Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

As expected, if this giant tree died so easily, then she would be wondering what was going on.

Under Xu Jiawei's continuous barrage of skills, the Death Tree let out its final scream and turned into charcoal.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have defeated the Death Tree and obtained the Spring of Death and a fragment of the Death Tree. You have also gained 5000000 experience points.]

Sure enough, this giant dead tree was much weaker than the one on the previous island, and even the experience gained was halved.

Xu Jiawei put the fragments away. As for the two items, Si Yunming, being a person with dark attributes, was knowledgeable and might recognize them; she could let him take a look.

As for the Spring of Death, which is the river that should have been black, the problem can only be solved once the island is purified.

Even though it's crystal clear now, the Spring of Death won't disappear so easily.

Since it's pretending to be dead, Xu Jiawei won't bother it. Who knows what tricks the Dark God has up his sleeve? So it's best to leave quickly.

Rainbow had healed its own wounds. With the vines no longer blocking its way, Xu Jiawei sat on Rainbow's head, and Rainbow quickly moved away from the desert area.

As she was leaving the desert, Xu Jiawei suddenly felt a gaze full of malice and hatred staring straight at her. Her hair stood on end, and she immediately turned around to look, but found nothing.

It must be that sinister guy, the Dark God, staring at her like that, which really gave her the creeps.

"Rainbow, let's walk faster," Xu Jiawei said, and Rainbow immediately sped up.

Only after leaving the desert area—no, it should be called the lake area now—did the feeling of being watched by wolves disappear, and her heart finally settled back into her stomach.

Xu Jiawei checked the compass again. She could circle the desert area in a day, which meant that the source of pollution was very close to her. Sure enough, as soon as she left the desert area, the compass needle shifted slightly.

As long as you keep moving in the direction of the pointer, you'll soon find the source of the pollution.

After leaving the desert, we arrived at a region covered with vegetation.

Compared to the outer desert, this place is more like an oasis. Although the vegetation isn't very lush, it's not too sparse either.

There were few low-lying plants underfoot, and the sand was exposed to the sun, making it look more like a beach.

With plants and water, there are also some animal calls here. There are no large animals, but there are birds, foxes, and rabbits, and they are about the same size as normal animals.

These animals were all demonized creatures; she didn't provoke them, but they came to her on their own.

Xu Jiawei had nothing to say about this, and simply accepted the experience that was offered to her. Rainbow led Xu Jiawei as they ran, stomping the mutated creatures to death with each step.

However, Rainbow, who had always had a smooth journey, also met with an unexpected setback today. After stepping on a mutated creature, she stumbled and her whole body began to sway.

What happened? Xu Jiawei was very surprised. She jumped down to check the situation. After Xu Jiawei jumped down, Caihong collapsed to the ground and started examining the soles of her feet.

The instant Rainbow lifted its foot, Xu Jiawei immediately saw something dark stuck on its foot.

There's actually something that can damage rainbows?

Rainbow plucked off a dark, spiky object. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a hedgehog. After Rainbow plucked it off, the hedgehog was completely unharmed and was still lively and energetic.

She instantly incinerated the hedgehog to ashes with a single photon meteor. Rainbow rubbed the soles of its feet, then stood up. It was the first time it had been injured by a counterattack while stomping on something, and it was somewhat annoyed.

Xu Jiawei knew how thick the rainbow's defenses were, and she found it hard to believe that anything could reflect damage back at the rainbow. However, she still comforted her, "Don't be sad, it was just an accident. Let's be more careful in the future."

Rainbow nodded and continued on her way until the second hedgehog pierced the sole of her foot.

Xu Jiawei didn't even see how the hedgehog appeared. All she knew was that the rainbow started swaying again, and as expected, another hedgehog stuck to the sole of its foot.

It seems Rainbow's trip started badly today; it's not a good day for her to go out. In that case, she'll have to walk the rest of the way on her own.

Rainbow tilted her head and said, "Master, be careful, the hedgehog appeared suddenly."

Xu Jiawei nodded. She was light, so even if she was injured in the backlash, it wouldn't be as serious as what happened to Rainbow.

Xu Jiawei was already very careful, but hedgehogs kept inexplicably appearing under her feet. Even if she dodged them in time, the hedgehogs' quills were so sharp that some holes still appeared in the soles of her shoes.

Her feet were pricked several times, and blood beads rolled down. Xu Jiawei was a little confused. Something was wrong. How did this hedgehog appear under her feet? Was it a special skill?

Xu Jiawei couldn't see anything special, so she focused all her mental energy on her feet, examining each step carefully. Finally, she discovered the hedgehog's special feature.

Before the hedgehog arrives, there will be subtle spatial fluctuations, much like the fluctuations of a teleportation magic circle, except that these fluctuations are extremely weak, so weak that Xu Jiawei almost didn't feel anything at all.

It was only when I focused my attention that I noticed that slight difference.

She was very interested. Generally, if a mage wants to teleport, they will first set up a teleportation array, which is a more stable method.

Another method is to chant a spell to create a temporary teleportation circle using magic. However, since the magic circle is constructed with magic, it disappears after one use and has a very short duration.

But she was very envious of the hedgehog's abilities, so she caught one and quietly observed it, wanting to see how it moved.

Soon, the hedgehog emitted a blue light and disappeared in front of her in an instant. Xu Jiawei was stunned. How did it disappear like that?

So I immediately entered a state of internal vision and observed my surroundings.

Internal vision is the same state as before; Xu Jiawei gave it a name: internal vision.

Continuing forward, she finally encountered the hedgehog again. The hedgehog's energy fluctuations appeared beneath her feet. Xu Jiawei picked up the hedgehog and then observed it intently.

In this state, Xu Jiawei could easily see the hedgehog's energy fluctuations.

She watched as the hedgehog channeled its magic power, followed a specific trajectory, activated spatial fluctuations, and then the energy vanished.

Xu Jiawei exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing! I wonder if I can learn it."

She suppressed her excitement and began to try. At first, things didn't go smoothly. Xu Jiawei tried while walking, but she kept failing.

I don't know why, could it be related to bloodline? Even though she's following the same route, Xu Jiawei always fails at the last step.

Xu Jiawei sighed, deciding not to try again. She didn't know what went wrong, but after this experience, her understanding of spatial magic had deepened.

While practicing and traveling, Xu Jiawei soon arrived at a lake, where black mist was churning.

We've arrived? So fast!

Unexpectedly, she wasn't far from the source of pollution; the distant one was Si Yunming. It seemed she would have to wait for Si Yunming here.