The Divine Phoenix groggily woke up.

Her head felt like it was about to split open with pain; her memories were already somewhat blurry, only vaguely recalling wanting to take Zhu Ruoling away, and remembering nothing else.

Just as she turned around, she felt a heavy hit to the back of her head and then lost consciousness.

She quickly touched the spot at the back of her head, sticky with some bloodstains.

Damn it...

The Divine Phoenix cursed, drowsily opening her eyes, struggling to sit up.

Bang!

But before she could lift her head, her forehead struck something hard.

Her already dizzy head was hit again, making her even more confused, and she hastily held her forehead.

What is happening?

Where am I?

The Divine Phoenix was puzzled, and quickly reached out to feel around.

Her hand immediately touched something cold, a chill seeped into her body through her palm, making her feel a biting coldness.

What is this place?!

Her heart skipped a beat, sensing something was off. A feeling of restraint, of being imprisoned, suddenly arose.

The Divine Phoenix shook her head, trying hard to see clearly around her, but her eyes hadn't fully recovered their sight. She could vaguely see a blue glow around her, as though she was immersed in the blue light.

She began to breathe rapidly, her heart pounding, with an inexplicable tension.

Yet the more she breathed, the thinner the air became.

A feeling of suffocation quietly crept in.

She couldn't wait to see her surroundings and quickly reached out to explore.

But as she swept her hand around, her heart felt as cold as a winter night, freezing her entire body in place!

Not just the two sides... but also the front and back, even above her head, she touched something as cold as ice, blocking her on all sides!

She couldn't find a single gap or exit.

This felt like a coffin!

A cold coffin!

The Divine Phoenix sensed something was wrong. She clearly remembered being hit unconscious and when it happened, there were only Zhu Ruoling and Lan Zhengqing around her. Zhu Ruoling certainly wouldn't attack her, leaving Lan Zhengqing as the only possible attacker.

But if Lan Zhengqing did this, why would he knock her out and seal her in this cold coffin?

What was his motive?

If it wasn't him, then who knocked her out, and is Zhu Ruoling safe? Did she also suffer an attack?!

Suddenly.

Countless possibilities and questions sprang into her mind.

Amidst her thoughts, she carefully explored her surroundings again, still finding no gaps or exits, just coldness on all sides.

No, I cannot panic now.

She was already trapped here, in a place she did not know.

Struggling was futile, it would be better to wait for her eyesight to recover before planning her next steps.

Now, like a blind person, she couldn't understand the surroundings, how could she make accurate judgments?

The Divine Phoenix took several deep breaths to calm herself down. Even if she felt anxious, it was of no use, so she had to make herself calm.

Moreover.

Lin Fan had always warned her never to panic when encountering anything.

Panicking only drags oneself deeper into fear and the abyss.

It does not help with escape.

Calmness.

That is the only way to resolve problems.

Hoo—

Hoo—

Hoo—

The Divine Phoenix took deep breaths, adjusting her breathing rhythm, gradually suppressing her chaotic heartbeat and agitated emotions, slowly returning to composure and calmness.

Meanwhile, her body felt warmer, not as cold as before.

If she hadn't calmed down according to Lin Fan's method.

She might have been frightened to death by herself.

Even if she wasn't scared to death, she might have been frozen to death by this extremely low temperature.

The Divine Phoenix stopped observing her surroundings and focused on her inner world. As she completely calmed down and opened her eyes, her vision returned to normal.

Only then did she clearly see her situation.

She was indeed trapped inside a "coffin".

And it was an ice sculpture "coffin"!

She was encased in a crystal-like object inside, only able to move around within, unable to get out.

Because this object seemed to be part of the bed underneath her.

If she wanted to push open the "coffin", she would have to smash the whole thing open.

What kind of bizarre place is this?!

She was not particularly panicked now; she mentally assessed her situation and had prepared herself mentally, so she wasn't nervous.

Though inside this "coffin", it really felt uncomfortable.

The Divine Phoenix forcefully struck the surrounding massive ice blocks, they remained motionless, only emitting dull sounds. Besides that, the entire "coffin" exhibited no changes at all.

She inhaled deeply, suddenly ran her spiritual power.

A powerful pressure gathered in her palm, the void trembled and condensed!

A palm strike!

She fiercely struck the ice wall.

Boom!

With a loud noise, the entire ice wall trembled slightly, some ice shards and chips fell.

After the ice wall stopped trembling, the Divine Phoenix looked again.

The ice wall remained intact, not even a crack!

Quite exaggerated!

The Divine Phoenix furrowed her brows in puzzlement. What on earth was this thing made of? When touched it felt cold, like ice. Yet her spiritual power couldn't break it, truly strange.

She refused to give up, activated her spiritual power and tried once again.

Still unchanged, the ice wall showed no signs of change.

How is this possible!

Her cultivation realm, can't even open an ice wall?!

Was her power regressing, or was there something peculiar about this ice wall.

She certainly didn't believe her power was regressing, so she attempted to attack the ice wall once again, insisting on chiseling a hole in it!

Just as she was channeling her spiritual power.

"Stop wasting your effort, you cannot break this ice wall."

A mocking voice, slowly echoed.

The voice was extremely penetrating, entering her ears clearly, as if the ice wall didn't exist.

The Divine Phoenix paused, quickly looked towards the source of the voice.

Through the transparent ice wall, she saw a black silhouette slowly approaching her.

The ice wall emitted a pale blue light, seemingly infusing the black silhouette with a chilling aura, causing the Divine Phoenix to shiver involuntarily, goosebumps rising.

Immediately, she sat up straight, staring intensely at the black silhouette.

"Who are you?!"

She couldn't clearly see the visitor's appearance but could sense a familiar aura.

Even with an ice wall blocking it, she could still feel the strong and intense killing intent!

"Hehehe... Hahaha!"

The visitor laughed wildly, the laughter shockingly arrogant and brazen.

Straight up to the nine heavens!

Earth-shaking! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The Divine Phoenix's heart trembled, not only was the silhouette extremely familiar, but the voice was also quite familiar!

She furrowed her brow, her breathing halted.

"This thing has absorbed and condensed Water Essence, formed from the rootless water into the Frost Sky Formation, how could you, a mere ant from the Sumeru Continent, break this array? Stop dreaming, save your strength!"

This tone!

This pitch!

These words!

A flash of insight crossed the Divine Phoenix's mind, she suddenly shouted.

"Lan Zhengqing, it's you!"