Bone-piercing cold seeped in through every pore, spreading wildly along his meridians. Wherever it passed, his meridians, flesh, and bones were frozen, tempered, and remade!
Liu Bai let out a muffled groan, his face instantly turning pale as snow.
But he did not stop.
The Fallen Heart Flame pulsed at his heart meridian, its heartfire spreading throughout his body. It wrapped around and guided the layers of extreme cold, allowing them to circulate slowly through his meridians instead of wreaking havoc.
An icy-blue radiance coursed through his body. Wherever it passed, his meridians widened, his flesh became denser, and his bones took on a faint icy-blue sheen.
Then came the Fire Dragon King Essence.
The moment the crimson flames entered his body, their scorching heat collided head-on with the icy-blue extreme cold!
Ice and fire, extreme cold and extreme heat—two utterly opposing forces crashed together within Liu Bai's body!
"Ugh—!"
Liu Bai groaned, veins bulging across his forehead.
It felt as if he had been thrown into an ice cave and a sea of fire at the same time. Half his body was frozen numb, while the other half burned as though it were about to melt.
The alternating ice and fire made his entire body tremble violently.
Yet he clenched his teeth and endured.
Within him, the Fallen Heart Flame pulsed madly, its heartfire spreading through his body and guiding the two forces along predetermined paths.
The icy-blue force of extreme cold traveled through the left side of his body, while the crimson scorching force traveled through the right. The two powers remained clearly separate within him, yet faintly resonated with each other.
Ice tempered his bones, fire refined his blood; ice and fire merged to forge an unparalleled body.
Time passed once more.
Another three days went by.