Above The Sky
Chapter 259 - 259 247 Ice Abyss Dragon's Chant 33

259: Chapter 247 Ice Abyss Dragon’s Chant (3/3) 259: Chapter 247 Ice Abyss Dragon’s Chant (3/3) They sped all the way, breaking through all the way.

Ian found that Yisen actually had considerable combat talent.

Although initially he didn’t even know how to strike a vital point, he quickly learned how to attack the lower body and generalized from his existing knowledge of bio-alchemy.

He easily caused many Magical Beasts and Parasitic Beasts immense pain, rendering them unable to pursue the group.

Plus, Ian would occasionally pull out a Water Gun and sprinkle some water on the Magical Beasts behind them, instantly heating up the atmosphere, with roars and shrieks becoming even more fervent.

However, the number of Parasitic Beasts was truly impressive.

Ian roughly estimated there were about thirty to forty of them—of which only a few were Magical Beasts.

Nevertheless, these were fearless of Yisen Gard’s attacks, even capable of withstanding the corrosion brought by the Corrosive Flame, posing a threat greater than all the other beasts combined.

Ian felt that without using the power of the Sand Armor Apprentice, it would likely take him over ten minutes to eliminate those Magical Beasts…

And if entangled by a large number of other beasts, being held up for half an hour was quite normal.

But he couldn’t afford to be delayed like that; the longer it took, the greater the danger.

Who knew if there were other Magical Beasts in the vicinity?

If it came to that, even unleashing the power of the Sand Armor Apprentice wouldn’t guarantee an escape.

“No, the higher we go, the more Magical Beasts we attract—creating a chain reaction!”

Ian understood that when he first set out alone, no matter how much commotion he caused, it couldn’t have been that significant.

But the previous battle of the Fiery Flame Land troops had attracted too many monsters, and since he had lured a group of Parasitic Beasts, it had created a climate where the more they moved, the more monsters wanted to join in.

The Parasitic Beasts wanted to eat him, so naturally, there were Magical Beasts that were not afraid of Brain-Eating Parasites and wanted to prey on the Parasitic Beasts, following the trail of ample food…

If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before he would be caught squarely and forced into this chaotic melee.

So he immediately changed direction, observing Yisen while rushing towards the cave indicated by Foresight View.

The deeper they went, the more humid it became, and the lower the temperature, almost reaching the point of icy cold.

Due to geothermal heat, it was actually quite difficult for the seabed subterranean to reach ‘icy cold’, especially in areas with thinner crust, where slight digging could cause lava to overflow, making it very hot.

But the underground of the Ruin Cluster was different.

Although located at great depths, it was extremely cold, reminding Ian, who had lived in the tropics for a long time, slightly of what real winter felt like.

“So refreshing—it’s like my hometown!”

Yisen Gard’s sentiments confirmed this; his hometown, and the territory of the Ellen Family, was in the northern part of the continent, besieged by blizzards every winter, so he was very much adapted to the current temperature.

The Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon’s blood became too active in high-temperature environments, and it was only stable in colder conditions.

Although the blond youth primarily cultivated fire-type Origin Quality and had slightly better control, he still preferred slightly cooler environments.

But soon, as Ian continued to search downward for caverns and fissures, the subterranean cold no longer remained merely icy, but turned into a ‘bone-chilling cold’ that could freeze flowing water!

“Where are we actually heading?”

Yisen asked, a bit bewildered.

He was not one to question Ian’s actions, but the incessant descent was unsettling: “It’s probably around negative ten degrees now…

Eh, the number of Parasitic Beasts following us has decreased!”

Realizing the hint in Ian’s glance and taking a look behind, Yisen immediately understood—being blood-flow and water-dependent for propagation, the Brain-Eating Parasites were naturally averse to cold environments.

The temperature in the cave where the Giant Gold Mushroom was located was probably their limit; any colder, and only those powerful Parasitic Beasts with Magical Beast bodies could withstand the current temperature.

As long as the area below was even colder, they would achieve victory without fighting and shake off all pursuing monsters!

—But, why was it so cold beneath the caverns?

Yisen Gard’s puzzle was actually Ian’s too, but the premonitions from Foresight View and the Silver Chip indicated that the answer would soon be revealed.

Crack!

At this moment, Ian realized he was no longer walking on rock walls but on an ice layer nearly as solid.

This ice was exceptionally smooth, almost like a mirror.

