265: The daughter of the Immortal Emperor!

As the thousand-foot-tall female statue appeared, the numerous polar fierce beasts that had rushed over couldn't take their eyes off it. Their pupils were filled with greed, wishing they could claim it for themselves at that very moment.

After all, such an earth-shattering celestial phenomenon made it hard for people not to associate it with the arrival of a treasure, and this treasure was bound to be exceptionally powerful and precious!

These fierce beasts, living almost at the edge of the world, had long wanted to leave the polar regions. However, the fierce beasts in other areas were either too strong for them to dare approach, or too numerous, making them no match.

Now that an opportunity to strengthen themselves had appeared, they naturally wouldn't let it slip away.

"Charge!"

Instantly, the numerous fierce beasts seemed to have agreed, charging towards the female statue, shouting loudly, "This treasure is mine! None of you are allowed to snatch it!"

"Hmph!"

"Opportunities are seized, not asked for. If you want it, show your true capabilities first!"

"Afraid of you? Never!"

The scene of the fierce beasts roaring past was truly astonishing. Some even started fighting before they even got close to the female statue, making the area even more chaotic.

However, in the center, only one behemoth remained still, unmoving.

This behemoth was Xia Fan.

He squinted, silently watching the female statue, not saying a word, which almost drove Black Dragon King into a frenzy.

Finally, Black Dragon King couldn't bear it anymore and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, aren't we going?"

"This is a genuine opportunity! If we don't go now, it might be snatched away by those guys, and we'll miss our chance!"

"What's the rush?"

Xia Fan glanced at him, still not moving. Magic Cat, however, after staring at the female statue for a long time, suddenly turned to Xia Fan and said in a solemn voice, "Tiger Brother, did you sense it too?"

"I've discovered that there's a life aura inside that statue. If that's truly the case... this statue might not be an opportunity after all."

"Mmm."

Xia Fan nodded, agreeing with Magic Cat's statement.

He hadn't rushed to act precisely because he sensed the life aura inside the statue. After all, no one knew if the life within the statue would awaken once certain conditions were met.

If it awakened, would it directly attack these fierce beasts?

Currently, not all information was available, so Xia Fan was not in a hurry and could afford to wait.

Even if the life within the statue awakened, he could use these fierce beasts to get a glimpse of its strength and then formulate a countermeasure.

Listening to their conversation, Black Dragon King was immediately shocked. Looking at the female statue again, he was dumbfounded, "There's a life aura in there? How is that possible?"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Just as Black Dragon King's heart was surging, those powerful fourth and fifth-tier polar fierce beasts all used various methods to race towards the top of the ice mountain, each scrambling, afraid of missing their opportunity.

However, what they didn't notice was that the surrounding temperature was rapidly dropping, and the closer they got to the ice mountain, the faster the temperature fell.

Suddenly, a fourth-tier fierce beast, having just touched the edge of the ice mountain, was only a step away from ascending, but its body strangely froze in mid-air, unmoving.

At this moment, the blood in its body had already been frozen by the cold air, and its body was incredibly stiff. No matter how it tried to move, it couldn't break free, and it soon fell straight down from the sky.

It wasn't just it; all the other fierce beasts very close to the ice mountain met the same fate!

"Bang! Bang!"

Immediately, numerous dull thuds continuously rang out. In a short moment, nearly half of the fierce beasts fell, shattering into pieces upon impact.

These powerful fourth and fifth-tier fierce beasts actually died in such a humiliating way.

"Fortunately, His Majesty had foresight!"

Black Dragon King witnessed all of this. After overcoming his fear, he said with great relief, "Your Majesty, you were right. This might not be an opportunity, but a calamity. But since that's the case, should we still stay here?"

Xia Fan still didn't speak, just calmly gazed at the ice mountain, or rather, at the female statue.

Seeing this, Black Dragon King talked to himself for a while, then stopped interjecting. After all, he was next to Xia Fan and wasn't affected by any cold air, so whether to leave or not was up to Xia Fan.

He had only thought of retreating when he saw those fierce beasts die tragically, but now he understood that with Xia Fan's strength, if he wanted to leave, he would have already done so.

"How could this be?"

"This is too terrifying, isn't it? And how exactly did they die?"

"I didn't even see clearly, I just feel so cold here, I can't stand it anymore."

Hearing this, a fierce beast scoffed, "You've lived in this vicinity for years, how can you not even endure this bit of cold?"

"But... it's really cold, don't you feel it?"

Amidst various exclamations of surprise, the other fierce beasts all stopped, no longer wanting to climb to the peak of the ice mountain, and even began to retreat.

After all, that scene was too terrifying and bizarre; they dared not continue to take risks.

Soon, at the foot of the ice mountain, besides Xia Fan and the two other fierce beasts, no other living creatures remained.

Fierce beasts all have an instinct to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and with the tragedy right before their eyes, they had no choice but to retreat.

Crack—crack—

Under Xia Fan's gaze, the surface of the female statue began to crack continuously, crisp sounds echoing all around. Soon after, fragments fell, and the stunning woman inside the statue also directly came to life.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was opening her eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Fan couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, "It seems... the people of ancient times all had such massive physiques!"

"This is normal. Sometimes, the larger the physique, the more resilient it is, and the more powerful methods can be employed."

"Moreover... our original physiques weren't this large either."

"You are mistaken."

Just as Xia Fan finished speaking, the giantess at the peak of the ice mountain responded to him, her voice quite pleasant, "Those with this physique are all Immortals!"

"Are you from the Ancient Immortal Realm?"

Facing Xia Fan's inquiry, the woman merely pondered for a moment before responding, her words filled with emotion, "My name is Frost!"

"But... after so many years, there shouldn't be many people in this world who remember me!"

It was also for this reason that she didn't mind talking with Xia Fan for a while, first to adapt, and second to understand the current situation.

"Frost?"

Xia Fan, upon hearing this name, showed a thoughtful expression, always feeling like he had heard it somewhere before.

Soon after, he finally recalled these impressions and immediately looked over with some surprise.

After all... there had been some descriptions in the jade slips obtained from the Rain Immortal Realm previously.

Frost was the daughter of the Immortal Emperor... (End of Chapter)