In fact, even he was startled when those Ice Field Mammoths appeared. He couldn't think of any way to resolve this crisis. But then, his Magic Array caught a wisp of life fluctuations, and after carefully sensing them, he discovered that those life fluctuations actually came from the bottom of the Ice Field.
He was shocked by this discovery.
'What kind of lifeform is that …'
With his experience, he naturally knew that there was an ocean under the thick layer of ice. But the environment here was special, the temperature of the shallow waters was extremely low, and any lifeform in the water would find it difficult to survive. Only the depths of a few kilometers had lifeforms. But the life fluctuations transmitted through the layer of ice clearly came from the shallow waters.
This was the main reason he was shocked.
He immediately realized that this might be a turning point.
Then, he used the powerful analysis ability of the Magic Array to analyze that life fluctuation. The Magic Array had never disappointed him, and this time was no exception. In the end, he concluded that the owner of that life fluctuation was a terrifying existence comparable to an adult Chromatic Dragon.
What did that mean?
This meant that the lifeform under the layer of ice far surpassed any Archmage, it was at least at the Heaven Rank!
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Even he hadn't expected that this planar journey would be so dangerous. Over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths, known as the Death God of the Ice Field, had appeared, and now, a Heaven Rank Magic Beast had appeared.
To be more accurate, this was the second time he encountered a Heaven Rank Magic Beast since coming to this era. The first time was in the 8th Floor of the Tulan Mountain Range.
But he didn't panic because of this, he was actually pleasantly surprised.
Yes, it was indeed a pleasant surprise.
From that weak and almost negligible life fluctuations, it could be seen that the Heaven Rank Magic Beast was slumbering. Moreover, it had been slumbering for a very long time. Otherwise, its life fluctuations wouldn't be so weak. If it woke up from its slumber, the pressure it emitted would be enough to make those Ice Field Mammoths not dare to approach.
Thus, he had a plan.
He then told a part of the plan to the others. He didn't plan on telling them the complete plan because it was too risky. Rousing that Heaven Rank Magic Beast from its slumber would remove the threat posed by the Ice Field Mammoth, but what about that Heaven Rank Magic Beast?
But Lin Yun didn't think that much. In his eyes, the first thing that slumbering Heaven Rank Magic Beast would do after waking up would definitely be to hunt. And with so many Ice Field Mammoths here, it definitely wouldn't be able to look for trouble with them.
The Heaven Rank Magic Beast had just appeared and was wantonly hunting the Ice Field Mammoths. The former overlords of the ice fields had now been reduced to prey, and they couldn't even retaliate. This was truly ironic. As Lin Yun had expected, that Heaven Rank Magic Beast had been hunting the Ice Field Mammoths and hadn't made a move against them. Because of this, they had been able to escape unscathed.
As he recalled this, Lin Yun felt that it was a bit thrilling. After all, that was a genuine Heaven Rank Magic Beast.
Soon, over three hours passed. Lin Yun's group had already finished resting and everyone was glowing with health and vigor. Their strength had recovered to its peak, but they still cut a sorry figure. Their mage robes were covered in bloodstains. These were the injuries they had received while dealing with the Ice Field Mammoths. They hadn't had time to deal with them.
Although they had just escaped a calamity, the atmosphere in the team was still a little heavy at this moment.
Not far away, Thorne and Merlin had a worried expression. To tell the truth, he truly regretted following the young mage to this ice plane.
Before coming here, he had already predicted that he might encounter some danger in this plane …
But he hadn't expected it to be so outrageous.
Just those thousand rampaging Ice Field Mammoths could make the most powerful Planar Legion of the Raging Flame Plane crumble, not to mention the Heaven Rank Magic Beast under the ice field.
When he saw that everyone had more or less recovered, he got up and walked towards Lin Yun with a serious expression. He said in a deep voice, "High Mage Merlin, I wonder what you plan to do next?"
Lin Yun had just finished meditating and smiled when he saw Thorne and Merlin walking towards him. He could naturally hear that this 5th Rank Sword Saint didn't want to stay in the ice plane after what had happened. But Lin Yun didn't mind, he hadn't planned on dragging Thorne and Merlin along to begin with, it was the other side who insisted on following him.
"I have to keep going into the depths of the plane …" Lin Yun frowned and pointed towards the north. "Because there is something I need there. If Sir Thorne feels that it is dangerous and doesn't want to take any risks, you can take the others and return to the Raging Flame Plane first."
