Chapter 78 Chapter 78 "Congratulations to the Fifth Beastmaster Academy for winning...

The temperature inside the cave stabilized and was even warmer than before the cold wave hit.

The changes brought about by Zhu Tianba's absorption of the inert ice-attribute beast core power were immediate. In an instant, it seemed to have become a small heater in this ice cave, regulating the coldness in a small area.

Not only were the wind and snow kept out of the reinforced ice wall, but even the breaths of Bai Qi exhaled by everyone seemed much fainter.

Everyone looked delighted.

"This is incredible!" Lin Wei felt the long-lost warmth on her body, her eyes filled with surprise that she had never seen the world before, her gaze moving back and forth between Zhu Tianba, Jiang Qing and the ice wall at the door.

Renata's tense expression relaxed slightly, and she put Kong back into the contract.

But as a commander, she had more to consider. She raised her eyes and asked, "How long will the effect last? Will it be a heavy burden on Zhu Tianba?"

Jiang Qing sensed something through the contract link with Zhu Tianba: "As long as it maintains its current state, this environmental control can continue, but..."

She paused and continued, "The range is limited. It can probably only cover the core area we are currently in."

Huo Qiushan wiped his face and spoke lightly, but his words sounded a little more confident: "That's enough."

Even if all their other outposts are eliminated, there is still this last one to accumulate points.

At the end of the competition, it all depends on which team and which college can endure longer.

......

Inside Outpost No. 5, 30 kilometers away from Outpost No. 3.

Huo Junshan's brows showed a slight hint of joy, which was the wave of pride he had felt since the announcement of the cold wave.

The Second Academy has been in the frigid Lingxiao Domain for so many years, and their bodies have gradually adapted to this environment over the years.

For them, the cold wave is not a sign of danger, but a clarion call of victory.

It will only gradually widen the gap between them and other colleges.

Sure enough, not long after the cold wave arrived, one broadcast after another whistled through the wind and snow, and rang out in the stadium ravaged by the cold wind.

When Huo Junshan heard this sound, it seemed like a beautiful symphony.

Go ahead and vote.

The final championship belonged to their Second Academy.

…

Unlike the confidence of the Second Academy, even with Zhu Tianba as a warm stove, Renata's brows were not completely relaxed.

She stared through the cracks in the cave entrance, which was barely sealed by the newly condensed light film and the reinforced ice wall, at the wind and snow outside that was roaring like a chaotic beast.

Renata: "The cold wave itself may not pose a threat to us for now, but don't forget that in such extreme weather, some dormant creatures may be awakened, or... driven out."

As if to confirm her worries, some low roars suddenly mixed in with the sound of the fierce wind and snow outside the outpost.

Ma Chengying immediately responded, and the Sky-Splitting Eagle instinctively surrounded her tightly.

Ma Chengying: “…”

Everyone: "..."

Ma Chengying looked at Liekongying in silence.

Now everyone knows how she trains the Sky-Splitting Eagle in private...

Unlike the Sky-Splitting Eagle, Sun Yi's Wind-Howling Dog was very well-behaved and obedient. Sun Yi asked it to lower its body as well, and it did as he asked, while making threatening whimpers in its throat.

The team member responsible for monitoring the external situation suddenly raised his head, his face pale. "Team Lei, we've detected multiple individuals approaching very quickly, coming from under the ice and through the snow at the same time!"

"Is it a pack of ice wolves? Or an ice-cracking beast?" Zhao Peng quickly raised his weapon.

"I don't know, but it seems like they were... forced out by the cold wave, or..." The team member's voice trembled slightly, "Or they were attracted here by the sudden stable temperature."

Everyone understood.

The "warm harbor" created by Zhu Tianba is like a lighthouse in the dark night on the extremely cold death ice field, attracting those ice-type beasts struggling to survive in the cold wave.

Renata was silent for a moment and said, "Prepare for battle!"

They cannot lose their last bit of solid soil.

"yes!"

There was no time to be afraid, and the surviving members of the Fifth Beast Taming Academy immediately took action.

Earth-type and ice-type spirit pets further reinforced the inner defense, while offensive spirit pets and beastmasters occupied various advantageous shooting points.

