Chen Tian looked at the two snowflake imprints in his hand. He was only two short of breaking the seal and completing the task.
After a short rest, Chen Tian's elemental mastery recovered. He instantly opened his left hand.
A giant flame lit up the entire palace. In Chen Tian's hand, a fireball like the sun appeared. The crimson flame illuminated the surroundings. Chen Tian immediately threw the fireball into the air.
The entire palace's brightness was restored. But the fireball slowly descended. Chen Tian looked around. The palace made of ice was completely unaffected by the flame.
Chen Tian felt that these ice blocks were definitely not ordinary. Logically, fire counters ice, but since it couldn't melt them, it proved one thing: these ice blocks were not ordinary but special. They could only be melted by divine fire.
Chen Tian walked to the front of the four pillars, which were located in the east, south, west, and north. Chen Tian went to the eastern pillar and instantly inserted the snowflake imprint into the groove.
The pillar instantly emitted a faint glow and then lit up, covering the entire pillar. The ice pillar looked like a glowing LED light, emitting white light all over, illuminating a part of the area.
Chen Tian then went to the western pillar and inserted it. The situation was the same as before, except this time the emitted light was blue.
The blue light reflected, and the area illuminated by the blue light felt like being at the bottom of the ocean, so real and beautiful.
Chen Tian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Only two more left. I wonder where they are. Let's search!"
Then Chen Tian left the pillars and began to wander around the palace, observing everything carefully, not missing any small detail.
The palace was huge. In the center of the palace was an ice throne. Beside the throne were statues made of ice. Four ice sculptures were placed around the throne.
Chen Tian looked through almost the entire palace but found no trace of the other two snowflake imprints.
He then went to the front of the throne and said, "Only this seat is left to check. I hope it doesn't disappoint me!"
Chen Tian approached the ice throne. The throne exuded a chilling aura, and the surrounding air was frozen. The terrifying cold could instantly freeze everything. Even players who approached would be frozen into ice sculptures.
However, due to his Elemental Divine Body, Chen Tian was not afraid of the influence of ice elements. As Chen Tian was about to reach out and touch the throne.
Eight beams of light instantly flashed from the sides of the throne. Chen Tian's senses stirred, and a warning flashed in his mind.
Chen Tian instantly stepped back, distancing himself from the throne. Around the throne, four ice sculptures slowly floated in the air.
The eyes of each ice sculpture emitted a blue glow, as if they were alive.
The ice sculptures were crystal clear like glass and emitted a chilling aura that constantly affected the surrounding temperature.
The surrounding temperature instantly became even more terrifyingly cold. Chen Tian could even feel the presence of the cold air.
The entire palace seemed to be enveloped by the cold air, which was like a dense fog, causing confusion and disorientation.
Chen Tian's eyes activated. This situation was not difficult for Chen Tian. With his Divine Eye open, his vision instantly became clear.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
When Chen Tian's vision cleared, two azure blue arrows shot towards him rapidly, at a distance of only a few meters.
Chen Tian's expression turned solemn. He instantly dodged to the left, and the ice arrows flew past his neck. However, ice had appeared on Chen Tian's neck.
Chen Tian clutched his neck and instantly unleashed flames from his palm, burning his neck.
When the ice melted into water droplets, Chen Tian let go and then looked towards the east, south, west, and north.
A huge figure stood in each direction. Chen Tian's expression turned solemn.
Instantly, a flood of information appeared in his mind. The origins of these four colossal figures were terrifying. Kuaishu.com
"Boy, you are the one who seeks to break the seal? We, the four Ice Seal Guardians, have guarded the seal for generations, awaiting the appearance of the chosen one. Boy, state your origin and purpose, or you will be buried here."
In front of Chen Tian was a giant eagle made of ice. Its snow-white icy body was as clear as a mirror, reflecting Chen Tian's appearance.
It had huge wings, a massive body, icy blue talons, and a pair of icy blue eyes fixed on Chen Tian.
Chen Tian also felt a bit nervous. The reason was simple: the level of these four beings was all level eighty-nine. This meant if they wanted to kill him, he would have already died once.
"Respected Guardian, I am here to help the Ice Phoenix. I have accepted this quest."
"Since you are the chosen one, then accept our trial. The remaining two imprints can only be obtained after you pass our trial. Chosen one, do you accept the trial?"
The giant ice eagle slowly spoke. Chen Tian nodded. He had no choice but to accept, nor did he want to refuse. No matter what the trial was, he would do his best to pass it.
"Good! Please proceed!"
Instantly, the giant ice eagle spread its wings. As its wings unfurled, two vortices slowly appeared, and then merged into a single icy blue vortex.
Chen Tian looked at the vortex before him. He didn't know what the trial ahead entailed, but he had come this far and had to persevere.
This was a quest in adventurer mode. Chen Tian finally understood why he was so tired. A single quest had triggered a trial, and not just one, but four! An ordinary adventurer would probably take days to complete it.
Chen Tian slowly stepped into it, his figure disappearing from the palace.
"Brother, are you sure he is the chosen one?"
"Yes! The Lord has been sealed for a thousand years and cannot even recover. We received a hint from our ancestors to guard the seal and prevent that thing from infecting the world again."
"I understand what you're saying, but ever since that thing arrived, everything in this world has changed. We can only wait and see."
"Fourth brother, the first trial is yours."
Then, the giant ice eagle slowly turned back into an ice sculpture, continuing to guard the throne. The being called the fourth brother instantly flew into the vortex.
The first trial would be judged by him. The other two looked at each other, then turned back into ice sculptures, waiting for something.
Chen Tian entered the vortex. As his figure reappeared, he instantly found himself in a snowy white land. The sky was snow white, and snowflakes were constantly falling.
"First layer of trial: simply withstand the blizzard and traverse the entire world to pass. Trial begins!"
