Chapter 3213

"Adele's power targets a single individual, but can affect the soul; Chloe's power targets the scene, but cannot affect the soul. I have only mastered the fur of these two kinds of magic."

Xia De sighed softly in his heart. Whether it was Demigod-Adele or Demigod-Chloe, they did not have such great restrictions when using the power of time stasis, so he still had a long way to go.

Waving his hand to let the snowflakes frozen in the air fly again, he then noticed that Miss Reinhardt's look at him was like looking at some incredible monster:

"Is this freezing space-time corresponding to spirit runes like 【Ice】?"

"No, I don't have spirit runes like 【Ice】 yet."

"So you directly realized the power of freezing space-time in front of me without mastering the power of ice?"

She took a deep breath, pursed her lips and looked at her apprentice, then looked at the cat poking its head out of Xia De's chest, feeling that the world seemed to have suddenly become crazy as she returned to her hometown:

"So this is the real genius."

"I don't deny my talent, but let's talk about this later. I think I easily obtained this power, which should be related to a lady who once gave me a blessing. Let's not talk about this; let's look at the situation of the spring first."

He said and walked towards the frozen spring. Miss Reinhardt followed and took two steps forward, then looked at her apprentice with some worry:

"Stella, if you feel you can't hold on, you can exit this area first."

"It's still fine for now, Miss. It's only colder here than where I was born."

The white-haired girl said softly, and then Xia De, who was poking his head to observe the frozen spring, immediately turned his head and looked at Stella Larson with suspicious eyes.

The witch subconsciously blocked in front of the apprentice like a cat protecting its cubs:

"What do you want to do?"

"I thought of a possibility. Didn't I say that I came to this island to look for a powerful enemy?"

Miss Larson and that demon both came from the extreme northern ice sheet. Xia De was just guessing whether the demon would hide in this most dangerous and safest place.

【Is it a bit too outrageous?】

"She" smiled gently, and her tone even had a little helplessness. But Xia De had to rule out every suspicion, so after obtaining the consent of the witch and Miss Larson herself, Xia De placed his fingers on the white-haired girl's forehead and neck respectively.

Actually, the heart position is better, but that would greatly reduce the favorability Xia De had worked so hard to build with the Fatum people and the great witch of the sun.

But fortunately, these two positions are enough. Even without carrying the 【Demon Hunting Seal】 and 【Night Watcher】, relying on Xia De's power and his familiarity with demons is enough to conduct an investigation.

But fortunately, Xia De did think too much; there was not a trace of anything related to demons on the white-haired girl. However, Xia De did discover a very cold power on her body when investigating the traces of abnormal spirit and elements.

Once that power erupts, she will definitely lose control, but now that coldness is firmly suppressed by her solar power, even forming a subtle balance.

Plus this girl was brought out of the extreme north by Miss Reinhardt, Xia De even felt that he could guess the story that happened to her. Of course, although he was very curious, he would not impolitely investigate other people's privacy at will.

Next, Xia De prepared to purify the pollution here. Since the "snow mountain pollution" here is consistent with that in the cave, this spellcasting will not produce a duplicate Holy Grail, otherwise, Xia De would find an area and purify it inch by inch to obtain hundreds of Holy Grails.

The 【Ice Crystal】 Holy Grail from last time can be used to assist spellcasting this time, and the function of that Holy Grail has also been investigated clearly; it can freeze liquid into solid, which is quite simple and unadorned.

In short, after preparing a little, Xia De chose to stand on the ice layer on the spring to cast the spell; that is the core of the pollution in this area.

Miss Reinhardt politely asked Xia De if they should avoid it, but Xia De did not let them leave:

"Although this is a secret technique unique to me, it doesn't matter even if you see it. This is the power of the earth. When I first met Miss Vanessa Benanice, she took a fancy to this of mine."

Claire Reinhardt didn't even notice that she curled her lips. She and her apprentice retreated five or six steps, and then saw Xia De take out a clearly large Holy Grail from his clothes, and then took out the cat curled up in it from the Holy Grail:

"Either stay on my shoulder honestly, or go play in the snow yourself."

"Meow~"

Carrying the cat on his shoulder, sprinkling soil and petals into the Holy Grail, Xia De closed his eyes and let the Holy Grail float between his open hands:

"Earth Power - Healing Aura!"

The materialized Holy Grail sank towards Xia De's feet, but after touching the ice surface -

Ding!

It hit the ice surface and did not sink.

"Oh?"

Xia De opened his eyes and picked up the Holy Grail, and the witch asked with some worry:

"Can't cast the spell?"

