Behind He Ao, the pair of hands that had extended from the platform struggled violently after being cleaved apart, but they were soon frozen by the spreading frost.
Boom—
The divided platform then shattered with a thunderous crash, scattering into fragments of ice wrapped around rock and flesh, piling into two icy peaks.
Behind those peaks stood people cautiously watching the white spring water.
The moment the spring appeared, many people fixed their eyes on it, greed flickering in their gazes.
However, although the sword light that had split the platform had not injured anyone, it had left a massive rift directly behind the spring, preventing anyone from approaching it.
The sword light's path had happened to be the route He Ao had taken earlier. With the icy crystal remains of the eight giants scattered along the way, no one dared approach.
This was also the route He Ao had calculated beforehand.
In the end, when those greedy people saw He Ao land before the Fountain of Youth, they all lowered their heads.
He Ao paid no attention to any of it. His gaze fell on the white, translucent Fountain of Youth as he slightly raised the ice sword in his hand.
Streams of cold light gathered before him, forming the intricate image of a massive tree.
The image of the giant tree slowly descended and gently settled upon the Fountain of Youth.
The image appeared ordinary and gave off no radiance, but the instant it touched the Fountain of Youth, it suddenly erupted with brilliant light.
A vast and majestic gaze seemed to cross countless stretches of time and space as it descended.
Yet at that very instant, the tranquil white spring water suddenly trembled, and a terrifying, boundless vitality surged up from its deepest depths.
Then, a long