ebookland Chapter 427: Polar Exploration, Distress on the Icefield
Chapter 427: Polar Exploration, Distress on the Icefield
Chapter 427: Polar Exploration, Distress on the Icefield
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen reorganized themselves a little, and then resolutely headed towards the Arctic ice field to explore the whereabouts of the first ancient artifact. Along the way, the cold wind was like a knife, cutting painfully on the face, and the sky and the earth were white, as if all life was swallowed up by the severe cold.
The two flew on swords, and although the speed was fast, the biting cold still penetrated the spiritual power protection and invaded the bone marrow. Yun Yao's cheeks gradually turned pale, and her fingers became a little stiff. She trembled slightly, but gritted her teeth and persisted. Chu Mochen kept an eye on her condition and felt distressed when he saw her. He used his spiritual power to the extreme, trying to block more wind and snow for her.
"Yao'er, hold on a little longer, there should be a place to stay ahead." Chu Mochen's voice was a little anxious and reached Yun Yao's ears amid the whistling wind.
Yun Yao nodded slightly, looking into the distance with a firm gaze: "I'm fine, Chen, don't worry about me."
After a long time, they finally saw an iceberg in the distance. There seemed to be a cave at the foot of the mountain. The two of them hurriedly accelerated and rushed into the cave. The cave was relatively warmer. As soon as Yun Yao entered the cave, she collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. Her hands and feet gradually regained consciousness, and a tingling sensation came.
Chu Mochen quickly made a fire, took out some dry food and hot drinks from his storage ring, and handed them to Yun Yao: "Eat something quickly and warm yourself up."
Yun Yao took it and ate a few bites, her strength gradually recovered. She looked around and found some strange patterns engraved on the cave wall, which seemed to be some kind of ancient map. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she took a closer look. With the system's analytical ability, she gradually recognized that these patterns pointed to a mysterious place deep in the ice field, where there might be clues to the artifact.
"Chen, look here." Yun Yao greeted Chu Mochen excitedly.
Chu Mochen stepped forward, his eyes swept across the patterns, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "It seems that we have found the right direction. When the wind and snow are less, we will set off."
After a night's rest, the snow and wind subsided, and the two set out on their journey again. The deeper they went into the ice field, the lower the temperature became, and the ice under their feet became thicker and harder. From time to time, they could hear a dull roar coming from under the ice, as if some giant beast was lurking.
They came to a crack in the ice field, several feet wide and bottomless. A chilly wind blew from the dark crack. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other and decided to fly over. Just as they flew to the center of the crack, suddenly, a strong suction force surged under the ice, as if to drag them into the endless abyss. Yun Yao's flying sword shook violently, and she lost her balance and almost fell.
"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen exclaimed, and quickly reached out to grab Yun Yao's wrist, pulling her to his side, and at the same time, he used all his strength to drive the flying sword to resist the suction. However, the suction force became stronger and stronger, and the flying sword was about to lose control.
At the critical moment, Yun Yao took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and released a powerful attack towards the ice layer, trying to break the source of the suction. With a loud bang, something seemed to be blown up under the ice layer, and the suction suddenly decreased. The two took the opportunity to speed up and fly through the crack, landing on the opposite ice field, both of them were still frightened.
"It was a close call. What kind of monster is hiding under this ice field?" Yun Yao patted his chest and said with lingering fear.
"No matter what it is, we have to be careful." Chu Mochen clenched the sword in his hand and looked around vigilantly.
After walking a little further, they finally arrived at the mysterious place indicated on the map. It was a huge ice lake, the surface of which was as smooth as a mirror, but it exuded a hint of coldness. There was an iceberg in the center of the lake, and the top of the mountain was shining with a strange light. Yun Yao had a hunch that the artifact might be on that mountain.
The two walked carefully along the edge of the ice lake. Just when they were halfway there, ripples suddenly appeared on the lake surface, and then a group of ice beasts broke out of the water. These ice beasts were cheetah-shaped, covered with crystal clear ice armor, their eyes flashing with cold blue light, and they moved swiftly, pouncing on the two with their teeth and claws bared.
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen quickly drew their swords and faced the enemy back to back. Yun Yao's sword was as sharp as a dragon, and her sword moves were agile and varied. Each sword accurately stabbed the ice beast's vital points. However, these ice beasts had thick skin and flesh, and ordinary attacks could not cause fatal injuries. Moreover, there were so many of them, one wave after another, that the two gradually became unable to resist.
