"I am still on the journey of mastering formations. I cannot yet set up a grand array capable of blocking a Limit Douluo through human power alone."
"Then what should we do?"
"By borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth. What human power cannot achieve doesn't mean Heaven and Earth cannot. You must know that even a near-god level powerhouse like Di Tian can still perish within Heaven and Earth."
"..."
In the core region of the Extreme North, Chen Junting's group, along with the Titan Snow Demon King and the other soul beasts, arrived under the Snow Emperor's lead. Amidst the biting cold, no snowflakes drifted through the air.
And this bone-chilling coldness far exceeded normal imagination.
"The temperature here is incredibly low."
As he spoke, Gu Tianchen looked as if he were on fire, with what appeared to be flames constantly distorting the air around him.
In reality, it was his soul power burning.
Because in the core region of the Extreme North, this so-called cold was no longer merely a drop in temperature; it was more like a rule of Heaven and Earth, embodying the very concept of coldness.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the core region of the Extreme North gave birth to a snow elf like the Snow Emperor—a being that was beast-like yet not quite a beast.
"We're here."
The group came to a halt. The Snow Emperor looked at Chen Junting, while the Titan Snow Demon King and the others waited quietly to the side.
"Is this place suitable?"
"Let me take a look first." As this was his first time in the Extreme North, as well as his first time in its core region, Chen Junting instantly felt a spark of curiosity toward this area.
For no other reason than the fact that something felt very off about this place.
This thought came not only from his own intuition but also from the sudden reminder from Electrolux in his mind.
"Although the environment of this area was naturally formed by Heaven and Earth, its coldness is permeated with a faint, elusive divine nature."
In an instant, a thought popped into Chen Junting's mind.
The Ice God!
There was absolutely a relic of the Ice God here.
"Teacher, is this divine nature strong?"
But this time, what greeted him was a long silence from Electrolux. After a full minute had passed, he finally said, "Hard to say."
"The intensity of this divine nature is far inferior to that of the Soul Bone in your body, and it's even weaker than the remains in that secret room from last time. Yet, a divine nature of this level is capable of influencing such a vast area and has been maintained for such a long time. It's highly abnormal."
It seemed his previous guess was correct.
After hearing Elder Electrolux's words, Chen Junting understood.
The remains in the secret room belonged to Qian Renxue.
After her God Position shattered, how much divine nature could she possibly have left?
At most, it was just the legacy left behind from the Angel God Temple ten thousand years ago.
Yet, even so, this trace of divine nature in the Extreme North was still far inferior to that of the Angel God. By this logic, the Ice God likely hadn't just fallen; her God Position had probably shattered as well.
Otherwise, her divine nature wouldn't be so weak as to be negligible.
But why, under the erosion of time, did this divine nature still exist, and even continue to affect such a vast area for so long...
Only one answer surfaced in Chen Junting's mind.
The Power of Faith!
Only through the continuous faith in the Ice God in the Extreme North over the past hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years—relying on a massive amount of the Power of Faith and its profound mysteries—could this trace of divine nature remain uneroded and even continue to influence the core region of the Extreme North.
If that was the case...
Chen Junting looked at the people and the beasts, a decision forming in his heart.
And so...
"What!!! A relic of the Ice God!?" ×N
Obviously, Chen Junting had no intention of hiding this and exploring it alone. On the contrary, he shared the information with them.
After all, the Ice God had passed away, her God Position had shattered, and so much time had passed. The relic she left behind wasn't all that important to Chen Junting. In contrast, the trust of the Extreme North's soul beasts was what he valued much more.
Since that was the case, why not do it?
And now, the soul beasts who had just received the news:
"Hu... no, My Lord, are you absolutely sure?"
Facing the conflicted gazes of the soul beasts—caught between belief and disbelief—Chen Junting expressed understanding in his heart. After all, although the faith in the Ice God had endured for a long time, the emergence of this matter was like a myth becoming reality for them. It was completely normal for them to be conflicted and even doubtful.
"Eighty to ninety percent certain."
Seeing Chen Junting so certain, the beasts were instantly overjoyed.
"My Lord." The Titan Snow Demon King was even more solemn, lowering his massive body. "If you can truly lead us to the Ice God's relic, then you, and your descendants, will forever be friends of the Extreme North. Until the end of time—"
Chen Junting smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying it.
"Actually, I'd prefer it if we could fully promote my faith."
This...
Hearing this, the beasts couldn't help but look at each other.
It wasn't that they wanted to go back on their word. It was just that if they could find the Ice God's relic, wouldn't it be a bit... inappropriate to go there and immediately discuss having faith in an existence other than the Ice God?
Would the Ice God blame them?
Seemingly seeing through the beasts' thoughts, Chen Junting didn't force the issue for now, stating that they should find the Ice God's relic first before discussing anything else.
Naturally, the beasts agreed wholeheartedly to this.
While avoiding the attention of the soul beasts, Huo Yuhao quietly sneaked up to Chen Junting and transmitted a message using his soul power: "Brother Junting, can we really find the Ice God's relic?"
Beside him, the Ice Emperor and the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm, who shared a mental connection with Huo Yuhao, also cast inquiring glances. Even the Snow Emperor, who had overheard indirectly, did the same. She had lived in the core region of the Extreme North for hundreds of thousands of years; it wasn't that she hadn't tried to look for it.
But unfortunately, she had always found nothing.
"Don't worry, it's real."
As Chen Junting replied with full confidence, the Heavenly Eye on his forehead opened right before everyone's eyes. In an instant, this sudden anomaly attracted the attention of all the soul beasts.
Under the Heavenly Eye, nothing could be hidden.
After locking onto what he was searching for, the perspective of Chen Junting's Heavenly Eye shifted. At this moment, the ubiquitous runes that filled Heaven and Earth faded away, replaced by particles of intermingled ice-blue and blue hues that continuously permeated the air.
And these were precisely the residual divine nature of the Ice God.
To use an analogy: if the divine nature of the leg bone on Chen Junting was solid, then this divine nature was gaseous.
It seemed omnipresent, yet utterly insignificant in quantity.
However, what he was looking for now wasn't this divine nature.
As the Heavenly Eye on his forehead revolved, the view of Heaven and Earth changed once again. This time, the Extreme North seemed to be entirely enveloped by a massive, pure-white net.
But upon closer inspection, it wasn't a white net.
Rather, it was a torrent formed by countless white particles, constantly flowing throughout the Extreme North. It appeared stationary, but it was actually moving incessantly, continuously converging toward a single direction.
"Found it."
Seeing this, the corners of Chen Junting's mouth curled up slightly.
Because these white particles were nothing else but the Power of Faith. And the place where the Power of Faith converged was exactly where the relic lay.
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