Scientists discovered that absolute zero is the lowest temperature in thermodynamics, approximately -273.15°C.
At this temperature, the molecules of an object have no kinetic energy but still possess potential energy, resulting in minimum internal energy. However, absolute zero is unattainable in reality, serving only as a theoretical lower limit.
In natural environments, only the deepest, most desolate regions of the universe can approach absolute zero.
Yet, the ice ring that suddenly erupted from the Chan Bingxue Nu had a temperature approaching absolute zero!
The extreme cold rapidly enveloped Ling Tian. He remained in his forward-charging posture, but his entire body had turned into a sculpture of ice.
This ice sculpture continued to thicken, eventually becoming a massive block of ice that encased Ling Tian.
The Chan Bingxue Nu let out a long, skyward howl, appearing highly satisfied with its creation.
From a distance, Abe Hishin breathed a sigh of relief upon witnessing this scene.
The power of this Chan Bingxue Nu was terrifying. With such a Shikigami under his control, he was confident in unifying Japan's supernatural world, and even dominating the global supernatural community!
After all, he had invested an immeasurable amount of resources into evolving this Shikigami into the Chan Bingxue Nu, using nearly all the heavenly treasures accumulated by the White Fox Palace over nearly a thousand years on this monstrosity!
Abe Hishin issued a command to the Chan Bingxue Nu. With just a thought, the Shikigami understood his intentions. It ceased its emission of cold air, and instantly, the once frozen forest began to warm up.
The area of the frigid domain also continuously shrank, finally contracting to a radius of only two meters around the Chan Bingxue Nu's body!
Buoyed by victory, Abe Hishin seemed to regain his strength. He forcefully broke free from the support of his subordinates and strode directly to Ling Tian's side.
Gazing at the thickly frozen ice sculpture, Abe Hishin was overjoyed! He turned to his subordinate, Da Li Wan, and said, "Shatter this eyesore for me. Da Li Wan, I want him to die without a whole corpse!"
Abe Hishin's teeth gnashed with hatred. Ling Tian had directly destroyed two of his Yatagarasu and one Ubume. Those three Shikigami were also Abe Hishin's most significant combat forces.
The destruction of his Shikigami had also damaged Abe Hishin's soul, which would greatly affect his future cultivation!
Da Li Wan acknowledged the order, gripping his heavy katana, and walked directly towards Ling Tian. He clasped the hilt with both hands, exerted his strength, and ferociously swung his sword towards the ice sculpture.
As the katana descended, a visible blade of energy flew towards Ling Tian's ice sculpture!
"Crack!"
The sword energy struck the ice sculpture, leaving only a shallow white mark on its surface!
Da Li Wan's expression turned somewhat awkward, having made a fool of himself in front of his boss. Unexpectedly, Abe Hishin burst into laughter, completely unconcerned.
"Da Li Wan, you must use your full strength! The Chan Bingxue Nu's cold is far beyond ordinary people's imagination!"
"Hai!"
Da Li Wan once again swung his katana, using the long sword like an axe, hacking at the ice sculpture with each strike.
This fellow's strength was indeed astonishing. Each blow was heavy and powerful, yet each strike landed on the same spot on the ice.
"Crack, crack, crack!" After dozens of strikes, Da Li Wan's arms went numb, and sweat beaded on his forehead. He had to rest for a long time, panting, before recovering his strength.
By this time, a sword mark had appeared on the ice sculpture. With a little more force, it could cut through to Ling Tian inside.
This time, Da Li Wan stood up, gripped his sword with both hands, retreated a few steps, then charged forward with all his might. He raised the katana above his head and brought it down with the force of splitting a mountain!
"Crack!"
After a deafening roar, the ice sculpture could no longer withstand the immense force. It was cleaved in two by Da Li Wan's strike, then fell to the ground and shattered.
Abe Hishin was ecstatic. Ling Tian had finally been killed, and his mood improved considerably.
However, the next moment, as he looked at the shattered ice on the ground, he was utterly bewildered!
He had seen people frozen into ice sculptures before. After those sculptures were broken, the ice on the ground was dark red or black, containing fragments of body tissue and blood!
But the shattered ice on the ground now was just colorless ice!
This meant that Da Li Wan, after all his effort and futile attempts, had shattered only an ice sculpture. Ling Tian, who was inside the ice sculpture, had long since vanished!
"Ah, Baka! What is going on!"
Abe Hishin was stunned, and Da Li Wan was also somewhat dumbfounded. They had watched as Ling Tian was frozen into an ice sculpture, but the person had disappeared before their very eyes!
Da Li Wan stepped forward, crouched down, and used his headlamp to carefully examine the shattered ice on the ground. Then, he stood up and looked at Abe Hishin with disbelief.
"Lord Abe, something has happened. That guy is gone..."
However, neither of them noticed that on a stone beneath the pile of shattered ice, a key-shaped mark had appeared!
It turned out that Ling Tian had been frozen into an ice sculpture by the absolute zero cold. He desperately mobilized the true essence within his body, which prevented him from freezing to death immediately.
However, the cold from the Chan Bingxue Nu's body was extremely potent, continuously infiltrating Ling Tian. Ling Tian could feel his fire-attribute true essence being rapidly depleted.
At that moment, Ling Tian sensed the vibrations outside the ice sculpture. He immediately understood that someone intended to kill him!
So, Ling Tian decided to hide in the Spiritual Realm space. The ice sculpture was now filled only with air!
Inside the Spiritual Realm space, Ling Tian let out a sigh of relief. It had been too perilous just now. In less than a minute of being frozen in the ice sculpture, most of the fire-attribute true essence in his body had been consumed.
If not for the Spiritual Realm Key, which allowed him to take refuge in the Spiritual Realm space in time, Ling Tian would have perished without a burial place today.
Ling Tian felt troubled. An opponent like the Chan Bingxue Nu was truly terrifying. Its boundless absolute zero cold and its endless array of attack methods posed a great threat to Ling Tian!
What method could be used to defeat this monster?
Ling Tian raised his head and saw a building before him. Suddenly, an idea struck him. The building before him was the Beast Taming Garden.
As Ling Tian's strength had recently increased, the Spiritual Realm Key had also absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth on Hell Paradise Island. Some of the island's structures had unlocked new functions.
Among these was the Beast Taming Garden, and within it, a newly unlocked structure named the Spirit Beast Altar!