Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 2778: Chapter 2779: Unfrozen Spring
Veronia said she didn’t want to, but in the end she was still pulled into the playful group by Xiao Ji and the others. Not only her, but even Agunas and Big Cat couldn’t escape, only Feng Yuan quietly moved the kitchenware aside from the beginning to avoid being dragged in.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to join the fun with Xiao Ji, but he was busy with food preparation; if they only played, they’d regret it when they get hungry later.
Just as Feng Yuan expected, once the excitement passed and their stomachs started growling, they remembered the food wasn’t ready yet.
"Had enough fun? Come eat."
Feng Yuan, who had been quietly hiding on the side, spoke with amusement as he saw them all stop, and Big Cat even rubbed his round belly with his wings. Veronia sighed as she glanced at the nearly finished food and said,
"It really is... embarrassing."
"Didn’t you have fun?"
Agunas looked at Veronia bluntly and said, it didn’t think there was anything wrong with occasional impulsiveness; it at least proved one was still alive and not some cold, unfeeling rule.
"Indeed, they are quite special, aren’t they?"
Veronia lightly laughed as she looked at Xiao Ji and the Flame Chasing Furry Dog still fussing around.
After lunch, Feng Yuan didn’t rush to finish up the array patterns, as there wasn’t much left to do. He could deal with it anytime, but right now the most important thing was to visit the Unfrozen Spring. Since they were here, Feng Yuan felt he had to see it.
Considering he’d seen the Ice Lotus Hot Spring, Feng Yuan had already guessed what the Unfrozen Spring would be like. On the Eternal Frozen Soil, unless it was warm water, it was almost impossible to exist in liquid form.
However, the Unfrozen Spring was obviously not a hot spring. It’s likely its non-freezing nature is related to its internal energy, water attribute energy, and yet it’s not an unbreakable board.
"Wonder when it will separate on its own?"
Feng Yuan muttered thoughtfully while stroking his chin, Veronia looked at him curiously and asked,
"What will separate on its own?"
"Ice attribute, according to reason, whether it’s structural form or effect, should be different from water attribute. But until now, these two attributes are still mixed together, or one could say they both count as water attribute."
Feng Yuan replied without turning his head. Ordinary people might not know this, but those who studied attribute power would notice the problem. It’s not just water attribute; the Mystic Series faces the most severe mixing issues.
In the Mystic Series, there is a mixing of all sorts, all kinds of confusing attribute traits. There are also some cases in other attributes where similar attributes are suspected to be mixed in.
"Hmm, ice attribute? It appeared during the Mythical Era but then vanished again, maybe because the time was not ripe yet."
Veronia didn’t think Feng Yuan was speaking nonsense; the mixing of attributes was known even to Divine Beasts like them. Feng Yuan’s example of ice attribute was a particularly obvious mix.
Of course, saying it belongs to the water attribute without issue isn’t wrong either, since ice attribute and water attribute can’t be particularly separated.
"Timing? I wonder when it will appear."
Recalling the Time Branch, Feng Yuan muttered without paying it much heed; so many years without attribute differentiation, it’s unlikely that his muttering would coincidentally trigger it.
After preparing, they headed towards the location of the Unfrozen Spring on the map. As it wasn’t far, Feng Yuan merely rode on the Flame Chasing Furry Dog for warmth without rushing.
"This destruction is really impressive, a plain turned into a hill."
Feng Yuan said with amusement as he looked at the upturned soil along the way; this area used to be a vast plain, but after that battle, the overturned soil made it undulating. If time lasted long enough, it would likely stabilize into a hill-like thick ice layer.
Feng Yuan had no idea what exactly they were fighting over here, but considering it was for the Divine Artifact from the Mythical Era, neither side would give up easily.
"Reckless."
Agunas flicked its tail and said casually; though there was a hint of blame, it didn’t intend to interfere more, as there was no life activity nor plant resources in the Eternal Frozen Soil. As long as they don’t turn it into a volcano or trench kind of special terrain, this level of destruction isn’t much.
