It is not on any mountain, but on the icy land that is so clear that you can see the ice fields below, but the lake water seems to only have a shallow layer.
If you don't look closely, you probably won't be able to spot it.
The moonlight here is so bright that it is almost dawn, the lake reflects the light, and the water surface is sparkling.
When they got close to the lake, they stopped flying, landed on the ground and walked over.
"That's it?"
Zuo Fang frowned and looked around.
There was only a huge shallow lake here, and there was no shadow of the holy tree at all. There was not even any abnormality. It was no different from the icebergs they saw along the way.
But since they couldn't see the floating island when they were outside, Zuo Fang guessed that this place probably had similar means?
The ice elf glanced at them, then took the lead and walked into the lake.
The water layer of the lake is really shallow, only about ten centimeters high.
After she walked into the water, she was only submerged up to her ankles by the extremely clear lake water. Her bare feet, as white as snow, almost blended into the water and ice.
Her body was already weak and transparent.
Stand in now.
It was as if the feet had disappeared into the water.
Then, the ice elf cast an arrogant and provocative look at Zuo Fang, as if laughing at his lack of worldliness.
Zuo Fang couldn't bear this grievance!
He immediately sneered: "Your Majesty the Pope, I will go to meet them for you right now!"
As Zuo Fang spoke, he rolled up his sleeves with a gesture, looking menacing, and then fiercely drew out his knight's sword!
Then he thrust the sword into the lake with an arrogant look!
What a joke, who would actually try it with their body?
Click, click, click...
Also at the next moment, extremely freezing frost spread along the sword body at an extremely fast speed.
The knight's sword clanked slightly, trembling and flashing with light, but it still could not stop the ice.
Zuo Fang quickly withdrew his hand on the hilt of the sword, and then watched helplessly as his sword turned into ice in a second and solidified on the lake.
It's strange, although lakes are fluid.
But it did fix the long sword, frozen on the water at a weird angle.
Zuo Fang: "..."
The scene fell silent.
A mocking look appeared on the face of the ice and snow elf: "This place is where our elf holy tree is. If you dare to come in, then come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, the rope tied to her hands suddenly tightened, and a huge force came from the other end of the rope.
The ice elf was pulled out of the lake and almost fell down. He stumbled a few times before he regained his balance.
She glared at Zuo Fang angrily.
But at the same time, her expression was a little strange, as if she felt guilty after hiding something, so although the anger was real, it was also somewhat concealed.
Zuo Fang chuckled and turned to look at the two people behind him. This time he also learned to signal with his eyes.
"This woman obviously has evil intentions. The ice and snow elves have always been extremely cunning. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I think it would be better to eliminate them completely." Zuo Fang said seriously.
"What you said makes sense." Xu Shuo smiled in agreement.
When Zuo Fang talked about the second half, the ice and snow elf was already a little panicked. When Xu Shuo spoke up, she did not dare to continue to be arrogant.
The ice elf hesitated and said: "Only we elves can get close to the Elven Holy Tree. If you are worried, you can ask your companion to accompany me in to take a look."
She said and looked at the Silver Duke.
Although he is a mixed race, he still has some elven blood in his body, so he should not be very repellent to the power of faith in Dawn.
She thinks so.
But the Silver Duke knew that he couldn't go in either.
So he didn't come out to agree, and still stood there expressionless, turning a blind eye to the ice and snow elf's vague and unaccustomed eyes.
Pure-blood people always look down on mixed-blood people, and people who think they are noble always look down on poor people. There is nothing to worry about.
Xu Shuo did not agree with the ice elf's words. He took a few steps forward and stood on the edge of the lake, looking into the center.
In his sight, there were countless dark gray veins in the center of the lake, like a giant tree sticking horizontally to the water, or a circular pattern like a magic circle.
After seeing it, Xu Shuo stretched out his hand and held the knight's sword stuck on the water. Before the frost was about to erode, golden light spread out from his hand.
The original dragon clan could directly curse the Elf Sacred Tree.
This means that unusual methods can also force the Holy Tree out, so why should they risk their own safety?
Xu Shuo activated the sun crown mark in his body.
The frost on the knight's sword faded quickly, and the power of light continued to spread into the lake.
The water surface boiled.
"You...our Dawn's faith is weak, don't do this!"
