"Great Lord of Ice!"
"Warm blood drips into frozen soil, hot breath sinks into the void."
"If ice crystals accept the lingering warmth, if veins of frost record our vows..."
In a bitterly cold valley, a group of survivors stood in a state of feverish excitement.
Following their memories of a dream, they began an exceedingly crude prayer ritual.
They did not know whom they were praying to, so they could only use the general title "Lord of Ice."
They did not know whether their prayers would work.
They knew only that ice was about to destroy the entire world, and that only by following this great being devotedly could they gain eternal life.
Meanwhile, at the Life Altar in the underground complex beneath Johnk Zoo in Greenwood World...
An exceedingly intricate ritual array had been activated under Mona's direction.
This ritual consisted of three parts, each with a different focus.
One expanded the range for collecting faith, one reinforced faith and established a two-way connection, and one determined to whom the faith belonged.
But all three parts had one thing in common: they were related to frost faith.
This was precisely the ritual array Yu Yuan had previously seen in the Civilization Ladder publication.
Ever since he had learned that the Civilization Ladder's extreme cold crisis was connected to the New World...
And figured out the Frost Demon's plan, Yu Yuan had spent practically all his time here over the past few days.
Relying on his [God's Chosen] title, along with Mona's shielding, concealment, and mystical enhancement abilities...
He had competed nonstop with the Frost Demon and that unknown being from the New World for a share of frost faith.
Sensing someone offering prayers to ice...
Yu Yuan immediately followed the path of faith and manifested in a frozen