It was beautiful, like a fairyland!
This was how Lan Ling felt about the second level of the Heaven and Earth Demon Tower.
The scenery here was really beautiful, surpassing any scenery on Earth. It was even more beautiful than a painting.
The sky was not an ordinary blue, but a blue that was almost transparent, like a sapphire.
The entire land was completely snow-white, a completely flawless white.
The surroundings of the land were filled with boundless white snow. In the center of the land was a glacier. The golden and translucent glacier seemed to have melted with the entire sky.
This glacier was about ten thousand meters tall, and it was the only thing on the second level apart from the white snow.
There were only two things in the second level of the mystic realm: white snow and glaciers.
There were no energy beasts. Lan Ling waited for a long time, but he didn't see or feel the aura of any energy beasts.
The world was incomparably quiet.
He took a deep breath, and the cold air entered his body. He was instantly energized.
That's right, there was air here, and it was very pure. The oxygen content was not low either. Moreover, it wasn't zero gravity here, nor was it a few times gravity. It was normal gravity.
Lan Ling set off!
He thought that there would definitely be energy beasts. Snow monsters, ice demons, or wind demons.
However … there was nothing.
Lan Ling kept walking forward. He walked a few thousand meters, then ten thousand meters.
There were still no energy beasts, but it was getting colder and colder.
When he first entered the second level, it was about -10 degrees Celsius. Every thousand meters, the temperature would drop by 10 degrees Celsius.
Lan Ling advanced 13,000 meters, and the temperature here had already dropped to -140 degrees Celsius.
The coldest temperature on Earth should be around -71 degrees Celsius. -140 degrees Celsius did not exist in the natural environment of Earth.
Of course, this temperature was still bearable for Lan Ling. This was because the bloodline energy in his body was constantly turning into heat to maintain his body temperature.
Lan Ling raised her head and looked at the glacier. It was at least ten thousand meters tall.
There were steps on the glacier. Lan Ling couldn't see the end of the glacier, but if he guessed correctly, the most important place on the second level should be the top of the glacier.
Gritting his teeth, Lan Ling began to climb up the stairs.
At an altitude of 4,000 meters, the temperature had dropped to minus 180 degrees Celsius, which was almost the lowest temperature on the moon.
Lan Ling could still bear it.
He continued to climb, and climb …
Up till now, Lan Ling had not seen a single energy type demonic beast. His only enemy was the frighteningly low temperature.
Keep climbing!
After climbing to a height of five thousand meters, the temperature here had already reached minus 200 degrees Celsius.
It was almost at the temperature of liquid nitrogen.
Lan Ling could still bear it.
He continued to climb, and climb, and climb …
Six thousand meters, seven thousand meters, eight thousand meters, nine thousand meters …
The temperature had already reached -240 degrees Celsius.
Lan Ling could still take it!
However, he had almost reached his limit. The bloodline energy in his body had to be fully activated in order to maintain his body's temperature and life.
Lan Ling continued to climb.
…
Ten thousand meters, eleven thousand meters, twelve thousand meters.
He was only a few hundred meters away from the peak of the glacier. He would reach the peak very soon.
Infinite scenery was at the peak!
However, Lan Ling could no longer climb any further. He could not even climb one more step.
Because the temperature here had already reached minus 270 degrees Celsius. This temperature was already very close to the lowest temperature in the universe known by humans, absolute zero.
And this frighteningly low temperature had already exceeded the limit that Lan Ling's golden bloodline could withstand. Even if it kept releasing energy and turning it into heat energy, it could not maintain Lan Ling's body temperature!
Lan Ling's body continued to descend, descend, descend.
Soon, Lan Ling's body froze into ice. The temperature dropped to zero degrees Celsius, minus ten degrees Celsius, minus twenty degrees Celsius, minus thirty degrees Celsius, minus forty degrees Celsius, minus fifty degrees Celsius.
In the end, Lan Ling's body temperature was maintained at minus fifty degrees Celsius. This was the result of the golden bloodline constantly releasing powerful energy to achieve a balance.
At this time, all the golden bloodline energy was used to maintain Lan Ling's life and body temperature. There was no extra energy left.
Therefore, Lan Ling was frozen here.
That's right. He was frozen here alive, becoming an Iceman at minus fifty degrees Celsius. He could not move at all.
