Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 172 - 174: Ice Crystal (Double-Length)
As they climbed halfway up the mountain, a sudden rumbling noise came from the peak, as if the whole mountain were shaking. Upon seeing this, the Golden Demon Vulture shouted: "Boss, run, it’s an avalanche!"
"Avalanche? Damn it, encountering such a delightful thing," Chu Linfeng muttered helplessly, as he quickly raced down to the foot of the mountain.
As for Sima Jingyi, he wasn’t too worried. Her purple light shield almost completely protected her, while he and the others faced the danger of being buried alive.
The ascent was slow, but the descent was incredibly swift. Chu Linfeng continuously used the Shift Form and Shadow Technique, without considering whether the path beneath his feet was level or a cliff, focusing solely on escaping quickly.
The Purple Demon Thunder Fox and Golden Demon Vulture were also very fast, and as Chu Linfeng descended, they too arrived, all swiftly running into the distance.
Glancing back, countless gigantic snowballs were quickly rolling down from the mountain, growing larger, as the tidal wave-like snow atop the mountain rapidly covered the spot where they had just stopped.
Sima Jingyi was slower than Chu Linfeng and the others, but she still reached their hiding spot before the snow buried her.
"This avalanche is truly terrifying. Being buried would surely be unbearable," Chu Linfeng remarked.
"If buried, those with weaker abilities would only be frozen to death inside. Being buried over a meter deep is equivalent to entering a space with tenfold gravity, the deeper the greater the pressure.
If we were buried thirty meters deep, it would truly be a situation of near-death. This avalanche should be a minor one; we’re rather lucky. A major avalanche would be unpredictable," said the Purple Demon Thunder Fox.
"Bad luck is the only way to describe it. Climbing all day only to have an avalanche suddenly appear. But one thing is certain: there’s no night here, which is rather strange," Chu Linfeng expressed his doubts.
The rumbling sound of the avalanche had already disappeared, and everything returned to calm. All around, it was still a vast sheet of white, as if nothing had ever happened.
Only the biting cold wind and snowflakes swirling endlessly, leaving one helpless.
"The avalanche has stopped; let’s move on! Hopefully, it won’t happen again," Chu Linfeng declared.
The four continued their journey, taking around four hours to reach the mountain top. As they got closer to the summit, the wind and snow intensified; a moment of inattention could lead to being blown off.
Chu Linfeng was the first to reach the mountaintop. Raising his head, he saw it was still a complete white expanse, but there were numerous uneven ice pillars, though the snow blew so fiercely it was hard to discern clearly.
The wind atop the mountain was at a completely different level from that at the base. Chu Linfeng felt that without using Star Power to stabilize himself, he could be swept away by this icy wind.
The Golden Demon Vulture and Sima Jingyi also reached the summit, glanced at the surrounding environment as the Demon Vulture said: "Boss, the Astral Wind here is extremely fierce; we must be careful. Sometimes, we might even encounter Cold Flame. I once almost froze to death when encountering it."
"Understood, it’s unexpectedly cold here, and the Astral Wind is so fierce; there must be something unusual. You wait here, I’ll go ahead and have a look." Chu Linfeng said.
The Purple Demon Thunder Fox flashed a purple light over its body, transforming back to its original form and said: "Big brother, I’ll join you. I’ve been here before, though I haven’t ventured far. I’m still familiar with the basics."
"Are you cold?" Chu Linfeng noticed that while Sima Jingyi was steady due to her purple light shield, both the Golden Demon Vulture and Purple Demon Thunder Fox were shivering slightly.
"The Astral Wind here is bone-chilling, like being cut by knives on the face, definitely cold and painful. Haven’t you felt it?" asked the Golden Demon Vulture.
"Not really, just feel the wind is strong, making each step difficult. Need to use Star Power to stabilize myself; else I might get blown away," Chu Linfeng unconcernedly replied.
The Golden Demon Vulture and Purple Demon Thunder Fox stared at Chu Linfeng in disbelief; here, the Astral Wind was like attacks from someone in Earth Martial Realm’s third to fourth layer, yet he felt nothing—it was hard to fathom.
"Jingyi, you and Old Jin wait here, Xiao Xiao and I will go have a look inside. Although this is the summit, it feels like just the starting point, surely there’s something worth exploring," Chu Linfeng said and without waiting for Sima Jingyi’s response, set off ahead.
In original form, the Purple Demon Thunder Fox moved faster than Chu Linfeng. "Big brother, see those ice pillars? Don’t touch them; some have Cold Flame inside, extremely terrifying."
"Cold Flame? Hmm, understood. Strange, why don’t I feel this cold? What exactly is happening?" Chu Linfeng wondered. Could it be his Pure Yang Body or had he breached the Third Layer of Star Body, enhancing defense against cold?
Soon, Chu Linfeng and the Purple Demon Thunder Fox disappeared from Sima Jingyi and the others’ sight; the astral wind and snow continued relentlessly, forcing the Golden Demon Vulture to shelter behind Sima Jingyi’s purple light shield to alleviate some suffering.
After a while, Chu Linfeng spotted a faint glow from one of the ice pillars up ahead, and his mind raced—could this be what he’s been searching for?
