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"Whoosh—"
They crossed one uninhabited zone after another.
After roughly forty minutes, they had traveled more than seven hundred kilometers.
City Lord Oran said, "Lord Cao Xing, we're almost there."
Hearing this, Cao Xing lowered his head and looked at the snow-covered land below.
This was another desolate, uninhabited region.
Other than endless snowy plains and several frozen lakes, there was no trace of human activity.
"We're here already? Where are the ruins?" Cao Xing asked doubtfully.
City Lord Oran explained, "Those ruins are hidden underground as well."
"It's just that the entrance is rather unusual."
After saying that, he pointed below. "Lord Cao Xing, do you see those ice lakes?"
Following the direction he pointed, Cao Xing indeed saw several enormous ice lakes.
Their surfaces were covered by thick sheets of ice, like huge mirrors reflecting faint light.
"You mean... those ice lakes are the entrances to the ruins?" Cao Xing asked.
City Lord Oran nodded. "That's right."
"The entrances are generally at the bottom of the ice lakes, around three hundred meters deep."
"Only by diving to the deepest point and passing through a vortex portal can one truly enter the ruins."
"Yet this step alone has stopped countless people."
"The lake water can freeze someone stiff in an instant, and the ferocious beasts lurking underwater have claimed many adventurers' lives."
After a pause, he continued, "This can be considered the first trial of the ruins."
"If you can't dive to the depths of the lake, you aren't even qualified to enter the ruins."
"Otherwise, the dangers inside the ruins are even more terrifying."
"Even the mechanical creatures and golems found in the outer areas can easily take an intruder's life."
Cao Xing nodded in understanding.
Qi Nong, beside him, added, "Besides the dangers of the