Inside the barrier, Shui Bing'er looked at those slowly opening golden vertical pupils, colder than ten thousand years of black ice.
It simply raised its head and quietly looked at Shui Bing'er, without launching an attack.
Shui Bing'er forced herself to calm down. She could sense that the other person's gaze was not scrutinizing an enemy, but rather confirming some kind of qualification.
Under the other party's gaze, the Xuanbing divine power within her body became uncontrollably active, and the six-pointed snowflake mark between her eyebrows shone even brighter.
The indifference in the giant beast's golden vertical pupils slowly faded, replaced by an extremely complex, almost...
A feeling of relief and anticipation.
An ancient and grand thought resounded directly in Shui Bing'er's spiritual sea.
[I've waited...for so long...]
[Descendant of Xuanbing, take the cornerstone of the world and fulfill your destiny.]
As soon as the words fell, the giant beast that Ning Liu had named "Guardian" on the mural slowly lowered its proud head, completely revealing the "Heart of Eternal Winter" that it was entrenched in front of Shui Bing'er.
It is surrendering, but more than that, it is... pleading.
Shui Bing'er was stunned, but her instincts, inherited from the gods, made her realize that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Without further hesitation, she stepped onto the altar, stretched out her hands, and offered them to the beating heart.
The moment her fingertips touched the "Heart of Eternal Winter," the heart transformed into a pure, icy blue stream of light, flowing from her fingertips and merging into her body.
boom!
A terrifying chill exploded within her body!
Shui Bing'er let out a muffled groan, as if all her strength had been drained away in an instant, and she collapsed limply to the ground.
A thin layer of frost seeped out from under her skin at a visible speed, enveloping her entire body.
But just a moment later, the frost melted away, and her skin became scalding hot, even emitting wisps of white steam.
Cold and scorching, two completely opposite states, alternated wildly within her body, like two armies waging a fierce battle in her meridians and internal organs.
Her mind was completely in a state of chaos, leaving only the most primal instincts.
It's so cold...
I'm freezing to death...
It's so hot...
It's going to be burned to ashes...
Outside the barrier, as the "Heart of Eternal Winter" was taken away, the entire circular altar, along with the blue barrier that guarded it, began to become illusory and transparent, eventually dissipating into nothingness.
The three 100,000-year-old soul beasts, who had been on high alert, were all stunned the moment they sensed the disappearance of the "Heart of Eternal Winter's" aura.
The goal they had guarded for countless years has vanished.
The Frost Griffin let out a furious roar of resentment, the Ice Giant Turtle glanced deeply at the direction of the altar, and the Deep Sea Ice Dragon, with a sense of relief, slowly sank to the bottom of the icy pool.
Their mission has come to an end.
The three-headed beast did not linger any longer, turned around and disappeared into the depths of the icy plain.
Ning Liu held the Asura Demon Sword, and his overwhelming killing intent subsided.
He watched the three giant beasts retreat, but instead of giving chase, he immediately dashed towards the center of the altar.
The scene before him made his pupils shrink.
Shui Bing'er huddled on the cold altar, trembling uncontrollably.
Her face was half covered in frost, while the other half was flushed with an unnatural redness, as if she had been split in two, one half in the dead of winter and the other half in the height of summer.
"Bing'er!"
Ning Liu strode forward and reached out to help her.
But the moment his fingers touched her arm, an extremely cold aura surged through the point of contact, making him shiver involuntarily.
The next second, that chill transformed into a scorching wave powerful enough to melt gold and iron.
"What's going on?" Ning Liu's heart sank.
Just then, the colossal beast known as the Guardian slowly swam over. Its massive head stopped in front of Ning Liu, its golden vertical pupils filled with anxiety.
[The backlash from the divine power.]
An aged thought echoed in Ning Liu's mind.
The Heart of Eternal Winter is the condensation of the will of the gods, the source of ultimate Yin in this realm. Her mortal body was forcibly fused with it, causing an imbalance of Yin and Yang, and her soul is about to be torn apart by this power.
Ning Liu's heart sank to the bottom. "How can I save her?"
[It needs to be harmonized with the purest Yang energy to guide the spirit back to its proper place.]
The guardian beast's will was direct and straightforward.
[This is no ordinary soul power; it must be of pure Yang origin, and... only through the union of Yin and Yang can it save her.]
Yin and Yang in union?
Ning Liu's mind went blank for a moment, and he was completely stunned.
He looked at Shui Bing'er, who was almost unconscious on the ground, and then at the giant beast in front of him who was seriously proposing a "solution." For a moment, he didn't know what expression to make.
Are you kidding me?
He, the sect leader of the Glazed Heaven Sect, a young talent, a model of righteousness... did such a thing?
However, before he could sort out his thoughts, a soft body suddenly appeared in his arms.
In the midst of chaos, Shui Bing'er instinctively sensed a warm, vast, and sun-like aura.
That was the only lifeline she could grasp at that moment.
She practically clung to him, her cold cheeks rubbing haphazardly against Ning Liu's chest, muttering unconsciously:
"Sect Master...it's so cold..."
Ning Liu's body stiffened.
The girl's natural fragrance, mixed with the cool, refreshing scent of ice lotus, entered her nostrils.
Even through her clothes, he could clearly feel the strange temperature of her body, one side icy cold and the other incredibly hot.
"Sect Master is fine, don't move!"
Ning Liu was at a loss, wanting to push her away but afraid of hurting her.
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