Ice Fire Immunity Body (Part 2)

"Ahhh... All my hair's gone! Every last hair is gone! It's true, all my hair is gone!" Jiang Jiayao screamed frantically as he dashed out of the sea of flames. "This fire is way too powerful! I was in there for only a few minutes, and it burned off every hair on me! My face, so devastatingly handsome that it captivated an entire generation!"

Jiang Jiayao was also constantly trying. In terms of talent, Leng Xuewu was the most gifted of the three. Relying on her intuition, she quickly found a way to deal with it, even faster than Hu Haoran. But Jiang Jiayao was not slow either.

Within the sea of flames, fireballs continuously crashed toward Jiang Jiayao from every direction. Some even fell from the sky, forcing him to use his martial soul to block them again and again. Relying on his powerful battle instincts, he discovered that the energy contained in the fireballs and the extreme heat within the sea of flames could be slowly absorbed. Thus, he immediately changed his strategy for this trial and stopped merely enduring the attacks head-on.

Jiang Jiayao circulated the Blazing Heaven Battle God Art, a secret inner Cultivation Method passed down through his family, while his warhammer danced in his hand. He sent the fireballs flying one after another, and everything was developing in a positive direction.

The Blazing Heaven Battle God Art was a secret Cultivation Method of the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer Lineage of the Clear Sky Sect. Only the patriarch of the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer Lineage could cultivate it. This Cultivation Method was not only the lineage's supreme family art, but also one of the Clear Sky Sect's four great sect-defending Cultivation Methods. Once mastered, its power was extraordinarily immense, placing it among the finest Saint-tier Cultivation Methods. Without obtaining the consent of the family elders, the current patriarch, Jiang Yetong, secretly taught the Cultivation Method to his two children. Jiang Yetong's thinking was very simple: the two of them were candidates for patriarch, and since they would have to learn it sooner or later, he might as well teach them now and save himself the trouble. However, he did not know that this decision would be used by someone within the family to orchestrate a disaster that nearly wiped out the entire Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer Lineage.

"The family's supreme art that Dad taught me is really useful! Hahaha... In an environment like this, my Soul Power recovers extremely quickly too! But the temperature here is truly terrifying. It should be infinitely close to the temperature of Ultimate Fire... No! It has already reached the temperature of Ultimate Fire!" Jiang Jiayao slowly analyzed. "It has reached the temperature of Ultimate Fire, but its power is inferior to Ultimate Fire. The reason must be that the owner of that voice restricted the fire's power. Since someone has limited the power of these fireballs, I'll use this chance to train the self-created soul skill Dad taught me—the Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer! Hahaha... When I go back this time, I'll definitely give everyone a surprise!"

The Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer was a self-created soul skill of the current patriarch of the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer Lineage. This self-created soul skill had been created from Jiang Yetong's lifelong study and understanding of his own soul skills, combined with his battle experience. It had no fixed patterns, yet it embraced all things and accommodated every soul skill. The Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer emphasized acting as one pleased, matching the unique temperament of the Blazing Heaven Battle Hammer Lineage: battling the heavens and fighting the earth, never admitting defeat.

Jiang Jiayao swung his warhammer without any fixed routine, yet every strike possessed its own unique power and effect. He was continuously gaining an understanding of the essence of the Blazing Heaven Chaotic World Hammer.

Within the Rainbow Light Lake, Hu Haoran was still baring his teeth as he endured the baptism of pain. After more than half an hour and the time it took to eat a meal, Hu Haoran slowly walked out of the lake.

"I've finally broken through the Ice Bone Fire Blood stage and entered the Ice Fire Meridians stage. I can also endure it for more than half an hour and the time it takes to eat a meal. If I keep working hard, I'll definitely achieve the Ice Fire Immunity Body." Hu Haoran was in high spirits. "This place really is wonderful. Once I finish these trials, I'm sure I'll obtain something else that fascinates me."

