The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 548 The Holy Monument is Eternally Sealed
David stood to the side, looking at Amy with a complex expression that included awe, worry, and reverence.

He knew that this battle was not just a physical fight, but a trial of the soul's deepest struggle against the corruption of darkness.

And Amy is now using her own life to build the last barrier for everyone.

As the cold wind howled, a burst of eerie blue flames surged from Amy's palm. Unlike the wildness of David's eerie blue flames, this flame was filled with pure and holy power, like the core of a soul in the extreme northern ice, shining with a unique brilliance in the dim world.

She slowly raised her hands and channeled this power into the crystal-clear, sapphire-blue "Heart of Ice" located on her chest. This was a sacred relic passed down through generations of the Star-Eyed Clan and hailed as the purest vessel of primordial power in the far north.

When the primordial energy merges with the shattered spacetime, an unprecedented ritual is about to unfold.

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became heavy, as if the flow of time itself was being distorted and frozen.

The falling snowflakes gradually stopped, as if frozen in mid-air, each snowflake reflecting a magnificent and cold light, like millions of frozen stars hanging in the void.

The oppressive stillness made everyone almost stop breathing, with only the clear sound of heartbeats echoing in their ears.

“I will invoke the ‘Ultimate Ice Seal’ and use my own life as a sacrifice to completely lock down this polluted, eroded, expanding, and tearing alien space-time,” Amy’s voice was calm, yet it revealed an unyielding determination. “But after the ritual begins, I will enter a long slumber, and I do not know when I will awaken.”

Zelllos said in a trembling voice, "Your sacrifice will be forever remembered by your people!"

"This is for the future, and for everything we protect together."

Amy nodded slightly, her gaze fixed on the twisted, trembling, and ever-expanding opening in the earth in the distance—the unstable core remaining after the whispers of the abyss lured David into his trap, and the source of the most rampant spread of the spore parasites.

The gazes of the crowd converged into an unbreakable Great Wall of Steel, silently conveying support and gratitude, while also tinged with an unconcealable reluctance and pain.

But realizing that there was no room for maneuver in the current situation, and that countless broken lives were hanging on the edge of danger, they could only do their best to protect the last glimmer of hope.

Suddenly, a magnificent, cold, and intensely blue-purple phenomenon erupted in the sky; it was the first wave of energy released by the 'Ultimate Ice Sealing Technique'.

A powerful current swept around, like a winter storm engulfing the world. Every inch of air seemed to turn into a sharp crystalline blade that sliced ​​through the skin, instantly covering the faces of all the soldiers with a layer of fine water droplets—not sweat, but frost that quickly condensed from within their bodies!
As the incantation's rhythm quickened, the 'Heart of Ice' suspended at the core of the chest began to tremble violently. The divine energy waves it released quickly filled the entire camp area, staining the previously polluted and decaying earth with a pure, transparent, and crystalline film.

This thin film, like a finely crafted giant crystal mirror, refracts mesmerizing and colorful patterns under the dark sky, creating a beautiful illusion where reality and dreams intertwine. It also seems to indicate that space is gradually freezing and solidifying into an eternal existence.
Lena's face was pale, but she resolutely refused to let her eyes falter. She gripped the hilt of her sword tightly and formed a protective circle with the supporting warriors around her to prevent any surprise attacks from interfering with the spellcasting process.

She kept her eyes fixed on Amy, swallowing the dryness in her throat caused by the harsh winter, but forcing herself to hold her breath and calm herself, letting all the magic in her body support the steady unfolding of the wizard's spell.

David knelt, his entire body engulfed in eerie blue flames, providing the team with an extra magical shield against the shockwaves that could erupt at any moment from the explosion of the remaining spatial rift.

He clasped his hands together and murmured an ancient prayer, constantly strengthening the spiritual link to ensure that the souls of the team members would not be touched, distorted, or corrupted by chaos. At the same time, he increased the stability index of the entire barrier, laying a solid foundation for the final victory!

Time seemed to stand still, but in reality, every second was filled with countless struggles and torments.

Ripples spread out from the core area, extending in all directions like vines, gradually leveling and repairing the originally shaking and fragile earth, and continuously strengthening the rune array structure, forming a huge three-dimensional spatial barrier grid, effectively curbing the further penetration and spread of pollution and parasitic hyphae!
However, the price paid behind this was exceptionally high.

