37: Chapter 36 Frosty Shadow Rabbit

The biting cold wind whipped up crushed snow, scraping across the three people's cheeks like knives. The snow beneath their feet was knee-deep, and every step consumed a significant amount of effort.

The snowstorm in the Extreme North was far more violent than imagined. Heaven and earth were a vast expanse of white, making it difficult even to distinguish directions.

Lin Yan walked at the very front, silently estimating the distance they had traveled in his heart.

Then he raised his eyes to look around and said in a deep voice: " About thirty miles further ahead is the area recorded where the Frost Shadow Space Rabbit haunts. "

" This Spirit Beast is extremely skilled in stealth and concealment, and it also commands spatial force, making it hard to guard against. Once its trace is found later, I will have to trouble Sister Lexuan to make a move and not let it run away. "

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's brows and eyes carried a smile, and she gently nodded, softly responding: " Mm, no problem. Leave it to me when the time comes. "

Jiang Nannan tightened her cold-weather coat, her delicate face flushed crimson by the biting cold wind. With a voice carrying gratitude, she said softly: " Thank you, Sister Lexuan. You guys don't need to worry about me then. I won't hold everyone back. "

Lin Yan turned to look at her, reached out to brush the crushed snow from the tips of her hair, and said in a soft tone: " Don't force yourself. Just follow me later. "

While speaking, Lin Yan naturally held Jiang Nannan's ice-cold little hand, infusing his own warm Soul Power to dispel the chill for her.

In this Extreme North, Lin Yan possessed Ultimate Fire and was naturally fine. Zhang Lexuan, as an 83rd-rank Spirit Douluo, was also not heavily affected. Only Jiang Nannan, who had just achieved a Breakthrough to the fortieth rank, found it somewhat difficult to endure.

But even so, she, who usually looked soft and delicate, never uttered a single word of hardship. To avoid dragging them down, she gritted her teeth and persisted the entire way.

Feeling the warm heat coming from her palm, Jiang Nannan's heart was filled with comfort and sweetness. She nodded gently and subconsciously gripped Lin Yan's hand tighter.

Afterwards, the three of them quickened their pace, and the thirty-mile journey was soon completed.

Raising her eyes to look, the snow here was even deeper than at the outer perimeter, and rugged, abrupt ice rocks were everywhere.

Among the gaps in the ice rocks, a few low, ice-blue shrubs could occasionally be seen, displaying resilient vitality in such bitter cold.

Placed in such a harsh environment, to avoid sudden accidents, the three of them did not split up and consistently traveled together.

Lin Yan and Zhang Lexuan simultaneously spread out their Mental Energy, meticulously investigating every ice rock gap and snowy blind spot they passed. The Frost Shadow Space Rabbit was entirely snow-white, which further increased the difficulty of searching in this environment.

Time passed, and a day flashed by. The setting sun tilted westward, dyeing the vast snowfield an orange hue, and a faint hint of fatigue appeared on all three of their faces.

Facing Lin Yan's gaze, Zhang Lexuan asked: " How is it, Junior Brother, did you find anything? "

Lin Yan shook his head gently and said slowly: " The Frost Shadow Space Rabbit is already extremely rare. The records I consulted previously were also rather vague, and we can only roughly lock onto this area. "

Glancing at the weary expressions on the two people's faces, Lin Yan spoke again: " It is getting late. Let's find a place to rest first and continue tomorrow. "

Seeing the two nod in agreement, Lin Yan found a leeward ice cliff and carved out a simple ice cave to serve as a temporary foothold.

After Lin Yan lit a cluster of warm fire to dispel the chill in the cave, the group took out the pre-prepared food from their storage spirit tool. While eating, they chatted casually to relieve the fatigue of the day.

Just at this moment, Jiang Nannan, who had just gone out to get some clean snow to boil water, tiptoed back and lowered her voice to whisper: " Sister Lexuan, Brother, it seems there is something outside. "

Lin Yan and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a glance, immediately stood up, walked out of the ice cave, and looked in the direction pointed out by Jiang Nannan.

