Above the mage!

Chapter 226: Ice and Spring

Chapter 226: Ice and Spring
Seeing Du Wei disappear from the top of the snowy peak, Gao De realized that he seemed to have underestimated this guy's family background.

A teleportation spell that can make a person disappear must be of the fourth ring or above.

"Master, he disappeared."

"It was teleported away."

"Can we go this way, too?"

"No."

"why?"

"Not as rich as him."

"Oh~~~"

Gao De looked back at the road he came from, then let out a long breath.

"Lady Flora."

"I'm here."

"It's just the two of us again."

"Lady Flora can count."

"Then let's get ready to go."

"How much longer do we have to go?"

"I don't know. We'll know after we walk past it. Now, let's go down the mountain first."

"It's going to take a long time again."

"It will be faster than going up the mountain," Godard assured.

And it does.

When climbing a snow-capped mountain, you often need to use your hands and feet to get up the mountain. In addition, your feet eating the snow consumes a lot of physical energy, so you can't walk too far in a day.

But there is a more relaxed way to go down the snowy mountain.

Under Flora's wide-open eyes, God first created a large ball of clear water, and then controlled it to condense into a streamlined, slightly curved ice plate.

The head and tail of the ice board are slightly raised, the bottom is flat, and the edges on both sides are sharp ice blades.

Condensed together with the ice plate were two ice sticks with sharp pointed heads.

[Water-making technique] + [Water manipulation].

With a combination of two simple tricks, Gaode created a simple ice skateboard and corresponding ice ski poles.

Godard patted his chest pocket and motioned for Flora to come in.

Flora did not hesitate and flew over decisively.

"Hold on," he said.

Then, Gao De stepped onto the ice board, moved his mind slightly, and used [Water Control] to control the ice board to be tightly connected with his boots.

He looked down and saw that the everlasting white snow on the Dandong Snow Mountain covered every inch of rock and crevice.

The sunlight shines on the crystal clear snow, reflecting bursts of dazzling light.

Gao De took a deep breath of the cold and thin air, letting the cool breath fill his chest.

Then, Gao De pushed the ground hard, leaped from the platform on the top of the mountain into the snow slope.

As he moved, the ice seemed to be given life, sliding lightly across the snow slope and rushing down, leaving a clear track on the snow.

The snowflakes on the track were stirred by the power of the ice plate and flew up, forming balls of gorgeous snowflake rain, but they were all left behind by Gaode.

The speed increased instantly, and the sound of wind whistling past my ears was mixed with the stinging feeling of snow particles hitting my face.

But Gaode didn't care and was completely immersed in the exciting feeling.

The undeveloped Dandong Snow Peak does not have any traditional snow trails. Sometimes it is wide and flat, sometimes it is narrow and steep, and is full of obstacles and sharp turns, which tests Gaode's skills.

Gao De tilted his body slightly and used the ice pole to adjust the direction and speed. He turned left and right smoothly. The moment the tip of the ice pole touched the snow surface, snowflakes flew.

Every turn he made was precise and every leap he made was landed smoothly, demonstrating amazing balance and control.

His experience of studying at Kyoto University in his previous life gave him the opportunity to come into contact with skiing and gave him a certain foundation.

But at this moment, his behavior is closer to extreme sports than simple skiing.

The reason why he can control it is due to the precise perception and control of the body brought about by the surge in mental power after the upgrade.

The surrounding scenery became blurred due to the high speed movement.

"Mage, you can fly too!"

"This isn't flying, this is skiing!"

The voices of Goder and Flora seemed faint amid the constantly splashing snowflakes.

In the north, the vast expanse of permafrost is like a silver-white brocade, quietly and solemnly spread out under the sky.

White is the main color of this area.

No matter what month or time of year, the snow in the north never melts.

The melody of the changing seasons has lost its original rhythm here.

Time seems to be frozen by ice and snow.

The eternal ice and snow have earned the land here the name "permafrost".

In the middle of the northern border, the ancient Frost Pass.

This was once the ancient holy land of the Iceborn tribe.

It's just that it was abandoned for some reason a long time ago and became a forgotten ruin, buried in history.

