"Dispatch the Blood Hawks to track his movements." Yue Che was unwilling to concede, "Even if that Mammoth King is incredibly fast, it can't possibly outpace the Blood Hawks."

"It's useless," Mo Luo Yinfeng stated. "The vastness of the Cold Ice Great Plain, covered in dense forests—with the caution of Jiuyao Shenzhen, there’s no way the Blood Hawks will detect his trail." Mo Luo Yinfeng continued, "The only reason the Blood Hawks found their tracks before was because they were moving as a group of over a dozen people. But now, Jiuyao Shenzhen is moving alone—that’s an entirely different scenario!"

"Indeed," Feng Fei interjected. "You saw the Mammoth King’s speed; no mount can compare. Even if the Blood Hawks could locate his tracks, we'd be powerless to stop him."

"Don't you have the Thunder Eagle Sky Cavalry?" Yue Che looked toward Mo Luo Yinfeng. "Why don't the few of us mount up on the Thunder Eagles and pursue him?"

"And what good would catching him do?" Mo Luo Yinfeng said grimly. "If even this perilous passage couldn't intercept him, eliminating him across the boundless Cold Ice Great Plain is even more impossible."

In truth, Mo Luo Yinfeng held back something else!

If they truly gave chase, none of them would likely return alive!

He remembered clearly that only yesterday, over thirty of their top experts in the jungle had been left shaken to their core, terrified by one man! They hadn't even managed to mount a single counter-attack!

This made Mo Luo Yinfeng acutely aware of one thing!

To hunt down Jiuyao Shenzhen in the jungle was tantamount to courting death!

"Are we just going to let it go like this?" Yue Che understood the hesitation in everyone's hearts perfectly well.

"Rather than passively tracking his location, it’s better to enter the Celestial Sacred Domain," Ao Fei suggested. "We need to secure the Hero artifact quickly."

"Mm," Feng Fei nodded slightly, clearly leaning toward Ao Fei's proposal. "Besides, his objective is the same—to enter the Celestial Sacred Domain! We'll deal with him when we run into him there."

"I suppose that’s the only way," Yue Che sighed in resignation!

Yet, his eyes remained fixed on the direction where Jiuyao Shenzhen had vanished, filled with resentment! If this man is not eliminated, my Ice Clan will never know peace! Jiuyao Shenzhen, one day you will fall into my hands, Yue Che!

The wind roared past my ears; all I could hear were faint, blurring whistles and the heavy gasps of the great beast! The scenery on either side whipped past like lightning flashes!

Only after a long while, when I could no longer sense the auras of Yue Che and Mo Luo Yinfeng and the others, did I finally command the great creature to stop!

By this time, I was so exhausted I didn't have the strength to move a finger! With a massive effort, I tumbled off the weary body and collapsed heavily onto the ground!

The great beast fared little better! It looked as if it had just been hauled out of a river, its entire body glistening with sweat! From the violent sprint, its chest was still heaving violently even now. Almost simultaneously as I rolled off, the great beast couldn't hold on any longer, slumping onto the ground, panting heavily!

After a considerable time, we finally managed to regulate our breathing and took a careful look at our surroundings! Before us lay a stretch of low, yet incredibly dense forest! It stretched out in a distant line toward the edge of the horizon! This area already fell within the boundaries of the Cold Ice Great Plain! Although called the Cold Ice Great Plain, this place wasn't truly an endless, open wilderness; instead, it was a vast plain covered in dense vegetation—countless low-lying shrubs, grasslands, and scattered snow cedar woods! The northern end of the plain marked the location of the true Ice Throne!

We had finally arrived! Both I and the great beast could finally breathe a sigh of relief! I never imagined this trial run plan would go so smoothly! It forced me to admit that our luck had been absolutely exceptional! However, recalling the heart-stopping scene from moments before, a shiver involuntarily ran down my spine! Damn it! That was a force of twenty thousand tribal warriors, plus fourteen supreme experts! If I hadn't possessed some skill of my own, and if the great beast hadn't been fast enough, we never would have crossed that suspension bridge.

We were safe for now! Feeling a significant recovery in my stamina, I reached to my waist, pulled out the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmitter, and opened the channel! Beep! After a strange sound, the anxious voices of Yin Shuang, Sui Feng, and Seth came through the transmitter: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

"I'm fine; I finally broke through."

"As expected of Your Highness," Sui Feng remarked. "What a pity I didn't get to witness that earth-shattering duel."

"What earth-shattering duel?" I snapped back. "It only took three or four exchanges with them before I broke through."

"Too bad I didn't get to have a grand brawl with Old Man," Xingye muttered with some regret.

