Chapter 1546: Chapter 1546: Kela’s ‘Awakening Thunder converged into a humanoid phantom in the firmament. The phantom raised its head, holding a Thunder Spear, and gazed at the figure in the sky, at the Heaven’s punishment descending from the firmament, rising into the sky. At this moment, the thunder throughout the world met and collided. The dazzling lightning used the collision point as the center, splashing waves that swept across the heavens and earth. The kilometers-high ocean waves like the wall of heaven and earth were suddenly disassembled in this fleeting thunder sweep, the surging seawater dissipating into the world as if evaporated. Instantly, the evaporated ocean waves were ignited by the invisible lightning, forming a flame that covered the entire sky. The firelight scorched the dark clouds, completely melting the drifting blizzard. Dense mist rose from the flames, flew into the sky, and accompanied by the dark clouds fell down, forming a torrential downpour. The fierce rain penetrated the fiery waves, and was frozen by the cold below, forming sharp ice spikes falling from the firmament. The pervasive electric light continued sweeping across the firmament and surroundings layer by layer. Standing at a distance, Andaville was struck by this lightning, his figure paused, retreated a few steps, raised his head, and looked at the brilliance of the thunder. And in the chaotic center of ice, snow, and fire, under the thunder, He Ao’s fingertips touched the petals of the camellia. An even more intense glow and power flowed out from the transparent pearl, along his fingertips and into the camellia’s interior. With this glow influx, the light on the camellia began to restore at an even faster pace. Between the gaps in the burning flames in the sky, the gloomy dark clouds, seemed to become a bit lighter at this moment. The thunder above the firmament still deadlocked, but the body of the Thunder Phantom gradually thinned. The Angel Tier phantom, to resist the power from the Usurper God, was still overly demanding. But He Ao seemed oblivious to all this, his gaze still focused on the camellia gradually regaining its brilliance. And not far behind him, outside the pervasive ice crystals, Andaville with white pupils looked downward, gazing at the back of He Ao. She raised her hand, the dim gray gemstone once again floating in front of her. Her complexion showed a crystalline hue, as if about to degenerate into ice, while the gray gemstone before her once again revealed dazzling brilliance. In this moment, He Ao’s figure paused. He felt a certain intense change in the surrounding space, as if the space he occupied began to unfold like an expanded manual, slowly stretching. And his body, along with the space stretching, began to pull in all directions. The originally tiny wound was directly torn open, revealing the writhing flesh beneath the skin, gray-purple blood continuously flowed inside his body. At this moment, if He Ao tried to retract the Historical Contract power from the Pages of the Past Book, perhaps he could disturb the surrounding space and end this ‘struggle’. But that would mean reducing the power that maintains the Thunder Phantom in the sky. Ultimately, he ignored everything and continued channeling the power of the transparent pearl into the camellia. The brilliance of the camellia grew brighter and brighter. In an instant, all the power within the pearl was completely channeled out by He Ao, directed into the camellia’s body. But in this moment, nothing happened. The bloom remained bright, but was only bright. He Ao looked down at the spiritual pearl in his hand, now completely transparent, seemingly entirely nonexistent. Not far behind He Ao, Andaville watched this scene with a slight smile on her lips. She raised her head to the sky, where the deadlock of the Thunder Phantom finally completely collapsed at this moment. The ‘Heaven’s punishment’ descending from the firmament sliced through the sky and flames, carrying a torn spatial rift, descending from above. Amidst the wind and snow, the hand slightly exerted force, crushing the transparent pearl in hand. The splendid thunder accompanied by entwining flame descended from the sky, landing on the peak’s top. The scattered thunder and storm winds stirred an icy snowstorm, scattering to all sides. Andaville stood amidst this icy snow and thunderstorm, raising her hand to block the snowflakes obscuring her view. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novｅlfire.net As the snowflakes dispersed, at the base of the mountain peak, a hemispherical barrier emitting a cold glow slowly emerged. A woman with snow-white hair languidly sat at the barrier’s center, misty white light entwining around her, forming a snow-white ice dress. At the same time, she suddenly opened her eyes, those ice-blue eyes as clear as lake water immediately gathered focus, she turned her head, looking to the side. A blood-soaked figure reflected in her ice-blue pupils. Her body stiffened, she immediately raised her hand, rolling bands of ice and snow gathered in her hand. And at this moment, a gem-studded hair ribbon slowly appeared in her field of view. She gazed at this hair ribbon, slightly dazed. “Tie up your hair,” He Ao smiled at her, “The battle isn’t over yet.” He looked at the girl a bit absent-minded in front of him, and smilingly said, “This little injury of mine, it’s nothing serious, just looks scary.” “Don’t move yet.” The white-haired girl gazed at him, then raised her hand. Layers