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Within the canyon, countless female figures, formed from ice and snow, stretched as far as the eye could see.

As Qin An stood in front of these women, feeling overwhelmed by their powerful aura, he sensed that this battle would be extremely difficult to end.

Perhaps one of the ice-cold women wasn't exceptionally strong, but when thousands upon thousands of them gathered together, the pressure they exerted on Shen Bai was terrifying.

The moment this thought crossed Shen Bai's mind, the densely packed ice and snow women launched an attack on him.

The terrifying attack surged in like a monstrous wave, bringing with it a blizzard that seemed to pierce the very marrow of the bones, causing excruciating pain.

Faced with this sudden attack, Shen Bai raised the Cold Moon sword and slashed it horizontally.

Crimson sword energy burst forth from the cold moon, transforming into countless sword energies in the sky.

Now that he's come all this way, Shen Bai won't be satisfied until he achieves his goal.

Moreover, this time he was caught in another battle. Shen Bai knew that if he didn't overcome this difficulty, all that awaited him was endless death, and he would be left to live among the ice sculptures in this sacred snow mountain.

Even though these icy women exuded a terrifying, demonic aura, he could only advance forward and could never retreat even a step.

Under Shen Bai's guidance, crimson sword energy shot out like rain.

Even the current high-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom still have to give way to Shen Bai.

The ice and snow melted at a visible speed, and the crimson sword energy, which had not yet been blocked by the ice and snow, pierced through a large number of ice and snow women.

The women pierced by the blood-red sword energy instantly turned into countless shards of ice and snow.

The biting cold wind also penetrated the blood-red sword energy, transforming into a giant hand of cold wind that pressed down on Shen Bai's head.

The gigantic hand blotted out the sky and the sun, carrying boundless pressure and a chilling cold.

Shen Bai knew that if he were struck by this giant ice and snow hand, he might lose his fighting ability.

The feeling emanating from that giant ice hand was simply too terrifying.

Shen Bai was not one to sit idly by and wait for death. The moment the ice and snow behemoth appeared, he circulated the Qi within his body, pushing all the Qi in his body to its peak state.

With numerous supernatural powers, he could raise his hand and unleash a sword strike, unleashing countless crimson sword energies.

This time, he didn't unleash the crimson sword energy. Instead, he slightly circulated his internal energy, controlling the crimson sword energy and continuously fusing it together.

The originally dense, blood-red sword energy merged together under Shen Bai's control.

A colossal sword aura, towering and comparable to a mountain peak, slowly emerged under Shen Bai's control.

This blood-red giant sword aura was covered by thousands upon thousands of sword auras, and not only that, each sword aura was covered with a large number of Shen Bai's divine abilities.

Even a powerful expert at the peak of cultivation would probably have to slink away after receiving this sword strike.

"cut!"

Shen Bai said lightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the enormous blood-red sword energy descended from the sky as if the sky had collapsed, slashing vertically down at the group of ice and snow women in front of him.

A terrifying gale mingled with the ice and snow, and the densely packed group of ice and snow women immediately manipulated the wind and snow to form a barrier of interwoven ice and snow, blocking the place where the giant sword was about to fall.

The barrier is crystal clear and made of ice and snow, making it extremely beautiful.

But when that massive, blood-red sword energy struck the barrier, all the beauty vanished in an instant.

"boom!"

A terrifying roar suddenly rang out.

Everything in sight was covered by blood-red sword energy.

The crimson sword energy swept through like locusts, leaving ruins in its wake.

The ice and snow manipulated by those ice and snow women were completely unable to withstand the giant sword in the slightest, and were instantly torn open.

The boiling, dense crimson sword energy not only destroyed everything in front of them, but also seemed to possess a spirit, piercing through the chests of each of the ice-cold women one by one.

Wherever it was passed through, it left a terrifying, gaping hole.

Then, the huge hole exploded violently, and the group of ice and snow women in front of them instantly turned into countless fragments.

A few breaths later, the scene ahead was a mess, with ice blocks everywhere.

Only Shen Bai had one hand behind his back, his face as calm as still water.

A gentle breeze rustled through Shen Bai's clothes.

