Bingmei sniffed and said, "But that power was too terrifying. Will we still be able to use the Bloodthirsty Halberd in the future?"
Wang Fan pondered for a moment, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. He leaned closer to Bing Mei and whispered in her ear, "Solving the side effects is actually quite simple, as long as..."
As Wang Fan whispered, Bing Mei's eyes widened further.
Her cheeks, which had been slightly pale from worry, instantly flushed red.
She lightly punched Wang Fan and said coquettishly, "You rascal, all you ever do is come up with these crazy ideas."
Wang Fan chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "There's no other way; this is the most feasible method at the moment."
Bingmei rolled her eyes at him. Although she complained, she also felt that what Wang Fan said was true.
She calmed herself down and said, "Alright then, but this matter needs to be considered carefully and we can't rush it."
Wang Fan nodded in agreement and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. The most important thing right now is to find the Illusion Crystal Vineyard."
The two rested for a while and regained some of their strength.
Ice Charm stood up, brushed the ice shards off her clothes, and looked at Wang Fan, saying, "After the battle just now, I seem to have a new sense of the environment around here. Perhaps I can use this to find clues about the Illusion Crystal Vineyard."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Wang Fan's eyes. "Really? That's great!"
Ice Demon closed her eyes and focused her mind on sensing the flow of elements around her.
A moment later, she opened her eyes and pointed in one direction. "Over there, I sensed a strange energy fluctuation. Although it was very weak, it was different from the ice-type energy we had sensed before. It might be related to the Illusion Crystal Vineyard."
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Fan said, "Then let's go over there quickly."
The two proceeded cautiously in the direction indicated by the Ice Demon.
Having just experienced a great battle with the Ice Crystal White Tiger Beast, they didn't know what dangers they might encounter ahead.
As they ventured deeper, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.
Strange patterns began to appear on the originally hard ice surface, and these patterns shimmered with a faint blue light.
Suddenly, Wang Fan keenly sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere around him. He gestured for Bing Mei to stop and whispered, "Be careful, it seems like something is watching us."
Ice Charm gripped her weapon tightly, warily glancing around.
Just then, a group of small, fox-like creatures emerged from the ice crevice.
They were entirely white, with eyes that shimmered with an eerie green light.
It hissed as it paced slowly around Wang Fan and Bing Mei, seemingly looking for an opportunity to attack.
"What are these things? They don't look very big, but they feel dangerous," Ice Charm whispered.
Wang Fan carefully observed these creatures and found that they were agile and exuded a cold aura.
"Whatever it is, prepare for battle first."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a little fox launched its attack, darting towards Wang Fan like a white lightning bolt.
Wang Fan quickly dodged to the side, and at the same time took out the Bloodthirsty Battle Halberd from his system backpack and swung it in the direction of the little fox.
The little fox nimbly dodged the Bloodthirsty Halberd and pounced again.
Wang Fan was secretly amazed when he saw this.
"So fast?"
At the same time, the other little foxes also joined the battle, launching attacks on Wang Fan and Bing Mei.
The battlefield descended into chaos.
Ice Spirit cast ice magic, and ice spikes rose from the ground in an attempt to block the little fox's attack.
However, these little foxes were exceptionally agile, moving freely between the icicles without being affected at all.
While dodging the little fox's attacks, Wang Fan pondered a countermeasure.
He discovered that although these little foxes were fast, they did not seem to have strong defenses.
So he concentrated his strength and launched a full-force attack on a little fox.
The sharp blade struck the little fox directly, and the little fox let out a miserable cry before turning into a cloud of icy mist and dissipating into the air.
Seeing their companion killed, the other fox cubs seemed to become even more frenzied, and their attacks became increasingly fierce.
Wang Fan and Bing Mei stood back to back, cooperating with each other to struggle against the little fox's attack.
Just as the battle reached a stalemate, Wang Fan suddenly discovered a pattern.
Whenever one of the fox cubs dodges, the other fox cubs' movements will pause briefly.
A thought struck him, and he immediately told Bingmei about his discovery.
"Ice Demons, I'll draw their attention. You watch the moment and launch a large-scale attack to wipe them out in one fell swoop," Wang Fan said.
Ice Charm nodded to indicate that she understood.
Wang Fan began to deliberately expose weaknesses to attract more attacks from the little foxes.
As the little foxes gathered around Wang Fan, Bing Mei seized the opportunity and unleashed a powerful ice spell.
Suddenly, countless huge blocks of ice rained down from the sky, hurtling towards the little foxes.
The little foxes couldn't dodge in time and were hit by the ice blocks, letting out screams of pain.
As the ice blocks continued to fall, the number of little foxes gradually decreased.
Ultimately, with the combined efforts of Wang Fan and Bing Mei, the group of little foxes was successfully eliminated.
The two breathed a sigh of relief and continued in the same direction.
After this battle, they became more cautious.
After walking for a while, a fairly large frozen lake appeared ahead.
The center of the frozen lake was shrouded in thick fog, with faint, iridescent light shimmering in the air, as if something magical was hidden there.
“The Crystal Vineyard should be in the middle of the Ice Lake!” Ice Charm said.
Looking at the frozen lake, Wang Fan's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Let's go, let's hurry over and take a look."
However, just as they were about to approach the frozen lake, the surface of the lake suddenly began to churn violently, and a huge ice beast burst out of the water.
The ice beast was enormous, resembling a moving iceberg.
Its entire body was covered in sharp ice spikes, and its two enormous eyes emitted a cold, eerie blue light, filled with vigilance and hostility.
Ice Fairy gaped in astonishment, "How can there be so many powerful creatures!"
She murmured to herself, her eyes filled with shock.
She then frowned slightly, lost in thought. "My father told me that there weren't so many powerful creatures on this ice field before. Could it be because of the vineyards?"
Wang Fan nodded solemnly, "It's very possible that the crystal grapes in the crystal vineyard possess magical powers."
"Perhaps it attracted these powerful creatures to come and protect it, or perhaps it was affected by the power of the Illusion Crystal Grape, causing the surrounding creatures to mutate."
Before the words were even finished, the ice beast had already launched its attack.
It opened its blood-red maw, and a thick, ice-blue beam of light shot towards Wang Fan and Bing Mei like a laser.
Wang Fan reacted extremely quickly, grabbing Bing Mei and narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
The beam of light grazed their clothes and blasted a huge crater in the ice, instantly freezing the crater walls with a thick layer of ice.
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