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After leaving the temple, Mark found himself in a land of ice and snow. The biting cold wind whistled past, rolling up the snowflakes on the ground, like countless tiny ice needles, pricking his skin. He tightened his clothes, took a deep breath of cold air, and looked up into the distance. The rolling snow-capped mountains were like sleeping giants, looking particularly majestic under the gray sky. The thick snow covered the earth, reflecting the light of the sky, making the whole world white.

Mark identified the direction and walked towards the snow-capped mountains marked on the map. The snow under his feet was very deep, and every step was extremely difficult, but he did not stop at all. He knew that time was running out and he had to find the fragments of the holy stone as soon as possible. After walking for an unknown period of time, Mark came to a hidden valley. The entrance to the valley was blocked by dense woods. If it were not for the guidance of the crystal ball, he would have found it difficult to find it. In the valley, the snow was thicker than outside, almost over his knees. There was a strange energy fluctuation in the air, which made Mark feel a palpitation. He clenched the spear in his hand and walked forward cautiously.

Suddenly, a low roar came from the front, and Mark stopped immediately and looked ahead vigilantly. I saw a huge ice beast slowly walking out of the woods, its eyes were like two burning blue flames, which were particularly eye-catching in the dim light. Its body was covered with a thick layer of ice armor, like a warrior in armor, exuding a cold breath.

Mark recognized that this was the ice beast he met in the temple before. He wondered in his heart, could it be that Albert's treeman energy ran away and left sequelae, causing the ice beast to no longer trust him?

Just as Max was talking, the ice beast suddenly let out a deafening roar and pounced on him. Mark instinctively dodged the attack and drew out his spear, with the tip of the spear pointing directly at the head of the ice beast.

"Ice Abyss Beast, I'm Mark, Selina's friend!" Mark shouted loudly, hoping to awaken the memory of the Ice Abyss Beast. The Ice Abyss Beast seemed to be stunned for a moment, and the blue flames in its eyes flickered slightly, but soon returned to the fierce light. It ignored Mark's words and attacked again.

Mark's heart sank. It seemed that this Ice Abyss Beast had been controlled by some force and no longer remembered him. He could only fight with the Ice Abyss Beast again.

The spear collided with the ice armor, making a harsh metal friction sound and sparks flying. Mark relied on his flexible body to deal with the Ice Abyss Beast, looking for the opponent's flaws.

The battle lasted for a long time, and Mark gradually felt exhausted. He was injured in many places, and the blood dyed the white snow red. Although the Ice Abyss Beast was also injured, its defense was extremely strong, and Mark's attack was difficult to cause fatal damage to it.

Just when Mark was about to collapse, he suddenly felt a familiar energy wave emanating from him.

That was the energy of the crystal stone! This energy quickly flowed through his body, repairing his injuries and strengthening his strength. Mark was refreshed, and he knew that this was the power left by Selina helping him.

He took a deep breath and gathered all the energy in his body again. The golden light on the spear was more dazzling, like a burning flame.

He roared and stabbed the spear fiercely at the Ice Abyss Beast.

This time, the spear easily pierced the defense of the Ice Abyss Beast and pierced deeply into its body. The Ice Abyss Beast let out a shrill wail, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up snowflakes all over the sky.

Mark pulled out his spear and looked at the Ice Abyss Beast lying on the ground. He did not feel the joy of victory in his heart, but was filled with heaviness. He knew that this Ice Abyss Beast was just a chess piece of "him", and the real enemy was still in the dark.

Suddenly, the body of the fallen Ice Abyss Beast began to melt, revealing the fragments of the holy stone hidden in its body. The fragments emitted a soft light, like a star in the night sky. Mark walked forward and carefully removed the fragments. At this moment, the body of the Ice Abyss Beast completely melted and turned into a pool of clear water, which flowed slowly and finally gathered into a small pool.

In the center of the pool, a vortex slowly formed, and in the vortex, an illusory figure gradually emerged.

That was Selina's image. "Mark," Selina's voice echoed in the valley like the sound of nature, "Congratulations, you are not deceived by the illusion and found the real fragment."

Mark looked at Selina's image, his heart filled with excitement and sadness. He instinctively felt that it was unreasonable for Selina to use the life of the Ice Abyss Beast as a condition for unlocking the fragment, but when he thought of Selina and Eric sacrificing their lives for the fragment, he was speechless.

Selina continued: "This piece of holy stone fragment has the power of purification. It can help you purify the dark energy in other fragments. You must keep it carefully and never fall into the hands of 'him'."

Mark nodded solemnly and put the fragment close to his body.

"Mark," Selina's tone became serious, "'His' power is reviving, and we don't have much time left. You must find other fragments as soon as possible, purify them, and stop 'His' conspiracy."

"I will, Selina." Mark answered firmly. Mark did not tell Selina that the fragments had been integrated into his body. It can be said that the Holy Stone is him, and he is the Holy Stone.

Selina's image gradually dissipated, and the pool disappeared with it, leaving only snow on the ground and the biting cold wind. , Mark looked around, and he was the only one in the empty valley. He took a deep breath, suppressed the grief and longing in his heart, turned around and walked towards the next goal.

"Wait for me, Albert! I will use this purification ability to wake you up!" Mark whispered, his voice was particularly clear and firm in the wind and snow.

He stepped on the thick snow and walked forward step by step.

Suddenly he felt that the snow under his feet suddenly became soft, as if he was stepping on cotton. He stopped alertly and looked down, only to find that the snow under his feet was melting quickly, revealing the deep ice underneath. "What's going on?" Mark asked himself in confusion, frowning slightly. Suddenly, the ice cracked, and a huge claw stretched out from under the ice and grabbed Mark's ankle. Mark screamed, lost his balance, and fell to the ground.