“Honey, what do you think about Janet Arnold and her sister?” Billy and Harleen were lying in bed, and Harleen rested her head on Billy’s arm as she asked the question. “They’re so young, yet they have such incredible skills!”
Billy nodded in agreement. “Indeed. The Central Polar Domain seems to be even more complex than we imagined!”
As they spoke, James Reynolds’ words from the past echoed in Billy’s mind. He had a feeling that the Central Polar Domain might challenge his understanding of the world.
“Honey, I miss Tasha a little bit,” Harleen suddenly said, her voice slightly melancholic.
“I miss her too!” Billy kissed Harleen’s forehead affectionately. “Let’s plan a trip back to see her when we have some free time!”
It had been over a month since they last saw their daughter, and it was hard for them to deny how much they missed her. But Billy understood the weight of his responsibilities and knew that he had a long journey ahead of him. For now, he couldn’t afford to make that choice.
“Yeah,” Harleen nodded, her head leaning against Billy’s chest. “I called home last night, and Tasha was crying on the phone. It took Mom and Dad a while to calm her down.”
“Isn’t Tasha starting school soon?” Billy gently stroked Harleen’s hair as he spoke softly. “Don’t worry too much, once she starts school and plays with her friends every day, she’ll feel better.”
Harleen nodded again.
“If you’re really worried, why don’t you go back for a couple of days and then come back after Tasha starts school?” Billy suggested.
“I’m fine, don’t worry,” Harleen shook her head. “Once things settle down here, we’ll go back together!”
“Okay,” Billy said, pulling her closer into his embrace.
The next morning, after breakfast, they got into the car and headed towards the Snowstorm Pavilion. After about an hour, the carriage stopped near a valley. This was the coordinates where the Snowstorm Pavilion’s headquarters was located, just like Frost Palace’s headquarters last time. They looked around and didn’t see any signs of human activity, no footprints or wheel marks on the snowy ground.
“Did that disciple of Snowstorm Pavilion trick us?” Judge scanned the surroundings and voiced his suspicion.
“I don’t think so,” Vermilion Bird shook his head. “He didn’t seem like the type to lie when we met him.”
“What’s going on? Where is everyone around here?” Judge furrowed his brows.
“Let’s go inside and take a look!” Billy led the group out of the car and towards the valley.
Before long, they arrived at the center of the valley. They looked around but found nothing besides a few large stones covered in snow.
“Could there be a mechanism here, similar to what we encountered at Frost Palace?” Soul Chaser spoke up.
“Most likely,” Soul Chaser replied, annoyed. “If only we had asked the disciple from Snowstorm Pavilion about this earlier.”
While speaking, Billy raised his hand and slammed it towards one of the rocks. However, to his surprise, after the palm strike, the rock didn’t even budge. According to common sense, with his Fifth-rank Sovereign strength, a casual palm strike would have turned an ordinary rock into dust.
Judge felt surprised as he witnessed this scene.
“Boss, there’s something wrong with that rock!” Frostblade also noticed the anomaly. While speaking, he walked towards the rock, followed closely by White Tiger and Rakshasa.
“Frostblade, be careful!” Just then, Ivy spoke up. Turning to Billy, she said, “Billy, something’s not right. There should be a formation set up in this valley!”
“A formation?” Stout was momentarily confused. “Are you saying that the rock has been enchanted with a formation?”
“Casey and Ivy, stay here. Everyone else, retreat to the entrance of the valley!” Billy said in a deep voice.
“Alright!” The group hesitated for a moment before rushing towards the entrance of the valley.
Whoosh!
Almost as soon as they moved, a powerful aura suddenly appeared, sweeping through the entire valley like a hurricane. Judge and Soul Chaser, despite their defensive measures, were still struck by the aura, causing their blood to surge. Fortunately, they quickly escaped the range of the aura’s attack, or else they would have suffered injuries of varying degrees.
“Be careful, all of you!” After reaching the entrance of the valley, Harleen shouted loudly towards Billy and the others.
Azure Dragon, Night Orchid, and the others also showed a hint of worry on their faces.
“We’re fine, don’t worry!” Billy shouted back.
Although the aura was formidable, it couldn’t break through their defenses for the time being.
“This formation is not simple. If I’m not mistaken, it should be at least a fifth-grade formation.” Ivy said with a slight frown after a while.
Formations were divided into nine grades, from lowest to highest. A first-grade formation was the weakest, while a ninth-grade formation was the strongest. The strongest formation they had encountered in Glavale was the one at the Ink Pavilion headquarters, which condensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the Ink Pool. That formation, in terms of grade, should be around fifth-grade, making it a high-level formation.
Billy nodded slightly and instructed, “You two be careful. Give me a few minutes, and I’ll try to break the formation!”
His spiritual power had increased several times since his time at the Ink Pavilion, making it difficult for ordinary formations to trap him.
“Okay!” Casey and Ivy both nodded.
Then, Billy released his spiritual power, enveloping the entire valley. Soon, the aura in the valley vanished, replaced by countless ice shards, about half a meter long, falling rapidly from the sky like sharp blades, blocking every path. Judging from the momentum of these ice shards, their power was obviously on a whole different level compared to the previous aura. Fortunately, they still couldn’t pose a significant threat to Billy and the others. The ice shards exploded upon hitting their defensive auras.
After a few minutes, just like the previous aura formation, all the ice shards in the sky suddenly disappeared, and the valley returned to calmness.
Boom!
However, not even a minute later, a thunderous sound came from the void.
“We might want to move away a bit!” Casey raised his hand and looked up, his voice solemn.
“Billy, maybe we should leave first?” Ivy’s expression also changed slightly.
Suddenly, hundreds of ice balls appeared in the sky. The smallest had a diameter of about thirty to forty centimeters, while the largest was over two meters, obscuring the sky. Following that, the ice balls descended from the sky like meteorites, crashing towards the valley with astonishing momentum.