of ice and snow bandages flew up from the void, wrapped around his body, and covered his wounds. After completing all this, she accepted the hair tie, braided her scattered hair into a low ponytail, and then looked at He Ao. “Not bad, it’s quite impressive.” He Ao commented on her hairstyle with a smile. “Cough—” He then coughed, sat in the snow, glanced at the ice and snow bandages wrapped around him, and chuckled, “This craftsmanship is pretty good too.” The ice and snow bandages didn’t simply wrap him like a dumpling but layered around his body. The inner layer fit snugly to his skin like a base garment, while the outer made some additional angular designs. It looked less like bandages and more like a uniquely designed white formal suit. At the same time, He Ao could sense some faint life force emanating from within the bandages, helping to heal his injuries. Just then, the outer snowstorm completely dissipated, and a silhouetted figure in a long dress appeared amid the snow. Kela raised her head to look at the blurred figure. “All right, it’s time to return to the battlefield.” He Ao raised his hand, and the ice sword fell into his grasp as he stood up, “Can you reclaim the Wind and Snow Authority?” “Yes.” Kela lightly nodded and stood up beside He Ao. Dots of brilliance gathered at her fingertips. In fact, the moment Kela awoke, she seemed to have already reclaimed much of the Wind and Snow Authority. Moreover, He Ao could clearly feel that Kela’s aura was rapidly growing over time. The Wind and Snow Authority was inherently hers. Only when she was gravely injured and near death could Andaville suppress and slowly seize her authority. Meanwhile, the surrounding snow stopped, and the barrier enveloping them shattered instantly. Andaville, who bore the same visage as Kela, stood in front, expressionlessly gazing at He Ao, “How did you awaken her? What aid did life give you?” “Oh, take a guess.” He Ao shrugged. He Ao hadn’t sought more grace from the Life Goddess; he just realized the Spiritual Pearl was crafted by the Life Goddess, meaning it was the embodiment of the Life Goddess’s power. So, he crushed the Spiritual Pearl, channeling its remaining strength into the camellia that Kela had become. Ultimately, he woke Kela. Upon hearing He Ao’s words, Andaville’s face became completely dark, with some anger betraying itself in her gaze. Kela, standing beside He Ao, briefly shifted her gaze to He Ao, then quickly withdrew it, the corners of her eyes curling up slightly before smoothing back down. Andaville coldly stared at He Ao, raising her hand gently as a gray gemstone hovered in her palm, “I hate accidents.” She had planned for hundreds of years, even taking risks to send the Wind and Snow Authority to reincarnate as a human, all to create a ‘living’ identity in mysticism and replace it. Now seeing hope for revival, yet nearing ruin again at this moment, was something she despised witnessing. Her palms clenched, gripping the gray gemstone, and her form vanished instantly. He Ao gripped the ice sword in his hand. He could tell that Andaville was currently in a weakened state. Having just used a major move prematurely, consuming substantial power, now with Kela’s resurgence and the repossession of her authority, Andaville’s position and strength were far inferior to before. He held the sword in one hand and clutched the black pages in the other, vanishing in an instant, rushing towards Andaville. The power transmitted from the Historical Contract had just been exhausted, and it would take a while to accumulate again. And just as his figure was about to completely press against Andaville’s body, the space-time between him and Andaville began to rapidly expand. Andaville looked at him coldly, “A fool relying solely on muscle.” “Your gemstone came from the wizard guarding you near the Fountain of Youth back then, right?” He Ao merely glanced at the gemstone in her hand and smiled, “You lured him to the Arctic, used the power of wind and snow to trap and kill him, and seized his strength?” These were mere guesses but didn’t hinder He Ao from voicing them to gauge Andaville’s reaction. Upon hearing this, Andaville froze for a moment, surprisedly glancing at He Ao. At that instant, the surrounding ice and snow instantly converged, and the space rapidly expanding in front of He Ao seemed to be subjected to a ‘freeze’ effect, slowing its expansion speed significantly. By the time Andaville reacted, He Ao’s ice sword had already pierced through her body. But before He Ao could unleash ice power to destroy her body, layers upon layers of space unfolded right in front of him. Space-time reversed, front and back inverted. The force with which He Ao wielded the sword turned into the force of drawing it back, while Andaville’s figure flickered for a moment, appearing in the distance. She raised her head to look at Kela not far away. With Andaville’s growing weakness, the authority Kela held increased, and the recent ‘Space-Time Freeze’ clearly showcased Kela’s cooperation with He Ao’s maneuver. “I shouldn’t have allowed you to reincarnate and gain life back then.” Andaville glanced at Kela icily, then looked at He Ao, “I should have spared no expense to kill you just now.” “Save the tough talk for hell.” In that moment, He Ao had already closed in on her. A flash of gray light swept over, and Andaville immediately pulled away. A faint gray light gathered in her hand, seemingly as an ancient, vast gaze cast down from the distant firmament above.