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Ice Fairy's gaze lingered on the spirit fox, her eyes filled with affection.

Thank you.

Its voice appeared in Luo Xing's mind, still faint.

"The seal is temporarily stable, but I don't know how long it can hold."

"If one day I really can't hold on any longer... I will use my life essence to forcefully suppress and seal it. Even if my heart recovers, the bone dragon will not be able to return to its full strength."

Luo Xing sensed the resolve in its words. He knew very well that, given the Ice Fairy's current state, the only price for sacrificing her essence was death.

"The little fox has been with me since it was a cub, but this place is too dangerous. Could you... take it out of here?" Ice Fairy's voice carried a hint of pleading.

Luo Xing agreed readily without hesitation. He was joking, after all. A hegemon-level spirit fox with an "amazing" talent rating—who would refuse such a good deal?

The Ice Fairy flew to the Spirit Fox, gently stroked its forehead, and released a blue light that enveloped the Spirit Fox. When the light dissipated, the Spirit Fox's wounds had healed.

Ice Fairy nudged the spirit fox, whose tail slowly drooped, ears drooped, and tears welled up in its eyes.

After a while, the fox let out a soft cry, turned around, and trotted into Su Mumu's arms, burying its head in the crook of her arm and refusing to look up.

Su Mumu, unaware of what had happened, gently patted the spirit fox's back and softly coaxed it.

Luo Xing took out the temperature-regulating ball he had obtained earlier from the star chart and handed it to Su Mumu.

"Use this to subdue it."

Su Mumu hesitated for a moment, but when she saw the Ice Fairy nod, she took the temperature regulating ball and held it up to the spirit fox.

The fox raised its head, stared at the red and blue ball for two seconds, and then reached out its paw to gently touch it.

A red and blue light shone, and the spirit fox's body transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the temperature-regulating sphere. The sphere swayed in Su Mumu's palm for a moment, then stopped.

After successfully taming her, Golden Bean was the first to come over, its face almost touching Su Mumu's hand.

"Quickly! Share the panel with us!"

Su Mumu rolled her eyes at him, opened the sprite panel, and projected it.

【Elf: Spirit Fox】

[Rank: Lv.12]

[Quality: Dominant]

[Talent: Remarkable]

[Attribute: Ice/Fire]

[Exclusive Talent (Overlord): Elemental Evaporation (Can be applied to both Ice and Fire skills simultaneously, causing dual-attribute damage)]

[Skills: Frostfall, Cold Wind, Flame Spear, Copy]

Golden Bean's mouth was agape in an "O" shape. Luo Xing suspected that if Bean continued to maintain this position, his jaw would definitely dislocate.

Su Mumu was also stunned. Her hands, which were holding the Gulu Ball, trembled slightly, and her eyes were fixed on the panel in front of her.

"Overlord level? Su Mumu, you, you, you... what kind of luck do you have?!" Golden Bean's voice trembled with excitement.

"Alright, alright, stop making a fuss. There's still a treasure chest inside the cave that hasn't been opened yet. You guys wait here for me." Luo Xing patted Huang Jindou on the back of the head.

Luo Xing returned alone to the cave he had come from, circled around it, and dug out a treasure chest under the rubble.

Upon opening the treasure chest, a blinding white light shone through. Inside were only five ordinary cocoa fruits, nothing else.

Luo Xing reluctantly put the cocoa fruit into his star chart and turned to walk back.

When they returned to the cave, Su Mumu had already released the spirit fox and was squatting on the ground, scratching its chin with her fingers. The spirit fox had its eyes half-closed and its tail swaying from side to side, thoroughly enjoying itself.

Luo Xing walked up to the Ice Fairy Butterfly.

"This cave only has one entrance. Is there any other way out?"

The Ice Fairy fluttered its wings. "I can take you out."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "You entered the secret realm with a mission, right?"

Luo Xing nodded.

"The core area is due north. The NPC guards and most of the treasure chests are in that area. I can take you there directly."

