novelraw Chapter 56 External Soul Bone: Ice and Fire Lotus Wings
Chapter 56 External Soul Bone: Ice and Fire Lotus Wings
Within the ice, Dai Youheng is experiencing unprecedented and extreme pain.
The ultimate ice armor formed from the ice crystal snow lotus protected his body from being instantly torn apart by the violent ice and fire energy to the maximum extent, but it also locked all the pain and all the energy impact firmly inside his body, with nowhere to be released.
The immense energy of the 100,000-year soul ring was like a torrent bursting its banks, or like a red-hot iron forcibly poured into his relatively slender meridians, frantically scouring, expanding, and even tearing them apart!
Each impact brought excruciating pain, as if his bones were being shattered. This energy also contained the extreme attributes of ice and fire, which clashed and collided fiercely within his meridians, bones, and internal organs!
One moment, he felt as if he had been thrown into the core of the sun, his internal organs being scorched and melted by the extreme fire, every cell emitting painful screams; the next moment, he felt as if he had been instantly thrown into the abyss of absolute zero in the universe, his blood freezing, his soul about to be sealed by the extreme ice, his thoughts becoming sluggish and solidified.
Ice and fire, two extreme forms of pain, alternate at an alarming frequency, sometimes even simultaneously. This far exceeds the limits of what ordinary people can endure, enough to drive even the most resolute person completely insane.
Even more terrifying is the impact from the soul level.
Just as the Snow Emperor warned, although the Ice and Fire Lotus had no intelligence, its primal instincts and resentment accumulated over 100,000 years, mixed with the fragments of the extreme laws of ice and fire, transformed into an extremely violent mental storm that frantically assaulted Dai Youheng's consciousness.
In his spiritual sea, it seemed as if a raging inferno and an icy tide of destruction were simultaneously raging! His consciousness sank deeper and deeper into the hell of extreme heat and extreme cold, as countless chaotic runes representing the origins of ice and fire crushed his soul like the cruelest instruments of torture, attempting to completely obliterate his consciousness.
Even with the protection of the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus, he was still only a Soul Master, and absorbing a 100,000-year Soul Ring was still extremely difficult for him, given that he was at a much higher level.
"Guard your mind, circulate your energy, guide it! Don't be afraid, I'll bear this with you." The Snow Emperor's thoughts, like a candle flickering in the wind, still resonated firmly in his almost collapsing consciousness, constantly reminding him.
She gently held Youheng's hand, even taking on a large part of the soul impact herself, sharing the excruciating pain with Youheng. This was partly because if Dai Youheng died, she would die too, but her genuine help was undeniable.
Dai Youheng gritted her teeth, using all her willpower to maintain that last shred of clarity.
The Golden罡 Exorcising Body technique was pushed to its limit, and a pale golden light flickered with difficulty inside the ice armor, trying its best to repair the damaged meridians and guide the violent energy to circulate according to the technique's route, gradually transforming it into its own soul power.
This was an incredibly difficult and slow process. His body trembled violently beneath the ice armor, his skin sometimes burning red like a branding iron, sometimes turning bluish-purple and covered in frost. His soul power struggled to climb in a tug-of-war between frantic consumption and rapid replenishment, striving to reach a higher level.
Actually, there was one more thing she hadn't told Dai Youheng about the Ice-Fire Lotus: the Ice-Fire Lotus was originally incapable of giving birth to soul bones. All its power was concentrated in its fire lotus and ice lotus, and the fire lotus and ice lotus, in turn, used all their power to condense fire lotus seeds or ice lotus seeds. It simply had no power left to give birth to soul bones.
But the one that Dai Youheng absorbed was an unprecedented anomaly, achieving the ultimate coexistence of ice and fire!
One lotus condensed the fire lotus seed, while the other lotus maintained all of its power to its limit. This perfect balance and strength may truly defy common sense, possessing a sliver of possibility for the birth of a soul bone.
Moreover, if a soul bone truly is born, its form will be far from the conventional six-part soul bone. It is very likely that the original power of its Ice Lotus and Fire Lotus will be directly bestowed upon Dai Youheng in an unprecedented way.
Time passed slowly amidst extreme pain.
A day and a night passed... The surging energy within the ice sculpture did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it became even more intense.
In the early hours of the third day, the energy fluctuations inside the ice sculpture reached an unprecedented peak.
"ah--!!!"
A roar that seemed to have been suppressed for millions of years, filled with pain and indomitable fury, suddenly erupted from inside the ice sculpture.
Boom!!
The thick ice armor covering Dai Youheng's body shattered at this moment, turning into a sky full of crystalline ice powder.
The bright red 100,000-year soul ring that was floating above and constantly being infused with energy suddenly shone brightly. Then, like a whale sucking in water, it suddenly contracted and finally firmly imprinted itself on Dai Youheng's Rebellious Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul, becoming his second soul ring, a bright red 100,000-year soul ring that exuded a powerful aura!
A powerful surge of soul energy erupted from Dai Youheng's body like a tsunami, causing his level to skyrocket!
However, the changes have only just begun!
Just as the soul ring was absorbed, before Dai Youheng could even fully sense the surge in power, the space behind him suddenly twisted violently.
Immediately afterwards, two completely different yet equally powerful energies burst forth, rapidly condensing and materializing behind him, forming the two lotus flowers of the Ice and Fire Lotus, like a pair of wings.
The left wing represents the purity and elegance of ultimate ice, and is called the Ice Crystal Lotus Wing.
It is composed entirely of countless ice crystals, as thin as cicada wings and as sharp as blades. These ice crystals are not random, but rather layered and interwoven in an incredibly mysterious pattern, like natural Dao patterns, to form a huge wing surface.
Each ice crystal is like a lotus petal carved from the purest, most flawless sapphire, containing a deep, dark blue light within. Light refracts and flows within it, emitting a hazy, cold glow that is both breathtakingly beautiful and chillingly cold.
The right wing is the wild and fiery ultimate fire, known as the Crimson Lotus Wing.
In stark contrast to the tranquil beauty of the left wing, it is the embodiment of vitality and destruction. It is not composed of physical form, but rather of eternally burning, constantly leaping and roaring liquid flames and the light of lava!
Its shape is more like a crimson lotus in full bloom and burning wildly, with the flames on its edge twisting and hissing tirelessly, emitting a terrifying high temperature that can burn everything.
The flames were pure and transparent, with an almost white core of extreme heat, gradually turning into a deep and majestic dark red around the periphery. As the light swirled violently, it seemed as if molten lava was slowly surging within the wing membrane, dazzling and so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it, much less approach it.
The most amazing thing is that these wings, whose attributes are absolutely antagonistic and should have annihilated each other, are perfectly fused and coexist at their roots. They do not grow on the shoulder blades, but are connected to two slowly rotating energy vortexes that spontaneously form on Dai Youheng's back, which are actually two lotus flowers of light and shadow, one blue and one red, made of pure energy!
These two illusory energy lotuses are the core of power and the fulcrum of balance for these miraculous wings. They rotate slowly, subtly harmonizing the violent and opposing energies of ice and fire, bringing them to a dynamic and perfect balance.
Ice and Fire Lotus Wings! External Soul Bone!
They gently unfurled, scattering glistening icy dust on one side and drifting blazing sparks on the other, possessing both the sanctity and eternity of ice and snow, and the passion and destruction of fire. Their very existence is a paradoxical miracle, a work of art worthy of being called a divine miracle, and an unparalleled soul bone containing infinite possibilities and power!