The shore of the island.
Wei Lan noticed the earth shaking in the distance and frowned as she looked over.
"Such a commotion... what happened?"
After a moment's hesitation, the woman transformed into a white streak of light and flew towards the center of the island.
However, they had to stop flying after only a short time due to the intense cold that rushed towards them.
"Has the cold here become so terrifying?"
The unease in Wei Lan's heart grew stronger, and he immediately took out a dark blue jade slip for communication.
"Master, something has happened at Polaris Valley!"
...
"Holy crap, we're doomed!"
Inside the quiet room, the girl who was sitting cross-legged opened her eyes and cried out in surprise, then hurriedly ran out the door.
Before long, they encountered a burly man walking towards them.
"Miss? What are you rushing off to?"
"Big Bear! Has Uncle returned to the palace?"
The woman was Bai Xiaoruo, and the burly man in front of her was Xiong Da, who had met Shen Yunhao a few times.
"Not yet... Does Miss have something urgent to discuss with the Emperor?"
"Of course it's urgent!" Bai Xiaoruo thought for a moment and then asked, "Xiong Da, do you know what's down in the deepest abyss in the North Star Valley?"
"Valley of Polar Stars?" The burly man scratched his head. "I've heard of it, but apart from the cold, there shouldn't be any other dangers there, right?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My tail fell in and I lost contact instantly!"
"Out of contact?"
The burly man was startled upon hearing this.
It's important to understand that the nine-tailed fox's tail exists as a clone, and unless it's killed, it won't lose contact with others.
If they really lost contact, it means that the tail is no longer under Bai Xiaoruo's control and has become a simple fox tail.
Simply put, it transformed from a clone into a lifeless magical artifact.
The burly man frowned. "I heard that people below the Spirit Void Realm can't stay there; they'll be instantly frozen by the cold. Miss, what was your clone doing there? It might have already frozen to death."
"..."
Bai Xiaoruo's heart skipped a beat at the mention of being frozen to death.
She fell into the abyss with Shen Yunhao, and lost contact with Tail the moment they fell in.
Theoretically speaking, no matter how strong the cold air inside is, with the Demon Emperor's Feather present, it's impossible for him not to survive even a second.
Therefore, she is more inclined to believe that there is a peculiar force field or magic circle below that has severed the connection between her and the tail.
Or perhaps, deep down she didn't want to believe that the Demon Emperor's Feather had malfunctioned, because if she did, Shen Yunhao would surely die.
"No, no, we have to find Uncle right away! There's definitely something big down there!"
"Miss, you know the Emperor's temperament! He won't bother with anything unless it's something extremely important!"
"It's a matter of life and death!" the girl said anxiously, biting her lip. "If we had gone any later, we would have lost everything!"
Seeing this, the burly man sighed and shook his head, saying, "Miss, are you sure you want the Emperor to know about that child's existence? Forgive my bluntness, but this is not a good thing for that kid!"
The little fox's expression froze, and a hint of unease appeared on her face. She coughed and said, "How did you know it was him... cough cough, there's nothing like the relationship between him and me. That idiot just saved my life, and now that he's in danger, isn't it normal for me to help him out?"
“Although I, Xiong Da, am not exactly smart, I am not stupid either. With Miss’s status and trump cards, if a real crisis were to occur, the Emperor would definitely come to her aid personally. There would be no need for that child to interfere… Now Miss is so worried about his safety. You know, this is the first time I’ve ever seen Miss care so much about a man… Doesn’t this say something?”
Damn it, that stinky bear finally got a brain...
With Shen Yunhao on the verge of death, the little fox had no time to continue arguing with Xiong Da, and could only say, "But I have no other choice. If Uncle doesn't help, who else can save him?"
After pondering for a while, Xiong Da slowly spoke, "I heard that your Aunt Su seems to have recently emerged from seclusion..."
Before she could finish speaking, the girl had already darted away as a white blur.
"Thanks, Big Bear! I'll treat you to chicken drumsticks when I get back!"
Seeing the girl hurry away, the burly man sighed again, "Looks like this girl is really smitten. Hopefully, she hasn't met some scoundrel..."
...
Meanwhile, some scoundrel had just opened his eyes in some unknown corner.
"Ouch...it hurts!"
Upon waking up, Shen Yunhao immediately felt sore all over, especially in certain joints, as if they had been spliced and reassembled, and even the slightest movement caused him unbearable pain.
I slowly opened my eyes, my vision was blurry for a moment before it gradually focused.
What comes into view is a world of ice crystals in shades of gray-black and deep blue.
He felt as if he were in an underground cave, the surrounding rock walls completely covered with translucent ice crystals, gleaming with a deep, cold light refracted from somewhere.
Huge clusters of ice-blue crystals hang from the cave ceiling, like inverted ice blades, and the chilling aura wrapped around them can almost be seen with the naked eye.
Shen Yunhao tried to move his fingers again, but the intense pain made him afraid to move again. He could only lie on the ground and look at the ice crystals on the top of the cave.
If I remember correctly, this should be the third time he has had a similar experience.
The first time was beneath the abyss, on the banks of the Ming River.
The second time was in the underground palace of Kuyanling, after the underground collapsed.
And this time...
Relatively speaking, it was also the most dangerous one.
Because nobody knows what lies beneath this icy abyss, or what terrifying things exist there!
But thankfully... he survived...
Judging from the pain he's feeling, those mysterious golden threads must have pulled him back from the brink of hell once again!
After regaining full consciousness, Shen Yunhao first tried to activate the Vast Ocean Heart.
Only when that blue light completely enveloped his body did he feel some of his strength returning...
However, this also made him somewhat doubtful.
Normally, when faced with danger, Han Hai Xin should automatically protect its master, but for some reason this time, it did not take the initiative to heal itself.
But he didn't have time to think about it now. He was using the Vast Ocean Heart to heal his injuries while observing the state of his body.
After about half an incense stick's time, Shen Yunhao finally managed to move his arm and sit up from the ground.
"Phew... I'm alive again!"
With the double healing from the Vast Ocean Heart and the Mysterious Golden Thread, as long as he isn't instantly killed, even if he's left with only half a breath, he can recover quickly.
After getting up, Shen Yunhao immediately touched the equipment on his body.
The result, however, made him look extremely grim... Most of his things were gone!
To be precise, apart from the Phantom Shuttle and the Netherworld Shield that he always kept close to his body, as well as the Dragon Python Armor he wore, everything else was lost!
Including the White Dragon Lantern, which was very important to him!
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