Wizard: Stronger through Marriage

Chapter 1173: Chapter 542: Spore Catastrophe

Amidst the two, a stark and complementary fusion of two powerful elements emerged: the collision of searing heat and freezing winter transformed into a unique mysterious ripple, enveloping the surrounding space and gradually spreading toward the core, wrapping around the site of that incessant vortex of information turbulence.

As they approached the core step by step, each breath seemed to draw out sticky, twisted spatial traces, while the runes suspended in the void kept leaping, disintegrating, and reassembling, resembling tenacious entities of information life defying their fate, trying to resist the cataclysmic torrent of destiny.

Yet, more so, an irreversible grand force swept like a tidal wave, engulfing all will, propelling the trajectory toward an irreversible future, akin to a final struggle interrogating the deepest secrets of the abyss of fate before the end of the world...

When they finally reached the edge of the cold core spring, a chilling sensation penetrated their bones, freezing them to the point where they could hardly stand firm.

But with the resilient will forged over years, the two supported each other, firmly holding their ground without an ounce of retreat.

And just as they were about to suppress the energy, they suddenly sensed an even more bizarre anomaly lurking deep within that enormous mysterious cold core—a form of irregular fluctuation born from the intersection of time and space, like an unknown stream silently seeping in, causing the entire system’s foundation to sway unstably, possibly catalyzing a new wave of cataclysmic upheaval...

"Do you feel it?" Amy’s sharp gaze fixed on the increasingly unpredictable informational paths.

"There is an abnormal temporal and spatial fluctuation here. It might be our next challenge or perhaps bring us a new opportunity.

But in the short term, it will inevitably exacerbate the system’s chaos."

David pondered deeply, knowing that at this moment the only choice was to make every effort to stabilize the situation while maintaining high alertness.

The polar storm gradually subsided, and a faint twilight emerged from the gray-purple sky, with the last hint of cold remaining on the icefield before the storm.

David and Amy supported each other, departing from the area where the violent energy waves were strongest, carrying with them the lingering aftershocks and profound anxiety.

"The temporal fluctuation is becoming increasingly erratic, and we must trace the source."

David said in a deep voice, retracting his gaze and expanding his mental senses, attempting to capture the intermittently faint informational ripples.

He crushed a thin layer of frost beneath his feet, producing a faint crackling sound, which was particularly quiet on the vast icefield.

Amy followed closely, the silver-white armor reflecting a cold gleam in the twilight. She crouched down, gently touching the ground with her fingers, feeling the cold seeping through her fingertips like a faint tremor of ancient veins, "This temporal and spatial fluctuation seems to originate from the depths underground... ancient ruins."

They moved slowly in one direction, towards the entrance of a giant ice cave buried beneath thick snow for ages.

The mottled and fractured ice wall was covered with clear frost patterns, with each crack like the year-rings etched in the river of time.

The entrance gaped like a huge mouth, silently swallowing the surrounding shadows.

The wind carried fine snowflakes swirling downward, condensing into a mist-like white breath at the cave entrance, rising and falling slowly like breathing.

David gazed into the dark abyss within the cave, sensing the complex and vast energy surging inside. It wasn’t merely cold, but more like a sealed memory that had been sleeping for years.

Amy activated the Domain Law, her Absolute Zero Domain spreading like a silken silver veil, purifying and drying the surrounding air even further.

"Let’s prepare before we enter the core area."

With a focused expression, she gradually advanced inward, guiding weak laws with her magic staff to prevent dangers brought by sudden spatial distortions.

The two stepped deeper into the cave, each step echoing softly against the hard, diamond-like transparent ice walls, the echoes resembling mysterious whispers reverberating in the emptiness.

Following the trail of temporal and spatial ripples step by step, they guided their spirit eyes through layers of barrier illusions—seemingly traversing through rusted and cracked dimensional gates, or as if peering into ancient nightmares long asleep.

Suddenly, a bluish-silver light flashed from deep within the nest wall, partially visible and indistinct yet exceptionally vivid—a fragment of consciousness from a legendary prehistoric giant being: the "Dimensional Frost Giant Beast" from ten thousand years ago, with an immeasurable spatial power within, but it had perished here due to catastrophic temporal rupture.

This fragmented consciousness seemed to be struggling to awaken over endless ages, muttering disjointed words about distant cataclysms and an unfulfilled mission.

David crouched down, placing his palm against the nest wall, feeling a shudder spreading from his palm to his whole body, the residual consciousness like scattered crystal feathers in the wind, flashing blurry images across his mind: violent ruptures, spatial annihilation, thunderous roars, and a pair of massive azure eyes closing with tears... the fragmented information weighed heavily on the hearts of both of them.

"It’s not just a legend," Amy whispered, "these spirit fragments hold important clues that may reveal the true cause behind the catastrophe back then."

They continued their investigation, discovering in the deeper part of the lair a series of faint flickering anomalous high-frequency signals, confirmed through spiritual detection to be a form of high-dimensional energy crystals — non-natural entities, their emission frequency exceeding the conventional physical range, like imprints left by the essence of time and space, incredible yet full of dangerous allure.