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However, the flames did not last long before quickly going out, which greatly limited the effectiveness of the goblin robots' attacks.

"Even combat dolls cannot sustain combat in this environment..."

Without exception, all the combat dolls that Qin Yu threw out were frozen into ice blocks in no time, leaving no other option but to self-destruct.

The goblin robot continuously emitted steam to maintain its thermal energy and prevent it from being frozen by frost, but the army of ice and snow would not give this behemoth a chance and launched frost attacks at it.

"Luna, activate your shield and give me a boost."

"Ah."

Luna deployed her Moonlight Shield, blocking all the frost attacks. The goblins in the cockpit breathed a sigh of relief; if they had continued forward and been attacked, their mechs would likely have been frozen solid and buried in the ice and snow forever.

"..."

The Winter Empress opened her eyes. The strength of these invaders was not to be underestimated, so she had to get serious.

Temperatures began to plummet across the Frosty Winter Empire, with howling winds and blizzards plunging the land into darkness, where only the snow could illuminate the surroundings.

This sudden change also affected the goblin robot's movement; if Luna hadn't intervened to protect it, it would probably have been frozen solid long ago.

"Looks like this is the best we can do. Now it's up to us..."

Qin Yu and his group decided to set off on their own.

"Sugar, take the Balrog's Claws with you. They'll protect you from freezing to death..."

The power of the Flame Demon Claws can protect the wearer from being frozen solid, but that's about all it can do. Most of the protection still requires Qin Yu and others at level 7 or above to spare some of their strength.

"My lord, I'm so sorry..."

The captain, a goblin, apologized repeatedly, and their service had to be suspended. They would inevitably face criticism upon returning.

"It's alright, Luna's power can escort you out of here. You should leave first; the rest is none of your business."

"Understood, my lord. Please take care."

Luna diverted some of her forces to send the Goblin Merchant Guild's airship and the goblins out, leaving only the seven of them to venture deeper into the territory.

"Invaders, you have violated the territory of the Winter Empire. Are you prepared to face my wrath?"

The voice of the Winter Empress echoed around Qin Yu and his companions. A frost storm swept in from all around them, its force seemingly connecting heaven and earth, shaking the ice surface for miles around.

"Defense first. We're still quite a distance from where Empress Winter is..."

The battle between the two sides has begun, but the Winter Empress did not appear in front of Qin Yu and his group in her true form. Instead, she used her domain to wear them down.

Luna, Yin Feixue, Qin Yu, and Nuomi Wanzi have all summoned their Destiny Treasures to resist the Winter Empress's attack, while also protecting Tang Quixote, Bing Tang Xue Li, and Tang Hulu.

Don Quixote gripped the Balrog's claws tightly with both hands. The Balrog's claws flashed incessantly, and the deeper they went, the more frequently they flashed, indicating that the Balrog was nearby.

Braving the attacks of the Winter Empress, Qin Yu and his group finally saw the location of the Winter Empire. There, the Winter Empress's personal guard was already on high alert. The ice knights, giant snowmen, ice sorcerers, and so on were as cute as children's dolls, yet they contained murderous intent.

"charge!"

At the command of the Ice and Snow Knight, tens of thousands of Ice and Snow Knights like it rode snow horses and charged towards Qin Yu and his group, brandishing long spears.

"Blood Swamp!"

Silver Snow summoned a blood-soaked swamp before them, from which countless tentacles reached out and grabbed the legs of the ice knights, dragging them into the swamp.

The catapults in the snow army loaded large snowballs and hurled them at Qin Yu and his companions. Unfortunately, Luna's protective shield blocked these harmless attacks.

Hundreds of thousands of ice and snow troops charged at them, and Nuomiwanzi summoned his dream guardians to fight them.

"The Winter Empress seems to know how to use her advantages to wear down her opponents..."

The Winter Empress has not yet truly appeared, and Luna needs to conserve her strength to deal with her.

"..." The Balrog claws in Don Quixote's hand were emitting a scorching light, indicating that the Balrog was nearby.

"Tangtang, why don't we find the Flame Demon?" Tanghulu suggested. In the current situation, perhaps summoning the Flame Demon could alleviate the pressure.

"Let's break the deadlock by bringing in a third party. Sugar, let's find the Balrog." Qin Yu agreed with this approach. The best way to force the Winter Empress out of hiding is to have a highly threatening creature melt the ice she controls.

Don Quixote nodded, raised the Balrog's claws, searched her surroundings, and stopped where the light was strongest.

"It seems... to be right below here..."

Through the ice, Don Quixote could vaguely see what was happening below, with a faint light flickering in sync with the Balrog's claws.

"Okay, Luna, are you confident you can break through this ice?"

The ice beneath Qin Yu and his companions' feet was at least ten thousand years old, and its hardness was such that it couldn't be broken by ordinary attacks.

"Are you underestimating the power of the Moon Goddess? This level of ice..."

Luna's summoned moonlight pierced through the entire ice layer, penetrating deep beneath it, where a colossal beast slumbered—the long-lost Flame Demon.

