The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 425: Dangers on the Icefield, Breaking the Ice to Find the Trace

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen reorganized themselves a bit, and then resolutely headed towards the Arctic ice field. The Arctic was covered with ice and snow all year round, with strong winds howling like a knife, and extremely low temperatures that could freeze a person's blood in an instant. The two wore thick cold-proof robes, which shone with a faint light of spiritual power to resist the cold outside, but even so, the bone-chilling cold still penetrated into them.

Stepping into the ice field, they saw a silvery white world in front of them, boundless, as if there was only endless ice and snow between heaven and earth. The ice under their feet was several feet thick, and with every step they took, the giant beast made a dull sound, as if there was a giant beast sleeping for thousands of years under the ice, and it would devour them if they were not careful. Yun Yao turned on the system's detection function, trying to find any clues of the artifact in the vast world of the ice field, but the system's feedback was intermittent, as if it was disturbed by the mysterious power of the ice field.

"Chen, this place is too weird. The aura of the artifact is hidden and hard to find. We have to be extra careful." Yun Yao tightened her robe and turned to look at Chu Mochen, her eyes full of solemnity.

Chu Mochen nodded slightly, and the long sword in his hand hummed, as if responding to the owner's vigilance. He looked around, sensing the potential danger with his keen senses: "Don't be afraid, Yao'er, I'm by your side. Although this ice field is dangerous, it won't be a problem for you and me."

The two walked forward cautiously. After walking for an unknown amount of time, a huge ice valley suddenly appeared in front of them. The valley was filled with cold blue fog, which was surging and surging, as if it had life. Yun Yao approached the edge of the valley and was about to use her spiritual power to disperse the fog and check the bottom of the valley, but she felt a strong suction coming from below, almost pulling her into the valley. Chu Mochen was quick to grab Yun Yao, and the two retreated several steps before they stabilized their bodies.

"There must be something strange in this valley. I'm afraid there is some kind of restriction guarding it. The divine weapon might be inside it." Chu Mochen stared at the Ice Valley with a sharp gaze, as if thinking about something.

Yun Yao circulated her spiritual power, trying to get more information from the system. After a moment, her eyes lit up: "Chen, the system prompts that we need to inject pure yang power into the ice layer at the bottom of the valley to break this restriction. But this ice field is extremely cold, where can we get pure yang power?"

Chu Mochen thought for a moment, formed seals with his hands, and the spiritual power around him surged, forcibly activating the fire attribute spiritual power. In an instant, a fiery red light appeared around him, forming a sharp contrast with the paleness of the ice field.

“Yao'er, I will inject the pure yang power, and you will protect me in case of any unexpected changes.” After saying that, Chu Mochen strode to the edge of the valley and fiercely injected the pure yang spiritual power gathered in his hands into the ice layer at the bottom of the valley.

As the spiritual power was injected, the ice layer made a crackling sound, as if it could not bear the weight, or as if some kind of seal was triggered. The dark blue cold mist became more and more violent, and the ice spikes of the hidden sword flowers turned into sharp arrows and shot towards the two. Yun Yao drew her sword, and the sword flowers flashed, blocking the ice arrows one by one, shouting: "Chen, hurry up!"

Chu Mochen's forehead was covered with sweat, but he gritted his teeth and persisted, continuously outputting spiritual power. Finally, a dull roar came from the bottom of the valley, and a dazzling blue light shot straight into the sky - the restriction was broken.

The two of them didn't have time to catch their breath. Following the guidance of the blue light, they flew into the valley. The valley seemed like another world. Strange runes flickered on the ice walls, and the light seemed to be telling an ancient story. In the center of the valley, there was an ice throne. On the throne, a divine artifact emitting blue light quietly floated - the Ice Soul Silver Needle.

The needle was crystal clear, as if it was condensed from ten thousand years of black ice, and the runes on it flickered, revealing endless chill and mysterious power. Yun Yao was about to reach out to take it, but saw a group of ice spirit puppets suddenly emerge from the ice throne. They were tall and made of solid ice, with blue flames burning in their eyes, waving their icy arms and rushing towards the two of them.

