8: Protecting her husband in the icy realm, she longs for their child in the gentle embrace of love.

Dawn light revealed itself, the first ray of sunlight pierced through the stone window, landing on Lin Qingxue's cheek.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, catching sight of Lin Chen's sleeping profile. The Ancient Gods' face was as handsome as if carved by a knife; even in his sleep, he carried a kind of reassuring composure.

Lin Qingxue gently reached out, her fingertips brushing across his brow bone, and a gentle smile rose on her lips unconsciously.

"Husband..." she murmured softly, her voice sweet and soft, carrying the laziness of having just woken up.

Lin Chen was awakened by this call, opened his eyes, met her sapphire-like eyes, and warmth instantly rippled in his eyes: "You're awake, Clear Snow."

He raised his hand, tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear, his fingertips touching her slightly cool earlobe.

Lin Qingxue took the opportunity to snuggle closer into his arms, her nine fox tails gently wrapping around his waist, her voice carrying a hint of shyness, yet incomparably earnest: "Husband, we... need to work harder."

Lin Chen was stunned, then immediately understood her meaning, looking at her flushed cheeks and expectant eyes, his heart softened, and he rubbed her long hair: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Having received an affirmative reply, Lin Qingxue happily kissed him on the lips, like a child who had stolen candy, her eyes sparkling.

The two of them lingered in bed for a while, embracing, before getting up to tidy their clothes. Lin Qingxue was already able to skillfully use the Shapeshifting skill to retract her fox tails and fox ears, looking no different from a human girl, but that peerless appearance and cold, clear temperament were still unforgettable.

[Name: Lin Chen]

[Race: Perfect Ancient God (Tier 2)]

[Rank: 41]

[Attributes: Strength 200155, Agility 200155, Physique 200155, Spirit 200230]

[Skills: Ancient Gods Body (Enhanced), Ancient Gods Pressure (Enhanced), Ancient Gods Divine Sense (Range expanded to 92 kilometers)]

[Traits: Law Affinity (Can resonate with the Laws of Heaven and Earth, evolving all things, including but not limited to skills, flight, and other abilities)]

[Name: Lin Qingxue]

[Race: Ice and Snow Nine-Tailed White Fox (mythical-grade)]

[Rank: 41]

[Attributes: Strength 225, Agility 335, Physique 205, Spirit 485]

[Skills: Ice and Snow Divine Power (Enhanced), Nine-Tails Power (Enhanced), Charm (Enhanced), Shapeshifting, Ice Arrow (Enhanced), Ice Domain (Active)]

[Remaining Mission Time: 115 hours]

After a simple wash, Lin Chen led Lin Qingxue out of the stone house. Ancient Gods Divine Sense instantly spread out, and the scenery within 92 kilometers was clearly presented in his mind.

"Thirty kilometers to the east, there is a group of gold-grade elite monsters, just right for practice." Lin Chen said.

"Okay, Husband." Lin Qingxue linked her arm with his, her smile bright, "This time I will be the main attacker, Husband just needs to watch from the side."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile: "Okay, my Clear Snow is becoming more and more formidable."

The two moved, Lin Chen mobilized Law Affinity, drawing on wind elements to support their flight, the speed several times faster than before. Lin Qingxue nestled in his arms, feeling the whistling wind by her ears, her heart filled with a sense of security.

Soon, they arrived at their destination. It was a valley where dozens of huge Golden Demon Wolves were wandering, each exuding a dense gold-grade elite aura.

[Monster Name: Golden Demon Wolf]

[Rank: 3 (gold-grade)]

[Quality: Elite]

[Attributes: Strength 350, Agility 400, Physique 250, Spirit 150]

[Skills: Wind Blade, Bite, Extreme Speed]

"It's them." A glimmer of Battle Intent flashed in Lin Qingxue's eyes as she jumped down from Lin Chen's arms, holding the platinum-grade ice soul bow, "Ice Domain, activate!"

