The fire elemental power contained in the air here is much higher than the magma lake Reeves had transformed into!
"Is this the Tidal World?" Angel looked around, muttering to himself.
Feeling the terrifying fire element in the air, Angel seemed to understand why the Old Earth Continent lacked elemental power... Perhaps all the elemental power had flooded into this world.
Although only fire elemental power could be seen here, Angel clearly remembered that the Tide World Map depicted numerous elemental creatures. Just from the patterns, it’s hard to identify the specific type of element, but it’s certainly not limited to fire elements.
There must be other places in the Tidal World that have other elemental powers like here.
The mystery of disappearing elements on the Old Earth Continent, a lingering task in various Witcher Organizations, might finally have an answer.
The existence of the Tidal World is the answer.
...
Angel let out a long sigh, moving his gaze from the vast earth flames to the large stone beneath him.
This massive stone is like a small mountain valley.
On this stone, there’s an obviously painted diagram with colorful paint - a monkey covered in black flames, hunching its body, with black gemstones hanging from its ear lobes.
Angel had two reasons for focusing on the image of the black fire monkey.
Firstly, Angel emerged from the hole located at the monkey’s ear lobe. The hole is so tiny that it’s easy to overlook. Angel managed to find it at once because he left a Nightmare Illusion Node within.
Secondly, this black fire monkey’s pattern also appeared on the Tide World Map.
Angel walked to the vicinity of the black fire monkey’s ear lobe, squatted down, and gently touched the hole, clearly sensing an unusual aura from the hole’s entrance.
Recalling the coolness of the cave wall and comparing it to the external fiery heat, Angel roughly knew the function of the patterns on the cave wall: maintaining constant temperature and concealing unusual auras.
With this hole’s position in mind, Angel stood up and began observing the black fire monkey pattern, evidently the handiwork of a Magic Painter Wizard.
He remembered on the Tide World Map’s upper-right side, there’s an area outlined with dashed lines, and the representative elemental creature inside is this black fire monkey.
So, his current location is on the map’s upper-right side?
Angel wasn’t sure if his assumption was correct, but for now, that’s how he had to think.
Even if he determined his location on the map, where should he go next?
Should he search for the treasure Feng left behind? However, Feng’s Tide World Map only outlined regions with dashed lines, indicating representative elemental creatures, without marking where the treasure was!
Angel thought about it; since he had already identified the hole’s position, he decided to first explore the surrounding area.
Angel didn’t take out the ostentatious gondola, opting instead to tap his foot, utilizing the power of dark night crossing, to hover mid-air.
Angel initially planned to overlook the surroundings from above, but upon ascending, he realized below was filled with rolling gray and black smoke, like clouds falling from the sky, rendering visibility impossible.
Angel helplessly glanced around, failing to find useful information, but noticed a group of flame sparrows flying in circles above a distant area.
Flame Sparrows... Although Angel only saw them from afar, he could basically confirm the identity of these sparrows.
They must be elemental creatures.
The magma lake formed by Reeves could birth numerous elemental creatures, and with fire elements here even denser than the magma lake, it’s undoubtedly the birthplace of many elemental creatures.
Aside from exploring the legacy of Magic Painter Wizards, Angel chose to come to the Tidal World for another reason: the potential of finding a suitable elemental partner among the vast elemental creatures.
"Is something over there?" Angel wondered why the flame sparrows were circling there; could there be something below?
Since he was uncertain about his next step, he figured heading there wouldn’t hurt, perhaps he might discover some clues.
Being in a new world, Angel couldn’t guarantee absolute safety here. To be cautious, he didn’t fly directly, choosing instead to land and conceal his aura while approaching from the ground.
After confirming the direction, Angel stepped over the scorched earth flames, moving towards the distant area.
The scorched earth stretched vast, with fissures everywhere, and thick steam from the heat distorted the air.
Angel walked for quite a while without seeing an end. On his way, he encountered several lava-filled lakes and some oddly-shaped fire elemental creatures.
Those fire elemental creatures weren’t newly born; they seemed rather intimidating.
For instance, on Angel’s left front, there was a Six-Tailed Fox made of purple flames. It curled in a narrow fissure, leisurely enjoying the assault of earth flame as if taking a bath.
The Six-Tailed Fox appeared so relaxed yet exuded a terrifying flame power.
From a pure flame level perspective, the purple flames on this Six-Tailed Fox were about the same as the highest alchemy fire technique Angel had mastered.
It’s definitely a half-step wizard level elemental creature.
Although it seemed only half-step wizard level, elemental creatures differ from Wizard Apprentices, largely immune to material realm attacks and resistant to most energies, making it easy for them to defeat even ten peak apprentices.
Its strength is certainly formidable.
Hidden in the shadows, Earl Mi was already raring to move, showing how impressive the fox was.
Angel signaled Earl Mi to hold still; though he planned to capture elemental creatures, he wasn’t going to act hastily. The Six-Tailed Fox was remarkable, but there could be even better ones.
Moreover, acquiring information took precedence over capturing creatures.
Thinking of this, Angel kept his aura hidden, bypassing the Six-Tailed Fox, continuing toward the distance.
Angel didn’t notice when he left; the Six-Tailed Fox lifted its head from its curled position, watching Angel’s departing figure, a thoughtful look in its purple flame-filled eyes.
Subsequently, tiny sparks rose from the Six-Tailed Fox, carried by the dense smoke to the faraway.