Having been defeated and buried here by the Winter Empress, Don Quixote threw the Balrog Claw into the moonlit ice cave. The Balrog Claw descended and came to the Balrog's side. At that moment, firelight flickered, and the Balrog's body was reactivated, its fiery energy beginning to rise.

"What?" Empress Winter hadn't expected that these people would actually awaken the sealed Flame Demon.

Rumble...

The surrounding ice began to tremble; something big was about to appear...

Chapter 224 The Winter Empress

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the millennia-old ice continued to crack, the Winter Empress in the Ice and Snow City frowned deeply, never expecting that the Flame Demon, sealed for so long, still possessed such power.

Roar! ! !

A towering flame roared out from beneath the ice, and Qin Yu and his companions quickly moved away from the area affected by the flames.

A colossal fiery beast emerges from the depths of a frigid abyss.

"Is that the Flame Demon?"

When Don Quixote saw the true form of the Balrog, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear; the mere sight of this behemoth was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Qin Yu didn't care about the Flame Demon's feelings, because he had seen even stronger feathered serpents that were undefeated in the sky. To defeat it, he would have to unleash a strike capable of cleaving the heavens.

The Balrog swayed its body, its fiery eyes fixed on the icy city, its heart burning with rage. It had been sealed away for hundreds of years.

Originally, it came to fight the Frost Giant, but the two sides fought to a standstill, and in the end, the woman took advantage of it. The Frost Giant was absorbed by the woman, while it was frozen forever in the abyss of ice.

"Humans..."

The Flame Demon spoke, its gaze fixed on Qin Yu and the others, "Help me... defeat that woman..."

A quest has appeared for Don Quixote: [Help the Balrog defeat the Winter Empress!]

"accept!"

Don Quixote accepted without hesitation. After all, Qin Yu and the others were here to help him with the mission. Originally, he wanted to fight the Flame Demon, but it turned into dealing with the Winter Empress. But it didn't matter.

"It's up to you guys, Qin Yu~"

Don Quixote patted Qin Yu on the shoulder; this time, she would be the one to receive the reward while lying down.

"Sigh~ It doesn't matter, but I'll only mention the reward for the Flame Demon. As for the Winter Empress's..."

Qin Yu certainly wouldn't have come for nothing. He had said he didn't want the Flame Demon before, but he definitely wouldn't refuse the Winter Empress.

"no problem."

Don Quixote happily agreed, and they each took half.

"Can everyone who sees it get a share?"

"Ice Sugar Pear," she asked softly.

"Okay, Sherry, see that big guy? Defeat it, and the reward is yours."

Qin Yu pointed at the joking Flame Demon and said...

"Never mind then, good luck to you guys, Brother Yu!"

The combined strength of Bing Tang Xue Li, Tang Hu Lu, and Tang Quixote is only enough to make up the numbers here, fighting with the grunts. Without their Destiny Noble Phantasms, they really have no right to fight such a giant creature.

Just as they were exchanging words, the Winter Empress finally appeared. Layers of ice steps appeared in the sky, and a beautiful figure walked up the steps one by one, looking down at Qin Yu and the others from above. Finally, an ice throne appeared, and the Winter Empress sat on it, crossed her legs, propped her head up, and looked down at the Flame Demon and Qin Yu with disdain.

"You've turned my territory into this mess, have you thought about how you want to die?"

The Winter Empress's body began to crystallize, revealing her true form. The Flame Demon was enraged and his fury burned towards the Winter Empress on the throne.

"After sleeping for so long, I didn't expect my strength to remain unchanged, but I am no longer the same as before..."

The Flame Demon's flames were directly suppressed by the Winter Empress's icy aura, which seemed unbelievable to outsiders.

"Luna, go!"

"understood!"

At this moment, Luna made her move, and moonlight descended from the sky, blasting towards the Winter Empress sitting on the throne.

boom!

The Frozen Throne shattered instantly, and the Winter Empress floated in mid-air, her eyes fixed on Luna. "So, you are the Moon Goddess those evil gods spoke of..."

"So what if it is?"

Luna couldn't help but ask, "The evil god knows of her existence, but hasn't started targeting her yet, which is rather strange to her."

"If that's the case, killing you will not only increase my power once more, but also allow me to blackmail those evil gods..."

A pale blue, transparent spear made of ice has appeared in the hands of the Winter Empress.

"You think you can defeat me..."

Luna has now gone head-to-head with the Winter Empress, a sword formed from moonlight appearing in her hand, as if it were a war between two women.

"Have you all forgotten that this is my territory!"

With her arms outstretched, the Winter Empress's power surged, and the entire Winter Empire seemed to be moving closer to absolute zero.

The flames on the Balrog's body were suppressed, and its body began to freeze.

"..."

Yin Feixue, Nuomi Wanzi, and the even weaker Tang Quixote were no exception; their bodies were directly frozen.

"Damn it..." Qin Yu hadn't expected the Winter Empress to be so powerful.