Chapter 1790: Soul Returns to the Snow Village

"Then you should congratulate her," Chen Yu said. "She finally saw you, and seeing that you are still here, she left this place without any regrets. Isn't that a good thing for her?"

The Xuenü was dazed and lost in thought. After a long while, she murmured, "Yes, her leaving without regrets is the best destination for her."

Immediately, she knelt upright on the ground, kowtowed respectfully several times in the direction of the Xuenü, and then stood up.

"I'm sorry, I've delayed your time. We must leave right now, otherwise, we won't make it to the gap in the Liehun Hall barrier at dawn," the Xuenü said as she stood up.

"No need to rush, we will make it," Chen Yu smiled. He glanced at the Ice Lake, which had already melted: "The Ice Lake here should be frozen all year round. Why has it melted now?"

"I also find it strange. The last time the Ice Lake melted was a long time ago, and every time it melts, bad things happen," the Xuenü shook her head.

"But our clansmen are not here now; they are all imprisoned. What does the melting of the Ice Lake foretell now?"

"Don't worry, perhaps it's a good thing," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "When things reach an extreme, they turn into their opposite. The last time the Ice Lake melted, something went wrong; this time, it might just be to welcome your return."

"Really?" The Xuenü suddenly raised her head, revealing an expression of both surprise and joy.

These things were things she had never dared to imagine before; the return of her clansmen was of vital importance to her.

Throughout the years, whenever the Ice Lake melted, it meant that something significant would happen to the Xuenü Clan.

Usually, it was a disaster, but now the Xuenü Clan was already struggling to survive. Even if the situation were to get worse, how much worse could it get?

So, could it really be as Chen Yu said—that when things reach an extreme, they turn into their opposite? The Xuenü Clan had been oppressed for a hundred years; were they... now about to rise again?

"Of course it's true. Rest assured, I will rescue your clansmen for you," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "The melting of the Ice Lake this time represents the destruction of Liehun Hall. I said so."

"Thank you." The Xuenü smiled happily. With this guarantee from Chen Yu, the heart she had been holding in suspense could finally be put at ease.

The two did not linger and hurried toward the highest mountain peak in the distance.

Finally, before dawn, the two arrived at the location of the Liehun Hall barrier.

Chen Yu probed the surroundings with his Divine Sense, and to his surprise, he did not find a single trace of a barrier.

This made him feel somewhat incredulous. With his current strength, having reached the Peeping God Realm, basically no Array or barrier could escape the scanning of his Divine Sense.

But now he could not see any traces related to a barrier, which was somewhat fantastical.

What kind of existence could the opponent be to achieve this? Because any barrier or Array would have fluctuations of magic power.

But here, he could not feel any magic power fluctuations, which made Chen Yu find it hard to believe.

"It seems we really have to wait until the Hour of the Rat," Chen Yu opened his eyes and withdrew his Divine Sense.

"Their barrier is right here. I have been inside before. I don't know what method they use to perfectly hide this barrier so that no one can find it," the Xuenü looked around, seemingly searching for something.

"What are you looking for?" Chen Yu asked.

"Boundary Beast," the Xuenü spat out the three words. "I remember there were two white bears here as Boundary Beasts. Why can't I see them now?"

Just at this moment, Chen Yu's pupils constricted. He took a step forward, his figure darting rapidly ahead. He grabbed the Xuenü by the shoulder and then retreated swiftly.

Boom... A massive palm print landed where the two had just been standing. With a crack, the rock beneath the ground shattered.

Turning to look, they saw a white bear three meters tall appearing behind them.

"Is this the Boundary Beast?" Chen Yu stared at the thing. He could tell that the bear before him was a snow bear, not a product of this world.

It should be something from another world. He did not know where these Fusang people had gotten it to guard the barrier here.

With the height and palm size of this bear, let alone an ordinary person, even a master at the Martial Ancestor Realm would likely be slapped into a pulp of flesh with one strike.

"Yes, but there were originally two. Why is there only one left now? And this Boundary Beast almost never leaves the range of the barrier," the Xuenü said. "Why is it so abnormal today?"

"Let's deal with this one first before talking about anything else," Chen Yu smiled slightly. He grabbed with his right hand, and Lichen appeared in his hand.

He raised his head and stared at the snow bear before him: "Back off now, and I will spare your life. Otherwise, this place will be your burial ground."

The snow bear, of course, would not be scared off by this sentence from Chen Yu. It raised its head, shivered at Chen Yu, and then with a roar, used all four limbs to scramble rapidly on the ground, charging toward Chen Yu.

At a distance of three meters from Chen Yu, it suddenly stood up on its hind legs and grabbed at the void with its right palm.

Hiss... Several streaks of white air appeared in the air, and several claw marks struck through the air fiercely.

Crack, crack! Several large trees around Chen Yu were suddenly torn apart, and the broken edges were extremely smooth, as if they had been forcibly severed by a blade.

Chen Yu held Lichen horizontally in front of his chest. With a crack, the blade of Lichen suffered a heavy blow. Even someone as strong as Chen Yu felt his web between thumb and forefinger go numb, and he could not help but retreat a few steps.

The snow bear did not make a sound; it suddenly flipped its body, and its massive frame pressed directly toward Chen Yu.

This guy's body must weigh several tons. If something that big really pressed down, that would be disastrous!

Chen Yu performed a horizontal slash with Lichen in his hand, and at the same time, he tapped his toes on the ground. His body floated upward like a weightless feather, and then he retreated suddenly.

A Sword Light formed in mid-air, turning into a straight line. Then, with a soft hum, the Sword Light suddenly magnified. Pfft... It swept across the snow bear's body.

The snow bear's body was split in two, but even though it was cut into two sections, it still maintained its forward momentum. With a thud, the two halves of the body took a long time to hit the ground.

A pool of blood spurted out, staining a large area of the snow-covered ground red.

Just as this snow bear fell to the ground, another angry roar came from the forest in the distance, and then a massive white bear suddenly appeared.

This white bear was the other guardian Boundary Beast. Compared to the previous white bear, its size was significantly larger.

Seeing its dismembered companion, this white bear let out an angry roar, and then it leaped up and pounced fiercely toward Chen Yu.