Shen Bai did not put away Han Yue, but instead focused his gaze on the depths of the canyon.

Deep within the canyon, everything remained frozen, as if even the sun could not melt it.

"I was only on the first level, but even the first level was this terrifying..."

Shen Bai couldn't imagine how much trouble might follow.

But he had no choice at that moment; his only option was to keep moving forward.

With this in mind, Shen Bai no longer hesitated and continued walking towards the frozen canyon ahead.

……

The closer you get to this frozen canyon, the faster the surrounding temperature drops.

Shen Bai dared not let his guard down here, and he never withdrew the white light from his flawless divine soul body.

The surrounding wind and snow had already lowered the temperature to an extremely low level. The white light of the flawless divine soul body was thinning at a visible speed, and then being manipulated by Shen Bai to grow again.

After a few breaths, Shen Bai finally arrived at the entrance of the icy canyon.

Ahead, even under the cover of the Void-Breaking Golden Eye, the specific situation was still unclear; only the ice sculptures inside could be seen faintly, appearing almost like real people.

Shen Bai surveyed everything, pondered for a moment, then reassembled the white light of his flawless divine soul body before stepping into the canyon ahead.

Once inside, what you see with your own eyes is naturally much better than what you see with the Golden Eye of Breaking the Void.

Shen Bai took a moment to feel it and found that the temperature had dropped to its lowest point.

All that remained of him was a layer of flawless divine soul light.

If he went any further, his defenses would be breached, and he would have to endure the heat of the snowstorm with his bare body.

The surrounding ice sculptures showed no movement or abnormalities, indicating that there was no immediate danger.

After a moment's thought, Shen Bai continued walking forward.

After he took the first step, the anomaly finally became apparent.

The last layer of flawless divine soul body's white light vanished completely.

At the same time, the terrifyingly low temperature enveloped Shen Bai's entire body.

Shen Bai's body was covered with frostbite.

But in the blink of an eye, the frostbite healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shen Bai then continued walking forward.

He paused briefly when he was about halfway there.

Shen Bai raised his head, thinking to himself, "Although there is no danger, if I continue at this speed, I will soon become part of this canyon."

There was no real danger, but it was definitely cold.

It's quite remarkable that he's managed to hold on this long thanks to his poison-avoidance and spirit-restoring technique.

This place is, after all, one of the Ten Forbidden Lands. Even though it has lost its former glory, this sacred ice and snow mountain is still the most terrifying place among the forbidden ice and snow areas.

It would be abnormal if Shen Bai could decipher it with his current Immortal Realm strength.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai stopped and began to circulate the Hunyuan Gua Technique amidst the vast snowstorm.

He wanted to try again, to use the Hunyuan Gua technique to calculate exactly what to do.

Before him lay a golden expanse, signifying that Shen Bai's journey would be without danger. Shen Bai roughly calculated whether continuing forward would bring good or bad fortune.

As a result, the eight trigrams of the Hunyuan hexagram still reflected golden light, indicating that it was extremely safe for Shen Bai to continue forward.

However, reality tells Shen Bai that if he continues forward, his recovery speed will inevitably lag behind the speed of his injury.

Perhaps we won't be able to go far before we die here.

To go or not to go, that is the question.

Shen Bai thought to himself, "If I believe in the guidance of the Hunyuan Divination Technique, then I should continue forward. But is the Hunyuan Divination Technique really reliable?"

Ever since he acquired this supernatural power, Shen Bai has always believed in the Hunyuan Gua Technique.

But for the first time today, he has begun to waver.

He knew this wavering was very abnormal, but everything before him told him that if he went any further, there would truly be no way back.

Standing still, Shen Bai thought for a moment, then resolutely continued walking forward.

Even in the most dangerous situations, the Hunyuan Gua Technique would not lie to him.

Since that's the case, let's give it another try.

This time, the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Technique's restorative ability was greatly reduced, while Shen Bai sensed that destructive power was faintly emerging.

And so, Shen Bai persevered, gritting his teeth and walking another third of the way.

At this moment, he was not far from the exit.

But he had no idea whether he would be able to reach the exit.

"Take life and death lightly, and fight if you're not convinced."

