Chapter 217 The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
Five figures, like agile eagles, slowly circled in the sky above the dense forest of Sunset Forest.
Below lies an endless expanse of lush tree canopy, but beneath this tranquil and peaceful scene lurks countless dangers and unknowns.
Kong Xuan, Gu Yuena, and Xue Di flew at the forefront, forming a triangular formation.
Instead of wandering around aimlessly like headless flies, they each spread their incomparably powerful spiritual energy downwards like an invisible giant spider web, meticulously scanning every inch of the forest below and sensing any unusual energy fluctuations.
Their target was none other than the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, one of the three legendary treasure basins in the Douluo Continent!
Unlike Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er in the original novel, who used a map obtained from Niu Tian of the Haotian Sect to find their way, Kong Xuan and his group did not have such convenient conditions.
Their only clue was the powerful ice and fire energies in the Yin-Yang Well, as well as the highly poisonous miasma barrier that could isolate aura and perception!
"Searching aimlessly like this covers too large an area."
After circling for about half an hour, Kong Ling frowned slightly and said.
Her mental strength was far inferior to that of the three people in front of her, so she could only conduct auxiliary investigations, which felt quite inefficient.
Kong Xuan's gaze was calm as he slowly said, "There is no other way. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye is a world unto itself, and its aura is contained. Unless you get close enough, it is extremely difficult to be discovered."
"We can only rely on our perception of areas with abnormal energy, especially the area of poison barrier surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye."
Gu Yuena's clear, cold voice rang out: "The life force below is abundant, but mostly peaceful. If the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye is truly here, the energy conflicts around it will inevitably cause ecological anomalies in a small area. We should also pay attention to places where the life force suddenly stops or where there are drastic contrasts."
Xue Di nodded slightly, her icy blue eyes gleaming. Her senses were focused more on the subtle changes in temperature: "I can sense that the temperature distribution in certain areas deep within this forest is extremely unnatural."
"Let's continue to explore further southeast. The cold air there seems... unusually active, yet it's mixed with a strangely incongruous feeling of heat."
As the Ice and Snow Maiden in human form, she also possesses the ultimate ice and snow attribute, and her perception of ice attribute energy is the most acute among the five.
Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan's spirits lifted: "Alright! Let's rely on Xue Di's perception as the primary source and search carefully in the southeast direction, focusing on areas with intense energy conflicts that may form natural barriers."
The five adjusted their direction and slowly flew towards the location indicated by Xue Di, scanning the area with their mental energy even more carefully.
Time passed slowly, and the sun had risen high in the sky.
The Snow Empress, who had been concentrating on her senses, suddenly looked in one direction, a glint of light flashing in her icy blue pupils!
"stop!"
She gave a low shout and pointed to a valley area to her left that looked no different from the rest of the place.
"The energy there... is very strange!"
The Snow Empress's tone carried a hint of certainty: "On the surface, it appears completely still, as if devoid of any life, but beneath that stillness, I sensed an primordial, extreme cold power!"
"Let's go take a look!"
Kong Xuan took the lead and flew in the direction indicated by the Snow Emperor.
Before long, Kong Xuan noticed something was wrong.
A layer of mist drifted through the forest not far ahead, seemingly obscuring sight and preventing any exploration.
But Kong Xuan's eyes gleamed with golden light, and his gaze easily pierced through the fog, revealing the layer of poisonous barrier that displayed seven colors under the sunlight.
"Found it!" Kong Xuan's eyes finally lit up with joy: "This should be it! The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire!"
The four people around him perked up upon hearing this; they had finally found it!
Kong Xuan did not go in directly, but waited for everyone to gather around before speaking: "This layer of poison barrier is very powerful, but the ultimate ice can suppress the poison."
Seeing Kong Xuan's gaze, Xue Di nodded and said, "Leave it to me."
Before she finished speaking, an indescribable, extreme chill suddenly spread out from her center!
It wasn't the kind of violent, frozen landscape that could freeze everything, but rather a more restrained, yet more profound and terrifying, domain power.
Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen felt the temperature around them drop sharply, as if they had instantly moved from a temperate forest into the core of the far north, and they couldn't help but shiver.
To their astonishment, countless tiny, crystal-clear snowflakes materialized out of thin air around the Snow Emperor, fluttering down and transforming the space where the five of them were into a snowy wonderland.
This is one of the three wonders of the Snow Emperor, the powerful extreme cold domain—Emperor's Frost Heaven: Snow Dance Shining in the Sun!
However, this terrifying domain, capable of instantly freezing ordinary soul masters into ice sculptures, appeared unusually "gentle" under the Snow Empress's exquisite control.
Although the chill within the area was real and reached an extreme low temperature, its power was perfectly restrained and directed, mainly acting on the outside, forming an indestructible barrier of extreme cold.
Although Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen, who were at the core of the domain's protection, could clearly feel the biting cold and needed to circulate their soul power to resist it, they were not substantially harmed or restricted in their movements. This was enough to demonstrate the Snow Empress's astonishing control over her own power.
"Stay close to me."
The Snow Emperor spoke calmly, then manipulated the massive Snow Dance Radiant Sun Domain, which, like a moving absolute zero barrier, enveloped the five people and slowly descended towards the layer of gray-white mist below.
After safely passing through the gray-white fog, everyone could see the layer of colorful poisonous barrier below.
Although they appeared colorful, solemn, dazzling, and beautiful, they all inexplicably felt a pang of unease, as if their bodies were instinctively resisting, hinting at the danger lurking within.
When the edge of the Snow Emperor's domain touched that layer of seven-colored poison barrier, an unexpected change occurred!
Hiss hiss hiss...!
Like a red-hot iron encountering ancient ice, a violent energy clash instantly erupted!
The poisonous miasma, containing terrifying corrosiveness and mixed energy, was quickly frozen, purified, and dispelled upon contact with the extreme cold of the Snow Dance Radiant Sun Domain, as if it had encountered its nemesis!
The seven-colored poisonous light attempted to erode and penetrate, but the omnipresent, extreme ice that could freeze even the flow of energy formed an insurmountable barrier.
Once the poison barrier gets close to the boundary of the domain, it is quickly neutralized and disintegrated by the absolute low temperature and pure ice elemental power, making it impossible to reach the five people who are firmly protected by the domain.
Outside, a colorful yet deadly miasma churns, while inside, a snowy world of dancing snowflakes and biting cold, yet absolutely safe.
This journey through time is filled with strong visual and sensory contrasts and impacts.
A moment later, the pressure around me eased and my vision opened up!
The suffocating seven-colored poison barrier was completely left behind and above them, and a completely different, fairyland-like scene was presented to the five people without reservation!
After passing through the colorful poisonous barrier, there is a valley below. Although the valley is not large, it is covered with a variety of vegetation.
Looking around, all kinds of colors are vying for attention, which is quite a sight.
What attracts everyone's attention most is naturally the lake in the center of this valley, surrounded by numerous plants.
This lake is circular, but it is clearly divided into two parts.
One side of the lake was icy white, with a faint white mist swirling around it.
On the other side, the lake water was fiery red, like molten lava, and the air above it seemed to distort slightly.
But in this area where extreme heat and extreme cold intertwine, it is not a desolate wasteland, but rather a place teeming with life.
"Wow! This is one of the three treasure troves you mentioned, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?!"
Kong Ling looked down at the scene below, her eyes filled with surprise.
Kong Xuan nodded and said, "That's right, this is our destination, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire."
"Such a rich life force, this is truly a treasure land!"
Sensing the surrounding atmosphere, Gu Yuena couldn't help but say, "Even the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest can't compare to this place."
At the same time, she secretly thought that the life force here seemed to only be effective on plant-type soul beasts; otherwise, if her main body came here to heal her injuries, the recovery speed might be faster.
She turned her gaze away from below and looked at Kong Xuan, asking, "But what exactly is your purpose in coming here?"
(End of chapter)