The mountain Chen Shouyi was on wasn't Mount Everest, just an unnamed peak in the Himalayas, seven or eight thousand meters above sea level.
The only thing it had in common with Everest was that the climate was just as brutal, with water freezing solid the instant it fell.
That night.
With his arms around the two Little Dots, Chen Shouyi listened to the howling of ghosts and wolves, unable to sleep for a long time.
The next day, before dawn.
Chen Shouyi had already gotten up early. After condensing some water to wash up, he practiced the Thirty-Six Forms of Hardening for a while, then went to the enormous iron sphere.
Seven stories tall, the gigantic iron sphere gave off a visible, eerie glow in the dim light.
The nuclear radiation inside it had reached the level of uranium ore, stimulating his body to raise an intent field in its own defense.
Chen Shouyi could pound a being with Great Divine Power to death, but as long as his body was still made of proteins and genes, he would be affected all the same.
Fortunately, the nuclear radiation only affected Chen Shouyi; it posed no real danger.
He didn't even need to defend himself actively. The intent of his cells alone could easily withstand the radiation, without consuming much energy.
"Let's begin!"
He took a deep breath and strode forward.
As he drew closer, the enormous metal sphere suddenly seemed to liquefy. Its surface slowly caved inward, forming a hollow.
The moment he stepped inside, the metal solidified again, swallowing him whole.
Buried inside the metal sphere, he made his way to its center, then sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, remaining motionless for a long time.
Only after sitting in silence for an hour did he begin.
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