Chapter 1090

"No..."

Miss Chloe almost blurted out an irrepressible "not enough."

Her heart beat rapidly because of this abnormal feeling, and blood flowed to her whole body under the transport of her heart, as if her heart had become a sun warming her entire body. An irrepressible impulse made her moan softly. Struggling to overcome the urge to continue drinking blood, she blushed and broke free from Xia De's embrace, feeling that her condition had truly recovered by more than half.

"This feels really good."

The taste of the fine wine in her mouth lingered for a long time. She dared not look into Xia De's eyes and could only sigh softly:

"Just a little bit of warmth was enough to restore my health. Let's continue walking, to climb, to that peak."

"Alright, let's set off."

Xia De also stood up from the blanket on the ground. After recovering the severely damaged tent at Miss Chloe's insistence, with Mrs. Marx and that unnamed man carrying the luggage, Xia De walked at the very front, and Miss Chloe and the other two lined up behind him. The group braved the wind and snow and walked toward the higher mountain peaks.

A trail of footprints was left on the snow, but those footprints were quickly covered by rolling snow particles.

The higher they went, the lower the temperature became. All four were wrapped in cotton clothes, and the moisture in the white mist of every breath seemed as if it would freeze into ice crystals the second it left their mouths and noses. But the danger was not just the extreme cold temperature; the mental pollution at the summit and the extremely strong whisper elements and blasphemy elements even made Xia De feel a dizzying sense of discomfort.

He needed to turn his head from time to time to check on his companions' situation, and Miss Chloe behind him had also grabbed the corner of his coat at some unknown time.

Mrs. Marx and that man's condition looked okay, at least they could continue walking, but Miss Chloe soon became pale-faced again, unable to even stand up.

She almost leaned on Xia De's back, almost becoming someone Xia De was carrying. Xia De had to stop temporarily and wanted to let blood to feed Miss Chloe again, but was refused by the latter:

"I am the witch Chloe; I can climb up. This is the last stretch of the road; it is the last stretch of the road."

She kept saying in her mouth, stood up while holding onto Xia De, looked up toward the summit, bit her tongue to make herself clearer, and then moved forward as best she could with Xia De's support.

The howling wind, under the oppressive black sky, drove the snowflakes dancing across the sky. The snow, radiating silver light everywhere, sometimes even made people think they were just walking in place.

Compared to the massive Silver Mountains, the four people, the size of ants, crawled forward on the smooth snow surface. The wind blew their scarves behind them, and the snow swept across their cheeks, leaving a pain like knife cuts. A trail of footprints formed and was then covered by snowflakes; although their forward speed was slow, they were indeed approaching the peak step by step.

Xia De really admired the young witch beside him. The resolute and firm spirit and belief that Miss Chloe displayed at this moment were truly as bright and charming as a torch in these extremely cold snowy mountains.

She bit a small lock of her long silver hair, held onto Xia De with her right hand, and stepped forward with her own strength. Even though her whole body was trembling, and even though she had to bite her own lips and tongue to stay awake, she still did not stop her steps.

That brilliant spirit and belief also attracted the demons and evil ghosts lurking in the dark snowy mountains. The last difficult stretch of the road naturally would not be without enemies blocking the way. Mrs. Marx and that man followed behind the two as if they did not exist. Miss Chloe noticed the black mist rotating and dancing under the strange black sky overhead, and Xia De tugged at her hand:

"You only need to walk forward, keep walking forward; I will handle the rest."

The swirling black mist turned into streams of light and stabbed toward the two. The exploding golden shield was so dim in the snowy mountains under the dark night. The silver-white lightning spear in his hand was thrown toward the sky; while thunder exploded in the air, the silver moonlight swept toward the strange black shadows following behind.

Majestic steam appeared amidst the huge roar of the bell and the harsh scream of the steam whistle; the sounds of the two seemed capable of shaking the entire snowy mountain. The huge destiny ring radiated four-colored spirit light on the summit like a sun, and the silver moonlight that erupted immediately afterward almost illuminated the entire black sky.

On the peak of the mountain range, flashing with silver brilliance, seemingly endless black shadows were attracted by the lost person attempting to climb to the highest peak. This would be their last chance to stop a mortal from touching a taboo that should not be touched.

"You go first!"

Xia De, facing the enemies behind him in his strongest posture, pushed Miss Chloe; the brilliance of his destiny ring illuminated him. Xia De did not turn to look at the witch, but held the Moonlight Greatsword in one hand, while the silver lightning exploding in his other hand echoed the brass wheel behind him, which carried heat that should not exist.

Miss Chloe pursed her lips and looked at him:

"You promised me to climb to the mountain top with me."

