monsters on the three broken islands is around two to three thousand. It's not a lot, but they are a bit troublesome to deal with!" Gong Yu said.
"What about the number of Crimson Ling Fiends?" Ai Jiangtu continued to ask.
"I can't really count that. Crimson Ling Fiends' senses are much sharper than Sea Monkey Monsters, so I couldn't get too close to their nests. I'd estimate there are about one to two hundred of them!" Gong Yu replied.
Nan Jue said, "No wonder they said there's a demon race here. If there are over a hundred Crimson Ling Fiends, their combat power is already comparable to a small clan!"
"If the Crimson Ling Fiends' strength is just what we saw on the island earlier, then it shouldn't be a problem for us to eliminate them. What we're afraid of is the sea. They get stronger, and we get constrained. With one rising and the other falling, the situation becomes unfavorable…" Ai Jiangtu analyzed.
Mu Ningxue said, "If the islands aren't too far apart, I can freeze the sea between them!"
"Freeze all of it? Do you need other Ice System Mages to help you?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
Mu Ningxue shook her head and said, "No, I can do it alone!"
Ai Jiangtu said, "If you can freeze the sea between the four broken islands, it will restrict the Crimson Ling Fiends' strength. We can handle the rest!"
Seeing that everyone agreed, they immediately began to look for a suitable position. As for Mu Ningxue's safety, Lin Chen was not worried at all. With her Super Mage strength, she could still participate in the battle after freezing the islands. There was a world of difference between an Advanced-Tier Mage and a Super Mage.
The four broken islands were all covered in very dense vegetation, but most of these plants were crimson, looking like four large flames burning on the sea from a distance.
Gong Yu had already found a suitable infiltration route during his reconnaissance. A small team like theirs had an advantage. If a Wei Fashi (Law Enforcer) legion came, they would probably be discovered by the omnipresent Sea Monkey Monsters before even reaching these triangular connected islands.
The ten people who went ashore were Lin Chen, Ai Jiangtu, Nan Jue, Mu Ningxue, Mo Fan, Gong Yu, Zu Jimin, Jiang Shaoxu, Li Kaifeng, and Zhao Manyan. Nan Rongni was responsible for guarding the magic ship!
The overall strength of this small team was quite good. In addition to the Advanced-Tier Mages from Lin Chen's small team, Ai Jiangtu and Mo Fan were also Advanced-Tier Mages.
Jiang Shaoxu was quite lucky. With Lin Chen's help, she naturally became an Advanced-Tier Mage.
The Sea Monkey Monsters encountered along the way were easily dealt with by Gong Yu and the others. Ai Jiangtu also displayed his strength as an Advanced-Tier Mage, astonishing everyone.
It should be known that in front of Advanced-Tier Space Element skills, displacement abilities of the Shadow System, Wind System, or Earth System were nothing but trash. And the skill proficiency displayed by Ai Jiangtu was clearly not that of someone who had just broken through to the Advanced-Tier.
Ai Jiangtu used his Space Element ability to sense the spatial fluctuations in the area.
After confirming that there were no other Sea Monkey Monsters, he gestured to Nan Jue.
Presumably, only Nan Jue could understand Ai Jiangtu's Wei Fang hand gestures. Nan Jue told everyone that they could go ashore, then immediately used the disguise device to camouflage the ship. Everyone disembarked, successfully infiltrating these triangular connected islands.
Nan Jue repeated the plan in detail: "We will stealthily move to this position, and then Mu Ningxue will freeze the sea between the triangular connected islands, turning them into an ice surface. This will not only allow us to wipe out the Crimson Ling Fiends in one fell swoop but also benefit our combat. However, we are already very close to the Crimson Ling Fiends, so finally, one or two people will need to disturb the Crimson Ling Fiends and lure them elsewhere, to prevent them from noticing us before the frozen sea surface is thick enough!"
"Leave this to me!" Lin Chen said.
Ai Jiangtu nodded, saying, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you!"
Although Ai Jiangtu had not seen Lin Chen's true strength, he knew that Lin Chen's strength was definitely the top in the team. It was naturally best for Lin Chen to voluntarily take on this task.
Lin Chen gave some instructions to Mu Ningxue and Jiang Shaoxu, then immediately headed towards where the Crimson Ling Fiends were located.
Along the way, he killed every monster he encountered, leaving no survivors. With Lin Chen's strength, why bother with any subtle movements?
Lin Chen's slaughter quickly attracted the attention of the Sea Monkey Monsters and Crimson Ling Fiends, who all rushed towards Lin Chen.
With a thought from Lin Chen, in an instant, a continuously rotating Taiji Diagram suddenly appeared, followed by a silver-white long sword that tore through the air from the Taiji Diagram and landed in Lin Chen's hand.
At the same time, a series of star maps continuously appeared around Lin Chen. These star maps intertwined and shone with each other, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed from their original patterns into a three-dimensional, magnificent, beautiful, and stunning Fire Star Palace!
It was constructed from exactly seven star maps, with 49 star orbits connecting them, and adorned with 343 Fire System star dusts.
The awe-inspiring constellation formed in a single thought, and in an instant, it all merged into the Two-Yin Sword in Lin Chen's hand.
The Two-Yin Sword immediately gleamed with golden flames, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose!
Lin Chen held the Two-Yin Sword high, and the flaming long sword instantly flew into the sky!
"Meteor Fire Shower!!!!"
The scorching flaming sword, after rising to a sufficient height, exploded with a roar, burning the entire sky.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"
Suddenly, the blazing flames from the sky rained down, magnificent like a fiery meteor shower. The flames instantly burned and spread upon contact with the ground. As the entire sky was cleansed by this dense fiery meteor shower, what poured onto the earth connected into a vast, shocking sea of fire, continuing to burn intensely.
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