Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 217 The Spirits of the Snow Mountain

"Do it if you have an idea" is Cha Nan's life motto most of the time.

In particular, given that he currently has no shortage of money, manpower, or time, achieving his goal in the best, fastest, and most efficient way has become his top priority.

It took Cha Nan a full month to create over a hundred master-level Palu Balls and a dozen or so ordinary shields. Then, riding the Cloud Sea Deer and with Lucky Guo Fu by his side, he went to find the mythical beast of ice and snow, the Winter Caller.

A shield is necessary because only by protecting yourself can you continuously summon your phantom beasts to attack.

As for why we only make ordinary shields and not more advanced ones... that's because manufacturing more advanced shields requires precious components from ancient civilizations.

Although all shields can automatically regenerate armor value before their durability is depleted, having more on hand allows you to immediately replace them with new ones the moment your armor breaks. Even if a regular shield doesn't take much damage, as long as it serves a purpose, Cha Nan won't lose out.

As for how to capture the Winter Summoning Beast after finding it, Cha Nan plans to use the same method as fighting the Stone Slab BOSS in the game... he will simply build a Palu Terminal next to it.

In this way, all the stored magical beasts can be summoned to fight by taking turns placing them in the work slot through the Palu terminal.

This swarm tactic can be effective as long as the disparity between the two sides is not too great.

Even if the entire army is wiped out, as long as the Palu terminal is still standing there, it can make a comeback at any time.

The primary focus now is finding the Winter-Calling Beast.

Of course, while Cha Nan was leading Guo Fu to find the Winter Summoning Beast, she also arranged for people to lead a batch of bred high-level fire-type phantom beasts to continue large-scale leveling up, while also looking for some 'easy BOSS' strategies.

These high-level fire-type phantom beasts will all be the main force in dealing with the Winter Summoning Beast later.

Cha Nan had high expectations for the Tengyan Dragon, which had swallowed the Yang Fire Dragon Pearl.

It is the one that is currently leveling up with all its might.

The deer roams among the clouds and snow-capped mountains, each breath it exhales turning into fine snow dust that solidifies in the thin air.

Descending from the clouds, they plunged into the vast, endless snowfield. This snow-covered mountain region was far more expansive than Cha Nan had imagined. As far as the eye could see, mountains stretched out one after another, and snowfields stretched out one after another, seemingly endless, connecting with the sky.

The deeper you go into the snowy region, the thinner the traces of life become.

Gradually, those cold-climate plants have long since disappeared.

Many ice-type mythical beasts have also disappeared.

Although they are cold-resistant and prefer cold environments, it does not mean that they can survive in truly cold and desolate life-restricted areas.

Although the Cloud Sea Deer is fast, it is not cold-resistant, so every once in a while, Cha Nan needs to switch to the Hellfire King that it bred to resist the cold.

I don't know how long I traveled, nor how many nights I spent alone under the dark night sky, in front of the cold campfire.

They initially came only to find the Winter-Calling Beast.

But gradually, Cha Nan also began to see this solitary trip as a special self-training experience.

This feeling, this experience, this scene of walking alone on the vast snowfields and snow-capped mountains, will transform into a special kind of 'intention', which will be condensed into his martial arts at the right moment.

Cha Nan is now only half a step away from becoming a grandmaster.

Even if he doesn't find the Winter-Calling Beast after this trip, he might still gain a lot.

The cold wind mercilessly lashes at this land that has been frozen for millions of years. Life has long since ceased beneath the distant permafrost and rock layers. Time has lost its meaning here, as if everything has been compressed into a huge, translucent, and heavy ice crystal.

Cha Nan put away the Cloud Sea Deer and did not ride the Hellfire King... because there was no point in doing so!
The cold-resistant effect provided by the King of Hellfire has long since become less noticeable.

Now, Cha Nan is using his extremely powerful internal energy, combined with his cold-resistant equipment, to withstand the rigors.

Perhaps when things get too tough, we'll set up a temporary base here, teleport back to the warm Crystal Palace, rest for a few days, and then return to continue... Anyway, the Palu Terminal in the Fantasy Beast World can be dismantled and rebuilt in another location.

Maybe a month, maybe longer.

The passage of time has long been forgotten.

The biting wind that swept across the endless ice field was so strong that it almost blew Cha Nan into the sky and then tore her into ice shards.

But the movements and lightness of his body, which had long been ingrained in his instincts, pierced through the gaps in the wind, and his seemingly heavy steps carried a unique lightness.

Without a doubt, Cha Nan's Wind and Cloud Divine Leg technique has reached an unparalleled level. If he were to touch the boundary gate again, he would definitely be teleported to the void realm to participate in a leg technique competition.

After an unknown amount of time, when Cha Nan raised her head and looked up, a dazzling blue-white divine light was born on that solitary peak overlooking all living beings.

