Within the Star Furnace, an eerie blue light surged like a tide, completely engulfing Zhang Tie's body.
The light was neither scorching nor cold, yet beneath its strange radiance, Zhang Tie's powerful Void Breaking Realm body began to melt away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Fine ripples first spread across his skin, which slowly dissolved like salt tossed into water, revealing the crimson flesh beneath. Even more chillingly, although his flesh was exposed, not a drop of blood seeped out.
Zhang Tie clenched his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging.
He could clearly feel every inch of his skin crying out under an unbearable burden. It was as if countless icy needles were piercing his marrow at once, while innumerable tiny insects gnawed at his body.
With his current cultivation, he had long since become immune to heat and cold and unafraid of water and fire. Yet the light within the Star Furnace seemed able to reach directly into the source of life, reducing the body he had painstakingly tempered back to its original state.
Ten breaths felt as long as an entire era.
When Zhang Tie finally could no longer endure and shot out through the small door in a blur, he was already a gruesome sight.
His black hair had completely dissolved away, and all the skin on his body had peeled off. Some areas exposed bright red flesh, while others even revealed stark white bones.
Most bizarrely, despite such horrific injuries, not a single drop of blood had flowed throughout the entire process.
The instant he escaped the Star Furnace, Zhang Tie immediately sat down cross-legged.
The power of his qi and blood surged through him like a rushing river, and his damaged body began recovering at a visible rate.
His newly grown