Shen Yunhao did not rush forward, but instead scanned his surroundings.
This icy cave was not as large as the one he had been in before; he could see the edge at a glance, and there were three ice walls similar to the one behind him at the edge, facing different directions.
However, these ice walls are also made of blue ice crystals.
Only after confirming that there were no other people or giant beasts in the entire ice cave did Shen Yunhao dare to slowly walk forward.
The closer he got, the more Shen Yunhao could feel the power of the crystal core; even the surrounding space was distorted to some extent.
"If these crystal cores really come from within a giant beast, then given the strength of this crystal, the giant beast it belongs to is probably comparable to a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage!"
Shen Yunhao muttered to himself, but just as he was about three zhang away from the ice platform, a sharp buzzing sound suddenly came from the air in front of him. A pale blue light curtain rose from the ground without warning, forming a semi-transparent barrier that separated him from the crystal core.
Shen Yunhao reacted extremely quickly, leaping into the air with a powerful kick, demonstrating a high-altitude retreat step. His right hand rested on the Guixue sword at his waist, his expression wary.
Half a minute later.
"..."
The light barrier remained motionless and did not launch any attack.
Shen Yunhao scratched his head, "Oh... I scared myself..."
Only after confirming there was no danger did he begin to carefully examine the barrier.
Strange and complex runes flowed across the light screen, as if carved from ice crystals, exuding a cold and ancient aura. The runes were arranged in a ring, rotating around the crystal core.
"This seems to be a small spirit array, but since it's used to protect the central crystal core, forcibly breaking it is probably unrealistic... However, my current goal is to find my little sister and escape this place. No matter how powerful the crystal core is, it's not important to me!"
Shen Yunhao shook his head, but just as he was about to turn and leave, a suction force suddenly came from the light screen, pulling Shen Yunhao towards the center!
The suction came too suddenly, catching Shen Yunhao off guard. He was instantly pulled in and lay flat on the circular light screen, like a magnet being attracted to it.
"Holy crap! This thing can even launch sneak attacks!"
Shen Yunhao was startled, but before he could resist, the suction force disappeared. He took two steps back and stopped to the side.
He paused for two seconds, then quickly retreated several dozen meters. When he turned back to look at the light screen, the runes were still flowing, and the light seemed to be a little brighter than before.
"What did it do to me? Oh no... I'm not clean anymore!"
"..."
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Shen Yunhao seemed to suddenly realize something. He reached into his clothes and found that the two blue crystals he had been carrying with him were gone!
"This light barrier is absorbing that blue crystal? But that doesn't make sense. Why would it pull me in if it's absorbing the crystal..."
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yunhao suddenly realized.
"Is it because I absorbed the pure energy from two crystals before?"
Thinking of this, Shen Yunhao relaxed and walked back to the light screen.
After waiting for about two minutes, the light screen no longer reacted to Shen Yunhao.
Moreover, Shen Yunhao discovered that there were thirty-six different rotating runes on the light screen, thirty-five of which were the same, with only one emitting a significantly brighter light.
After observing for a while, Shen Yunhao shook his head and suppressed his curiosity.
If this cave filled with blue ice crystals were named the "Blue Cave," the chill here would be several levels higher than that of the previous "White Cave."
Although Shen Yunhao was protected by golden threads, he could still feel waves of cold air creeping into his body from the soles of his feet.
This is because the entire cave floor is covered in ice crystals, meaning that Shen Yunhao is in direct contact with those ice crystals at all times.
"It seems that if we want to leave, we'll have to destroy these ice gates..."
Shen Yunhao walked to the blue ice gates and, using the same trick as before, began to chisel through the wall with the Returning Snow Sword.
But this time, his luck wasn't so good... The hardness of the blue ice crystals far exceeded Shen Yunhao's expectations. With a powerful sword strike, he could only leave a white scratch on it, without even a single ice shard falling off.
"It's over! It's a dead end..."
After chopping for a while, Shen Yunhao decisively gave up.
If this ice wall is as thick as the previous white wall, and he tries to break through it at his current speed, it would be a fantasy version of The Shawshank Redemption, possibly taking two and a half years to carve through.
Unable to find any other way out, Shen Yunhao had no choice but to turn his attention back to the light screen in the middle.
"This looks like it's charging up. How many blue crystals are needed to light up one rune? Once all thirty-six runes are lit up, then... summon a dragon? Or maybe give away a key fragment?"
"But... those blue crystals aren't enough... could it be..."
He turned to look at the three ice walls at the edge of the cave. "It seems... there are likely more ice crystal beasts living behind these ice walls, and they all contain those blue crystals in their bodies. But I can't break through the walls at all. Isn't this a vicious cycle?"
After hesitating for a while, Shen Yunhao decided to put in the blue crystals he had first.
Of the forty-three blue crystals, the two I carried with me and the two I had previously absorbed were absorbed by the runes, leaving thirty-nine remaining.
However, when Shen Yunhao crawled back into the original ice cave, he discovered a very serious problem.
The white ice wall that he had carved out was slowly healing itself!
In other words, if I want to come back in the future, I'll have to keep chiseling for another two and a half days...
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