Xia Hong finished speaking and sat back in his chair, quietly waiting for everyone to form groups.

No need to hunt, just lure the Cold Beasts away. This meant that everyone didn't have to risk themselves too much. By evenly distributing the group's strength into seven teams, it would be more conducive to preserving their lives.

Xia Chuan and the others naturally understood this point, so the grouping was done according to the rules. Those with mid-stage and late-stage Cold Resistance cultivation were evenly distributed, while those who had just broken through Cold Resistance Level were spread across all the small teams.

In less than ten minutes, seven Cold Resistance level teams led by Li Xuanling were successfully formed.

"Alright, Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao, head down now to organize the army for departure. The rest follow me, and once everyone is in position, we'll begin!"

"At your command!"

Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao nodded in agreement and immediately turned to leave the hall, heading to the main gate to organize the army's departure.

Xia Hong also got up, leading everyone through the passage from the top of the main building.

"What about the Divine Arm Bows? Didn't we just make a batch of them?"

In the crowd, Xiao Kangcheng furrowed his brow, turning to meet Xiao Yuan's gaze, his face filled with confusion and puzzlement.

Wasn't Mu Dong supposed to have rushed to make two hundred Divine Arm Bows?

With the confrontation against advanced Cold Beasts looming, why hadn't Xia Hong distributed those two hundred Divine Arm Bows to the Cold Resistance levels?

"Weren't we told there was a batch of Divine Arm Bows?"

"There definitely is. Over a month ago, I personally saw the Artifact Refining Workshop take a lot of High-level Teng Jiao Tendons and a massive amount of iron ore from the Camp Supply Department. They must have crafted a batch of Divine Arm Bows."

"I also heard they made over two hundred Divine Arm Bows. Are they not going to be distributed to us?"

"Could it be that they're already sent over?"

"Not sure, let's just follow the Lord over and see!"

......

The news about the Divine Arm Bows wasn't something only Xiao Kangcheng knew; many Cold Resistance levels had heard about them. Seeing Xia Hong not mentioning it until now, everyone looked slightly puzzled.

"Alright, stop grumbling and let's go!"

Xia Hong urged everyone from the front, and they promptly stopped their discussions, following him down the passage toward the ground.

.........

Five kilometers north of Yangyuan Peak, there was a high-raised Snow Hill.

The highest point of the Snow Hill was about twenty meters above ground, which was considered quite high for Longyou, where the landscape was all snowfields.

"Alright, it should take the main force another half an hour to get here. I'll go check around Yangyuan Peak first; you all just wait here!"

Xia Hong, leading a group of Cold Resistance levels, took only a few minutes to get from the Beehive to here. Upon reaching the Snow Hill, he signaled for everyone to stay put while he dashed across the snowfield toward the dense fog area on the south side of Yangyuan Peak, clearly planning to scout ahead.

The three direct roads of the Beehive connected to Mirror Valley, Hanqiong, and Wushuang. To get to the Snow Hill, the main force could only march across the snowfield, greatly slowing their speed. Everyone could only wait here at the Snow Hill.

Half an hour later, the marching army finally appeared on the east side of the Snow Hill.

"They're here, the army has arrived!"

With the first person spotting the marching army, everyone immediately turned to look.

As soon as they looked, someone noticed something unusual.

"Oh, what's that large vehicle being towed in the middle of the army?"

It turned out that in the middle of the army, a ten-meter-long giant Iron Wheel Car was being escorted, with some soldiers at the front clearing the snowy path, clearly making way for the Iron Wheel Car.

"It looks like a transport vehicle for transporting iron ore and coal stone."

"It's covered with a black tarp. Could it be those Divine Arm Bows?"

"Definitely. I told you, after Mu Dong made those Divine Arm Bows, there was no way they wouldn't be distributed to us. Turns out they had the army bring them over."

......

Everyone nodded, thinking that the vehicle was indeed transporting the Divine Arm Bows.

Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao, who had arrived at the Snow Hill before the main army, heard the speculations and displayed a slightly odd expression but said nothing, just standing among the people and waiting for Xia Hong.

