Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 249: Cold Ice Bone Erosion Minor Achievement

The terrifying pressure brought by that roar, like a ten-thousand-year cold wave, instantly swept across the snowfield.

Fang Hao felt as if the blood in his body was about to freeze; his skin stung, and his protective spiritual light emitted groans of being overwhelmed.

He immediately operated the power of "Earth Fire Burning Body" with all his might. The Qi and blood within his body surged like boiling magma, and a scorching Aura rose from his skin, barely managing to keep the bone-piercing chill at bay.

"Good fellow, it really is a Fourth-Stage Ice-type Demon King!" Fang Hao’s heart sank.

This Aura was no weaker than the fire creature in the Earth Fire giant pit!

It seems this fifth fragment is indeed not so easy to obtain.

With such an existence guarding it, it’s no wonder the fragment has been able to rest quietly here for who knows how many years.

He had dealt with the Earth Fire Demon King before by relying on wit and luck.

But this time, the opponent was clearly already alerted, and the ice element clashed with his Earth Fire power; using the bait trick again probably wouldn’t work.

"Run? Or fight?" Fang Hao thought quickly.

If he ran, with this Demon King’s pressure and speed, he might not be able to escape.

Besides, the fragment was right in front of him; it would be a pity to give up.

Fight? His strength had increased quite a bit, but facing a Fifth-Stage Demon King head-on was no different from seeking death.

"I can only rely on it!" A ruthless look flashed in Fang Hao’s eyes.

He slammed his right hand onto his storage ring!

Hum—!

A familiar golden light exploded, and the tall metal body of the Middle Nascent Soul Stage golden puppet descended with a boom once again!

The golden metal armor reflected off the snow, appearing somewhat cold, but the formidable Spiritual Pressure belonging to the Middle Nascent Soul Stage erupted instantly, clashing fiercely with the terrifying cold wave surging from the depths of the cave!

Boom—!

Two invisible Auras collided, stirring up a sky full of snow and wind on the snowfield!

The surrounding snow layer was cleared away, revealing the black frozen soil beneath.

"Roar—?!"

From the depths of the cave came a roar filled with suspicion and even greater rage.

Clearly, this Ice-type Demon King had not expected that this little bug who had intruded into its territory and killed its "watchdog" could summon a metal hunk with an Aura no weaker than its own!

"Go for me! Entangle it!" Fang Hao gave the order to the golden puppet, and at the same time, he rushed rapidly toward a relatively flat ice wall beside the cave!

He was not trying to enter the cave, but rather...

He wanted to use the extreme cold energy emitted by this Ice-type Demon King to Cultivate the third level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art—Cold Ice Bone Erosion!

This three-level Cultivation Technique of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art had a tribulation for every level, and a fortune for every tribulation.

The first level, "Lightning Induction Body Tempering," used violent thunder power to temper the Physical Body and lay a solid foundation.

The second level, "Earth Fire Burning Body," used scorching earth fire to burn away Impurities from the inside out, temper the sinews and bones, and grant the Physical Body flame resistance and strength.

And this third level, "Cold Ice Bone Erosion," required using extreme ice energy to penetrate deep into the bone marrow and freeze the Divine Soul, creating new life within destruction, enabling the Physical Body to adapt to extreme cold, making the bones harder than mysterious ice, and even initially possessing the ability to control ice!

Previously, he had struggled to find a source of sufficiently powerful and pure ice energy.

Ordinary ice, snow, or cold pools were not powerful enough, and the cultivation effect was too slow.

But now, the cold energy emitted by a Fifth-Stage Ice-type Demon King was simply a peerless treasure land for cultivating "Cold Ice Bone Erosion"!

Although dangerous, the opportunity was equally huge!

"Wealth is sought in danger! I’ll risk it!" Fang Hao’s eyes were firm.

He rushed to the ice wall, sat cross-legged, operated the third level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, and actively withdrew most of the "Earth Fire Burning Body" protection on his skin, leaving only a trace to protect his heart pulse and Dantian.

He wanted to feel and absorb the extreme cold energy emitted by the Demon King to the maximum extent!

Meanwhile, the golden puppet, having received the order, had turned into a streak of golden lightning, crashing fiercely into the terrifying figure rushing out of the cave!

Rumble—!!!

A heaven-shaking loud noise!

A giant Ice Crystal Dragon (or rather, an ice-type Demon King similar to a Dragon) that was ten zhang long, covered in crystal-clear scales like blue crystal, with a single horn on its head, wings on its back, and emitting endless cold energy, collided fiercely with the golden puppet!

Claws and halberds clashed, ice breath and golden fist energy bombarded each other, exploding into a terrifying energy storm that shook the surrounding snow peaks, causing avalanches one after another!

The Nascent Soul Level battle instantly entered a white-hot stage!

Although the golden puppet was just a Puppet, its material was special and it feared no death.

Coupled with Fang Hao’s control without regard for Divine Soul consumption (he was extremely painful while cultivating and dividing his attention to control it), it actually managed to temporarily hold off the Ice Crystal Demon King’s offensive.

But the Ice Crystal Demon King was clearly more agile, its Divine Ability of ice emerged one after another, and it occupied the geographical advantage; the sky full of snow and wind was under its control, constantly wearing down the golden puppet’s energy and Fang Hao’s Divine Soul.

Fang Hao ignored the battle on the golden puppet’s side; he immersed all his focus into the cultivation of "Cold Ice Bone Erosion."

When the protection of "Earth Fire Burning Body" was removed, the extremely pure cold energy emitted by the Fourth-Stage Demon King instantly pierced through his skin like countless cold steel needles, stabbing fiercely into his flesh, bones, and even deep into his bone marrow!

"Urgh—!"

Fang Hao let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning pale, and a layer of white frost instantly condensed on his eyebrows and hair.