Chu Mochen swung his sword, and a blazing sword energy slashed out, repelling the first few ice spirit puppets. However, these puppets continued to drill out from the ice layer, as if endless. Seeing this, Yun Yao changed the sword tactics in her hand, and the spiritual power around her body turned into sword shadows all over the sky. She stood back to back with Chu Mochen, resisting the attack of the ice spirit puppets.

"Chen, this is not a solution. We have to find a way to deal with them all at once." Yun Yao shouted while waving his sword.

Chu Mochen looked around and found that the runes on the ice wall seemed to be related to these puppets. He thought to himself: "Yao'er, look at that rune, maybe it is the key to controlling these puppets. Let's work together to attack the rune and try!"

The two looked at each other, and in perfect harmony, they simultaneously unleashed their strongest attack. Yun Yao's sword move turned into a sharp rainbow of light, while Chu Mochen's sword energy was like a roaring dragon of fire. The two merged and blasted towards the runes on the ice wall. In an instant, the runes shone brightly, and then dimmed. The ice spirit puppets seemed to have lost their support, and they turned into broken ice and scattered all over the ground.

After resolving the puppet crisis, Yun Yao stepped forward and gently picked up the Ice Soul Silver Needle. As soon as she touched it, a cold force rushed along her arm to her forehead, and she quickly used her spiritual power to suppress it.

"Yao'er, are you okay?" Chu Mochen held Yun Yao's hand with concern and channeled his spiritual power to help her dispel the cold.

Yun Yao smiled slightly: "It's okay, but the power of this artifact is too strong and needs to be tamed slowly. Now that we have obtained one of them, let's quickly head to the South China Sea Abyss."

The two of them took a short break before setting off again. Along the way, Yun Yao continued to use her spiritual power to nourish the Ice Soul Silver Needle and tried to communicate with it. Gradually, she could feel the "South Sea" contained in the needle, as if it recognized her as its owner.

A few days later, they arrived at the coast of the South China Sea. The sea breeze was howling, carrying a salty and humid breath, and the waves were surging, hitting the rocks on the shore, splashing water several feet high. Looking around, the depths of the South China Sea seemed like a mysterious abyss, so deep that it made people shudder.

"Yao'er, the abyss of the South China Sea is even more dangerous than the ice field sirens. It is said that there are ancient behemoths, maze whirlpools, and various unknown sirens. You follow closely behind me." Chu Mochen looked solemn, holding the sword tightly in his hand.

Yun Yao nodded, carefully put away the Ice Soul Silver Needle, and flew towards the abyss of the South China Sea with Chu Mochen. As soon as they approached the sea, a group of seabirds seemed to be disturbed and screamed and fled. The undercurrent of the sea water below surged, forming huge whirlpools, like mouths that chose people to eat.

The two carefully avoided the whirlpool and continued to go deeper. Suddenly, a huge black shadow flashed under the sea, and then an octopus monster as big as a mountain broke out of the water, waving its tentacles, stirring up huge waves. Each tentacle was covered with suction cups and sharp barbs, and a pair of large copper bell eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light.

"Come on!" Chu Mochen shouted, and rushed towards the octopus monster, slashing its tentacles with the long sword in his hand. Yun Yao was not to be outdone, and used sword techniques in his hand, shooting sword energy towards the octopus monster's eyes, trying to disrupt its attack.

The octopus monster felt pain and roared loudly, and several tentacles rolled towards Yun Yao at the same time. Yun Yao flashed, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air, and cleverly avoided them. However, the octopus monster's attack became more and more fierce. It sprayed a ball of ink, which spread in the sea water, instantly dyeing the surrounding sea area black, obstructing people's vision.

"Yao'er, be careful!" Chu Mochen shouted in the darkness, using his spiritual sense to sense Yun Yao's position and approached her.

