Douluo's Gourd

Chapter 670 The House of Giants

"A perfect ending." Wang Xiaofeng snapped his fingers lightly. "With the imposing aura of this big guy, this area is the safest place."

Wang Xiaofeng said to the two-headed cyclops, "For the next period of time, we will be neighbors. Please take care of me."

While the giant's little brain was still pondering what the neighbor meant, Nydia had already pulled Wang Xiaofeng onto a cloud to find a place to camp.

"friend!"

The giant reached out and stopped the two who were about to leave. He first pointed to himself, then to the space behind him, and said, "There is no wind where I live."

Wang Xiaofeng picked at his ear. This guy talks so loudly, he doesn't even know how to keep his voice down.

The giant stretched out its enormous hand, large enough to hold several carriages, and steadily extended it in front of the two.

Wang Xiaofeng tilted his head and asked in a low voice, "Is this an invitation for us to visit its home?"

Nydia tried to read the giant's mind, but sensed no hostility whatsoever; instead, she felt a bit embarrassed and nervous.

She nodded and replied, "Probably."

"Then I'll go along with your wishes, and respectfully comply."

Wang Xiaofeng smiled, and without any hesitation, he lightly leaped and landed on the giant's palm.

He even had the leisure to stomp his feet and feel the thickness of the calluses that had formed on his palms.

Nydia followed closely behind, but she did not relax completely. She held the Ice Staff in her hand the whole time, and the spirit rings moved rhythmically with her steps.

Aside from Wang Xiaofeng, she is wary of everything; it's an instinct ingrained in her bones.

The giants were unconcerned about Nydia's vigilance.

Once it confirmed that the two were standing firmly, it slowly withdrew its palm, lifting them to chest height, and then took heavy steps toward the depths of the glacier.

Every step they took shook the earth and sent snow and ice flying everywhere.

It circled around several steep ice cliffs and bottomless ice crevasses, finally stopping beneath a nearly vertical ice wall.

From a distance, it appears as an inconspicuous shadow on the mountain, but upon closer inspection, one can discover a long and deep crack, as if cleaved open by a giant axe by a god, and diagonally embedded in the mountain.

The edges of the crack were covered with dark blue ice crystals that had remained frozen for millions of years, from which wisps of cold air seeped out, even more biting than the wind and snow outside.

Wang Xiaofeng glanced at the giant's width, compared it to the height and width of the crack, and shook his head. There was no way he could get in.

Perhaps they misunderstood the giants' meaning; they weren't inviting them to their home, but rather finding them a place to stay.

Wang Xiaofeng was still imagining the giant's behavior when he saw the giant let out a low, muffled roar, and its enormous size began to slowly shrink.

It's like squeezing out excess water from a sponge.

The 100-meter-tall giant gradually shrank to only one-fifth of its original size under the astonished gazes of the two.

The gap that was previously impossible to pass through suddenly became much wider.

The giant walked inside, and the light quickly dimmed, but then the view suddenly opened up.

The inside of the crack is much larger than it appears from the outside.

This is a huge ice dome cave, over a hundred meters high, with countless long icicles hanging from the dome, like an inverted ice and snow forest.

The cave walls were as smooth as mirrors, reflecting the faint light that filtered in from the crack entrance, and some large, rough pieces of furniture could be vaguely seen.

A platform carved from a single block of ice (this is probably a bed), a corner piled with some kind of animal bones and glowing minerals (loot), and even a "pool" (bathhouse) formed by a natural depression filled with clear ice water.

Deep within the cave, there seemed to be a winding passage leading downwards, its destination unknown.

The air was extremely cold; with each breath, it felt as if tiny ice crystals slid down the trachea into the lungs, causing a stinging sensation.

“I like this place.” Nydia took a deep breath, feeling much more relaxed.

Wang Xiaofeng stood in the giant's palm, surveying this spectacular nest. He subtly emitted fluctuations of spiritual energy, and after a while, the cave's data returned.

He suddenly realized and said, "So we just flew over your house? No wonder you were so angry and threw ice spears at us without saying a word."

He patted the giant's rough fingers to show his understanding.

For soul beasts, their lair is an absolutely inviolable sacred domain.

The territorial instincts of a 100,000-year-old soul beast are so strong that they border on obsession. Any unauthorized approach, especially one accompanied by soul power fluctuations, will be seen as the most direct provocation and threat.

The location where they were just hovering was probably within what the giants considered a "no-fly zone".

No wonder we didn't see many soul beasts after entering the area of ​​the highest peak, not even flying soul beasts. I guess the stubborn ones all became one of the spoils in the corner.

The giant made a muffled rumbling sound from his throat, which could be considered an admission.

It gently placed its palm on a smooth ice surface, allowing Wang Xiaofeng and Nydia to step down.

It pointed with its thick fingers to a corner on one side of the ice cave, near the inner wall.

There was a relatively flat area with a thick icicle at the top, from which water was constantly dripping. Below was a small, crystal-clear puddle.

"Here, it's quiet, and there's no wind."

Wang Xiaofeng nodded earnestly: "Thank you very much, brother. I will remember this favor."

He understood that for a soul beast, allowing others to enter and share the resources of its core lair was already the highest level of trust and hospitality.

Nydia nodded slightly, her wariness not completely gone, but much lessened.

She walked to the corner the giant had pointed to, felt the extreme cold in the air, and then looked at the so-called "living water".

This isn't water; it's clearly melted, ancient ice marrow.

This level of treasure is so rare that even the Star Luo Royal Family's treasury only has a small bottle of it, but here there are so many that you could take a bath in them!

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Nydia's eyes.

The environment here was better than any place they had anticipated, making it a perfect spot to suppress the burning energy within her.

The Cyclops said no more, and with heavy steps lay down on the huge platform, seemingly preparing to rest.

Wang Xiaofeng walked to Nydia's side and whispered, "Hurry up and prepare. Although the coldest time here hasn't arrived yet, it's enough time for you to try to adapt to and guide the two energies in your body. I'll protect you."

Nydia nodded without saying much. She sat cross-legged by the icy pool where the coldest energy was concentrated, closed her eyes, and began to slowly circulate her soul power, trying to communicate with the extremely pure icy energy outside and guide it into her body to soothe the restless and fiery conflict.