The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 431: Desperate Icefield - True Love Test

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took a short rest and then resolutely headed towards the Arctic ice field. Along the way, the cold wind whistled like a knife, and the ice and snow were like goose feathers. It seemed that there was only this endless paleness and coldness between heaven and earth. They were wearing thick cotton clothes, but they still couldn't resist the biting cold. They had to use their spiritual power to the extreme to barely maintain their body temperature.

As they walked deeper into the ice field, the surrounding environment became increasingly harsh. The huge ice spikes were hanging upside down like sharp swords, and they would pierce through them if they were not careful; the ice layer on the ground was rugged and uneven, with many cracks hidden in it. Once they fell into it, they would be doomed. Yun Yao's face was red from the cold, her hands and feet were numb, and every step she took was extremely difficult, but the determination in her eyes never wavered.

"Chen, this ice field is so dangerous. The artifact may not be so easy to find." Yun Yao panted heavily, and the white air she exhaled instantly condensed into frost on her eyelashes.

Chu Mochen looked at her distressedly, hugged her tightly in his arms, and used his body temperature to warm her: "Yao'er, don't be afraid, I'm here. Let's be careful, and we will definitely find clues to the artifact."

At this moment, a strange howling sound came, as if thousands of wronged souls were crying. Then, a group of ice wolves emerged from all directions. They were huge, emitting a cold blue light, and their eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light. These ice wolves have lived in the ice for a long time. Their fur is as hard as ice armor, their claws are as sharp as steel knives, they are agile, and they know how to work in a team. They are the most ferocious hunters on the Arctic ice field.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen quickly drew their swords, stood back to back, and looked around vigilantly. The leading direwolf took the lead in attacking. It jumped high, opened its bloody mouth, and rushed straight to Yun Yao with an icy aura. Yun Yao's eyes were stern, and she swung the long sword in her hand. A sharp sword energy slashed out, colliding with the direwolf's claws, making a harsh metal friction sound. The direwolf was pushed back several steps, but was not injured. Instead, it aroused its ferocity. It raised its head and roared, and pounced again.

At the same time, other direwolves also attacked. Chu Mochen used his sword skills in all directions, and each sword was filled with great spiritual power, forcing the approaching direwolves to retreat. However, there were so many direwolves, and they attacked in waves. The two gradually became exhausted. Yun Yao was accidentally hit by the tail of a direwolf, and she staggered and almost fell. Seeing this, Chu Mochen was extremely anxious. He shouted and used all his strength to perform a powerful sword skill. In the flash of light, several direwolves were knocked away.

"Yao'er, how are you?" Chu Mochen asked with concern, while waving his sword to resist the wolves' attack.

"I'm fine, don't be distracted!" Yun Yao gritted her teeth, endured the pain, and gripped the sword again.

After a long fierce battle, although most of the wolves were killed or injured, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen also suffered serious spiritual power loss. Just as they took a breath, a strong icy force suddenly surged from the depths of the ice field, and a huge ice wall rose from the ground, trapping them inside. Then, mysterious runes appeared on the ice wall, shining with a faint light, emitting a force of confinement, making them unable to move.

"What's going on? Is there any other danger?" Yun Yao was shocked and struggled hard, but found that her body was tightly bound by the power of runes.

Chu Mochen was also extremely anxious. He tried to use his spiritual power to attack the runes, but it was like a drop in the ocean. Just as they were in trouble, the temperature inside the ice wall dropped sharply, the ground began to freeze, and slowly spread upwards, as if to freeze them completely.

"Chen, we can't just sit there and wait for death!" Yun Yao's eyes flashed with determination. She concentrated her mind and tried to mobilize the power of the system. At this critical moment, the system finally responded. A faint light shone from her body and slowly enveloped the two of them. Although this light failed to directly break the rune's confinement, it temporarily stopped the spread of the ice layer.

"Yao'er, thanks to you." Chu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yun Yao with eyes full of gratitude and love.

However, the crisis was not resolved. The space inside the ice wall became increasingly narrow, and the oxygen became increasingly thin. The two began to have difficulty breathing. Yun Yao was extremely anxious, and she knew that if things continued like this, they would be trapped and die here sooner or later. Suddenly, she remembered the records about the ice field runes that she had seen in ancient books before, and some vague memories flashed in her mind.

"Chen, I think I have thought of a solution." Yun Yao panted and said, "These runes are an ancient ice-based confinement spell. They need to be attacked with spiritual power of the opposite attribute. Maybe they can be broken."

"But our spiritual power is seriously depleted now. Where can we get the strength?" Chu Mochen frowned.

"Let's give it a try. With our combined strength and the guidance of our hearts, we can integrate the remaining spiritual power. Maybe we can succeed." Yun Yao looked at Chu Mochen with a firm gaze.

Chu Mochen nodded slightly, and the two looked at each other, their minds connected. They closed their eyes, put aside all distractions, slowly gathered the remaining spiritual power in their bodies, and then guided the spiritual power into a hot warm current according to the method in Yun Yao's memory, and rushed towards the rune. Once, twice... At first, the rune had no reaction, but they did not give up and kept adjusting the output of spiritual power. Finally, under a strong impact, the rune light flickered a few times, slowly dimmed, and the ice wall collapsed.

