The Mystery of Mist Island

Li Yao stared at the precise coordinates his wife had sent to his communication watch, pinpointing the detailed location on the map. “Hmm? He’s already deep inside the island?” Instead of alarm, Li Yao felt a surge of delight. If the location had remained static, he would have suspected Luo Feng had simply abandoned the communication watch. But now, the moving coordinates indicated that Luo Feng was likely still wearing it. “First, I’ll recover. With my body’s regeneration, I’ll be fully healed in two days. Half a day should be enough to stabilize.” Li Yao put aside his pursuit of Luo Feng for the moment, sitting cross-legged on the beach to mend his injuries. …Mist hung heavy over the island. “This is truly strange,” Luo Feng muttered, fully armed, as he cautiously advanced through the island’s forests. Observing the surrounding trees and vegetation, his confusion deepened. “I’ve gone two or three li deep into the island, and still haven’t seen any trace of monsters. It seems this island really is devoid of them.” “The only peculiar thing is—” Luo Feng pondered, “It’s late winter on the Australian continent, yet the temperature on this island is quite high, and the trees and flowers are as lush as in spring or summer.” He was deeply puzzled. What mystery did this island hold? The trees were dense, the flowers vibrant, thorns proliferated… it seemed brimming with life. Yet, there were no creatures. Luo Feng advanced cautiously, step by step. About a hundred meters away, nestled within a cluster of flowers, was a single pink bloom. This flower was larger than a washbasin, far bigger and more vibrant than any other around it. Luo Feng was steadily approaching the flower patch, drawing closer and closer, until he finally reached it. “What a vivid flower. It’s rare to see such a vibrant bloom in late winter on the Australian continent,” Luo Feng mused, admiring it for a moment before turning to continue his journey. Just as he took two steps— *Whoosh!* The vivid pink flower, previously larger than a washbasin, suddenly swelled and burst open, expanding to a diameter of three to four meters. This colossal bloom shot towards Luo Feng like lightning, descending like a shroud, aiming to engulf him whole. Ever since entering Mist Island, Luo Feng had maintained an unyielding vigilance, remaining in a state of extreme caution. “Hm?” A cold glint flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes. *Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!* Three streaks of black light instantly shot from Luo Feng’s side towards the giant flower. Each flying blade carried a powerful and terrifying penetrating force, like three rays of death, instantly piercing through the massive pink flower that was attempting to engulf Luo Feng. The three blades spun several times, and the flower was instantly sliced into countless fragments, scattering everywhere. One flying blade even directly severed the giant flower’s extended, blood-red root! *Screech!* It cut through the root as if slicing steel rebar. “A carnivorous plant?” Luo Feng turned, looking at the scattered flower fragments on the ground, then at the severed root. *Gurgle…* Blood-red liquid continuously oozed from the root’s cross-section, a truly bizarre sight. “Mutated carnivorous plants are extremely rare,” he mused. “The highest concentration of carnivorous plants in the world is still in the Amazon of South America.” Luo Feng frowned in confusion. “How did a carnivorous plant appear on this isolated island?” The mutations during the Great Nirvana era were primarily animal mutations. Humans, being a type of animal, saw the emergence of numerous monsters and human powerhouses. However, plants had not mutated; trees remained trees, and flowers remained flowers… with one exception: the carnivorous plant. Originally, there were several types of carnivorous plants, but after the mutation, there were now dozens. Because no other plants had mutated, only the carnivorous plant, many scientists even advocated for classifying it as a ‘special form of animal.’ “Strange, truly strange, for a carnivorous plant to appear here,” Luo Feng shook his head, continuing his advance. This carnivorous plant posed no threat whatsoever to him, a powerful mentalist. …After the attack by the carnivorous plant, Luo Feng became even more cautious. His pace was extremely slow, though only relatively so; it was still considerably faster than an ordinary person’s walk. Half an hour later. “Oh?” “Willow trees!” Luo Feng couldn’t help but smile as he spotted willow trees in the distance. Most of the trees on this island were quite rare, but willow trees were very familiar to him. Many of the green spaces on the streets of Yangzhou City used willow trees! Because of this, Luo Feng had a strong fondness for them. Perhaps because no one had visited for a very long time, the willow trees here had grown exceptionally tall and thick. “One, two, three, four… a total of nine!” “Nine willow trees, and so robust.” Luo Feng walked closer. These nine willow trees were indeed incredibly thick. The thinnest one had a diameter of about one meter, while the thickest reached an astonishing three meters… Such massive willow trees were rarely seen, even individually. As the island’s vegetation was lush, the myriad branches of these nine willow trees swayed gracefully in the wind. *Whoosh~ Whoosh~* These nine super willow trees, so immense, each had countless branches dancing in the air. “This island is truly miraculous, to grow such enormous willow trees,” Luo Feng exclaimed. “And it’s not just the willows; all the plants here seem to be bursting with life. Even in late winter, they’re sprouting leaves.” *Screech! Screech! Screech!