He felt that his blood, spiritual power, and even his thoughts were about to be frozen and solidified.

This was a coldness more painful and deeper into the bone marrow than "Earth Fire Burning Body," as if it wanted to completely extinguish his life fire.

He gritted his teeth so hard that his tongue bled, using the sharp pain to stimulate himself to remain clear-headed.

Following the path of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, he desperately guided the wisps of incomparably pure ice energy that had invaded his body, running it through his Meridians, bones, and internal organs.

Every cycle felt like rolling in a sea of knives and ice; the extreme pain made his body tremble uncontrollably.

But miraculously, in this extreme pain and cold, the power of "Earth Fire Burning Body" within his body seemed to be stimulated, instinctively operating, forming a subtle confrontation and balance with the invading cold energy.

The powers of ice and fire intertwined, conflicted, and annihilated within his body, and under the guidance of his will and Cultivation Technique, they struggled to fuse and settle.

His bones, under the erosion of the cold energy, made "creaking" sounds, as if they would shatter at any moment, but the internal structure was undergoing subtle changes, becoming denser and stronger, faintly revealing a luster of intertwined jade and ice blue.

The Impurities in his flesh were frozen into ice crystals by the cold energy, and then crushed and expelled by the circulating Qi and blood and Earth Fire power.

His skin became tougher, and his resistance to cold increased rapidly.

The most wonderful thing was his Divine Soul; under the tempering of this extreme pain of ice and fire, it actually became more solid and clear, and his tolerance for pain and control over his body were quietly improving.

Cultivation was proceeding crazily on the edge of life and death, in the torment of ice and fire.

Fang Hao’s consciousness was sometimes clear and sometimes blurred, supported entirely by an unyielding will.

He could feel that the battle fluctuations on the golden puppet’s side were becoming more and more intense; clearly, the Demon King was completely enraged, and the golden puppet was beginning to suffer damage, with its energy being consumed rapidly.

He had to hurry!

Time passed minute by minute.

He didn’t know how long it had been, maybe an incense stick’s time, maybe an hour.

When Fang Hao felt that his body was almost numb to the surrounding cold energy, and the ice and fire power in his body had reached a relatively balanced critical point, he suddenly opened his eyes!

In his eyes, two rays of light, one blue and one red, flashed and disappeared!

"Cold Ice Bone Erosion, mastery achieved, give me—Condense!"

He roared silently in his heart, operating the final hand seal of the third level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art!

The ice and fire intertwined power within his body, which had reached a delicate balance, erupted, rushing toward his limbs and bones, and the deepest part of every cell!

Crack, crack...

The thick frost on his skin surface instantly shattered and dissipated!

Under the skin, in the bronze luster, there was faintly an extra touch of ice-blue pattern, and his entire Aura became profound and restrained, yet carried a strange sense of contradiction of ice and fire Fusion.

The surrounding cold energy, falling on him, no longer caused stinging, but was naturally absorbed and refined by his body.

"Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art third level—Cold Ice Bone Erosion, Minor Achievement!"

Although it was only initially completed, and still far from Major Achievement and Perfection, Fang Hao could clearly feel that his Physical Body strength had soared again!

His resistance to ice had reached a terrifying level; he could probably survive in the polar ice fields relying solely on his Physical Body.

Moreover, he initially possessed a trace of the ability to control and invoke ice energy.

More importantly, practicing both ice and fire made his Physical Body attributes more balanced and comprehensive, and his potential even greater.

Just as his Cultivation Technique was initially completed, the battle between the golden puppet and the Ice Crystal Demon King in the distance also came to an end.

Boom—!

The golden puppet took a direct hit of the Demon King’s terrifying "Extreme Cold Dragon Breath," and half of its body was covered with thick blue ice crystals, its movements becoming extremely slow.

The Demon King took the opportunity to slap the golden puppet’s chest with a claw, sending it flying fiercely, smashing it into a distant snow peak, where it was deeply embedded, its golden light dimming, and it temporarily lost the ability to move.

The Ice Crystal Demon King let out a victorious roar, but its Aura was also significantly withered, and many of its crystal-clear scales were shattered; clearly, it had suffered not light injuries under the golden puppet’s desperate counterattack.

Its huge pupils, burning with ice-blue flames, suddenly turned to Fang Hao, who was sitting cross-legged under the ice wall, its eyes full of boundless killing intent and... a trace of dread?

It felt that the Aura of this human little bug seemed to have become even more dangerous.

"It’s my turn." Fang Hao stood up slowly, moving his body, which was a bit stiff from sitting for a long time, and his bones made "crackling" sounds.

He looked at the huge Ice Crystal Demon King, his eyes cold and without fear.

With a thought, the dark red light of "Earth Fire Burning Body" and the ice-blue patterns of "Cold Ice Bone Erosion" on his skin lit up simultaneously, and the power of ice and fire formed a strange halo on his skin.

He held his right hand in the air, and the yitian sword appeared in his hand.

On the sword body, starlight flowed, and at the same time, it was entangled with a trace of light purple Earth Core Flame Fire and a touch of ice-blue cold energy, and the Aura became strange and powerful.

"I want the fifth fragment. I will also take your cold energy. As a reward..." Fang Hao pointed his sword at the Demon King, his voice calm but with unquestionable killing intent, "I will send you on your way!"

As the words fell, his figure turned into a stream of light intertwined with ice and fire, and he took the initiative to rush toward the heavily injured Fifth-Stage Ice Crystal Demon King!

He wanted to take advantage of its illness to take its life, kill this Demon King with his own hands, seize the fragment, and also avenge the golden puppet (although it was just a Puppet, it also consumed a huge amount of resources)!

A final confrontation between man and Demon King, ice and fire, erupted on the top of this snow peak!