In the depths of the Blood-Weeping Valley, the pitch-black miasma seemed like solidified grievances, weighing heavily on every corner. Carrying the unconscious Su Wan on his back, Lin Feng moved like two gusts of wind merging into the shadows, darting through the treacherous terrain composed of jagged rocks and viscous blood mud. Behind them, the furious roars and energy fluctuations emanating from the direction of the Lava Caves, belonging to the eight Lava Guardians, were like maggots gnawing at the bones, relentlessly pursuing. Although they had weakened due to distance and environmental barriers, they never ceased. That icy, venomous sense of being locked in place constantly reminded Lin Feng of the looming crisis.
Inside the dantian, the dark gold and red gold intermingled, forming a ceaseless flow of the Zhenyu True Essence. Each circulation brought a powerful sense of strength. Although the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement was not considered high, the newly born True Essence, which fused the characteristics of lava and the sinister aura of war, endowed him with combat strength and endurance far exceeding his peers. The scorpion venom on his left shoulder was firmly suppressed near the wound, forming a dark purple hard scab. Although it had not been eradicated, it no longer affected his movement. Su Wan was lying on his back, breathing weakly but steadily. The dark red runes on her collarbone undulated slightly like breathing, emitting a warm and resilient aura of life. Triggering the bloodline to break the lock twice in a row seemed to have undergone some kind of transformation in her essence. Although the cost was a deep coma, the vitality originating from her bloodline was more solid than before.
In the sea of knowledge, the Soldier's Lord Order exudes a warm glow, and the map on the back of the dark red fragment shines brightly. A clear path winds its way towards the deeper hinterland of the Blood-Crying Valley - there, an area marked by twisted ice crystals and lightning symbols, is where the third lock of the Blood Sacrifice lies!
As we delved deeper, the temperature of the air began to drop sharply. It was no longer the scorching heat of the lava area, but a bone-chilling coldness! The viscous miasma began to be mixed with tiny ice crystals that shimmered with a faint blue glow, prickling the skin like needles. The bloody mud underfoot also became cold and hard, covered with a thin layer of hoarfrost. Even more eerily, a faint, static-like crackling sound permeated the air, sending shivers down one's spine.
**Ice Mine Extreme Zone! **
As Lin Feng followed the map and traversed through a "cold forest" composed of gigantic, twisted black icicles, the scenery before his eyes suddenly changed, only to be instantly overshadowed by an even deeper chill and palpitations.
That was a vast basin eternally frozen in ice! The ground was no longer covered with blood and mud, but with a mirror-smooth, bottomless **black ice**! The ice surface was not pure, but covered with dark red, vein-like, eerie patterns, as if countless years of blood had been frozen! Around the basin, countless **dark blue ice peaks** stood hundreds of feet tall, with sharp edges and corners, like the fangs of a giant beast piercing the dark miasma sky!
What is most heart-pounding is the sky above the center of the basin!
There, instead of miasma, there were rolling and surging **thunderclouds** like ink! The thunderclouds were thick and low, oppressive enough to make one gasp for breath. Countless pale or dark blue **lightning bolts** resembled dancing silver snakes, flickering in and out of the clouds, emitting deafening thunder! These lightning bolts were not formed naturally; each one contained icy-cold killing intent and towering resentment! They seemed to have a life of their own, continuously striking the dark ice ground below, blasting out deep pits filled with cold air and splashing up countless sharp ice fragments! The entire basin was a deathly desolate area shrouded in violent ice lightning!
And the core altar of the third Blood Sacrifice Lock is located in the very center of this Ice and Thunder Desolate Region!
That was a huge pyramid-shaped altar entirely constructed from **blue-black dark ice**! The entire altar was crystal clear, yet it emitted an extreme cold that could freeze one's soul! At the top of the altar, there was not a stone pillar or a molten pillar, but a twisted and spiraling **icy lightning pillar** like a frozen bolt of lightning! Above the pillar, there were nine strange chain shadows entirely composed of **ice crystal chains** and **jumping electric arcs**!
