Chapter Sixty-Eight: Physical Advancement
Beyond the sea of fire, Zi Teng sat cross-legged on the ground with an extremely painful expression.
The Red Flame Moonlight Wheel was suspended in front of Zi Teng, and it had begun to shakinate a little, and the flames emitted from the body were gradually extinguishing, as if it was about to be swallowed by that sea of fire.
And that sea of fire, as if it was spreading, gradually filled this space, leaving only a radius of less than five meters for Zi Teng.
If it weren't for the existence of the Red Flame Moonlight Wheel, if that flame was forcibly isolated, it is estimated that Zi Teng would have been drowned in it.
Zi Teng already knew that it was not an ordinary sea of fire, otherwise, with the purity of the fire attribute energy of the Moonlight Wheel, it would never be suppressed to such a point, and now it could only barely help Zi Teng resist most of the heat.
In addition, while the Demon Soul Red Flame fused that energy, it also swayed a small part for Zi Teng's physical body to absorb, which made Zi Teng barely hold on.
However, in the past three days, the energy of the Red Flame Moonlight Wheel was about to be exhausted, and it seemed that it could not last long, and the Demon Soul Red Flame was at a critical stage, so Zi Teng couldn't help but be secretly anxious, and tried his best to urge the Nine Turns Red Flame Technique to help the Demon Soul accelerate its absorption.
In the dantian, the demon soul red flame is no longer like it was at the beginning, it is just a small flame, not only has it become a lot bigger, but its own brilliance is several times richer, just like the infinite energy contained in it, it seems more profound and enchanting.
However, at the moment when the energy of the demon soul was growing rapidly, he heard a low sound of "hum", and the brilliance emitted by the red flame moonlight wheel suddenly disappeared, and then fell to the ground.
Zi Teng was in a hurry, his mind moved, and he quickly put the moonlight wheel into his body, and then urged his soul power to the extreme, and a void illusion immediately rose behind him, and in that void, an extremely faint shadow had appeared.
This was a sign that a cultivator was about to fuse the Demon Soul and break through to the Demon Soul Warrior, and Zi Teng couldn't help but be shocked when he felt this.
Zi Teng's cultivation had already been suppressed to the limit, if it weren't for being in the Underground Tomb, he wouldn't dare to break through at will, and it was estimated that he would have found an opportunity to fuse with the Demon Soul Red Flame a long time ago.
And he also knew that the phantom just now was the bloodline demon soul of the Zi family who was about to awaken, and when the demon soul completely woke up, it was time for him to fuse the demon soul.
It's just that this is not the time at all.
On the one hand, just after losing the defense of the moonlight wheel, the surrounding temperature immediately rose a lot, and the sea of fire began to slowly spread again, and it was about to swallow Ziteng.
On the other hand, Zi Teng had already planned to let the Demon Soul Red Flame devour his bloodline Demon Soul, and he could use this to fuse with the Red Flame, but the current situation of the Demon Soul Red Flame could not be fused at all.
At such a critical moment, Zi Teng had no choice but to run the Nine Turns of the Red Flame Technique, and at the same time urged the Red Flame Demon Body to the strongest, hoping to rely on the strength of the physical body to resist some temperatures.
However, although Zi Teng's physical body was strong, it had only only reached the early stage of the second layer of the red flame demon body's coagulation stage, how could it withstand the high temperature of this sea of fire, but in a moment, the skin on his body began to swell, and the clothes on his body also burned with a "poof".
"Ah......h
With a heart-rending roar, the spreading sea of fire instantly covered Zi Teng, and before Zi Teng's skin began to melt, his entire body was already burning, merging with the sea of fire.
But just as this sea of fire had just occupied the entire space, a wave suddenly appeared in the burning flames, and immediately after, a shield formed by the same flames appeared, which was rapidly expanding outward with Ziteng as the center, until it reached a size of nearly three meters.
And Zi Teng inside, although the flames on his body had been extinguished at this time, his expression was still extremely painful, all the clothes on his body had been burned, and only a bloody piece was left on his naked body, even so, he still endured it and always maintained his cultivation state.
It was too dangerous just now, just when Zi Teng's body was just burning, the demon soul red flame just completed the fusion, and immediately spread the protection, as long as it was a few seconds at night, it was estimated that Zi Teng would turn into ashes.
Zi Teng's injuries were not light, and the skin on his body had already fallen off, as if he was a bloody person, and at this time he was enduring severe pain, running the Nine Turns Red Yan Technique to repair the injuries on his body.
He had already gotten the information at the first time, knowing that the Demon Soul Red Flame had benefited a lot from absorbing the Fire Pole Ascending Soul Bead this time, and he thought that it would be good to be able to increase it by one or two times, but he didn't expect that the Demon Soul Energy would suddenly increase by five times at the beginning, no wonder it took so long.
However, in this case, Ziteng can also recover with confidence.
According to the Demon Soul Red Flame, if you can double your strength, you can protect Ziteng in that sea of fire for half an hour, but now five times is not as simple as one plus one equals two, even if you stay in this sea of fire for three or five days, there is plenty of time.
Moreover, after the Demon Soul Red Flame had fused the energy, it had already suppressed Zi Teng's cultivation.
