socalfunplaces Chapter 559 North Wind Barrier
Chapter 559 North Wind Barrier
Celia followed closely behind, her figure blending into the shadows, clinging to Lin Tian like a shadow as she moved.
She can maintain the same speed as her real body in the shadows without consuming additional mana; this is a natural ability of the succubus race.
Xiao Bai remained on alert in the air, ready to launch an attack to clear obstacles once it detected any trace of monsters.
Continuing north for several dozen miles, a dilapidated village came into view.
The ruins are everywhere, all the houses have collapsed, and the ground is covered with huge claw marks and traces of ice, with traces of blood that have not been cleaned up still faintly visible.
Several walls still bear traces of burning, with black scorch marks spreading from the windows to the roof, mingling with the white frost to create an eerie contrast.
Several straggling Icefield Hunters were gnawing on something in the ruins when they heard footsteps. They raised their heads, revealing a mouthful of bloody teeth, and immediately lunged at Lin Tian, baring their teeth as they sensed his presence.
These level 74 elite magical beasts were no match for Lin Tian.
[Dominator's Eye] activated, golden eyes containing the will of the ruler.
His pupils changed from dark brown to pale gold, not the kind of dazzling gold, but a restrained color, like molten gold.
Without needing to build up much power, the eye locks onto the first Icefield Hunter, and the true mental damage bursts out instantly, dealing (Intelligence × 1000% + Spirit × 1000%) damage that instantly empties its health bar.
The ice hunter was still pouncing in mid-air when it lost all life and landed like a bag of cement hitting the ground without making a sound.
At the same time, the [Dominant Pressure] effect is triggered, reducing all attributes of the remaining Icefield Hunters by 30%, and their movements become stiff instantly, turning their originally agile figures into slow-motion replays.
Lin Tian casually unleashed a [Shinra Tensei], and the terrifying repulsive force blasted all the magical beasts away.
The repulsive force radiates outward in a spherical shape. Every monster that is hit is blown away as if by an invisible giant hand, its body completely disintegrating in mid-air and scattering into countless points of light.
Amidst the ruins, several villagers huddled at the entrance of the cellar peeked out, trembling, their eyes filled with awe and pleading as they watched Lin Tian wipe out all the demonic beasts in an instant.
Their clothes were tattered, their faces and hands showed signs of frostbite, and their lips were dry, cracked, and white.
They wanted to express their gratitude, or even seek refuge, but Lin Tian didn't even glance at them. He simply flashed away and continued towards the barrier.
His sole purpose for this trip was to investigate the anomaly of the North Wind Barrier, complete the trial, and obtain the qualification to pass through a level one main city.
Unrelated trivial matters do not consume his energy at all.
It's not about being cold-blooded, but about priorities—saving these few people won't change the current state of the barrier; only by solving the root cause of the barrier's problems can more people be saved.
Celia and Little White naturally followed closely behind without stopping.
As Celia passed by the ruins, her gaze lingered on the villagers for less than half a second before she looked away.
Xiao Bai didn't react at all; the dragon's attention remained focused on the sky and the ground ahead.
As they continued their journey, the number of icy beasts overflowing from the plains increased, and their levels rose higher and higher, even including a level 76 boss-level monster, the Snowfield Ice Wolf.
This is a wolf-like magical beast, twice the size of a regular ice field hunter, with pure white fur and blood-red eyes. When it runs, it almost blends into the snow.
But in the face of Lin Tian's absolute combat power, all obstacles were as fragile as paper.
[Divine Phenomenon - Gravity] unfolds, and with him as the center, a terrifying gravitational field pulls all the gathered magical beasts to his front, and the densely packed magical beasts are squeezed into a ball.
The gravitational field is a sphere centered on Lin Tian, with a radius of about fifty meters. All magical beasts that enter this area will be dragged towards the center by an invisible force, like iron filings being attracted by a magnet.
Then, [All Things Guide] is released at its highest level, consuming 5% of maximum mana, in exchange for a screen-wide wipeout effect.
The energy fluctuations spread outwards from Lin Tian as the center, and wherever they passed, the health bars of the magical beasts were instantly reduced to zero.
The passive ability of the Star Devourer's Staff, [Divine Grace - Gravitational Singularity], is triggered from time to time, with a 30% chance to generate a miniature gravitational singularity at the target location.
Those singularities are like tiny black holes, pulling and imprisoning the surrounding monsters. Combined with the penetrating damage of the star rays, the monster-clearing efficiency is further enhanced.
When the [Annihilation Strike] effect of the Ring of Annihilation is triggered, the first skill damage against a target with more than 60% health is increased by 300%, and every attack can deal explosive damage.
The Immortal Ring's [Immortal Body] ensures that even if he is hit by sporadic monsters, the damage from a single hit will never exceed 15% of his maximum health. Combined with the [Fitness] health regeneration effect, his health bar will always remain at full health.
The effects of the [All Laws Return to Flow] God-level skill are active throughout the entire process, increasing the effects of all skills by 100% and reducing mana consumption by 100%, allowing him to unleash various skills without restraint and without worrying about running out of mana.
The main and secondary attribute conversion and all-resistance bonus of [Attribute Resonance], the doubling of intelligence and spirit and the reduction of final damage of [Star Resonance], plus the all-round support of divine passives such as Enlightenment and Fitness, keep his combat power at its peak.
Xiao Bai's Frost Lord talent remained active, with the Ice Dragon's breath sweeping across the land, maximizing ice damage and freezing everything in its path.
Some of the magical beasts hit by the ice dragon's breath were frozen in their running posture, while others were frozen as soon as they opened their mouths. The entire battlefield was like a slice of time frozen in an instant.
Celia moved through the shadows, finishing off weakened monsters and occasionally using [Succubus's Kiss] to control lone high-level monsters.
Her succubus kiss is incredibly effective against weaker magical beasts. The controlled beasts will turn against their own kind, and although the damage is low, it creates chaos, allowing Lin Tian to focus more on output.
The entire process proceeded smoothly without any hindrance.
From the moment the first armored rhinoceros fell to the moment the last snow wolf was blasted away, Lin Tian never stopped moving.
He kept walking, heading north, and the monsters were like pebbles on the road, easily kicked aside.
After traveling for an unknown amount of time, a massive ice wall stretching across the sky finally appeared at the edge of Lin Tian's vision.
That is the North Wind Barrier.
The ice wall is nearly 100 meters high and is made entirely of pure ice crystals, with countless ancient runes engraved inside.
The shapes of those runes were completely different from those he had seen in the ruins of the ancient battlefield; they were more rugged and primitive, like the writing left behind by an immature civilization.