Hu Haoran did not immediately enter the lake again to continue his challenge. Instead, he summoned his martial soul and practiced the first two forms of Thunder Sound Swordplay over and over. "Brother Jiang once told me that this swordplay is extremely powerful. If I can merge it with my martial soul skills, its power will definitely increase even further."

Hu Haoran immediately used his First Soul Skill. Through repeated coordination, he gradually found some clues himself and was no longer as completely lost as before.

Practicing the coordination between Thunder Sound Swordplay and his martial soul skills by the lake, then continuing to absorb the light lake's energy in the lake—these became Hu Haoran's daily routine. He could feel his body growing stronger every day, and he never grew tired of it.

Thus, five days passed. Hu Haoran successfully crossed the Ice Fire Meridians stage and prepared to charge toward completing the Ice Fire Immunity Body. He sat cross-legged beside the lake, adjusting his condition again and again. He felt that this was a crucial point. If he failed, he had no idea when he would be able to pass the trial.

"The Ice Fire Immunity Body is almost complete. As long as I can break through this bottleneck, my body's strength will definitely rise to a new level! The growth of my Soul Power will surely be terrifying as well. It's a pity that I don't have a second martial soul right now. Otherwise, I would at least be above level twenty-six." Hu Haoran slowly analyzed his situation. "My essence, energy, and spirit have all reached their best state. I have a seventy percent chance of passing this trial!"

Hu Haoran resolutely entered the Rainbow Light Lake once more.

The lake water gradually submerged him, and he immediately began circulating his two great Cultivation Methods.

The Purple Firmament Thunder Art continuously guided the power of ice and fire into Hu Haoran's bones, blood, internal organs, and meridians, while the Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art guided the remaining energy into Hu Haoran's dantian and filled every one of his cells. Hu Haoran felt unprecedented comfort, and the exhilarating sensation temporarily made him forget the intense pain.

Hu Haoran continuously absorbed the energy of the Rainbow Light Lake. Half an hour slowly passed like this. Hu Haoran felt the pain intensify significantly, but he could still endure it. He also increased the circulation speed of his Cultivation Methods, attempting to use his selfless cultivation state to forget the pain brought by the Rainbow Light Lake.

Another meal's worth of time passed. At this point, the pain brought by the Rainbow Light Lake had reached the limit of what Hu Haoran could normally endure.

Hu Haoran gritted his teeth and desperately persisted. The Purple Firmament Thunder Art and Blue Lightning Dragon Emperor Art reached an astonishing circulation speed, and the energy of the Rainbow Light Lake rapidly fused into his body. Gradually, a dragon pattern of alternating purple, blue, red, and gold formed on Hu Haoran's back, while his body rapidly grew stronger and tougher.

"Roar..." Hu Haoran let out a tremendous roar. "It's finally been a full hour! Hahaha..."

"Congratulations on passing the second stage, Rainbow Purgatory. Your reward is pure spiritual power. You will now enter the third stage, Rainbow Arena." A voice came from every direction, as though responding to Hu Haoran. For this stage, Hu Haoran's reward was still pure spiritual power.

Without another word, Hu Haoran immediately sat cross-legged by the lake and entered a meditative state, merging with the pure spiritual power that had suddenly surged into him.

"Ding... You have completed the second stage of the Mystery of the Rainbow Bridge instance mission. Reward: Soul Ring lifespan increased by five hundred years, fifty thousand Douluo Crystal Points." The Douluo System's voice suddenly rang out while Hu Haoran was receiving the spiritual power.

As soon as the Douluo System's voice ended, Hu Haoran's martial soul suddenly appeared. The purple Soul Ring behind him had actually deepened slightly in color. This meant that the Soul Ring's lifespan had increased. Hu Haoran's first Soul Ring was no longer one thousand two hundred and fifty years old, but one thousand seven hundred and fifty years old, far exceeding the normal Soul Ring lifespan of four hundred and twenty-three years.