The ice elf became anxious when he saw this.
She tried to rush over to stop Xu Shuo, but Zuo Fangyan quickly pressed her shoulders and pushed her to the ground.
Ripples washed out from the water toward the center.
The dark gray veins also became turbulent.
Gradually, a giant ice tree standing in the middle of the water slowly appeared. It had leaves, but not many. The leaves were also crystal clear prismatic ice slag.
Suddenly, the void vortex ahead rotated.
A sharp ice arrow flew out from the giant tree that gradually appeared, and arrived in an instant, attacking Xu Shuo's facade!
Snapped!
Xu Shuo suddenly raised his knight's sword and smashed the ice arrow that flew in front of him.
"Catalina!"
The ice elf shouted towards the giant tree.
In an instant, the elf holy tree swayed.
The shallow water surface of the lake extends upward, accumulates, and condenses into several body shapes, and then transforms from the transparent water layer into ice bodies.
Dozens of ice and snow elves stood in the lake, all with murderous looks on their faces, staring angrily at the three people outside the lake.
And just after they appeared, the water layer that was originally only ten centimeters high seemed to have dropped a little, so shallow that it could only submerge the toes.
Zuo Fang raised his eyebrows after noticing this.
These elves can only appear through the power of faith.
The power of faith needs to irrigate the spiritual tree.
He was thinking, if the water here was drained directly, the tree would wither, right?
"Legend has it that the holy tree of the elves is so tall that it can cover the sky and the sun, but now it seems that's all it can do."
Xu Shuo looked at the tree in the middle of the lake and smiled.
As soon as the words fell, the dozens of ice and snow elves raised their hands in unison, picked up their bows and arrows, and stared at him with sullen and cold eyes, as if they were waiting for an order and immediately shot the arrows.
Even if the ice and snow elves have fallen to this point.
But it’s not the Holy See’s turn to ridicule!
Nor can I accept the satire of the Holy See of Light!
"etc!"
When the swords were at war, the ice elf hurriedly said: "Catalina, let them leave here. Our current strength is not enough to fight against the Holy See of Light. You are the last bloodline of the elves and should not be consumed here anymore."
Already."
After she finished speaking, a shadow appeared in front of the Elf Sacred Tree, and the ice and snow elf that had been confronting Xu Shuo came out.
Catalina looked at the young man opposite, remembering the previous confrontation, her expression was a little angry and a little fearful.
She pursed her lips and said, "You came to see the Elf Sacred Tree, what else?"
I tried to persuade this group of people to leave, but they refused to leave, so everyone got into an inexplicable fight.
And now.
Are you willing to leave just to see the Elf Holy Tree?
No matter how unsophisticated Catalina is, she would not be stupid enough to think that this is the only plan for their trip. If not, there must be other purposes.
Xu Shuo smiled and said: "I heard that your sister went to the human continent and caused a lot of trouble for our Holy See. If this is the case, then you should go out and clean up the mess for her."
"no!"
"It is impossible for the saint to leave here!"
"Cunning human, you want to trick Catalina into going to the human continent and then deal with her!"
"Catalina, don't believe him!"
"She can't leave here!"
Before Catalina could speak, the other ice and snow elves on the lake became anxious and expressed their objections.
The captured ice and snow elf did not expect that this human being had such a purpose, and could not help but join the opposition army. He struggled angrily, and was then pressed hard to the ground by Zuo Fang.
Catalina also frowned at this time: "They are all right, how can I believe that you won't do anything to me outside?"
Xu Shuo didn't say anything, but suddenly unfolded a magic circle in his hand.
"Then how can you guarantee that I can't do anything to you here?" he said.
"Are you sure you want to fight me to death here?" Catalina stared at him.
"You have to know that Shuguang's current power of faith cannot compete with the faith of Light. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to set foot on this land so easily."
"……so what?"
Catalina's eyes darkened.
Xu Shuo smiled softly, dispelled the magic circle in his hand, and looked at the elf holy tree behind her with interest.
"I can deal with you here, so there's no need to do anything more. What you think is a 'death-and-death' situation, to me, is just a matter of convenience. And I want you to go out with me...
"
He paused for a moment before continuing: "I just want you to help me deal with the monsters in the Far North Mountains."
Catalina's heart was raised when she heard the first half of his words, but after hearing the last request, she slowly put it back down, followed by questions.
