The wind and snow filled the sky, and it was as difficult as ever to move an inch in the core area.

  It was the first time for Thorne and the others to come to the core area. From the outside, it wasn't easy to see the difference from the outer area. But once they really entered it, they could feel the huge difference, making people wonder if they had accidentally stepped into another world.

  Before, Chen Yue hadn't felt anything special. But after knowing the secret of the ancient ruins, he vaguely understood that perhaps it was the power of that ancient ruin that had changed the terrain here into two such different places.

  Thinking of this, Chen Yue couldn't help but think of the mysterious ice lake in the core area in his mind. Was it also affected by this power that it appeared?

  Shaking his head, Chen Yue put these doubts aside. Everything would be known when they reached the ancient ruins.

  The Space Suit had a good effect. Although thick snowflakes had already accumulated on the cold-proof clothing, his body didn't feel the slightest bit of cold. Unfortunately, it couldn't filter the air, so the mouth and nose were exposed outside. But it was still barely bearable.

  "Damn it! What a hell of a place. You can't see anything clearly even five meters away." Poison Dragon beside him suddenly complained loudly. The temperature here was extremely cold, and his words seemed to have a stiff taste, but they could still be understood with effort.

  Thorne and the other two nodded one after another, with a bit of worry on their brows. And the great magician's face was obviously even worse. He couldn't even see clearly the things one meter away. If Poison Dragon and the others walked a little farther away, he would surely get lost and never find his way out again.

  With a cold snort, the great magician was about to cast the Eagle Eye spell on himself. However, immediately after that, his face changed. The difficulty of using magic here was actually two or three times greater than that in the outer area, and the effectiveness of the Eagle Eye spell was also greatly affected. It could only clearly see the environment within seven or eight meters, which was a little better than Poison Dragon and the others.

  "Five meters, eight meters." Chen Yue touched his smooth chin, feeling the strange sensation of having an extra layer of skin, and his eyes flickered a bit.

  He himself could see the environment more than ten meters away.

  "Could it be because of the fighting qi?" Chen Yue somewhat understood. After all, the fighting qi was an outer energy. Its destructive property was too strong, and its ability to transform human muscles, bones, and cells was extremely limited. Therefore, even Thorne, who was at the fifth level, couldn't compare with Chen Yue, who had only experienced two transformations, in terms of physical body.

  And the soft eyes were the organs that were the most difficult for the fighting qi to transform. No wonder everyone's eyesight was far inferior to his.

  Chen Yue once again felt the power of the "Health Preservation Formula".

  Slightly pursing his lips, the idea of telling the truth circled in Chen Yue's mind for a while and then disappeared. Among these people here, except for Thorne, they were all considered competitors. It was okay if they hadn't seen the ancient ruins yet. But if they really arrived there, it was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't start a fight. It was better to keep some trump cards.

  Chen Yue didn't say anything, and the others didn't pay attention either. After all, they all thought that Chen Yue was a fighter. No matter how powerful a fighter was, in many aspects, it was actually very difficult to compare with the effects of magic.

  With the great magician acting as the guide, Chen Yue lagged behind a few steps and quietly told him that he could see the scene within more than ten meters and asked him to follow closely beside him.

  After all, in the core area, no one knew what they would encounter.

  Hearing this, Thorne's confidence increased greatly. Here, even being able to see one meter more clearly often could determine one's fate. He was even more glad that he had formed an alliance with Chen Yue.

  However, in the face of danger, a distance of more than ten meters was far from enough.

  After thinking for a while, Chen Yue quietly made a gesture. Thorne immediately understood and moved his body forward a little, just blocking the others' gazes towards this side a little.

  "It's so cold." Pretending to rub his lips with his hands to attract the intentional or unintentional gazes of the others, Chen Yue slightly tilted his other hand backward under the cover of Thorne.

  Chen Yue mastered the distance just right, exactly more than five meters away. The great magician was leading the way in front and had no time to pay attention to other things. The rest of the people were just in the blind spot of his vision and didn't see that there was already a blue-striped card on Chen Yue's fingertip. With a flash of light on the card, the figure of the Frozen Rabbit appeared and then disappeared into the wind and snow.

