Chapter 962 - 960: Enduring Hardship
After a while, Lu Xiaoyu’s body finally showed signs of movement. She awakened amidst the relentless torment of the Cold Ice Qi and finally fell into unconsciousness. In her dreams, Chen Tianlong held her tightly, cherishing her, bringing her a sense of happiness.
At this moment, upon hearing Chen Tianlong’s call, she became alert.
However, she felt significantly more comfortable now, although the cold continued to invade her, her body was still in absorption mode.
"Nie... Chen Tianlong, are you... alright?"
Suddenly, Lu Xiaoyu spoke.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath and smiled. Hearing Lu Xiaoyu’s voice proved she was still alive.
"Xiaoyu, I’m fine, I’ll save you soon." Chen Tianlong said excitedly.
"No! Tianlong, I can’t stop now, if I do, I might undergo Demonic Possession. Someone told me I’m the Ice Soul God, only by accepting this cold invasion can I complete the inheritance."
Lu Xiaoyu conveyed the words she heard in her mind to Chen Tianlong.
"Ah? Ice Soul God?" Chen Tianlong was momentarily stunned as if he understood something. No wonder earlier he could feel the temperature around his body rising, giving him the chance to generate extra stamina and Powerful Qi, achieving a breakthrough.
Otherwise, even if the Tunnel reached a six-star peak state, breaking through would be impossible because there was no extra Powerful Qi and stamina to consume.
And Lu Xiaoyu’s actions allowed his body to continually accumulate excess Powerful Qi, leading to everything that happened just now.
"Yes, Chen Tianlong, I will be fine. If you feel cold, go outside and wait for me, I will be alright." Lu Xiaoyu gradually felt the pain slowly disappearing and began to believe in the Mother of Ice Soul’s words.
"Xiaoyu, I’m not cold, I’ll stay here with you." Chen Tianlong knew that Lu Xiaoyu was worried about him. Seeing such a young girl endure this pain, he couldn’t bring himself to leave.
"Chen Tianlong..."
"Xiaoyu, you have to hold on, I will always be by your side."
Chen Tianlong directly interrupted Lu Xiaoyu, then stood aside, and began Qi Cultivation. His Celestial Dao one-star power had just broken through and needed stabilizing.
Lu Xiaoyu saw Chen Tianlong’s determination and didn’t say more, just persisted until dawn.
"Boom..."
Around six in the morning, suddenly there was an explosion in the Land of Extreme Cold; smoke billowed in mid-air. Chen Tianlong was startled awake by the explosive sound, directly opened his eyes, and ran over.
Soon, the dust settled, the smoke dispersed, and a slender maiden appeared before Chen Tianlong.
Her breakthrough was a slow inheritance, so unlike Chen Tianlong and Shen Yan, whose clothes exploded, she accomplished it perfectly.
The explosion was just Lu Xiaoyu completing the last step to break free from the ice seal.
"Chen Tianlong..."
Standing still, Lu Xiaoyu impatiently called out to Chen Tianlong. She wanted to shout that she had finally endured through it.
But she didn’t say it.
Seeing Chen Tianlong alive at this moment made all her efforts worthwhile, devoid of excessive emotion.
"Xiaoyu."
Chen Tianlong quickly stepped forward and embraced her. The feeling of losing and regaining was so precious.
The two hugged tightly, as if the whole world fell silent.
Lu Xiaoyu accepted the Ice Soul inheritance, the Ice Attribute in her body was activated, and her power level rose to a certain height as well.
However, until now, Lu Xiaoyu hadn’t tested it, naturally unable to see the prowess, even Chen Tianlong couldn’t perceive it.
"That’s great, Xiaoyu, you’re okay."
Chen Tianlong was almost moved to tears, he had been so frightened. Having already lost Lin Wushuang, if he lost Lu Xiaoyu too, he wouldn’t know how guilty he’d feel.
Shen Yan woke up after hearing the explosion outside. She got up, hugged the Little Divine Dog, and ran to the Land of Extreme Cold.
The Land of Extreme Cold was not very cold at this moment, since the Ice Soul had been inherited, the chill would slowly collapse.
"Xiaoyu, Chen Tianlong, are you both alright?" Shen Yan rushed in, feeling it wasn’t so cold anymore.
Chen Tianlong nodded, released Lu Xiaoyu from his embrace, and the three walked together. Though Chen Tianlong’s clothes were tattered, the key areas were still intact.
Shen Yan covered her mouth and giggled, said: "Chen Tianlong, your outfit is quite nice."
"Hehe, don’t mock me. I’ll reveal your secret of not wearing undergarments later." Chen Tianlong chuckled mischievously.
"Pfft..."
Lu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but laugh at their conversation.
"Hmph, so what? No one can see it, I wear what I like." Shen Yan’s cheeks flushed, but she continued to retort.
At this moment, suddenly the cave started to tremble like an earthquake. Shortly after, shaking intensified.
Chen Tianlong frowned, sensing something was amiss, it seemed the cave was collapsing.
"Not good, the cave is collapsing, let’s get out quickly." Chen Tianlong shouted urgently.
Yet, just as he finished, the cave entrance suddenly collapsed, leaving the three stunned. They hadn’t expected that within seconds, their exit was blocked.
And it wasn’t just blocked, evidently the cave might truly collapse soon, potentially burying all three.
Chen Tianlong sighed, their fate seemed unfortunate!
Having just survived one ordeal, now facing the danger of burial alive, was the heavens playing with them?
But Chen Tianlong had no time to think about this, instead leading the two young girls to the cave wall. In the event of an earthquake, like buildings, it’s safer to hide in corners.
At the top of the cave, the third young master of Ice Spirit Sword Manor, Murong Fa, was quietly cultivating. Since last night, he felt the cold diminishing, finding it strange. Initially thinking he had some time before breaking through the Celestial Dao one-star stage.
Now stuck at Tunnel seven-star, it was quite uncomfortable.
Yet at this moment, the cold was weakening, having intended to descend and ask his father Murong Fu what was happening, why the cold suddenly diminished, didn’t expect now his feet to start shaking.
"Damn, is it an earthquake?"
Murong Fa was shocked, hurriedly left the Land of Extreme Cold, in truth, he was at a pseudo Land of Extreme Cold, sharing the same directional axis with the real Land of Extreme Cold.
Below where Murong Fa meditated and cultivated, last night was where Chen Tianlong had been frozen, inside the cave.
"Boom..."
Just after Murong Fa left momentarily, the place where he had been training miraculously collapsed, and at that instant, a strong Powerful Qi wave approached, forcing him to retreat a few steps.