"Amaterasu, can we really take down that kid from Great Xia? I always feel there's something eerie about him."
Tian Yu expressed his apprehension, "We've already suffered losses three times in a row, should we contact the Foreign Forces to work together for mutual benefit?"
"Boom!"
A ferocious aura erupted from the depths of darkness in Takamanopara.
"Tian Yu, you're too faint-hearted. You're ready to give up after only facing a bit of setback. We must contend for this opportunity, do you understand? Our strength in Takamanopara is too weak, if we don't seize the chance from Great Xia, we'll have no advantage in the upcoming battle of gods. If we look for allies, who could you possibly think of? They're all a bunch of greedy fellows, we won't even be able to get a share."
Tian Yu was persuaded and sighed, "Then we have no other choice."
"You've been asleep for too long."
Amaterasu asserted faintly, "What's there to fear from a mortal? He just has some special life-saving trump cards. If he really had the strength, he would have already stormed Takamanopara and tried to kill us both. Nevermind you, I support your action; I'm too tired and need to rest for a while."
Tian Yu felt suffocated. He sacrificed most of his Divine Power to help free Amaterasu's avatar and resist the suppression of the Power of Heaven and Earth, only to end up with nothing in the end, not a strand of hair gained, which was infuriating.
After Tian Yu fell asleep, a pair of eyes seemed to penetrate the ancient-styled architecture and reached the outside world, "The suppression of the Power of Heaven and Earth has further weakened. The day of our resurrection is drawing nearer. The kid from Great Xia, your time of death is not far off."
Following the conclusion of the national competition, Luo Yu withdrew from public view and entered a state of seclusion. The people celebrated nationwide for three days before the mood gradually returned to normal. As the date of the World Championship approached, unease unconsciously grew within their hearts. The major powers approached with overwhelming force, and even the commoners could sense something unusual through the media. The determination to hold the competition ahead of schedule and to specifically name Great Xia as the host signaled something strange. Moreover, each major power had more than one God's Child, while Great Xia had only one. The quality was unknown, but the numerical gap caused the people's hearts to feel unease. After all, one person could at most defend one city, while Great Xia had hundreds of base cities. When foreign enemies invade, what would happen? Even if Luo Yu had astonishing combat strength, he was still limited and faced the risk of being defeated in detail. This was an issue no one could avoid. Martial Artists throughout the country began frantic cultivation, and Luo Tiance, after consulting with the Eight Kings of Great Xia, opened the resource vaults of various base cities to provide resources for Martial Artists with potential. Previously, to obtain similar amounts of resources, corresponding merits were required. But in preparation for the incoming crisis, they overextended their resources. Luo Tiance reasoned that if Great Xia could withstand this catastrophe, the expenditure of resources was justified. But if they couldn't, keeping the resources was pointless, as they would simply become war booty for others.
Fifty-one days passed, with just seven days remaining until the World Championship. Luo Family Manor. Luo Yu also emerged from his seclusion within the Shi Lian space, ending his retreat. During this time, he had thoroughly consolidated his Cultivation Level. There had been significant progress in his combat strength. Unapologetically speaking, the Luo Yu of today, with his own 'small world' within his Dantian, could easily overtake the Luo Yu from two months ago. Just turning on his phone, dozens of messages popped up from various channels. However, one message from Luo Tiance caught his attention. "Changbai Mountain frozen over for three hundred miles." The countless ferocious beasts that dwelt on Changbai Mountain were all turned into ice sculptures. Patriarch Cao and the Heads of the Zhu Clan, all First Rank Summit Martial Artists, personally went to investigate and ultimately found the source of the cold. Changbai Mountain Heavenly Pool. The Heavenly Pool was frozen, emitting astonishing cold air, radiating outwards. Even First Rank Summit Martial Artists could only watch from a distance and could not go down to investigate.
Luo Yu raised an eyebrow, finding this matter quite interesting. Astonishing cold air, huh? He instantly thought of the White-Haired Goddess from the Han Dynasty's Great Tomb. Scrolling to the very bottom of the message, he also found a photo. On closer inspection, it appeared to be taken from the air, looking down at the Changbai Mountain range covered in snow, the ferocious beasts frozen in various fierce forms. The rolling cold air seemed almost tangible, spilling out from the Heavenly Pool atop the mountain. The Heavenly Pool was frozen, forming blue Profound Ice, like a mirror. Luo Yu fell into thought. Changbai Mountain Heavenly Pool had been known as unfrozen all year round and bottomless, with no instrument being able to detect the conditions at the bottom of the pool, even before the resurgence of Spiritual Energy. After the resurgence, the Heavenly Pool became even more mysterious. However, since it was a stronghold for ferocious beasts, and there was no clear opportunity, there had been no human exploration. Now that it was frozen over for three hundred miles, it attracted everyone's attention. Nonetheless, not even a First Rank Summit Martial Artist could approach the frozen Heavenly Pool, so curiosity was of no use.
Luo Yu knew more than others did. Seeing the cold air emanating from that photo, he was ninety percent certain that this was the trace left by the White-Haired Goddess. Otherwise, such a coincidence would not exist in the world. "Could she have descended to the bottom of the Heavenly Pool? What's down there?" Luo Yu pondered with a puzzled expression. Fortunately, the person with such powerful means didn't direct it against mortals; instead, it indirectly eliminated a large number of ferocious beasts, alleviating a major problem for the base cities near Changbai Mountain.