The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 445: Desperate Icefield●Dawn of the Artifact

After Yun Yao and Chu Mochen had a brief rest, they headed towards the Arctic Ice Field without stopping. Along the way, the cold wind whistled, scraping across their cheeks like a knife, and the two had to use their spiritual power to resist the bone-chilling cold.

Halfway through the journey, the sky suddenly darkened, and heavy snow fell, blurring the view. Yun Yao tightened her cloak and looked at Chu Mochen worriedly: "Chen, this blizzard came strangely, I'm afraid it will delay the trip." Chu Mochen looked firm and held Yun Yao's hand tightly: "Don't be afraid, Yao'er, I'm here. Let's speed up and try to find a place to stay before the snow gets heavier."

The two of them walked forward with difficulty in the snow and wind. The ice beneath their feet became thicker and thicker, and every step was extremely strenuous. After an unknown amount of time, an ice cliff suddenly appeared before their eyes. There was a narrow cave under the cliff, which seemed to be a natural shelter. Yun Yao's eyes lit up: "Chen, let's go there to rest."

Entering the cave, it was dark and damp, and the cold was still overwhelming. Chu Mochen took out some dry firewood from the storage ring and tried to make a fire to keep warm, but the dry firewood on the ice field was seriously damp, and it took a lot of effort to ignite a weak flame. Yun Yao curled up to the side, put her hands close to the fire, trying to dispel the cold, but her body still couldn't stop shaking.

"Yao'er, come, stay close to me." Chu Mochen embraced Yun Yao in his arms, warming her with his body temperature. Yun Yao leaned in his arms, feeling touched: "Chen, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would have done along the way."

After a short rest, the snow stopped a little, and the two continued on their way. The further north they went, the lower the temperature became, and the more desolate the surrounding scenery became. From time to time, the roar of ice breaking could be heard on the ice field, as if it was a warning from this desperate situation.

Finally, they arrived at the approximate location of the artifact recorded in the ancient books. However, all they saw was a vast ice field, with no trace of the artifact at all. Yun Yao was extremely anxious: "Could it be that the ancient books are wrong? What should we do?" Chu Mochen looked around and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Yao'er, let's look carefully, maybe there are some hidden clues covered by the ice and snow."

The two of them separated and searched carefully on the ice field. Yun Yao relied on the system's perception ability to check the ground inch by inch. Suddenly, she sensed a weak spiritual power fluctuation coming from the ice layer under her feet. "Chen, come quickly! There's something going on here!" Yun Yao shouted.

Chu Mochen came quickly, and the two worked together to break the ice with their spiritual power. As the ice broke, a deep ice cave appeared, and the entrance of the cave emitted wisps of blue light, revealing a mysterious atmosphere. "Is the artifact inside?" Yun Yao's eyes lit up with hope.

The two entered the ice cave carefully. It was even colder inside. The walls were covered with ice spikes, like sharp fangs. As they walked, a strange whistling sound came from the front, as if some ferocious creature was guarding this place.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen held their weapons tightly and moved forward slowly. A huge ice beast appeared in front of them. The beast was made of solid ice, its eyes flashed with cold blue light, and every breath it took could condense the surrounding air into frost.

"It seems that this is the guy guarding the artifact." Chu Mochen whispered. Yun Yao nodded slightly: "Be careful, it looks difficult to deal with."

The Ice Soul Beast launched the first attack. It opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of ice spikes, which shot at the two like a rain of arrows. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen dodged quickly. Yun Yao took advantage of the situation and swung her sword. A stream of sword energy slashed at the Ice Soul Beast, but it only left a shallow white mark on its body.

"This beast has thick skin and flesh, so ordinary attacks won't work." Yun Yao frowned. Chu Mochen's eyes flashed, "Try our newly learned combined attack technique."

The two looked at each other, their minds connected, and they simultaneously activated their spiritual power, integrating their own strength to the extreme. A powerful momentum rose in the ice cave, and the two rushed towards the ice soul beast hand in hand, with sharp sword moves and tacit cooperation. The ice soul beast felt threatened and fought back frantically. For a moment, ice chips flew in the ice cave, and the light shone.

In the fierce battle, Yun Yao took advantage of a weakness of the Ice Soul Beast, poured all her spiritual power into the tip of her sword, and fiercely stabbed it in the neck. This attack finally worked, and the Ice Soul Beast let out a painful roar, fell to the ground, and turned into a pile of ice.

The two panted and smiled at each other. Although they were exhausted, their eyes were full of joy of victory. They continued to go deeper into the ice cave and saw a stone platform at the bottom of the cave. On the platform was a divine artifact emitting blue light - the Ice Soul Silver Needle, which was exactly what they were looking for.

Yun Yao excitedly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to take it, but suddenly triggered a protective ban. An ice-blue light curtain instantly enveloped the stone platform, and a powerful recoil force knocked Yun Yao away. Chu Mochen quickly caught her: "Yao'er, are you okay?" Yun Yao shook her head: "I'm fine, but this ban is a bit tricky."

