Chapter 2067: Full Output

The Snow Maiden flew to his side. Looking at the desolate, gray layer on the snow mountain's peak below, she said with concern, "This snow mountain has been contaminated by the death energy of the Thorned Bone Dragon. I can't remove this dense death energy. Do you have a way?"

She had just seen the white light emanating from Zu An when he made his move, which seemed very effective against the Thorned Bone Dragon. Because of this, she now held great expectations.

Zu An nodded. "I'll try."

He landed on the mountaintop, then activated his cultivation technique, drawing in the primordial energy between heaven and earth. With his formidable cultivation, the vast primordial energy quickly covered the snow mountain's peak.

The desolate death energy rapidly receded, as if rats fleeing from a cat.

After less than half an hour, Zu An finally cleared all the death energy from the mountain, and the snow mountain regained its pristine, jade-like luster.

The Snow Maiden was exceptionally pleased to see this. "Thank you," she said.

"It was nothing," Zu An replied. As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck him, and he took out the Soul-Hooking Jade. He saw it glowing faintly and vibrating gently, as if something was summoning it.

He opened his hand, and the Soul-Hooking Jade automatically flew into the sky, finally hovering above the mountaintop. Immediately after, its entire body shone brightly, and its radiant light enveloped the entire snow mountain.

The snow mountain also seemed to be summoned. It gradually began to tremble and glow, and finally, several mysterious symbols faintly appeared on its body.

Zu An's mastery of formations was now extraordinary, yet he could not understand the meaning of those symbols.

They seemed somewhat similar to some symbols found in the ancient tomb where Jing Teng once resided, appearing to be used for sealing and suppression.

He wondered who possessed such divine power that a few simple runes could achieve such powerful suppressive effects.

At this moment, the Soul-Hooking Jade spun continuously, then plummeted straight down at an incredibly high speed, directly sinking into the snow layer at the mountain peak.

Zu An released his divine sense and was astonished to find that it did not stop in the accumulated snow but went directly into the mountain body. His divine sense could not penetrate further inside.

After the Soul-Hooking Jade merged with the snow mountain, the entire snow mountain suddenly shone with brilliant golden light, followed by an invisible wave spreading outwards, extending far into the distance.

Although there was no clear evidence, he could vaguely feel that this area seemed more stable.

Seeing this scene, a realization dawned on Zu An. What he had sought so diligently had appeared without effort; he had originally not known how to use the three sealed items after finding them, but now it seemed they were meant for these three snow mountains.

He hadn't expected that helping the Snow Maiden and his own task would coincide.

At this moment, the Snow Maiden came to his side, saying with emotion, "I never imagined the snow mountain held such secrets; I'd been completely unaware."

Looking at the sunlight shining on her, her entire being seemed to be dusted with a faint golden glow, making her even more beautiful and captivating. Zu An quickly composed himself. "Where are the other two snow mountains? Let's hurry, or it'll be troublesome if those demons refine them."

*What the hell*, he thought. Why did she always give him such a strange feeling?

Did he truly have such unusual preferences?

Fox spirits, snakes, female ghosts, and talisman spirits... did all kinds of non-human existences offer him special bonuses?

The Snow Maiden looked back at him. "Is there something on my face?"

"No."

"Then why are you looking at me like that?"

"Uh... I just feel a sense of familiarity about you."

"Do you humans always use such sweet talk to deceive girls?" she scoffed. "Frankly, it's not very clever."

Zu An hadn't expected the tables to turn so quickly.

Led by the Snow Maiden, they soon arrived at the location of the second snow mountain. It was indeed where Zu An had anticipated.

Even before they drew near, muffled rumbling sounds echoed from a distance, accompanied by a sensation of the earth shaking.

It turned out to be a colossal stone golem repeatedly striking a majestic snow mountain with its fists.

The stone golem was tens of meters tall, truly a giant, but compared to the snow mountain before them,

it still appeared remarkably small.

Yet, with every punch it landed on the mountain, the entire massive snow mountain trembled violently. The accumulated snow on the peak directly formed avalanches, but these avalanches, which would be a catastrophe for ordinary cultivators, had no effect on it whatsoever. As the snow rushed towards it, a faint yellow shield flickered around its body, deflecting the snow to either side.

