The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 446: Desperate Situation on the Icefield●Dawn of the Divine Artifact (Continued)

After Yun Yao and Chu Mochen had a brief rest, they resolutely headed towards the Arctic Icefield. Along the way, the cold wind howled, like thousands of sharp blades cutting their skin. Although the two had spiritual power to protect their bodies, they still felt very tired.

Halfway through the journey, a snowstorm that covered the sky and the sun came without warning. The heavy snow instantly buried the road ahead, and the strong wind carried ice chips, making it impossible to open your eyes. Yun Yao stumbled and was almost swept away by the wind and snow. Chu Mochen was quick to pull her into his arms and use his body to block the raging wind and snow for her.

"Yao'er, hold me tight!" Chu Mochen shouted loudly, his voice almost drowned out by the wind and snow.

Yun Yao snuggled up to him, her heart filled with emotion and determination: "Chen, I'm not afraid. Together we can make it through this."

The two supported each other and moved forward in the snow with difficulty. Every step they took was knee-deep in the snow, as if countless hands were dragging them, and their progress became slower and slower. After an unknown amount of time, the blizzard finally stopped, but the scene before them made them feel depressed.

All around him was a vast expanse of white, with towering icebergs, whose icy edges were like fangs, glittering coldly under the refraction of the sun. In this icy maze, finding the trace of the artifact was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Yun Yao turned on the system and tried to search for clues about the artifact. However, the system seemed to be disturbed in this icy place, and the information was intermittent, making it difficult to accurately locate the artifact.

"Chen, it looks like we can only rely on ourselves to search inch by inch." Yun Yao bit her lower lip, with an unyielding look in her eyes.

Chu Mochen nodded and clenched the sword in his hand: "Okay, let's go."

They walked along the gaps between the icebergs, carefully avoiding the sharp ice edges. Suddenly, a "crack" sound was heard, like the sound of ice breaking. Yun Yao's face changed and she shouted, "Chen, watch your step!"

Before they could finish their words, the ice beneath their feet collapsed, and they instantly fell into an ice cave. The biting cold instantly surrounded them, and the cold lake water pierced their skin like needles. Yun Yao struggled hard in the water, but felt her body getting heavier and heavier, and her limbs gradually became numb.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen desperately swam towards Yun Yao, grabbed her wrist, and swam with her. After finally surfacing, the two found themselves in a narrow ice cave with countless ice cones hanging from the top of the cave, which could fall at any time.

"Yao'er, how are you?" Chu Mochen looked at Yun Yao anxiously, rubbing her arms with his hands constantly, and transmitting spiritual power to help her dispel the cold.

Yun Yao looked pale, but she forced a smile: "I'm fine, just a little cold."

They looked around for a way out. At this time, Yun Yao found a faint light flickering on one side of the ice cave.

"Chen, there is light over there, maybe there is a way!" Yun Yao said, pointing in the direction of the light.

The two swam towards the light, and after landing, they found that it was an ice crystal emitting blue light, and inside the ice crystal, something seemed to be sealed. Yun Yao got closer to observe it carefully, and an inexplicable excitement surged in her heart.

"Chen, could this be the clue to the artifact?" Yun Yao said softly.

Chu Mochen also stepped forward to check. After a moment, his eyes lit up: "It is very likely that the runes on this ice crystal are somewhat similar to those mentioned in ancient books."

Yun Yao tried to touch the ice crystals with her spiritual power, but was bounced back by a powerful force and fell to the ground.

"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen hurriedly helped her up, his face full of worry.

"I'm fine. The seal of this ice crystal is very strong. We have to think of other ways." Yun Yao rubbed her elbow that was hurt from the fall and thought about countermeasures.

At this moment, a dull roar came from the depths of the ice cave, as if some ferocious beast had been awakened. Then, the ground began to shake violently, and ice cones fell.

"Oh no, there's danger! We have to quickly break the seal of this ice crystal." Chu Mochen shouted.

