With the healing from Iyas and the damage sharing from Yang Yu, He Meng was bathed in countless ice crystals, enduring countless injuries.

As she approached the edge of the Ice Sealed Scroll, He Meng finally released her transformation, collapsing powerlessly into Bai Jin’s arms.

The Ice Sealed Scroll by Tian Hanxue not only caused damage but also reduced the target’s stamina to a certain extent.

After enduring the ravages of countless ice, He Meng still had more than half of her blood left, but her stamina was nearly depleted.

This was the most exhausted she had ever been; she just wanted to lie there and do nothing.

Even if Yang Yu placed her favorite clover in front of her, He Meng lacked the strength to change form and devour the nearby clover.

"He Meng, you did a great job! We’re almost at the boundary; leave the rest to us."

Inserting the clover into He Meng’s hair, Yang Yu leaped off Lotcar and ran to the front to clear the way for his companions.

The few octahedrons in front exploded one after another, releasing ice cones. Yang Yu activated the Illusion Shield, intercepting all the ice cones attacking from the front.

Following Yang Yu, Lotcar dragged a long trail of white ice mist, and in the blink of an eye, dashed into the tilted forest.

Climbing back onto Lotcar, Yang Yu stood upright on Lotcar’s back, facing backward.

Ice mist filled the sky, and behind, the small ice cones triggered by the explosion were shooting down toward them.

Bai Jin, behind Yang Yu, raised her magic wand, weaving a barrier, and using magic, blocked all the small ice cones.

The ice cones upon landing no longer reformed into octahedrons; instead, they turned into crystal-clear magic fragments in the sunlight, drifting away with the wind.

Taking out a telescope, Yang Yu gazed into the direction of Tian Hanxue. Tian Hanxue closed the folded fan in her hand, showing no intention of pursuing.

The light pillar enveloping Tian Hanxue slowly disappeared, and all the octahedral ice around her collapsed, turning into snowflakes that slowly fell, completely obscuring Tian Hanxue’s figure.

Perhaps the crisis was averted, but they couldn’t be careless.

The sunlight shone into the forest, Lotcar slightly raised his head:

"Yang Yu, where should we go next? Do we need to find a place to rest and then continue with the next plan?"

"Uh..."

Yang Yu was silent for a long time, sitting back on Lotcar’s back, and patted Bai Jin’s back,

"Bai Jin, the tool she used, and the effect of the barrier she used again...

Do you have any clues?

Can you find the weaknesses of those things and then find a way to break them?

Anyone else can speak freely. If you notice anything interesting, you can let me know. Maybe we can find a strategy from it."

Hearing Yang Yu’s words, Bai Jin and the others looked at each other and shook their heads.

Bai Jin spoke up, "I’ve never seen the operational principle of that barrier.

The accumulated ice magic, even if I deliberately sense it, their presence is very weak, and I can’t manipulate them.

As for that tool... sorry...

I can’t discern anything strange about that tool.

But that must be a tool that seals super large magic; otherwise, there’s no way to explain such powerful force.

A tool like that would consume a lot of surrounding magic power. If it were in the past when magic was scarce, this tool would only be usable a few times before it stopped due to the lack of usable magic power around.

But now...

The magic power in this world is still continuously increasing, and even if I use magic continuously without stopping, the surrounding magic power has not diminished at all.

As long as that tool has a magic technique capable of stealing magic power from around it, perhaps, no matter how many times it explodes, it will never cease.

And constructing such a magic technique should be easy for that Snow Woman.

To stop that thing, perhaps you could only do it when it’s being activated.

But the difficulty...

Due to the existence of that barrier, as long as that Snow Woman doesn’t act foolishly.

As long as she can successfully activate the effect of that barrier, she’ll have enough time to complete the release of that tool’s skill."

"It’s really troublesome... Fire Attraction also can’t influence her use of the barrier effect, so the only way is to think of something before she activates that skill."

But, how easy is that?

Yang Yu raised his head to gaze at the sky, which was a bright blue. If possible, Yang Yu also just wanted to think of nothing, do nothing, just lie on the grass and gaze at the blue sky.

Bai Jin noticed Yang Yu’s difficulty, "If... if at that time she chose to accept your terms, reached out and shook your hand, and she became our companion... would the situation be much better now?"

"Certainly."

Yang Yu straightened his posture and looked at Bai Jin ahead, speaking without any deceit.

If Tian Hanxue could accept his invitation and stand by him, the direction of this war, if not drastically changed, could at least be altered.

What was more crucial was that Yang Yu could obtain some intelligence he’d always wanted.

Who knows what awaits them ahead, but gaining any advantage is helpful.

"Let me say... Bai Jin, if Tian Hanxue really accepted my invitation, joined our party, and in the near future, she also becomes someone special by my side, what would you think?"

Faced with Yang Yu’s sudden question, Bai Jin turned her head and gave her answer:

"I have thought about similar things before.

If she truly becomes our companion and can contribute a part to this world...

I would acknowledge your acceptance of her.

Even though I also want to monopolize you...

But this world is not just about us.

I don’t want my own selfishness to lead to innocent people suffering. Wouldn’t that make us the same as the Count Blood and the Curse Sect that we’re trying to eliminate?

I know what we’re doing now is very dangerous, and if we were careless, we might have died there, right?

If that Snow Woman joins us, the danger in the actions to come would be greatly reduced.....

Then we’ll surely be able to survive together in the end, right?

Based on the premise that her joining is beneficial to us, I would put my mind at ease to accept her.

However, I also won’t allow her to make you her possession alone.

If she dares to do that, after everything is over, I would think of ways to fiercely teach her a lesson.

Telling her, who really is..."

Bai Jin’s cheeks turned red as the words trailed off, and she didn’t continue speaking. Instead, she turned her flushed face to the front in embarrassment.

Yang Yu smiled, reached out, and hugged Bai Jin from behind, gently stroking the top of her head,

"Truly remarkable.

Bai Jin, you might just be greater than me.

At the beginning, I already anticipated that she probably wouldn’t accept my invitation.

At that time, giving her an invitation was to test certain things and to firm up my own resolve.

Sorry for making you worried."

Bai Jin didn’t say anything, just buried her face in Yang Yu’s arm, and quietly showed a happy smile.