The snowy mountain was difficult to climb. She never knew when she might accidentally fall into a snow pit.
Sometimes, when she got frustrated, she would simply sit in the snow pit and take out her Spirit-Level shovel, digging away furiously to vent her anger.
Occasionally, she would dig up some unknown seeds, but most of the time, she only found low-grade beast bones.
The beast bones happened to be useful for making bone arrows, so she didn’t complain and collected all of them.
Once she had rested enough, she continued climbing upward.
“Roar—”
For some reason, hearing the giant bear’s roar almost made her want to cry with relief!
She had finally found the damn thing!
Shen Qingyao hid behind a massive boulder and quietly peeked at the Frost Giant Bear.
It was enormous, practically the size of a small mountain, and was currently chasing a pack of Frost Wolves.
With every swipe of its paw, it caught a Frost Wolf. When it stuffed them into its mouth, some of the wolves were still alive, letting out miserable cries.
Shen Qingyao’s eyes widened.
Wait, there were Frost Wolves here too?
Then she didn’t actually need to fight the Frost Giant Bear head-on!
Killing this pack of wolves should also increase her exploration progress!
Why had she been trying so hard to kill a Grade-8 Mortal-Level Frost Giant Bear?
That thing obviously wasn’t easy to deal with!
She didn’t even know whether her arrows could penetrate its defenses!
But there was a famous saying among the people of Huaxia:
“Well, since we’re already here!”
If she didn’t do something, she wouldn’t be satisfied either!
The wolf pack wasn’t willing to give up either, and they organized a counterattack!
Countless Frost Wolves leaped onto the Frost Giant Bear, tearing and biting at its flesh!
“Roar—!”
The Frost Giant Bear cried out in pain and furiously swatted at the wolves covering its body.
Shen Qingyao could tell that there was a huge difference in strength between the two sides. The giant bear could kill a Frost Wolf with a single swipe, so its victory was only a matter of time.
In that case, she might as well add some fuel to the fire!
She glanced at the items in her backpack and took out the bone arrows she had previously soaked in poisonous mushroom venom.
She nocked one with one hand and fired.
The sound of the arrow cutting through the air was drowned out by the howls of the wolves. The Frost Giant Bear didn’t notice at all, and the arrow struck an existing wound on its back!
“Roar—!”
There were many wounds across the Frost Giant Bear’s body, but this particular one hurt the most.
It assumed the Frost Wolves had caused it and became even more furious!
One Frost Wolf after another was smashed into bloody pieces beneath its paws!
“Awoooo—!”
Apparently, even the wolf king had become frightened. This was the signal to retreat.
The Frost Wolves quickly withdrew!
Shen Qingyao knew she couldn’t wait any longer and immediately fired several more arrows.
“Roar—!”
True to its reputation as a blind beast, the Frost Giant Bear still assumed the wolves were responsible and angrily chased after them!
Its body was simply too enormous. Every step it took caused the ground to tremble.
Shen Qingyao could even feel the enormous accumulation of snow on the mountain beginning to slide downward.
An avalanche!
What should she do?
Could the place where she was hiding withstand an avalanche?
“Rumble—!”
The Frost Giant Bear’s running speed gradually slowed, while the wolf pack was buried beneath the roaring wave of snow!
Shen Qingyao hurriedly stepped onto her hoverboard and flew into the air!
She had originally been worried that flying in the sky would turn her into a sitting duck.
But now, she had no choice but to fly.
After all, she didn’t want to be buried alive!
Although the Frost Giant Bear was incredibly tall, it was buried under the snow as well!
Strike while the enemy is down!
Shen Qingyao hurriedly flew over and began digging downward with her Spirit-Level shovel.
The first strike went into empty space. Nothing.
She dug again.
This time, she hit something!
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained ×1 Grade-6 Mortal-Level Frost Wolf!”
It was a Frost Wolf!
She didn’t even have time to put the Frost Wolf away before digging again.
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained ×1 Grade-5 Mortal-Level Frost Wolf!”
“Roar—!”
The Frost Giant Bear’s roar rang out. Clearly, it was about to break free!
Shen Qingyao finally located it as well. She drove the Spirit-Level shovel straight downward and repeatedly stabbed at the same spot several times.
