Although Xiao Chen felt rather pained by the snow-white little beast casually swallowing the Life Crystal, this was not the time to discuss such matters.
Since they did not know when Zhao Lin'er would return, the two put away the Life Crystals and prepared to leave.
Giving the transforming treant nearby a wide berth, Bai He, Xiao Chen, and the others quickly withdrew from the depths of the valley. Relying on KeKe's astonishing spiritual senses, they carefully avoided the patrolling treants and those that had transformed into towering ancient trees along the way.
Seeing that no one was around, Bai He, Xiao Chen, and the three skeletons immediately split up and began setting fires around the outskirts of Treant Valley.
Unfortunately, Bai He could not yet freely control the Flame Hell Dragon fire within him. Its previous release had purely been the result of his potential erupting in a life-or-death crisis. Otherwise, if he could unleash it at will, this valley would likely have been reduced to ashes in no time.
Most of Dragon Island's vegetation was highly flammable, bursting into fierce flames the moment it was ignited. Bai He and Xiao Chen still needed torches to start fires, while the three skeletons could release Netherworld Black Flame. Their soul lights flickered continuously, and wherever they passed, clusters of black flames erupted.
In only a brief moment, flames shot into the sky all around Treant Valley. The raging blaze spread into the valley with unstoppable momentum.
After setting the fires, no one dared linger for even a moment. They fled swiftly into the distance. Nor could they return to the area around Death Swamp, as it had most likely already been discovered by someone.
In the end, they chose to head west across Dragon Island, into unfamiliar territory they had