In the eyes of the onlookers.
Around the Winter Gate, the deep blue formation barrier trembled nonstop.
Wind and snow swirled inside the Winter Gate, carrying powerful currents that bombarded the formation’s edges again and again.
The barrier, once transparent, now rippled with wave-like patterns, as if it might shatter at any moment.
Every so often, icy winds overflowed from the formation, striking the crowd and bringing an intense chill.
Inside the formation.
At the center of the Winter Gate stood Evan Lin, his black hair whipping wildly in the increasingly frenzied cold wind.
His figure looked a bit thin, and the ice beneath his feet had already reached a thickness of one meter.
The last layer of solid ice he had just crushed transformed into a blue ice river swirling around him, constantly gathering, condensing, and spinning.
From the outside, it looked like a wandering dragon.
Winter Gate, take all my power!
Evan Lin gazed calmly at the storm vortex in front of Night Winter at the formation eye.
At this moment, the vortex had already grown to three meters tall, wrapped in countless ice and snow, its momentum swelling, wind speed ever increasing. Even the ice layer on the ground around the vortex was shattering, turning into fine shards that converged into it.
The storm vortex, growing ever more powerful, now carried sharp, piercing howls of wind.
Stop!
Night Winter shouted at Evan Lin, his face pale, trying to escape from the formation eye, but the Winter Gate's powerful barrier kept him trapped.
As the last segment of the Four Seasons Grand Array, the Winter Gate gathered massive energy and force. Night Winter could clearly feel the entire Winter Gate growing even stronger.
This surge in power made Night Winter's heart freeze; it even surpassed his understanding of the Winter Gate.
Without a doubt, the reason the Winter Gate was becoming so powerful was because of Master Lin from Seacrest standing there!
He was the only variable, the one nobody could figure out!
"What on earth are you trying to do!"
Night Winter roared at Evan Lin: "If this keeps up, not only will you die, but everyone here will be caught up in it!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Night Winter was extremely agitated, and he even sensed the Winter Gate growing stronger.
This sudden surge of power brought Night Winter no joy at all. He keenly sensed that if it kept going, the entire Winter Gate could turn into a graveyard for most of those present.
Night Winter stared at the blue galaxy made of countless tiny ice particles swirling around Evan Lin. That galaxy resembled a dragon or a flowing layer of ice, and its deep blue glow not only drew all the wind and snow from the air but also caused the one-meter-thick ice sheet on the ground to crack apart, forming new ice particles that joined the river.
Standing at the center of the galaxy, the youth looked calm. His arm moved lightly in the air, as graceful and composed as a conductor leading an orchestra.
Yet that swirling galaxy was nurturing immense energy, making waves of terror and dread rise in Night Winter’s heart.
He had no idea what Evan Lin was planning, but he was certain the force gathered by that flowing galaxy could rival the storm vortex at the formation eye.
Night Winter’s mind was a mess. He’d tried to halt the Winter Gate, but failed.
The Winter Gate was getting stronger and stronger, totally beyond his control. Rather than saying he was running the formation, it was more like he was just a screw inside the machine.
The wind and snow kept swirling, and more and more ripples appeared on the barrier surrounding the Winter Gate.
Powerful currents crisscrossed, and the furious wind howled.
The endless wind vortices made everyone’s scalp tingle.
"Is he trying to draw out some array power from the Winter Gate?"
Logan Lin muttered to himself, deeply sensing the power of the ever-growing river of shattered ice beside Evan Lin.
That was also why he suddenly became wary.
Right now, Logan Lin could barely tell whether the Winter Gate would explode in the very next second.
If that happened, all the force inside the array would instantly turn into countless ice blades, scattering everywhere.
Meanwhile, the Ju family steward sensed the threat. His internal force surged, thickening the barrier around him several times to guard against any danger.
"Truly, heroes emerge from youth."
Grandpa Ju looked at the scene before him, full of amazement. His hand on the armrest trembled uncontrollably.
"Steward."
Grandpa Ju took a deep breath, his face darkening, and suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Sir."
The steward stood beside Grandpa Ju. Hearing him, the steward’s expression tensed, thinking there was some special instruction.
He leaned closer to Grandpa Ju, but his gaze still lingered on the youth inside the Winter Gate.
It was truly a spectacular sight.
The deep blue galaxy grew ever more imposing, scattering around the youth like blue diamonds. Yet the youth standing there remained steady and unmoved, looking like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
The youth’s transcendent aura left everyone present in awe.
Such mysterious and incomprehensible methods stirred up an unforgettable storm in countless hearts.
"Bring me a blanket."
Grandpa Ju spoke. The steward was stunned, somewhat surprised.
Only when he looked down did he realize Grandpa Ju was sitting there, his whole body trembling.
It was the occasional cold wind leaking from the Winter Gate that froze him.
Grandpa Ju was now entirely cold, shivering uncontrollably. But as the Ju family head, he couldn’t show weakness or leave at this critical moment.
Most importantly, Grandpa Ju’s body was frozen stiff—he couldn’t move even if he wanted to.
Watching Master Lin from Seacrest break through several formations, Grandpa Ju felt complicated—and also a sudden urge to use the restroom.
But the cold current leaking from the Winter Gate froze all the urine he couldn’t make it to the restroom for.
It was really awkward.
If he hadn’t been unbearably cold, Grandpa Ju wouldn’t have asked the steward for a blanket at this moment.
"Yes."
The steward nodded, beckoned to another nearby person, gave instructions, then turned his head again to look at the Winter Gate.
But with that glance, the steward was instantly shocked!