Dazzling options appeared on Jiang Yaqing's wristband.
At this moment, she held the Heart of Ice and Snow in her hand, the core of this entire Eternal Icefield, left behind by the Ice Snow City Lord.
This Heart of Ice and Snow represented the ownership of the Eternal Icefield.
Months ago, Jiang Yaqing obtained it and placed it alongside the Endless Mine Ring. Its appearance allowed Jiang Yaqing to mine this vein without any hesitation, without worrying about illegal mining and encountering misfortune.
She knew very well that the entire Eternal Icefield was in an ownerless state.
The challenge was divided into three stages.
The first stage was to conquer the snow mountains of the Eternal Icefield, which was essentially reaching the summit. Jiang Yaqing spent six days to complete it.
The second stage was to gain the favor of the Emperor Penguin tribe and the Snow Ape tribe.
From the little Emperor Penguins circling around her and the Snow Apes helping her transport ore, it was evident that she had also completed this stage of the challenge.
The third stage, and the final challenge of the Heart of Ice and Snow.
Upon completion, she would possess this icefield.
More importantly, she would obtain the city left behind by the Ice Snow Great Emperor in the Eternal Icefield and all of the Ice Snow Great Emperor's endowments.
However—
Jiang Yaqing had been hesitant to challenge it.
The reason was simple.
Too dangerous.
The inheritance left by the Ice Snow Great Emperor had an extremely high difficulty coefficient. She had learned some inside information from the Emperor Penguin elders, which roughly stated that she needed to survive from the gate of Ice Snow City to the main hall.
Furthermore, she had to defeat the final beast left by the Ice Snow Great Emperor in the main hall.
Sitting on the imperial throne.
The challenge would then be considered successful.
In the past, six people had obtained the Heart of Ice and Snow in the Eternal Icefield and undertaken the final challenge, but without exception, they all died in the city.
Among them was a human emperor.
He led hundreds of Colorful-ranked powerhouses and countless Obsidian-ranked powerhouses, attempting to occupy the Eternal Icefield, but ultimately, no one emerged alive.
The elders of the Emperor Penguin tribe warned Jiang Yaqing not to challenge it.
At that time, she indeed had no such intention. Her thought was to mine more Ice Crystal Ore and then withdraw. Who would want to stay in such an extremely cold land?
Not a soul was in sight.
The natives of the cave could not be found, only a bunch of Emperor Penguins and Snow Apes.
It was too lonely.
She couldn't stand this.
However, her thoughts had now changed.
The glaring options on her wristband kept urging Jiang Yaqing to touch them, but Jiang Yaqing ignored them. Instead, she bit her lip hard.
"Talent activation!"
Instantly, time seemed to stand still around Jiang Yaqing.
"Speak your wish, this will be your final wish, consider it carefully." Within the distorted space, a blurred phantom materialized before Jiang Yaqing.
Looking at the phantom before her, Jiang Yaqing couldn't help but bite her lip again.
She possessed a talent.
Wish Fulfillment!
Upon activation, a phantom would appear like this, fulfilling her wish. However, the use of Wish Fulfillment also had certain limitations, it could not exceed a certain scope.
It had to be a goal that she was currently facing or about to achieve.
Wish Fulfillment could be used three times.
The first time it was used was when Chen Yu ascended the leaderboard and obtained the God-Bestowed Treasure Chest. She activated Wish Fulfillment, which also allowed her to successfully make the list and obtain a Five-Colored Treasure Chest.
The second time it was used, it saved her life when she was in mortal danger.
Originally, she intended to save this last chance, perhaps for future dangers, or when someone important to her was on the verge of death, she could make a wish.
"I originally wanted to save it for you to use."
Jiang Yaqing suddenly murmured with an inexplicable expression, then clenched her fist and looked up at the phantom above her head.
"I want to skip the third stage challenge left by the Ice Snow Great Emperor, so that the Eternal Icefield becomes mine, and I will succeed the position of City Lord of Ice Snow City."
"Can you do it?"
The moment she finished speaking, the phantom in the void seemed to chuckle. After a full half-minute, it answered in the most certain tone.
"Of course, your wish is granted."
Rumble—
The entire world suddenly rumbled. In the gray void, text like an announcement slowly materialized in the void.
Congratulations to *** for successfully passing the challenge of Ice Snow Great Emperor Al Reno and succeeding Ice Snow City.
Congratulations to *** for successfully passing the challenge of Ice Snow Great Emperor Al Reno and succeeding Ice Snow City.
Congratulations to *** for successfully passing the challenge of Ice Snow Great Emperor Al Reno and succeeding Ice Snow City.
...
Yellow sand filled the sky.
The deafening roar caused everyone in the cave to look up at the void above. In a crude shed, tattered cloth strips flapped noisily in the whistling wind. The two youths standing in the shed squinted their eyes and gazed at the void above.
"Hiss, someone actually succeeded Ice Snow City."
The youth with a scar near his eye exclaimed with disbelief.
"Sir, you know about Ice Snow City?" The handsome youth in the cloak turned his head, and the youth with the scar on his face chuckled. "Mr. Ye, are you perhaps a foreigner, not knowing about Ice Snow City?"
Instantly, a hint of awkwardness appeared on Ye Cheng's face.
The youth glanced at Ye Cheng with a smile but did not question further, continuing to chuckle to himself.
"The Ice Snow Great Emperor is one of the ten Great Emperors of the cave, controlling the extreme cold domain. When it comes to ice and snow, no one throughout history has been able to surpass him. Everyone could only look up to him."
"It's just a pity that in his later years, the Ice Snow Great Emperor suffered a backlash from the ice and snow."
"Unable to control the ice and snow power within him."
"The cold energy within him spread outwards, eventually turning a vast area around his city into an icefield. Even after his death, the ice and snow have not melted for tens of thousands of years."
"His city then became an ownerless city."
"Before the Ice Snow Great Emperor died, he condensed his heart into a Heart of Ice and Snow and left behind three seals. Whoever possessed the Heart of Ice and Snow could obtain everything the Ice Snow Great Emperor had in life by passing the challenge. It's just a pity that over the past ten thousand years, countless people have challenged it and failed."
"Our enemy, the Human Empire of the Beastman Empire."
"The previous Great Emperor went to challenge it and failed, his remains vanished without a trace. Afterwards, the Human Empire fell into civil war and has not recovered its strength until now."
Ye Cheng listened carefully to the youth's explanation, while the youth with the scar near his eye murmured.
"Mr. Ye, let's discuss business. You said you had a way to procure a batch of equipment for us. When can this matter be finalized?"
"We have already given you enough time to prepare, haven't we?"
"Or perhaps..."
"You don't have that capability, you just want to skim some profit from us. If that's the case, then you and your family might face some problems that you may not be able to handle."
"Please tell me honestly, can you get the equipment?"