680, Worlds of Fire and Ice [First Update]_1

"1, 2, 3——"

The Ice Emperor drew out the ending of the count, deliberately starting off very slowly.

Bi Bidong suppressed the displeasure in her heart and followed the Ice Emperor's sequence by touching her forehead, nose, and chin one after another. Everyone was extremely cautious, as they truly didn't dare to gamble whether the rules of this time were feasible or not. Many didn't believe it last time, but in the end, Chrysanthemum Douluo was still caught off guard.

Moreover, it seemed that Chrysanthemum Douluo's punishment had been relatively light, merely struck by lightning without any external injuries and certainly no life-threatening dangers.

The next moment, the Ice Emperor began to speed up, and she didn't follow the sequence of 1, 2, 3 any longer. This round of the "game" clearly presented more challenges than the last one.

But whether it was because there were too few people selected, with only three hundred participants, or because the rule itself was unworkable, despite nearly fifty or sixty people making mistakes, not a single one suffered any form of punishment or other "elimination method."

From the expressions alone on the faces of these two sisters, nothing could be discerned, and Thousand Waves was once again befuddled.

So many mistakes and yet no punishments were given, doesn't this indicate that the Snow Emperor was merely bluffing this time?

Yet, why were there punishments last time when the rules were almost identical, but nothing happened this time?

Could it be that clapping was the key? The touching of the forehead, nose, and chin was not essential?

Just when Qian Renxue thought she had discovered a pattern, she became confused all over again.

As one minute elapsed, the Ice Emperor excitedly stopped this life-threatening counting game. She winked at her sister, seemingly convinced that the two trials had perfectly achieved their intended purpose.

The Snow Emperor picked up the Little Snow Maiden and said to Lin Yi, "My turn to attack is over; it's time for Ice Child."

Watching her sister step down from the viewing stand, the Ice Emperor felt somewhat reluctant, mainly because of the direction of the rules Lin Yi had whispered to her before. One particular point was that the rules set by the Snow Emperor had to be announced by the Ice Emperor for them to be effective.

This was indeed something Qian Renxue had almost guessed right, but because this second trial had ended with no one being "eliminated," Qian Renxue ended up discarding her own speculation.

"Senior Lin Yi, it's my turn to attack."

The Ice Emperor gave Lin Yi a slight bow.

She came today with a new skill. After obtaining the Qinglian Earth's Core Fire yesterday, the Ice Emperor went back to focus on how to develop a new skill unique to her using this flame.

Without sleeping all night, she finally created a brand-new skill using the flame, and most importantly, it could be used in combination with her existing skills.

However, the Ice Emperor wasn't sure whether this new skill could surpass the damage caused last time, so before the attack, she needed to draw some more years from the Skydream Ice Silkworm.

I'm sorry, Skydream.

The Ice Emperor closed her eyes and, upon reopening them, had connected herself with a golden thread. The other end of the thread flew into the distance and connected with Skydream deep beneath Aquipeia Forest.

In the next moment, Skydream, who had been deep in sleep, suddenly opened its eyes wide!

"Again?!"

It exclaimed in shock as its plump and massive body began to contract, wrinkling up and looking as if it had been instantaneously drained into a dry husk.

"Ice Child... if you do not wish to be with me, then why... why do you always draw from me—"

Tian Meng gasped for breath as she spoke, then collapsed onto the ground, motionless.

On the side of Soul City, everyone saw the threads wrapped around the Ice Emperor start to dance. A stream of golden light quickly transferred to her body and was absorbed by the Ice Emperor.

In an instant, the aura of this green-haired little girl skyrocketed, and the huge shadow of the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion appeared behind the Ice Emperor, majestic and solemn like an ancient totem.

The Ice Emperor raised her crossed arms in front of her, her left arm quickly becoming covered with shimmering diamond dust, while her right arm dimmed, a blue lotus pattern appearing on her forearm, followed by the blazing of blue flames.

However, in the next moment, the Ice Emperor began to rub her arms together, a move that left Lin Yi puzzled.

"Rubbing ice and flame together? What is she doing?"

The crowd wondered.

The flame was not extinguished, and the diamond dust was not melted. Instead, the diamond dust caught fire like flammable ice, turning the flames blue, and the once fiery arm also sprouted fine crystal shards. Due to the flame, it seemed as if the once white crystals had turned blue.

The Ice Emperor's hair suddenly floated as if ablaze with blue fire, she rushed towards Lin Yi, turning the platform to ice with one step, and charring it with the other. When she was just one meter away from Lin Yi, she leaped high, her body and green twin-tails spinning 360 degrees in the air before landing. Using the momentum from her landing, the Ice Emperor delivered a powerful punch to Lin Yi's stomach and followed it with another punch. Blue diamond dust scattered across the platform, the remnants of blue flames on the diamond dust extinguished after flickering for a short time, turning into tiny transparent droplets.

After finishing her move, the Ice Emperor quickly retreated; the blue flames that had just been extinguished on her arms reignited. Facing the impending golden Damage Rebound about to hit her face, the Ice Emperor launched two more punches, shattering the Damage Rebound.

Lin Yi didn't rush to look at the panel but turned to the Ice Emperor and asked, "What's the name of that skill?"

The Ice Emperor, with folded arms behind her back and an air of pride, replied to Lin Yi, "Worlds of fire and ice!"

Lin Yi fell silent for a moment, not responding, and looked directly at the panel.

This made the Ice Emperor feel somewhat deflated; she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Eh? Why don't you give any feedback?"

[Blood Loss: 554643]

[Remaining Life: 883035009346]

[Damage Level: Gold (Junior)]

[Random Reward: Scene Recollection (within half a month)]

[Host Reward: Scene Recollection (within a year)]

Seeing this reward, Lin Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. The name of this reward intrigued him; could it possibly involve the concept of time?

Rewards that deal with the concept of time are generally very powerful, similar to the glasses that had appeared before, which could predict events two seconds into the future. Such an ability has an excellent effect on the ever-changing battlefield.

Just having a two-second foresight is already formidable, but the Scene Recollection reward the Ice Emperor received covers events within half a month?

But Lin Yi needed to open the description to see what this recollection was all about.

After reading the description, Lin Yi said to the Ice Emperor, "Damage 554643, Golden Junior level, your reward is Scene Recollection, but it's limited to scenes that occurred within the last half-month."

The Ice Emperor, looking utterly baffled, asked, "So, what does Scene Recollection mean?"

Lin Yi explained, "It means that scenes which have happened before can play out before your eyes all over again."