Absorb the power of the totem

Later... Lin Xiao would ensure everyone was insured. As for setting them up to be killed, Lin Xiao would never do it. After all, they weren't fools; they would see through such an obvious scheme.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs. Lin Xiao took out the crystalline materials he had traded for and began feeding them to little mirror.

Although little mirror was already Level 30, its attributes were still very weak, even inferior to a Level 20 Elite monster.

Lin Xiao had never found a combat method for little mirror.

Its main body was a crystal that couldn't move, essentially a stationary target.

However, little mirror did have a few good skills, such as Mirror Reflection, spirit coffin in the Mirror, and Afterimage... but they were troublesome to use.

The crystals were continuously consumed, and little mirror's experience grew until it was fully absorbed, stopping at Level 34 (50.98).

"A direct increase of 4 levels. Legendary crystalline materials really give a lot of experience!"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.

Legendary materials were rare, and only here could so many be traded. After all, these were all talented individuals who entered high-difficulty dungeons, so the items they obtained were naturally better than those of ordinary Professionals.

"Once I find a suitable Talent, I'll give you another one."

Although he could obtain an S-Rank Talent every day, finding one suitable for little mirror was rare.

Exiting the summoned beast space, Lin Xiao saw Long Ze, Cao Xingxiu, and a few others studying the remaining totem poles.

"Found anything?"

Lin Xiao walked over curiously.

Long Ze glanced at Lin Xiao, then his gaze returned to the totem pole. It was imprinted with a flying bird, the totem of the Flying Bird Tribe.

He said, "There's residual power on it, but it's dissipating."

"These are not our things; there's no record of them in past data or ancient texts," said the Paladin Chen Qiuyang.

Cao Xingxiu had an idea, saying, "Hey, what if we take these totems and use them against the Ice and Snow Queen?"

Chen Qiuyang rolled his eyes at him, saying, "First, whether they can be used or not, even if they could—are you saying the Ice and Snow Queen isn't strong enough, and you want to give her a buff?

These are tribal totems, and the Ice and Snow Queen once led them to conquer the Ice Dragon. Do you think the totems would buff you or the Ice and Snow Queen?"

Cao Xingxiu shrugged, "Alright, I was just making a suggestion."

Lin Xiao listened to their discussion, his gaze sweeping over the 18 totem poles. The patterns on them were bizarre and varied: birds, snakes, shields, stones, daggers... "They're a bit like various Professions," Lin Xiao murmured.

At this moment, a prompt appeared in the Abyssal Eye.

[little mirror can absorb the power of the totem pole. Do you choose to absorb it?]

Lin Xiao: "???"

Seeing the prompt, Lin Xiao was stunned.

It could absorb this too?

Without thinking, he immediately agreed.

Immediately after, Lin Xiao noticed little mirror in the summoning space glowing faintly, emitting ripples of light, as an invisible "gas" gradually merged into its body.

Soon, the Flying Bird Tribe's totem dimmed, its power completely absorbed by little mirror.

Lin Xiao then walked towards the second one... "Do you understand these totems?"

Long Ze suddenly asked, walking beside Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao: "Why do you say that?"

"I saw you looking at them very intently, as if you knew about these totems."

"I don't know them," Lin Xiao shook his head.

He was just trying to better absorb the totems' power.

Half an hour later, a notification sound rang out.

[little mirror absorbed the power of the totem, gaining the skill—Totem Mark.]

[Totem Mark: After obtaining the mark, activate the awakened power within the body (Duration: 30 seconds).]

"Awakening?"

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Could it temporarily gain awakened power?

This skill was incredible!

To further confirm, Lin Xiao inquired about Awakening from Long Ze.

"Awakening skill?"

"Yes, after completing Class Awakening, you gain an Awakening skill, as well as Talents and passive skills."

Long Ze truthfully answered Lin Xiao's questions, as these were not secrets.

Lin Xiao exclaimed, "You can even gain Talents?!"

Long Ze smiled slightly, "Yes, there's a huge difference between being awakened and not. This is a watershed, and many get stuck here.

They get stuck here not because they can't awaken, but because they're afraid of death. The Awakening dungeon isn't simple; once you enter, you can't leave. There are only two choices: clear it or die.

Therefore, the Awakening dungeon has the highest death rate."

...Two days of rest.

Everyone had fully recovered and was ready to delve deeper.

"According to legend, we might be facing the final dungeon BOSS next. I hope everyone is mentally prepared," Long Ze reminded them.

The Ice and Snow Queen led 108 Tribal Warriors to conquer the Ice Dragon.

Now that they had passed the Tribal Warrior stage, only the Ice and Snow Queen remained.

Cao Xingxiu laughed, "13 to 1, the advantage is mine."

As they delved deeper, the temperature dropped even further, and the ground was covered with a layer of white frost. An Ice Snow Queens Palace suddenly appeared in everyone's sight like a giant beast.

The palace was entirely constructed from massive ice blocks, each piece of ice so clear it was almost transparent, like millennia-old, impurity-free cold crystal. A chilling aura, almost tangible, rushed towards everyone.

This palace was unimaginably grand, its towering silhouette seemingly tearing through the sky, standing proudly in this place!

The palace exuded a terrifying pressure. Standing there, Lin Xiao felt as small as an ant. This was clearly the absolute core that dominated everything, and the chilling and murderous aura that assailed them sent shivers down their spines.

Long Ze looked at the icy palace filled with coldness and murderous intent, and spoke in a deep voice, "We're here. This is the Ice Snow Queens Palace."

"How imposing. I haven't even met the legendary Ice and Snow Queen, and I can already feel her power."

Cao Xingxiu tightened his grip on his shield, his face no longer relaxed, but filled with a hint of solemnity.

"Be careful. Since it's the Ice Snow Queens Palace, there might still be many soldiers protecting it. We might have another fierce battle ahead," Zhao the Monk reminded them.

How could a palace be without guards?

At this moment, Lin Xiao spoke, "There are no guards."

Ye Xiaogu blinked, asking curiously, "You haven't gone in, so how do you know?"

"My summoned beast informed me beforehand."

No sooner had he spoken than the palace gates roared, slowly opening.

A coldness, imbued with an ancient aura, swept out.

"Does this mean they're letting us in directly?" Feng Ping frowned.

"What else? Is the Ice and Snow Queen going to come out and greet us?" Ling Xiaoqin said.

After simple preparations, everyone entered the palace directly.

Lin Xiao was the last to step into the palace. As soon as his foot crossed the threshold, the large doors behind him slammed shut with a 'boom!'

Immediately after, the candles on the walls on both sides lit up one by one. Everyone's gaze followed the flickering candlelight deep into the palace, where a massive ice throne appeared in their line of sight.

The throne stood out remarkably in the empty palace, like a towering mountain peak, quietly erected in the center of this world of ice.

That towering throne made Lin Xiao and the others feel like subjects presenting themselves to their sovereign.

The woman on the throne sat high above, looking down upon all beings.