On a large expanse of white glacier, Shi Yu gazed into the distance.

A hundred meters away, an Ice Frost Stone Giant was floating over.

Although this creature was called a giant, it wasn't human-like, as it had no lower body.

Its main body resembled an irregular cylinder, stout and bulky, like a small hill.

Being an elemental creature, it could float in the low air, and its most striking feature was its giant arms, nearly as long as its body.

These were the primary organs for casting the Ice Hammer skill.

"First time seeing an Ice Frost Stone Giant..."

Shi Yu smiled, meeting the gaze of the single eye on its massive mouth, which resembled an energy crystal.

He said sincerely, "Friends from another race, we're not here to fight. We were invited by your Stone Statue elder to uncover the truth of history."

"See, let's skip the fighting..."

Eleven, who was itching for a fight, was taken aback.

"???"

No fighting?

Eleven was still too young; why fight when you can negotiate?

However, as Shi Yu attempted to reason with it using telepathy, the approaching Ice Frost Stone Giant attacked without warning.

Dozens of meters away, it opened its mouth, spewing a chilling breath.

Instantly, a concentrated blast of icy mist swept towards Shi Yu and Eleven.

The glacial land the icy mist passed over froze with an even thicker layer of ice.

Its power was roughly equivalent to a super-charged fire extinguisher. The icy blue cold air resembled a gradually expanding ray.

Thankfully, this Stone Giant's Cold Breath skill was only at the beginner level; not only was the spray slow, but the frost power wasn't strong enough. Otherwise, the first challenge would be enough to give many people a hard time.

"Tch... can't communicate."

"Eleven, just take it down."

Shi Yu took a small step back while issuing the command, much to Eleven's annoyance. Why not just do that from the start!

Eleven raised its head, focused its mind, and activated Extrasensory Vision, making everything outside seem to slow down.

The range of the Cold Breath wasn't large, and its power was concentrated within a few meters. The energy that spread out was only equivalent to ordinary cold air. Eleven, with its thick hide, didn't even need to Harden, and simply chose to charge straight through it.

The Ice Frost Stone Giant floated closer while spewing its breath. Eleven also charged towards the Stone Giant like a ferocious beast. Just as they were about to meet, the threat of the Cold Breath increased. Eleven, with the help of Extrasensory Vision, easily dodged the concentrated cold breath at close range, circled around to the Stone Giant's side, and didn't give the sluggish Stone Giant a chance to react.

Boom!!!

Eleven suddenly leapt forward, and mastered-level Harden materialized, smashing a palm into the Ice Frost Stone Giant.

Crack!

With just one strike, the three-meter-tall Ice Frost Stone Giant instantly shattered into countless ice elements right before Shi Yu's eyes.

At the same time, a blue energy crystal fell from the Stone Giant's disintegrating body.

And nearby, a teleportation array lit up on the glacial ground.

"Just like Lu Qingyi said, the creatures here aren't true living beings, but something similar to elemental avatars..."

Seeing the Ice Frost Stone Giant collapse, Shi Yu stood still, quietly watching the ice elements in the air.

At the same time, he observed the surrounding environment, not forgetting his most important goal in entering the ruin.

What exactly did this place want to tell him?

"In the most widespread story in Bingyuan City, an Ice Dragon descended nearby and triggered a mini ice age."

"Then, the Beast Tamer tribe that settled in Bingyuan City fought with the Ice Dragon."

"Does the icy environment within the ruin simulate the environment after the Ice Dragon's descent?"

As he speculated, Shi Yu's mind went blank for a moment, and countless chaotic sounds entered his ears.

Sounds of battle, sounds of conversation.

His brain suddenly buzzed, triggering traces of history, just like when he listened to the Stone Statue.

At that moment, the sounds intertwined, and Shi Yu seemed to see fleeting images.

Images of a group of young men and women in ancient clothing defending against a snow mountain beast tide.

The images were very brief, almost gone in a flash, and Shi Yu returned to normal, silently standing in place.

"What was that?" Shi Yu couldn't help but say.

"Was that... something that happened a long time ago?"

If Shi Yu wasn't mistaken, his talent for listening to the sounds of history had taken effect again.

He had seen a group of ancient Beast Tamers, commanding Ice Frost Stone Giants, and fighting against snow mountain beasts such as snow wolves!

Besides that, there was nothing else.

Shi Yu once again fell into thought, piecing together clues and making inferences.

He simply reconstructed the history of Bingyuan City based on the existing information:

[A Beast Tamer tribe lived peacefully around Bingyuan City. One day, an Ice Dragon descended, triggering a mini ice age.

The mini ice age changed the surrounding environment, affecting the normal life of this Beast Tamer tribe, so the tribe decided to attack the Ice Dragon.

However, because the Ice Dragon was too powerful, the Beast Tamer tribe could only seal it on the snow mountain using special means.

However, although they successfully sealed the Ice Dragon, they could not change the environment that had already formed.

The Beast Tamer tribe had to adapt to the new environment, and their totem, the Stone Giant, also began to mutate into the Ice Frost Stone Giant.

At the same time, due to environmental changes, the number of ice-attribute creatures greatly increased around the snow mountain.

Moreover, due to the influence of the sealed Ice Dragon, the snow mountain beasts were very irritable and often caused beast tides.

So for the next hundred years, this Beast Tamer tribe was engaged in the work of resisting the beast tides.

This continued until now. The Ice Dragon ruin still exists, and the beast tides still exist, but the Beast Tamer tribe has disappeared for various reasons.

The ruin before them was a secret realm transformed by a legendary Beast Tamer, who was about to pass away, to train his clansmen, a long time after the tribe sealed the Ice Dragon.

Therefore, the environment within this ruin is inclined towards an icy wasteland...]

"Is that so??" Shi Yu raised his head, but there was no response.

At this moment, Eleven picked up the blue energy crystal and ran back excitedly.

"Ao!!!"

Loot!!!

Eleven was overjoyed.

It had seen and eaten this thing before.

The Iron-Eating Beast nutritional meal at the Bamboo Stone Martial Arts Center provided energy crystals with both gold and lightning attributes.

So-called energy crystals are formed when the concentration of elemental energy reaches a certain level. They are a common resource for strengthening the attribute powers of pets.

However, they are very rare, and the higher the quality, the more difficult they are to obtain. Although the strengthening effect is simpler than most foods, it excels in its effectiveness, so it is very expensive.

Eleven had eaten level-one energy crystals.

And this ice-attribute energy crystal also seemed to be a level-one crystal.

"The reward is still this?" Temporarily putting aside the image he may or may not have heard, Shi Yu looked at the energy crystal.

It was alright. If it were before, he would have been very happy to pick up an ice-attribute energy crystal. Although the attribute wasn't right, selling it could have exchanged for many iron bamboos.

But now, they didn't lack resources of this level. However, considering that this was only the first trial, and almost everyone could obtain one, Shi Yu was relieved. The rewards later on would definitely be better.

"Forget it. Since there's no response, let's continue through the trials and see if we can make new discoveries." Although Shi Yu felt that his earlier guess matched many things, he always felt that the truth wasn't that simple.

After all, this widely circulated historical story seemed to have been refuted by the Stone Statue before. Shi Yu thought carefully and indeed felt that there were some loopholes.

Shi Yu looked at the teleportation array in the distance, intending to try challenging the second trial.

But before that, Shi Yu took the energy crystal from Eleven's hand and said, "You can't eat this. It'll give you a stomachache."

"Give it to me, and I'll exchange it for ice cream for you when we get home."

Eleven: ｡◔‸◔｡