Xia Hong quickly returned. Seeing most of the soldiers had made it to the back of the Snow Hill, he slowly walked up to the high point of the Snow Hill and lightly waved his hand in front of him.

A dazzling light suddenly appeared before Xia Hong.

Buzz...

Everyone just blinked, and a seven-meter-long pale golden square giant tripod appeared in front of Xia Hong, standing tall at the very top of the Snow Hill.

"Isn't that the Holy Tripod?"

"Wasn't the Holy Tripod in Xia City?"

"Can the Lord summon the Holy Tripod from Xia City out of thin air?"

"This..."

"A divine artifact, I always said the Holy Tripod was a divine artifact, and truly it is!"

......

Xia Hong's ability to summon objects out of thin air wasn't something the original people of Great Xia were unfamiliar with. But for those Cold Resistance levels who had recently come from Longyou, it was their first time witnessing such a scene.

From October until now, they had already experienced many miraculous things in Xia City, such as Black Soil Walls, Martial Arts Academy, Artifact Refining Workshop, Alchemy Workshop, Cold Beast Stakes, and so on...

The Holy Tripod, capable of significantly increasing the surrounding temperature and preventing deceitful monster attacks, was already seen by them as possessing a divine aura. Seeing Xia Hong perform what seemed like a miracle by summoning the Holy Tripod from Xia City filled their hearts with astonishment and amazement.

They exclaimed in surprise, their gaze gradually shifting from the Holy Tripod to Xia Hong in front of them, with a noticeable increase of fervor in their eyes.

"Everything is ready. I'm going to light the fire and start luring the Cold Beasts!"

Xia Hong reminded everyone with a sentence, took a deep breath, then turned his head to look toward the south side of Yangyuan Peak, with a slightly solemn expression.

He had calculated this for several days. The distance to the outermost Cold Beast group from this position was exactly five kilometers, meaning that once the Cold Ruins Tripod was ignited, its radiation range could encompass that Cold Beast group.

Logically, only that small range of Cold Beast groups would be attracted by the Cold Ruins Tripod.

But the exact outcome was uncertain for Xia Hong, as he had only previously used small torches to attract Cold Beasts. This was his first time using the Cold Ruins Tripod.

"According to Xia Chuan, during the Beehive siege last time, the Cold Ruins Tripod's lure on ground Cold Beasts was extremely strong, and this time should be no exception. But I don't know exactly how strong it will be, whether it will only attract those within its radiation range or bring over all Cold Beasts from that side..."

Xia Hong's gaze narrowed slightly, seeing the prepared Cold Resistance levels and the soldiers from the two armies below the Snow Hill, he felt a slight shift in his emotions.

Crackle crackle crackle......

As his system's resource points decreased, the Cold Ruins Tripod first emitted a few slight noises and then a thin flame rose up.

Then,

Boom......

Flames suddenly soared from within the tripod, the surrounding temperature instantly rose, followed by a strong warmth that radiated outward centered on the tripod.

Rumble rumble rumble......

Almost as the warmth enveloped everyone, the ground began to rumble.

The Cold Resistance levels on the Snow Hill, the Cloud Dragon Army and Dragon Martial Army behind it, including Xia Hong standing beside the Cold Ruins Tripod, all instantly turned to look south toward Yangyuan Peak, their expressions uniformly changing.

"They're moving, all of them are moving!"

"This noise, it's definitely more than one batch, all advanced Cold Beasts are coming!"

"Draw bows, prepare for battle, hurry, everyone get ready!"

......

Xia Hong's urgent loud shout immediately caused everyone's expressions to become serious, and they all drew their respective weapons, looking tensely toward the south.

The two thousand soldiers behind the Snow Hill quickly drew their bows and nocked arrows, watching the people on the Snow Hill above with utmost seriousness.

The Cold Resistance levels were the first line of defense against the Cold Beasts. If the advanced Cold Beasts broke through the Snow Hill, only then would they have the opportunity to shoot back.

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