Resonance of Ice and Fire

Zhang Yue couldn't think of any other way Lin Zhen could get the people here to trade with him. After all, although Yan Huang's words weren't an order, very few people here would offend the Divine Cult for money.

Unless Lin Zhen can offer something truly compelling, but can that be done without spending money?

Zhang Yue was quite quick-witted. He suddenly said, "Hey! Idol, that Holy Son is stupid. So what if you don't go out to trade? I can go buy whatever you want. He doesn't forbid me from trading with others. Even if he did, it wouldn't matter. I have friends. I can just call a few over. It won't interfere with buying anything."

Lin Zhen laughed, "You think you're the only smart one? Do you think Yan Huang can't see this? Actually, he knows very well how binding his request is. In the face of huge profits, that request is useless. What he wants is for people not to sell to me willingly unless I produce direct video evidence to make people willingly trade with me. Otherwise, I will lose this battle that is not a battle."

"We need to produce evidence! That's terrible. I doubt most people would offend him so directly." Zhang Yue said with a bitter face.

"Yes, most people wouldn't do that. If I can't produce evidence, then it's like giving him a free GG. People all over the world will say, 'Look, Lin Zhen still can't compare to the Holy Son. With just one sentence, no one will do business with you. They're not even in the same league.' Then I'll become a joke, and no one will take my words seriously. His move is indeed ruthless, subduing the enemy without a fight."

"Then what should we do? Surrender?" Zhang Yue asked.

"What are you talking about surrendering for? It's too late to surrender now. We only have one path: fight him to the end. Don't even think about running away. The whole world probably knows you as a counterfeit seller by now, so you'd better obediently join me."

"Okay, I'll listen to my idol. Whatever you say goes."

"Okay, let's set up our tents here first, and prepare to stay for a while."

Setting up a tent is simple; almost every martial artist carries a tent when they go out. Lin Zhen has already collected so many Space Ring that he has plenty of tents.

They built the biggest one and set it up in a place a little further away from the market, where the two of them settled down.

Lin Zhen first presented Zhang Yue with a long list.

"Just buy according to this list. Buy these items first, and then..."

He explained the key points of the purchase to Zhang Yue in detail, and Zhang Yue nodded to indicate that he had memorized them all.

Then Lin Zhen transferred 50 billion to Zhang Yue's card as funds for him to purchase items.

Lin Zhen must prove himself in this matter. Even though there was no physical confrontation this time, it is a war without gunpowder. Either Lin Zhen will become a laughing stock, or he will slap Yan Huang in the face.

Although Lin Zhen is quite famous worldwide, he still can't compare to Yan Huang. Yan Huang has the support of half the world's population as soon as he appears, while Lin Zhen is just a celebrity, among ordinary people and low-level martial artists. It's estimated that the real Stellar Realm experts don't care much about him.

Zhang Yue ran out and returned after a while, handing over a large number of bags and packages to Lin Zhen.

"Idol, I've bought them all. Spending money on these things is like water flowing out of a bucket. Half of the 50 billion was spent in the blink of an eye, and that was after I had to negotiate with others."

"Fine, you don't need to report the expenses to me. I'll pretend I didn't see you pocketing a little bit."

Zhang Yue chuckled and said, "How could that be? Just a tiny bit, only a tiny bit."

Zhang Yue left the tent, and Lin Zhen sorted out the items from this trip.

This time, he asked Zhang Yue to buy two main types of items: one with the attribute of cold and the other with the attribute of fire.

If Lin Zhen wants to go to the Second Layer Polar Region, he must possess the power of either cold or fire.

Even without Yan Huang's incident, Lin Zhen did not want to rely entirely on external forces to achieve this. His rich experience from his previous life told him that the more dangerous the place, the more unexpected changes would occur. Only one's own strength could guarantee safety, and all external forces were unreliable.

Moreover, the Star Core within Lin Zhen's body already possesses the power of cold and fire. Why doesn't he take advantage of this time to absorb and resonate with it?

There are some outstanding martial artists in the world who may master more than one elemental power, some may have two, and some super geniuses may even master three, but no one can master the power of fire and cold at the same time.

Ice and fire are two naturally antagonistic elements that cannot coexist. If one wants to control both ice and fire, there is only one outcome: being killed by the conflict between the two forces, either becoming charred remains or an ice sculpture.

But Lin Zhen is different. He has a Dark Star in his body, Dark Star has become a vessel. It is a planet that stores the power of ice and fire simultaneously, and both are located in Lin Zhen's Dantian. He can use whichever he wants.

Therefore, Lin Zhen finds cultivating the power of ice and fire the simplest, because the two powers can stimulate and enhance each other, giving him an advantage that no one else can match.

He just hadn't had time to cultivate, but now, taking advantage of this opportunity, he wanted to resonate the power of ice and fire together.

First he picked up the items related to ice, and put away the items related to fire.

The power of ice and fire is different from that of lightning and light. These are two extremes of temperature. Lin Zhen not only needs to master the temperature, but he also needs to make the power of this element grow.

What he held in his hand was a crystal of an A-Rank Mutated Beast Crystal. The crystal wasn't worth much money, but it contained the power of ice.

