Jennifer’s gaze was icy, her right hand gripping the sword hilt tightly. “Violet, are you afraid?”
“I’m not afraid!” Violet’s small face showed no trace of fear.
Jennifer took Violet’s small hand with her other hand and said solemnly, “Violet, no matter what happens tonight, you must survive! You have to live and wait for Leo to come back!”
In the West Sea Enchanted Realm.
At the end of the ice lake, atop an ice pillar, Leo’s body remained seated on the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Leo’s body had been completely encased in ice, appearing as if fused with the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Leo’s consciousness was still immersed in the icy white world constructed by the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
In this icy white world, his determined and resolute figure had walked out of the snowy wasteland and arrived at an ice valley.
In front of the ice valley, countless ice lotus flowers were in bloom.
The ice lotus flowers emitted a unique fragrance that revitalized Leo’s exhausted spirit.
“Flower scent…” A hoarse and indistinct voice came from Leo’s parched throat.
Taking several deep breaths of the ice lotus fragrance, Leo felt his depleted strength begin to return.
With joy in his heart, Leo did not hesitate and stepped directly into the ice valley.
At the end of the ice valley, in the center, there was a large circular ice platform. On the platform floated a nine-petaled ice white lotus.
The floating ice white lotus rotated slowly, emitting a soft and holy light that seemed to cleanse any dust daring to approach.
“This is… the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus!” Leo’s eyes were fixed on the lotus on the circular ice platform, a gleam of excitement in his eyes.
After enduring countless hardships, he had finally found the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus. How could Leo not be excited?
Everything experienced in this icy white world was a test by the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
If Leo’s will had wavered or lacked determination, he would not have passed the test and would never have seen the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Failing the test would result in his consciousness being forever trapped in this icy white world.
Leo climbed onto the circular ice platform and took a deep breath as he looked at the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus within reach.
The next step was to refine the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Leo sat cross-legged, weaving seals with both hands, releasing his divine sense to envelop the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
As his divine sense slowly penetrated into the root of the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus, Leo’s body began to turn transparent.
Soon, a rune mark appeared on the first petal, a mark left by Leo’s divine sense.
Then came the second petal, the third petal…
Until the ninth petal.
When Leo opened his eyes again, he couldn’t help but laugh heartily, a laugh of success and joy.
At this moment, Leo’s body had become completely transparent and was thus invisible.
“Shatter, entire world!”
With Leo’s light command, the entire icy white world began to disintegrate until it completely collapsed and disappeared.
At the end of the ice lake, cracks appeared in the ice covering Leo’s body as he sat on the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Then, with a loud “bang,” the ice shattered and scattered.
Leo opened his eyes and stood up from the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus, stretching his arms wide with a long yawn.
With a light touch of his toes, Leo left the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus and hovered in mid-air.
Turning around to look at the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus before him, Leo’s eyes were filled with joy.
The Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus, a spiritual object nurtured by heaven and earth, had finally been successfully refined by him.
From now on, the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus would be his powerful weapon.
Leo extended his right hand towards the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus and then closed his five fingers together.
The Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus quickly shrank to the size of a normal lotus flower.
With a thought, the shrunken Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus flew into his open palm.
Looking at the crystal-clear Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus in his palm, Leo felt a deep sense of accomplishment.
Obtaining such a rare object made all his near-death experiences in the icy white world worthwhile.
After admiring it for a moment, Leo placed the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus into his storage bag.
Thus, his journey to the West Sea Enchanted Realm came to a perfect end.
The trip had yielded great rewards; not only had he obtained numerous Everlife Fruits but also Giant Turtle essence blood and the Nine-Petal Ice-Soul Lotus.
Looking again at the huge Space Rift above the end of the ice lake, Leo felt conflicted.
He wondered what kind of Plane of Existence this Space Rift led to and wished he could visit that world.
Unfortunately, with his current cultivation level, entering this Space Rift would be akin to seeking death.
He decided to wait until his cultivation reached Spirit Saint or even Spirit God before considering entering this Space Rift.
He also wondered how Violet and the others were doing and whether they had successfully killed Augustus and his men.
Summoning his Divine Dragon Sword again, Leo flew back along his original path at an even faster speed.
In no time, Leo flew out of the canyon.
When he saw the scene outside the canyon, he was stunned.
There was no longer any green grass or lush forest. Everything had been mercilessly frozen by ice.
Around him, apart from the howling cold wind, there was no other sound.
Leo then remembered that he had shattered the Barrier Light Curtain that covered the ice lake.
Without the Barrier Light Curtain’s obstruction, the cold air from the ice lake had erupted and ravaged, freezing this beautiful small world of Enchanted Realm.
Standing on his Divine Dragon Sword and relying on his memory, Leo quickly flew towards the entrance of Enchanted Realm.
During his flight, he saw no surviving beasts or living people. Everything had turned into ice sculptures.
After the cold wave erupted, freezing took time. His uncle and other forces that entered Enchanted Realm should have exited by now.
This was what Leo thought in his heart.
A few minutes later, he saw Enchanted Realm’s entrance-the Space Rift leading to Earth-appear before him.
Compared to when he entered, Enchanted Realm’s entrance showed signs of closing. By now, it was almost half-closed.
It seemed that after some time, Enchanted Realm’s entrance would completely close. Who knew when it would open again?
Leo rushed out on his sword directly.
Outside, it was a world covered in ice and snow. The vast sea was frozen as far as he could see.
If someone suddenly arrived here, they might think they were at the North Pole.
Taking a deep breath of Earth’s air, Leo felt greatly refreshed.
Returning to Earth felt wonderful.
Next, he would return to Seven Stars Sword Sect. He hoped Violet and others were waiting for him there.