Within that shield, Zi Teng's body was covered with a layer of red light, and the soul power in his body circulated rapidly in the meridians everywhere, and when those soul powers were transformed into a kind of energy with a repair function by the Nine Turns Red Yan Jue again, they slowly infiltrated into Zi Teng's flesh and blood.
Then, a slight "squeak" sound followed, and the layer of blood attached to the body began to slowly coagulate, and when it coagulated to a certain extent, it began to gradually harden again until a blood crust formed.
After that, the blood scabs fall off under the flood of soul power, and then new blood scabs are born, which fall off again, and the cycle repeats.
............
Time passed little by little, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Under the operation of the Nine Turns of Red Flame Jue, the layer of blood scabs outside Zi Teng's body no longer fell off, and a layer of armor-like shell had already formed, enveloping Zi Teng's entire person, looking from a distance, it looked like a statue sitting cross-legged.
"Click...... Click......"
Suddenly, with a few crisp sounds, I saw that the outer shell of Zi Teng's body began to crack, first on the top of his head, then on his body, and then on his limbs, as a red light rose on Zi Teng's body, the cracked shell also began to fall off little by little, until a new body appeared.
Looking at the body, the skin has grown again, more delicate and fairer than before, the hair has regrown, the eyebrows and eyelashes are darker than before, but the hair has changed from long hair to short hair, but it looks more energetic and sunny than before.
"Appeal ......"
I don't know when, Zi Teng exhaled a long breath and stopped cultivating, but when he just opened his eyes to feel the condition of his body, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Huh, late in the coagulation phase. ”
Zi Teng curiously pressed on his body a few times, looking at the angular and extremely well-proportioned muscles on his body, he was surprised in his heart.
He didn't expect that after this painful ordeal, his physical strength would increase so much, and he actually jumped directly from the early stage of the coagulation period to the middle stage, and reached the level of the late stage of the coagulation stage in one fell swoop, which was completely unexpected.
You must know that cultivating the physical body is extremely difficult, and it is often several times more difficult, or even dozens of times, than improving one's cultivation, because it requires long-term and extremely painful tempering.
But if the physical body can be strengthened by one or two levels, it is not comparable to the cultivation of one or two levels, and those who can leapfrog the level of combat are mostly people with strong physical bodies.
Zi Teng had not improved his physical strength since he practiced the Red Flame Demon Body to the early stage of the second layer of the blood condensation stage, and this time the improvement was not only due to his own perseverance, but also because of the environment here, which fused some luck.
First of all, the flame here is not ordinary, it is a kind of flame that specializes in purifying the yin and evil qi, called the Earth Heart Flame, after burning Zi Teng's skin, it also purifies the impurities that exist under the skin and between the flesh and blood.
At this time, Zi Teng was about to break through, and the soul power on his body was extremely full, as if it was about to seep out of his body.
In addition, when the Demon Soul Red Flame absorbed energy, it spread a small part of the energy of the Fire Pole Ascension Soul Bead outside Zi Teng's body.
And Zi Teng has not only operated the Nine Turns of Red Flame Technique to the limit, but the repair function is naturally also being activated, and he has also been using the Red Flame Demon Body to resist the heat of the outside world.
The convergence of various conditions made Zi Teng's physical body, with extremely abundant energy, complete the process of repair and re-repair, which was the key to his ability to leap into it.
Zi Teng stood up and stretched his body vigorously, making a "click" sound all over his body, feeling an explosive power in his body.
At this time, he had a feeling that the strength of his physical body was now as strong as stone and iron, that is, those ordinary blades would be difficult to cut through his flesh and blood, unless it was an extraordinary weapon.
Looking at the raging sea of fire outside the shield and feeling the surrounding environment, Zi Teng could no longer feel the threat of the heat, so the corners of his mouth curved, took out a set of clothes and put them on, and ran quickly to the other end of the sea of fire.
At first, Zi Teng was barely able to see, but the deeper he went, the more blurred his vision became, and later, he could only see the thick flames fluttering in front of him.
Therefore, Zi Teng could only move forward step by step, if it weren't for the Demon Soul Red Flame who had been sensing the direction, he would have been circling in it like a headless fly.
At this time, Zi Teng was also embarrassed, no wonder those who entered here had never gone out, it is estimated that many people had been burned to ashes when they first entered, even if a few people had a way to survive here for a while, they would not be able to get out of this sea of fire at all.
Because Zi Teng has been walking here for more than half an hour, there is still a demon soul red flame pointing the way.
Finally, Zi Teng didn't go far before he felt his vision gradually clear, and he knew that he must be about to pass through this sea of fire.
Zi Teng was overjoyed, and couldn't help but speed up his steps, but as soon as he ran, he faintly saw that in the flames in front of him, a thicker shadow was wriggling, and because his vision was still not very clear, he couldn't determine the distance.
But at this moment, only to hear the sound of "whew", the shadow whistling in front of him, it was a thicker flame, suspended less than five meters in front of Ziteng, and began to "gurgle" and squirm.
Before Zi Teng could take a look, he felt the demon soul red flame in his body stir.
"Lord, run ......"