One of the chain shadows was now flashing intensely, emitting a piercing screech akin to the clashing of ice and electricity! On the surface of the chain, there were no longer ghostly or flaming human figures, but countless **icy soul shadows** frozen in ice crystals, their expressions distorted in pain, and repeatedly tormented by subtle electric currents! That silent, intense pain of extreme cold and electric shock, like billions of ice needles, fiercely pierced into the consciousness of Lin Feng and Su Wan!
**The third lock of the blood sacrifice - the lock of ice and thunder! **
Around the base of the altar, on the dark ice ground, there are also nine guardian stone statues with bizarre forms. They seem to be carved from the purest dark blue ice, with forms resembling winged ice tigers, giant pythons entangled with electric snakes, or human warriors wearing ice armor... One of them is shaped like a giant bear, with its paws entangled in leaping electric arcs. The ice crystals on its surface are emitting a subtle "clicking" sound as they crumble, and a terrifying aura, a mix of extreme cold and lightning, is awakening!
Lin Feng stood at the edge of the Ice and Thunder Absolute Realm, the piercing cold and the static electricity in the air making his skin crawl. His body's Zhenyu True Essence shield automatically operated, with dark gold and red gold streamers intertwined, barely insulating the invading cold and free-floating electricity. However, the thought shock transmitted from the altar's chains, containing the dual extremes of pain, caused his soul to feel a sharp stab of pain.
Su Wan, who was being carried on someone's back, seemed to have been strongly stimulated. She unconsciously curled up her body and let out a painful cry. The dark red rune on her collarbone suddenly lit up, emitting a burning red light, as if resisting the omnipresent cold and electric shock thoughts! The red light formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding blue ice and thunder environment, appearing particularly abrupt.
We can't wait any longer! The Guardian is about to awaken!
Lin Feng's eyes turned fierce, and without looking back at Su Wan, he stepped into the mirror-smooth Black Ice Basin!
No sooner had the foot touched the ground than a sudden change occurred!
"Chila——!"!
A pale bolt of lightning struck from the thundercloud overhead without warning, aiming straight for Lin Feng's head! It was incredibly fast!
Lin Feng was prepared, and his body moved like a ghost, traversing several yards!
Boom!
Lightning struck fiercely on the dark ice ground, blasting a charred ice pit with a radius of about ten feet, scattering ice chips in all directions, and the residual electric arc crawled across the ground like a venomous snake!
However, this is just the beginning!
As if a switch had been triggered, the thundercloud overhead instantly erupted into fury! Dozens, even hundreds, of pale, dark blue bolts of lightning poured down like a rainstorm! These bolts of lightning did not strike blindly, but seemed to possess a spiritual quality, interweaving into a vast deathly electric net that descended upon Lin Feng and Su Wan! What was even more terrifying was that on the smooth, dark ice ground beneath their feet, countless tiny, dark blue arcs sprang out like living creatures from the dark red veins, rapidly spreading along the ice surface, sealing off all evasive spaces!
**Heavenly thunder strikes the earth's electricity!** Attacked from above and below, there's nowhere to escape!
Lin Feng's pupils suddenly constricted! The danger of this Ice Thunder Lock area was far greater than before! It was a wide-ranging, dense, and tracking and blocking ice thunder attack!
"Drink!" Lin Fengbao shouted, and the Hell Suppressing True Essence Seed in his dantian began to rotate at an unprecedented speed! The red gold true essence, which had fused with the characteristics of lava, surged out of his body crazily!
**Hellgate·Forge Barrier! **
Hmph!
A solid spherical shield, ablaze with a fiery red-gold lava flame, instantly enveloped him and Su Wan! On the surface of the shield, dark golden runes circulated endlessly, emitting a heavy aura of suppression and annihilation!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom——!