Feng Yuan chuckled at Agunas’s insincere attitude but said nothing. They soon reached the Unfrozen Spring.
Much like the Ice Lotus Hot Spring, it was a pool from which spring water continually gushed, flowing through web-like small earthen grooves to various places.
However, both may produce mist, but they are completely different substances; the Ice Lotus Hot Spring’s mist is a natural change caused by the temperature of the hot spring water, while the white mist over the Unfrozen Spring is a product of free energy.
"Very pure water attribute energy, or rather, it’s almost infinitely close to ice attribute."
Veronia observed the much smaller pool compared to the Ice Lotus Hot Spring and said, the Unfrozen Spring indeed related to attribute energy, although she didn’t expect Feng Yuan had just mentioned the ice attribute and now they saw this phenomenon.
She didn’t think too much; although it seemed incredibly coincidental, it was understandable; any extreme cold-free water source typically connects to water attribute energy, or more precisely, to the portion of water attribute energy inclined towards ice attribute.
Only these could allow naturally occurring water to disregard the cold and avoid extreme freezing.
Feng Yuan’s previous mention connected to this because it’s a straightforward inference made by anyone with some knowledge, hence bringing it up was not surprising.
But Veronia didn’t expect the purity of the Unfrozen Spring’s special energy to be so high.
"The water veins in this area are quite unique."
Agunas flicked its tail, acknowledging this as a naturally formed special environment; even the pure energies within the Unfrozen Spring are a natural product.
"Naturally purified and separated suspected ice attribute energy, nature’s creation is truly wondrous."
Feng Yuan chuckled and said, seeing Xiao Ji’s confused look, he pointed to the pool and explained,
"You can give it a try, the water there is very cold, it even has some kind of ultimate move effect."
This region of the Eternal Frozen Soil itself was quite special, with naturally low temperatures, even during scorching summer, it occasionally experienced blizzards.
As for the temperature of the Unfrozen Spring? Feng Yuan estimated it to be below zero, even comparable to some weaker ice and snow ultimate moves. That’s why he mentioned that.
Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan and then at the pool, clearly skeptical; it didn’t believe the pool without floating ice could be that cold.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog glanced at Xiao Ji approaching the pool but didn’t warn it, though being a fire attribute Spirit Beast, the coldness of the Unfrozen Spring could be felt even from afar.
The bone-chilling coldness didn’t impact it much, yet it still sparked an urge within the Flame Chasing Furry Dog to release flames for warmth, as it had no intention to touch the evidently cold icy water.
Unlike the Flame Chasing Furry Dog, Xiao Ji, sensitive to temperature, didn’t realize the danger until it reached the pool, with an impression of being about to freeze just by standing at the edge.
Of course, this was partly due to its energies not actively surrounding it defensively; despite the potential threat being akin to a rather weak water attribute freezing ultimate move, they wouldn’t endanger Xiao Ji materially. Otherwise, Feng Yuan wouldn’t dare let Xiao Ji approach on its own.
Hesitating, hearing the mocking bark from the Flame Chasing Furry Dog behind, Xiao Ji steeled itself and dipped its paw into the water, with penetrating cold surging up its paw, Xiao Ji immediately released black flames engulfing its body.
Though the power wasn’t of fire attribute, once entering battle state, Xiao Ji’s internal energy activated dynamically, pulling it out from the freezing illusion.
Giving the Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s leg a strong smack, Feng Yuan said helplessly,
"You, stop stirring things up here, be careful Xiao Ji challenges you again later."
Even if he couldn’t comprehend what the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was barking about, Feng Yuan could infer it was egging Xiao Ji on; this instance needed cautious handling to avoid Xiao Ji from engaging in a fight.
Whipping its tail, the Flame Chasing Furry Dog quickly shut up, typical playfulness is okay, but provoking Xiao Ji?
Though judging from mere hierarchical order, it outclassed Xiao Ji, yet in real combat Xiao Ji could clearly overwhelm it, so the Flame Chasing Furry Dog dared not excessively irritate Xiao Ji.

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