Zu An noticed a crack had already appeared on the snow mountain, with countless snow and rocks falling into it. Although this crack was not very large compared to the entire snow mountain, if the stone golem continued to pummel it, the entire snow mountain might collapse.

It was indeed not an ordinary snow mountain; otherwise, with the strength of this stone giant, it would have surely leveled it long ago.

"Stop!"

The Snow Maiden had a deep bond with the great snow mountain. At this moment, as if feeling the mountain's pain, she could no longer hold back and charged directly forward. Countless sharp swords formed from ice and snow flew directly towards the stone giant.

Clang, clang, clang!

A series of sharp clangs rang out as the ice shards struck the stone giant. Its surrounding yellow light suddenly flared, revealing a distinct set of armor made of stone plates.

The stone giant suddenly turned its head. After seeing the Snow Maiden, it chuckled in a booming, muffled voice, "Well, well, if it isn't you. You slipped away last time. I never thought you'd deliver yourself to my doorstep this time."

Zu An's expression was strange. Why did this conversation feel so familiar?

At this moment, the stone giant raised a hand, and its massive fist shot out like a cannonball. Its speed was so great that the injured Snow Maiden had no time to dodge; she could only raise her hand to block in front of her.

Snow and wind burst forth everywhere, and the Snow Maiden was violently sent flying. But the enormous fist relentlessly continued its charge, clearly intending to crush her completely.

Seeing this, Zu An quickly flew over and embraced the Snow Maiden. Then he raised his other hand and struck out with a palm, finally repelling the huge stone fist.

The stone giant waved a hand, and the fist returned to its arm. "Oh, I wondered how you dared to show up," it boomed. "So you brought your lover with you, eh?"

Hearing this, the Snow Maiden felt a mix of shame and indignation, and pushed Zu An away abruptly.

At the same time, she felt a little strange. She had always disliked any other being approaching her body, yet why did she not feel much aversion even after this man had embraced her several times?

Zu An felt the lingering coolness on his hand and glared unfriendly at the distant stone giant. That fellow was truly annoying.

He waved his hand, and a stream of sword energy shot directly towards the opponent.

The stone giant's yellow armor lit up again, blocking the massive sword energy.

"That's just tickling me," the stone giant laughed heartily. Then it slammed its fists onto the ground, and dozens of huge stone spikes suddenly erupted from the earth beneath Zu An and the Snow Maiden's feet.

Fortunately, Zu An reacted quickly enough and took the Snow Maiden out of that area.

"Be careful, it seems to be able to absorb and convert your attacks," the Snow Maiden warned.

Zu An nodded. He had also felt a faint familiar aura within those stone spikes just now.

The opponent's armor seemed to absorb and neutralize his recent attack, using it to increase the power of its counter-attack.

This ability was different from that of the Thorned Bone Dragon. The Thorned Bone Dragon reflected three times the damage, whereas this stone giant partially absorbed attacks and then converted them into counter-attack power.

For now, this ability did not seem as troublesome as the Thorned Bone Dragon's, as it still sustained some damage itself.

Relatively speaking, however, it didn't have to pay as great a price as the Thorned Bone Dragon, and this ability should be sustainable for longer.

"Tickling, you say? How about now?" Zu An snorted. Golden ripples appeared in the sky, followed by countless golden weapons emerging from within, which shot directly towards the opponent.

Unlike when dealing with the Thorned Bone Dragon, where he was restricted, he could finally launch a full-power attack now.

The stone giant's movements were somewhat cumbersome, and it clearly couldn't evade the countless weapons. Its surrounding armor glowed brightly, intending to withstand the attack head-on.

Unfortunately, it greatly underestimated this power. Initially, the armor could withstand various attacks, but the endless stream of weapons continued to shoot towards it. Cracks began to appear all over its armor until it finally couldn't hold on and completely shattered.

It roared continuously, trying to punch and attack the weapons. But with a sky full of weapons, how many could it block?

Soon, its entire body completely shattered, scattering into a pile of stones on the ground.

"That move..." The Snow Maiden's eyes widened, with a hint of bewilderment in them.