The two of them gathered around the light curtain to study it. Yun Yao tried to crack it with the system, but the restriction was extremely complex and it was difficult to find a flaw. Chu Mochen thought for a moment and said, "Yao'er, I think this restriction has the same source as the spiritual power of the Ice Soul Beast. Maybe we can use its remaining spiritual power to try."

Yun Yao's eyes lit up: "That makes sense!" The two hurriedly collected the spiritual power dissipated by the Ice Soul Beast and injected it into the light curtain. Under the impact of the spiritual power, the light curtain gradually began to fluctuate and flicker. Yun Yao saw the right opportunity and made another move, using a delicate technique to disrupt the operation of the forbidden spiritual power. Finally, the light curtain shattered with a "click", and the Ice Soul Silver Needle slowly fell into Yun Yao's hand.

After getting the artifact, Yun Yao felt a surge of power flowing into her body. Her spiritual power seemed to be nourished and became more condensed. "Chen, we finally found the first artifact!" Yun Yao hugged Chu Mochen excitedly.

Chu Mochen looked at her lovingly: "Yes, this is just the first step. There is still the South China Sea Abyss waiting for us. However, for now, let's find a place to recover our spiritual power. Danger may come again at any time on this ice field."

The two found a relatively safe ice cave, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb the pure spiritual power on the ice field to conserve their energy for the next journey. When their spiritual power was mostly restored, they resolutely embarked on the road to the South China Sea Abyss, knowing that greater challenges were still waiting for them ahead.

Along the way, the two encountered many storms, but fortunately, with their superb flying skills and mutual support, they managed to escape danger time and time again. When they arrived at the coast of the South China Sea, they saw a turbulent sea in front of them. The waves roared and rolled like mountains, revealing endless danger.

"It is rumored that the South China Sea Abyss is the territory of sea beasts. We must be careful." Yun Yao looked at the sea with a serious expression. Chu Mochen nodded: "Well, I will lead the charge, Yao'er, you follow closely behind me."

The two flew into the sea on their swords. Not long after entering the water, they felt a huge pressure coming from all directions. The sea water was icy cold and their vision became dim and blurry. Yun Yao used her spiritual power to form a protective light shield around her body, barely resisting the erosion of the sea water.

As they continued to dive, some strange glowing fish appeared around them. They flashed colorful lights, seemingly beautiful, but actually hidden murderous intent. One of the strange fish, shaped like an eel, suddenly opened its bloody mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and pounced on Yun Yao.

Chu Mochen was quick-witted and slashed the fish in two with one sword. However, this move attracted more sea beasts. Suddenly, shadows gathered around, and all kinds of strange sea beasts gathered around.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood back to back, brandishing their weapons and engaging in a desperate fight with the sea beasts. These sea beasts had thick skin and flesh, and were agile in the water, so the two gradually became exhausted. Yun Yao was extremely anxious, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: "Chen, let's use our spiritual power to scare away the water beasts and find a place to hide first."

The two of them used their spiritual power together to send out a strong shock wave, which repelled the surrounding sea beasts. Taking advantage of the gap, they quickly got into the coral reefs nearby and used the complex terrain to hide their bodies. The sea beasts searched outside for a while, and when they couldn't find the two of them, they gradually dispersed.

"Phew, that was close." Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Mochen stroked her hair gently: "Don't be afraid, Yao'er, we will definitely find the artifact."

After taking a short breath, the two continued to dive. After an unknown amount of time, the light on the seabed became dimmer and the temperature dropped sharply. Finally, they saw a bottomless black hole surrounded by black mist, which was exactly the South China Sea abyss described in ancient books.

"The artifact should be inside, let's go in." Yun Yao gritted her teeth and took the lead to fly forward. After entering the abyss, they found that the pressure here was even greater, and it became extremely difficult to circulate spiritual power. Moreover, there was a strange corrosive force in the abyss, which constantly eroded their protective light shield.

"Yao'er, be careful!" Chu Mochen suddenly exclaimed, and saw a black corrosive beam shooting out from the darkness, heading straight for Yun Yao. Yun Yao dodged sideways, and the beam brushed past the corner of her clothes, corroding her clothes in an instant.

The two of them moved forward slowly, becoming more cautious. Suddenly, an ancient underwater ruin appeared in front of them. The door of the ruin was closed and engraved with mysterious runes. Yun Yao stepped forward and carefully examined the runes: "Chen, I feel that this ruin is related to the artifact. Perhaps we can find the entrance by deciphering the runes."

The two began to study the runes. Yun Yao gradually figured out the rules of the runes with her systematic knowledge. After some effort, she finally found a way to open the door. As Yun Yao input spiritual power, the door slowly opened, and an ancient and mysterious breath came to her face.