This certainly saved a lot of trouble. Luo Xing calculated in his mind that, at their pace, it would take them at least half a day to reach the core area.

However, before leaving, Luo Xing had one more thing to do.

"I almost forgot about the important matter."

He gestured for Su Mumu and Huang Jindou to stand next to Bing Ling Die Xian, and then took out his phone.

"What?" Su Mumu asked, looking puzzled.

"Take a picture."

Luo Xing propped his phone up on the rock, adjusted the angle, ran back to stand in position, and the three of them raised their hands in unison, giving a thumbs-up.

The shutter clicked, and in the photo, three people smiled brightly, with the wings of the Ice Fairy butterfly spread behind them, and blue light reflecting off their faces.

Luo Xing saved the photo, opened her contacts, found Ai Cong's contact information, and sent the photo to him.

Less than three seconds after the message was sent, the other side exploded.

"!!!!!!"

"Ice Butterfly Fairy!!! It really is Ice Butterfly Fairy!!!"

"Brother, thank you!!! I can die without regrets!!!"

Luo Xing sent more than a dozen messages, all with exclamation marks, but he didn't have time to reply.

At the same time, a prompt appeared on the system panel.

[Ding! Daily bargain hunt complete!]

[Completion Rating: S]

[Rewards being distributed...]

Congratulations on acquiring the magic skill: Double Jump!

Double Jump: Allows for a second jump in mid-air, unrestricted by terrain. Cooldown: None.

The moment Luo Xing saw this skill, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Which boy hasn't fantasized about walking in the air in front of his classmates at school?

Double jump is the simplest and most practical means of displacement.

Luo Xing put away the panel, and the three of them stood together. The wings of the Ice Fairy fluttered, and blue energy turned into a ball of light, enveloping the three of them.

With a light touch beneath their feet, the three of them floated up, racing through the air at increasing speed, their vision blurring in a white-blue light.

When the light faded, the three of them found themselves in a completely different place. This was no longer an endless snowfield; instead, there were many trees made of ice crystals all around them.

"This is the core area of ​​the Ice and Snow Plains Secret Realm? It looks like a forest..." Su Mumu looked left and right, completely captivated by the spectacle before her.

The three walked along the forest path for less than five minutes before a spacious platform appeared ahead.

In the center of the platform stood a two-meter-tall snowman with two twigs sticking out of its round body as arms. It wore a tattered hat on its head, and its carrot nose was crooked, making it look adorably silly.

As the three approached, the snowman's voice came from behind them.

"Hey! Challengers! Are you ready?!"

"The rules are simple! It's a 2v2 battle of spirits; the side whose entire team is knocked down loses! Are you ready?"

Su Mumu took a step forward, her fists clenched tightly.

"Let me do it!"

Luo Xing glanced at her. Miao Miao's magic hadn't fully recovered, and she definitely needed to rest. Besides, now that Su Mu Mu had the spirit fox, it was time for her to get some real combat experience.

"Okay, it's up to you!"

Su Mumu nodded and walked towards the platform.

The frozen lake behind the snowman surged violently, the water soaring into the sky, freezing and shaping in mid-air. A few seconds later, an ice sculpture-like arena appeared before everyone, with crystal-clear railings on all sides and a smooth, mirror-like surface in the center.

Su Mumu stood on one side of the arena, while the snowman stood on the other side.

"Come out!" the snowman waved his branch arm.

Two beams of light flashed, and a snow doll and a spotted one appeared on the field, a combination of a teru teru bozu (snowy doll) and an owl.

Luo Xing glanced at them and saw that they were all level 15 rare quality items.

Su Mumu took a deep breath and threw out two Gulu balls in succession, and the spirit fox and Shui Lanlan appeared at the same time.

Luo Xing felt that although there was a level difference, with the spirit fox around, it shouldn't be a big problem.

As the signal sounded on the arena, the battle officially began.