The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 487 The Remnant Soul of the Frost Ancient Dragon
So David closed his eyes and began to activate the Chaos Dragon Wolf bloodline within his body.

His body gradually changed; his skin became as hard as iron and covered with a layer of black dragon scales.

His eyes turned bloodshot, revealing a wild aura.

In the end, he transformed into a giant chaotic dragon wolf, confronting the remnant soul of the Frost Ancient Dragon.

“David!” Lena exclaimed in surprise.

However, David did not answer her, but instead charged directly at the remnant soul of the Frost Ancient Dragon.

The two engaged in a fierce battle in the air.

The Frost Ancient Dragon's remnant soul's attacks were as fierce as an ice storm, but David, with the powerful strength of the Chaos Dragon Wolf, neutralized each attack.

The battle lasted a long time, and both sides were exhausted.

However, David did not give up. He persisted, searching for an opportunity to devour the dragon soul.

Finally, in a fierce collision, he successfully bit the neck of the remnant soul of the Frost Ancient Dragon and began to devour its soul.

The remnant soul of the Frost Ancient Dragon let out a shrill scream, but its struggles could not change its fate.

As David devoured it, its soul gradually dissipated, eventually transforming into a stream of pure energy that flowed into David's body.

David felt his power greatly enhanced, especially in the area covered by dragon scales, which gained resistance to spatial tearing.

After the battle, David returned to human form, panting heavily, but his eyes were filled with excitement and satisfaction.

He knew that he had just gone through a life-or-death battle, but in doing so, he had gained immense power.

Just then, they suddenly noticed that the anchor core had been exposed after the Frost Dragon skeleton was devoured.

It was a sphere that shimmered with a dark light, exuding the aura of the abyss.

However, just as they were preparing to destroy the sphere, something unexpected happened.

A tentacle from the abyss suddenly emerged from the darkness and instantly wrapped around Lena's body.

Lena screamed in terror as she struggled with all her might, but the tentacle was as hard as steel and she couldn't break free at all.

"Lena!" the expedition members exclaimed.

Upon seeing this, David immediately rushed forward.

He pulled out the Silver Moon Pendant, an artifact he had acquired in a previous adventure, capable of inflicting massive damage on abyssal creatures.

He brandished the pendant and slashed fiercely at the abyssal tentacle.

The pendant streaked through the air with a silver light, severing the abyss tentacles.

Lena's body instantly lost its support and collapsed to the ground.

The expedition members rushed forward to help her up and check her injuries.

Fortunately, Lena only suffered some shock and minor abrasions, and her life was not in danger.

She looked at David with gratitude, her eyes glistening with tears.

“Thank you, David,” Lena said, her voice choked with emotion.

"You're welcome, we're teammates," David said with a smile.

After the crisis was averted, the expedition members once again focused their attention on the core of the anchor point.

They knew that only by destroying this core could they completely eliminate the threat posed by the Senate.

David then stepped forward, preparing to destroy the anchor core.

However, just as he was about to make his move, a powerful abyssal aura suddenly erupted from his core, forcing him back several steps.

"What happened?" David asked in surprise.

"It seems this anchor point is not simple," Mivi said, frowning. "We must be careful."

The expedition members became alert again, searching around the core of the anchor point for a way to destroy it.

After much effort, they finally discovered a weakness—a tiny crack on the core surface.

“We can try attacking this crack!” David said.

So the expedition members concentrated their firepower and launched a fierce attack on the crack.

Through their efforts, the cracks gradually widened until the entire anchor core broke apart.

A powerful abyssal aura surged from the core, but it was quickly suppressed by the expedition members using various methods.

With the complete destruction of the anchor point's core, a mysterious force surged from the depths of the permafrost abyss, enveloping the expedition members.

They felt a warm power flowing through their bodies, as if even their souls were being purified.

“We did it!” Mivi shouted excitedly.

The expedition members cheered with joy, knowing they had successfully destroyed the first anchor point, taking a significant step toward saving the wasteland.