She lowered her head and, with Mrs. Marx and that terrified man, braved the wind and snow to move upward together.

Behind them, the intermittently flashing spirit light and the moonlight illuminating the dark night let them know how intense the battle was. But for Xia De, facing the countless black shadows surging from under the snowy mountain alone, he did not feel any strain at all.

This was not only because his own power was extremely targeted at this kind of strange thing; it was more like these things happened to match his combat power. They would neither overly trouble Xia De nor put Xia De in a dangerous situation.

Their appearance seemed to be deliberately keeping him here, allowing Miss Chloe to climb alone.

Therefore, although the scene looked very critical, in reality, this was no more dangerous than Xia De having gone deep into the depths of the Pantanal Great Swamp alone a few hours ago.

"Do you know why this is?"

A voice came to his ear, but it was not "her" voice.

"Of course I know; the road ahead, she must walk it herself."

Xia De replied. While the long sword in his hand danced, his peripheral vision indeed saw that the deity 【Winter Maiden】, dressed in white robes, holding a white oak staff, and barefoot, was standing beside him.

The deity's divine descent state had long silver hair extremely similar to Miss Chloe's, and those silver strands were flying in the wind.

"Since that is the case, can you make these enemies disappear? In my time, I am also facing powerful enemies and cannot consume too much here."

The deity showed a smile; this was the first time Xia De had seen Her smile, as this deity had always had a cold face when appearing before:

"Yes, the epic of the Sixth Era, that chapter concerning the fate of the world... You indeed should not consume too much because of the adventure here. But these enemies did not come because of my call either. They are the last demons in the bottom of a mortal's heart."

She stood there, but it seemed as if only Xia De could see this deity; those strange enemies wrapped in black mist only attacked Xia De.

But at least it was a bit warmer now. Xia De did not turn back to look at his destiny ring, so he did not know that the abnormal heat carried by the destiny ring was even rapidly melting the surrounding snow.

The steam seemed to be confronting the surrounding environment; every spirit rune on the surface of the destiny ring was trembling while flowing on the brass ring body.

Boundless black mist was surging toward Xia De. He fought while struggling to retreat toward the higher part of the mountain peak behind him. Both spirit and physical strength were being consumed rapidly, but because of the deity's appearance, golden fine cracks were spreading all over his body, until his cuffs and hem were leaving light marks like golden embers in the wind during his movements.

He began to glow in this darkness, and the moonlight sweeping forward became more dazzling than in its normal state. The appearance of the "Divine Radiance" state made the battle even simpler:

"I know what they are. Rather than thinking of them as the malice of this snowy mountain itself, it is better to say that this is a part of the witch Chloe."

The deity did not comment on Xia De's words, but asked softly:

"Outlander from a distant land, have you ever envied the coldness of winter?"

"Yes."

Xia De nodded immediately. He knew this way of questioning very well, meaning this deity was going to give him some power. But this time, the deity did not tell Xia De a story, but bent down and grabbed a handful of snow from under her feet with her own hands.

The crystalline, glowing snow was kneaded into a snowball in the deity's hand, and the snowball floated toward Xia De. Xia De opened his mouth and bit into that snowball; the cold snow almost immediately turned into snow water and flowed into his body:

【Outlander, you have touched a "miracle."】

【Outlander, you have obtained the "Blessing of Winter."】

【When in winter, the recovery speed of spirit and physical strength is slightly enhanced, luck is slightly improved, and the natural environment of wind and snow will not cause you harm. After eating snow, you will not sink into the snow. Snowflakes become your food.】

【Outlander, you have gained insight into "winter," "snow," and "freezing."】

That snowball, personally kneaded by the deity, brought not only the deity's blessing but even made Xia De's spirit and physical strength fully recover to an unprecedented state of fullness. He already knew what he should do at this moment:

He took a deep breath, and the Enlightenment - 【Sleeping Princess】 on the destiny ring behind him suddenly shone brightly.

A silver coffin fell at his feet, and a giant castle appeared on the snowy mountain, lifting Xia De and the deity into the high sky. Xia De reached out and very gentlemanly let the Red Dragon Witch who walked out of the coffin place her hand on it.

The white oak staff in the deity's hand tapped the ground of the castle lightly. The power of winter amplified this miracle of Xia De's, and the castle summoned by the Mystery Lock turned into the color of ice.

Roar~

The dragon's roar appeared along with a surging sea of fire. While the spirit in Xia De's body was rapidly declining, and while the deity was chuckling lightly, the flames sprayed by the witch swept through all the enemies.

"So, even the sound of a god's chuckle is not as moving to me as your laughter."

This was Xia De's last thought when the avalanche occurred.