Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 287: Subduing [3]

The moment Chaos Spiritual Power forcibly guided these several violent forces to circulate according to the trajectory of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, a roar like the creation of the world seemed to resound within Fang Hao’s body!

Arghhhhhh!

Fang Hao let out a miserable, inhuman shriek of extreme agony! He was instantly enveloped by a ball of indescribably blazing radiance! The outer layer of this radiance was the scarlet-yellow Earth Core Flame Fire, while the inner layer was the dark red and platinum intertwined soldier fiend spirit fire. At the core of this radiance was Fang Hao’s body, which was flashing with frantic platinum light yet covered in cracks! Countless fine, needle-like, and knife-sharp platinum-gold air currents, mixed with violent fire power, crazily shuttled, scoured, and tempered within his body!

At this moment, he felt as if he had been thrown into the most terrifying furnace in heaven and earth, enduring the boundless pain of being sliced by a thousand knives, burned by fierce fire, and simultaneously having his bone marrow pierced by countless golden needles! His Physical Body hovered and seesawed crazily between destruction and Rebirth!

Skin, muscles, Meridians, bones, internal organs, bone marrow... Every corner of his body, every inch of flesh and blood, was enduring the extreme tempering and devastation of these three forces! The old, insufficiently tough parts were turned into ashes and expelled from his body under the sharpness of Geng Metal and the burning of the strange fire; the new, more resilient parts, containing a faint platinum luster and traces of fire Qi, were crazily regenerating and reorganizing under the nourishment of Chaos Spiritual Power and the operation of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art Cultivation Technique!

This was an incomparably painful and dangerous process; the slightest carelessness would lead to complete collapse and the dissipation of his body and Dao.

But at the same time, this was also a process of extreme tempering and a Rebirth.

The Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art was originally a Body Refining method that pursued the ultimate, and its core was "Hundred Refinements Become Gold," forging the Physical Body like divine gold and immortal iron through extreme pain and tempering! At this moment, the pain and pressure Fang Hao was enduring far exceeded the ordinary "Golden Qi Marrow Cleansing" by a thousand times! That last trace of runaway Geng Metal Origin, under this extreme pressure and the guidance of Chaos Spiritual Power, was no longer just being refined, but was undergoing the deepest level of Fusion and tempering with Fang Hao’s bone marrow, bones, and even every inch of flesh and blood in a more violent and thorough way!

At the same time, the extreme Yang scorching power of the Earth Core Flame Fire and the sharp Evil Qi fire of the soldier fiend spirit fire were also forcibly reconciled and decomposed by the Chaos Spiritual Power during this crazy process, turning into wisps of pure energy carrying their respective attributes, which merged into Fang Hao’s newly born flesh, bones, and even deep into the bone marrow! Although it was only a tiny wisp, it gave his Physical Body, in addition to the original Geng Metal sharpness and immortal characteristics, a trace of fiery heat and explosiveness, as well as the killing intent and toughness of the soldier fiend!

This was the Perfection of the fourth level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, "Golden Qi Marrow Cleansing," and furthermore, an unprecedented mutation based on this, incorporating the power of strange fire!

Hum—!!!

When that last trace of runaway Geng Metal Origin was completely refined and merged deep into the bone marrow, and the moment the two strange fire powers were forcibly decomposed and a wisp merged into the Physical Body, the destructively rampaging energy within Fang Hao’s body suddenly stalled, then slowly calmed down and settled along a mysterious trajectory.

The blazing, mixed radiance on his body surface began to restrain and shrink, eventually turning into a faint film of light, intertwined with platinum and dark red, resembling metal and flame textures, which covered his body surface and then slowly seeped under his skin, disappearing from sight.

And Fang Hao’s Physical Body, which was originally on the verge of collapse and covered in cracks, now saw all cracks heal and disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye. His skin became like the finest jade, yet it shimmered with a faint metallic luster, with hints of scorching and sharp auras circulating. Deep within his bones came a clear sound like gold and jade striking each other, and his bone marrow was like mercury, heavy and full of vitality. His Qi and blood surged like a great river, emitting a rumbling sound, carrying an indescribable sense of power.

The fourth level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, "Golden Qi Marrow Cleansing" — Perfection! It was even a higher level of Perfection that far exceeded the ordinary Perfection stage, having fused with a wisp of strange fire power!

His Physical Body strength, power, recovery ability, and resistance to physical and energy attacks, especially his resistance to fire-type and metal-type attacks, had reached an inconceivable level! Relying solely on his Physical Body, he could already shake a Middle Nascent Soul Stage Body Cultivator! If he combined it with his spiritual power, the power would be even greater!

And all these changes, though long to describe, actually happened in the blink of an eye.

Just at the moment when the "Golden Qi Marrow Cleansing" within Fang Hao’s body was completely perfected and the mutation was completed, from behind, the Soldier Soul’s broken axe, which had gathered its final strength and was determined to smash Fang Hao to pieces, had already struck the back of Fang Hao’s head with a shrill sound of piercing the air!

However, this time, Fang Hao did not dodge, nor did he even look back.

He just slowly raised his right hand, which had just been reborn and was shimmering with a faint platinum and dark red luster, and grabbed backward casually.

That movement did not look swift, even a bit slow, but it carried a strange sense of steadiness and power, as if it could grasp mountains and crush refined gold.

Then, under the gaze of the Soldier Soul, whose two dark red flames suddenly contracted as if revealing an emotion of "astonishment" (if it had emotions), Fang Hao’s seemingly ordinary palm opened its five fingers, and without deviation, steadily grasped the blade of the broken axe that was filled with monstrous Evil Qi and capable of cleaving mountains!

There was no earth-shattering loud noise, no aftermath of energy collision.

There was only a slight, metallic clanging sound, as if gripping a dry branch.

That terrifying axe strike, which contained the final strength of the Soldier Soul and was enough to kill an ordinary Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, was just like that, held in Fang Hao’s hand with a single flesh palm, effortlessly.

The violent Evil Qi and sharp axe intent on the axe blade struck Fang Hao’s palm, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea, only stirring up a trace of imperceptible platinum and dark red light flowing on the surface of his skin, and then it dissipated into nothingness. It could not even leave a white mark.

Fang Hao slowly turned around, with his back to the ball of soldier fiend spirit fire that was floating somewhat "bewilderedly" because it had lost its attack target, had shrunk by a circle, and had become dimmer, facing the Soldier Soul, whose figure was illusory, whose aura was withered to the extreme, and who seemed "stunned" with its broken axe held in hand.

The wounds on his body had already mostly healed during the process of "Golden Qi Marrow Cleansing" Perfection and Physical Body transformation, leaving only faint red marks. Although his aura seemed somewhat weak and disordered due to the previous heavy injuries and the limit Breakthrough, his eyes were as sharp as a divine weapon that had just been unsheathed. Within his calmness lay an explosive force like a volcano, and he coldly stared at the Soldier Soul in front of him, which was condensed from Evil Qi and obsession.

Now, it’s my turn.

The calm voice rang out under the deathly silent Broken Blade Cliff, but it carried a chill that made the Soldier Soul involuntarily feel "shuddering."