Lin Zhen first placed the crystal in front of his Dantian, and then, with a movement of Dantian Qi, the Dark Star within his body began to circulate.

The cold air at both ends of the Dark Star began to slowly appear. Lin Zhen had not yet resonated with the cold air, so he could only force it out by using the power of his Dantian Qi.

The cold air in my body was formed by absorbing the power of Blizzard when I was in Zhaodong. The cold air is not very strong, and the temperature is about minus fifty or sixty degrees Celsius.

"The power of ice is also very strong. Minus fifty degrees Celsius is called extreme cold, while minus seventy-five degrees Celsius can form a unique celestial phenomenon that can be used in battle. Minus one hundred degrees Celsius can kill instantly because it will immediately freeze all the water in the human body, causing instant death. Without strong Star Power, it is impossible to resist."

"Minus 150 degrees Celsius can easily kill Stellar Realm, while minus 200 degrees Celsius is called sub -Absolute Zero, and it is said to be powerful enough to instantly kill Comet Stage expert or even a third-level Eternal Realm expert."

"There is also a legend about cold air, which is Absolute Zero, minus 273.15 degrees Celsius. Once this temperature is reached, all atoms, molecules, and particles in the universe will lose kinetic energy and everything will be frozen. Light and lightning will freeze at Absolute Zero, not to mention life."

"Absolute Zero is just a legend, and theoretically it's impossible for it to happen. For now, I just need to control the temperature I can use in battle, and that's something I can manage."

The chilling air was enveloped by Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi as it moved forward, lifeless and without any resonance, like a lifeless object.

However, just as Lin Zhen moved the cold energy to the point where it was about to leave his Dantian, the cold energy sensed the crystallized power outside and immediately became restless.

It wants to break free, it wants to become stronger. If it absorbs the crystallized power from the outside, it will become stronger!

Lin Zhen certainly wouldn't let the cold air leave. When he sensed the cold air moving, his Mental Power immediately covered it.

Ice is actually the solid form of water. The water molecules, atoms, and so on inside have all turned into ice crystals. Lin Zhen's Mental Power covered it and he immediately saw the shape of the ice crystals.

They were tiny hexagonal crystals that had come together to form a cloud of Freezing Qi that remained condensed and wouldn't disperse.

What Lin Zhen needed to resonate with was the ice crystal!

His Mental Power began to be fully released. He wanted to make the cold energy feel the opportunity to grow stronger, but it could only be achieved through his guidance.

Ice Crystal tried to break free from Lin Zhen's Mental Power and the encirclement of his Dantian Qi, but within Lin Zhen's Dantian Qi Sea, he was a god, and the weak cold energy simply could not do so.

"Want to leave? Want to grow stronger? That's fine. Come and connect with me!"

The Mental Power gradually spread out, slowly merging into the cold air.

Having had experience resonating with elemental power many times before, Lin Zhen had a much smoother time this time. After more than an hour of tireless effort, he suddenly saw the ice crystals inside his body become brighter and more cheerful!

I resonated with it!

Lin Zhen was overjoyed. He sent the crystal of the A-Rank Mutated Beast Crystal forward, and it was immediately absorbed by the cold energy in his body!

Having absorbed the external power, the cold energy immediately surged and grew stronger.

Having already resonated with the cold energy, Lin Zhen could clearly feel the changes in it.

-55 degrees Celsius, -60 degrees Celsius, -65 degrees Celsius, -68 degrees Celsius.

The temperature finally stopped dropping when it reached minus seventy degrees Celsius.

"Very good, the Mutated Beast crystals are indeed useful. Now I will absorb all the A-Rank crystals to increase the amount of cold energy. However, this amount is too small."

Zhang Yue bought back a lot of A-Rank crystals, and Lin Zhen immediately began to absorb them in large quantities.

Over the course of a whole day, the north and south poles of the Dark Star within Lin Zhen's body had turned into a silvery-white expanse.

"That's about it. With this cold energy as a foundation, we can achieve a continuous life-giving effect through the Dark Star's operation, and we can use it to our heart's content in future battles."

Having completed the resonance of the cold energy, Lin Zhen immediately began to resonate with the power of the flames.

Within the Dark Star, there was a great deal of lava fire. Following the same method, Lin Zhen used the crystal of A-Rank Mutated Beast Crystal as a catalyst to try to resonate with the power of flames, in accordance with the method of resonating with cold air.

Lin Zhen's fire power is similar to his cold air, except that the fire power is more pronounced at a higher temperature.

The strength of a flame is mainly reflected in its color, which is generally divided into red, orange, yellow, and white.

Red is further divided into light red, dark red, cherry red, bright red, and so on. When it reaches the highest level of dazzling white, the temperature is enough to vaporize any substance.

Before starting, Lin Zhen picked up the crystal of the A-Rank Mutated Beast Crystal and glanced at the bustling town outside.

Once he resonates with the Ice and Fire, Lin Zhen will be able to craft the best equipment in this town. At that time, those who want to pass the Second Layer will flock to trade with him, exchanging equipment for materials, which will not only increase their strength but also allow them to cultivate, all without spending any money.

If Lin Zhen were to inquire about Yan Huang's so-called prohibition again, these martial artists would surely give him a very insightful answer.