It was not until recent years that this abandoned ancient ruins was brought to light again thanks to the new war mother of the Zhenbing tribe.

At the very center of Gu Shuangkou is a protruding rock.

On this rocky ground, the Sanctuary of Boreas once stood.

The Sanctuary of Boreas was a place of pilgrimage for the Iceborn Tribe in ancient times and the source of the Iceborn Tribe's culture and beliefs.

However, with the decline of Ancient Frost Mouth, the Sanctuary of Boreas was not spared and sank into silence in the long river of time.

But now, with the ancient Frost Mouth seeing the light of day again, the Sanctuary of Boreas has been awakened again.

The Iceborn tribe was one of the four major branches of the human race in ancient times, on par with the Wolfborn, Dragonborn, and Sunborn. It was an important origin of mage civilization and was once prosperous.

Later, with the rise of wizard civilization, the influence of these four ethnic tribes whose bloodlines could awaken magic on their own declined.

By now, dragonborn are as numerous as dragons and are almost extinct.

The Iceborn and Wolfborn live in the isolated northern border. They seem to have been gradually eliminated by human civilization and have become synonymous with backwardness and aboriginality.

In fact, the Iceborn are following the same path as the Dragonborn.

The power of their bloodline is becoming increasingly thinner, as if they were cursed.

In the past, the Iceborn tribes could give birth to seven or even eight-ring mages simply by the power of blood. But now, among the dozens of Iceborn tribes, large and small, in the North, there is not even a five-ring mage to be found.

As the former masters of this permafrost tundra, they are gradually being eliminated by this land.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Iceborn tribe may be buried by the wind and snow of the north in a few thousand years.

At this moment, above the Boreas Sanctuary covered with ice and snow, there was a blazing fire.

The wind and snow continued to whistle, but they could not extinguish the burning torch.

The Zhenbing Tribe is the most powerful of the Iceborn tribes in the North.

Now, the most powerful hunters in the entire Zhenbing tribe have gathered on this small piece of rocky land.

In ancient times, when the blood power of the Iceborn tribe had just begun to degenerate, the war mothers and high priests of the three major Iceborn tribes tried every possible method but failed to find the root cause or solution.

Finally, Oretia, the war mother of the True Ice Tribe, held the most grand ritual magic in the history of the Ice Tribe in the Sanctuary of Boreas.

In that ritual magic, Oritia saw the Iceborn tribe's subsequent long-term decline, as well as the hope of revival.

"Wake up the sleeping earth!"

"Oh, North Wind!"

“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”

This is a short verse of hymn left behind by Oretia after the ritual magic, which has been passed down among all the Iceborn tribes in the North for ten thousand years.

It is said that this hymn represents the hope for the revival of the Iceborn tribe.

In the cold wind and snow that even the Iceborn could not endure, the weathered hunters of the True Ice Tribe took off their animal skins, exposing their arms and chests. Everyone knelt on one knee.

There were tens of thousands of Iceborn on the rocky ground, but not a single one of them made a sound.

It was so quiet that the only sounds that could be heard were the whistling of the cold wind and the roaring of the blazing flames.

A huge brazier was burning with a vibrant fire.

The flame core stretched high into the air.

The brazier was thoroughly ignited.

A new ritual is beginning.

The people of the Zhenbing tribe gathered here did not look at the flames, but raised their heads to look at the high platform in the center.

On that high platform stood a woman.

She has long, flowing silver hair, as pure and flawless as the first snow in winter, falling down behind her.

Her face was pure and elegant, her eyes were deep and blue, and they had a coldness that seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

Her skin was fair, and even against the backdrop of ice and snow, it remained so, making her look even more otherworldly.

Behind her was a huge ice bow that was as tall as a person.

The ice bow is crystal clear and exudes a faint chill.

The woman let her eyes scan everyone.

This was the largest gathering of hunters in the tribe.

She knew that they all came to see her.

She is the new Warmother of the True Ice Tribe, and the youngest Warmother ever.

The master of [Blizzard], the awakener of the True Ice Spell, the daughter of Boreas, the last pure-blooded Iceborn of the modern era, born from ice and snow, the savior of the True Ice Tribe.