"You going would have been suicide," Xing Zhan retorted sharply.

"I was just saying," Xingye grumbled.

"Alright, let's not talk about that now," Yin Shuang was the most mature and steady. "Since you have safely crossed the bridge, our plan has succeeded."

"Next, Your Highness just needs to wait for the Lunar Eclipse to enter the Celestial Sacred Domain within the Ice Throne," Seth's tone was solemn. "Remember, you must wait for the night of the December Lunar Eclipse; only then will the Heavenly Gate leading to the Celestial Sacred Domain open."

"Understood." I continued, "What about Long Xin and the others?"

"Don't worry, they are hidden well," Yin Shuang assured me. "I will relay the news of your safety to them."

"Mm!" I concluded, "Long story short, stick to the plan."

After hanging up the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmitter, I mounted the great beast once more! And sped toward the northern end at full tilt! The plan to force our way across was actually orchestrated by Seth, Yin Shuang, and the Divine Matron and Ji Du, who were far away on the other side of the ocean! It must be said that the activation of the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmitter made communication between us incredibly convenient! Just yesterday, after discovering the anomaly at the bridgehead, we used the transmitter to connect with our headquarters back in the Throne City! What followed was a remote intercontinental strategy meeting! This sort of thing happened frequently when we campaigned on the Demon Sealing Continent; behind almost every march and battle were the brilliant minds of the Divine Matron, Jiuyao, and Chongyang! This transoceanic remote meeting only took four hours to draft a series of contingency plans! In the end, we chose the path of forcefully crossing the bridge, and the idea of using those twenty thousand tribal warriors as a diversion was thought up by the seasoned strategist, Ji Du! Of course, I was the only one to execute the plan. Long Xin, Luo Ye, and the others, though deeply unwilling, could only hide in a cave where we had previously concealed ourselves, awaiting the right moment to act! Experience proves that the old ones still have the sharpest tricks. Ji Du's strategy of feigning weakness to deliver a crushing blow achieved remarkable results; even the ever-cautious Mo Luo Yinfeng fell for it. And I successfully crossed the suspension bridge, entering the Cold Ice Great Plain! Truthfully, I really wanted to seize the opportunity to capture Yue Che and bring him back to the Throne City to rescue Yan Luo! But I knew perfectly well that capturing Yue Che alive under those circumstances was impossible! One wrong move and I might lose my own life! I had no choice but to adopt a circuitous strategy! But I reasoned that once the Hero artifact was secured, capturing Yue Che would be child's play! The first step of the plan was finally complete! What I need to do next is arrive at the Heavenly Gate north of the Ice Throne before the first day of the twelfth month—the night of the Lunar Eclipse on the Mafa Continent—and the gate to the Celestial Sacred Domain will naturally open! By then, I trust Yin Shuang's super spatial teleportation array will be finished! As long as I fix the exact spatial coordinates using the Thousand-Mile Sound Stone, Chi Ming and Chi Hao's abilities will allow them to teleport easily to my side, and the spatial teleportation effect of the Memory Set will also come into play! Ji Du and Sui Yunxiang Tian will also rendezvous with me! This, in fact, is the subtle core of our entire plan! The reason I crossed alone was precisely to create the illusion that I was the only one entering the Celestial Sacred Domain! When that happens, Sui Yunxiang Tian, Ji Du, and the others can unleash their surprise force! This is arguably our final trump card! Calculating the time, there are still forty-three days until the first day of the twelfth month! That time is enough for me to reach the Heavenly Gate of the Ice Throne! However, I must ensure I am not discovered by Mo Luo Yinfeng and his group before that time! Subconsciously, I checked the map one more time, confirming my current location, before tucking it away into my spatial pouch! All around was silence; the only sound was the gently flowing wind! I couldn't help but take a deep breath! A self-mocking thought surfaced! Damn it, after all the twists and turns, it ends up being just me alone again! But this time it's better than back in the Demon Sealing Continent; at least I have the great beast accompanying me! "Pal, the rest is up to you. You absolutely must not be discovered." "Roar!" The great beast gently shook its massive head and let out a soft roar! It was clearly quite displeased that I questioned its capabilities! When it came to jungle tracking, Luo Ye and Xiang Kong were masters among masters, but the great beast was certainly no inferior; moreover, when it came to concealment within the jungle, the great beast was an expert among experts! Even though this wasn't the familiar Demon Dragon Continent, the beast's innate instincts allowed it to make quick and accurate judgments! At this moment, it moved through the jungle like a nimble spirit cat! As for me, I also spread out my spiritual sense, carefully monitoring every rustle and movement in the surrounding wind!