After entering the ruins, there is a long passage inside, with various exotic underwater treasures placed on both sides of the passage, emitting an attractive light. But Yun Yao and Chu Mochen knew the purpose of this trip, and they were unmoved and went straight forward.

At the end of the passage, there was a spacious secret room. In the center of the room was a stone platform, on which was placed a divine artifact emitting a faint glow - the Jade Sea Spirit Pearl. However, around the artifact, there was a layer of black magic fog, and there were faint roars of vengeful spirits in the magic fog.

"This magic fog looks very dangerous. We have to find a way to dispel it." Yun Yao frowned. Chu Mochen thought for a moment and said, "I will use my spiritual power to protect you, and you try to use purification techniques to dispel the magic fog."

Yun Yao nodded, and the two slowly approached the stone platform. Chu Mochen used all his spiritual power to create a protective area for Yun Yao. Yun Yao closed her eyes and concentrated, performing a purification technique. A soft white light emerged from her palm and slowly probed into the magic fog.

The magic mist seemed to sense the threat and surged wildly, trying to block the erosion of the white light. Yun Yao's forehead was sweating, and she gritted her teeth and persisted, constantly increasing her spiritual power output. With her efforts, the magic mist was gradually dispelled, and the light of the Blue Sea Spirit Pearl became more and more dazzling.

Yun Yao reached out and gently grasped the Bi Hai Ling Zhu. Instantly, a cool force spread throughout her body. The spiritual power in her body seemed to be injected with new vitality and became more powerful. "Chen, we succeeded!" Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen excitedly.

Chu Mochen was also delighted: "That's great, Yao'er, we have two artifacts. As long as we find the last one, we can save our sect."

With hope in their hearts, the two left the South China Sea Abyss and set out on their journey home. Although the journey was still difficult and dangerous, they were confident and supported each other to overcome difficulties again and again. After returning to the sect, they learned that during the time they were away, several places in the sect were destroyed by mysterious forces, and the situation became increasingly critical.

"We can't delay any longer, we must find the last artifact as soon as possible." Yun Yao said firmly. Chu Mochen nodded: "Well, let's mobilize the disciples of the sect to look for clues together, and we must find it in the shortest possible time."

With the joint efforts of the entire sect, they finally got a clue about the last artifact. It seems to be hidden in a mysterious ancient battlefield ruins, which is full of resentful souls and is more dangerous than one can imagine.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen set off immediately without any hesitation. After arriving at the ruins of the ancient battlefield, they saw a desolate land filled with smoke and howling souls. When they stepped into it, they felt a strong murderous aura coming towards them, which made them shudder.

"Chen, it's very scary here, everyone be careful." Yun Yao reminded. Chu Mochen held her hand tightly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here. Let's make a quick decision and leave once we find the artifact."

They shuttled through the ruins, dodging the attacks of the remnant souls, and searching for traces of the artifact. Suddenly, Yun Yao sensed a familiar spiritual power fluctuation, and she shouted in surprise: "Chen, over there!"

The two ran in the direction of the wave, and saw a dilapidated altar standing in front of them. On the altar was a divine artifact emitting chaotic light - the Chaos Cauldron. However, around the cauldron, countless residual souls gathered, forming a solid defense line, as if they were guarding the cauldron to the death.

"It looks like we're going to have another tough battle." Chu Mochen smiled bitterly. Yun Yao's eyes were firm: "For the sake of our sect and everyone else, we must win it."

The two took a deep breath and rushed towards the group of residual souls. They used all their skills to fight fiercely with the residual souls. These residual souls were powerful cultivators in their lifetime, and their resentment remained after death, and their strength should not be underestimated. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen fought and advanced, and gradually got wounded, but they never thought of giving up.

At the critical moment, Yun Yao remembered a magic weapon that the system had rewarded her with, the Soul-Calming Banner, which might be able to restrain these residual souls. She quickly took out the Soul-Calming Banner and waved it vigorously. A golden light burst out, and the residual souls seemed to be frightened, and their offensive weakened instantly.

"Good opportunity!" Chu Mochen shouted, and the two took the opportunity to rush to the altar. When approaching the divine cauldron, Yun Yao suddenly felt a strong suction coming, as if the divine cauldron was going to swallow her soul. Her face turned pale, and her body leaned forward involuntarily.

Seeing this, Chu Mochen hurriedly reached out to hold her, and at the same time continuously injected his own spiritual power into Yun Yao's body to help her resist the suction. "Yao'er, hold on!"

Yun Yao gritted her teeth and steadied herself with the help of Chu Mochen. Together, the two finally took the Chaos Cauldron. In an instant, the cauldron shone brightly, dispersing all the residual souls around it.

With the three artifacts gathered, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen knew that the critical moment to save the sect had arrived. They took the artifacts and rushed back to the sect without stopping, ready for the final battle, their hearts filled with desire for victory and longing for the future.