Rescued

The golden spear that had been stuck in the ground suddenly flew back into the woman's hand at high speed after she raised her hand.

Sion sensed danger from the snow again, ducking down just before the spear passed him.

"Why are you attacking me? Who the hell are you?" Sion asked, a little desperate.

The woman did not answer as she took a step forward, holding the spear tightly. Her murderous intent was fully unleashed.

The spear in her hand suddenly began to glow gold as she concentrated a large amount of Qi into it.

Just as she was about to throw it again.

The air suddenly changed.

Silence. An absolute and oppressive silence took over the place.

And then the temperature plummeted.

Sion began to tremble, and for the first time since he arrived in this world, his body felt cold.

The woman in golden armor felt her Qi being suppressed by the cold that was decreasing with every passing second.

'Shit, I've alerted a Snow Spirit, the guardian of the outer forest, I have to finish this now.

'Before he arrives, without a chance of failure.

Snow began to fall as if in a terrible storm, the snowflakes no longer fine and delicate. They became pieces of sharp ice that tore through the air at high speed.

The golden guardian gritted her teeth and gripped her spear even tighter, her metal Qi was fully released, roaring around her body like sharp blades spinning in golden circles of energy.

"I can't use my Qi here much longer, I'll kill him before he gets here."

The golden Qi concentrated entirely on the spear, transforming it into a terrifying blade capable of cutting through anything.

The pressure caused the ground and the surrounding trees to crack as countless cut marks appeared.

She didn't wait any longer and jumped towards Sion, this time there would be no room for error. Her body became just a sharp golden blur that would cut through everything in front of her.

Sion sensed an even greater danger as his mark glowed wildly. Sion tried to use his eyes to control the snow and try to do something, but it was useless. Before he could do anything, the golden light was inches from his forehead.

'Is this the end?'

Just as he thought he was going to die, he saw something unbelievable. It was as if the snow had frozen the air, as if time had hesitated briefly.

A presence fell on the area.

Sion could barely breathe, but the pressure quickly disappeared for him.

His body couldn't move, but he saw, in front of his body, a thin layer of ice rise from the ground like a barrier between him and the spear, while everything seemed to start moving quickly again.

Then, the sound of a brutal explosion rang out from the impact of the spear with the ice barrier, echoing through the forest. Snow and wind were thrown in all directions, creating a crater.

Sion felt his body being invaded by the remnants of the metal Qi as he was thrown flying by the impact.

The metal Qi circulated around his body, wanting to cut through absolutely everything in front of him. Sion felt his body being torn apart internally for a second before the uncontrolled metal Qi was absorbed by something.

Sion's body stopped when it hit a tree, causing him to spit out a large amount of blood. But he didn't care about the pain and looked at where the impact had occurred.

At the site, a crater several meters wide appeared, the snow and ice on the ground had disappeared, leaving only a woman in armor and a golden spear.

And in front of her was a thin layer of ice. But the color of this ice was so dark blue that it was close to black.

The woman's body trembled for the first time as a terrible feeling overwhelmed her.

"No… it's already here, but it's not the Snow Spirit that protects the outer area of the forest, it's impossible for it to have that kind of power without being here physically."

She suddenly sensed danger when two giant claws emerged from the surrounding ground. She quickly spun her spear at high speed while the metal Qi turned into sharp golden blades trying to cut the claws.

But to no avail, the ice caused the metal blades to crack like glass, and the structure made of metal Qi began to fragment and freeze at the same time. The ice quickly advanced through her spear, trying to reach her body.

But before that, she jumped back, flying high into the sky and leaving her spear behind, which in a few seconds was completely frozen and turned into small fragments of ice.

'A high-grade Earth-class spear was destroyed like that?

"Who are you?" she asked, not daring to come close to the ground again, now she seemed cornered.

Suddenly, a voice rang out. It didn't seem to come from a specific place, but it was as if it came from everywhere at once. It was as if the forest was speaking.

"A mere human dares to raise a weapon in my domain?"

The voice was deep, cold, and ancient, not sounding like it came from something humanoid.

At that moment, the woman in the sky felt her soul tremble, it seemed to be starting to freeze. She realized she couldn't stay there any longer.

'Shit, who the hell is interfering with me? I can't feel his strength or where he is'.

A fear arose in her, but she didn't show it and began to speak.

"I don't know who you are, but are you really going to interfere? That Snow Spirit left your domain and turned a city into ice, killing thousands of humans. Completely breaking the ancient truce between the races. His head must be brought back with me."

She said as she looked at Sion leaning against a tree, bleeding.

She heard no response, but she knew her movements were being watched closely and felt a terrible pressure on her shoulders.

"Do you really want the old war to start again?" the woman said with extreme anger.