Now, Lan Ling had a choice, which was to self-destruct.
But the tragedy was that Lan Ling could not even self-destruct now.
Why did he say that? All his energy was used to maintain his body temperature and life. He could not release any extra energy to self-destruct.
Of course, he could stop the bloodline energy from heating his body. The extra energy could be used to self-destruct.
However, there would also be a tragedy.
That was, once the bloodline energy stopped heating his body, Lan Ling's body temperature would drop rapidly. Once it dropped to minus sixty degrees Celsius, Lan Ling's brain would immediately stop thinking and functioning in order to protect itself. He would then enter a state of eternal sleep.
Of course, he could order Eros in advance to self-destruct Lan Ling's body at a fixed time.
But … Lan Ling did not want to self-destruct.
Once he self-destructed, his cultivation would drop by one level. Of course, Lan Ling did not care about this. He had self-destructed more than once or twice.
But self-destructing here now meant admitting defeat. It meant giving up.
…
Lan Ling was frozen in place just like that, not moving at all.
He was only a few hundred meters away from the top of the ice ship.
In the secret plane, time passed by minute by minute, second by second, day by day.
Ten days, twenty days, thirty days, forty days, fifty days, ninety days …
The truth was that scary!
There was no miracle. Lan Ling was frozen here forever, becoming an Iceman. He was only three hundred meters away from his target.
His golden bloodline was constantly releasing energy to maintain Lan Ling's body temperature and life.
After ninety days of consumption without any replenishment, even the stored energy of the golden bloodline was about to be exhausted.
Once it was exhausted, there was only one way left. Self-destruct, and Lan Ling's soul and energy would escape.
This meant that Lan Ling's second level of the secret plane trial had basically failed.
…
Ninety-one days, ninety-two days, ninety-three days, ninety-four days, ninety-five days …
The energy of the golden bloodline was really getting lesser and lesser!
Eros told Lan Ling that the golden bloodline could only last for seven days. He had to decide whether or not to self-destruct before this time. Otherwise, when the energy was exhausted, he would not be able to self-destruct even if he wanted to.
By that time, even if he did not die, it would be the same as dying. He would sleep eternally in this horrifying low-temperature world.
Lan Ling still refused!
He would rather sleep eternally than self-destruct, never admit defeat.
Ninety-seven days!
The situation had changed. From the top of the ice bed, many people came down!
That's right, many people!
And all of them were skeletons! The blue skeletons' eyes and brains were releasing blue light.
Energy creatures finally appeared. However, they were not demonic beasts, but skeletons.
These skeletons did not seem to be afraid of the cold here. They had already completely transformed into energy.
Hundreds of skeletons. Within the chest cavity of each skeleton, there was an energy heart beating, filled with powerful energy.
Four skeletons lifted the frozen Lan Ling up and walked towards the top of the ice bed step by step.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the top of the ice bed.
…
The top of the ice bed was about a few thousand square meters. It was as smooth as a crystal.
There was an ice throne sitting on top of it, a peerless beauty!
That's right, it was definitely a peerless beauty. Her skin was as smooth as jade.
Her entire body was made of ice, crystal clear ice. One could directly see the skeleton, energy heart, energy veins, and brain inside.
Her facial features and body were both beautiful, but it made people shudder!
She wore a crown of ice on top of her head, and it had even completely fused with her head.
Seeing Lan Ling, this ice queen said indifferently, "Sacrifice!"
At the top of the ice bed, there was a huge abyss of energy.
This abyss of energy ran through the center of the ice bed and even went deep underground. The energy source of the second level of the secret realm, the endless ice and snow, the terrifying cold, all came from this abyss of energy.
This abyss of energy might be the coldest place in this world, or even in all planes. The temperature here was either absolute zero or infinitely close to absolute zero.
And once Lan Ling was sacrificed to this abyss of energy, there would only be one result.
Eternal sinking, eternal slumber. Although it was not strictly speaking death, it was exactly the same as death.
Hundreds of skeletons began to dance wildly and began the sacrificial ceremony.
This was truly a group of demons dancing wildly. It was completely unbearable to look at.
After the ceremony, it was time for the sacrifice!
Four skeletons lifted Lan Ling and came to the top of the abyss of ice. They were about to throw Lan Ling down.
