"Me?"
"How should I look at it?"
"Standing up and looking, of course..."
Li Yun cracked a joke, and his expression was clearly much more relaxed than before.
It was not that he suddenly stopped caring about this Icefield.
Rather, he had suddenly realized that in a situation like this, anxiety, fear, irritability, even stomping his feet and cursing, were utterly meaningless.
Just as Zhao Ziyue had snapped at Ye Tianxie, even if they regretted coming in, they were already inside.
Nothing they said would mean anything.
Besides, he did not believe this was truly a dead end.
Like the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array before—its environment had been a dead end for many martial artists who entered from outside, yet had he not still made it through?
Nothing in this world was absolute.
As long as one faced everything calmly, even the most dangerous predicament would inevitably leave a sliver of hope.
"An Icefield created by a Divine Ability, and named Desperate..."
"That shows just how dangerous it is."
"So I don't have many ideas for the moment. And since this isn't an array, it'll be difficult for me to find another clever shortcut... But I think that no matter how terrifying the dangers hidden in this Icefield are, we'll have to explore it ourselves before we can know."
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Ziyue revealed a smile as well. "You're right. Since we've already come this far, let's explore it first."
"Same old rules. We each choose a direction and investigate. We'll use three hours as the limit, then return here to meet up. What do you think?"
Li Yun agreed without hesitation.
"Fine. The Ninth Princess is every bit as brave as any man—your courage is admirable. Let's do it!"
"Little brother, what do you