She is Sunaifah Boreas.

Sunaifah took out his ice bow from behind and raised it high.

This is the ice magic weapon [Blizzard] made of Zhenbing, which was the weapon of Boreas himself in ancient times.

It had already disappeared into history like the ancient frost land.

Until Sunaifa found [Blizzard] and got the recognition of [Blizzard].

The Zhenbing tribe, which was already on the verge of disintegration, all surrendered in front of Boreas's weapon.

The bone-chilling cold froze Sunafa's entire body.

Even though she has Iceborn blood flowing in her body and has awakened the ancient icy magic, she is still not immune to the stinging pain from the extreme cold of the Blizzard.

But after using this weapon for so long, Sunaifa has become very familiar with this feeling, and no longer needs to force himself to keep a calm expression like he did at the beginning.

In fact, Sunaifa can no longer live without this pain.

The extreme coldness of Zhenbing can help her concentrate, eliminate all distractions, and allow her to grow rapidly.

Sunaifah raised his gaze from the faces of the crowd to the blazing braziers around them.

Jue~~~
At this moment, a long and passionate cry sounded from the sky.

It was the unique long cry of a falcon, full of power and freedom, and seemed to penetrate everyone's heart.

But no one on the field looked up, and there was no abnormality in their expressions.

The next moment, a falcon descended from the sky, circled deftly in the low sky, and finally landed on Sunaifa's shoulder.

It was a silver-white falcon, its feathers seemed to be made of frost, and its sharp eagle eyes were so sharp that even the most powerful hunters dared not look into its eyes.

That was Sunafa's magical falcon, also obtained from the Ancient Frost Land.

Sunaifa took a deep breath and then pulled the bowstring of [Blizzard].

The huge ice bow was even bigger than Sunaifa himself, but Sunaifa seemed to have tremendous strength and pulled the bowstring to its full extent effortlessly.

As the bowstring was tightened, a crystal clear, pure and flawless crystal arrow was born and formed under the power contained in the ice bow itself.

Sunaifa held his breath.

The temperature on the platform dropped sharply at this moment, and frost flowed along the bowstring, over her body, and then spread out from under her feet.

Click, click, click.

The sound of frost condensing sounded like a piece of music.

Just as the frost was about to spread beyond the platform, Sunaifah let out a breath and loosened the string.

The ice crystal arrow flew out, carrying with it a biting chill and unstoppable momentum, soaring straight up, and finally made a deafening explosion in the sky, turning into countless tiny ice crystals.

In a very short moment, these ice crystals condensed again into the emblem of the Zhenbing tribe.

"The ceremony begins."

Sunaifa announced softly, and although his voice was soft, it pierced through the cold wind and spread throughout the entire venue.

Swish swish!
As her voice fell, the atmosphere on the field became more solemn.

All the hunters of the Zhenbing tribe seemed to have received some kind of call. They took out the special daggers tied at their waists. The sound of them shooting in unison was like thunderclaps out of the blue.

The cold daggers were taken out, and all the hunters placed the blades against the palms of their right hands, with a look of piety and awe for the tribe, ancestors, and the power of nature on their faces.

Then they closed their eyes and silently chanted the ancient hymn.

"Wake up the sleeping earth!"

"Oh, North Wind!"

“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?”

Then, they stroked again.

The blade of the ice blade cut through the skin, and blood flowers burst out.

Despite the extreme cold, the blood did not freeze.

Because this is the bloodline of the Iceborn.

The blood of the Iceborn fell on the rocky ground and gathered towards the high platform in the center as if attracted by some kind of magnetic field.

And in the center of the platform, behind Sunaifa, stars began to appear.

This starlight is connected and echoed with the stars in the sky.

Sunaifa's pupils turned white at this moment, as if he was already in a trance.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and stared at Sunaifa on the stage with bated breath.

This process lasted about a minute.

This one minute seemed as long as a hundred years to the people on the field.

Finally, Sunafa's pale pupils returned to their original deep blue color.

There is just a lingering sense of fatigue.

"Winter has come to the Iceborn."

"Spring is not far away."

Sunaifah's voice floated above the rocky ground like a song.

"Someone is coming from the top of the mountain."