Chapter 218: Treasure Hunt Competition Begins
"Space scrolls, tsk tsk tsk, this competition is really a big spend. I guess none of us students have many of these life-saving items on us," Zhao Manyan exclaimed.
"It concerns international matters, so it definitely won't be a small affair. You're a direct descendant of the Zhao Clan, after all; don't be so easily surprised," Mo Fan said.
"You're right, I really haven't seen much of this. Their production is rare in the world; there are few Space Element mages who can make these scrolls, and they are basically very rarely privately owned," Zhao Manyan explained.
"Once my Space Element cultivation improves, I'll get some for you," Mo Fan said, patting Zhao Manyan's shoulder.
"Holy cow, I forgot! You also have Space Element magic!" Zhao Manyan slapped his head.
Damn it!
So envious!
Mo Fan's magic elements are ridiculously numerous!
Moreover, if anyone else spoke so casually about improving cultivation, Zhao Manyan would find them amusing.
But with Mo Fan, he didn't doubt him in the slightest. Because Mo Fan truly possessed that ability.
"We'll all be scattered inside. We should try our best to regroup then, otherwise, if we encounter too many people from other countries, even if we see good things, they won't be ours," Jiang Yu interjected.
The Treasure Hunt Competition basically involved all National House team members, with ten people per team, totaling one hundred and sixty people representing sixteen countries.
After the rules were clearly explained, the students began to enter the Space Element magic array one after another.
The personnel were all randomized, and the order of entry was not the same. Interestingly, among the one hundred and sixty students, Mo Fan actually drew an early lot and was the first to enter the team.
He didn't hesitate and walked straight over.
As he entered the array, he quickly felt the surrounding space begin to twist.
It wasn't his first time experiencing this, so he calmly closed his eyes to avoid being disoriented by the spatial turbulence.
"Buzz~~~!!!"
With a tremor, Mo Fan, who was standing in plain sight a second ago, suddenly vanished into the spatial patterns, as quickly as the blink of an eye.
All spatial transfers happened in an instant. When he opened his eyes, the arena in front of him had disappeared, he couldn't see the sky of Venice, and there were no longer crowds of spectators.
The hazy, turbid sky twisted strangely, looking like a dark, gigantic oil painting imprinted above, carrying a sense of unreality.
The earth was rugged and undulating, with inexplicably abrupt towering peaks, black forests stretching ahead, rivers flowing against their current, and long valleys from which heart-pounding cries constantly echoed.
Mo Fan looked around, feeling an indescribable strangeness.
This environment, though it had mountains, water, and sky, somehow felt like a place where a illogical painter had randomly pieced these scenes together, vastly different from the visual coherence of true nature!
To be honest, it was hard to feel that a world was pieced together before. But today, he truly experienced it.
Indeed, in a world with transcendent power, there's no need to be shocked by whatever can be created.
"Yiyi~~~!!"
Just then, a few eagle cries came from overhead. Mo Fan looked up at the Eye Hawk circling a hundred meters above him.
And that was the 'camera' responsible for real-time tracking.
Eye Hawks were also a type of demon tool widely used by Wei Fang, similar to the Evil Eye Bronze Mirror, capable of transmitting everything the Eye Hawk saw through light magic, displaying it on an instrument, turning it into an image.
Since it was a competition witnessed by people worldwide, this Treasure Hunt Competition naturally couldn't just let the students run around in an independent space. These Eye Hawks achieved the best live broadcast effect, allowing people to see the students' performance through them.
These Eye Hawks were naturally set up early, and they would follow the students closely, serving as cameras on one hand and ensuring the students' safety on the other.
Mo Fan didn't linger too long and began searching in one direction.
Unknowingly, Mo Fan stepped into a black forest where the trees clearly grew in a distorted manner, and he looked at this dark, eerie forest.
The reason he came here was because his Little Flame Belle sensed Xin Xia's aura.
"Ling, Ling!" Little Flame Belle nodded heavily.
Xin Xia is Mama, Mu Ningxue is Little Mama, and Mu Ningxue is naturally Little Little Mama.
As for Tang Yue, after getting Flame Fairy and with her busy schedule, they met less often. So she isn't Mama yet.
Unfortunately, Little Flame Belle doesn't particularly like Mu Ningxue's icy aura, so Little Flame Belle never gets close to Mu Ningxue, but Little Flame Belle is sensitive to Mu Ningxue's aura and can sense it from far away.
Following Little Flame Belle's perception, Mo Fan quickly saw Mu Ningxue.
At this moment, she was entangled with these bizarre trees.
Mu Ningxue also told him that there was a Tree Spirit Leader here, along with priceless resources.
Mo Fan didn't waste words and directly attacked alongside Mu Ningxue.
She was his, so there was no need to distinguish between 'yours' and 'mine.'
Ice Element restrains Plant Element, and Fire Element restrains plants even more. After passing through the ice-frosted black tree spirits frozen by Mu Ningxue, Mo Fan saw the Tree Spirit Leader Mu Ningxue mentioned in the center of a small black lake.
The very center of the Tree Spirit Leader had a grotesque mouth, like a human's but several times wider, and its twisted, ferocious branches were like the arms and claws of a Mountain Men. When Mo Fan walked over, he just saw this creature grasping a giant gray bear.
That giant bear was at least five or six meters tall, with gray flames attached to its body. One look and you knew it wasn't an ordinary small minion, yet it was stung like a beehive by that Black Tree Spirit Leader, its whole body covered in blood holes, fresh red blood gushing out like a spring and pouring into the lake!
Damn, it really is an old tree that has become a spirit!
The red blood turned completely black moments after entering the lake.
To be honest, one could guess from this that this pieced-together place wasn't formed recently.
This kind of place has probably existed for some years!
"Moo~~~!!!"
This Black Tree Spirit Leader was extremely vigilant and quickly discovered Mo Fan hiding by the blood-filled lake, letting out a violent roar at him.
Its cry was a summons to its subordinates, but when there was no response, the Black Tree Spirit Leader directly launched an attack.
Its tree trunks continuously elongated, turning into long whips that lashed towards Mo Fan!
"Heavenly Flame Funeral - Hellfire!"
A gigantic flaming meteor gathered and, with Mo Fan's release, plunged from high in the sky!
"Boom!!!"
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Under the scorching flames, the Black Tree Spirit Leader also became enraged. At this moment, it was already covered in wounds.
"Moo~~~!!!"
After suffering such a severe attack, the Black Tree Spirit Leader instantly became furious. The lake water began to churn violently, and the next moment, incredibly thick roots emerged like giant eels from the water!
These roots were incredibly dense, feeling like they filled the entire lake. They grew ceaselessly, twisting madly, looking grotesque and terrifying!
Clearly, the lake formed from blood here was not just for show.