"It is indeed impossible to cast the spell at this position. The power of ice is preventing my spirit from changing the surrounding environment. It seems that it is different from the situation I encountered in the past... Since the center of the pollution source is deeper in the spring, I think I need to go into the water to cast the spell."

"No!"

The witch who had already walked over shook her head quickly:

"You don't know how cold it is in the spring. That was just the state before it was polluted. I bet it's definitely colder down there now. That's not ordinary low temperature; it's a coldness enough to freeze the spirit and the soul."

Xia De didn't care about this:

"Remember? I touched the flame from the sister; what I fear most is not the cold. And we have traveled such a long way by boat; it's not easy to get here. We can't just turn around and leave after one failure. If this place can be purified, the pressure on you and the other two elders during the All-Souls Festival will also be reduced. We have no reason not to try.

It just so happens that I can purify this kind of pollution, and it just so happens that I have been entrusted with this kind of task. This is simply destined for me to handle this matter."

She pursed her lips and looked at Xia De. Seeing his firm attitude, she nodded gently:

"But you have to be prepared before going into the water. I will apply some blessing effects to you. Once there is a problem, we will end the attempt immediately."

Xia De actually wanted to melt the ice layer and jump down directly, but not to mention Miss Reinhardt, even Miss Larson thought his idea was too impulsive.

So the witch cast a spell on Xia De here, and Miss Larson took out the magic potion she was carrying from her bag. But it was not for Xia De to drink now, but thinking of giving it to him after he came out of the water in a while.

Little Mia was definitely unwilling to follow Xia De into the water, so Xia De wanted to entrust Miss Reinhardt to take care of it temporarily. However, this cat was still holding a grudge and was unwilling to be held by the great witch of the sun, so it stood by the spring by itself.

This made Xia De miss the Vesta Forest again. He still remembered the scene where Little Mia and the chubby round-faced owl leaned together, waiting for him to return to the hotel under the sunset on the windowsill... That was already last autumn.

The coat containing various toys must be taken off, and Miss Larson was responsible for holding it. The boots were placed next to the spring, and the remaining clothes were not removed because the girls were all there.

Although the black cold ice sealed the spring, it was still melted after the flame appeared. The inside of the spring was not frozen. Xia De bent down and reached out to touch the black water, and his whole body shivered.

"Is it really okay? Otherwise, let's go see the second pollution first."

Miss Reinhardt suggested again, but Xia De still shook his head:

"It's okay. It's indeed very cold, but it hasn't reached the point of being unbearable. I'll endure it. The pressure on you will be less during the All-Souls Festival. This is very cost-effective."

When leaving the town, the sturdy rope made of dragon skin tanned by the witch in advance was tied to Xia De's waist, and the other end was held in Miss Reinhardt's hand.

Xia De held the Holy Grail in his left hand and soil and petals in his right hand. He nodded to the worried ladies and the cat, then jumped forward and fell straight into the ice hole.

"Oh!"

The soft exclamation made bubbles appear in his mouth. The coldness from all directions even made Xia De feel that all the joints in his body were aching, and the flow of spirit in his body began to become sluggish.

But fortunately, as the first crack ran through Xia De's right eye, dense crimson cracks soon covered his whole body. The warm flame in the "Ember of First Fire" state dispelled that creepy coldness very well, and even the mental interference effect attached to the polluted area itself was shielded by the First Fire.

"Praise Sister Daifulin."

He thought in his heart, controlling his body not to fall anymore—the depth of this spring exceeded his expectations. He crossed his legs together to let himself float in the ice water, gently pulled the rope around his waist to signal that he was safe and ready to start casting the spell, and then, just like on the ground just now, put the soil and petals into the Holy Grail. Before they floated out, he opened his hands to let the Holy Grail float in front of him.

Fine bubbles appeared due to the mutual impact of high temperature and ice water, and then Xia De's life ring floated in the bubbles. The fully emerged life ring allowed the spirit to be transformed into power affecting the material world at a speed like a flood, and the ancient divine art inherited from the ancient Earth Sect was displayed again:

"Earth Power - Healing Aura!"

The earthy yellow aura immediately surged out from the cup mouth of the Holy Grail, and gradually permeated the entire cold pool as the Holy Grail fell towards the deeper part of the spring. Xia De breathed a sigh of relief. This spellcasting was successful. Next, he only needed to continuously output his own spirit and wait for the purification to be completed.

Of course, although he could not obtain a new Holy Grail this time, the "Ice Crystal" Holy Grail would become larger because it purified the pollution of the same source, which could be considered a small harvest.

(End of chapter)