  After half a day of recovery, the Frozen Rabbit had recovered a lot. Although it was still reluctant to participate in the battle, it was more than enough for reconnaissance.

  After chatting casually for a few sentences, Chen Yue walked back. No one expected that a "nail" had been placed out in just that instant.

  Unlike Chen Yue and the others, the Frozen Rabbit completely ignored the wind and snow here and soon ran far away. However, it didn't go too far away either. Instead, it maintained a straight-line distance of 500 meters and diligently made circular movements.

  When the distance was far, communication became difficult. But simple warnings could still be detected from the changes in the spiritual connection. Therefore, Chen Yue wasn't worried about missing anything.

  There was no distinction between day and night in the core area. The group walked with great difficulty towards the north. They didn't know how long they had walked, but everything in front of them was still the same. The snow kept falling, and the wind kept blowing. Only the increasingly lower temperature proved that the group was indeed walking towards the deeper part of the core area.

  The temperature here was already terrifyingly low. Even with the Space Suit, without the strength above the fifth level, it was impossible to persist in the core area.

  Thick ice scraps formed on the exposed mouth and nose. When one spoke, they would fall down with a clatter, looking extremely terrifying. If these people weren't extraordinary, barely using the fighting qi and magic power to support themselves, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on either. Chen Yue was even worse. He didn't have the fighting qi to protect his body, and the life force was uncontrollable. He could only rely on his body's recovery ability to endure.

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  Later, Chen Yue let the ice form on his mouth and nose. Without directly feeling the external cold, he felt a bit better instead. However, holding his breath couldn't last long and wasn't a long-term solution.

  Fortunately, they didn't encounter any magical beasts along the way.

  Such extreme cold really made people doubt whether there could be any magical beasts alive.

  The same doubt floated in everyone's hearts. After all, for them, the biggest threat in the core area was probably magical beasts.

  This question was asked by one of the people from the Heavenly Azure.

  "Definitely there are." Poison Dragon's answer was extremely certain. Judging from his tone, he had obviously done some research before. "Hundreds of years ago, a sixth-level magical beast once ran out of the core area. No one knew what happened. It made a big fuss in a nearby city and killed countless experts. Even when the empire sent out a seventh-level existence, it couldn't subdue it. Finally, they begged Venia from the Apostle Association to take action, and only then was it subdued."

  "Teacher Venia?" Chen Yue's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything and just secretly paid attention.

  The others had more or less a look of fear in their eyes. There was no doubt that if they were really unlucky enough to encounter a sixth-level magical beast, they probably wouldn't even be able to escape.

  "Don't worry. There aren't so many sixth-level magical beasts." Poison Dragon laughed loudly. The hot air he exhaled didn't go far before it turned into countless tiny ice scraps and fell down. This scene looked extremely strange.

  "Maybe the one hundreds of years ago was the last one. Besides, we haven't encountered even the shadow of a magical beast after walking for so long. It can be seen that even if there are magical beasts here, they are extremely rare. We're not that unlucky. Speaking of which, I still want to see what's the difference between the magical beasts here and those outside."

  The others looked at him somewhat resentfully. Encountering magical beasts? The magical beasts in the core area must be extraordinary. Even if just one of them came, it would be normal for them to be wiped out. Such a situation was the last thing they wanted to encounter.

  "Do our best." The great magician sighed.

  No one was interested in saying anything anymore. After taking a short rest, they continued on their way.

  "Eh?"

  Chen Yue's heart suddenly trembled, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, like needles stabbing forward. Just more than ten meters in front of them, white figures moved, and dozens of snowman-like monsters drilled out of the wind and snow.

  "How is it possible? There was clearly nothing in front just now."

  Clenching his fingers tightly, Chen Yue was extremely shocked at this moment. There hadn't been any violent fluctuations in the spiritual connection with the Frozen Rabbit, indicating that it hadn't encountered anything abnormal. But what was going on with these suddenly appearing snowmen?

  How could they avoid the eyes and ears of the Frozen Rabbit, which regarded this place as its home?

  While hesitating, the great magician had already discovered the approaching snowmen and immediately shouted a warning.

  "Everyone, be careful! There are magical beasts!"

