Jiang Ping An's skeletal body, which had nearly been burned away, began to regrow.
Not only had it regrown—it had become stronger.
With the help of the Earth Immortal Fire, he completely fused the Immortal Material into his body, forging it into an Earth Immortal Immortal Soldier.
Of course, the Immortal Soldier was not yet complete. Only after special Immortal Runes were inscribed would it truly be finished.
For now, it could only be considered half an Earth Immortal-grade Immortal Artifact.
Even so, the attacks it unleashed already contained Earth Immortal-level immortal power.
There were two main reasons Immortal Artifacts could unleash such tremendous might: one was Earth Immortal-grade Immortal Runes, and the other was the power contained within the Immortal Material itself.
Immortal Material itself possessed immortal power. When activated through Immortal Runes and an Immortal, it could produce immensely powerful force.
That was why, after he shattered Dou Xing, Dou Xing could not recover—he had been affected by high-level immortal power.
Jiang Ping An raised his head. Soul flames flickered within his hollow eye sockets.
"Thank you for your flames. They helped me complete my tempering."
He was a grateful person. Since the other party had spared no immortal power to help temper him, he naturally had to offer his thanks.
"You bastard!"
Dou Hong's fury soared to the heavens. He finally understood why Jiang Ping An had willingly rushed into the fire lotus: he had been using the Flame Power Dou Hong had unleashed to temper himself!
Dou Hong had expended a great deal of immortal power, thinking he could burn the other man to death. Instead, he had helped him.
This damned bastard had even hypocritically thanked him—and killed his nephew.
Even an Immortal could not possibly suppress his rage in the face of such a