Chen Sanshi tightened his grip on the spear, exerting force through his arm. Its keen blade slowly tore open his opponent's throat, and blood seeped from the wound.
"And afterward?"
Cao Xie did not resist. Instead, he abruptly asked, "What do you intend to do after killing me?"
"That's not something you need to concern yourself with- The Northern Wasteland Snow Region was a vast, boundless expanse of white. The cold here was extraordinary; even those with profound cultivation could hardly endure it for long. The moment Su Yao and Zhao Lei set foot on this land, they felt a bone-piercing chill. Their breaths turned into wisps of white mist that quickly dispersed in the air.
"The power of ice here is far too strange." Zhao Lei's brows knitted tightly as he extended a hand to sense his surroundings. "This isn't ordinary ice and snow. It's a power imbued with some kind of law."
Su Yao nodded in agreement. The longbow in her hand trembled slightly, as though it, too, were resisting this power. "We must find the source as soon as possible, or all life in this region will be devoured."
Following the clues provided in the plea for help, the two pressed onward. Along the way, they discovered that many places had already frozen solid, and even the spiritual energy in the air had grown thin. Their hearts sank at the sight. Clearly, that power of ice was even more terrifying than they had imagined.
Before long, they arrived before an enormous mountain of ice. The entire mountain was crystal clear, as though formed from pure ice. Yet as they approached, they detected a faint light flickering within it.
"Something's wrong over there." Su Yao's gaze sharpened as she pointed to a bright spot deep within the ice