One step, and the world spins.
Ning Liu felt as if he had been thrown into a rapidly spinning kaleidoscope, with everything around him turning into distorted light and chaotic colors.
The next instant, an intense chill that could freeze even the soul, carrying the force of a landslide and tsunami, slammed into his body.
He groaned, and his protective soul power activated on its own. The space around him rippled slightly, pushing away the gale that was strong enough to tear steel apart.
Once he regained his footing, he immediately turned around.
Shui Bing'er followed closely behind, falling out of the void.
Almost simultaneously, the crystal-clear ice archway cracked open with a "crack," splintering into countless spiderweb-like fissures before exploding into a shower of ice shards, which were swept away by the howling blizzard and vanished without a trace.
The path we came from is cut off.
The wind and snow were like knives, stinging my face.
Visibility was less than three meters, and all that could be seen was a wildly dancing expanse of pale white.
Ning Liu didn't speak, but turned his head and looked at the woman beside him.
Shui Bing'er was looking down, straightening her clothes that had been ruffled by the wind. Her cool profile was somewhat blurred in the snow, but there was an unusual blush on her earlobes that she couldn't hide.
She did lie.
The word "one" protector is not true; God's original words were "protectors may be invited to assist," and there is no limit to the number.
But at that moment, she just didn't want anyone else to come.
She didn't want either the incredibly powerful Tang Chen or the steady and reliable Xu Jiushi.
He gave us this opportunity, and he also took this divine inheritance. So why can't he be the one to protect us?
Once this thought arises, it grows like wild grass, impossible to suppress.
So, she used the name of the divine oracle to pull this little trick.
"Let's go, let's find a place to shelter from the wind and snow."
Ning Liu was naturally unaware of this. He circulated his soul power, and an invisible barrier enveloped the two of them, blocking out most of the biting cold wind.
The two braved the wind and snow, trudging forward with uneven steps.
The oppressive force of this world is extremely strong, making the circulation of soul power at least 30% more sluggish than in the outside world, and the consumption rate is astonishingly fast.
Ning Liu could even sense that the spatial structure here was exceptionally stable, and his "Void Trace Instant Slash" required many times more mental effort than usual to lock onto a target.
This place is very unfriendly to space-type soul masters.
In contrast, Shui Bing'er seemed to have returned to her own backyard.
Although her soul power was also suppressed, the dense, almost tangible ice elemental energy around her continuously flowed into her body.
It not only replenished her energy but also subtly tempered her martial spirit and body.
Given this shift in power, the combat strength she can unleash here is probably no less than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the blizzard ahead stopped without warning.
It's as if an invisible line divides the world in two.
One step ahead, there was a blizzard that darkened the sky; one step behind, there was a desolate and empty ice field.
The two stood on the edge of an ice cliff, and the sight before them made Ning Liu slightly lose his composure.
An endless ice field stretched out beneath their feet, extending to the horizon.
The sky was a deep, dark blue. There was no sun or moon, only streaks of brilliant, slowly flowing aurora borealis, like divine ribbons, bringing the only light to this desolate world.
In the distance, towering glacier peaks pierce the sky like swords, their surfaces reflecting the aurora borealis in a dreamlike blue-purple hue.
Deeper in, a "forest" composed of countless giant ice pillars can be vaguely seen, each hundreds of meters high, resembling the spears of giants in mythology.
The whole world was eerily quiet, with only the occasional, long, drawn-out cracking sound coming from deep within the ice, like the breathing of this icy plain as it slept.
"Such a rich ice element."
Ning Liu felt the pure energy in the air, but his brows furrowed slightly.
With such a uniquely blessed environment, how terrifying would the soul beasts that are born be?
His spiritual eye quietly activated, and his spiritual power spread outwards like mercury.
He soon made a discovery.
Deep within this icy plain, beneath layers of ice thousands of meters thick, lie dormant powerful and chilling life forces.
They are like giant beasts in the deep sea, quietly lurking and blending into this icy plain, but their restrained, ferocious aura as apex predators cannot be concealed.
Some of the auras were so powerful that they even made his heart tremble.
"Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are everywhere, and there are probably quite a few giants that are a hundred thousand years old."
Ning Liu made a judgment in his mind.
Just then, Shui Bing'er suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the deepest part of the ice field, in the direction of the huge ice pillar forest.
"Sect Master, I can feel it."
Her voice carried a strange rhythm, and the six-pointed snowflake mark between her brows emitted a faint, rhythmic light. "'The Heart of Eternal Winter' is right there."
It was a guidance inherited from the gods, like a call from one's bloodline, clear and unambiguous.
Ning Liu looked in the direction she pointed.
Under the aurora, the forest of ice pillars stood silently, like a group of silent tombstones leading to the end of the world.
That was their destination.
This is probably the most dangerous place in this eternally desolate ice field.
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