At the summit of a towering mountain shrouded in ice and snow.
Biting winds danced wildly across the summit with drifting snowflakes. All around lay a world of ice and snow.
Two people stood atop the mountain.
Wang Dong looked around in confusion. When she spotted another familiar figure nearby, she froze and instinctively called out, "Yuhao?"
The figure opposite her looked back and answered in a cool female voice, "You've mistaken me for someone else."
Only then did Wang Dong realize that she had mistaken Huo Qiu'er for him.
She was about to ask a question when an indifferent voice suddenly echoed across the summit.
"Third trial: Sincere Heart Adventure. A decisive battle atop Ice Peak. Use all your strength to defeat your opponent."
Wang Dong stiffened. "What did you say?"
"Only one of you can survive, and only one can leave alive. Mountains of ice tower tens of thousands of feet around you. Unless someone dies, you can only remain here forever."
The most indifferent voice spoke the cruelest words.
Huo Qiu'er frowned and gazed into the distance. All she could see were endless ice and snow, mountains and abysses. She had no idea where they were, but this was clearly a deathtrap with no possibility of escape.
"Your name is Huo Qiu'er, right?" Just then, Wang Dong suddenly approached and voiced a question that had troubled her for a long time. "Um... what exactly is your relationship with Yuhao?"
Huo Qiu'er paused for half a second, then said flatly, "You could call me his older cousin."
After answering, her gaze sharpened. She looked at the approaching Wang Dong and asked coldly, "Are you that eager to attack?"
Wang Dong stopped, displeased. "I have no quarrel with you, and I haven't even released my Martial Soul. Do you