Dense ice mines, like a frenzied drumbeat, ruthlessly pounded on the forge's ramparts! Dazzling lightning and crimson flames frantically intertwined and annihilated each other! The terrifying impact force caused the protective shield to violently fluctuate, and the dark ice beneath Lin Feng's feet even developed spider web-like cracks!
The molten lava flames of the ramparts have a strong restraining effect on ice-attribute lightning, instantly evaporating the power of the falling ice! However, the pure and violent thunder power strikes the ramparts themselves like a heavy hammer! What's more troublesome is the dark blue ground electricity spreading beneath the feet, which like maggots in the bones, frantically erodes the foundation of the ramparts!
The radiance of the furnace barrier dimmed at a visible speed! The true essence within Lin Feng's body was consumed like a flood that had burst its banks! His face turned pale, and Su Wan on his back also groaned in pain due to the severe shock. The red light of the clavicle rune flashed rapidly.
If this continues, you won't last ten breaths!
We must break the deadlock!
Lin Feng's gaze swept over the flickering shadow of the ice-thunder chain on top of the altar, and then glanced at the dark red veins that were constantly emitting electricity from the ground beneath his feet. A crazy thought flashed through his mind!
Lead the thunder!
Using myself as a conduit, I will channel the power of the heavenly thunder towards... that dark red vein pattern!
This carries immense risk! A slight misstep could lead to a disastrous outcome, resulting in destruction of the soul and scattering of the spirit! Yet, it is also the only opportunity that could disrupt the attack rhythm of this Ice Thunder Extreme Region!
"Su Wan, hold on!" Lin Feng roared, a hint of determination flashing across his eyes. He suddenly weakened his defense against the lightning overhead and concentrated most of the power of the furnace barrier under his feet to resist the erosion of earth electricity! At the same time, he activated the "Nine Abyss Suppressing Prison Sutra", and a faint yet extremely provocative thought mixed with a hint of lava essence rose like a beacon to the sky!
Boom!
This breath was like a spark thrown into boiling oil! The thunderclouds instantly erupted! More than a third of the thickest, pale lightning bolts, as if completely enraged, abandoned their other targets and, like several ferocious thunder dragons, tore through the sky, with the devastating power to destroy heaven and earth, fiercely striking the top of the furnace barrier that Lin Feng had deliberately exposed!
Now is the time!
At the moment when the Thunder Dragon was about to land, Lin Feng suddenly removed the defense at the top of the Forge Barrier! At the same time, he stomped his feet fiercely on the black ice ground!
**Suppression of Hell, Traversing the Abyss, Shock! **
Boom!
The dark ice beneath my feet suddenly exploded! Violent power was transmitted frantically along those dark red veins! The veins instantly lit up with a dazzling blood-red glow, like activated meridians!
And Lin Feng's figure, propelled by the force of the backlash, was sent flying backwards like a cannonball!
Boom——!!!!
Several terrifying thunderbolts, unimpeded by any barriers, struck the spot where Lin Feng had just stood - the dark ice area, illuminated by his footsteps and marked with dark red veins!
An unimaginable destructive energy erupted instantaneously! The blinding lightning flashed like the sun, illuminating the entire Ice Thunder Absolute Region in a ghastly white! The terrifying shockwave, mixed with extremely cold ice flakes and violent electric currents, spread frantically in a circular pattern around!
Crack, crack, crack——!!!
The dark ice ground, struck head-on by the Thunder Dragon's attack, shattered like fragile glass, instantly covered with countless deep and bottomless cracks! The activated dark red veins fractured and disintegrated under the violent power of the thunder! The originally stable output of the faint blue ground electricity along these veins suddenly became chaotic, violent, and scattered in all directions! The entire geological network of the Ice and Thunder Absolute Region was completely disrupted by Lin Feng's frenzied kick and lightning summoning!
The lightning striking from the sky loses some of its accuracy and power due to the chaos of the ground conduction system, becoming scattered. The ground electricity spreading underfoot also becomes intermittent, with greatly reduced power!
