"But won't that put you in great danger?" Smolov frowned, listening to Ling Tian's words. "Besides, radio communication is poor in this sea area. What if something happens to you on the island and you need us to assist?" Smolov said with some anxiety. In the past few days, Smolov had formed a deep friendship with Ling Tian, and he truly didn't want Ling Tian to get into trouble.
"You don't need to worry about the strength of us few. Didn't we wipe out over a thousand merfolk on the island back then? As for communication, you don't need to worry either. I'll release signal flares later. When you see the flares, just wait for us in this sea area, and we'll naturally return to meet you."
Seeing Ling Tian's confident demeanor, Smolov had nothing more to say. Moreover, Ling Tian was fully in charge of this operation.
A cabin at the stern of the ship was opened, and a small boat, over ten meters long, was lowered. Food and several barrels of gasoline were placed on the boat. Ling Tian, along with Yu Gong Jieyi and Ali, got onto the small boat. Ling Tian operated the motor and steered directly towards the Merfolk Island.
Watching the receding small boat, Andrew came to Smolov's side. "Hey, Smolov, is it really okay to let those three go like that?" Andrew was still quite concerned about Ling Tian and the others' safety.
"Don't worry, Miss wouldn't misjudge people, and her orders wouldn't be wrong. Let's just wait here!"
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The small boat was not slow, with a speed of 35 knots. However, Ali felt this speed was too slow and unbearable. So, Ali also took out a Wind Riding Talisman from the Spirit Realm space and stuck it to the stern of the boat. As the talisman was activated, a strong gust of wind was released, and the speed of the small boat suddenly increased. It cut through the waves like a breaker. In less than half an hour, they arrived at the shore!
The three of them landed on a deserted beach. Ling Tian and Yu Gong Jieyi went ashore. While Yu Gong Jieyi wasn't paying attention, Ali directly collected the speedboat into the Spirit Realm space. Ling Tian knew very well that there must be other ability users on the island now, all of them aiming for the overseas immortal ruins. They certainly wouldn't want to share with others. If the boat were left here, those guys would definitely find ways to destroy it, something Ling Tian could not accept.
"Where do we go next?" Yu Gong Jieyi asked.
"We're going to the southwest of the island. It's cleaner here, and the seawater isn't polluted. Let's find a place to settle down first, and then we'll start exploring the overseas immortal ruins. On the other side of the island, I think if you saw what happened a few days ago, you wouldn't want to stay there."
Ling Tian was referring to the day the merfolk fought. The beach and the sea were full of corpses. Fortunately, it was the sea, and there were many sharks and marine creatures around, so most of the corpses had been eaten. That's why Ling Tian landed on the other side of the island; even if there were many corpses on the opposite side, they wouldn't drift over here. Moreover, there were some reefs in the water on this side of the island, making it difficult for large ships to dock. The boats of other adventurers also did not land from this side.
They walked over 200 meters inland. There was a forest here, and the terrain was quite flat, with palm trees and coconut trees lining the shore. Ling Tian looked up at the sky and frowned. The weather in the South Pacific was unpredictable, and it could rain at any moment.
"I feel like it's going to rain tonight, and it's going to be a heavy rain. We need to find shelter first! But I can't say exactly when the rain will start."
Just then, Yu Gong Jieyi spoke. "Let me see!" After speaking, Jieyi took off the bell from her neck and shook it. With the sound of the bell, a little girl wearing a purple kimono appeared before them. This little girl looked about ten years old, and on her back, she carried a doll about a meter long. This doll had a round head, and its body was wrapped in a piece of white cloth. This was called a Teru Teru Bozu. There was an anime called Ikkyu that featured one hanging at the temple entrance. Yu Gong Jieyi walked forward, whispered a few words into the little girl's ear, and the little girl nodded. She ran towards a distance and, in an open space, threw the doll in her hand into the sky! To everyone's surprise, the Teru Teru Bozu actually floated up. In the blink of an eye, the Teru Teru Bozu flew to an altitude of a hundred meters.
Ali skipped over. "Wow, Jieyi sister, what is this? It looks so magical."
"This is my companion, Hiyoribō. She is a very powerful Shikigami. Her Teru Teru Bozu can predict the weather..."
As she was speaking, the Teru Teru Bozu, floating and swaying, descended from the sky and landed right in front of the little girl. The little girl immediately reached out, put the Teru Teru Bozu on her back, then whispered a few words into Xingyuan Jieyi's ear, and then disappeared. Yu Gong Jieyi looked up at Ling Tian and Ali.
"I just asked Hiyoribō, and she said it will rain in two hours, and it will be a very heavy rain that will last all day."
Ling Tian nodded. "Then it seems we really need to find a place to stay quickly."
"Do you need me to call out the Yamawaro? I can have Yamawaro cut down some trees, and we can build a house."
Ling Tian smiled. "No need, the house is already here!"
After speaking, Ling Tian's thoughts flashed, and a ball of flame appeared in his hand. Then, this flame transformed into a spiritual body over a meter tall and swept over the bushes in front of Ling Tian. This spiritual body was none other than the Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit's high temperature of over 6,000 degrees Celsius instantly carbonized the wild grass and bushes upon contact, turning them into ashes. Soon, a clearing was burned out in front of Ling Tian. This clearing was very flat, and what's more, the ground was also very smooth because the sand and stones on the ground had melted and formed glass. Ling Tian directly retracted the Fire Spirit. Yu Gong Jieyi stared at the Fire Spirit, her jaw dropping. She could feel the terrifying power of the flames emanating from the Fire Spirit. Yu Gong Jieyi then realized that Ling Tian's strength was far from fully revealed. If Ling Tian wanted to deal with the ghost ship, he could just unleash a Fire Spirit, and it would probably burn the ghosts and the ship together. Yu Gong Jieyi turned to look at A-Miao, only to find Ali looking calm and unfazed, as if she wasn't surprised by all this. When Yu Gong Jieyi turned her head again, she was stunned by what she saw!