  Sighing, Chen Yue grasped the Blade Beast in his palm and temporarily put aside his doubts, preparing to fight.

  "Jinx!" Thorne and the others spat at Poison Dragon, who had spoken carelessly. Why did he have to mention magical beasts?

  Poison Dragon: "I..."

  These snowmen were only one meter tall, but their number was several times that of the group.

  The great magician first waved his magic wand and sent out a series of wind blades, attracting one-third of the snowmen. Although his most proficient fire magic was greatly suppressed, even when using other types of magic, its power was definitely not weaker than that of a fifth-level one.

  Chen Yue and the other four rushed forward and got entangled with the remaining snowmen.

  As soon as they started fighting, Chen Yue accurately judged the strength of the opponents. They were fourth-level.

  Dozens of fourth-level magical beasts?

  Chen Yue couldn't help shivering. Perhaps even a fifth-level magical beast would run away when facing so many fourth-level magical beasts at the same time.

  Facing the fourth-level snowmen, the Blade Beast didn't show the characteristic of instant kill, which made Chen Yue certain that this ability should have quite a few limitations. Although it couldn't instant kill the opponents, the role played by the Blade Beast was still huge. Each sword could leave deep scars on the snowmen. It didn't take many swords to cut off the hands and feet of the snowmen they were fighting with, and they fell to the ground powerless.

  Such a result...

  "They're so weak for fourth-level ones."

  The little snowmen seemed especially vulnerable and weren't fast either, so they couldn't bring their numerical advantage into play at all. Chen Yue walked around the battlefield and disabled three snowmen. The others also noticed this and immediately became energetic. Before long, all these snowmen were lying on the ground with broken hands and feet.

  "It's too easy." Poison Dragon smacked his lips, feeling a bit unsatisfied. "It would be better if more powerful magical beasts came. This level is just enough for a warm-up."

  Everyone was speechless. However, in the next moment, no one could laugh anymore.

  In the wind and snow, five snowmen walked out. Different from the previous batch, they were all much taller, all over two meters. Just by looking at their appearance, one could tell that their strength was far beyond that of the previous batch.

  Everyone looked at Poison Dragon strangely, which made him feel a bit creepy. He shouted and rushed forward first.

  Gently rubbing his forehead, Chen Yue's eyes flickered.

  Each person chose an opponent and got entangled again.

  The process of the battle was nothing special. Although the strength of these big snowmen who came this time had reached the fifth level, their shortcomings were as prominent as those of the previous little snowmen. The only difference was that they could hold on for a little longer.

  "I don't believe it." After the battle, Poison Dragon suddenly became furious. "I still haven't had enough of this kind of battle..."

  "Poison Dragon." The great magician suddenly spoke and interrupted him. "Don't cause trouble."

  Obviously, something was strange.

  Every time he said something, it came true. If he said it again, would it be a sixth-level one?

  It was precisely because of this consideration that the great magician stopped Poison Dragon. After all, no one could guarantee that the sixth-level snowmen would still be so easy to deal with.

  "Humph." Poison Dragon snorted angrily and changed his words. "So what? This kind of battle is just a piece of cake even if it happens hundreds or thousands of times. If you have the ability, dig a hole and bury us."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the snowfield suddenly shook. Everyone felt that the ground under their feet was empty. The place where they were standing was no longer solid snow but just a thin layer of ice.

  "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" Four consecutive miserable cries rang out. No one expected that the ground under their feet would change so quickly. One by one, they fell into the big pit that suddenly appeared below. Immediately after that, a nearby snow mound suddenly flew up, broke into countless pieces in the air, and accurately landed in the pit.

  Digging a hole and burying them alive. It really happened.

  Only Chen Yue reacted at the moment of the sudden change. The Blade Beast slapped on the ice surface, borrowed the force, and flew onto the solid ground, avoiding the disaster of being buried alive.

  "Alright, alright." Chen Yue helplessly stroked his forehead and smiled bitterly. "Poison Dragon, I admit that you've been upgraded to a magical jinx."

  Taking a slight breath.

  "Since everything has come true, then..." Chen Yue's face suddenly became serious. "Could you please come out?"

  "Your Excellency, the Guardian."