Chapter 677: Chapter 677 The Crucible of Bone
The flames crashed down on me, and my bones couldn’t take the assault—they started cracking under the pressure!
My heart jumped suddenly!
This was terrible!
"Crack crack crack!"
The sound of breaking echoed through my body once more!
My bones began snapping one by one!
The agony in my body multiplied several times!
"This isn’t good..." I bore the pain, staring at the fractured bones all over my body.
None of my bones could handle the flames!
Right then, I felt utterly defeated.
My golden core lay exposed, and the flames acted like they had awareness, going straight for my golden core!
"I’m finished," my face went white as paper.
The flames kept burning my bones, cracking every piece of my skeleton.
My face was drained of color and my heart sank into despair.
Time crawled by as my bones stayed wrapped in flames—I couldn’t tell how long.
Right when I’d given up hope, I saw that the bones covered in flames weren’t breaking anymore!
Every piece of bone was actually starting to mend slowly!
My eyes went wide with amazement as I shouted, "There’s still a chance!"
Like grabbing onto a rope thrown to a drowning man, I frantically stirred up the spiritual power in my body, pushing myself to fix my broken bones!
Sure enough, with my spiritual power boosting the process, the shattered bones began healing bit by bit!
This bold move obviously ticked off the true fire!
The flames blazed hotter right away, shattering my bones again!
The "crack crack" sounds wouldn’t stop, and fierce pain tore through me once more!
I clenched my teeth and summoned my spiritual power, fighting to shield my bones.
Just like before, after my bones broke, they didn’t keep crumbling!
Even though flames surrounded them, they stayed stable for a moment!
Soon, the bones glowed and began mending themselves again!
"Yes!" I briefly forgot the pain and couldn’t stop myself from celebrating!
The three purple-robed men up above seemed to catch the noise.
The trio rushed over to the blazing pit, scowling as they said, "Did you hear that noise? Sounds like Mason’s voice."
"Right, the kid’s definitely still breathing."
"We’ll wait here. Those screams from before prove he won’t last much longer."
True, the brutal desert conditions made them pretty miserable.
Even with their incredible skills, they still got dry mouths and cracked lips from nature’s harsh power.
Time raced forward, and before I knew it, three days had gone by.
During those three days, my bones kept breaking and healing.
Over and over again—I’d gotten used to it by now.
I could even live with the pain, totally fearless!
Each time I healed, the flames got stronger!
This body training was also sharpening my willpower and mental focus!
I sat with my legs crossed under the fiery pit, eyes half-shut, letting the flames wash over me.
As time moved on, half a month flew by in no time.
The three purple-robed men above looked like they were running out of patience.
"In such brutal conditions, if we keep staying here, we might end up dead," one of them wrinkled his forehead and said.
"Exactly, looks like my Inner Strength is nearly gone, this place is too deadly," another one agreed.
"We’re suffering this much outside, so how could Mason down in that pit make it? He’s probably just blood and bones now."
Under these circumstances, the three seemed ready to quit and even wanted to take off.
"Hold on a little longer," the leader of the three said sternly.
"We’ve been waiting this long already, a few more days won’t hurt. We can’t be certain without seeing his dead body."
Left with no options, the trio kept waiting.
Down in the fiery pit.
I’d totally gotten used to this pattern.
Plus, the flames seemed to have hit their maximum strength.
The healing got faster with each break.
Seeing this, I said boldly, "You don’t scare me anymore."
The flames acted like they got my challenging words and went completely wild.
The flames rushed at my body, but they couldn’t even scratch me.
I burst out laughing, saying, "Is that your best shot? Some so-called true fire? Ha, you’re really nothing special after all, hahaha!"
Right then, my bones had finished their eight hundred and thirty-sixth round of healing!
After this healing cycle, the true fire couldn’t crack my bones anymore!
My bones became incredibly tough, glowing brightly under the flames’ cover!
"Time to grow back the flesh and blood," I flashed a huge smile.
I knew damn well this would be another brutally painful experience, but if I could tough it out, I’d finally see the light!
"Sizzle..."
Flesh and blood started growing on my bones.
The second the flesh and blood appeared, the flames burned it away instantly.
But I didn’t get discouraged—I kept rebuilding my flesh and blood.
Once, twice, three times...
My flesh and blood went from getting burned off right away to lasting a few seconds before melting. Finally, the flames could only cook my flesh without instantly vaporizing it.
In a flash, another half month passed.
And my body had healed more than halfway.
My rebuilt flesh turned golden—even without using the Saintly Body Skill, my physical body was unbeatable!
Above, the three purple-robed men had totally lost hope.
"The kid’s dead. We can leave," one of the purple-robed men said as he got up.
After suffering for a full month, he couldn’t take it anymore!
Both purple-robed men looked at their leader, waiting for his order to go.
"Wait three more days, just three more days!" the leader said icily.
"If he doesn’t show up after three days, then we’re out of here."
"Is this really worth it? Nobody could live through a whole month under true fire," another one frowned.
The leader stared him down and said coldly, "This kid forced his way up the stairway to heaven. With him, you never know what’s possible."
The trio had no choice but to agree.
...
Below, my body had completely healed.
As I moved through the true fire, I didn’t get hurt at all!
Even though the flames tried to eat me alive, they couldn’t damage me one bit.
"True fire... I really owe you one," I said, looking at my body glowing with golden light, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
The flames got mad again, roaring even without any wind.
I laughed out loud, "Hahaha, don’t get upset, because... being angry won’t do you any good!"
After saying that, I planted my feet and jumped toward the opening of the fiery pit!
