When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 827 - 327: Trapped
On an ice platform, a wisp of ice flame slowly rose from a hole. That small flame remained steady amid the blizzard, as if the surrounding snowflakes had eyes, avoiding the ice platform and the small flame.
Beyond the small flame, there were also two Copper Oil Lamps on the ice platform, presumably Li Xiu and Qingyi's Longevity Lamps.
Finding the Longevity Lamps should have been a matter of celebration, but on the ice platform, an immensely powerful Ice Tiger was sleeping.
There were not even a single demon spirit around the ice platform, only an old tiger sleeping on it. From its terrifying aura and radiance, it was almost certain that the tiger was Divine Position level.
They must extinguish the Longevity Lamps to return, but with a Divine Position level demon spirit tiger guarding the ice platform, they might not even reach the platform before being discovered and disposed of by the tiger.
Previously, they could rely on the power of the Butterfly Divine Position Contract to hold off for a while, but now, they might have to take desperate measures.
"You need the power of nine fire sources, right?" Li Xiu looked at the sleeping Ice Tiger on the ice platform from afar and asked Qingyi in a low voice.
Li Qingyi nodded and said, "Ascending Spirit Casting with the light energy of nine fire sources will greatly benefit my future."
"Then let's go to the last Land of Fire first. We'll think of a plan when we come back. Hopefully, by then, the Divine Position level demon spirit tiger will have left on its own." Li Xiu said. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Li Qingyi also understood there wasn't another choice. To go back, they could only go on the ice platform to extinguish the Longevity Lamp. If the Divine Position level demon spirit tiger didn't leave, they'd have to fight desperately.
For now, they could wait, hoping that the Divine Position level demon spirit tiger would leave the ice platform on its own.
The two of them hurried to the last Land of Fire, on the way Li Qingyi explained, "I hadn't thought our Longevity Lamps would randomly appear in such a place. If the Ice Tiger doesn't leave, it would be quite troublesome for us."
"With so many troubles, one more doesn't make a difference." Li Xiu smiled and said comfortingly, "Besides, we don't necessarily have to kill it. If nothing else works, let's figure out how to extinguish the Longevity Lamp and leave first. We can figure out the fire source later."
Li Qingyi nodded slightly: "The fire source can be obtained at any time; what's most important is getting out alive. I'm afraid extinguishing the Longevity Lamp in front of that Divine Position demon spirit is not easy, and we can't worry about it too much."
"Why do you say that?" Li Xiu realized Qingyi seemed overly concerned about the Divine Position demon spirit tiger, perhaps she knew something.
"All this way, I've been thinking about what you said before. Although we didn't encounter other Divine Position demon spirits afterward, based on previous information I have, your judgment is likely correct. The guardian demon spirits of these nine Lands of Fire could really be the nine offspring of the Dragon Bloodline; they're hybrid demon spirits with dragon blood." Li Qingyi pondered and said.
"So what?" Li Xiu was confused about the significance of Qingyi raising this guess.
"If this guess is correct, then the Ice Tiger guarding the eighth fire source is not just a tiger but is Bi An, the seventh son of the dragon, also known as Xianzhang. Bi An symbolizes prisons and is a guardian deity of the common people. Ancient prisons and government buildings often displayed its image to demonstrate authority."
Li Qingyi paused and said, "If it really is Bi An, its abilities might be related to imprisonment; I'm afraid when the time comes, we might be trapped by it, unable to leave."
Li Xiu reassured, "Even if it's truly Bi An, it might not have mythical powers. Don't overthink."
"I hope I'm just overthinking." Li Qingyi forced a smile.
The polar bear carried the two of them over the ice field for eight hundred miles, finally reaching the vicinity of the last Land of Fire.
It was a snow slope, with a light flame burning on it, surrounded by thick snow.
When they were still seven or eight miles away from the fire source, Li Qingyi asked the polar bear to stop. She got off the bear's back, pointed at the snow slope and said, "This place is named Snow Burial Slope. The snow here is different from elsewhere; not only deep but also very light, like a trap. Stepping in could mean sinking into unknown depths of snow, unable to climb out, with no foothold around. Beneath this deep snow lurks demon spirits, the Divine Position demon spirit should also be underneath, but its exact location can't be determined. If we inadvertently disturb it, we'd be in for trouble."
"Can we fly over?" Li Xiu assessed the snowy slope ahead.
"Look at the snow here. It's falling straight down with no sign of wind. If we fly over, we'll likely be discovered by the demon spirit underneath." Li Qingyi said.
"We can't tread upon the snow nor fly over, so how do we reach the fire source?" Li Xiu pondered.
"You don't need to go; I'll get the light flame and return. It's better than both of us taking the risk."
Li Qingyi said.
"Alright, how do you plan to get across?" Li Xiu knew going together would be futile, only increasing the risk. Better to wait here.
"I have a way." Li Qingyi said, summoning her Glacial Crystal Worm, sending it ahead to burrow into the snow.
