Free Web NovelChapter 1863: Chapter 1863: Heavenly Frost Ice Lotus
Bai Ling looked sorrowful; her snake life was over.
"How much longer till the Heavenly Frost Ice Lotus matures?"
Li Feng glanced at Bai Ling and inquired. After all, he couldn’t wait here indefinitely, not knowing what the situation outside was.
Bai Ling looked at the Heavenly Frost Ice Lotus: "Normally, you have to wait for all the petals to fall; then the ice lotus will bear seeds. As for how long, it probably won’t be too long, just sleep once and it’ll be about right."
Li Feng listened to this almost non-answer—sleep once? Who knows how long that would take? But then again, it’s hard to say since time doesn’t pass the same way in mountains, and in this subterranean ice pond, it’s even more uncertain.
"What if I need it immediately?"
"Immediately?"
Bai Ling looked at Li Feng: "That would require absorbing all the energy in the ice pond, and eventually, the ice pond will vanish. Then where will I live?"
"If the ice pond disappears, it disappears. As for you, you still wish to stay here? Since it’s mine now, naturally you’ll come with me."
Li Feng wasn’t particularly chagrined; even if the ice pond did vanish, it wouldn’t matter. It wasn’t likely that Li Feng would make such a miraculous entrance again—these sorts of lucky accidents happen only once.
"Go with you? To the outside?"
"What, not willing?" Li Feng gazed at Bai Ling, who blinked at him. Going outside? She had never been outside, nor left this ice pond, though she’d been here as long as she could remember. Still, spending an entire lifetime here felt quite dull.
However, destroying her home she’d unknowingly inhabited for years did leave her a bit reluctant.
But seeing Li Feng’s expression as if he would eat her, Bai Ling thought it was wiser to save her life first. Revenge is never too late.
"It’s your call."
Bai Ling slithered off Li Feng’s arm and dove back into the ice pond, quickly disappearing from sight. Li Feng wasn’t worried about Bai Ling running off.
This ice pond was just a hidden alcove in the underground magma river, existing here, encircled by Earth Fire molten lava.
If Bai Ling chose not to cooperate, Li Feng wouldn’t mind shattering this space, letting magma engulf it, as this cave was clearly too small to resist the inundation of magma and Earth Fire.
Bai Ling didn’t think otherwise; she went over to the Heavenly Frost Ice Lotus and directly spit out an inner core, which instantly absorbed the cold air in the ice pond before Bai Ling swallowed the inner core, exhaled toward the ice lotus.
This breath was indeed the Heavenly Frost Cold Air.
Bai Ling continuously exhaled and inhaled the inner core, forcibly hastening the ice lotus’s maturation. Soon, petals began to fall, and Li Feng watched silently instead of rushing things, sitting cross-legged to wait.
The ice lotus had thirteen petals, dropping one every few minutes, and as they all fell, the lotus matured.
At this moment, Bai Ling didn’t need to hasten anymore; the Heavenly Frost Ice Lotus began to absorb all the energy in the ice pond by itself, quickly dispelling the cold air inside.
The ice crystals on the cave walls rapidly melted, and the ground ice also quickly thawed, as the previously blocked-off scorching air poured in from the tunnel entrance.
Mist hung over the ice pond gradually dispersed as if all energy was absorbed by the ice lotus, and soon, a lotus pod formed atop it, swinging fragrant and emitting a faint, refreshing scent.
Li Feng inhaled the aroma, knowing this ice lotus was of high quality.
And just then.
The ice pond, having lost its energy, seemed unable to resist the penetration of Earth Fire, immediately fracturing below, erupting fire, transforming the previously chilling ice pond with shocking molten lava, and the pond water rapidly bubbled.
The cave walls around began to collapse.
Li Feng glanced at the soon-collapsing cave, tapped with his toe on the ice pond, quickly snatching the lotus pod, grabbed Bai Ling, and turned around. Fire surged beneath his feet like a volcanic eruption, suddenly boiling the pond and shooting up.
In an instant, a hole broke through the cave ceiling, and Earth Fire seemed to find a breakthrough, continuing its upward rush.
On the surface.
The ground suddenly split as the earth shook; in the next moment, a gap opened in the ground followed by a stream of lava shooting skyward.
A new volcano took shape.
Such scenes were common in the Molten Lava Land, with new volcanoes forming almost daily, while older ones disappear.
Li Feng watched this mountain-to-ocean-like volcanic eruption, immediately activating three layers of protection amid Bai Ling’s startled cries, diving headlong into the lava fire column.
In a moment.
Li Feng was shot from underground by the erupting lava to the surface, tossed high into the air.
This experience was more thrilling than piloting a fighter jet dive.
In mid-air, Li Feng quickly surveyed his surroundings—the distance from the previous volcanic crater was apparent, his gaze catching sight of the King Ants’ swarm, resembling dark clouds, tens of miles away.
This Ant Race legion clearly won’t relent until there’s no trace left; if not for them jutting from the volcanic opening before, another battle might have ensued.
Despite the significant commotion here, the Ant Race legion didn’t seem to care, and Li Feng didn’t linger, quickly flying at low altitude to escape.
After distancing from the legion, Li Feng aimed towards Molten Lava Volcano, uncertain if the trusted aides managed to escape.
Molten Lava Volcano entrance.
Sikong Yu and the others reached the entrance, but their group’s condition was poor.
A third of the trusted aides were lost, and those remaining suffered varying injuries, as the King Ants’ ant acid was quite damaging—injuring even Golden Core cultivators, not to mention those at Foundation Establishment.
Not only did the trusted aides suffer, one of the three Colonels, Shadow, was severely injured, as the King Ant leader almost self-destructed in front of Shadow, though Shadow’s reactions were swift, aerial Shadow Escape usage was impeded.
Shadow’s body was severely burned.
"Shadow’s situation is grim; the medicine we have simply can’t treat him," Ouyang Qiuhai frowned, looking at Shadow’s back, which was almost like a sieve. Although Shadow survived the self-destruction, the impact along with ant acid corrosion proved challenging.
Given their resources, they were unable to save him—they weren’t Xinglin disciples, only carrying some healing elixir pills and ointments for treating minor internal and external injuries.
"Not only Shadow, but half the trusted aides are severely injured."
In the last moment, they spread out to attract and scatter the King Ants; other than Ouyang Qiuhai’s group, the remaining directions suffered significant losses.
Especially the squad without Golden Core protection, leaving only two heavily injured survivors.
Sikong Yu glanced at these injured men, feeling a bit troubled; simply abandoning them wasn’t right, and Li Feng’s status was uncertain.
Sikong Yu was about to speak when chilling laughter suddenly echoed from the cave entrance.
"If they’re injured, just kill them off; why bother to struggle?"