They saw that not far from the ice cave, a head-sized snow-white rabbit was sticking out its head, vigilantly sizing up the group.

This rabbit had wisps of ice-blue adorning its rabbit ears, and faint spatial ripples faintly circulated within its silver pupils. It was precisely the Frost Shadow Space Rabbit they had been searching for so bitterly!

Receiving Lin Yan's confirmation, a flash of joy instantly crossed the depths of Jiang Nannan's eyes.

But the next second, Lin Yan frowned slightly and transmitted his voice via Soul Power: " That's not right. This one's age is too low. Looking at its size, it's at most around two thousand years. "

Zhang Lexuan concentrated her senses for a moment, then nodded in agreement: " Indeed, the aura is too weak. "

Hearing this, the joy in Jiang Nannan's eyes faded, and she nodded with some disappointment.

After confirming its age, since it did not meet their requirements, the three of them did not make a move and turned back into the ice cave.

Raising his hand to rub Jiang Nannan's smooth hair, Lin Yan smiled and comforted her: " This is a good thing. Since this Frost Shadow Space Rabbit can appear, it proves that the area we are searching in is correct. We will definitely find a suitable one later. "

" Junior Brother is right. "

Looking at the intimate pair before her, a hint of an auntie smile flashed in the depths of Zhang Lexuan's eyes, and she said softly: " Spirit hunting is mostly like this in most situations. Unless there is accurate intelligence, searching for ten days or half a month is nothing unusual. "

Jiang Nannan was not someone prone to melancholy and sentimentality to begin with; she had only felt a momentary disappointment just now.

Pulling her mood together, she asked with some puzzlement: " Brother, we searched for a whole day today and gained nothing, how come the Frost Shadow Space Rabbit suddenly popped out by itself at this time? "

Lin Yan pondered slightly and said with a bit of uncertainty: " Perhaps because of... curiosity, maybe. "

" Curiosity? "

Nodding slightly and meeting their puzzled gazes, Lin Yan continued to explain: " The interior of the Extreme North is rarely visited by humans, and the area we are in has not been set foot in by anyone for who knows how many years. "

" That little fellow just now probably mistook us for newly arrived Spirit Beasts, which is why it ran over to take a look. "

After listening to Lin Yan's interpretation, Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan had rather strange expressions. Have we become Spirit Beasts?

Two-legged beasts?

Over the next five days, the three of them searched deeper along the way. Although they successively encountered two more Frost Shadow Space Rabbits, unfortunately, their ages were also unsuitable.

Remaining in such a bitter cold environment for a long time, Jiang Nannan's condition had already begun to show a noticeable decline.

Seeing this, they couldn't help but accelerate the pace of their search. If they still couldn't find one in a short time, for safety's sake, they would have no choice but to return and rest temporarily.

On the evening of another day, the three of them crossed a huge ice hill, and Lin Yan's footsteps suddenly paused.

" What's wrong? "

Zhang Lexuan instantly became alert, her Soul Power quietly operating, ready to deal with sudden situations at any time.

A flash of sharp light swept across the depths of his eyes, and Lin Yan immediately transmitted his voice to her: " Found it! On the left side of that ice stone forest ahead, the age is around nine thousand years! "

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's spirit instantly perked up, and she immediately looked in the direction pointed by Lin Yan.

They saw that among the gaps in the distant ice stone forest, a snow-white figure was lowering its head to gnaw on an unknown blue flower.

Its size was a full circle larger than the Frost Shadow Space Rabbit they encountered previously, and the spatial ripples circulating within its silver eyes were even more profound.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan and Lin Yan exchanged a glance and nodded slightly to signal each other. The next moment, her figure turned into a stream of light and suddenly rushed out.

The sharp sound of breaking air startled the Frost Shadow Space Rabbit. It abruptly raised its head, its silver pupils instantly locking onto the speeding Zhang Lexuan as a silver glow lit up on its body.

The next second, accompanied by a wave of clear spatial ripples, its figure instantly disappeared from the spot and appeared on an ice pillar several hundred meters away.

" Want to run? "