My carefree life in space

Chapter 262 Beneath the Ice Abyss

The last fragment of the Brahma Bowl is hidden beneath the icy abyss in the far north. Compared to other places, the environment there is much harsher, and no one knows what lies beneath the icy abyss; the dangers are unpredictable.

Nevertheless, Lin Shushu and the other two resolutely went.

In the far north, the cold wind howls, the vast expanse is extremely cold, and the breath you exhale instantly freezes into ice crystals.

Along the way, fierce winds whipped up blizzards, cutting their faces like sharp blades. The closer they got to the Ice Abyss, the colder the climate became, and everything around them was covered by a thick layer of ice, as if time itself had frozen.

Finally, they reached the edge of the icy abyss. The abyss was bottomless, filled with chilling air, as if it led to an endless abyss of darkness.

"This place is very similar to the far north ice plains of the Yan Yang Continent. I wonder if there is any connection between the two," Mo Ze said with a frown, somewhat uncertainly.

Lin Shushu nodded; she had the same suspicion.

Xiao Jingping didn't know what place they were talking about, but he knew it was definitely not a simple place. "No matter what, we must find the last fragment." His tone was full of determination.

Lin Shushu took a deep breath, feeling the faint resonance emanating from the fragment of the Brahma Bowl on her body, and said to the two of them, "Let's go, I can feel it, it's down there."

The three of them carefully searched for a path down the edge of the icy abyss. After finally finding a relatively gentle ice wall, they slowly slid down it.

The interior of the Ice Abyss seemed to be an alternate dimension frozen by time and cold. The ice walls were as smooth as mirrors, reflecting their faint spiritual energy. The cold here was not ordinary low temperature, but a strange force that could erode spiritual energy and hinder the casting of spells.

Lin Shushu tried to use her spiritual power to create a foothold on the ice wall, but the moment her spiritual power touched the ice wall, it vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea. "The environment of this ice abyss is too strange; ordinary spells are completely ineffective." Lin Shushu frowned, her face solemn.

Mo Ze also tried to use his sword energy to cut marks on the ice wall, but the seemingly fragile ice wall only splattered a few ice shards under the impact of the sword energy and remained intact. "It seems we can only climb up by our own strength," Mo Ze said helplessly.

The three of them carefully made their way along the ice wall, each step requiring immense effort. They gripped the tiny protrusions on the ice with their hands, searching for footholds on the smooth surface, their bodies clinging to the wall like geckos, moving slowly.

The cold air seeped out from the ice wall, corroding their bodies and gradually numbing their hands and feet. Lin Shushu's fingers were already red from the cold and almost numb, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.

Suddenly, Mo Ze slipped and slid downwards. He hurriedly reached out to grab the ice wall, but only managed to grab a shard of ice.

"Mo Ze!" Lin Shushu and Xiao Jingping exclaimed at the same time.

In the nick of time, relying on his years of combat experience and agile skills, Mo Ze quickly adjusted his posture in mid-air, barely managing to stabilize himself by using the friction between his longsword and the ice wall. He was panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat, which instantly froze into beads of ice in the extreme cold.

"Mo Ze, are you alright?" Lin Shushu asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, but you all need to be careful," Mo Ze replied, offering a reminder.

A sense of anxiety welled up in Lin Shushu's heart. At such a slow pace, coupled with the constant erosion from the icy air, they feared that they would fall into the abyss due to exhaustion before they could find the fragments of the Brahma Bowl.

Just as she was filled with worry, a sudden inspiration struck her. She remembered the spirit fruit wine she had brewed before leaving the Fiery Sun Continent. Those spirit fruits all came from the space and contained unique spiritual power. Could they withstand the cold of this Ice Abyss?

Without hesitation, Lin Shushu braced herself against the ice wall with one hand and took out spirit fruit wine from her spatial storage with the other. As she uncorked the jar, a rich aroma carrying the fragrance of fruit and spiritual energy wafted out.

She tilted her head back and took a sip. Instantly, a warm current spread from her throat, quickly reaching her entire body. Her limbs, which had been numb from the cold, gradually regained sensation, and a surge of heat coursed through her body, invigorating her.

"It works!" Lin Shushu was overjoyed, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She quickly tossed a flask of spirit fruit wine to Mo Ze and Xiao Jingping each, "Drink up, this wine will keep you warm!"

Mo Ze took the wine jug and, without hesitation, tilted his head back and took a large gulp. As soon as the wine went down, his face, which had been pale from the cold, instantly turned rosy, the chill in his body was dispelled, and his hands and feet regained their agility.

His eyes lit up immediately. The wine that Shu Shu had impulsively concocted had unexpectedly come in handy at this moment.

Xiao Jingping also took a sip, and felt a warm current flowing through his body, which not only warded off the cold but also made his spiritual energy circulation smoother. "Fellow Daoist Lin, it's good that you brought this spiritual fruit wine, otherwise we would have really suffered a lot."

The three drank a few sips of the spirit fruit wine, which dispelled the chill in their bodies and restored some of their strength. With the help of the spirit fruit wine, their climbing speed increased significantly.

In this frigid abyss, the spirit fruit wine not only brought them warmth, but was also like a beacon of hope in the darkness, giving them the strength to continue on their arduous journey to find the fragments of the Brahma Bowl.

After two days of arduous climbing, they finally reached the bottom of the icy abyss. All around was darkness, except for the flickering light of their spiritual energy.

Suddenly, a deep roar came, echoing in the icy abyss and making their eardrums ache.

"Watch out, something's coming!" Xiao Jingping whispered a warning. He quickly drew his longsword, the blade gleaming with a faint light that illuminated a small area around him.

By the dim light, they saw a gigantic ice beast slowly approaching them. The ice beast resembled a giant bear, its entire body covered in a layer of crystal-clear ice armor, its two eyes flashing with a cold blue light, radiating a chilling aura.

The ice beast roared and slammed its front paws into the ground, sending several ice spikes surging towards the three of them.

Mo Ze unleashed a sword aura, attempting to deflect the ice spikes. However, the ice spikes' power far exceeded his expectations, and their spiritual energy was also affected, causing the sword aura to be instantly shattered by the ice spikes.

Lin Shushu quickly gathered her spiritual energy, forming a spiritual energy shield in front of the three of them. The ice spikes struck the shield with loud "bangs," causing it to shake violently and threatening to shatter at any moment.

Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Jingping flashed forward, appearing behind the ice beast like a ghost, and thrust his sword fiercely at its hind leg. The ice beast, in pain, turned and lashed out with its claw. Xiao Jingping quickly dodged, but the beast's claw still grazed his shoulder, tearing his clothes and drawing blood.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Shushu had no choice but to remove her spiritual energy shield and join the battle.