Hum—

A 50-meter diameter Ice Domain instantly unfolded, pure white frost spreading with her as the center, and the temperature in the air plummeted. The Golden Demon Wolves in the valley felt the chill, turned their heads one after another, and locked their scarlet eyes onto Lin Qingxue.

"Ice and Snow Divine Power · Ice Seal!"

Lin Qingxue formed hand seals, the ground within the Domain instantly froze, and the limbs of several Golden Demon Wolves were locked by the ice layer, letting out angry roars.

"Ice Arrow · Chain Shot!"

She pulled the platinum-grade ice soul bow to its full extent, arrows wreathed in ice mist shooting out like meteors, accurately hitting the eyes of the ice-sealed Golden Demon Wolves.

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

The Ice Arrows pierced through their eyeballs and into their brains, and several Golden Demon Wolves fell to the ground in response.

The remaining Golden Demon Wolves, seeing this, became even more berserk, breaking free from the ice layer with extreme speed, turning into streaks of yellow shadows as they pounced toward Lin Qingxue, condensing pale green Wind Blades in their mouths.

"Ice and Snow Divine Power · Ice Wall!"

Several thick ice walls instantly rose in front of Lin Qingxue, blocking the Wind Blades and the impact of the Golden Demon Wolves.

"Husband, help me!" she called out.

Lin Chen smiled slightly, his thoughts moving, Law Affinity drawing on the power of the earth. The ground beneath the few Golden Demon Wolves pouncing at the front suddenly collapsed, trapping them in a pit.

"Thank you, Husband!" Lin Qingxue smiled sweetly, taking the opportunity to draw her bow and shoot, eliminating the Golden Demon Wolves in the pit.

The two cooperated tacitly, one attacking and one supporting, and in less than ten minutes, the dozens of gold-grade elite Golden Demon Wolves in the valley were all eliminated.

[Ding— Killed Level 3 gold-grade Elite Monster · Golden Demon Wolf × 35, gained experience points...]

[Ding— Lin Qingxue gained experience points...]

"Husband, look, am I amazing?" Lin Qingxue ran to Lin Chen's side, saying as if presenting a treasure, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

"Amazing." Lin Chen rubbed her hair, his eyes filled with doting, "Our Clear Snow is the most amazing."

Just then, Lin Chen's Divine Thought scanned a treasure chest emitting a faint light deep in the valley.

"There is a treasure chest there." He pointed to the depths of the valley.

The two walked over and discovered it was a gold-grade treasure chest, its surface engraved with complex patterns.

[gold treasure chest]

[Quality: Common]

[Note: Contains gold-grade random items]

"Sublimate it." Lin Chen picked up the treasure chest and directly activated Sublimation twice.

[Ding— gold treasure chest Sublimation successful, upgraded to platinum treasure chest]

[Ding— platinum treasure chest Sublimation successful, upgraded to diamond treasure chest]

The treasure chest's light became even more brilliant, its entire body presenting a crystal-clear diamond texture, emitting powerful energy fluctuations.

[diamond treasure chest]

[Quality: Common]

[Note: Contains diamond-level random items]

Lin Chen opened the diamond treasure chest; inside lay a silver-white armor and a seven-colored orb.

[Obtained: platinum-grade · ice fox battle armor, platinum-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb]

"It's battle armor suitable for me!" Lin Qingxue's eyes lit up.

Lin Chen picked up the platinum-grade · ice fox battle armor and activated Sublimation twice on it.

[Ding— platinum-grade · ice fox battle armor Sublimation successful, upgraded to diamond-level · ice fox battle armor]

[Ding— diamond-level · ice fox battle armor Sublimation successful, upgraded to epic-grade · ice fox battle armor]

The ice fox battle armor's appearance was even more magnificent, with lifelike fox patterns carved on the silver-white armor plates, emitting a faint ice mist, with flowing light faintly flashing across.