"Either I freeze to death here today, or I destroy this place!"

Shen Bai gritted his teeth, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

He made a decision.

Now that things have come to this point, he has no other choice but to break through this barrier.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai quickened his pace, getting closer and closer to the exit.

By the time Shen Bai stepped out of the icy canyon, his condition had deteriorated to an extremely poor degree.

His whole body was covered in frostbite marks, and his limbs were stiff, like blocks of ice.

Even moving one more step becomes extremely difficult.

The Qi within the body was still surging like an undercurrent, but the effect of activating the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Return Technique was minimal.

After crossing the canyon, a vast expanse of land stretched out before us.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, like a pebble being thrown into a calm lake.

Shen Bai suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief.

"Is this a warm breeze?"

In this freezing, snowy world, he felt the power of warmth for the first time.

With the warm breeze, Shen Bai controlled his stiff hands and feet and took another step forward.

After taking that step, the warmth around him came at a visible speed, and the ice and snow on his body quickly dissipated.

Under the healing effect of the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Restoration Technique, Shen Bai's frostbite completely returned to normal.

The flawless divine soul body was once again enveloped in white light.

Shen Bai stared ahead, but frowned, secretly sensing something was amiss.

Not far ahead, there was an enormous ice and snow throne.

The ice throne is as high as a mountain; even if you look up, you can't see the top.

At this moment, sitting atop that ice and snow throne is an ice and snow giant.

The giant stared wide-eyed, holding an oil lamp in his right hand.

The flame inside the oil lamp was extremely weak, but a trace of warmth emanated from it.

At this moment, the ice giant did not exude any living aura, nor did it possess any eerie presence, causing Shen Bai to frown.

He couldn't understand what had happened, nor could he comprehend the situation before him.

But he knew one thing: that oil lamp seemed to be the only thing he could rely on in this icy world.

The ice giant simply sat on the throne and made no move.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Bai raised his left hand and began to circulate the Qi within his body.

Then, Shen Bai lifted the oil lamp from the ice throne.

Before long, the oil lamp transformed into a streak and landed in Shen Bai's palm.

Shen Bai felt a warm sensation wash over him and let out a long breath.

Although the surrounding wind and snow were fierce, they were all kept out by the oil lamp.

To feel this warmth in a world of ice and snow is like encountering an irresistible delicious meal after being starved for days.

But before Shen Bai could enjoy the long-awaited warmth, the ice giant suddenly acted strangely.

Suddenly, streams of water appeared and began to flow down from the top of the ice giant's head.

The ice giant is melting at a visible rate.

This scene was extremely bizarre, immediately causing Shen Bai to grip Han Yue tightly and become wary.

The ice giant melted extremely quickly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

But at this moment, Shen Bai finally noticed something was wrong.

It was covered with a layer of ice and snow.

There's a living person inside.

Shen Bai frowned slightly and continued to observe.

After the ice and snow melted, a giant with flesh and blood was sitting inside.

The giant was dressed in a silk robe that fit him perfectly, but what surprised Shen Bai the most was that the giant on the throne was wearing a crown.

The crown was carved from ice and snow and was the only thing that did not melt.

Just as Shen Bai was carefully examining the scene, a sudden heartbeat sound rang out.

The heartbeat was coming from the giant.

At first, the heartbeat was slow, but then it became steady and strong, and the frequency gradually increased.

In just a few breaths, the giant's heartbeat became indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person.

At this moment, the giant slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, his pupils as dark as ink, looking extremely deep.

Those eyes held no murderous intent whatsoever; instead, they swept over Shen Bai with satisfaction, as if they knew Shen Bai would come here.

Shen Bai could sense that the other person had human emotions in their eyes, and that they might be able to communicate, so he spoke up.

"Who are you, Your Excellency?"

The terror emanating from the giant before him was several times greater than that of the icy women, so Shen Bai did not immediately attack. Instead, he wanted to find out the reason and see if he could resolve the fight through communication.

The giant slowly opened his mouth, uttering his first sound since awakening.

"I am the patriarch of the Forbidden Land of Ice and Snow, and also the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty..." (End of Chapter)