Icefire Island, also known as Hell Paradise Island, is a volcanic island that suddenly appeared in the ocean more than 20 years ago.
Tectonic plate movement caused magma to erupt, and the magma was cooled by seawater, forming the island.
Over the decades, several active volcanoes on the island have continuously erupted, with magma flowing into the sea, constantly expanding the island's area.
The island now covers nearly 200 square kilometers, but one-third of this area is volcanic lava fields, and nearly half is covered by forests.
The island is only about 1,000 kilometers from the Antarctic Circle, with Antarctica being the closest continent. The island currently belongs to no country.
The Oriental Princess arrived at Hell Paradise Island, and their ship first circled the entire island.
Various detection and surveying equipment on the ship began to operate, quickly scanning the island's topographic map. Combined with satellite imagery, the island's general structure and terrain were understood by Dongfang Yunying and others.
They also noticed that more than a dozen cruise ships of various sizes were anchored in the sea surrounding the island.
The smallest of these cruise ships were over 10,000 tons, and small boats could not travel this far.
They approached the pier located in the northern part of the island and then understood that the pier only had four berths. Ships arrived sequentially, unloaded their passengers, and then turned around and left immediately.
These ships were allowed to loiter around the island but not to occupy the berths.
Dongfang Yunying sent a signal to the island's pier and soon received a reply. Under the guidance of the pier staff, their ship finally docked.
Xuanyuan Jie and others led the way, with Ling Tian and others following behind. A total of 20 people were going ashore this time.
As soon as they landed, the Oriental Princess was asked to leave the pier and could only hover in the outer waters of the island.
Dongfang Yunying then dropped anchor about a nautical mile from the pier.
As soon as Ling Tian and the others stepped onto the land, their bodies had not yet recovered from the discomfort. After all, no matter who it was, after drifting at sea for so long, it would be difficult to adapt to the feeling of walking on solid ground so easily.
At this moment, the sound of vehicles suddenly came from the pier. A motorcade composed of luxury cars stopped in front of them. A man stepped out of the leading Rolls-Royce, a limited edition luxury model.
This was a white man in his 50s, but he appeared very robust and strong.
He had a handlebar mustache and wore a very expensive suit, his entire attire exuding one word: wealth!
This man was the discoverer of the island and its owner, Mario Kuiet!
This man was a billionaire. He inherited hundreds of billions in assets from his family, and these assets had multiplied several times over in his hands in just a few years.
Not only was this man a business prodigy, but he was also an adventurer. He had left his footprints from outer space to the depths of the ocean.
He had a dedicated team that helped him search for places on Earth that had not yet been trodden by human feet.
It was possible that this guy might suddenly decide to take his team and head out one day.
It was this team that discovered this island, and over the past 20 years, he had spent hundreds of billions of dollars on this island!
He had built many buildings and infrastructure on the island and had also immigrated thousands of people to the island, intending to turn it into his kingdom.
Mario Kuiet never concealed his ambition in front of outsiders. He declared himself the king of this Icefire Island!
This man spared no effort in inviting well-known and successful people to invest and establish businesses on the island.
However, the island was too far from the mainland, and due to the presence of several active volcanoes, the airflow over Icefire Island was very complex, making it difficult even for airplanes to land directly on the island.
Therefore, the number of people willing to settle on his island was very small.
However, Mario Kuiet had sensed changes in the spiritual energy on Earth and knew that some people had mutated.
This was not surprising, as Mario Kuiet himself had undergone this change! He had also become a superpowered individual!
Thus, Mario Kuiet developed even greater ambitions; he wanted to establish a kingdom of superpowered individuals.
And this conference was initiated by him. On the surface, the conference was intended to re-divide the spheres of influence of superpowered individuals from various countries.
In reality, however, Mario Kuiet wanted to take advantage of the gathering of superpowered individuals from various countries to recruit talent for his island.
Currently, the concentration of spiritual energy on Icefire Island was exceptionally high, which was an irresistible temptation for cultivators. Even superpowered individuals who could not cultivate would find their powers enhanced by living in such an environment for a long time!
And China, with its vast population of 1.4 billion people, had countless talented individuals. Mario Kuiet naturally attached great importance to them and came to greet them personally.
Upon seeing Ling Tian and the others, he immediately waved enthusiastically.
"Hello, my friends, I am very happy that you have come to Hell Paradise Island!
This island is my territory, and you are my guests. I hope you will enjoy every moment on the island!
If possible, I hope you will settle on my island in the future. You will surely find it a paradise..."
Xuanyuan Jie and the others also attached great importance to this host, and they engaged in deep and friendly exchanges. Both sides knew that they were just putting on a show, but sometimes, one had to play along.
After the pleasantries, Mario Kuiet's expression turned serious.
"Everyone, when you come to Icefire Island, you must abide by the rules of Icefire Island!
Look, that wall in the distance!"
Ling Tian followed the direction Mario Kuiet was pointing. A wall over three meters high, stretching for several kilometers, enclosed the entire area around the pier.
The area on this side of the wall was precisely the developed area of the island.
"Everyone, the area on this side of the wall is called the Order Zone, or simply Paradise!
The area on the other side of the wall is called the Freedom Zone, or Hell!
Our rule here is that no force is allowed in the Order Zone!
If you have any conflicts with someone and want to resolve an issue, there is a coliseum in the Order Zone where you can duel, regardless of life or death!
Alternatively, you can go to the Freedom Zone outside, where you can fight as you please!
If anyone violates the island's rules, they will face certain death and will not be able to leave this island alive!"