Infinite Survival: The winner takes all!

"But you also understand that if you want to go deep into the lower layer of the Ice Abyss to search for crystal cores, the importance of ice element resistance is beyond doubt."

"In a way, it is even more important than pure strength."

"Just like the disaster we encountered before, if our resistance to ice elements was higher, we wouldn't be in such a dangerous situation."

At this point, he paused for a moment, then continued: "We currently have three L7 grade ice element crystal cores. If we absorb all of them, the ice element resistance value will increase to about 500 points."

"This way, we can at least resist the erosion of the ice elemental energy in the first layer of the Ice Abyss, and it will be much safer to enter the second layer."

Hearing this, Yunshan nodded repeatedly to show her understanding, but she still asked in confusion: "I understand what you mean, but why do you have to absorb the crystal core next to the statue?"

"In fact, we can choose other safer places, or even go back to the upper layer of the Ice Abyss to absorb it."

"Time doesn't allow it." Li Ming replied calmly, "Last time, we went to the fantasy ancient forest and was delayed a little. As a result, five full days passed in the real world."

"Therefore, if we absorb L7-grade crystal cores at a normal speed, by the time we finish absorbing them, another week may have passed in the real world."

"Plus, we still need to continue searching for the crystal core. By that time, I'm afraid our world will have already become a paradise for demons to wreak havoc."

Li Ming's explanation left the two speechless. It was then that they suddenly remembered that there was a L8-level demon that was frantically trying to cross the space barrier of the real world.

Once the demon army pours in, Cecily and Xingmei will definitely not be able to resist, and the consequences are simply unimaginable.

"I didn't think it through." Yun Shan's face suddenly became a little anxious. "We really can't waste too much time here. We must find enough pure ice element crystal cores as soon as possible and then return."

"Alright." Li Ming waved his hand, "You guys just stay here and don't move. I'll go over and explore the way first."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the ice platform three hundred meters ahead.

Compared with the previous two times he approached the statue, his steps this time were obviously much lighter. In just a dozen seconds, he had already leaped onto the ice platform.

The statue in front of me seemed to have not changed at all. She was still wearing a flawless white dress with smooth lines.

Although her face is still shrouded in blur and it is difficult to see her true appearance, her elegant posture and extraordinary aura reveal a unique charm that makes people fascinated.

Li Ming exhaled lightly, then approached the statue carefully, step by step.

As soon as he stepped within the ten-meter range, the statue suddenly burst out with dazzling white light, just like the previous two times. It was radiant for a moment, but soon returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

I waited quietly for a minute, and there was still silence all around.

Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief and then waved to the two people in the distance.

Yunshan and Dongmen Qiansha, who received the signal, rushed over quickly. They flew lightly onto the ice platform together and slowly walked into the fluorescent range of the statue.

"Don't think too much about anything. Just concentrate on absorbing the energy of the crystal core. Leave the vigilance to me." Li Ming whispered.

After saying that, he sat cross-legged on the warm ice surface, then took out three pure ice element crystal cores that were shining and emitting dazzling white light, and waved to Yunshan and Dongmen Qiansha, asking them to come closer.

The two nodded and sat down next to Li Ming on the left and right tacitly.

Then, they each stretched out their slender fingers, gently placed their palms on the crystal core, and began to absorb the pure energy contained in it.

Li Ming's situation was far from easy.

He was actually doing three things at once, absorbing the energy of the ice element crystal core, continuously activating the very mentally intensive 'Time Pupil Shadow' ability, and at the same time maintaining a high level of mental concentration and alertness.

He would not be able to withstand such a high intensity of mental distraction without the support of L6 level strength and powerful mental power beyond ordinary people.

Time passed quietly without noticing, and in the blink of an eye an hour had passed.

It has to be said that the efficiency of absorbing the energy of the ice element crystal core next to the statue has increased by at least ten times.

Although Li Ming needed to distract himself to be on guard and could not devote himself to absorption, his strength was higher than Yun Shan and Dongmen Qiansha after all, so among the three, his absorption speed was still the fastest.

At this moment, he could clearly sense that the human-head-sized crystal core in front of him had shrunk slightly.

Of course, all this comes at a price.

Li Ming already felt that his mental strength was a little weak, so he had to temporarily stop absorbing the crystal core, take a short rest, and recover some energy.

But at this moment, Yunshan and Dongmen Qiansha, who were originally immersed in energy absorption, suddenly turned around at the same time and gave him a stiff and weird smile. Then, their bodies instantly turned into black ice sculptures.

At the same time, he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the originally white statue in front of him had now turned into a deep dark purple.

Li Ming's heart shuddered and he came back to his senses in an instant.

Without any hesitation, he quickly wrapped his arms around the waists of the two people around him and retreated as fast as he could. In just a moment, he had retreated to the entrance of the ice cave.

Yunshan and Dongmen Qiansha, who were awakened, looked at Li Ming with a look of surprise, then looked at the statue that still looked calm, their faces full of confusion.

"What happened?" Yunshan asked puzzledly.

Li Ming would not take them away from the statue for no reason. It was very likely that his special ability, 'Time Pupil Shadow', had captured some unknown crisis signal in advance.

Dongmen Qiansha also expressed her confusion: "I didn't notice anything unusual."

"There was indeed a little accident..." Li Ming loosened his hands that were tightly clasping the two men's waists, took a deep breath, and then recounted in detail the future scene he had just seen.

"Eh?" Yun Shan showed a surprised expression on her face, "You said I smiled at you, and it was a weird smile? Why would I do that?"

Dongmen Qiansha replied solemnly, "This means that our souls may have been controlled or occupied by some unknown force."

"That's impossible." Yun Shan seemed to find it hard to accept this fact. "If that's the case, then wouldn't my passive damage-reduction ability also be ineffective?"

Dongmen Qiansha was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Yunshan's ability of 'being aloof' is indeed extremely powerful. Just by standing still, she can be immune to all damage.

But as the level of danger they encountered continued to rise, the damage-free effect of "Stay Away" began to reveal its limitations.

For example, when faced with advanced threats such as soul control, this ability seems powerless.

Of course, Dongmen Qiansha did not dwell on this issue too much, but turned her gaze to Li Ming and asked: "Captain, in the future scene you saw, were you controlled?"