"boom--"

The ice wall at the cave entrance suffered its first heavy blow, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the thick ice layer.

Through the crack, you can see the pale shadowy figures outside.

There are giant ice wolves with sturdy bodies and exposed fangs, there are lizard-like ice-cracked beasts that can slide rapidly on the ice, and there are even some vague but huge phantoms.

Their scarlet eyes stared at the warm light in the cave, filled with greed and violence.

A flash of fire illuminated the surrounding ice.

Fireballs, wind blades, and ice arrows briefly intertwined in the air, and the beasts on both sides fought fiercely.

The battle lasted nearly two hours.

They eliminated many members of the school team, but also killed many strange beasts and obtained a large number of props, points, and various attribute bonuses.

If you don’t use the props, you can even accumulate them and use them in the next game.

[All teams, please note: The cold wave will end in one hour. At that time, the stadium exits will open and the competition will end. We will now announce the current stadium standings. Of course, points will be accumulated towards the total score after the competition.]

[First Place: Fifth Beast Taming Academy, Points: 1550.]

[Second place: Second Beast Taming Academy, points: 1420.]

[Third place: First Beast Taming Academy, points: 1390.]

[Fourth Place: Fourth Beastmaster Academy, Points: 1140.]

[Fifth Place: The Third Beast Taming Academy, Points: 999.]

In the last two hours, the Fifth Beast Taming School accumulated more than 300 points, surpassing the First and Second Beast Taming Academies and becoming the first place.

Huo Junshan also heard the ranking, and his expression changed from astonishment to shock to anger.

How can they lose on his home court?

"Huoqiu Mountain!" Huo Junshan almost squeezed out these words from between his teeth. He could not accept being overtaken in his own home court, especially during the cold wave period when they should have had an absolute advantage.

"In the last half hour, everyone, give up defending and attack with all your might. Find the Fifth Academy's outpost and destroy it!" Huo Junshan's voice spread through the communicator to the ears of the remaining members of the Second Academy, with a desperate madness.

However, although the cold wave is coming to an end, its impact remains.

Outside, the wind and snow were still raging, visibility was extremely low, and the low temperature continued to erode the source power.

Leaving the relatively safe outpost to attack at this time would be tantamount to suicide.

"Captain, the situation outside..." A team member tried to dissuade him.

"Follow orders!" Huo Junshan roared. "Even if we're eliminated, we'll drag the Fifth Academy down with us! We can't lose so badly!"

In contrast, although the atmosphere in the No. 3 outpost of the Fifth Academy was tense, it was filled with gratitude for having survived the disaster and a firm belief.

"The last thirty minutes, if we hold on, we will win!" Renata's voice was steady and powerful, spreading throughout the cave.

The ice wall at the entrance of the cave had been severely damaged by the impact of the strange beast and the continued severe cold.

Zhu Tianba mobilized his newly acquired control over ice, constantly guiding the water vapor and ice and snow in the air to strengthen his defenses. The ice layer thickened and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, emitting a chilling cold air that was far stronger than natural ice and snow.

Jiang Qing could feel that Zhu Tianba was very exhausted, but the little guy's eyes were bright and full of energy.

This feeling of controlling ice and snow and protecting companions makes it extremely focused.

Time passes by every second.

The broadcast will give a reminder every ten minutes.

【There are only ten minutes left before the end of the game. 】

The wind and snow seemed to have died down a little, but the sky was still dark.

Suddenly, Huo Qiushan, who was in charge of the alert, raised his head and said, "Huo Junshan is here with the team himself."

In the wind and snow, Huo Junshan took the lead, his body coated with a layer of cold ice-blue light, and he forcibly opened up a passage in the wind and snow.

Behind him followed all the remaining main players of the Second Academy, all with red eyes and a desperate posture.

Renata's eyes turned cold. "If we can hold them back for ten minutes, we'll win."

"Jiang Qing, Zhu Tianba, the defense of the cave entrance is up to you. Slow down their breakthrough as much as possible!"

"clear!"

Jiang Qing and Zhu Tianba immediately came to the damaged part of the cave entrance.

Zhu Tianba growled and stomped his hooves on the ground. The ice wall at the entrance of the cave instantly took on a layer of glass-like luster and its hardness doubled.