Chen Tian listened to the voice in the sky. It wasn't an electronic voice, meaning this voice wasn't from the system, but from someone else.
As Chen Tian was still thinking, the snowflakes descending from the sky suddenly became more numerous and faster, covering the entire snowfield with a thick layer of snow.
Chen Tian felt the surrounding temperature. It was rapidly dropping and still decreasing.
At the same time, he took a step forward. Chen Tian didn't know the purpose of this trial, but he just had to keep moving forward.
Suddenly, a fierce wind buffeted Chen Tian's body, carrying snowflakes that continuously struck him.
Chen Tian felt a wave of cold. He felt the surrounding temperature and said faintly, "Minus three thousand degrees. It's already beyond the limit of the Divine Body."
"Burn!"
Instantly, flames erupted all over his body, enveloping Chen Tian in a fireball. This way, Chen Tian wouldn't be affected by the cold wind and snow.
However, Chen Tian had underestimated the difficulty of this trial. The wind, cold air, snow, and temperature were all becoming more terrifying as time passed.
Chen Tian's flames slowly turned into ice. Chen Tian continued to burn with flames, persisting in this snowy land.
The snow on the ground had reached Chen Tian's knees. Every step forward required a difficult stride.
Chen Tian crossed his arms in front of him, blocking the terrifying blizzard and snow that incessantly battered his body.
"Self-immolation Divine!"
"Boom!"
A terrifying flame burst out from Chen Tian's body once more. The snowflakes around Chen Tian began to melt, making his movements easier.
Chen Tian quickened his pace. Suddenly, an even more terrifying blizzard swept in. The snowflakes falling from the sky were covered with ice.
As the snowflakes landed on the ground, the ground instantly froze over. Chen Tian's body, protected by flames, was still slowly melting the ice snowflakes, though they didn't melt directly.
Chen Tian swiped his left hand, and the mission progress panel appeared. Only 30% was completed, meaning he still had 70% of the world to traverse.
Chen Tian's body was enveloped in crimson flames. When he reached 50%, even more terrifying snowflakes began to fall from the sky. This time, they were azure blue snowflakes.
As the snowflakes hit the ground, the ground instantly exploded, and countless ice spikes shot out from the ground.
Chen Tian was greatly alarmed. This trial was too difficult!
He instantly swiped his hands, shooting out a fireball. The giant fireball collided with the ice spikes. Chen Tian continued to throw fireballs.
The snowflakes in the sky seemed endless. Chen Tian maintained his "Self-immolation Divine" state while defending with fireballs, slowly moving forward.
"Little fellow, your fire elemental mastery still needs some work. Let me help you!"
In the snow-white sky, a giant ice python lazily observed the scene below and then opened its mouth.
Countless ice cones slowly descended, like a rainstorm, falling relentlessly.
Chen Tian's eyes widened as he saw the icy blue ice cones falling from the sky. "This is going to be the death of me! What kind of trial is this?"
The countless ice cones were like being in the center of a battlefield, facing a hail of bullets. Chen Tian's flames were pierced by the ice cones.
Countless ice cones struck his body. Although he wasn't injured, his entire body froze due to the ice cones, and then the ice cones instantly froze Chen Tian's body into an ice sculpture.
Chen Tian stood motionless, but his thoughts were still active.
"Blue Heart Ice Flame, ignite!"
"Argh!"
Chen Tian made a decision. Instantly, icy blue flames began to burn from within his body. His entire being was gradually enveloped by the blue flames, which resembled ghost fire.
Extremely strange, and the temperature constantly shifted between eerie and fierce.
As Chen Tian's body burned with the Blue Heart Ice Flame, his health slowly declined. Chen Tian was fully activating the Blue Heart Ice Flame, but this divine fire also caused damage to his body. Chen Tian's current elemental mastery was not enough to control it completely.
As the Blue Heart Ice Flame appeared, the surrounding snowflakes and snow instantly melted. When the snow stopped falling from the sky, Chen Tian's feet stood on an ocean.
At the same time, the Blue Heart Ice Flame on his body automatically retracted. His health had reached critical levels.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching General grade in elemental mastery."
Chen Tian heard the electronic voice in his mind. He had reached General grade, which meant he could control 25% of the Blue Heart Ice Flame.
"Hahaha! Little fellow, you have passed this trial. I admit you are the chosen one. Proceed to the next stage!"
A gigantic figure swam through the sky and appeared before Chen Tian.
"So, the first trial was for my fire elemental mastery?"
Chen Tian suddenly realized and said. The ice python said faintly, "Our Lord possesses terrifying divine ice. Ordinary flames cannot melt his ice elemental attacks. But you are different. Your divine fire is a flame as renowned as divine ice. You need to reach General grade in fire elemental mastery to resist our Lord's ice elements. Our Lord's ice elemental mastery is also General grade."
"Elemental mastery is divided into 100%, 200%, 300%. After that, it is General grade. Upon reaching General grade, the elemental abilities and properties undergo a qualitative change. You will know this when you use fire elements."
"Go, proceed to the next stage! We await your good news. We hope you can pass all the trials."
The ice python formed a circle, connecting its head to its tail, and spun continuously. A vortex then appeared before Chen Tian.
This was the portal to the next trial. Chen Tian nodded and entered it.
As the vortex disappeared, Chen Tian's figure also vanished. The ice python slowly turned into an ice sculpture and instantly appeared on the palace throne. The brilliance on it had dimmed considerably.
"It's your turn, Third Brother."
A voice came from the ice sculpture of the ice python, and then it fell silent.
An ice sculpture instantly vanished from beside the throne. By the time Chen Tian reacted, he found himself in a vast snow-capped mountain.
"Second trial: reach the summit of the snow mountain to pass."