It was neither the blazing sun nor the dazzling starlight.

It is a blue-white radiance that is extremely cool and pure to the point of nothingness, yet contains a touch of spiritual charm as if it were the beginning of the universe.

It began as a giant dewdrop condensed on a mountaintop, its edges shimmering with a soft, silvery glow like a moon halo. This light spread silently and steadily, dispelling the ancient, somber gloom that lingered at the edge of the peak.

The ancient ice, touched by this light, instantly became translucent, refracting countless tiny, rainbow-like, yet fleeting streams of light from the ice crystals.

At the center of the halo, the form coalesces.

It stood on the void, its feet not touching the eternally frozen ice.

The hooves are long and slender, with joints that possess an indescribable elegant curve, covered with long, silvery-white fur that is almost translucent and flows with tiny starlight.

The long hair was not still, but like a living aurora, it rose and fell slightly with its extremely slow breathing, each rise and fall bringing up a fine, icy dust of light that silently dissipated and quietly melted away in the air.

Its head is held high, with a serene composure that looks down upon the world and shows compassion for all things.

The body's lines are smooth and powerful, not the ferocity of a lion or tiger, but a fusion of the ruggedness of mountains and the clarity of a river's source.

A pair of eyes, formed from the clearest and deepest lake in the world frozen in time, with miniature icy blue vortices swirling deep within the pupils. Wherever that gaze sweeps, even the howling winds of billions of years hold their breath, as if subdued by a tranquility that transcends the laws of nature.

Cha Nan's breathing stopped!
He suddenly gained an incredibly profound, clear, and distinct understanding and definition of the term 'mythical beast'.

The answer lies on the surface: a perfect fusion of divinity and bestiality. It is as noble, elegant, and unapproachable as a deity, yet also possesses the primal, powerful, and savage growth of a beast. Only by possessing both can one be called a divine beast.

Compared to it, the so-called divine beast title of Fu Hailong Ao Bing is obviously several levels below.

It can only be called a 'pseudo-divine beast' at most, its bestial nature far exceeding that faint trace of divinity.

As for the Shadow of Anubis... it is special and cannot be included in the comparison.

At this moment, what Cha Nan saw and obtained was nothing more than a shadow.

"It...is so beautiful!" Cha Nan summoned Guo Fu, even though she knew she couldn't withstand the cold here, she hoped that at this moment, she could admire the glory of the divine beast before her.

I wonder... whether it will retain this mystery and divinity the moment it is tamed.

The moment Guo Fu was summoned, she was almost frozen solid.

Cha Nan placed his hand on her shoulder, transmitting his true energy while simultaneously feeding her a fire-type skill fruit.

After eating the fruit, Guo Fu, whose body was radiating light, ignored the pain in her body and looked longingly at the mountain peak.

Its mere existence seems to occupy a corner of the sky, interpreting a rule.

If a martial arts master who cultivates ice-based internal energy were standing here and witnessing this scene, they would likely achieve enlightenment in an instant.

It has no roar, no intimidation.

However, an indescribable sense of sacredness originating from the source of life, a pure nobility that transcends the hustle and bustle of the world, and an elegance that condenses the essence of ancient ice and snow, enveloped the entire isolated peak.

It is a miracle born of nature, a spirit condensed from the cold itself, and the only divine flower blooming in the silent abyss.

The ancient glacier beneath my feet, bathed in its soft light, seemed to come alive, its interior flowing with a deep blue luster that refracted a light more profound and transparent than the most expensive sapphire.

The ancient bubbles frozen deep within the glacier shimmered faintly in the light, like the eyes of stars awakened after millions of years of silence. At this moment, Cha Nan even hesitated involuntarily... whether he should really extend his filthy claws to such a divine beast.

At the same time... is it really possible to capture such a mythical beast?

Suddenly, it took a step.

The hoof tip did not actually land; it was still a hair's breadth away from the ice surface.

Beneath its feet, however, a circle of extremely fine and pure ice-blue ripples silently spread out.

Wherever the ripples reached, the surface of the ice rock, hard as iron and with sharp edges, instantly condensed into a layer of new ice crystals as thin as a cicada's wing and as smooth as a mirror, as flat as a glass staircase polished by a master craftsman.

On that smooth, icy mirror, the faint reflection of its shimmering hoofprints, and the surrounding void, purified by the radiance and as clear as water, are reflected.

The eternal silence of the snow-capped mountains was not broken, but rather elevated to a solemn dimension.

The clouds seemed to respond to this sacred presence, quietly parting to create a crack.

A true, golden ray of sunlight from beyond the heavens fell with divine precision, piercing through the crisp, thin air and enveloping its body perfectly.