In fact, he had already sensed that the remaining two Chromatic Dragon Crystals were in a certain location in the north when he arrived at this ice plane.
The Chromatic Dragon Crystals were undoubtedly his true goal in coming to the ice plane. No matter how dangerous it was, he had to get the Chromatic Dragon Crystals before returning to the Raging Flame Plane.
If he returned now, he would only be able to get three Chromatic Dragon Crystals. Although it would be a considerable harvest and would make any mage go crazy, this wasn't the result he wanted. Only by gathering all five Chromatic Dragon Crystals would the Doom Staff in his hands undergo a major transformation. This was very important to the Doom Staff.
Moreover, he had spent a lot of energy for these Chromatic Dragon Crystals. He had been busy for over three months, so how could he give up so easily?
"That … That's fine." Thorne Merlin suddenly froze and looked at Lin Yun with a complicated expression. After struggling for a bit, he seemed to have made some kind of decision. He turned his head and looked around before taking a deep breath and saying, "I see that everyone is ready. May I ask when we will set out?"
"Eh?" Lin Yun was also stunned. It took him a while to react. Hearing Thorne Merlin's words, it didn't seem like he had any intention of leaving. What was going on?
"You mean that you and the others don't plan on leaving this plane for the time being? You want to follow me to explore the depths?" Lin Yun still didn't dare to believe it and wanted to confirm it.
"Yes …" Thorne Merlin didn't even think about it before nodding.
In fact, he understood many things while the team was resting. The young mage before him had saved all of their lives not long ago.
It was the matter of the Ice Field Mammoths.
He now completely understood the young mage's intentions. He had lured over a thousand Ice Field Mammoths to the same place, and then the Heaven Rank Magic Beast appeared there, allowing them to escape.
This definitely wasn't a coincidence.
It was something the young mage had planned for a long time.
Although it sounded inconceivable, it seemed to be the truth …
Thus, Thorne Merlin felt a bit apologetic about abandoning the young mage.
"Then let's go …" Lin Yun scratched his cheek, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. There wasn't much of a difference between being alone and being with the team.
Soon, the six members of the team were ready. They followed the boundless Ice Field and advanced towards the north. At this time, everyone was very careful and took turns casting Mage Eyes to check their surroundings as they advanced.
Nothing could be done about it, they had already been traumatized by the Ice Field Mammoths. They had no choice but to be careful as they moved through the Ice Field.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any danger in the next two hours.
"What is this …"
But, after half an hour, Lahn Merlin suddenly stopped. With an amazed expression, he slowly crouched down and pushed away a pile of snow, revealing a black object. He then struggled a few times to pull out the object buried deep in the snow.
That unknown object was only half a meter long and was pitch-black. It was unknown how long it had been buried in the snow, but it hadn't rusted.
"A greatsword?"
Thorne Merlin's pupils suddenly widened. He quickly walked over and took that unknown object from Lahn Merlin 'hands. He carefully examined it, apparently discovering something. After a few minutes, he once again said, "This is indeed a Master Sword, but it's already broken. This is only a part of the greatsword. Strange, how could there be a broken Master Sword buried deep in the snow?"
Just as Thorne Merlin finished speaking, everyone in the team revealed surprised expressions.
Ida Merlin frowned, bewildered, "It seems that someone else came to this plane before us. Otherwise, there's no other explanation for this broken sword …"
"That should be the case …" Yuri Merlin nodded in agreement.
"Wait!"
At this time, the expression of Thorne, who was holding the broken sword, suddenly changed. Disbelief could be seen in his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.
"What's going on?"
Everyone's gazes immediately focused on Thorne Merlin. They were all very curious as to what could make this 5th Rank Sword Saint lose his composure.
"What the hell …"
After cursing, this 5th Rank Sword Saint's expression gradually eased up. He took a deep look at the broken sword, took a deep breath, and said, "I won't hide it from everyone. I just discovered that the craftsmanship of this broken sword came from the 3rd Dynasty's royal workshop …"
After saying that, he revealed a bitter smile.
"What?" Everyone was stunned, including the silent Lin Yun.
"Sir Thorne, are you saying that this broken sword came from several thousand years ago?" Ida also looked as if he had seen a ghost. He looked at that broken sword in a daze, not daring to believe it.
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