"Warcraft group?" she asked doubtfully.
"Your sister organized a group of magical beasts outside the Far North Mountains and planned to launch an attack on the human continent. Although this is not difficult for the Holy See of Light, it is still a bit troublesome to solve." Xu Shuo said in a calm tone.
"You want me to help you get rid of the monsters?" Catalina probably understood his purpose.
"Yes, it's just to drive away the monsters outside the Far North Mountains." Xu Shuo raised a gentle and harmless smile.
"..."
Catalina fell silent.
Her sister is a member of the previous generation of Dawn, but her lifespan is about to end due to a curse, so at the last moment, she plans to go to the human continent for one last try.
The Elf Saint possesses the power of prophecy.
In the future that her sister saw, there would be a battle between the Saint Valo Empire and the Holy See of Light on the human continent in this era.
And this is also the last chance for the elves.
As long as we help the human empire to disintegrate the authority of the Holy See of Light, and then replace the Holy See of Light with Dawn Faith, then the elf sacred tree that is about to disappear may be able to be resurrected with the help of human faith.
Although, compared to the vigorous offensive operations a thousand years ago, the elves today are alone.
But this is also a last resort.
The army of Warcraft is also their last resort.
Catalina suddenly looked at the young man opposite her, looking at him from a distance. Compared with the young man's always calm silver-white eyes, the look in her eyes was extremely complicated, as if a fierce battle between heaven and man was going on at this moment.
Hatred, anger, hope, despair, sadness...
Countless emotions flashed through her eyes, and the violent fluctuations of emotions even caused the water around her to shake and frost to bloom.
Xu Shuo just looked at her calmly.
The young man has soft brows and a face as clear as jade, always with a faint smile, but his mood is even colder than the wind and snow here.
After a while.
Catalina suddenly bit her lower lip: "Okay! I'll help you get rid of the group of monsters outside!"
——Cut off my sister’s retreat with my own hands!
Her sister is about to expire, and regardless of success or failure in her journey to join the world, she has no chance of continuing to live.
But at this moment, the enemy has already approached the Elf Holy Land.
The chaotic emotions of the tribe seeped into her mind with the power of faith. As the Last Light, Catalina not only carries the faith of the entire elves, but also carries their hope and future.
Both they and their sister actually just hope that she can continue to survive in this world on behalf of the ice and snow elves.
With the inheritance of ice and snow elves.
She didn't know how long she could hold on.
But I can only do my best to support it.
"Let me make some preparations. But I will only stay in the Far North Mountains and will not enter the human continent. After driving away those monsters for you, the affairs of the human continent will have nothing to do with our ice elves from now on."
Catalina stared straight at him and said, her voice low and cold, as if she was suppressing some emotion.
Xu Shuo smiled, his smile was gentle and gentle.
"good."
Catalina looked at him deeply, turned around and disappeared into the sacred elf tree.
At the same time, the figures of dozens of ice and snow elves on the lake also disappeared, turning into clear water and returning to the lake.
"You can let me go."
The ice elf being held down by Zuo Fang struggled.
Zuo Fang raised his eyebrows, untied his rope, and let the ice elf free.
The other party just gave him a fierce look, then turned around and ran quickly into the lake, and soon he transformed into the power of faith and merged into it.
It soon became quiet here.
There was no movement for a long while.
Looking at the calm lake surface, Zuo Fang suddenly said: "If they haven't come out for so long, they won't start pretending to be dead, right?"
Xu Shuo was at ease, half leaning on the knight's sword stuck on the ice, and said lazily: "Probably not."
If you really pretend to be dead.
That doesn't matter.
However, the last ice and snow elf will have no chance to escape, and they will all fall into the abyss with the island.
But after a quarter of an hour.
Catalina walked out of the sacred tree again, and at the same time, the water level of the lake dropped by half.
Although the other ice and snow elves agreed to let her go outside, in order to prevent any conspiracy from the Holy See of Light, they allowed her to take away half of the power of faith.
This way, even if she encounters danger outside, Catalina should have the strength to run back.
"Let's go. I'll drive away the monsters for you and I will come back."
Catalina said with a cold face.
Xu Shuo smiled, not dissatisfied with her attitude at all, and turned around and walked in the direction he came from.