The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 442: Polar Ice Field, Exploring the Desperate Situation

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took a short rest and then headed towards the Arctic Ice Field without stopping. Along the way, the cold wind howled, cutting the skin like a sharp blade, and the sky and the earth were all white, making it impossible to tell the direction.

Yun Yao tightened her cloak and used her spiritual power to resist the cold, but the bone-chilling cold still seeped in. She looked at Chu Mochen, who was also grim, and was worried: "Chen, the environment of this ice field is harsh. I'm afraid it won't be easy to find the artifact. You must be careful."

Chu Mochen nodded slightly, held Yun Yao's hand, and sent a stream of warm spiritual power to her: "Yao'er, don't worry, with you by my side, I am not afraid of any difficulties or obstacles. We will definitely be able to find the artifact and save the sect."

The two walked hand in hand, and not long after, they encountered the first obstacle on the ice field - a violent ice storm. The strong wind carried huge ice blocks, which came overwhelmingly, and deep pits were smashed on the ground, and ice chips were splashed everywhere. Yun Yao's eyes condensed, and she stood back to back with Chu Mochen, drew her sword and swung it. With the flash of the sword, the ice blocks that hit them were shattered one after another. However, the storm became more and more intense, and the consumption of spiritual power accelerated rapidly. Yun Yao gradually became a little weak, and her steps were weak.

Chu Mochen sensed Yun Yao's predicament, and shouted loudly. The light of the sword in his hand suddenly increased, and he used all his strength to open up a small relatively calm area in the storm, and pulled Yun Yao to hide in it. "Yao'er, take a break first and recover your spiritual power." He said gently, while watching the surroundings vigilantly.

After the storm subsided, the two continued to move forward, but not long after, they stepped into a strange ice swamp. Under the seemingly solid ice layer, there was actually an undercurrent surging, hiding a bottomless quagmire. Yun Yao stepped on it, and the ice layer broke instantly, and the whole person sank down. She screamed and waved her hands in panic.

Chu Mochen was quick-witted and swift-handed. He threw out a spiritual rope in an instant, and accurately wrapped it around Yun Yao's waist. He pulled hard and pulled her back. But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the surrounding ice broke one after another, exposing large areas of swampland, emitting a foul smell.

"We can't stay here, let's go!" Chu Mochen hugged Yun Yao tightly, used the flying technique, and flew low over the ice, trying to quickly pass through this dangerous area. But there seemed to be a strange suction force in the swamp, constantly pulling them. Chu Mochen's forehead was bulging with veins, and he gritted his teeth and persisted, outputting his spiritual power crazily.

After finally getting out of the swamp, a group of direwolves appeared in front of them. These direwolves were snow-white, huge, with bloodthirsty eyes flashing, and they fanned out on the ice. The wolf king in the lead howled to the sky, and the sound waves made the surrounding ice rustle.

Yun Yao took a deep breath, drew out her sword, and spiritual power surged on the sword: "Chen, it looks like we're going to have another tough battle."

Chu Mochen was also on high alert, standing in front of Yun Yao and saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The direwolves were the first to attack. They were agile and rushed forward like lightning. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen cooperated with each other, and their sword moves were sharp. Every time they swung their swords, blood splashed. However, there were so many direwolves that they kept coming back after they killed one group. The two gradually fell into a tough battle.

Yun Yao was careless and her arm was scratched by the claws of a dire wolf. Blood gushed out instantly, staining the snow red. Seeing this, Chu Mochen's eyes were bloodshot. He roared, and his spiritual power burst out, forming a powerful aura that temporarily repelled the dire wolf. He quickly came to Yun Yao, tore off the corner of his clothes, and bandaged her wound: "Yao'er, does it hurt?"

Yun Yao shook her head, her eyes firm: "I'm fine, don't be distracted, deal with these guys first."

The two men readjusted their positions and once again fought a desperate battle with the direwolves. This battle was so intense that the sky was dark and the ice was covered with blood and body parts. Finally, with the concerted efforts of the two men, the direwolves were completely repelled, and the wolf king fell in a pool of blood.

After a series of fierce battles, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were exhausted and their spiritual power was almost exhausted. They found a place under an ice rock that was sheltered from the wind, sat cross-legged, and began to recover their spiritual power. Yun Yao practiced the skills, absorbing the thin spiritual energy on the ice field, and the injuries in her body gradually stabilized.

After a short rest, the two continued to move forward. As they went deeper into the ice field, the temperature became increasingly frighteningly low, and the spiritual energy in the air became increasingly violent, as if it would tear people apart at any time. Yun Yao felt her body becoming increasingly heavy, and every step she took felt like she was stepping on cotton, but she had only one belief in her heart, which was to find the artifact and save the sect.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a huge iceberg suddenly appeared in front of them. The iceberg emitted a faint blue light, revealing a mysterious and ancient atmosphere. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she looked at Chu Mochen, and they both saw hope in each other's eyes: "Could the artifact be in this iceberg?"