[epic-grade · ice fox battle armor]

[Effect: Increases defense by 200 points, increases Ice and Snow Divine Power skill potency by 30%, comes with "Ice Fox's Rage" effect (has a chance to release an ice shockwave when attacked)]

Then, he performed Sublimation twice on the platinum-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb.

[Ding— platinum-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb Sublimation successful, upgraded to diamond-level · seven-colored Spirit orb]

[Ding— diamond-level · seven-colored Spirit orb Sublimation successful, upgraded to epic-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb]

The seven-colored Spirit orb's light was even more gorgeous, as if seven-colored flowing light was circulating inside, emitting a majestic aura of life.

[epic-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb]

[Effect: Contains massive life energy, can quickly recover injuries, improve Physique, and has an auxiliary effect on conceiving life]

"Has an auxiliary effect on conceiving life?" Lin Chen looked at the Spirit orb's description, raised an eyebrow, and handed it to Lin Qingxue, "This is just right for you."

Lin Qingxue took the epic-grade · seven-colored Spirit orb, felt the majestic life energy inside, her cheeks slightly red, and said softly: "Thank you, Husband."

She held the Spirit orb and absorbed its energy. A warm energy flowed through her whole body, and her Physique attribute slowly rose.

[Lin Qingxue Attributes: Physique 205 → 225]

"Great, Physique has increased." Lin Qingxue said happily.

Lin Chen smiled and looked into the distance: "Let's continue moving forward, strive to find more treasures before the mission ends."

"Mm!" Lin Qingxue nodded, linking Lin Chen's arm, "Husband, where are we going next?"

"My Divine Thought detected a ruin fifty kilometers to the west, there might be good things inside." Lin Chen said.

"Then let's go quickly!" Lin Qingxue pulled Lin Chen's hand, saying impatiently.

The two took off again, flying towards the west. Along the way, Lin Chen occasionally mobilized Law Affinity, drawing on the power of Heaven and Earth to help Lin Qingxue solve some monsters blocking the way, while Lin Qingxue cleaned up the stragglers with ice and snow magic on the side.

During the flight, Lin Qingxue leaned in Lin Chen's arms and said softly: "Husband, after this mission ends and we return to the Resting World, let's take a good rest, okay?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lin Chen said, "When the time comes, we will Sublimate the house again to make it more comfortable."

"Mm!" Lin Qingxue nodded, her eyes filled with expectation, "And we have to buy a lot of delicious food, Husband, you make it for me."

"No problem." Lin Chen agreed with a smile.

She paused, then said softly: "And... we have to work harder, strive to conceive a baby soon."

Lin Chen lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead: "Okay, definitely will work hard."

Lin Qingxue laughed happily, hugging Lin Chen's waist tightly.

Soon, they arrived at the ruin in the west. It was an ancient temple, although it was already dilapidated, one could still see its former grandeur. The temple gate was tightly closed, with some blurred runes carved on it.

"This door is a bit interesting." Lin Chen landed in front of the temple, examining the tightly closed gate.

[temple gate (gold-grade)]

[Quality: Special]

[Note: Contains ancient energy, requires a specific method to open]

"Let's try Sublimation." Lin Chen activated Sublimation twice on the temple gate.

[Ding— gold-grade · temple gate Sublimation successful, upgraded to platinum-grade · temple gate]

[Ding— platinum-grade · temple gate Sublimation successful, upgraded to diamond-level · temple gate]

The temple gate's light became softer, the runes on it much clearer, emitting an even more ancient and powerful energy.

[diamond-level · temple gate]

[Quality: Special]

[Note: Contains even more powerful ancient energy, has a faint resonance with those possessing the Law Affinity trait]

Lin Chen felt the faint resonance coming from the gate, his thoughts moved, and Law Affinity resonated with it.

Hum—

The temple gate slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black passage inside.

"It opened!" Lin Qingxue said with surprise.

"Let's go in and take a look." Lin Chen held Lin Qingxue's hand and walked into the passage.

It was very dark in the passage, but this was nothing for the two who possessed powerful perception. Lin Chen's Divine Thought scanned the passage, finding no danger.