In the pure gold beam of light, the silvery-white fur instantly radiated a rainbow of colors, as if it were draped in a flowing robe of radiant light. The light dust rose and swirled in the beam of light, like countless tiny, golden elves on a pilgrimage.

"It...must belong to me!"

Divine guidance was gradually overshadowed by human greed.

At this moment, Cha Nan's mind was filled with the scene of riding such a divine beast, as if a god had descended to earth.

If he had such a mount, he could immediately impersonate a saint descended from the heavens in many relatively ignorant worlds.

Of course, his pursuits couldn't really be that low-level.

What he was thinking was that if he possessed such a divine beast, he would definitely be able to master at least one-seventh of the Longevity Technique.

Even though it was only one-seventh of the Longevity Technique, it still paved a smooth path between him and the Grandmaster.

Moreover, with such a mythical beast symbolizing ice, water, and yin energy constantly by one's side, how difficult would it be to summarize more than three realms of meaning from martial arts?

Suddenly, Cha Nan and the Winter-Calling Beast made eye contact.

"Hello... long time no see, human!" A gentle, soft voice echoed in Cha Nan's mind.

Cha Nan was stunned and looked at the Winter Calling Beast with extreme surprise.

Are we able to communicate?

Although the mythical beasts are generally quite intelligent and can communicate easily, such communication is often a gradual development of tacit understanding, or a demonstration or expression through gestures and actions. They cannot communicate directly through language or similar means.

The Winter Summoner was the first mythical beast that Cha Nan encountered that she could communicate directly through telepathy.

"Long time no see?"

"Have you ever seen a human before?" Cha Nan asked, a thought suddenly occurring to her.

The Winter-Summoning Beast said, "Yes! I saw it a long... long time ago!"

It seems to have a very good temper.

Although it is an ice-type legendary beast, it is not aloof.

On the contrary, it is a kind of purity that has not been polluted.

"Where are they?" Cha Nan asked.

The Winter-Calling Beast shook its head slightly: "I don't know. They just disappeared suddenly and left this world."

As they exchanged words, a streak of aurora flowed by, and the Winter-Calling Beast disappeared from the lone, snow-covered cliff top. The next moment, as the wind and snow blew by, it solidified beside Cha Nan.

Upon closer inspection, its beauty and sacredness become even more astonishing.

"Disappeared?"

"Why?" Cha Nan pressed.

“Perhaps…this is God’s arrangement!” The Winter Summoning Beast turned around and went to the other side of Cha Nan, and actually opened its mouth and spoke human language.

It seems that in a short period of time, it has learned Cha Nan's language through telepathic communication.

"god?"

“Is it Anubis?” Chanan asked.

The Winter Summoning Beast didn't answer, but looked at Cha Nan curiously: "So, newborn human, what brings you here to see me?"

“I saw you lingering on the cold, snowy mountain for a long time. Your persistence and sincerity in wanting to see me touched me.”

"If your request isn't unreasonable, I think... I can grant it!"

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan's expression turned strange and slightly embarrassed.

Is he going to say, "I want to subdue you, and if you don't agree, I'll attack you right away"?

"If possible, I would like to sign an equal contract with you!" Cha Nan thought for a moment and then said frankly.

Since masters in the martial arts world can capture low-level Palkia balls and sign equal contracts with weak mutual binding force.

Even mythical beasts in the fantasy world might be able to form contracts in the same way.

As for the breeding ranch... Cha Nan guessed that this method might not work on a mythical beast like the Winter Summoner.

Because, the moment he saw the Winter Caller, he was certain that there could not be a second Winter Caller in this world of mythical beasts.

It is independent and unique.

Of course, if possible, he would still like to try breeding the Winter Summoning Beast with other divine beasts or high-level mythical beasts to see if he could unlock some other powerful mythical beasts.

"sure!"

“However, you need to pass a test!” said the Winter Summoner.

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan thought to himself, "How cliché!" but honestly replied, "Okay! What do you need me to do?"

At this moment, Cha Nan was not entirely confident in gathering a large army to gang up on the Winter-Calling Beast.

There's nothing wrong with obtaining the Winter Summoner through peaceful means.

"Breathe!" the Winter Summoner said.

"Huh?" Cha Nan was surprised and somewhat doubtful. Was the breathing that the Winter-Calling Beast mentioned the breathing he understood?

"Good! You passed the test!" The Winter Summoner moved to another spot, its eyes sparkling with mischief.

Clearly, it had long been tired of this lonely and dreary world.

The moment it met Cha Nan, it didn't need Cha Nan to use any persuasion; it would come up to her on its own.

Only now did Cha Nan belatedly realize what was happening.

As a newcomer who reappeared after the original humans of this world left, perhaps... he would be very popular among the kind divine beasts with whom he could truly communicate and interact.

(End of this chapter)