The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 426: Polar Icefield, Survival from Despair

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen reorganized themselves a bit, and then resolutely headed towards the Arctic ice field. Along the way, the cold wind howled, cutting the skin like a sharp blade, and the heavy snow fluttered, almost blocking the vision, making the road ahead extremely difficult.

The two flew on their swords, but the closer they got to the ice field, the slower their spiritual energy became, as if the extreme cold around them was desperately devouring their strength. Yun Yao tightened her cloak, which was a cold-resistant treasure that Chu Mochen had found for her before setting off. With his warmth, she felt a little comforted in this icy and snowy land.

"Chen, the cold on this ice field is very strong, we have to be careful." Yun Yao said loudly, her voice torn into pieces by the strong wind.

Chu Mochen approached her, held her hand, and sent a stream of spiritual power to her: "Yao'er, follow me closely, don't get separated."

After finally reaching the edge of the ice field, what came into view was a silvery, dead world. Huge ice ridges stood like monster fangs, and ice cracks crisscrossed. If you were not careful, you would fall into the abyss. Yun Yao turned on the system's detection function, trying to find the trace of the artifact, but the information fed back by the system was vague, only showing that the artifact was roughly located deep in the ice field.

The two entered cautiously, taking each step firmly, fearing to trigger the danger hidden in the ice field. Not long after they walked, there was a sudden violent tremor in front of them, the ground cracked, and several ice field beasts roared out of the ground. These beasts were covered with ice armor, their eyes were bloodshot, and the cold air they exhaled could freeze the air instantly.

Yun Yao's eyes were stern, and she drew her sword from its sheath, the sword humming. She rushed forward first, using her sword moves flexibly, stabbing at the joints of the beast, trying to find a flaw. Chu Mochen followed closely behind, gathering his spiritual power in his palms, slapping out a series of ice-blue palm prints, cooperating with Yun Yao tacitly, and for a while they were evenly matched with the beast.

However, the beasts were thick-skinned and numerous, and after a fierce battle, the two gradually felt exhausted. Yun Yao was knocked down by the beast's huge claws and almost fell into the ice crack. Seeing this, Chu Mochen was extremely anxious and flew over desperately, holding Yun Yao in his arms, and landed on an ice hillock in a dangerous situation.

"Yao'er, are you okay?" Chu Mochen checked on Yun Yao anxiously, his eyes full of heartache.

Yun Yao shook her head and just as she was about to stand up, she felt a sharp pain in her ankle. It turned out that she had sprained it. "I sprained my ankle, it's okay, let's continue." She said through gritted teeth.

Chu Mochen was adamant. He squatted down, gently lifted Yun Yao's feet, covered them with his palms, and used his spiritual power to relieve her injuries. After a while, Yun Yao felt much better. The two looked at the giant beasts again. At this time, the giant beasts had surrounded them.

Just as they were about to fight to the death, Yun Yao caught a glimpse of a faint light flashing in the depths of the ice field, which was very similar to the light of the artifact described by the system. "Chen, over there! It could be a divine artifact." She shouted in surprise.

Chu Mochen looked in the direction she pointed, and was delighted. He immediately helped Yun Yao up, and the two of them used their skills to rush towards the dim light. The giant beasts were unwilling to give up and chased after them.

When they got closer to the dim light, they saw a mysterious rune flashing at the entrance of an ancient ice cave. The dim light came from the cave. Without thinking too much, the two of them slipped in. As soon as they entered, they heard the sound of the ice wall closing behind them. It turned out that the ice cave closed automatically, isolating the giant beast from outside.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked around. The ice cave was even colder. Thick ice ridges hung on the walls, and the ground was covered with slippery ice. In the center of the ice cave, on an ice platform, a sword emitting blue light was quietly suspended. The sword body was crystal clear and runes were flowing. It was one of the artifacts they had been looking for.

Yun Yao showed a look of joy and wanted to go forward to receive it, but was stopped by Chu Mochen: "Yao'er, be careful, there may be fraud."

As soon as the voice fell, a sinister laugh suddenly sounded in the ice cave, and then ice shadows emerged from all directions, holding sharp blades and attacking the two. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood back to back, their spiritual power running to the extreme, sword shadows and palm winds intertwined, fighting with the ice shadows.

These ice shadows were agile and not afraid of pain, and the two of them were in a tough fight. Sweat rolled down Yun Yao's forehead, but she gritted her teeth and persisted, and her sword moves became more and more fierce. She seized the opportunity and used the method of breaking illusions taught by the system to pierce the core of the ice shadow group with one sword. In an instant, most of the ice shadows dissipated.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen burst out his spiritual power and pushed out with both palms, shattering the remaining ice shadows. Before the two could catch their breath, the top of the ice cave suddenly cracked, and large pieces of ice cones poured down like a rainstorm. Yun Yao grabbed Chu Mochen and hid under the ice platform, but the momentum of the ice cones was too strong, and several of them still passed by, leaving several bloody wounds on their bodies.