The Frost Giant Bear furiously shoved the snow aside and climbed back to its feet!
It violently shook the snow from its body before angrily reaching upward, trying to grab Shen Qingyao.
She hurriedly piloted the hoverboard away.
Before leaving, she poured an entire large jar of poisonous mushroom water directly onto the Frost Giant Bear’s wounds!
“ROAR—!”
The giant bear went berserk, wildly pounding the mountain with both paws!
Shen Qingyao rode her hoverboard and began firing arrows again!
She had already discovered that ordinary arrows were basically useless against the giant bear. They couldn’t even penetrate its defenses!
But the bone arrows could at least pierce its skin!
Unfortunately, the giant bear had extremely thick fur and layers of fat, making its natural defenses incredibly strong.
On top of that, in the freezing snow and ice, its wounds quickly froze over, greatly slowing the bleeding.
As a result, the damage Shen Qingyao’s arrows could inflict was extremely limited!
Seeing that the giant bear was gradually regaining its senses and could even pinpoint Shen Qingyao’s location, she knew she couldn’t wait any longer!
She put away her bow and arrows and slowly extended a green vine from her palm. It followed the wound on the giant bear’s body and viciously stabbed into it!
Shen Qingyao was stunned!
She had only intended to use it like a whip, but what was this vine trying to do?
Why did she feel that energy was faintly flowing through the vine and into her body?
It was even richer and gentler than the energy she gained from eating food!
Could her vine eat at an all-you-can-eat buffet?
“Awooo—!”
The giant bear suddenly grabbed the vine and yanked it.
Caught off guard, Shen Qingyao was dragged off her feet and slammed onto the ground, and the vine consequently disappeared from her palm.
Shen Qingyao realized that she still wasn’t skilled enough at using it. That was why the energy dissipated as soon as the giant bear gave it a pull.
The giant bear was already charging toward her.
Terrified, Shen Qingyao turned and ran, but the bear still managed to strike her with one paw, sending her flying a long distance!
She even spat out a mouthful of blood and lay on the ground, gasping for breath!
If she hadn’t been wearing the Butterfly Wing Suit, she would have gone straight to meet Grandma just now!
But she still had to run, because the giant bear’s next paw was already coming!
Fortunately, she got a little lucky. Her hoverboard finally managed to keep up with her speed. This time, the paw only struck her back, sending her flying even farther.
Shen Qingyao hovered in the air some distance away, expressionless as she drank a vial of Beginner Healing Potion.
Then she extended the vines again and began harassing the giant bear.
Although the giant bear could grab them, she could still sneak in a stab every now and then. This caused the aura around the giant bear to gradually weaken.
Combined with the effects of the poisonous mushroom water from earlier, its mind was gradually becoming less clear!
The giant bear raged helplessly, causing another avalanche of snow from the mountain.
Another vine grew from Shen Qingyao’s palm and plunged into the giant bear’s flesh.
This time, its eyes finally closed!
Before dying, it let out a deafening, mournful roar!
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have killed a Grade-8 Mortal-Level Frost Giant Bear!”
“Ding! Exploration progress has reached 100%. Would you like to leave the current secret realm?”
She decisively selected No!
As if!
She hadn’t even collected her spoils yet. Leaving now would be stupid!
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained ×1 Grade-8 Mortal-Level Frost Giant Bear!”
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained ×1 Grade-6 Mortal-Level Frost Wolf!”
“Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained ×1 Grade-4 Mortal-Level Frost Wolf!”
A series of system notifications rang out, and Shen Qingyao’s expression brightened with delight!
This was the moment of harvest!
There were only thirty minutes left in the secret realm, so she dragged out all the Frost Wolf corpses.
She even followed the Frost Giant Bear’s tracks and found its den.
Inside, she discovered a Grade-9 Mortal-Level Ice Crystal Fruit Tree and pulled it out by the roots!
Yes!
She didn’t have an environment suitable for growing an Ice Crystal Fruit Tree.
But she had Thousand-Year Ice!
She would just have to create a suitable environment for the Ice Crystal Fruit Tree herself!
There was no way she was going to stand by and watch a treasure slip through her fingers!