Chapter 79 - Frozen Heart
Chu Linyuan's gaze remained unwavering! He channeled a faint, yet blazing, wisp of his mind—a mixture of a will to protect, a determination not to fail, and a scorching torrent of fear of loss, buried deep beneath the ice and unknown even to himself. Following the icy murderous aura, it formed the gentlest barrier, gently enveloping the dying soul fire!
The ultimate blend of ice and fire! The delicate balance of protection and destruction!
Protected by a scorching heart, the soul fire stabilized! Though its light was extremely dim, it no longer wavered, like a spark of eternal fire trapped deep within the azure ice, burning tenaciously! And around it, the deadly talisman blood and poisonous vines were completely frozen beneath the dark blue ice!
From Chu Linyuan's fingertips, a faint blue light continuously and steadily emanated. His entire body seemed to have transformed into an ice sculpture, motionless. All his will, all his strength, was concentrated on that single fingertip, maintaining this exquisitely frozen state.
His face paled visibly, and fine beads of cold sweat oozed from his forehead, instantly freezing into frost. The dark gold dragon pattern on his cheek also completely dimmed, as if all its power had been drained.
It worked! The backlash from the Burning Life Talisman Blood was temporarily and completely frozen! Xie Zhao's soul fire was protected, but he also fell into the deepest state of suspended animation.
Plop… plop…
The heartbeat in Xie Zhao's chest became extremely weak and slow, as if it was coming through a thick layer of ice, and it only beat once in a long time.
Chu Linyuan slowly withdrew his finger. The faint blue light at his fingertips dissipated, leaving only a bit of icy cold.
He remained kneeling on one knee, slowly closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing.
Every breath he took was accompanied by a heavy white mist, and it was obvious that the action he had just taken had taken a huge toll on him.
"For now... it's stable." Luo Hongyi let out a long breath, slowly retracting the poisonous mist chains on her fingertips. Looking at the almost invisible layer of dark blue ice crystals on Xie Zhao's heart and the faint but stable red dot beneath them, a look of relief and fatigue crossed her beautiful face for the first time. She knew this was only delaying death.
Three days? Five days? No one knew how long Chu Linyuan could hold out, nor did anyone know if Xie Zhao could survive the complete freezing.
"Second brother, he..." Su Tang looked at Xie Zhao, who seemed to be frozen in sleep, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
"He won't die." Luo Hongyi interrupted her, her tone full of tired determination, "Now, we should worry about Bingtuozi."
She looked at Chu Linyuan, who was closing his eyes and regulating his breathing. "He's overexerting himself, and he has to continuously output his Ice Origin to maintain the ice. Now he's a target."
Tie Niu's huge body immediately blocked Chu Linyuan and Xie Zhao like a mountain, and said in a deep voice: "I'm guarding here! Whoever dares to get close must pass me first!" Brute force flowed faintly under his bronze skin, and the scars intertwined with dark green and bronze looked particularly hideous.
White Deer, holding Bunny, silently walked to Tieniu's side, his clear eyes filled with determination. Bunny also bared his teeth at the sea of clouds surging outside the platform, and let out a low, threatening roar.
Chu Linyuan closed his eyes, ignoring the surrounding warnings. Most of his mind was absorbed within him, channeling the pure evil spirit within him, slowly recovering the damage. At the same time, a strand of it, like the strongest thread, firmly connected to the thin layer of ice surrounding Xie Zhao's heart.
Her fingertips unconsciously touched the red tassel on her waist, and a very faint, almost illusory warmth came from the tassel.
On the cold keel platform, the wind was howling.
One was completely frozen, and the other exhausted his minions in protecting the ice.
The poor ghosts of Guixu Sect built a silent and fragile line of defense on the backbone of this ancient dragon skeleton.
Time has become their biggest enemy.
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