Lin Qin stood under Mystic Ice Mountain, gazing at the crystal-clear iceberg. The thousands-meter-high mountain glowed with a faint blue light under the aurora, and the biting cold wind rolled up ice shards and hit his face. He turned Saint Power, and an earthy yellow halo appeared on the surface of his body, blocking out the cold.
He found a natural crack on the mountainside, about ten meters deep and just wide enough for one person to fit in. It was out of the wind and was an ideal place to stay. Lin Qin walked into the depths of the crack, sat down cross-legged, and began to plan the next practice.
The first problem is to adapt to the environment. The low temperature in the core area of Arctic Ice Plains is far beyond imagination, and ordinary Saint Realm strong people cannot persist here for a few days. Lin Qin found that the speed of maintaining Battle Qi is more than five times that of the outside world. At this rate, he must meditate every few hours to recover.
"We have to find a way to reduce the consumption." He said to himself. On the first day, he tried to reduce the intensity of the body protection Battle Qi, but the cold air immediately seeped in and a thin layer of ice formed on his sleeves. He had to strengthen his defense again.
The next day, he began to study the structure of the ice. He touched the ice wall with his hands and felt the flow of energy in it. The ice element was extremely active, almost completely suppressing other elements. He tried to penetrate the ice with his mental power, but it was like hitting a wall and it was extremely difficult to move forward.
"This won't work." Lin Qin changed his strategy. He recalled his previous experience of penetrating the ice and began to look for a specific frequency. In the first attempt, the mental power vibrated at an excessively high frequency, and was violently repelled by the ice element, making him dizzy. The second time, the frequency was too low, and the mental power could not penetrate the surface of the ice at all.
After dozens of failures, he recorded in his training notes. "The frequency needs to be consistent with the inherent fluctuations of the ice layer. You cannot attack by force, you can only blend in."
This discovery made him adjust his method. He began to patiently observe the energy flow patterns of the ice like a student. He spent six hours a day sitting quietly, using his mental power to carefully feel every change in the ice. Sometimes he sat for a whole day, and by the end of the day his legs were numb.
One night three months later, the aurora was particularly bright. Lin Qin tried to resonate with the ice as usual. Suddenly, he felt that his spiritual power had smoothly penetrated into the ice. Although it only penetrated less than one meter, this was undoubtedly a breakthrough.
"Successful!" He suppressed his excitement and continued to maintain this frequency. As his mental power deepened, he vaguely sensed the breath of the earth coming from a hundred meters under the ice. Although it was weak, it did exist.
This discovery cheered him up. In the following days, he conducted field investigations on the ice sheet during the day and continued to try to communicate with the earth at night. In order to accurately record data, he carved dozens of measurement points on the ice surface and recorded the thickness and structural differences of the ice layer at different locations every day.
After being able to initially communicate with the power of the earth, Lin Qin began to solve the problem of excessive consumption of body protection Battle Qi. Ordinary body protection Battle Qi is like a colander in an extremely cold environment, and energy must be continuously injected to maintain it.
He thought of integrating "Earth Pulsation" into defense. In the first attempt, he added a vibration frequency to the protective halo, and as a result, the consumption of Battle Qi doubled. The second time, he adjusted the vibration amplitude, but it caused a flaw in the defense, and his left shoulder was frostbitten by the cold air.
"The balance point is difficult to find." He wrote in his notes, "If the vibration is too strong, it will accelerate consumption, and if it is too weak, it will not be able to resolve the cold."
After two weeks of repeated trials, he finally found a relatively balanced parameter. A layer of khaki halo with a special vibration covered his body surface, which could disperse the incoming cold shock, thereby reducing the consumption of direct defense.
This improvement reduced the consumption of Battle Qi by 30%, and he named it "Vibration Shield". Although it is not perfect yet, it is already a good start.
With the initial success of Vibration Shield, Lin Qin began to actively search for actual warcraft on the ice field. The first thing he encountered was a group of level seven Ice Wolf. These wolves were all white and almost invisible on the ice field.
During the first actual combat test, he focused too much on maintaining Vibration Shield. As a result, his body became stiff and he was almost injured by the wolf's claws. He immediately adjusted his strategy and focused part of his attention on dodge.
"Vibration Shield is 40% stronger and can resist the claw attacks of Ice Wolf." He continued to adjust the parameters during the battle. "The frequency will be increased by another 10% to better resolve the cold air."
After fighting with several groups of Ice Wolf, Vibration Shield gradually improved. Next, he found a level nine Snow Leopard. This Snow Leopard was extremely fast and its attacks were bone-chilling.
In the first confrontation, Snow Leopard's sharp claws tore apart Vibration Shield, leaving three blood marks on his arm. Lin Qin immediately retreated and readjusted its defense parameters.
"Speed attacks require a higher frequency of vibration." He thought while dodging. After half an hour of thinking, he finally found a vibration frequency suitable for resisting fast attacks.
By the end of the year, Lin Qin was able to move freely on the ice sheet. Vibration Shield became more perfect and could automatically adjust the vibration parameters according to different types of attacks. More importantly, he was able to steadily draw the power of the earth from under the ice. Although the amount was not large, it was enough to support long-term practice.