Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body

The next day.

The teachers and students of Shrek Academy quickly returned from Sunset Forest. As soon as they arrived at the academy, they immediately began extra training, making the final sprint for the upcoming Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.

Under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, the Seven Monsters conducted their final joint practice to familiarize themselves with their currently increased strength as quickly as possible.

Evening.

Shrek Academy, dormitory.

Yu Xiaogang, having finished his teaching duties, sat cross-legged on the bed and clicked on the System Panel in front of him, continuing to grind away at the task progress for "Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body".

The next moment, his entire being was immersed in the pool water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Extreme cold and extreme heat emanated from the pool water, constantly colliding within his body and tearing at Yu Xiaogang's physique.

However, after consuming the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, Yu Xiaogang's body had undergone a complete transformation, with both resilience and endurance reaching a new level.

Moreover, after half a year of accumulation, the task progress for Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body had reached 592/600. With one final push, it was possible to complete it.

With sheer determination, Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and circulated his soul power, desperately resisting the two forces.

Under the dual pressure of body and will, he actually lasted a few seconds longer than usual.

[Task "Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body", total duration +8 seconds]

[Task complete, Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body obtained]

On the bed, Yu Xiaogang's soul had just returned to his body. The pain of his body being destroyed in the Illusion Realm left his consciousness somewhat hazy.

Immediately after, two energies, one cold and one hot, began to flow within Yu Xiaogang's body.

Sensing this familiar Aura within his body, Yu Xiaogang immediately became a little nervous, and his consciousness instantly cleared.

He subconsciously glanced around. Upon realizing the task was complete, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his body completely relaxed.

Compared to the explosive nature of the two forces in the Illusion Realm, the power within Yu Xiaogang's body was significantly gentler.

The two forces, one cold and one hot, like two tiny forging hammers, constantly roamed within Yu Xiaogang's body, tempering his physique.

Furthermore, this change did not cause Yu Xiaogang any pain. Instead, his entire body was filled with a tingling, electric sensation.

His entire musculature and skeletal structure crackled, and Yu Xiaogang's body was undergoing a wondrous transformation.

Half an hour later, Yu Xiaogang awoke on the bed.

The transformation of his body was complete. He casually swung his arm, and a sense of lightness he had never felt before washed over him.

Yu Xiaogang got out of bed, went to the bathroom to wash away the grime on his body, and then, bare-chested, stood before the full-length mirror.

The figure in the mirror became a few years younger, with well-defined muscle lines all over his body, each one exuding a sense of power.

Yu Xiaogang performed the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon moves in place, finding that his control over his body had become much easier. With every move and every stance, his body could follow his will without the slightest error.

"I should be considered a martial arts prodigy now, shouldn't I?"

Yu Xiaogang looked at himself in the mirror, unable to help but sigh at the system's power.

In the original story, each person could only consume one Immortal Herb. If they consumed too much, not only would it lose its effect, but they would also explode and die due to the clashing medicinal powers.

However, with the divine power of the system, Yu Xiaogang had obtained both the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma and the Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body simultaneously. After undergoing two Marrow Cleansing processes, Yu Xiaogang had completely defied fate.

From a forty-something-year-old body with exhausted potential, he had transformed into a vibrant martial arts prodigy who was impervious to both water and fire.

"It's time to challenge the previous entries."

Yu Xiaogang sat cross-legged on the bed again, opened the System Panel, and selected the External Soul Bone entry that had been left untouched for a long time.

[Selected entry "2000-year Man Faced Demon Spider External Soul Bone", initiating corresponding quest: Enter the Illusion Realm, defeat the 2000-year Man Faced Demon Spider (Enraged State)]

The scene instantly changed. The next moment, Yu Xiaogang found himself standing in the Star Dou Great Forest.

He circulated his soul power and activated the Purple Demon Eye. In Yu Xiaogang's vision, streams of black soul power trajectories appeared. Although these soul power trajectories were very faint, they still couldn't escape Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

This was precisely the Microscopic realm of the Purple Demon Eye. By capturing the energy flow in the air, he could analyze the enemy's movements more clearly.

A black shadow instantly lunged towards Yu Xiaogang. However, Yu Xiaogang had already sensed it. In fact, in his eyes, the appearance of the Man Faced Demon Spider before him was perfectly clear.

Yu Xiaogang's body moved, instantly transforming into three afterimages that darted off in different directions.

The Man Faced Demon Spider, in its Enraged State, had its consciousness occupied by the instinct to kill due to the eruption of its bloodthirsty nature.

Facing the three afterimages Yu Xiaogang had created, it had no intention of holding back. It immediately spat out two Spider Webs, covering two of the afterimages, and then attacked the third afterimage.

Yu Xiaogang, whose true body was hidden within the third afterimage, was overjoyed when he saw no Spider Webs flying towards his main body.

Because the Spider Webs had a very wide coverage and flew very fast, if any Spider Web had flown towards his main body, Yu Xiaogang would not have had time to adjust and would have been hit.

Once hit by the Spider Web, Yu Xiaogang would be unable to break free from its control. By then, the Man Faced Demon Spider's attack would have already arrived, and the battle would have ended in failure.

But this time, his luck was good. The one attacking Yu Xiaogang was the Man Faced Demon Spider's main body, so the subsequent battle was proceeding according to Yu Xiaogang's plan.

Just as Yu Xiaogang's body transitioned from an afterimage to its real form, the Man Faced Demon Spider's main body pressed forward. Its pair of sharp spider legs, like two scythes, crossed and slashed towards Yu Xiaogang's body.

Yu Xiaogang was not flustered at this moment. Relying on the insight of the Microscopic realm Purple Demon Eye, he saw the trajectory of the two spider legs swinging in front of him.

He then circulated Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and a transparent stream of energy appeared in each of his palms, meeting the two spider legs before him.

Yu Xiaogang's palms did not directly block the attack. Instead, relying on his excellent eyesight and exquisite body control, he struck the sides of the two spider legs.

The force from the two spider legs was instantly lessened. Then, with a gentle pull from Yu Xiaogang's palms, they grazed past his front, crossing each other prematurely.

Yu Xiaogang then cast Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track again, splitting into three afterimages and fleeing in three different directions.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's attack missed, and it had also used up two Spider Webs. For a moment, it stopped its assault and began observing the situation on the field.

After creating distance with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Yu Xiaogang immediately activated Martial Soul Possession and released Luo Sanpao, hiding it in the forest.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's main body attacked again. Yu Xiaogang, as usual, used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to neutralize the attack, then cast Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to create distance.

However, this time the Man Faced Demon Spider immediately lowered its body. Using its eight compound eyes beneath it, it sensed the direction of Yu Xiaogang's true body's escape.

A Spider Web was then spat from its mouth. The Man Faced Demon Spider flashed and charged directly towards Yu Xiaogang's location.

Yu Xiaogang had just stabilized himself. He had already experienced the Man Faced Demon Spider's ability to see through the afterimages of Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, so he was already on guard. He immediately chanted two incantations.

"Fart like thunder, splitting heaven and earth, Luo Sanpao."

"Fart like poison smoke, paralyzing poison web, Luo Sanpao."