"boom!"

The huge ice hammer condensed by Zhao Peng slammed hard on the ice wall, making a dull loud noise.

The ice wall shook violently and cracks spread, but it did not shatter.

The spirit pets of everyone in the Second Academy launched an attack at the same time. Ice cones, wind blades, and shock waves fell on the ice wall like raindrops.

Zhu Tianba's body trembled slightly as he tried hard to maintain the structure of the ice wall. Jiang Qing pressed his hands on the ice wall and poured his own source power into it to help stabilize it.

“Crack…Crack…”

There were more and more cracks on the ice wall, and it looked like it was about to collapse.

"Tianba, give up defense and attack directly." Jiang Qing looked calm.

Zhu Tianba understood what he meant and a blue light flashed in his eyes.

Just when the ice wall was about to break, it suddenly withdrew most of the force that maintained the ice wall.

"Bang!"

The ice wall finally exploded, and broken ice splashed everywhere.

Everyone in the Second Academy was delighted and was about to rush in, but they found that the ground at the cave entrance suddenly became as smooth as a mirror and was covered with an extremely thin, almost invisible ice film.

"Slurp—"

Huo Junshan and several of his spirit pets, who were in the front, were caught off guard and immediately fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, countless sharp ice spikes fell from the top of the cave like a rain of arrows, forcing them to block and dodge in a panic.

Zhu Tianba's exquisite control of ice was fully demonstrated at this moment.

It no longer pursues large-scale solid defense, but constantly creates various harassment and obstacles such as small-scale ice slips, ice spikes, ice fog blocking vision, etc., turning the cave entrance into a dangerous ice and snow swamp.

The momentum of the Second Academy's attack was abruptly curbed.

Huo Junshan was furious, but he was unable to break out of this annoying ice and snow trap.

Every step forward requires tremendous energy and time.

【There are only three minutes left before the end of the game. 】

"There's no time, break through by force!" Huo Junshan's eyes were red, he no longer cared about consumption, burst out with the strongest source of power, and rushed forward like a frost god of war, enduring all kinds of ice attacks, and was about to break in by force.

At this moment, he was already blood-thirsty, even if eliminating the people from the Fifth Academy was meaningless.

Renata's eyes sharpened, and the shadow of the Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes reappeared, ready to strike.

Zhu Tianba suddenly let out a high-pitched cry, and an unprecedented ice-blue light burst out from his body. The temperature of the entire cave dropped sharply, and even the air seemed to be frozen.

It opened its mouth, and a wall of extremely cold ice several meters thick and crystal clear like sapphire instantly sealed the entrance to the cave, completely isolating the inside and the outside.

The chill emanating from the ice wall made Huo Junshan, who was standing right next to it, feel his blood freeze, and his movements involuntarily slowed down.

This is colder than the chill brought by the cold wave blowing on your body.

"Bang!" Huo Junshan hit the ice wall with all his strength, but only left a shallow pit, and the ice wall did not move at all.

He looked at the ice wall in despair, which seemed to have existed for eternity, and then looked up at the time.

【There is only one minute left before the end of the game. 】

Thirty seconds.

[Ten, nine, eight...]

Huo Junshan and the members of the Second Academy behind him had expressions of resentment and despair written all over their faces.

【Three, two, one!】

[The Cold Sky Domain competition is over! Repeat, the Cold Sky Domain competition is over!]

【Final points ranking confirmed.】

[First Place: Fifth Beastmaster Academy, Points: 1620]

Second Place: Second Beast Taming Academy, Points: 1480

[Third Place: First Beast Taming Academy, Points: 1450]

[Fourth Place: Fourth Beastmaster Academy, Points: 1200]

[Fifth Place: Third Beast Taming Academy, Points: 1059]

[Congratulations to the Fifth Beastmaster Academy for winning the championship.]

[Total points being calculated...]

The moment the broadcast ended, the extreme ice wall that blocked the cave entrance quietly dissipated, as if it had never existed.

The wind and snow were still blowing outside, but the attacks had stopped.

Huo Junshan stood there with a pale face, feeling lost.

The members of the Second Academy behind him also lowered their heads.