Book 16: Chapter 53: No Longer Representing Misfortune
Book 16: Chapter 53: No Longer Representing Misfortune
Within a certain Heaven Ascension Mountain Range snow valley stopped a young Purgatory Mountain Divine Adjudicator, a Flame Titan, as well as some subordinates.
This young Purgatory Mountain Divine Adjudicator was Qi Lianmo. He was someone who received Zhang Ping’s recognition, at the same time also one of Zhang Ping’s most loyal disciples.
He had already waited in this valley with his group above Heaven Ascension Mountain Range’s snowline for many days. Today didn’t seem any different from any other day either. The even taller peaks of the mountain range seemed just as mysterious and imposing as before. Occasionally, the sounds of heart trembling avalanches could be heard.
However, the Flame Titan who was covered in a thick blanket suddenly released a low roar. Wisps of heat were released from its body. Even in this type of cold weather, the thick blanket on its body seemed like it might be set aflame at any time.
Qi Lianmo released a few shouts, stopping the Flame Titan from acting further on its own. With an extremely grave expression, he gazed towards the higher Heaven Ascension Mountain Range. There was still nothing out of the ordinary that could be seen. The peaks shrouded in clouds seemed completely impossible to scale, but he understood extremely clearly that ever since Esteemed Sir Lan was killed in Central Continent City, the only one the Flame Titans could have possibly detected was Lin Xi alone.
That was why he was positive that Lin Xi had already passed through the glaciers that seemed impossibly high. His soul force was pushed to the limit, and he already began to move through a certain path to enter Frozen God Domain.
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The ruthless and frigid snowstorm continuously fluctuated between different pitches of screaming. Cold and cheerless silvery white light formed a scene of deathly stillness. It wasn’t as if snow was fluttering about the surface of the snowland and glaciers, but rather as if there was cold air that rushed out like steam, blurring everything under the wind. It was as if countless vengeful spirits were roaming about within the thin oxygen.
Even the sunlight that scattered down upon Heaven Ascension Mountain Range’s tall peaks seemed to have become instantly frozen. Everything here didn’t seem too real.
This was a divine country that not even the highest flying eagles would approach. This wasn’t a world meant for humans. However, three small black dots continued firmly and stubbornly.
Lin Xi, Nangong Weiyang and Qin Xiyue were dressed in the academy’s specially made fluffy fur cloaks.
These cloaks that seemed like large pompoms not only provided them with the greatest amount of heat, they could also remove the sweat covering their bodies as quickly as possible.
The thin light red staffs in their hands were made from a type of gemstone that naturally released heat. It released a bit of warm aura, releasing chi sounds when they made contact with the ice and snow beneath their feet.
The origin of Green Luan Academy came from this Frozen God Domain behind Heaven Ascension Mountain Range to begin with. During the past few decades, apart from Principal Zhang, even though the academy had never took on so much risk, truly sending Sacred Experts beyond Heaven Ascension Mountain Range, they never stopped their plans to one day enter Frozen God Domain.
Apart from marking out some areas that were most suitable for movement, Lin Xi, Nangong Weiyang and Qin Xiyue were naturally equipped with the best gear for traveling through this place. However, despite this, the thin oxygen and extreme cold were still their greatest enemies.
Lin Xi’s eyelids moved slightly. A strand of soul force shook off the crystals that accumulated on his eyelashes, almost making his eyes close shut.
The wind that blew through Frozen God Domain blew past the glaciers seemed extremely damp. However, this was a type of misconception. The air was filled with endless extremely fine crystals not even a thick mask could completely cover. With every breath of air, it felt as if there were more crystals inhaled than oxygen.
This not only forced them to consume a lot of oxygen with each breath, when the exhaled water vapor froze on their faces, it made the world before them even more blurry.
“How are you guys faring?”
Lin Xi, who was walking at the very front noticed a black cloth frozen in a glacier beside them. He squatted down, and then turned to quietly ask Nangong Weiyang and Qin Xiyue.
In this type of place, even the already sacred level Lin Xi felt like his brain was constantly filled with a lump of frozen wadding, making him become many times clumsier than usual. Even that bright moon like ‘roulette’ in his head seemed to have become much dimmer, becoming not too clear.
This was still near the entrance of the glacier, they didn’t enter the true Frozen God Domain yet. According to the information the academy prepared, the further north one went, the colder it became. Moreover, the amount of fine ice crystals in the air would become greater as well.
However, these black pieces of cloth that carried special markings instead made his originally calm heart become even more peaceful, to the extent where it completely dispelled the deathly stillness of this frozen world.
It was because this was Gu Xinyin paving the way, offering him guidance.
“No problem.” Qin Xiyue knew that Lin Xi was asking mainly to hear her response. She made a gesture with her arms. This was also a suggestion the academy gave them… under this type of thin air and frigid coldness, one might feel alright a moment ago, but a moment later, their bodies’ functions might drop to a life threatening level. Meanwhile, through some of the body’s finer movements and coordination, they could tell if there were some issues.
Lin Xi knew that the true journey had yet to begin, so he had to preserve his own soul force and stamina as much as possible. As such, he only slowly nodded before turning around.
Right at this time, within his chest’s warm and fluffy long fur, a small black paw instead reached out. Then, a dark head stuck out.
Lin Xi’s thoughts were a bit sluggish. When he lowered his head to look at Lucky, only then did he realize what the place they were approaching signified for Lucky.
As such, he stroked Lucky’s head apologetically, and then said quietly with warmth and sincerity, “Welcome home.”
Lucky was originally able to sense something that even made its soul tremble from the incoming cold winds and fine crystals.
The deathly stillness and extremely cold frozen world seemed to have a mysterious voice calling it.
It also understood what Lin Xi was saying right now.
It remembered the promise Lin Xi made to it a long time ago. Two drops of tears trickled down from its eyes, and then turned into beads of ice.
When the two fine beads of ice dropped, it jumped out from Lin Xi’s chest.
It wagged its three tails. Then, it reached out a claw, making a gesture Lin Xi could understand. Afterwards, it began to run forward.
At the limits of the glacier crack, the instant it rushed out, the crazy winds blew its body that wasn’t all that large into the air. However, its three tails moved like three wings, allowing it to face the crazy winds and stand on a pillar of ice by this glacier crack’s exit.
In front of this pillar was a frozen sea that stretched endlessly.
Endless distorted cold energy swam about like souls. The surface of the ice and snow was a bluish black color, carrying a dusky and overcast color.
This was a Frozen God Domain no one wanted to remain in for too long. However, this was its true homeland.
It began to breathe in large mouthfuls of air.
Waves of frigid winds entered its body together with endless fine snow crystals.
Lin Xi, Nangong Weiyang and Qin Xiyue followed it out of the glacier opening, getting closer to it.
Then, they were all shocked to find that the heat within Lucky’s body was disappearing, yet its vitality seemed to be growing more powerful.
Lin Xi stared at Lucky in a stupor.
In his perception, the heat and blood within Lucky’s body were gradually becoming as cold as ice.
Then, he, Nangong Weiyang and Qin Xiyue saw that Lucky’s black fur began to release white cold energy, wrapping around its body.
Lucky’s body seemed to have grown a bit bigger. Then, it was no longer black, but instead a perfectly pure white.
It was as if it became a legendary immortal spirit of a divine country.