Yun Yao looked around and saw some ancient patterns carved on the walls of the ice cave, which seemed to be some kind of formation. She suddenly had an idea and said to Chu Mochen, "Chen, look at these patterns, maybe they are the key to unlocking the ice crystal seal. Let's follow the guidance of these patterns and try to input spiritual power together."

Chu Mochen nodded, and the two quickly stood in the corresponding positions, and slowly injected spiritual power into the ice crystals according to the order of the pattern. As the spiritual power was injected, the ice crystals began to tremble violently, and the light became more and more dazzling. The roaring sound was getting closer and closer, and the ground was shaking more and more violently, and the ice cones fell like raindrops.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gritted their teeth and tried their best to maintain the output of spiritual power. Just when the ferocious beast was about to rush out of the darkness, there was a loud "crack" sound, and the ice crystal shattered. A bright light flew out from it and turned into a crystal clear ice sword, hovering in the air.

"Could this be a divine weapon?" Yun Yao looked at the ice sword in surprise, her eyes shining.

Chu Mochen stretched out his hand and grasped the ice sword, and a powerful force instantly surged into his body. "It should be correct, we finally found the first artifact!"

However, before they could be happy, the ferocious beast had already pounced on them. This was a huge ice beast covered with long white hair. It opened its bloody mouth and spewed out streams of icy air, sweeping towards the two.

Yun Yao drew her sword and stood side by side with Chu Mochen. "Chen, let's fight quickly and leave here with the artifact!"

Chu Mochen wielded the ice sword, and wherever the sword went, cold air spread everywhere, which actually offset the cold air spewed out by the giant beast. Yun Yao used agile swordsmanship to find the weakness of the giant beast. With the tacit cooperation of the two, the giant beast gradually lost, was injured in many places, and roared.

But the beast did not give up, it suddenly jumped high and smashed towards the two with all its might. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were unable to dodge and were crushed by the beast's huge body.

"Yao'er, how are you?" Chu Mochen struggled and used his body to protect Yun Yao to prevent her from getting any more hurt.

"I'm fine, Chen, we have to find a way to push it away." Yun Yao said, panting.

The two tried their best to use their spiritual power to lift the giant beast's body a little, and then took the opportunity to roll out from under it. At this time, the ice cave was already shaky under the giant beast's tossing and turning, and it could collapse at any time.

"We can't delay any longer, let's go!" Chu Mochen grabbed Yun Yao's hand and took her to another exit of the ice cave.

As soon as they ran out of the ice cave, there was a shocking collapse sound behind them, and the entire ice cave was buried in ruins. The two looked at the mess behind them, with lingering fear.

"I finally escaped and fortunately found the artifact." Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the ice sword in Chu Mochen's hand with relief in her eyes.

"Yes, but this is only the first one. There are two more. We have to hurry." Chu Mochen put away the ice sword and said solemnly.

After a short rest, the two set out on their journey again. They continued along the ice field, looking for a way out of the ice field, while keeping an eye out for clues about the second artifact. Along the way, they encountered more difficulties and obstacles, such as the sudden appearance of ice cracks on the ice field, which almost swallowed them up; and the ice leeches hidden under the ice, which, once sucked by them, would crazily absorb spiritual power.

But Yun Yao and Chu Mochen relied on their mutual trust and tacit understanding to overcome dangers time and time again. At the edge of the ice field, they finally found a passage to the outside world. When they walked out of the ice field, their bodies were covered with scars and their spiritual power was mostly consumed, but their eyes became more determined.

"Next, let's go to the South China Sea Abyss." Yun Yao looked into the distance and said softly.

"Okay, no matter how dangerous it is, we will definitely find all the artifacts and save our sect." Chu Mochen held Yun Yao's hand tightly and gave her strength.

After a brief replenishment, they headed non-stop towards the abyss of the South China Sea. What awaited them was another thrilling adventure.