Seeing this, Chu Mochen shouted loudly and exerted all his strength. A spiritual power wave spread out from him, knocking the approaching ice beasts away. But the ice beasts quickly regrouped and pounced again.
"We can't go on like this. We have to find a way to break through to the iceberg." Yun Yao shouted.
Chu Mochen nodded, and the two of them fought and retreated, moving towards the iceberg. But the ice beasts seemed to have sensed their intentions, and their offensive became more and more fierce, with ice beasts constantly outflanking from both sides, trying to cut off their retreat.
During a confrontation, Yun Yao was accidentally scratched on the arm by an ice beast. Blood gushed out and instantly solidified into ice in the cold air.
"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen was extremely anxious and quickly protected Yun Yao to block the subsequent attacks for her.
Yun Yao gritted her teeth, tore off the corner of her clothes and bandaged the wound: "I'm fine, go!"
The two fought hard and finally fought their way to the foot of the iceberg. The ice beasts surrounded the foot of the mountain, roaring constantly, but seemed to be afraid of something and did not dare to go up the mountain.
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen didn't have time to catch their breath as they climbed up the iceberg. The cold wind on the mountain was even stronger, making them almost unable to stand steadily, but their obsession with the artifact made them move towards the top of the mountain step by step.
When they were close to the top of the mountain, a light curtain suddenly appeared, blocking their way. Yun Yao reached out to touch the light curtain, and a powerful force bounced back, causing her arm to go numb.
"There's something strange about this light curtain. It seems to be some kind of restriction." Yun Yao said with a frown.
Chu Mochen observed carefully and found some runes flashing on the light curtain, which were somewhat similar to the runes he had seen in the cave in the back mountain before. He was moved and said to Yun Yao: "Yao'er, do you remember our previous findings on runes? Maybe there is some connection between these runes, and we can find a way to crack it."
Yun Yao nodded, and the two of them calmed down and, relying on their previous experience, began to try to decipher the runes. Time passed by, the cold wind was still howling, the ice beasts were staring at them from the bottom of the mountain, and they were completely absorbed in the world of runes.
Finally, after Yun Yao accidentally touched a rune combination, the light curtain slowly dissipated. The two had no time to rejoice, and quickly walked into the cave behind the light curtain. The cave was filled with mysterious light. At the end of the cave, a spear emitting azure cold air was quietly suspended in the air. Runes flowed on the spear body, revealing an ancient and powerful aura. It was one of the ancient artifacts they had been searching for.
Yun Yao walked forward excitedly and stretched out her hand to grasp the spear. The moment her fingertips touched the gun, an extremely cold force flowed into her body along her arm, making her teeth chatter with cold.
"Yao'er!" Seeing this, Chu Mochen hurried forward, wanting to help her dispel the cold, but found that this force was extremely stubborn and actually competed with the spiritual power in Yun Yao's body.
Yun Yao closed her eyes tightly and used all her spiritual power to try to tame this power. Her forehead was covered with sweat, her face was sometimes pale and sometimes red, and her body was trembling slightly. Chu Mochen was guarding anxiously at the side, not daring to disturb her in the slightest.
After a long time, Yun Yao finally calmed down and slowly absorbed the power into her spiritual power system. She slowly opened her eyes, her eyes full of joy: "Chen, I succeeded, I conquered this artifact!"
Chu Mochen also breathed a sigh of relief, with a relieved smile on his face: "That's great, Yao'er, we have finally taken the first step."
The two took a short rest and left the cave with the artifact. On the way down the mountain, the ice beasts saw them holding the artifact. Although they were afraid, they still chased and intercepted them. But at this time, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen had the artifact in their hands, and their strength increased greatly. They killed all the way and successfully broke through the encirclement of the ice beasts, rushing towards the direction of the South China Sea abyss, ready to meet the next challenge.
Although this trip to the Arctic Icefield was full of hardships, it deepened their relationship and further honed Yun Yao's strength in actual combat, allowing her to steadily move towards a higher level. They knew that the road ahead was still long and there were more difficulties waiting for them, but as long as they walked hand in hand, nothing could stop them from moving forward.