Wang Fan made a decisive move, pouring all his strength into the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd without reservation.
The halberd instantly erupted with a blinding blood-red light, which swept towards the ice-scaled giant crocodile as if it were a tangible force.
Wherever the blood-red light passed, the surrounding ice melted away, turning into puddles of water.
Sensing the approaching danger, the Ice Scale Crocodile, whose movements were originally somewhat slow due to its clumsiness, suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed.
It twisted its massive body, trying to avoid the eerie blood-red light.
However, the blood-red light followed closely, catching up with it in the blink of an eye and enveloping its massive body.
The Ice Scale Crocodile let out angry and painful roars.
At this moment, large amounts of blue blood were uncontrollably gushing from the wounds on its body caused by the icicles.
As soon as the blood flowed out, it was drawn by the blood-red light and rapidly converged towards the Bloodthirsty War Halberd.
The power of the Ice Scale Crocodile seemed to diminish the moment each drop of blood left its body.
As its blood continued to be consumed, the Icescale Crocodile's resistance became increasingly futile.
But it is, after all, the overlord of the bottom of the Frosty Crystal Lake, and even in such a desperate situation, it is unwilling to give up.
It mustered the last of its power, opened its maw, and unleashed a torrent of black, chilling energy carrying the aura of death.
This cold wave was completely different from the previous blue cold wave, and it swept through everything in its path.
It was as if even space itself had been frozen, with tiny cracks appearing.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Fan hurriedly shielded Bing Mei behind him and at the same time swung the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd with all his might.
The halberd shone brightly, locked in a stalemate with the black, cold current.
In an instant, the lakebed was filled with intersecting lights, and the powerful impact caused the surrounding icy crystals to shatter into countless glittering powders.
The powder drifted in the water, resembling a dazzling snowflake, yet the tense situation added a touch of grimness.
Wang Fan seized the opportunity and poured all his strength into the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd once more.
The crimson light emanating from the halberd tip grew increasingly intense, resembling an angry crimson dragon piercing straight through the body of the ice-scaled crocodile.
The massive body of the Ice Scale Crocodile trembled slightly under the impact of the blood-red light, and its scales, which had originally emitted a cold, eerie glow, gradually dimmed.
As the Icescale Crocodile's life force faded, the surrounding lake water slowly returned to calm.
With a thought, Wang Fan activated the system's decomposition function and used it on the massive corpse of the Ice Scale Crocodile.
A strange light enveloped the body of the ice-scaled crocodile, and as the light flickered, the crocodile's body gradually decomposed into various materials that emitted a faint glow.
A system notification sounded in Wang Fan's mind.
"Successfully decomposed a fourth-tier Ice Scale Giant Crocodile, obtained 30 Ice Scale Armor Flakes, 1 fourth-tier Ice Magic Crystal, and 100 Ice Crocodile Meat."
"Congratulations on triggering the 10,000x amplification function. You have obtained Ice Scale Armor Flake ×, Tier 4 Ice Magic Crystal ×, and Ice Crocodile Meat ×."
Wang Fan was overjoyed; these materials were all treasures.
Unable to contain his excitement, he eagerly checked the system's kill reward.
The system interface clearly displays this.
"Congratulations, host, on successfully killing the fourth-tier Ice Scale Giant Crocodile and obtaining the blueprint for the fourth-tier Frost Crystal Ice Armor."
Wang Fan's eyes widened, filled with surprise and excitement.
Frost Crystal Armor Blueprint
Rank: Fourth Rank
(Description: This item not only provides extremely strong physical defense, but also has an excellent resistance to ice-type magical attacks.)
(Requires 20 Tier 4 Ice Scale Armor Plates and 10 Tier 4 Ice Magic Crystals.)
Wang Fan carefully stored the drawings into the system space.
The two then continued swimming deeper into the lake.
The further down you go, the dimmer the surrounding light becomes.
Fortunately, the soft glow emitted by the water-repelling beads allowed me to barely see the road ahead.
After swimming for a while, they came to a huge ice wall.
The ice wall was covered with strange runes, which shimmered with a faint light.
"It seems this is where the seal is located," Wang Fan said solemnly, staring at the ice wall.
Ice Demon frowned slightly, carefully examining the runes that shimmered on the ice wall.
"These runes exude an ancient and mysterious aura. Breaking the seal will likely be no easy task. Are you confident?"
Wang Fan tightened his grip on the Bloodthirsty Halberd, his gaze resolute. "There's no other choice but to try. We've finally found this place; we must break through it no matter what."
Ice Charm nodded. "I will do my best to assist you. While you attack, I will keep an eye on the surroundings to prevent any unforeseen events."
Wang Fan took a deep breath and poured all his strength into the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd, causing the halberd to glow with intense blood-red light.
He shouted and thrust his weapon against the ice wall.
With a deafening roar, the halberd tip collided with the ice wall, creating a powerful energy ripple that instantly shook and churned the surrounding lake water.
The runes on the ice wall shone brightly, actually blocking the power of Wang Fan's all-out attack.
Wang Fan frowned deeply. "The power of this seal is stronger than I imagined."
Bingmei looked at the ice wall and pondered, "Perhaps there is some kind of pattern among these runes. Blindly attacking them won't work. You rest for a while and recover your strength. I'll study these runes."
Wang Fan did as instructed and stepped aside, taking the time to adjust his state.
Ice Spirit approached the ice wall and carefully observed the arrangement and flashing frequency of the runes.
After a while, her eyes lit up.
“Wang Fan, look at these runes. They seem to be arranged according to some kind of astrological pattern, and the rhythm of their flashing is also traceable.”
"If I'm not mistaken, we need to attack the runes in a specific order to break this seal."
Wang Fan immediately stood up and went to Bing Mei's side. "What do you suggest? I'll listen to you."
Ice Charm pointed to several runes on the ice wall, "Let's start with these runes. You use the Bloodthirsty Halberd to attack them one by one."
Wang Fan took a deep breath and raised the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd once more.
Following Ice Spirit's instructions, he thrust towards the first rune.
The moment the halberd tip touched the rune, the rune flashed with light.
Immediately afterwards, with a "crack," a tiny crack appeared on the surface of the rune.
Wang Fan was overjoyed and seized the opportunity to exert his strength once again.
With a crisp cracking sound, the first rune shattered completely, turning into specks of light and dissipating into the water.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Fan swiftly attacked the second rune, the third rune... as the runes were attacked in turn.
The runes on the ice wall began to glow erratically, no longer flashing in an orderly fashion as before.
Finally, when Wang Fan finished attacking the last key rune...
The ice wall shone brightly, and the runes began to shatter one by one.
With a tremendous roar, the ice wall collapsed, turning into countless ice shards that scattered in the water.
Once everything around him had calmed down a bit, Wang Fan looked at Bing Mei.
"It seems we've succeeded. This seal has been broken. Now we need to hurry to the second place—the Azure Ice Cave."
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