The two quickened their pace and approached the iceberg. But just as they approached the foot of the iceberg, a powerful restriction force rushed over and blocked them back. Yun Yao tried to use her spiritual power to attack the restriction, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree. She was pushed back repeatedly by the recoil, and a mouthful of blood rushed to her throat.

Chu Mochen hurriedly supported Yun Yao, feeling distressed: "Yao'er, don't be stubborn, let's think of another way."

Yun Yao wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked at Bingshan firmly: "Chen, although this restriction is strong, there must be a way to break it. We have finally found this place, we must not give up."

The two searched carefully around the iceberg, trying to find a flaw in the ban. Suddenly, Yun Yao found that there was an ice layer on the iceberg that seemed slightly different from the surroundings, and there was a faint light flickering. She pointed at that place and said to Chu Mochen: "Chen, look there, could it be the key?"

Chu Mochen looked in the direction Yun Yao pointed, his eyes lit up: "It's possible, let's go and take a look."

The two approached cautiously, and when they got closer, they found that the light was actually emitted from some ancient runes under the ice. Yun Yao squatted down and looked at these runes carefully. With the knowledge given by the system, she vaguely guessed that these runes might be related to prohibitions and were an ancient method of solving puzzles.

"Chen, these runes are like a puzzle. Solving it may be able to break the ban." Yun Yao looked up, his eyes full of excitement.

Chu Mochen also squatted down and studied the runes with Yun Yao. These runes were obscure and difficult to understand, as if they came from ancient times, and contained mysterious power. The two racked their brains, combining the knowledge in ancient books with the information in Yun Yao's system, and tried to interpret them bit by bit.

Time passed by, and the cold wind on the ice field became more and more biting, but the two of them were completely unaware and immersed in the world of runes. Finally, after countless attempts and deductions, Yun Yao found the pattern of the runes and input spiritual power in a specific order.

There was only a series of crackling sounds, and the light of the ban in front of the iceberg gradually dimmed, and finally dissipated into nothingness. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen smiled at each other, their eyes full of joy of surviving the disaster and the expectation of finding the artifact.

They walked into the iceberg, which was like a huge ice cave maze with complicated passages. If they were not careful, they would get lost. Yun Yao turned on the navigation function of the system and walked carefully in the ice cave. Along the way, they saw many strange ice sculptures, some of which looked like ancient beasts, and some looked like mysterious immortals, which were lifelike and seemed to be telling ancient stories.

As they walked, they suddenly heard a strong spiritual power fluctuation in front of them. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were refreshed and quickened their pace to rush over. In the deepest part of the ice cave, on a stone platform, there was a spear emitting azure light. Runes flowed on the spear body, and the cold air was overflowing. It was one of the artifacts they had been looking for.

Yun Yao walked forward excitedly and stretched out her hand to touch the spear, but just as her fingertips were about to touch the spear, the temperature around her dropped sharply, and the ice cave was instantly filled with a thick layer of ice, trapping her and Chu Mochen in it. At the same time, ice spikes shot at them from all directions like sharp swords.

Yun Yao cried out in surprise and quickly drew her sword to block. Chu Mochen also reacted quickly and fought side by side with Yun Yao, smashing the ice spikes one after another. However, the ice spikes kept coming and the two gradually became powerless.

"Yao'er, we can't go on like this. We have to find a way to break the ice and get the artifact." Chu Mochen shouted loudly.

While Yun Yao was resisting the ice spikes, she looked around to find the weak spot in the ice. Suddenly, she found a relatively thin layer of ice at the top of the ice cave, and she thought: "Chen, attack the top!"

The two of them cooperated tacitly and simultaneously launched the strongest spiritual power attack, blasting towards the top of the ice cave. With a loud bang, a large hole was blown out of the ice layer, and the biting cold wind whistled in, blowing away some ice edges. Taking this opportunity, Yun Yao rushed to the stone platform and grabbed the spear.

The moment she grasped the spear, a powerful force surged into her body, blending with her spiritual power. Yun Yao felt that her strength had instantly increased significantly. She swung the spear, and a blue spear light shot out, shattering all the remaining ice ridges, and the ice layer also collapsed.

Chu Mochen came to Yun Yao and looked at the spear in her hand with a look of joy on his face: "Yao'er, that's great, we finally found the first artifact. With it, there is more hope of saving the sect."

Yun Yao was also smiling, but she knew that this was only the first step. There were still two more artifacts waiting for them to find, and the road ahead was still full of dangers. But at this moment, holding the artifact in her hand and with Chu Mochen by her side, she was filled with courage and strength, ready to meet the next challenge.

After a short rest, the two left the iceberg with the artifact and stepped into the vast snow and wind of the ice field again, heading towards the abyss of the South China Sea. Along the way, they relied on their previous experience to cleverly avoid many dangers, but the cruelty of the ice field was far beyond imagination, and new crises could come at any time.

