Bloodstains

Willpower, after all, exists based on the physical body; as the body decays, so too does willpower. Unless, like the dark-skinned youth, his soul was refined into Yin energy before he lost his body, and his life was no longer a combination of body and soul, but rather a ghost of Yin energy residing in flesh and blood. In such a case, the dark-skinned youth's soul could exist independently of his body.

When a normal human being suffers a serious physical injury, their consciousness will become blurred, or they may even fall into a complete coma.

The dark-skinned youth dared not directly confront Lin Xin Tong's will, but he could severely injure her Lin Xin Tong body, causing her to lose consciousness.

In this icy plain, the wind and snow are constant, requiring one to continuously use vital energy to protect oneself. Having ventured so deep into this place, Lin Xin Tong's vital energy was already almost completely depleted.

"It only took a little effort; in the end, your body is still mine."

The dark-skinned boy's eyes were like those of a venomous snake. He gave Lin Xin Tong a deep look, as if he were looking at a delicious prey.

Then, the dark-skinned boy's figure slowly merged into the ice and snow, as if he had melted away.

The Sha Qi emanating from his body grew increasingly intense, gradually Sha Qi to form a dark gate of light.

The Ghost Summoning Technique.

The dark-skinned youth gently stroked the pitch-black portal, which grew larger and larger, like an entrance to hell. One after another, red-eyed demons bared their fangs and claws as they rushed out of the black portal.

They had no physical form, but after they appeared, the surrounding ice and snow swept towards them, covering their entire bodies...

Waaah...

A cold wind howled as Lin Xin Tong walked alone.

Suddenly, her almost frozen body paused. She gently raised her head, and in the wind and snow, her indifferent eyes looked around. Her eyelashes and eyebrows were covered with frost.

She remained silent, her pale, slender fingers touching the hilt of the Longsword.

Around her, amidst the swirling, wildly flying snowflakes, a dozen or so hazy shadows appeared.

These shadows slowly approached.

They were all enormous, covered in long white fur, and moved with a heavy gait, giving off an extremely dangerous feeling.

Lin Xin Tong held her breath. She was already at her limit, and encountering these snow monsters under these circumstances would undoubtedly be a disaster for Lin Xin Tong.

Are there still wild beasts on this icy plain?

Lin Xin Tong stood holding her sword, and in the wind and snow, she looked like a beautiful ice sculpture.

As Black Shadow Lin Xin Tong realized they weren't wild beasts, but rather creatures entirely composed of ice and snow; even their fur was made of frozen snow.

Their bodies were made of ice and snow, but their eyes glowed red, revealing an extremely evil intent.

Without a word, the Yeti launched its attack!

A giant claw came crashing down towards Lin Xin Tong.

Lin Xin Tong sank. Seeing that the claw was about to land on her head, she mustered her strength and thrust her sword out diagonally.

Snap!

A sword cleaved through the wind and snow, piercing the giant claw of this Giant Beast!

As the ice and Sword Qi, Lin Xin Tong's sword emitted a soft creaking sound and was bent under the pressure of the claws.

This was an unparalleled sword, normally invincible when combined with Lin Xin Tong's Pure Yin Vital Energy. However, at this moment, because Lin Xin Tong was extremely weakened, this sword failed to sever the Giant Beast's claws.

The Giant Beast roared, opened its blood-red maw, and lunged at Lin Xin Tong!

With nowhere to retreat, Lin Xin Tong forced out a wisp of her essence blood, sacrificing her life force to barely catch her breath. The sword in her hand, after being infused with Lin Xin Tong's life force, shone with a dazzling azure light!

Puff!

With a single, decisive strike, the Giant Beast's claws were severed, and then its neck was pierced. Its massive body suddenly froze, its movements stiffened, and then, with a loud thud, it crashed to the ground on the snowfield!

Ice Crystal crystals and snowflakes rolled off its body, the snow monster quickly disintegrated, and finally disappeared as a wisp of yin energy.

After unleashing this sword strike, Lin Xin Tong gasped for breath, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. She smiled softly, a smile tinged with sadness.

With just one sword strike, she consumed her life force and triggered the Fatal Meridian within her body. The pure Yin cold energy sealed within her body could no longer be suppressed!

Her physical condition was so bad that she had no energy left to use. Now, every time she unleashed a lethal sword strike, it consumed her life force, and she simply couldn't hold on.

Not far away, a dark-skinned youth, hidden in the wind and snow, watched this scene with a wicked smile. Although his physical body was gone, dealing with the exhausted Lin Xin Tong was no problem at all.

"Kill, keep killing! Let's see how long you can hold out. If this continues, your body will be mine!"

"Where did this snow monster come from?"

Lin Xin Tong's fingers, gripping the sword, trembled slightly. When she killed the monster, Lin Xin Tong sensed no life force in it; it was completely like a puppet.

Moreover, the extremely evil aura made Lin Xin Tong suspect that these snow monsters did not seem to be part of the trials arranged by the God Descending Tower.

