Chapter 477: Onward Through Ice and Snow
The blizzard on the Island of the End arrived at sunset, right on schedule.
Whoosh!
Qin Ran let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
His brow furrowed slightly.
"What is it? Not going well?"
Shiqi, who was toasting slices of bread over the campfire nearby, asked.
Shiqi had a rough idea of what Qin Ran was doing.
After all, he had seen Nikelei doing the same thing.
"Yeah."
"It's even harder than I expected."
Qin Ran nodded without hiding anything and took the slice of bread Shiqi handed him.
This was his third day back on the Island of the End. During his first three-day stay, he had easily saved nearly 90,000 Points.
This time, however, Qin Ran had gained nothing.
The Island of the End still affected his desires.
He confronted those desires every time, but it was no use.
The [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art] showed no response whatsoever.
Even though he never once stopped following the breathing technique he had memorized, all he could feel was a warm current circulating slowly through his body, without any of the surging sensation that accompanied an advancement.
"A bottleneck?"
Qin Ran muttered to himself.
His brow furrowed even more deeply.
Qin Ran could not be sure whether his assessment was correct.
But he knew very well that unless he broke through this impasse, he would gain nothing from here on out.
The trouble was...
How was he supposed to break through?
Over the past three days, Qin Ran had asked himself that question more than once.
Yet he had found no answer.
Although he possessed all the knowledge of the [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art], none of it explained the situation he now faced.
In fact, even if Gonglansen came in person, he