Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 231 The Folded Forest

The black tornado covered a large area, and it took Mo Fan and the Turtle Shell Mage more than half an hour to reach the other side.

Along the way, he transformed into a treasure-hunting rat, keeping his eyes wide open and not missing the slightest abnormality.

Unfortunately, the surrounding area was full of ruins, and he didn't find anything of value. The only thing that made him feel comfortable was the unusually active fire energy.

"Should we go back? It's getting hotter and hotter."

Zhao Manyan opened his clothes, revealing his fair and muscular abdomen, and sweat poured down his body.

"No, you can't handle this? That's not right."

"Could it be...?" A glint of inspiration flashed in Mo Fan's eyes.

"You think everyone's a beast like you?"

"Walking this way felt like sitting by a fire!"

Zhao Manyan glanced at Mo Fan with disdain. That guy was tanned so dark, almost as dark as Ai Jiangtu. This awful weather was really torturous.

"No, no... Old Zhao, don't forget, you're a high-level mage, your physique is much stronger than that of an ordinary person."

"Even though it's the hottest time of the afternoon, we won't let you get unbearably hot."

"Wait a minute..."

As Mo Fan spoke, he suddenly thought of something and immediately closed his eyes. A moment later, he communicated with the fire element star and sensed a large amount of active fire element magic energy emanating from the outside world.

As he fully unleashed his mental perception, he detected the fire-type energy within a radius of several dozen meters and immediately discerned its density.

"What did you find?" Zhao Manyan saw the fiery red light gathering around Mo Fan and knew that this guy might have found something.

"The fire energy here is unusually active, and it's emanating from this direction."

After opening his eyes, Mo Fan pointed to the side, where there was a withered forest, where the plants looked even more droopy than in other places.

In the wild, no one would pay attention to such small details, and at first glance, there would be no problem.

"Let's go take a look."

"Walk!"

The two continued their exploration, walking two or three hundred meters before entering the withered jungle and seeing even more withered plants.

Upon entering, the two immediately became more alert. Zhao Manyan took out a shield magic tool and walked in front, his mental world filled with light-based defensive magic that he was about to unleash.

The two quickly ventured several hundred meters deeper, where the plants could no longer survive, leaving only charred, withered branches and leaves that seemed ready to burst into flames at the slightest touch.

"Stop for a second!" Mo Fan reached out and patted Zhao Manyan on the shoulder, pulling him back.

Zhao Manyan immediately stopped and took two steps back, shielding Mo Fan in front of him. He looked around warily, feeling uneasy as he realized they hadn't encountered any demons despite traveling so far.

"Why are you standing behind me?" Mo Fan was completely bewildered. If he hadn't been keeping an eye on Lao Zhao, this silent retreat would have almost gone unnoticed, almost like an instinctive action.

"Huh? Hehe, I'm used to it." Zhao Manyan came to his senses and smiled awkwardly, taking a step forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Mo Fan.

Mo Fan stopped worrying about his position and explained the anomaly he had noticed: "This area, within a radius of several hundred meters, is covered with carbonized tree branches, and the density of fire-type energy has reached its maximum."

"But we didn't find anything. It's completely bare, and there's nothing unusual at first glance."

"You're not mistaken, are you?"

Zhao Manyan focused his gaze on the area of ​​withered branches, scanning around but finding nothing unusual.

"How is that possible?"

"I'm a fire mage, surely you can recognize my fire magic?"

"I sensed that the source of the fire magic energy was emanating from here, and it was spreading out in a fan shape in the surrounding area."

Mo Fan felt a little irritated. The concentration of fire energy in front of him was unusually high, but he couldn't see what the problem was.

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"Can't you see? Why are you scratching your head?" Zhao Manyan looked at him, who was scratching his head in a panic. His voice sounded a little creepy, as if he were scraping his skull.

"Brain?"

Mo Fan paused in thought, then immediately came up with a desperate solution: he immersed himself in his mental world, looking at the six different magical systems radiating light.

His gaze fell upon the spatial link, and he immediately communicated with the spatial star. Soon, in his perception, an almost transparent barrier appeared in the outside world!

Just ten meters in front of them, a flowing, distorted barrier blocked their view.

After stopping communication with the star, the blurry barrier disappeared again, but it became visible again after communication. After repeating this experiment several times, he finally identified the problem.

"Damn! Our vision has been distorted by a spatial barrier, and we can't see what's really inside."

Mo Fan shouted excitedly to Zhao Manyan beside him.

"You saw it?"

"Then hurry up and go in to check it out! I'll add some defense for you!"

Zhao Manyan knew they might actually have encountered something good this time, so he quickly cast a Light Protection spell on Mo Fan.

"Okay, you follow me, and remember to increase your defenses as needed!" Mo Fan reminded him with some concern, then lifted his foot and walked forward.

Upon reaching the barrier, Mo Fan became extremely vigilant and reached out to touch the screen. To his surprise, his hand passed right through it.

With a determined heart, he stepped directly into the barrier!

The scene changed drastically immediately. A fiery inferno appeared in his field of vision, the sky was distorted, and intense sunlight was gathered down.

"Holy crap~ What is this?" Zhao Manyan followed in and saw the sky emitting a bright light, and the earth was a fiery red, especially in the central area.

The temperature inside is more than 20 degrees Celsius higher than outside, reaching a high of 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, scorching their skin.

"Old Zhao, I've struck it rich!"

"I smell the scent of a soul seed..."

Mo Fan muttered to himself, a dazed smile on his face, his eyes shining as he stared at the central area, where fire magic was particularly strong.

"Why isn't it a light-based environment?" Zhao Manyan asked irritably, as this environment was clearly light-based.

"Go take a look. If it's a light-type, it's yours!"

Mo Fan strode confidently toward the center, his steps exuding an air of arrogance. As a fire mage, his fire resistance was remarkably high.

The intense, dazzling light was almost unbearable for him, forcing him to squint as he moved forward.

Soon the two arrived at the core area and saw a large, crystal-clear pit, several meters wide and tens of meters deep, in which a soul seed radiating intense heat floated silently.

The intense sunlight was all distorted by space and concentrated onto the Soul Seed, generating extreme heat.

The walls below the pit were all made of bright red glass, which made the floating soul seed in the center shine even brighter.

"Tch~" Zhao Manyan curled his lip upon seeing this scene, still somewhat displeased. It wasn't even a light-type. This bastard's luck is incredible; he encountered a soul seed on his very first day back in the team.

"Haha... Don't say your brother didn't take care of you, I'll treat you next time we go out to party!" Mo Fan patted Zhao Manyan beside him with a slightly embarrassed look on his face, giving him a knowing look that all men understand.

"Okay, you said it yourself. Hurry up and go down and absorb it so we can leave. This place is too hot." Zhao Manyan's face looked much better. He was unusually serious about Mo Fan's offer to treat him.

(End of this chapter)