An ordinary person moving a bit too fast might well fracture their coccyx—but Ian stepped out, and the ground cracked evenly beneath him.

Not only did he advance effortlessly, but Yisen behind him also benefited from this.

“It’s right here.”

Suddenly, Ian stopped his footsteps, and it was good that Yisen had been closely watching Ian’s every move, or else he would have surely bumped right into him.

“But there are still Parasitic Beasts chasing us from behind, right?”

The blond youth came to a slow stop on the icy surface, surveying the surroundings with some confusion: “Does this mean we’re going to take out the remaining Parasitic Beasts here?

But then, the other creatures following closely and drawn by the scent of battle will catch up!”

If they were simply fleeing, they might be able to shake off these creatures one by one, but once they began to fight, drawn by the smell of blood, even those who initially decided not to continue pursuing would aggressively follow.

“No, that’s not what I meant by solving it here.”

Ian stomped on the ice, nodding affirmatively: “What I meant was, the way is right here.”

Boom!

With a loud noise, Ian stomped down, shattering the thick layer of ice below him.

Then, as a dense web of spiderweb cracks spread rapidly in all directions, along with Yisen Gard’s gradually widening, increasingly panicked expression.

Crash!

As the entire ice surface shattered with a bang, Ian burst into laughter as he and Yisen Gard fell into the deep cavern beneath the thick layer of ice.

And from that cavern, a cold wind colder than minus thirty degrees gushed forth like the breath of frost giants!

Tap, tap, tap…

Soon, as Ian, Yisen Gard, and Master Gossay descended into the frigid cavern.

Several Parasitic Beasts followed in pursuit to the same location.

They were a Mutant, an Insect-Eating Steel Maw Beast, and a Thorned Pangolin.

These three monsters, infested with Brain-Eating Parasites, were unlike ordinary parasitized creatures; they clearly possessed intelligence, their gazes were nimble, and even their eyes glowed faintly with identical luminescence.

The Parasitic Beasts, drawn by the scent of Spirit Energy, reached this place with greedy eyes fixated on the cavern entrance.

But they were reluctant to approach the environment that was too cold…

one could even say.

They dared not approach.

It was as if, within the profound depths of the Ice Abyss, there was something even more terrifying, restraining these true monsters in fear.

Meanwhile.

Snap!

Two figures fell straight down from the ice cavern entrance.

Upon the ground covered in frost and snowflakes, a large cloud of snow dust was kicked up.

Both Ian and Yisen Gard were Sublimators and weren’t perturbed in poise by the fall; they quickly steadied themselves.

Whoosh—

The blond youth exhaled a puff of white breath, feeling the familiar temperature of his northern homeland, different from that of the Imperial Capital and South Ridge.

He looked around and then, to his astonishment, discovered that this frigid area beneath the cavern layer was not merely a cavern.

It was, indeed, an immense and even ‘majestic’ towering rift valley!

Looking up, he could faintly see the thick ice cap and rock layer of the rift valley hundreds of meters above.

It turned out that Ian had just led him along the ice cap of this Great Rift Valley, and Ian had picked the area where the ice was thinnest and closest to the ground to enter.

In the distance, the depths of the rift valley were a vast expanse of white serenity, stretching downwards possibly thousands of meters, with the faint and ceaseless sound of the wind and snow from afar.

At this moment, Yisen Gard also realized that this Ice Abyss of the Ruin Rift below the earth was actually luminescent—far at the top of the distant rift valley, there were several bright light sources flickering like small suns.

The pure snow reflected the distant light, making the edge where he and Ian stood particularly bright.

“Ian…”

The blond youth wanted to ask Ian what he planned to do next, but he noticed his mysterious and powerful peer raising a finger to his lips, shushing him with a ‘hush.’

—Maintain silence.

Yisen went quiet, simply opening his lake-green eyes wide to look at Ian, waiting for his further explanation.

“Listen.”

Gazing off into the distance of the rift valley, eyeing the very end, Ian whispered in the faintest voice, as if to not disturb something.

As the snow fell, the blond youth had a bit of an epiphany…

right, this place is several thousand meters deep, maybe even ten thousand meters wouldn’t be surprising, so why was there wind here?

And even snow?

Where did these winds and the extreme cold come from?

With such questions in mind, Yisen Gard, influenced by his surroundings and the atmosphere, couldn’t help but hold his breath to listen as well.

And then, he heard it.

He heard, coming from afar, faint but clear, filled with anger…

The Dragon’s Chant.