* As Luo Feng marveled beside the nine colossal willow trees, in an instant, all their branches began to whip wildly, coiling rapidly around Luo Feng like countless threads! Their speed far surpassed the speed of sound. Even Luo Feng, at such close range and facing an overwhelming torrent of branches, found it impossible to evade. “What the hell?!” Luo Feng’s expression drastically changed. It was important to note that even the thinnest of these nine willow trees reached a height of thirty to forty meters, comparable to a ten-story building! As for the thickest, three-meter-diameter willow tree, it soared to nearly a hundred meters… Such terrifyingly tall willow trees possessed an incredible number of branches, each over a hundred meters long. They spread out… overwhelming everything! “Break!” Luo Feng surged forward, while six flying blades around his body spun like a fiery wheel, furiously slicing through the surrounding willow branches! Luo Feng’s flying blades were capable of killing many High-level Wargods, and under such attack power, the branches were rapidly severed one by one. Yet, cutting them felt like slicing through steel rebar. According to Luo Feng’s mentalist perception of his flying blades, the toughness of each branch could likely withstand the furious cleave of a High-level Warrior’s saber! This level of resilience meant they were difficult to destroy even with missile strikes. Of course—as Luo Feng charged, his flying blades spinning and cutting rapidly, a large number of branches were sliced in half, and it seemed Luo Feng was about to break through. *Boom~* The central, thickest super willow king, with a diameter of three meters, suddenly shot out thousands of faintly golden branches! Each branch was hundreds of meters long, instantly enveloping Luo Feng and directly colliding with his flying blades. *Screech! Screech!* The spinning flying blades struggled to cut through a single faintly golden branch. “This is bad.” Luo Feng’s face changed dramatically. Retreat! He rapidly fell back, dodging the enveloping faintly golden branches. “It’s already this difficult to cut through one faintly golden branch. If I get entangled by thousands of them… I’ll be in serious danger.” Although he could still control his flying blades to cut if he were bound, he couldn’t risk it. After all, failure meant death! Facing the swirling, faintly golden branches closing in, Luo Feng retreated sharply while simultaneously plunging into the ground! *Thud!* Three flying blades spun, instantly drilling through the earth, and Luo Feng plunged directly after them. His mentalist power acted on his feet, making him descend rapidly into the ground like a drilling machine. *Screech~ Screech~* A large number of faintly golden branches quickly pierced the ground, but their total length was only a few hundred meters, preventing them from penetrating too deeply. Moreover, the branches’ primary attack was to bind and kill; their tips were still branched, making their drilling capability incomparable to Luo Feng’s flying blades! After swirling for a while, the faintly golden branches retracted back to the trunk of the super willow king. The other ordinary willow branches continued to sway in the wind as usual… …Deep underground, in the rock layer. Luo Feng had already blasted out a small cave here. Grimy, he leaned against the rock behind him. *Drip, drop!* Accumulated water continuously dripped from the rock layer. “Quite a mess I’m in,” Luo Feng chuckled self-deprecatingly. “Now I understand why Mist Island has no avian or terrestrial monsters.” Recalling the recent encounter, he was still filled with awe. “Unbelievable, truly unbelievable! Even willow trees have become aggressive. If this news got out, the whole world would be shocked.” Plants on Earth had never mutated, except for the carnivorous plant. However… on this Mist Island, Luo Feng hadn’t been too surprised to find a carnivorous plant, but encountering attacking willow trees left him stunned. “Especially that Willow King; even a High-level Wargod would struggle against it,” he thought. “If willow trees can attack, then it’s likely that a significant portion of the island’s vast vegetation is aggressive. Any monsters that dared to come here would have been killed by these plants long ago.” Luo Feng marveled inwardly. The Australian continent had been uninhabited since the Great Nirvana era. It was a paradise for monsters. The monsters likely knew about the unique nature of Mist Island, which was why none dared to enter. Only occasionally would some Warriors come here for training. But the number of Warriors visiting the Australian continent was extremely small. For the vast millions of square kilometers of the Australian continent, in just a few decades, most areas had never been explored by Warriors. Mist Island was one such place; its secrets had never been discovered by humans before. Now, Luo Feng had discovered them! “Li Yao doesn’t possess the many abilities of a mentalist. He can’t fly, and his drilling speed is too slow,” Luo Feng mused. “Whether he can survive on this Mist Island is debatable. If he encounters danger, I’ll seize the opportunity to kick him while he’s down.” Luo Feng had no qualms about his ruthless methods. Deep within the underground rock layer, Luo Feng was quite at ease. Suddenly, he pulled a mobile phone from his backpack. “Expensive phones have their advantages; the signal is so good even down here,” Luo Feng smiled, dialing a number. “Hello?” “Brother!” His younger brother, Luo Hua’s, voice rang out, filled with surprise. “How are things on the Australian continent?” Luo Feng had previously called home using his phone, informing his family that he would be on the Australian continent in August and calls would be infrequent. “How are things?” Luo Feng glanced at the surrounding rocks and the dripping water, then smiled faintly. “Very good. The place I’m in now is very safe. Tsk, tsk, there’s even water here.”