Chapter 478 - 476: Ice Egg

Qing Deyun and the others quickly left the basement and returned to the throne room. The moment they arrived, they each found a spot to sit and meditate, taking Elixir Pills to heal their injuries.

They had no intention of leaving right away. First, they would recover here for a while and keep an eye on the situation below. In truth, they were burning with anxiety, desperate to see if Lin Xuan could bring his power under control. They didn’t want to see him die just like that.

Leaving aside the matter of his talent, the main point was that Lin Xuan had helped them so much. They couldn’t possibly just abandon him.

"It seems all we can do is wait here and hope for a miracle... The Ice Yin Body can suppress the rampage inside him, but it all depends on whether Lin Xuan’s Willpower is strong enough to endure. If he can’t..." Qing Deyun sighed, a sorrowful expression on his face.

It was sure to be a painful process—a long and agonizing one. Everyone was waiting for the final outcome, hoping for the best. The problem was that Lin Xuan’s situation was grim, and there was no easy solution.

"Let’s hope so..."

Aside from praying, there was nothing else they could do. They just didn’t know how long this process would take.

「In the basement.」

A layer of frost already coated Lin Xuan and Lin Xue’s bodies. It wasn’t too thick, nor too thin, just enough to cover them completely. Under Lin Xue’s guidance, the rampant power in his body had indeed eased, but only slightly. He was still teetering on the edge of losing control!

Lin Xuan’s embrace was so tight it felt like it could snap her in two, but Lin Xue paid it no mind. Nothing else mattered. She just held on to him tightly, channeling the icy energy from her body into his. It radiated not only from her aura but also from physical contact, yet it was all still too slow.

A moment later, Lin Xue gently pried Lin Xuan’s hand from her. With a light wave of her own hand, a flurry of snowflakes filled the air, partially freezing the surrounding blood. A thick layer of ice and snow coated the ground. She then gently pushed Lin Xuan, and he fell back slowly, landing on the thick bed of snow.

The bone-chilling cold still couldn’t counteract the rampage within him. The rampant power in his body was like magma, surging forth endlessly. A mere dusting of snow was hardly enough to quench it.

Although it couldn’t be extinguished, it at least allowed Lin Xuan to hold onto his consciousness a little longer. But she knew that wouldn’t last. It was precisely because she knew this that Lin Xue understood it was time for the next step.

After she pushed him down, the swirling snowflakes enveloped them. Amidst the blood-red space, the flurry of white was exceptionally bright and conspicuous.

"Brother Lin, Xue’Er loves you..." She gently embraced him again, a sense of bliss filling her as they held each other.

Lin Xuan instantly felt a surge of Ice Elemental Power gush into him from her body. It rushed through his limbs at incredible speed, rapidly suppressing the rampant power within him. Beyond that, it was even repairing his meridians!

Water inherently possessed healing properties, and ice was no exception. As her power suffused his body, it not only began to suppress the rampant energy but also started to heal his internal injuries.

At that moment, the Yulan Pearl in his body began to buzz, seemingly in resonance. The Yulan Sacred Fire also stirred within him, forcefully suppressing the rampant power! Crucially, the corrupted Essence Blood began to congeal into ice shards and was slowly expelled from his body.

But he felt a sense of comfort, so natural. The intense pain subsided, replaced by a soothing sensation. As his reason gradually took hold, he opened his half-lidded eyes to see Lin Xue’s stunningly beautiful face, and memories began to flash through his mind.

"Brother Lin, I want to protect you. I don’t want to be just a pretty face..."

"Brother Lin, I don’t want to see you get hurt..."

"Brother Lin, I want to fight alongside you..."

...

Lin Xue’s voice echoed in his mind, filling his heart with boundless tenderness and profound emotion. His resolve hardened, and his consciousness grew clearer.

He reached out and hugged Lin Xue tightly, feeling her icy coldness... A thick shell of ice formed around them, encasing them completely. No matter how cold their surroundings became, it couldn’t hide the fiery passion in their hearts.

「A week passed in the blink of an eye.」

They had been down there for a whole week, and no one had gone down to check. The others just waited quietly above, knowing there was no point. There were only two possible outcomes: either the two of them would come back up, or they would slumber forever below.

Of course, there was a third, more terrible possibility: Lin Xuan could burst out in a rampage and try to slaughter them all. If he really did come up fighting, it would be agonizing for them. Things could have been peaceful, but instead, it might come to this. Having to kill Lin Xuan in the end... what an agonizing thought.

But as things stood, if he completely lost control, that would be their only choice. Otherwise, if a maddened Lin Xuan went on a killing spree, the suffering he caused would be even greater.

However, it was clear he hadn’t lost control. If he had, he would have charged up within the first few days, not remained below for an entire week.

"I wonder what’s happening down there. Should I go take a look?" Qing Piaoxue could no longer suppress her anxiety. A whole week had passed with no sign of movement from Lin Xuan and Lin Xue.

"Let’s go down and have a look..." Qing Piaoyun was equally unable to wait any longer. They had only hesitated for fear of disturbing them, which was why they hadn’t dared to check sooner.

Both were masters, and naturally, they were deeply concerned for their disciples.

As they stood up, the others who were healing nearby opened their eyes. No one spoke; they were all waiting for a report. Their own injuries were severe, and even after a week of recovery, they had only healed a fraction. At least, they were no longer in critical condition.

As Qing Piaoxue and Qing Piaoyun descended the stairs, they looked down and saw a sea of white covering the area below. It even crept partway up the staircase toward them. Such a phenomenon would be impossible without a source of extreme cold.

’Could they have actually succeeded?!’ Qing Piaoxue’s heart leaped with joy, and she hurried the rest of the way down. As she stepped off the staircase, what greeted her eyes was a giant ice egg!

That’s right, a round, spherical ice egg. It had the two of them sealed tightly inside. It was impossible to tell if they were dead or alive. The ice egg completely blocked any attempt to probe the inside, even with Spiritual Sense.

"Brother, is this a good sign, or a bad one?" Qing Piaoxue was stunned. She had never heard of something like this happening. How could they have formed an ice egg?

"It should be a good thing... At least he didn’t lose his mind," Qing Piaoyun said with a frown. He had no way of knowing for sure, but as long as Lin Xuan hadn’t charged up here in a mindless rage, their chances of survival were at least higher.

KRAK!

Suddenly, a thin crack appeared on the ice egg, like a chick about to hatch from its shell. ’Are Lin Xuan and the others about to emerge?’