"Ice-attribute Soul Beasts-I think the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion would make a good backup choice. As for Little Yutong's second Martial Soul, I already have plans."
"Sister Tian Meng, I know exactly what's on your mind..."
Huo Tian's solemn voice reached Huo Yutong's Sea of Consciousness. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze completely, then crawled slowly through the Sea of Consciousness.
"There really is nothing I can hide from you!..."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm smiled helplessly and curled into a ball. Her thoughts lay bare before Huo Tian.
"Don't worry, I'll let you reunite with the Ice Empress, but not now. Perhaps when Little Yutong's cultivation reaches four or five rings!"
Huo Tian's voice reached the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's ears once more. She grew so excited that her entire body reared upright.
"Then... thank you."
After expressing her thanks, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm retreated into the depths of the Sea of Consciousness to sleep again. Huo Tian stopped dividing his attention and began flying toward Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi.
The three had already flown far from land, heading toward the sea's horizon. Huo Yutong poked her head out to gaze at the vast ocean below.
"There are so many fish down there! Is this the sea? It's so beautiful!"
Huo Yutong clapped her hands, her face full of excitement.
In all her eleven years, this truly was her first time seeing the legendary sea. Before, she had only heard Huo Yu'er describe it to her.
Huo Yutong had always yearned to see the sea.
"Little Yutong, be careful. Don't fall."
Huo Tian reminded her patiently. He was genuinely afraid Huo Yutong would fall off. They had already ventured deep into the sea, and the Sea God's Soul Beasts had at least a thousand years of cultivation.
"I know, Master."
A smile appeared on Huo Yutong's fair cheeks. She nodded obediently and pulled her head back in.
The three continued toward Flame Island. The sea remained calm along the way, but even after flying for quite some time, they still could not find Flame Island.
"What's going on? Strange."
Xuan Zi hovered above the sea, staring at the boundless ocean in bewilderment. They had followed the location Mu En had given them.
I'm at this location now, yet I haven't found Flame Island. Could Flame Island actually move on its own?
"This shouldn't be happening."
Yan Shaozhe hovered beside Xuan Zi. He released his mental power to investigate the entire stretch of sea, only to find nothing but the boundless ocean, without a single island.
The three split up, heading east, south, and north to search for Flame Island. Whoever found it would transmit their voice to the other two.
Huo Tian headed north across this stretch of sea. After riding the Vermilion Bird for several days, Huo Yutong had grown bored too, so he could only settle down, sit cross-legged, and cultivate.
And so, the Vermilion Bird, wreathed in evil fire, flew over the boundless sea for six hours, with nothing but an endless expanse of ocean before him.
"Master, are we still not there?"
Huo Yutong tugged at a few of Huo Tian's vivid red feathers, making his whole body itch.
"I've been going round and round over this stretch of sea for six hours, and I haven't found a single island."
Huo Tian gazed dejectedly at the sea below. He, too, began to wonder whether Flame Island moved on its own or appeared at random.
Huo Tian was even starting to feel that this island was a rules-based horror story.
Just then, banks of mist began spreading over a stretch of sea not far away, blotting out the sky and sun.
Huo Tian hurriedly steadied himself in flight, having nearly plunged straight into the mist below because of his distraction.
"Damn, ghosts in broad daylight."
Huo Tian stared helplessly at the mist before him, unable to help wondering whether Flame Island lay just beyond it, if only they passed through.
Huo Tian did not dare enter rashly. He immediately transmitted his voice to Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe. Only with three Super Douluos going in together would he feel thoroughly secure.
Before long, two streaks of light, one yellow and one brown, shot over from the endless sea's horizon.
"Xiaotian, did you find it?"
Xuan Zi looked at Huo Tian in confusion, then turned toward the Fog Sea Area nearby. Beside him, Yan Shaozhe stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.
"No. I suspect it might be hidden in this mist, but I don't dare go in rashly."
Huo Tian immediately flew above the bewildering waters. The entire stretch of sea was shrouded in mist, and he tried to pierce it with his soul power.
But the entire Fog Sea Area seemed alive, absorbing the soul power Huo Tian released. He could not see a thing.
Huo Tian was startled. His mental power had reached God Level, after all; no one in the entire Douluo Plane could block his probing.
Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe also released their mental power to investigate, but both suffered a backlash, leaving them dazed and distracted for a moment.
Seeing this, Huo Tian could immediately assert that the Fog Sea Area might be connected to gods. Even Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe had suffered a mental shock.
Fortunately, Huo Tian had stopped Huo Yutong from using her Martial Soul. Otherwise, she might truly have suffered an agonizing headache and bled from all seven orifices.
"Xiaotian, are we still going in?"
Xuan Zi raised a hand and knocked on his head, feeling dizzy. Yan Shaozhe also came to Huo Tian's side.
The three had searched this stretch of sea for so long without finding Flame Island. Now, Flame Island might be within the Fog Sea Area.
They had to go in and look, or their trip would have been for nothing.
"Let's go in. There probably isn't any danger in there."
Huo Tian spoke with a look of certainty, though he did not dare be one hundred percent sure whether there was any danger. His intuition told him he had to enter.
Huo Tian's entire Vermilion Bird body transformed into human form, and he immediately used the Vermilion Bird Bone Armor. Huo Yutong lay limply in his arms, her cheek buried deep in the crook of his neck.
Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe completed their Martial Soul Possession. All three had to remain ready for battle at every moment.
Huo Yutong took a Class 8 Defensive Soul Tool from her Soul Tool ring. It formed an energy barrier around her and Huo Tian.
The three released their soul power and darted into the Fog Sea Area, clustering together and traveling shoulder to shoulder.
The instant Huo Tian flew into the Fog Sea Area, pain shot through his head, and his mind began to grow hazy. Huo Yutong experienced the same thing.
As the three flew on, they gradually drifted apart. When Huo Tian looked back, he discovered that there was no one behind him.
"Master, where did they go?"
Huo Yutong immediately raised her head, her bewildered eyes surveying their surroundings. There was nothing around them but mist.
"Senior Brother! Xuan Zi!"
Huo Tian's calls rang through the bewildering sea mist. When no reply came even after a long wait, he began surveying his surroundings warily.
The two continued flying deeper in. Huo Tian hoped they could find Flame Island.
Just as Huo Tian was flying along with a solemn expression, the seawater below began to boil. A dark tentacle leaped out from beneath the sea and attacked him.
Huo Tian reacted instantly, twisting aside to evade the sudden tentacle and landing a spinning kick wreathed in evil fire on it.
Feeling the pain of the evil fire burning it, the black tentacle immediately withdrew into the sea.