Five figures, like agile eagles, slowly circled in the sky above the dense forest of Sunset Forest.
Below lies an endless expanse of lush tree canopy, but beneath this tranquil and peaceful scene lurks countless dangers and unknowns.
Kong Xuan, Gu Yuena, and Snow Empress flew at the forefront, forming a triangular formation.
Instead of wandering around aimlessly like headless flies, they each spread their incomparably powerful Divine Power downwards like an invisible giant spider web, meticulously scanning every inch of the forest below and sensing any unusual energy fluctuations.
Their target was none other than the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, one of the three legendary treasure basins of the Douluo Continent!
Unlike Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er in the original novel, who used a map obtained from Niu Clear Sky Sect Niu Tian to find their way, Kong Xuan and his group did not have such convenient conditions.
Their only clue was the powerful ice and fire energies in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the highly poisonous miasma barrier that could isolate aura and perception!
"Searching aimlessly like this is covering too large an area."
After circling for about half an hour, Kong Ling frowned slightly and said.
Her Divine Power was far inferior to that of the three people in front of her, so she could only conduct auxiliary investigations, which felt quite inefficient.
Kong Xuan's gaze was calm as he slowly said, "There is no other way. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is a self-contained world, its aura concealed. Unless one gets very close, it is extremely difficult to be detected."
"We can only rely on our perception of areas with abnormal energy, especially the poisonous barrier surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
Gu Yuena's clear, cold voice rang out. " The Life force below is abundant, but mostly peaceful. If the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is truly here, the energy conflicts around it will inevitably cause ecological anomalies in a small area. We should also pay attention to places where the Life force suddenly stops or where there are drastic contrasts."
The Snow Empress nodded slightly, her icy blue eyes gleaming. Her senses were focused more on the subtle changes in temperature. "I can sense that the temperature distribution in certain areas deep within this forest is extremely unnatural."
"Continue to explore further southeast; the cold air there seems... unusually active, yet it's mixed with a jarring heat."
As the Heavenly Snow Woman Maiden in human form, she also possesses the ultimate ice and snow attribute, and her perception of ice-elemental energy is the most acute among the five.
Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan's spirits lifted. "Alright! Let's rely primarily on Snow Empress's perception and search carefully to the southeast, focusing on areas with intense energy conflicts that might form natural barriers."
The five adjusted their direction and slowly flew towards the location indicated by Snow Empress, scanning the area with their Divine Power even more carefully.
Time passed slowly, and the sun had risen high in the sky.
The Snow Empress, who had been concentrating on her senses, suddenly looked in one direction, a glint of light flashing in her icy blue pupils!
"Stop!"
She gave a low shout and pointed to a valley area to her left that looked no different from the rest of the place.
"The energy there... is very strange!"
The Snow Empress's tone carried a hint of certainty. "On the surface, it appears utterly still, as if devoid of any Life, but beneath that stillness, I sensed a primordial, extreme cold power!"
"Let's go take a look!"
Kong Xuan took the lead and flew in the direction indicated by the Snow Empress.
Before long, Kong Xuan noticed something was wrong.
A layer of mist drifted through the forest not far ahead, seemingly obscuring sight and preventing any exploration.
But Kong Xuan's eyes gleamed with golden light, and his gaze easily pierced through the fog, revealing the layer of poisonous barrier that displayed seven colors under the Yangguang.
"Found it!" A look of joy finally appeared in Kong Xuan's eyes. "This should be it! The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
The four people around him perked up at the news; they had finally found it!
Kong Xuan didn't go in directly, but waited until everyone gathered around before speaking, "This poison barrier is extremely powerful, but the Ultimate Ice can suppress the poison."
Seeing the gaze that Kong Xuan cast at her, Snow Empress nodded and said, "Leave it to me."
Before she finished speaking, an indescribable, extreme chill suddenly spread out from her center!
It wasn't the kind of violent, Ice Seal that existed, but rather a more restrained, yet more profound and terrifying, domain power.
Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen felt the temperature around them plummet, as if they had instantly traveled from a temperate forest to the Core Circle of the Far North, and they couldn't help but shiver.
To their astonishment, countless tiny, crystal-clear snowflakes materialized out of thin air around the Snow Empress, fluttering down and transforming the space where the five of them were into a snowy wonderland.
This is one of the Snow Empress's Three Absolutes, the powerful extreme cold domain— Emperor's Cold Heaven: Xue Wu Shining in the Sun!
However, this terrifying domain, capable of instantly freezing ordinary Soul Master into ice sculptures, appeared unusually "gentle" under the Snow Empress's exquisite control.
Although the chill within the area was real and reached an extreme low temperature, its power was perfectly restrained and directed, mainly affecting the outside, forming an indestructible barrier of extreme cold.
Although Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen, who were at the core of the domain's protection, could clearly feel the biting cold and needed to circulate their Soul Power to resist it, they were not substantially harmed or restricted in their movements. This was enough to demonstrate the Snow Empress's astonishing control over her own power.
"Stay close to me."
The Snow Empress spoke calmly, then manipulated the massive Xue Wu Radiant Sun Domain, which, like a moving absolute zero barrier, enveloped the five people and slowly descended towards the layer of gray-white mist below.
After safely passing through the gray-white fog, everyone could see the layer of colorful poisonous barrier below.
Although they appeared colorful, solemn, dazzling, and beautiful, they all inexplicably felt a pang of unease, as if their bodies were instinctively resisting, hinting at the danger lurking within.
When the edge of the Snow Empress's domain touched that layer of seven-colored poisonous barrier, an unexpected change occurred!
Hiss hiss hiss...!
Like a red-hot iron encountering millennia-old ice, a violent clash of energy instantly erupted!
The poisonous miasma, containing terrifying corrosiveness and mixed energy, was quickly frozen, purified, and dispelled upon contact with the extreme cold of the Xue Wu Radiant Sun Domain, as if it had encountered its nemesis!
The seven-colored poisonous light attempted to erode and penetrate, but the omnipresent, Ultimate Ice that could freeze even the flow of energy formed an insurmountable barrier.
Once the poisonous barrier gets close to the boundary of the domain, it is quickly neutralized and disintegrated by the absolute low temperature and pure ice elemental power, making it impossible for it to reach the five people who are firmly protected by the domain.
Outside, a colorful yet deadly miasma churns; inside, a snowy world of dancing snowflakes and biting cold, yet absolutely safe.
This journey through time is filled with strong visual and sensory contrasts and impacts.
A moment later, the surrounding pressure eased, and the view opened up!
The suffocating, seven-colored poisonous barrier was completely left behind and above them, and a completely different, fairyland-like scene was presented to the five people without reservation!
After passing through the colorful poisonous barrier, below lies a valley. Although the valley is not large, it is covered with a variety of vegetation.
Looking around, a variety of colors are vying for attention, creating a truly beautiful sight.
What attracts everyone's attention most is naturally the lake in the center of this valley, surrounded by numerous plants.
This lake is circular, but it is clearly divided into two parts.
One side of the lake was icy white, with a faint white mist swirling around it.
On the other side, the lake water was fiery red, like molten lava, and the air above it seemed to distort slightly.
But in this area where extreme heat and extreme cold intertwine, it is not a desolate wasteland, but rather teeming with Life.
"Wow! This is one of the three treasure troves you mentioned, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?!"
Kong Ling looked down at the scene below, her eyes filled with astonishment.
Kong Xuan nodded and said, "That's right, this is our destination, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"Such a rich Life force, this is truly a treasure land!"
Sensing the surrounding atmosphere, Gu Yuena couldn't help but say, "Even the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest can't compare to this."
At the same time, she secretly thought that the Life force here seemed to only be effective on Plant-type Soul Beast; otherwise, if her main body came here to heal her injuries, the recovery speed might be faster.
She turned her gaze from below and looked at Kong Xuan, asking, "But what exactly is your purpose in coming here?"