Chapter 81

Not long after entering the deep pool, Shu Yan sent Xu Jiujiu directly into the Undead Half-Plane, simultaneously sending a telepathic message to Bibi Dong to look after her; otherwise, without Shu Yan's protection, the undead creatures in the Undead Half-Plane would not be so easy to deal with once they caught the scent of fresh flesh and blood.

Fortunately, with Bibi Dong overseeing the big picture in the Undead Half-Plane now, although Xu Jiujiu would be suppressed upon entering, she would at least not face any problems in the short term, which was still better than following the three of them.

The three of them followed the well water downward and soon arrived at the depths of the well.

The temperature here was becoming increasingly frigid, yet the well water had not frozen; pure ice-attribute Heaven and Earth Yuan Power circulated in the surrounding water, and these ice-attribute forces, attracted by the Extreme Ice within the three of them, gathered toward them one after another.

According to what Nan Shui Shui had said, the depth of this spring was about thirty meters, but in reality, the depth was far more than thirty meters; thirty meters was merely the limit that a Soul Douluo like her could withstand, and further down, even a Titled Douluo could not easily enter.

Upon reaching a suitable depth, the Snow Empress probed the stone wall with her spiritual power for a moment, then found an inconspicuous mechanism on the wall. After opening it upward, she triggered another switch on the other side. Accompanied by a somewhat muffled sound, when the three of them looked over, a small door that could only allow one person to pass through had already appeared.

Surprisingly, after this small door opened, a cold air even more terrifying than that inside the cold spring gushed out. The Snow Empress frowned slightly, then left a layer of protection on Shu Yan.

This low temperature was nothing to her and the Ice Empress, but for Shu Yan, whose soul power level was only at the Soul King tier, it was indeed quite low. Although the low temperature might not cause too much impact or harm to Shu Yan, having protection was better than not having it; the Snow Empress was still very attentive toward Shu Yan.

After entering the cave dwelling, the original water flow was isolated by a strange power. The Ice Empress walked at the very front in excitement, her hands blooming with emerald light, instantly illuminating the entire cave.

This cave dwelling was not large. Looking at it, it was almost entirely composed of minerals and crystals. The emerald light emanating from the Ice Empress's hands turned them from their original sky blue into a more mysterious emerald blue, and the entire cave radiated a beauty that was almost dreamlike.

"This is Ice Extreme God Crystal! This is Ice Extreme God Crystal!"

The Ice Empress leaped up rapidly, stroking one of the cave walls and cheering excitedly, the excitement on her face almost solidifying into reality.

A look of surprise could not help but appear on the Snow Empress's face. She hovered in mid-air, flying a circle around the entire cave, before saying with a sense of emotion: "Ice Extreme God Crystals accompanying the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave—to think there are so many here. This also means that there must be a Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave nearby. Shu Yan, this surprise you gave, this Empress likes it very, very much..."

Shu Yan also reached out to sense the Ice Extreme God Crystal cave wall, which seemed to circulate with the aura of life, and then said with a light laugh:

"With so many Ice Extreme God Crystals accompanying it, the energy itself should have been dispersed quite a bit. The Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow produced should not be as abundant as the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow in the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave that the Sky Dream Iceworm encountered in the Extreme North Land, but the quantity is definitely enough to satisfy the three of us. For us, this is absolutely a treasure land."

The Snow Empress raised her eyebrows slightly, a trace of surprise appearing in her eyes, while the Ice Empress was patrolling back and forth in the surroundings, not hearing what Shu Yan had said at all.

Given the current situation, the Snow Empress was not in a hurry to ask Shu Yan how he knew all this; there was plenty of time, and there were more pressing matters now.

The Ice Empress came to the side of the two at this time. She licked her lips and said repeatedly: "These are all accompanying Ice Extreme God Crystals; I haven't found any traces of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. If nothing goes wrong, the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow should be deeper in the well we just came from. Shu Yan, Xue'er, what do we do now? Are we going to take those Ice Extreme God Crystals directly?"

The Snow Empress's gaze turned to Shu Yan, and then she said softly: "Shu Yan, what do you think?"

Shu Yan pondered for a moment, then said:

"No rush. Let's pack up all these Ice Extreme God Crystals first. As the hardest and rarest ice-attribute metal, these Ice Extreme God Crystals are also of great help to us. Taking the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is not a matter of a moment; it's better to take things one by one."

The Ice Empress wanted to speak, but was choked by a look from the Snow Empress. In the end, she had to impatiently and reluctantly go to help Shu Yan collect these Ice Extreme God Crystals into their pockets.

While using Extreme Ice soul power to collect the Ice Extreme God Crystals, the Snow Empress slowly came to Shu Yan's side. While continuing the movements on her hands, she said softly: "What do you plan to do with these Ice Extreme God Crystals later?"

The movements in Shu Yan's hands paused, and then he said with a light laugh:

"These Ice Extreme God Crystals are extraordinary; even the Dark Gold Terrorclaw of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is difficult to destroy them. They can be said to be one of the hardest metals in the world. If possible, I would like to use them to forge a true divine weapon..."

Hearing this, the Snow Empress was slightly stunned, but then she continued: "If possible, I think that is a good idea."

"The reason Ice Extreme God Crystals are called God Crystals is because they themselves already possess a certain aura of life, and this aura of life is called an Ice Spirit in the Extreme North Land. To fully exert the wonderful uses of this Ice Extreme God Crystal, you must express goodwill to the Ice Spirit within it. Only after the two of you have fully communicated can this be considered fully mastering the Ice Extreme God Crystal."

"However, it is a pity that the appearance of an Ice Spirit is not inevitable, but extremely rare. In this huge cave, there are probably not many Ice Extreme God Crystals that can produce an Ice Spirit."

Shu Yan nodded. While the two were talking, under the effect of the Extreme Ice soul power, another large piece of Ice Extreme God Crystal fell into Shu Yan's hands, and then it was collected by him into his soul tool.

Under the collection of the three, each using their own unique methods, in less than half an hour, the Ice Extreme God Crystals of the huge cave were almost completely stripped clean, leaving only the blue ice layer that looked like ice dregs.

The Snow Empress reached out slightly, and a terrifying soul power forced back the water flowing in from the stone gate that had lost its protection. Then she said softly: "Next, we are going to go deeper to find the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Cave. The low temperature there will only be more terrifying than here. If there is no Extreme Ice or powerful ice-attribute, I am afraid that even the top Limit Douluo of humanity would not be able to stay inside for a long time. This is the truth, Shu Yan. Although your Extreme Ice Snow attribute, which is the same as mine, is powerful enough, for the sake of safety, let me and Bing'er leave another layer of protection for you, so as to avoid any accidents... After all, in that kind of environment, any accident can cause irreversible results..."

(End of chapter)