Lin Feng spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood in the air, and with the force of the shockwave, he flew backwards tens of feet, landing heavily on the relatively intact black ice. He slid for another dozen feet before finally managing to stabilize himself. The barrier of the furnace on his body had long been shattered, his clothes were charred black, his hair stood on end, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, clearly injured by the aftershocks of the impact just moments ago. But his eyes were astonishingly bright!
Success! Temporarily paralyzed the coordinated attack of the Ice Thunder Absolute Domain!
However, the crisis has not been resolved!
Roar——!!!
A roar, mixed with the shattering of ice crystals and the roar of thunder, echoed from the direction of the altar! The Ice Thunder Guardian, shaped like a giant bear with electric arcs entwining its paws, had finally awakened completely!
Its massive body was composed of pure, dark blue ice, with dazzling blue arcs dancing at its joints! Its palms resembled two giant ice-thunder war hammers, and every time it stepped on the ground, the surrounding ice would explode, sending arcs of electricity flying in all directions! Two ice-blue soul flames, flickering with white lightning, burned in its eyes, fixed on Lin Feng, emitting a terrifying pressure that far exceeded the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and approached the late stage! What was even more frightening was that the moment it awakened, the scattered ice-thunder power around it seemed to find its backbone and began to converge crazily towards it!
Lin Feng's face was grave, and just as he was about to engage in battle, Su Wan on his back underwent another mutation!
"Ah——!" An unearthly, piercing scream erupted from Su Wan's lips! She abruptly opened her eyes, and her pupils turned into a strange ice blue color, with tiny white lightning bolts dancing inside! The dark red runes on her collarbone now emitted a monstrous blue-purple hue, flashing wildly! A violent, uncontrollable energy of ice and thunder, mixed with intense resentment and pain, erupted from her body like an out-of-control flood!
This force was not directed at Lin Feng, but rather, like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, it soared straight into the sky! Instantly, it triggered the already violent thunderclouds above!
Boom!
The pale lightning, denser and thicker than before, seemed to have been summoned, instantly tearing through the thunderclouds and forming a devastating thunderwaterfall with a diameter of several dozen feet. Instead of striking the Ice Bear Guardian, it ruthlessly descended upon the shadow of the ice-thunder chain flashing intensely at the top of the altar!
**Blood Guidance Out of Control!** Su Wan's bloodline, under the stimulation of the Ice and Thunder Desolate Region's environment, unexpectedly resonated wildly and uncontrollably with the Ice and Thunder Chains, triggering a lightning tribulation akin to divine retribution!
This sudden upheaval caused the Ice Bear Guardian, who was preparing to launch an attack, to suddenly pause, with his soul fire flickering violently, as if he was also shocked by this terrifying heavenly power!
Lin Feng's pupils constricted! If this out-of-control lightning strike hit the chains, the consequences would be unimaginable! The chains might break prematurely, triggering an unknown backlash, or they might go berserk and destroy everything!
"Stop!" Lin Fengbao roared, recklessly injecting all the Zhenyu Essence in his body, along with the power of the Armament Master's Order, into Su Wan's body on his back! Trying to suppress the uncontrollable bloodline flood in her body!
However, the speed of the Thunderlight Waterfall is too fast!
At the moment when the devastating lightning was about to engulf the Ice Thunder Chains
Hmph!
The Order of the Armament Master in Lin Feng's embrace flew out again! This time, instead of directly devouring the lightning, the word "Armament" fused with the red gold pattern on the token suddenly burst out with a dazzling light! A condensed, dark gold barrier, as if composed of countless illusory weapons, instantly unfolded, spanning between the lightning waterfall and the ice lightning chains!
Boom——!!!!
The devastating lightning struck the dark golden barrier fiercely!
The blinding light engulfed the entire altar area! The violent energy surge caused the dark blue Profound Ice Altar to violently shake! Ice shards and electric arcs swept through like a storm!