Icy Heaven, Bone Dry

At that moment, far atop the mountain peak, an Old Woman stepped forward once more. Her murky eyes fixed on Fu Ya as she said, "Are you really that at ease with the Saintess?"

Fu Ya, feeling the faint pressure, smiled bitterly and replied, "This is our only chance. And that person is so strong—there's no problem."

The Old Woman leaned on her cane and walked to the edge of the peak. Her clouded eyes stared at the towering tree before her as she said flatly, "Perhaps."

A wisp of breeze stirred her silver-white hair. For an instant, her aged face seemed to grow young again, but just as quickly, it returned to its weathered state.

Inside the inner world, pale gray dust and sand filled the air. Wailing ghostly cries echoed incessantly as white figures crawled up from the ground.

The azure-white skeletons stared fixedly at everyone before them, letting out a wild roar as they surged toward the living.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yi Xian frowned at the skeletons before her. With the Elf Saintess nearby, she couldn't afford to reveal her true strength.

A white streak shot out from Xiao Yi Xian's sleeve, and in an instant, a massive creature appeared before everyone.

"Roar!"

Chi Han let out a furious roar at the skeletons. The wave-like sound stirred up countless gusts of sand and wind, charging straight at them.

"Crack!"

With just that single roar, all the skeletons within a hundred meters collapsed. Chi Han sneered at the scene and let out a dismissive snort.

Yue Lin stared in shock at the enormous serpent before her. She hadn't expected that this powerhouse would possess a Dou Wang-level beast companion.

She had seen small snakes before, but never one this massive. Its white scales seemed to shimmer with a peculiar light.

Its enormous white wings looked as if they could blot out the sky, and Yue Lin's eyes sparkled like little stars.

"Roar!"

Another roar came from deep underground. Miraculously, all the scattered bones within a hundred meters began to gather together, and the blue ghostly flame inside the skeletons burned a shade darker than before.

"Hmph!"

Chi Han snorted coldly and swept his tail across, smashing all the skeletons to pieces. Scattered bones littered the ground.

"Roar!"

The roar came from underground once more. The white bones reassembled, stronger than before.

Chi Han's massive wings flapped lightly, scattering the bones again.

Over and over...

No one knew how many times it happened. Chi Han was left panting heavily, his Dou Qi nearly drained, his forked tongue flicking out repeatedly.

"This..."

Yue Lin stared at the massive figure collapsed on the ground. That mighty serpent had actually been worn down to exhaustion?

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yi Xian frowned slightly. These bones seemed undying—no matter how many times they were shattered, they reformed, each time stronger than before.

Even the aura of the hundred skeletons around them had reached Da Dou Shi level. Every single one was at least a Da Dou Shi.

"Roar!"

The skeletons let out a roar at the exhausted Chi Han sprawled on the ground, as if celebrating their victory.

"Crack, crack!"

The skeletons slowly closed in on Xiao Yi Xian and the others. The blue ghostly flames seemed to flicker and dance.

Xiao Yi Xian had no idea what to do. Every time these bones were destroyed and revived, they grew stronger—and their intelligence seemed to increase as well.

Too eerie!

Yue Lin hid behind Xiao Yi Xian. The image of those silver-white skeletons kept flashing through her mind; only the shelter of a strong figure made her feel safe.

Xiao Yi Xian was at a loss. Even Chi Han, a Dou Wang, could only scatter the bones but not reduce them to ash...

They were practically invincible. Even if she charged in now, she might not win.

A hundred Da Dou Shi? Was she supposed to go throw her life away?

She wasn't a true powerhouse.

What should she do?

Just then, Little Spirit grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's hand. The warm touch snapped her back to reality.

Xiao Yi Xian looked into those silver-white eyes. She could tell that Little Spirit wanted to fight—that she had some kind of plan.

"Alright, go ahead. I'm here."

Xiao Yi Xian ruffled Little Spirit's white hair and said with a hint of a smile.

"Mm!"

Little Spirit stepped forward. Yue Lin watched the child who had volunteered to fight with curiosity. Why not let the strong one handle it?

Why waste time like this?

Even if the goal was to train this little girl, this wasn't the way to go about it, was it?

Yue Lin looked at the scene before her and admitted she didn't understand.

Liu Yan watched Little Spirit go out to meet the enemy and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead...

"Little Ancestor?" Chi Han's vertical snake pupils fixed on Little Spirit as she walked past him. He was afraid—he didn't want the Little Ancestor to get hurt.

Little Spirit looked at Chi Han, who was exhausted and lying flat, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly. With a hint of reassurance in her voice, she said, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Little Spirit walked step by step toward Bone Dry, advancing under the mocking ghostfire in his eyes.

The originally gray sky began to fall with pale white snow, each flake unlike any other as they drifted down onto this land.

Little Spirit's silver hair rose without wind, and her small arm lifted gently. The Bone Dry before her instantly turned into an ice sculpture.

A white blizzard swirled around Little Spirit, her silver-white pupils fixed dead on the Bone Dry in front of her.

The falling snow from the sky landed on Bone Dry, freezing on contact. The flying snow relentlessly swept across the entire battlefield, turning countless skeletons into ice sculptures.

Yue Lin, watching from behind, was even more stunned as she gazed at the figure like a Snow Queen. Those silver-white strands of hair fluttered endlessly in her eyes.

Chi Han and Liu Yan were dumbfounded. They never imagined their Little Ancestor could be so formidable.

The snowflakes that landed on them melted on contact, but those that fell on Bone Dry became layer upon layer of ice.

Xiao Yi Xian stretched out her palm. A snowflake landed on her hand and melted the moment it touched her, the icy sensation seeming to carve itself deep into her heart.

Looking at the figure amidst the flying snow, her eyes were filled with nothing but that silhouette.

Now she finally understood why Yao Chen had reacted so strongly back then. Such talent and strength were truly terrifying.

A child barely six or seven years old was already a Dou Shi, and her mastery of the Ice Element was frightening to the extreme.

Those Da Dou Shi hadn't even reacted before they were covered by the drifting snow, turning into transparent ice sculptures. Only the deep blue ghostfire still flickering within proved they were alive.

Within a hundred meters, shallow snow covered the ground, and countless ice sculptures stood all around.

Little Spirit's arm fell gently, and the snowflake mark in her pupils flashed and vanished.

Xiao Yi Xian walked over to Little Spirit, hugged her frail body, and said with a smile, "That was amazing!"

Little Spirit looked at the beautiful eyes behind the worn mask, gave a faint smile, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Liu Yan and Chi Han had their understanding of their Little Ancestor completely overturned. It turned out they had never truly known their Little Ancestor!

They had never understood this silver-haired, red-eyed little girl before them.