Su Yao had just focused her attention entirely on the energy core and hadn't yet had a chance to delve deeper into the method of balance when a series of heavy footsteps echoed from the depths of the ice cave. Each step caused the ground to tremble slightly, as if some enormous creature was awakening.

Su Yao looked warily in the direction of the sound, and saw a colossal ice elephant, its body as large as a mountain, slowly emerge. Its body seemed to be sculpted from millennia-old ice, every inch of its skin radiating a bone-chilling cold. Its long tusks were covered with mysterious runes, which shimmered with an eerie light, seemingly containing some unknown power.

As soon as the giant elephant appeared, it let out a deafening roar at Su Yao. The sound echoed within the ice cave, causing icicles to fall. Su Yao's heart tightened. She could feel the immense pressure emanating from this giant elephant, far surpassing the ice wolves she had encountered before.

She swiftly used her spatial abilities to teleport to the side of the ice cave, but the giant elephant moved even more nimbly than she had anticipated. With a swing of its massive trunk, it unleashed a gust of biting wind that swept towards Su Yao. Su Yao felt a powerful force bearing down on her, and she hurriedly used her abilities to create a spatial shield to barely withstand it. However, the shield cracked under the impact of the icy wind, and Su Yao was thrown backward, crashing heavily into the ice wall.

She endured the excruciating pain and slid down the ice wall. At that moment, the giant elephant attacked again, raising its massive foot to stomp down on Su Yao. Seizing the opportunity, Su Yao once again used her spatial abilities to teleport behind the giant elephant. She knew she couldn't confront this giant elephant head-on; she had to find its weakness.

While dodging the giant elephant's attacks, Su Yao noticed that the runes on the elephant's body fluctuated with energy when it attacked, especially when it used its trunk to attack; the runes on its tusks shone even brighter. "Could the runes be the source of its power?" Su Yao wondered to herself.

So she decided to take the risk. When the giant elephant attacked her again with its trunk, Su Yao didn't dodge. Instead, she used a fusion skill of spatial and fire abilities to charge towards the runes on the tusks. Her body transformed into a streak of light and shadow interwoven with flames and space, crashing fiercely into the runes.

The moment it made contact with the rune, a powerful burst of energy exploded. The giant elephant roared in pain; its trunk was injured, and its attacks became sluggish. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yao activated her Wind Blade ability, sending wind blades flying towards the giant elephant's eyes. Struck in the eyes by the wind blades, the giant elephant became even more frenzied, rampaging wildly within the ice cave, creating huge cracks in the ice walls with each impact.

Su Yao knew she couldn't let the ice cave collapse, or she and the energy core would be buried. She concentrated, gathering all her powers together to form a massive energy sphere. Then, using her spatial abilities, she teleported the energy sphere to the giant elephant's feet, triggering an even more powerful explosion.

The giant elephant was severely damaged in the explosion, its body teetering on the brink of collapse. Su Yao didn't let up; she continued her attack, relentlessly targeting the weak points of the runes on the elephant's body. Finally, through her tireless efforts, the giant elephant crashed down, turning into a pile of ice.

Panting heavily, Su Yao wearily walked towards the energy core. She noticed that the energy core's energy was fluctuating unstablely after the battle. She had to find a way to balance the energy as soon as possible, otherwise all her efforts would be in vain. Su Yao began to use her special ability, carefully communicating with the energy core, trying to stabilize its energy…