"The war never really ended. And a mere human ant is in no position to speak to me. If humans want war again, I want to see you try."

"Anyone who enters the snow domain will have only one fate. Death."

As soon as the voice finished, the woman felt her soul begin to freeze at a tremendous speed. She knew that even if she wanted to run away, she wouldn't have time to leave the forest.

"Damn it! This isn't over yet, you mere inferior creatures. Your forest is slowly shrinking, soon you won't have any space in this world. Just wait, this isn't over yet."

After finishing what he said, suddenly, a silver bead appeared in his right hand. The woman struck her chest while spitting blood onto the bead. And then, suddenly, the woman disappeared into thin air.

Then silence returned.

Sion, after seeing that he was safe, felt his eyes blur as exhaustion took over.

Before he fainted, the same ancient voice appeared in Sion's mind.

"Little child, go to the central area of the Snow Domain and find me. We have much to talk about."

Sion's eyes then closed.

The voice and presence disappeared completely. The snow began to fall normally again.

The surrounding snow gradually gathered around Sion until it formed a cocoon. The wounds on his body seemed to be slowly healing.

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A great distance from the frozen forest, a woman suddenly appeared in the sky. Her face was pale, and blood dripped from the corner of her lips.

"You bastards, I swear, I swear that one day I will kill you with my own hands."

She then conjured a golden plaque in her hand. It was similar to the old guardian's, but there was a symbol with her name in the middle.

The plate glowed gold as she began to speak.

"Reporting! The situation is urgent. I fear that a new Snow King may have emerged in the Frozen Forest. A city has already been attacked. The ancient truce has been broken. I request a meeting with the superiors of the southern region of the continent as soon as possible."

She waited a few seconds when a woman's voice appeared in her mind.

"Ling Xue, I have already sent the information to the superiors, you must return to the main hall as soon as possible. This is of utmost importance, you will explain every detail of what happened in the frozen forest and then we will decide how to proceed."

"Understood, master!"

After that, the tablet disappeared as Ling Xue put it away.

She then flew slowly toward the city of Coldri to recover.

Ling Xue's anger had not yet subsided, and she thought about the best way to proceed. 

In a few hours, she arrived in Coldri, flying directly to the golden hall.

Ling Xue took all the treasures related to metal Qi and isolated herself in the secret room to recover.

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..

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One day passed, and Ling Xue was recovering when an absurd rumble of thunder came from a distance not too far away.

Suddenly, the old guardian entered the secret room in a hurry.

"Golden Guardian, something has provoked a heavenly tribulation a few miles away from the city. But it doesn't seem to be a common one like I've seen in books."

Ling Xue, upon hearing this, suddenly looked up at the ceiling of the secret room in the direction where she heard the sound.

Even at that distance, she could still feel the terrifying pressure of the tribulation. But at the same time, she also felt as if the Qi of heaven and earth was blessing something.

"How can this be?" Ling Xue was incredulous as she flew out and quickly left the city. The old woman followed beside her. Ling Xue was still injured, so her speed had slowed down considerably.

In just over half an hour, the two arrived where the tribulation had fallen.

On the way, Ling Xue saw golden dragons in the sky, with white and blue clouds and an extremely unique and beneficial aura.

But on the other side, there was a vast expanse of dark clouds swirling rapidly as red lightning formed quickly. 

The lightning struck three times, each stronger than the last, before all the clouds suddenly disappeared.

At that moment, Ling Xue and the old woman arrived at the place.

"They?" The old woman whispered suddenly when she saw what was at the scene.

Mei Li was standing looking up at the sky in the middle of a large ruin of black stones, everything was destroyed. The smell of burnt flesh was in the air.

Around Mei Li's body were four completely charred bodies, they were totally unrecognizable, with about eighty percent of their bodies having disappeared from the world.

"Do you know them?" Ling Xue asked the old woman to try to understand the situation.

"Yes, she is Mei Li, an inner disciple of the Silent Mountain Sect, and the other four, I imagine, are an elder and others from her sect."

As soon as she heard this, she completely lost interest in them.

She then focused her gaze on Mei Li, who seemed paralyzed, staring at the sky with a calm and expressionless face.

But unlike her face and her unblinking eyes, her fingers trembled slightly.

Ling Xue descended from the sky, stopping in front of Mei Li.

At that moment, Mei Li looked at the person who had arrived with a cold face, her eyes passing over Ling Xue and showing her things she did not understand. 

When Ling Xue felt Mei Li's gaze, a slight pressure similar to what she felt from Sion's mark arose in her body.

Ling Xue looked at Mei Li's eyes and her pupils as her breathing and heartbeat quickened.

"Those are… Eyes of the Anomaly."