During the spellcasting, countless tiny, crystal-clear, yet exceptionally sharp ice needles suddenly shot out from the release point of the 'Ultimate Freezing Spell'. Like billions of tiny swords slicing through the atmosphere, they pierced into the caster's flesh from all directions, causing intense pain and brief hallucinations, pushing the caster to the brink of losing consciousness.

But Amy gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain, persevering with astonishing willpower and never backing down an inch!
Finally, when the last rune was completely engraved and the last wisp of soul power was cast into the 'Ultimate Freeze Domain', the sky suddenly exploded with a deafening roar!
In an instant, the entire world transformed into a giant, floating, transparent crystal ball, its surface inlaid with countless ancient emblems that shone brightly, like a celestial relic descending to the mortal realm of a divine palace, inspiring awe in all witnesses!
Subsequently, this eternal monument of the new era, composed of flesh and blood transformed into a rock and a cage woven from spirit, slowly descended to the center of the enormous crack and gradually covered it, completely erasing the original romantic, bloody, and decaying scene, leaving only a solemn, awe-inspiring, yet hopeful mark of the birth of a new world—an indestructible monument built with blood, faith, and will, a legendary epic chapter belonging to the Star-Eyed Clan and its allies as they overcame the gloom and calamities to reconstruct the future!

As the dust settled, people saw Amy, who had been sleeping peacefully, resting serenely in the base of the newly erected monument, like Sleeping Beauty quietly awaiting revival on a winter morning.

Zellos knelt in respect, his deep voice echoing throughout the camp: "Your sacrifice has given the world a new life. We will inherit your will and protect our homeland to the very end!"

Lena's eyes were filled with tears, but a resilient smile appeared on her lips. "Tonight we bid farewell to a true hero, and we also welcome the dawn."

The biting winds of the far north are still as sharp as knives, as if they want to tear the earth and the sky apart.

The night grew darker, thick, dark clouds hung low, obscuring the stars, leaving only endless darkness and frost intertwined to create a frigid night.

A suffocating sense of oppression permeated the air at the edge of the crack, a deathly stillness and chill brought about by the pollution of the earth's veins.

In the camp, everyone stood around the last rune array in front of the rift, their faces filled with exhaustion and tension.

Amy stood in the center, wearing a pure white robe, her silver hair disheveled by the cold wind, but her eyes shone with a firm and ardent light.

She took a deep breath of the bone-chilling fresh air, slowly closed her eyes, and sank her consciousness deep into her body. "This is the only way to stop the crack from expanding," she whispered to the person beside her, her voice soft yet unwavering, "and it is also the greatest sacrifice."

Lena gripped her twin swords tightly and replied, word by word, "No matter the cost, we must not give up hope."

David stood to the side, looking at Amy with a complex expression that included awe, worry, and reverence.

He knew that this battle was not just a physical fight, but a trial of the soul's deepest struggle against the corruption of darkness.

And Amy is now using her own life to build the last barrier for everyone.

As the cold wind howled, a burst of eerie blue flames surged from Amy's palm. Unlike the wildness of David's eerie blue flames, this flame was filled with pure and holy power, like the core of a soul in the extreme northern ice, shining with a unique brilliance in the dim world.

She slowly raised her hands and channeled this power into the crystal-clear, sapphire-blue "Heart of Ice" located on her chest. This was a sacred relic passed down through generations of the Star-Eyed Clan and hailed as the purest vessel of primordial power in the far north.

When the primordial energy merges with the shattered spacetime, an unprecedented ritual is about to unfold.

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became heavy, as if the flow of time itself was being distorted and frozen.

The falling snowflakes gradually stopped, as if frozen in mid-air, each snowflake reflecting a magnificent and cold light, like millions of frozen stars hanging in the void.

The oppressive stillness made everyone almost stop breathing, with only the clear sound of heartbeats echoing in their ears.

“I will invoke the ‘Ultimate Ice Seal’ and use my own life as a sacrifice to completely lock down this polluted, eroded, expanding, and tearing alien space-time,” Amy’s voice was calm, yet it revealed an unyielding determination. “But after the ritual begins, I will enter a long slumber, and I do not know when I will awaken.”

Zelllos said in a trembling voice, "Your sacrifice will be forever remembered by your people!"

"This is for the future, and for everything we protect together."