Lan Ling tried everything he could think of!
It was completely futile. He released his spiritual power to try and break the four skeletons.
But it was completely useless.
The structure of these skeletons was completely different from humans. It was unknown if they even had spiritual power.
"Sacrifice!"
The four skeletons threw Lan Ling into the abyss of ice energy!
"No … no … no …"
After being thrown into the abyss of ice energy, would he have a fortuitous encounter?
Don't think about it, it was impossible. There was only one result, eternal slumber, a different kind of death.
"No, no, no, no …"
"I can't accept this, I can't accept this …"
Facing death, Lan Ling madly roared.
He did not fear death, but he was not willing to die in such a cowardly manner.
His willpower, his soul had reached the pinnacle!
Suddenly …
The Crow Weeping Sword suddenly trembled.
Then, the energy aura of the Crow Weeping Sword appeared in Lan Ling's mind.
Then, the Crow Weeping Sword came to life! Lan Ling could use his spiritual power to control it!
Lan Ling used his spiritual power to control the Crow Weeping Sword. It danced wildly in the air, slashing wildly!
"Bang bang bang bang …"
The Crow Weeping Sword danced wildly above the top of the glacier, shuttling back and forth!
It pierced through the heads of all the skeletons!
The cultivation of this group of skeletons were all at the advanced two-star Devil Saint.
However, all their energy was used to resist the terrifying cold, so they could move freely at the top of the glacier.
However, they were so weak that even a wooden stick could smash them to pieces.
Lan Ling used his spiritual power to control the Crow Weeping Sword to fly at the top of the glacier, smashing one skeleton after another.
And Lan Ling kept falling, falling …
Just a few seconds later!
Hundreds of skeletons were smashed and killed by the flying Crow Weeping Sword.
Finally, it arrived in front of the Ice Queen!
"Pa …" It aimed at her head and slashed.
She did not show the slightest bit of strength that a queen should have, and her head was directly split in half. The only difference between her and the other skeletons was that she was not only a skeleton, but also had a body made of ice.
In three seconds, Lan Ling used his spiritual power to control the Crow Weeping Sword and killed all the skeletons and the Ice Queen.
In the next second, the Crow Weeping Sword flew to the abyss of ice energy, lifted Lan Ling's body up, and flew out of the terrifying abyss of ice energy to the platform at the top of the glacier.
At the same time, the Eros formed a huge energy whirlpool in his body.
It devoured the energy of hundreds of skeletons and the Ice Queen!
Devour, devour, devour …
After devouring, Eros began to temper Lan Ling's body.
While tempering, Lan Ling used his spiritual power to control the Crow Weeping Sword to carry his solidified body forward and flew forward.
After flying for tens of thousands of meters, he saw another dark platform.
This dark platform was the lens of the second level of the trial mystic realm.
Then, Lan Ling saw that the snowy ground 10,000 meters behind him was densely packed with energy beasts.
Then, Lan Ling understood that the normal trial did not require him to climb to the top of the glacier. After bypassing the glacier, there were countless beasts on the back of the glacier killing and devouring him.
And most importantly, the closer he was to the glacier, the lower the temperature.
So, after bypassing the glacier, the temperature actually increased.
So … there was no need to climb to the top of the glacier! There was no need to risk his life.
Really … f * cking dog!
Lan Ling did not take the normal path, and in the end, he almost died there.
But the result was unprecedentedly good.
He gave up on the normal battle, gave up on the normal killing of these energy beasts. But he encountered a group of powerful skeletons and the Ice Queen, who had no fighting power at all.
This made Lan Ling completely understand what it meant to be absolutely strong and what it meant to be relatively strong.
And the biggest gain was that he established a spiritual connection with the Crow Weeping Sword. He could actually use his mind to control it.
And most importantly, this Crow Weeping Sword was actually alive!
At this time, the tempering of Eros ended.
Lan Ling had officially broken through to Three-Star Devil Saint!
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At the same time, in the outside world!
After nearly a month of preparation, Princess Tigné and Princess Na Xue had completed their preparations.
Princess Na Xue led seven million troops south and entered the Cloud Disaster Tribe.
Princess Tigné led five million troops north and entered the Cloud Disaster Tribe.
The ultimate battle that would decide the fate of the Southern Wilderness had officially begun!
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