Yun Yao turned on the system's night vision function and barely saw the surroundings. She found a glowing light on the octopus monster's abdomen, which seemed to be its weak spot, and immediately sent a message to Chu Mochen: "Chen, attack its abdomen!"

The two of them cooperated tacitly again. Chu Mochen mobilized his spiritual power and condensed a dazzling light shield in front of him to resist the attack of the octopus monster, approaching it step by step. Yun Yao took the opportunity to go behind the octopus monster and used all his strength to perform sword moves, stabbing at the flashing light.

"Puff!" With a muffled sound, Yun Yao's sword pierced deeply into the octopus monster's abdomen. The octopus monster struggled frantically, and the sea water was stirred upside down. Chu Mochen took the opportunity to add a few sword energies, and the octopus monster was finally seriously injured and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

After repelling the octopus monster, the two did not dare to stop and continued to move towards the bottom of the South China Sea abyss. The deeper they went, the greater the water pressure and the more intense the consumption of spiritual power. Yun Yao felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, and breathing became difficult.

"Yao'er, hold on!" Chu Mochen held Yun Yao's hand and transferred spiritual power to help her relieve the pressure.

Just as the two were about to reach the bottom, a strange blue sea appeared in front of them. A thin layer of light curtain filled the sea, as if isolating the inner and outer worlds. Yun Yao's system issued a warning: "There is a powerful ban here. You need to use the water attribute and wood attribute spiritual power to fuse and break the light curtain."

But Yun Yao majored in swordsmanship, and her water attribute spiritual power was OK, but her wood attribute spiritual power was quite weak. Chu Mochen noticed her difficulty and said, "Yao'er, I have dual water and wood attribute spiritual roots. Give me a hand and we can break the formation together."

Yun Yao nodded, and stood side by side with Chu Mochen, with both hands on his back, inputting his spiritual power continuously. Chu Mochen closed his eyes and concentrated, forming seals with both hands, and a blue and green light appeared around him. The light became stronger and stronger, and blasted towards the light curtain.

The light curtain trembled violently under the impact of spiritual power, and ripples appeared. The two gritted their teeth and persisted, constantly increasing the output of spiritual power. Finally, the light curtain broke with a "pop" sound, revealing the scene inside.

Deep in the sea, there is an ancient ruin. The door of the ruin is closed and engraved with mysterious runes. In front of the door, there is a divine artifact suspended - the Water Spirit Pearl. The pearl seems to be condensed from seawater, and there seems to be an ocean hidden inside, with turbulent waves, exuding a gentle and powerful water attribute power.

Yun Yao was about to step forward to collect it, but saw a group of mermaid guards wearing scales rushing out from the surroundings of the ruins. They held tridents in their hands, with cold eyes, and rushed towards the two of them.

"Hmph, whoever stands in my way will die!" Chu Mochen snorted coldly, and rushed into the enemy formation first, swinging his sword vigorously, and each sword strike carried a great deal of spiritual power, repelling the Siren Guard. Yun Yao followed closely behind, using agile sword moves to attack the Siren Guard's vital points.

However, the Siren Guards became more and more courageous as they fought. They seemed to be blessed by some kind of power. Their scales became harder and their attacks became more fierce. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she remembered the power of the Water Spirit Pearl. She immediately communicated with the Ice Soul Silver Needle, blending the icy power with the water attribute power of the Water Spirit Pearl, and swung a sword at the Siren Guards.

In an instant, the sea water seemed to be frozen, turning into ice spikes and stabbing at the Siren Guards. Wherever they went, the Siren Guards were frozen. The two took advantage of the situation and wiped out the remaining Siren Guards. Only then did Yun Yao successfully collect the Water Spirit Pearl.

At this time, the two were exhausted, but looking at the two artifacts in their hands, their eyes were full of determination. Although the whereabouts of one artifact was still unknown, they believed that as long as they worked together, they would be able to find the trace and save the sect from danger. They took a short rest by the South China Sea to restore their spiritual power, and then set out on an unknown road of exploration again. What awaited them ahead were more challenges and unknowns...