56 Chapter 56: Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm
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Soon, Shui Wuya felt the Ice Emperor's position stop moving.
Moments later, the Ice Emperor returned to the surface.
"Directly below, start digging," she commanded.
Shui Wuya and Han Feng had been waiting for this instruction.
All the recorded locations were from ten thousand years ago, and in that span of time, many things could have happened.
No one knew for sure whether the Ice Silkworm recorded on the map had remained there.
"What's below?" Shui Wuya asked Han Feng to proceed.
"Below is an underground cavity. If we dig down, we'll first encounter the ten thousand years of profound ice marrow. After removing it, we'll reach a cave," the Ice Emperor explained with disdain in her expression.
"That Ice Silkworm drilled into the middle of a ten thousand years of profound ice marrow and has been nibbling on the surrounding ice marrow, creating a large hole," she continued.
From the Ice Emperor's tone, Shui Wuya sensed her contempt for the Ice Silkworm.
"But I sensed its aura; it's been at least a hundred thousand years," she added.
"Hasn't it noticed you?" Shui Wuya asked.
"That guy is in a deep slumber. Unless faced with a life-threatening situation, it probably wouldn't wake up," the Ice Emperor sneered. It was the same with the Tianmeng Iceworm back then.
Or perhaps, it was true for the entire Ice Silkworm clan.
Lazy and gluttonous; that was the Ice Emperor's entire impression of them.
With only spiritual forms, the Ice Emperor and Octagon couldn't help with the digging.
However, Han Feng took out a peculiar-shaped soul device from his storage soul device.
At a glance, it resembled a cannon, but looking at its caliber, it didn't seem to be for firing shells.
"Master, please step back," Han Feng signaled Shui Wuya to move aside. Then he inserted the cannon-like device into the snow and infused it with a large amount of soul power.
Soon, Shui Wuya felt the ground tremble violently.
The next moment, within a fifty-meter radius centered around the cannon, the snow suddenly cracked!
The ground at the edges flipped outward, while the interior collapsed sharply.
Han Feng retracted the cannon, and with the force of the soul power, quickly dug out a deep pit filled with snow and dirt.
"Master, you just rest on the side," Han Feng refused when he saw Shui Wuya wanting to help, swiftly digging down by himself.
"Go left about thirty-two meters, then continue downwards," the Ice Emperor directed from the side.
When the Ice Silkworm entered the ten thousand years Profound Ice Marrow, it left behind a hole. Though humans had to crawl to enter, having a hole was still better than none.
To maintain his condition, Han Feng spent half a day digging down and the rest of the time resting to recover.
And so, until the third day, Han Feng's fist smashed downwards, but his hand went straight into the rock beneath him. The sensation of losing his point of support made his body stagger, almost losing his balance.
As he pulled his hand out, a large amount of rubble collapsed and fell. In front of him appeared a downward-opening hole, its interior unseen.
"Yes, this is it. Through this hole, you'll reach the interior of ten thousand years of profound ice marrow, where you can see that Ice Silkworm," the Ice Emperor said brightly.
After spending over two days here, she was feeling bored.
"Is this it?" Shui Wuya jumped down, standing beside Han Feng.
In the pitch-black hole, he couldn't discern anything.
"Han Feng, step aside," Shui Wuya said, pressing his hand down and quickly feeling the ten thousand years of profound ice marrow below.
As his soul power entered the ten thousand years of profound ice marrow, Shui Wuya began using his soul technique.
Ice walls and spikes appeared directly in the passage below. With another violent tremor, the surrounding rocks collapsed.
In the ten thousand years of profound ice marrow, over the course of ten thousand years, the passage left by the Ice Silkworm had been sealed by some ice.
But Shui Wuya's action caused the later-formed ice to be weaker in hardness, all turning into fragments and falling down.
This hole also revealed its original appearance to Shui Wuya and Han Feng.
"This Ice Silkworm is really big," Shui Wuya remarked, looking at the width of the hole.
Since the hole descended, an adult only needed the minimum diameter inside the hole to be wider than their shoulders to pass through.
"Ice Emperor, are you sure this hole goes straight down?" Shui Wuya confirmed again.
But Shui Wuya's action caused the later-formed ice to be weaker in hardness, all turning into fragments and falling down.
The hole then revealed its original appearance to Shui Wuya and Han Feng.
"This Ice Silkworm is really huge," Shui Wuya observed the width of the hole.
Since the hole descended, an adult only needed the minimum diameter inside the hole to be wider than their shoulders to pass through.
"Ice Emperor, are you sure this hole goes straight down?" Shui Wuya confirmed again.
"Of course, lazy creatures like Ice Silkworms wouldn't bother with detours," the Ice Emperor affirmed.
Receiving the Ice Emperor's confirmation, Shui Wuya jumped directly down, followed closely by Han Feng.
As Shui Wuya plummeted, a glowing soul device followed behind him, descending from above and allowing him to see the surroundings clearly.
With certainty in his heart, Shui Wuya landed safely.
However, the next moment, he suddenly realized that Han Feng hadn't followed him down!
The cave was the same cave, but Shui Wuya could see that it was much smaller than the Ice Emperor's hole.
After all, this was just the space created when the Ice Silkworm fed, but it was still as big as a classroom.
Looking up, Shui Wuya noticed that the entrance he had descended from had disappeared at some point.
"Hiss~" The sound of a snake hissing echoed in Shui Wuya's ears, raising his alertness.
However, at that moment, the Ice Emperor appeared beside Shui Wuya.
"A mere Ice Silkworm dares to act tough in front of me?" the Ice Emperor snorted.
Instantly, the sound of the snake hissing vanished, and Shui Wuya noticed that the entrance above had reappeared.
Standing beside him was Han Feng, and before him was a chubby, large worm.
Though it was called a large worm, it was not frightening at all. Its snow-white body was rather cute, lacking intimidating spots or excessive legs.
For the Ice Silkworm clan, blending in with ice and snow was their way of survival, so in appearance, they actually matched human aesthetics.
"It just used its soul technique, mental interference and simulation," the Ice Emperor explained to Shui Wuya.
"This Ice Silkworm is a hundred thousand years old, with exceptional mental power. But rest assured, in front of me, its meager mental power is nothing," the Ice Emperor boasted.
Meanwhile, the Ice Silkworm, awakened by Shui Wuya and the others, stared alertly at its enemies.
"Human, why disturb my slumber?" the Ice Silkworm's voice directly appeared in the minds of Shui Wuya and Han Feng.
"And over there, the soul beast... reduced to just a spiritual entity, still dares to appear before me. Are you trying to serve yourself as a snack for me?"
"Snack?" Upon hearing the Ice Silkworm's arrogant words, the Ice Emperor's mental energy surged. The dense mental power even materialized, affecting the surrounding environment!
"My clan's food dares to entertain thoughts of serving me?"
