Hu Shu gazed at the ice cave before him, guarded by a powerful restriction. The Immortal Herb inside emitted a faint glow. He knew this was the last hope of saving his clan. Yet faced with this unknown restriction, he could not help but feel a trace of worry. But his gaze soon hardened. No matter how difficult the restriction was to break, he would not give up. Taking a deep breath, Hu Shu slowly walked toward the ice cave, ready to face a new challenge.
The instant he stepped into the Extreme Cold Land, a bone-piercing chill, like countless tiny ice needles, wildly burrowed through Hu Shu's pores. He could not help but shiver. The cold far exceeded his expectations. Even as magic power circulated through his body, it became sluggish, as though bound by an invisible shackle.
As far as the eye could see, everything was silver-white. Howling gales swept past, their sharp whistles like the cries of ghosts and wolves echoing across the empty ice plains. Snowflakes as large as goose feathers fell thickly, and everywhere he looked, there was only endless ice and snow. Hu Shu's breath instantly froze into icy mist. He wrapped his clothes tighter around himself and trudged forward with difficulty. Every step left a deep footprint in the snow, yet within moments, fresh snow buried it.
As he walked, Hu Shu suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching. His heart tightened, and he immediately became vigilant. In the distance, a massive ice dragon burst out of the water. Its body was enormous, emanating a ghostly blue chill. Its scales resembled armor forged from solid ice, gleaming coldly beneath the snowy light. It opened its blood-filled maw and let out an earth-shaking roar, its freezing breath surging toward Hu Shu like a tidal wave.
Hu Shu did not dare let down his guard and immediately activated the Invincible Domain System. The moment the domain unfolded, the surrounding ice and snow seemed drawn by some powerful force, scattering in all directions. The ice dragon clearly sensed the threat. It twisted its massive body and charged at Hu Shu with incredible speed. As it neared, the ice dragon suddenly whipped its tail, raising a storm of Ice Shards that shot toward Hu Shu like countless blades.
Hu Shu's eyes were resolute. With a flash of light in his hand, a gleaming Long Sword appeared. His body flickered as he nimbly weaved through the ice shard storm. At the same time, he muttered an incantation and unleashed a powerful spell. Golden runes flew from his hand and collided with the ice shards, producing a string of thunderous explosions. Struck by the runes, the ice shards shattered one after another, turning into ice fragments that filled the sky.
The ice dragon roared again and spewed a thick pillar of ice from its mouth. The ice pillar moved with tremendous speed, reaching Hu Shu in the blink of an eye. Hu Shu swiftly swung his Long Sword, forming a defensive barrier before him. The ice pillar crashed into the barrier, spraying countless icy blossoms. The tremendous impact made Hu Shu's arm go slightly numb. But he gritted his teeth and, bolstered by the Invincible Domain System, forcibly withstood the ice dragon's attack.
Just as Hu Shu and the ice dragon were locked in fierce battle, another powerful aura quietly approached. From the corner of his eye, Hu Shu saw a gigantic snow demon leap out of a snowbank. Its entire body was snow-white, and it had the build of a bear, yet its eyes glowed with an eerie red light. Waving its enormous claws, it pounced at Hu Shu.
Hu Shu inwardly cried out in alarm. At that moment, he was fully occupied with the ice dragon and had no way to deal with both. In the critical moment, an idea struck him. Using the power of the Invincible Domain System, he created a small spatial distortion just as the snow demon lunged. The snow demon crashed headfirst into the distorted space, and its body abruptly halted.
Seizing the opening, Hu Shu focused his attention and launched a fierce attack on the ice dragon. He poured magic power into his Long Sword. The sword blazed brightly, and a golden Sword Qi howled forth, slashing toward the ice dragon. Unable to dodge in time, the ice dragon was struck by the Sword Qi and let out a pained hiss. Its massive body swayed several times before crashing to the ground and turning into a pool of ice water.
After dealing with the ice dragon, Hu Shu turned to face the snow demon. The snow demon broke free from the spatial distortion, the red glow in its eyes growing even more intense. Clearly enraged, it roared and raked its claws across the ground, throwing up vast sheets of ice and snow that crashed toward Hu Shu.
Hu Shu's body flashed as he evaded the ice and snow. He knew the snow demon's strength could not be underestimated, so while nimbly dodging its attacks, he searched for its weakness. During their exchange, Hu Shu discovered that although the snow demon's eyes emitted an eerie red glow, they appeared to be its most vulnerable point.
When the moment came, Hu Shu cast another spell. He condensed a golden sphere of light in his hand. It contained immense power and shone dazzlingly. Hu Shu fired the sphere at the snow demon's eyes. Sensing the danger, the snow demon tried to dodge, but it was too late. The sphere struck its eye precisely. The snow demon let out a shrill scream, and its enormous body crashed to the ground.
After finally shaking off the beasts' entanglement, Hu Shu was panting heavily, and he had expended a great deal of magic power. Yet he did not dare relax in the slightest and continued toward the Immortal Herb. At last, he arrived before the ice cave where it grew. Powerful restriction lights flickered around the cave, multicolored radiance intertwining to form a Solid Barrier.
Hu Shu stared at the restriction, his brows tightly furrowed. He knew that if he wanted to obtain the Immortal Herb, he first had to break this restriction. But it looked extraordinarily complex. With his current understanding of restrictions, he had no idea where to begin. Still, for the sake of saving his clan, he had to try no matter what. Hu Shu took a deep breath and began carefully studying the restriction's patterns and operating pattern, attempting to find a way to break it.
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