However, they also knew that this was just the beginning, and that many more challenges and dangers awaited them.

But they believe that as long as they unite as one and forge ahead, they will surely be able to overcome all difficulties and protect this land!
With the core of the first anchor point—the remains of the ancient dragon in the frozen abyss—completely destroyed, an indescribable wave rippled throughout the entire plane of space.

This fluctuation contained an ancient and powerful force, as if a giant that had been sleeping for thousands of years was being awakened and was slowly opening its long-dormant eyes.

Mivi stood atop the shattered ruins of the anchor point's core, holding the Trident of Poseidon, her gaze firm and profound.

She took a deep breath, sensing the subtle changes in the air around her.

She knew that at this moment, they had not only changed the fate of the Ice Abyss, but also touched upon deeper plane laws.

"Are you ready?" Mivi turned to look at the expedition team members beside her. Her voice was soft, but it revealed an undeniable determination.

The members of the expedition team nodded in agreement, their eyes gleaming with determination and courage.

They knew that their next move would determine whether they could truly thwart the Senate's conspiracy and safeguard the peace and tranquility of the continent.

Miwei nodded slightly, then took a deep breath, as if all her strength was concentrated at the tip of the trident.

With a sudden swing of her arm, the trident transformed into a blue lightning bolt, piercing through the sky and precisely penetrating the core of the newly shattered anchor point.

"boom!"

A deafening roar exploded in the air above the icy abyss, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open.

As the trident pierced through, a massive burst of energy erupted from the core of the anchor point, instantly melting the surrounding ice into boiling steam.

Immediately afterwards, this energy, like a wild horse unleashed, surged wildly out along the cracks in the seabed, heading straight for the distant depths. "What's that?" Lena exclaimed, pointing to the area of ​​sea that had suddenly become unusually bright in the distance.

The members of the expedition team looked over and saw that hot magma was suddenly surging up in that area of ​​the sea. With a deafening roar, an underwater volcano had erupted!
The scorching magma, like an angry fire dragon, raged across the icy seawater, engulfing everything in its blazing flames.

“This is a chain reaction?” David frowned, quickly analyzing the situation. “The destruction of the anchor’s core triggered geological changes on the seabed, leading to a volcanic eruption. It seems the Senate’s plan is far more complex than we imagined.”

Miwei didn't speak, but gripped the trident tightly, her gaze becoming even more determined.

She knew that this was just the beginning, and the real challenges were yet to come.

Sure enough, with the eruption of the underwater volcano, an even more powerful energy wave came from the depths of the ice abyss.

This energy fluctuation was completely different from the previous ones; it contained the darkness and evil of the abyss, as if it wanted to drag the entire Ice Abyss and even the entire plane into an endless abyss.

"Oh no! This is a projection of the Abyss!" David's expression changed drastically. He immediately realized the source of this energy. "The Senate's sacrificial ritual may have attracted the Abyss's attention. We must stop it as soon as possible!"

However, it was too late.

As the energy of the abyss continued to gather, a huge black vortex slowly materialized above the ice abyss, as if a crack had been opened in the gates of the abyss, pouring out the terror and despair within.

The members of the expedition team felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and fear. Their bodies seemed to be bound by an invisible weight, and even breathing became extremely difficult.

Just then, three members of the Senate suddenly appeared at the edge of the Ice Abyss.

Their faces, which had been smug, were now frozen in terror.

It turns out that they were trying to summon the power of the abyss through a sacrificial ritual to enhance their strength, but unexpectedly they were instead attacked by the abyss.

Their bodies gradually became transparent, and then transformed into three crystal-clear pieces, standing quietly at the edge of the icy abyss.

Their eyes were filled with despair and resentment, but it was all too late to turn back.

“This is their fate,” Mivi said coldly. “They thought they could control the power of the abyss, but they didn’t know that the abyss only devours everything.”

The projection of the abyss became clearer and clearer above the icy abyss, and a powerful suction force emanated from it, attempting to pull the members of the expedition team into it as well.