After walking about a hundred meters, a spacious hall appeared at the end of the passage. In the center of the hall was a high platform, on which sat a treasure chest emitting a rich light.

[epic-grade treasure chest]

[Quality: Rare]

[Note: Contains epic-grade rare items]

"epic-grade treasure chest!" Lin Chen and Lin Qingxue looked at each other, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Lin Chen walked up, picked up the epic-grade treasure chest, and activated Sublimation twice without hesitation.

[Ding— epic-grade treasure chest Sublimation successful, upgraded to legendary-grade treasure chest]

[Ding— Legendary-grade treasure chest Sublimation successful, upgraded to mythical-grade treasure chest]

The treasure chest's light became incomparably brilliant, as if it had turned into a small star, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

[mythical-grade treasure chest]

[Quality: Rare]

[Note: Contains mythical-grade rare items]

Lin Chen took a deep breath and opened the mythical-grade treasure chest. A dazzling golden light erupted from the treasure chest, making the entire hall as bright as day.

The golden light dissipated, and inside the treasure chest lay a golden skill book and a jade pendant emitting a soft light.

[Obtained: legendary-grade · law comprehension record, legendary-grade · life jade pendant]

"law comprehension record?" Lin Chen picked up the golden skill book, a glimmer of surprise flashing in his eyes, "This is just useful for me."

He activated Sublimation twice on the legendary-grade · law comprehension record.

[Ding— Legendary-grade · law comprehension record Sublimation successful, upgraded to mythical-grade · law comprehension record]

[Ding— mythical-grade · law comprehension record Sublimation successful, upgraded to eternal-grade · law comprehension record]

The cover of the law comprehension record became more archaic, with a faint power of Law flowing on it.

[eternal-grade · law comprehension record]

[Effect: Can significantly increase the comprehension speed of Law Affinity, making it easier to evolve all things]

Then, he performed Sublimation twice on the legendary-grade · life jade pendant.

[Ding— Legendary-grade · life jade pendant Sublimation successful, upgraded to mythical-grade · life jade pendant]

[Ding— mythical-grade · life jade pendant Sublimation successful, upgraded to eternal-grade · life jade pendant]

The life jade pendant emitted an even softer and more majestic aura of life, and the Tree of Life pattern carved on the jade pendant seemed to come alive.

[eternal-grade · life jade pendant]

[Effect: Contains endless life energy, can quickly recover injuries and stamina, significantly increases the probability of conceiving life]

"Significantly increases the probability of conceiving life!" Lin Qingxue saw the jade pendant's description, her eyes instantly widening, and she excitedly grabbed Lin Chen's hand, "Husband, this... this is too good!"

"Mm, just right for you." Lin Chen handed the eternal-grade · life jade pendant to her, his eyes filled with smiles.

Lin Qingxue took the jade pendant, held it tightly in her hand, felt the warm life energy inside, her cheeks flushed, and she said softly: "Husband, with this, we will definitely be able to conceive a baby soon."

"Mm, definitely will." Lin Chen rubbed her hair, his tone certain.

He looked at the young girl in front of him, his heart filled with satisfaction. In this dangerous Survival in Ten Thousand Realms, to have such a person fighting side by side with oneself, supporting each other, is how fortunate.

[Remaining Mission Time: 100 hours]

"Let's take a rest in this hall." Lin Chen said, "Wait until we recover some stamina, then continue exploring."

"Okay." Lin Qingxue nodded, nestled in Lin Chen's arms, playing with the eternal-grade · life jade pendant, her face overflowing with a happy smile.

Lin Chen held her, feeling her body temperature and heartbeat, his heart at peace. He opened the eternal-grade · law comprehension record and began to comprehend the power of Law within it.

Sunlight shone in through the holes in the temple, landing on the two, warm and peaceful.

In this ancient and mysterious ruin hall, one person and one fox leaned against each other, enjoying this rare peaceful time, while also looking forward to a beautiful future life, looking forward to the arrival of new life.