"The heart of eternal winter is inside."
Shui Bing'er's voice trembled slightly, and the snowflake mark between her brows was flashing and glowing at an unprecedented frequency.
The barrier appeared thin and fragile, yet it gave people a sense of indestructible solidity.
Even more troublesome is that, on the outer edge of the barrier, three enormous creatures are lying quietly in a triangular formation.
One is a huge griffin, pure white with a wingspan of over 100 meters. Its feathers seem to be made of frost that never melts, and with each breath, tiny ice crystals condense on the tip of its nose.
One of them is a terrifying behemoth that resembles a giant tortoise but carries an iceberg on its back. Its eyes are closed, as if it has merged with the ice field beneath its feet.
The last one was a deep-sea ice dragon that was over two hundred meters long. Half of its body was coiled on the ice, while the other half was submerged in a bottomless, icy pool, with only its ferocious dragon head showing.
Three-headed, 100,000-year-old soul beast!
They are the kings of this region and the most loyal guardians of the "Heart of Eternal Winter".
The moment Ning Liu and Shui Bing'er stepped into this area, the three giant beasts opened their eyes simultaneously.
Three immense and terrifying pressures, like three invisible mountains, pressed down fiercely!
Shui Bing'er let out a muffled groan; under this oppressive force, even the circulation of her soul power became extremely sluggish.
Ning Liu stepped forward, shielding her behind him. His level 87 soul power erupted, forcefully withstanding the oppressive force. He looked at the three Icefield Overlords, his expression more solemn than ever before.
"A swift and decisive victory."
He whispered something to Shui Bing'er, and the next moment, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed forward.
"court death!"
The Frost Griffin spoke in human language, its voice like the clash of metal.
With a flap of its wings, countless enormous ice blade storms swept towards Ning Liu.
Ning Liu neither dodged nor evaded, with the Empty Dream Sword in hand, his entire being transformed into an elusive phantom, traversing the dense storm of ice blades without a single leaf touching him.
His first target was that seemingly most defensively strong ice giant tortoise!
To catch a thief, first catch his king; to strike a snake, strike its vital spot.
These three spirit beasts were clearly led by the giant tortoise.
However, just as he was about to get close, the deep-sea ice dragon moved. Its enormous tail suddenly lashed out from the icy pool, creating a towering wave that crashed down on Ning Liu.
The three spirit beasts worked together seamlessly, giving him no chance to break through individually.
Ning Liu was forced to retreat, his face darkening.
These guys are more troublesome than I imagined.
"It seems I have no choice but to show some real skills."
He took a deep breath and clenched his left hand in mid-air.
Buzz—
A blood-red, menacing sword, its blade seemingly teeming with countless vengeful spirits, appeared in his hand.
Asura Demon Sword!
The moment the demonic sword appeared, the pure and holy icy aura of the entire Eternal Silent Ice Plains was as if it had been splashed with the most filthy blood. An aura of extreme violence, slaughter, and evil spread out with a roar!
The aurora borealis in the sky dimmed a bit at this moment.
The three arrogant 100,000-year-old soul beasts froze the moment they sensed this aura, and for the first time, fear appeared in their beast eyes.
That is the fear of natural enemies that originates from the very source of life!
"Now!" Ning Liu shouted to those behind him.
Shui Bing'er already understood. The moment Ning Liu drew out the Asura Demon Sword, attracting everyone's attention, she flashed to the front of the huge blue barrier.
She stretched out her trembling right hand and gently pressed it on the barrier.
There was no attack, nor any activation of soul power. She simply closed her eyes and channeled all her consciousness into the barrier through the Xuanbing Divine Seal between her brows.
She sensed the will of the barrier.
Ancient, proud, and rejecting all outsiders.
But when her Xuanbing divine power merged into it, that resisting will softened slightly.
The barrier was recognizing her identity.
Buzz...
Ripples spread across the surface of the ice-blue barrier, like a pebble being thrown into a calm lake.
It didn't shatter; instead, like a soft curtain of water, it proactively parted to create a passageway just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Shui Bing'er stepped inside without hesitation.
The view before them suddenly opened up, revealing a huge circular altar within the barrier.
In the center of the altar, a dove-egg-sized object, resembling a "heart" made of the purest ice crystals in the world, floats quietly and beats rhythmically.
It is the "Heart of Eternal Winter".
However, Shui Bing'er's gaze was fixed on the shadow lurking beneath her heart.
The moment it sensed someone intruding, the shadow slowly raised its head.
It was the head of a ferocious, spiraling serpent, its vertical pupils, colder than a frozen pool, locked onto her.
The guardian in the mural has awakened.
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