The two men who regained their freedom collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, and the joy of surviving the disaster surged in their hearts. But they knew that danger still lurked in this ice field. After resting for a while, they forced themselves to move forward despite their tired bodies.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, an iceberg emitting a mysterious blue light appeared in front of them. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she had an inexplicable premonition that the artifact might be in this iceberg. The two quickened their pace and came to the foot of the iceberg. As soon as they approached, they felt a strong pressure coming towards them. This pressure contained the purest power of the ice field, making them almost unstable.

“The artifact must be here, but this power…” Yun Yao looked embarrassed and raised her head to look at the towering iceberg.

"No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are, we must give it a try." Chu Mochen clenched his fists, his eyes determined.

They climbed up the steep cliffs of the iceberg with difficulty, and every step was accompanied by the collapse of ice and the whistling of cold wind. After finally climbing halfway up the mountain, a blizzard suddenly hit, and the strong wind carried huge ice blocks, hitting them like cannonballs. Yun Yao was unable to dodge and was hit on the shoulder by a piece of ice, and the pain made her sweat.

"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen exclaimed and quickly reached out to support her.

"I'm fine, keep going." Yun Yao gritted her teeth, endured the pain, and continued to climb up.

Finally, they arrived at the top of the iceberg. In the center of the mountain top, there was a crystal clear ice cave. Deep in the ice cave was a soft blue light, which made people feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. They knew that the artifact was probably inside.

They walked into the ice cave carefully. The temperature inside was lower than outside, but they were so excited that they didn't feel the cold at all. At the end of the ice cave, they saw a long sword emitting blue light. The blade was engraved with mysterious runes, and the hilt was inlaid with a huge blue gem, like the heart of the ice field, emitting endless cold air. The sword was quietly suspended in the air, as if waiting for its owner.

"Is this one of the ancient artifacts?" Yun Yao exclaimed softly, her eyes full of shock.

"It should be correct, Yao'er, we finally found it." Chu Mochen was also very excited.

However, just as they reached out to take the artifact, the ice cave suddenly shook violently, and ice cubes began to fall from the top of the cave. Then, a huge ice puppet slowly walked out of the ice wall. This ice puppet was three feet tall, and its entire body was made of solid ice. Its eyes flashed red, and it clenched its fists and smashed towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

"Be careful!" Yun Yao shouted and quickly separated from Chu Mochen to avoid the attack of the ice puppet.

The ice puppet was extremely powerful, and every attack was powerful, leaving huge pits on the ground and sending ice chips flying. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen didn't dare to take the attack head-on, so they could only rely on their flexible bodies to shuttle through the ice cave and look for the ice puppet's weaknesses.

"Chen, its chest seems to be its weak point. The ice layer there is relatively thin." Yun Yao shouted loudly while dodging the attack.

Chu Mochen nodded, and he seized the opportunity to perform a sharp sword technique, stabbing at the chest of the ice puppet. But the ice puppet reacted quickly, raised his hand and waved it, blocking Chu Mochen's sword, and the powerful force made his arm numb.

"It seems that I have to think of a way to divert its attention." Yun Yao's mind moved, she used her spiritual power to condense a few ice balls, and threw them to the other side of the ice cave. The ice balls fell to the ground, making a sound, and the ice puppet was attracted and turned to walk towards the sound.

Taking this opportunity, Chu Mochen once again raised his sword and rushed towards the ice puppet. This time, he used all his strength, gathered his spiritual power at the tip of the sword, and fiercely stabbed the ice puppet's chest. With a "crack", a crack appeared on the ice puppet's chest, and blue light shone through the crack. But the ice puppet did not fall down, but became more violent. It waved its arms and frantically attacked everything around it.

Seeing this, Yun Yao knew that she couldn't delay any longer. She took a deep breath and mobilized the power of the system. A golden light enveloped her whole body. She flew up, the long sword in her hand shining with dazzling light, echoing with Chu Mochen's sword moves. The two of them worked together and attacked the chest of the ice puppet again. Under the double attack, the ice puppet finally couldn't bear it, collapsed with a loud bang, and turned into a pile of ice chips.

After dealing with the ice puppet, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen collapsed to the ground exhausted. But they had no time to rest, so they quickly got up and came to the artifact. Yun Yao reached out and gently grasped the hilt of the sword, and a chilling yet powerful feeling surged into her heart. In an instant, the artifact resonated with her, and a blue light shone, illuminating the entire ice cave.

"We succeeded, Yao'er." Chu Mochen looked at Yun Yao with a gratified smile on his face.

Yun Yao nodded slightly, her eyes full of joy: "Next, it's time to go to the South China Sea Abyss."

The two of them carefully left the ice cave with the artifact. As soon as they walked out of the iceberg, they encountered another blizzard. But at this moment, they had hope in their hearts, and with each other's company, the cold and danger of the ice field seemed no longer so unbearable. They faced the wind and snow and headed towards the next destination, firmly believing that no matter how rugged the road ahead was, they could walk through it hand in hand.

Amid the ravages of the blizzard, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's figures gradually faded away. Their story continued to write a legend on this Arctic ice field, extending towards the unknown abyss of the South China Sea.