At this moment, seven or eight more blurry figures appeared around Lin Xin Tong in the wind and snow, increasing the number of snow monsters from a dozen to more than twenty.

Lin Xin Tong's heart sank little by little. Let alone twenty-odd Giant Beast, even if she were only allowed to unleash a dozen more sword strikes, her life would be completely consumed, and that would be the end of her life.

Will I really die here...?

Looking at the yeti, Lin Xin Tong remained indifferent. The yeti formed a circle, blocking her path, while there was still a road behind her.

Lin Xin Tong glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye, but in the end, she did not retreat. Instead, she lifted her foot and stepped forward.

She walked towards the Giant Beast, her resolve solidified from the moment she set foot on the icy plain. No matter what she encountered, she would not back down.

And now... she has nowhere to retreat. If she turns and runs away, the Yeti will catch up, and she will have no chance against a sneak attack from behind.

Since that's the case, she can only search for that almost impossible glimmer of hope amidst the certainty of death...

The snowfield stretched endlessly, and the cold wind, carrying ice shards, swept through the air at incredible speed, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

At such terrifying speeds, even a steel plate would be riddled with holes.

Yi Yun struggled forward across the snowfield, his body burning with Pure Yang Energy to protect himself and continuously melt the ice and snow.

Yi Yun had an excellent sense of direction. After the White-robed woman gave him his initial directions, he walked down in a straight line.

However, even if Yi Yun's direction is correct, Lin Xin Tong's direction may change. In this vast icy plain, with endless wind and snow, finding someone is not easy, but losing someone is too simple.

To find Lin Xin Tong, you must speed up and catch up with her before Lin Xin Tong changes direction and gets too far away.

"I should have been gone for four days now..."

Yi Yun muttered to himself. On the icy plains, there was no distinction between day and night, and even though Yi Yun possessed Pure Yang Body, his pace was still very slow.

The longer it went on, the more worried he became, because it meant he was more likely to miss out on Lin Xin Tong.

Maintaining the energy expenditure in the ice field for an extended period was not easy for Yi Yun, and in the past two days, Yi Yun had been continuously maintaining his Energy Vision, which had also depleted his mental strength.

Even so, he couldn't find anything in his Energy Vision. If Lin Xin Tong were nearby, the energy fluctuations within her body would be as conspicuous as starlight in the night sky in his Energy Vision.

Yi Yun frowned, slowed his pace, swallowed a relic, and tried to recover his exhausted strength.

Even during his rest, Yi Yun did not shut down his Energy Vision.

In this snowstorm, the Energy Vision was Yi Yun's only means of finding Lin Xin Tong. If he happened to miss Lin Xin Tong when he turned off the Energy Vision, he would regret it deeply.

Just then, Yi Yun suddenly had a thought and let out a soft "Eh."

He discovered that within his Energy Vision, there were some scattered energy fluctuations hidden beneath the snow. These fluctuations were so weak that they were difficult to detect without careful observation.

This couldn't possibly be Lin Xin Tong, but its location on the icy plains still made it seem unusual.

Yi Yun hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked over.

He crouched down where there were traces of energy fluctuations, brushed aside the snowflakes with his hand, and then saw some red Ice Crystal beneath the snowflakes.

The crystal-clear red Ice Crystal exuded a faint, sweet-smelling, metallic scent, from which the energy fluctuations originated.

Blood!?

Yi Yun's heart tightened; these red Ice Crystal were formed from frozen blood!

According to the White-robed woman, Lin Xin Tong should be the only person on the fourth level of the God Descending Tower. Could these bloodstains also be Lin Xin Tong's?

If Lin Xin Tong couldn't withstand the chill of the icy plains, it should be due to the activation of her Innate Yin Meridian, causing her meridians and dantian to freeze. She shouldn't be injured or bleeding!

Yi Yun took a deep breath. His mind was a bit of a mess. He gently rubbed his forehead to calm himself down.

Bleeding means injury, so Lin Xin Tong may have encountered an enemy, or she may have encountered a wild beast. The latter is better; it might just be a test from the God Descending Tower. But if it's the former...

The enemies on the fourth floor of the God Descending Tower —could they be the Evil Race the White-robed woman spoke of?

Lin Xin Tong, exhausted and near death, encounters the Evil Race... If that happens, Yi Yun really can't imagine the consequences!

Standing up and gazing into the distance, Yi Yun saw, through his Energy Vision, faint energy fluctuations spreading across the snowfield, winding their way into the distance.

That's blood too!

Yi Yun felt a chill run through him. He stopped resting and chased after the trail of blood!

His entire body was burning with Pure Yang Energy. Behind Yi Yun, with a clear whistle, the Golden Crow spread its wings and roared into the blue sky!

All the wind and snow instantly turned into a cloud of billowing white mist when it reached Yi Yun, like a burning Golden Flames, flew through this mist.

Wait for me!

...(To be continued~^~)