Li Min had always kept a low profile, so for her to suddenly shout like that could only mean the situation was serious.
Yet the very next moment, the hazy mist of water changed again.
In the space of a single breath, everything before them was swallowed by a vast whiteness.
The mist condensed into frost almost instantly. The temperature throughout the space plummeted, and everything turned completely white. Visibility dropped to almost nothing.
What...
Shang Shiming, the one caught up in this, also instinctively sensed something was wrong, but he was nowhere near as decisive as Li Min.
After hesitating for just a moment, he soon felt the bone-deep chill and saw the frost surging like a tide.
Even if he was reluctant, by now he understood how serious the situation was.
"Get out first!"
He barked the order and immediately charged toward the exit.
But as soon as he spoke, a sharp pain stabbed through his chest. It felt as though countless needles had appeared inside him.
The icy mist he had just inhaled seemed to have frozen into frost inside his lungs, gathering into countless sharp spikes.
It was like being pierced through the heart by a thousand arrows. Even the slightest movement seemed liable to impale his organs.
How could this be...
Even Shang Shiming, slow as he was to catch on, realized there was something deeply wrong here.
This was no longer just a question of whether the ritual could be completed. It felt as though their lives were in danger.
Bang!
In her fury and alarm, a scorching ring of fire burst from Li Min, shaking the entire space.
The frost was driven back, but after no more than a single breath, it surged in again.
Still, in that brief instant, the space around