Once again, they encountered a blizzard on the ice field. The snow was falling heavily, and the sky and the earth were in chaos, with extremely low visibility. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen could only move forward by relying on their spiritual power, and their steps became slower and slower. Suddenly, Yun Yao felt empty under her feet, and she fell into an ice cave.

"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen was horrified and reached out to grab her, but he only grabbed a piece of clothing. He was extremely anxious and jumped down without hesitation.

The ice cave was extremely deep, and the cold wind was howling in the cave. As Yun Yao fell, she kept stabbing the cave wall with her spear, trying to slow down her falling speed. But the cave wall was as hard as iron, and the spear only splashed a few sparks. Seeing that she was about to fall to the bottom of the cave, Yun Yao was anxious, and she used her spiritual power to cast a buffering spell at the moment she was about to land.

With a "thump", she fell heavily to the bottom of the cave. A sharp pain came from all over her body, and she couldn't help but groan. Before she could recover, there was a gust of wind above her head, and Chu Mochen also fell down. Yun Yao endured the pain and stood up to catch Chu Mochen, but because of the serious injury, her legs softened and she fell down again.

Fortunately, Chu Mochen adjusted his body shape in time in the air and landed steadily beside Yun Yao. He didn't care about his own embarrassment, and immediately helped Yun Yao up, his face full of anxiety: "Yao'er, how are you? Where are you hurt?"

Yun Yao's face was pale, with a trace of blood on the corner of her mouth, but she forced a smile: "I'm fine, just some minor injuries, don't worry."

Chu Mochen was distressed and hurriedly checked Yun Yao's injuries, finding that she had multiple fractures and internal injuries. He took out the healing pill from the storage ring, carefully fed Yun Yao to take it, then gently held her in his arms and sent spiritual power to heal her.

Under Chu Mochen's careful care, Yun Yao's injuries gradually stabilized and the pain was relieved a lot. She leaned in Chu Mochen's arms, her heart full of emotion: "Chen, thank you, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do."

Chu Mochen gently stroked Yun Yao's hair: "Silly girl, what are you talking about? You and I share life and death, and it is my duty to take care of you."

When Yun Yao's injury improved a little, the two began to look at the ice cave. The ice cave was not big, and the walls were covered with ice ridges, emitting a cold light. In the corner of the cave, there was a small stone platform, and there seemed to be something on the stone platform. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she struggled to get up to check.

"Yao'er, don't move. I'll go take a look." Chu Mochen gently held Yun Yao down, stood up and walked towards the stone platform.

When he approached the stone platform, Chu Mochen saw clearly that there was an ancient book on it. The cover of the ancient book was damaged and the title could not be seen clearly, but it exuded a faint ancient atmosphere. He picked up the ancient book, returned to Yun Yao, and the two opened the ancient book together.

The text in the ancient book was obscure and difficult to understand, like a long-lost language. Yun Yao activated the translation function of the system and interpreted it word by word. As they read deeper, their faces became more and more solemn. It turned out that this ancient book was a detailed record of the Icefield Artifact. It not only mentioned the origin and usage of the spears in their hands, but also hinted at some clues about the South China Sea Abyss Artifact.

"Yao'er, it seems that our falling into the ice cave this time turned out to be a blessing in disguise." Chu Mochen's eyes were full of surprise.

Yun Yao also nodded, with hope in her eyes: "Yes, with this ancient book, we will be more confident in finding the remaining artifacts. We must hurry out and head to the South China Sea Abyss."

Chu Mochen supported Yun Yao and began to look for a way out of the cave. After searching for a while, they found a narrow passage on one side of the ice cave. There was a faint breeze in the passage, which must lead to the outside. The two walked carefully along the passage. Along the way, Chu Mochen kept an eye on Yun Yao's injuries, fearing that she would make another mistake.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a ray of light finally appeared in front of them. The two of them were refreshed and quickened their pace. Finally, they walked out of the ice cave and returned to the ice field. At this time, the blizzard had stopped, and the sun shone on the snow, reflecting a dazzling light.

Yun Yao took a deep breath of the cold air, feeling the strength gradually recovering, her heart full of fighting spirit: "Chen, let's continue on our journey, we can't waste any more time."

Chu Mochen nodded and held Yun Yao's hand tightly: "Okay, let's go together."

The two set out on their journey again, heading towards the abyss of the South China Sea. Along the way, they encountered more difficulties and obstacles, including ferocious ice monsters, strange ice fog, and undercurrent traps hidden under the ice. But every time, they relied on their mutual understanding, tenacious will, and the help of the system to overcome danger.

As they got closer to the South China Sea Abyss, the moisture in the air gradually increased and the temperature rose slightly. But Yun Yao and Chu Mochen did not dare to slack off. They knew that the South China Sea Abyss, as the hiding place of the artifact, must be full of dangers, and a more thrilling adventure was about to begin.