Upon seeing this, David immediately raised the Silver Moon pendant high in an attempt to resist the suction force.

However, the power of the abyss projection was too great, and the light of the silver moon pendant began to dim, as if it would be extinguished at any moment.

David gritted his teeth and poured all his strength into the pendant.

Just then, a string of unknown runes suddenly appeared on the surface of the pendant. These runes shone with dazzling light and stood in opposition to the power of the abyss projection.

"What is this?" Lena asked in surprise.

“I don’t know.” David frowned, intently manipulating the pendant. “But I sense that these rune chains seem to be able to absorb and convert the energy of the abyss.”

As the rune chains continued to flash, the power of the abyss projection began to gradually weaken.

The expedition members felt a significant reduction in stress, and their breathing became much easier.

They all looked at David, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude.

“David, you did a great job!” Mivi nodded approvingly. “It seems that this Silver Moon pendant is much more mysterious than we thought.”

The abyss projection could no longer maintain its form under the attack of the pendant rune chain and began to gradually dissipate.

However, just as it was about to disappear completely, an even more powerful energy surge suddenly erupted from the pendant and shot straight into the sky!
"What's going on?" The members of the expedition team stared at the scene in astonishment.

Suddenly, the rune chain on the pendant's surface became exceptionally bright, as if it had come to life.

They intertwined in the air to form a giant net, absorbing all the abyssal energy that had just dissipated.

Then, these rune chains began to slowly shrink, eventually converging into a dazzling light and returning to the pendant.

After absorbing the energy of the abyss, the pendant became even more dazzling, as if it contained endless power.

David felt the changes in the pendant, and a strange excitement and anticipation welled up in his heart.

He knew that this pendant might be the key to their fight against the abyss and their salvation of the wasteland.

As the projection of the abyss completely dissipated, the Ice Abyss returned to its tranquility.

But the members of the expedition team knew that this was only a temporary calm.

The Senate's conspiracy is far from over; they must continue their efforts to completely eliminate this threat.

“Let’s go.” Mivi put away her trident and looked resolutely into the distance. “There are still more challenges waiting for us.”

The members of the expedition team nodded in agreement, gripped their weapons tightly, and embarked on a new journey.

They knew that the road ahead was full of unknowns and dangers, but as long as they were united and forged ahead, they would surely be able to overcome all difficulties and safeguard the peace and tranquility of this land.

As the expedition left the permafrost abyss, their target shifted to their next anchor point—the roots of the Ancestral Tree, deep within the elven sacred grounds.

This ancient ancestral tree is not only a symbol of the elves, but also the key to maintaining the ecological balance of the entire forest.

However, when the expedition arrived, they found the atmosphere unusually heavy.

Isabel stood before the ancestral tree, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

As a princess of the Elven race, she knew the importance of the Ancestral Tree to the Elven race and understood what destroying it would mean.

Therefore, when the expedition proposed that the anchor point located at the base of the ancestral tree be destroyed, she refused without hesitation.

“I can’t do that.” Isabel’s voice trembled slightly. “The Ancestral Tree is the source of our life. Destroying it is tantamount to destroying the entire Elven race.”

Mivi understood Isabel's feelings, but she also knew that if the anchor point wasn't destroyed, the power of the abyss would continue to erode the world.

She tried to persuade Isabel, but the latter was unusually adamant.

Just then, David took out a small sample of a tree root that had been corroded by the abyss from his backpack.

This sample was collected by him in the Ice Abyss, and it still retains the dark aura of the abyss.

“Isabel, look at this.” David handed the sample to Isabel. “This is a tree root we found in the Ice Abyss, corroded by the abyss. If the anchor point isn’t destroyed, the Ancestral Tree will face the same fate.”

Isabel looked at the corroded tree root and her face turned pale.

She knew the horror of the abyss and understood that once the ancestral tree was corrupted, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But she still couldn't bring herself to destroy the ancestral tree.

Just then, an elderly elven elder slowly walked up to them.

His eyes were deep and wise, as if they could see through all illusions.

(End of this chapter)