When the rain of ice cones stopped, the two stood up and looked at the divine sword again. Yun Yao took a deep breath, circulated her spiritual power, and carefully approached the ice platform. She cast a few spells in her hands, trying to break the confinement runes on the ice platform. As the spells were cast, the ice platform flickered and the runes gradually loosened.

Just as Yun Yao was about to touch the artifact, the temperature in the ice cave dropped sharply, and a more powerful pressure came over her. A huge ice spirit slowly emerged from the depths of the ice cave. It was as big as a mountain, its eyes were like stars, and it exuded endless coldness.

"How dare you, tiny human, covet what I am protecting? Give me your life!" The Ice Spirit let out an earth-shaking roar and raised his hand to let out a storm of ice spikes sweep over.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were unable to dodge and were swept into the storm. Their bodies collided like leaves in the wind, their clothes torn and their wounds covered them. But their eyes were firm, and they supported each other to stand up.

"Chen, this ice spirit is too powerful. We have to think of a way." Yun Yao said, panting.

Chu Mochen looked around, his eyes fell on the ice spikes on the wall of the ice cave, and an idea came to his mind: "Yao'er, I will lead it away, and you use these ice spikes to set up a spirit trap array, maybe it can be trapped for a while."

"No, it's too dangerous. We should go together." Yun Yao firmly objected.

"There's no time to argue, Yao'er, believe me." After Chu Mochen finished speaking, he ignored Yun Yao's obstruction and flew towards Bing Ling. He gathered the spiritual power in his hands and performed his strongest move to attract Bing Ling's attention.

Yun Yao's eyes were red, but she knew that there was no time to lose. She held back her tears, turned around and quickly collected the ice edges. She arranged them in a corner of the ice cave according to the formation knowledge taught by the system.

Chu Mochen and Bing Ling fought hard. Although he was very powerful, Bing Ling was in this icy home field, with endless power. He gradually became exhausted and had more and more wounds on his body. Seeing that Bing Ling's attack was about to hit him, at the critical moment, Yun Yao set up a trapping array and shouted loudly: "Chen, this way!"

Chu Mochen used up his last bit of strength to get rid of the Ice Spirit's attack and ran towards Yun Yao. After the two hid in the Soul Trapping Formation, the Ice Spirit roared angrily and attacked the formation again and again, causing the formation to flicker and become shaky.

Seeing this, Yun Yao no longer hesitated. She flew up, ignoring the pressure from Bing Ling, and rushed to the ice platform. At the moment when Bing Ling was about to break through the formation, she grasped the artifact sword. In an instant, the sword shone brightly, resonating with Yun Yao's spiritual power, and a powerful force surged into her body. She swung the sword to cut Bing Ling.

Bing Ling felt threatened and was terrified. He wanted to dodge but it was too late. The sword flashed across, Bing Ling let out a scream, and turned into countless ice chips and dissipated.

Yun Yao landed, holding the artifact tightly in her hand, and ran towards Chu Mochen. The two hugged each other, and the joy of surviving the disaster surged in their hearts.

"Chen, we got it." Yun Yao's voice was filled with tears.

"Well, Yao'er, thank you for your hard work." Chu Mochen hugged her tightly, feeling relieved.

After a short rest, the two took the artifact and prepared to leave the ice field. But when they reached the exit of the ice cave, they found that the outside world had been submerged in a blizzard, with howling winds, and they could not see the road ahead at all.

"What should we do?" Yun Yao looked worried.

Chu Mochen looked up at the sky, thought for a moment and said, "Yao'er, I will use my spiritual power to open a passage, and we will rush out."

After that, his spiritual power surged around him, turning into a light shield, protecting Yun Yao behind him, and the two of them plunged into the blizzard. Along the way, the wind and snow were like knives, constantly attacking the spiritual power shield. Chu Mochen gritted his teeth and persisted, consuming a huge amount of spiritual power.

Yun Yao felt very distressed and assisted from time to time, supplying spiritual power. After walking for an unknown amount of time, just when Chu Mochen's spiritual power was about to run out, a ray of light finally appeared in front of them, and they successfully rushed out of the blizzard area.

Looking back, the Arctic ice field was still covered by snow and wind, a desperate situation full of death and challenges. However, they survived the desperate situation with their mutual trust and courage, got the first artifact, and took a solid step towards the goal of saving the sect.

At this moment, although they were covered with wounds and exhausted, their eyes were full of determination and hope. The road ahead was still long, and there were unknown dangers waiting for them in the abyss of the South China Sea, but they were not afraid, because as long as they walked hand in hand, there would be no difficulties that could not be overcome. After a short rest, the two flapped their wings and flew towards the next destination.