Amy nodded slightly, her gaze fixed on the twisted, trembling, and ever-expanding opening in the earth in the distance—the unstable core remaining after the whispers of the abyss lured David into his trap, and the source of the most rampant spread of the spore parasites.

The gazes of the crowd converged into an unbreakable Great Wall of Steel, silently conveying support and gratitude, while also tinged with an unconcealable reluctance and pain.

But realizing that there was no room for maneuver in the current situation, and that countless broken lives were hanging on the edge of danger, they could only do their best to protect the last glimmer of hope.

Suddenly, a magnificent, cold, and intensely blue-purple phenomenon erupted in the sky; it was the first wave of energy released by the 'Ultimate Ice Sealing Technique'.

A powerful current swept around, like a winter storm engulfing the world. Every inch of air seemed to turn into a sharp crystalline blade that sliced ​​through the skin, instantly covering the faces of all the soldiers with a layer of fine water droplets—not sweat, but frost that quickly condensed from within their bodies!
As the incantation's rhythm quickened, the 'Heart of Ice' suspended at the core of the chest began to tremble violently. The divine energy waves it released quickly filled the entire camp area, staining the previously polluted and decaying earth with a pure, transparent, and crystalline film.

This thin film, like a finely crafted giant crystal mirror, refracts mesmerizing and colorful patterns under the dark sky, creating a beautiful illusion where reality and dreams intertwine. It also seems to indicate that space is gradually freezing and solidifying into an eternal existence.
Lena's face was pale, but she resolutely refused to let her eyes falter. She gripped the hilt of her sword tightly and formed a protective circle with the supporting warriors around her to prevent any surprise attacks from interfering with the spellcasting process.

She kept her eyes fixed on Amy, swallowing the dryness in her throat caused by the harsh winter, but forcing herself to hold her breath and calm herself, letting all the magic in her body support the steady unfolding of the wizard's spell.

David knelt, his entire body engulfed in eerie blue flames, providing the team with an extra magical shield against the shockwaves that could erupt at any moment from the explosion of the remaining spatial rift.

He clasped his hands together and murmured an ancient prayer, constantly strengthening the spiritual link to ensure that the souls of the team members would not be touched, distorted, or corrupted by chaos. At the same time, he increased the stability index of the entire barrier, laying a solid foundation for the final victory!

Time seemed to stand still, but in reality, every second was filled with countless struggles and torments.

Ripples spread out from the core area, extending in all directions like vines, gradually leveling and repairing the originally shaking and fragile earth, and continuously strengthening the rune array structure, forming a huge three-dimensional spatial barrier grid, effectively curbing the further penetration and spread of pollution and parasitic hyphae!
However, the price paid behind this was exceptionally high.

During the spellcasting, countless tiny, crystal-clear, yet exceptionally sharp ice needles suddenly shot out from the release point of the 'Ultimate Freezing Spell'. Like billions of tiny swords slicing through the atmosphere, they pierced into the caster's flesh from all directions, causing intense pain and brief hallucinations, pushing the caster to the brink of losing consciousness.

But Amy gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain, persevering with astonishing willpower and never backing down an inch!
Finally, when the last rune was completely engraved and the last wisp of soul power was cast into the 'Ultimate Freeze Domain', the sky suddenly exploded with a deafening roar!
In an instant, the entire world transformed into a giant, floating, transparent crystal ball, its surface inlaid with countless ancient emblems that shone brightly, like a celestial relic descending to the mortal realm of a divine palace, inspiring awe in all witnesses!
Subsequently, this eternal monument of the new era, composed of flesh and blood transformed into a rock and a cage woven from spirit, slowly descended to the center of the enormous crack and gradually covered it, completely erasing the original romantic, bloody, and decaying scene, leaving only a solemn, awe-inspiring, yet hopeful mark of the birth of a new world—an indestructible monument built with blood, faith, and will, a legendary epic chapter belonging to the Star-Eyed Clan and its allies as they overcame the gloom and calamities to reconstruct the future!

As the dust settled, people saw Amy, who had been sleeping peacefully, resting serenely in the base of the newly erected monument, like Sleeping Beauty quietly awaiting revival on a winter morning.

Zellos knelt in respect, his deep voice echoing throughout the camp: "Your sacrifice has given the world a new life. We will inherit your will and protect our homeland to the very end!"

Lena's eyes were filled with tears, but a resilient smile appeared on her lips. "Tonight we bid farewell to a true hero, and we also welcome the dawn."

(End of this chapter)