Heaven-Defying Effects

"Hiss!"

Fifteen seconds later, a round of howls suddenly came from within the passageway.

This was followed by an unbroken stream of shivering noises drifting out of the passageway.

"Teacher Zhao, your judgment was quite accurate."

Listening to the students' howls, Wang Zheng revealed a malicious smile.

"Teacher Huang, prepare the Intermediate Recovery Potions first."

Wang Zheng spoke to Huang Yi'an beside him.

"Alright."

Huang Yi'an lightly shook his right hand, and a large crate appeared from nowhere, filled with Intermediate Recovery Potions.

There were so many that they could not possibly be used up.

"Teacher Wang, what if someone faints inside?"

Zhao Xinxuan seemed somewhat worried. She was naturally rather gentle, but due to the vice principal's orders, she could only reluctantly become a teacher for the Qianshan Class.

"It's fine. Ding Kun will step in."

Wang Zheng suddenly recalled a figure and signaled for Zhao Xinxuan not to worry.

"Ding Kun?"

Hearing that name, Zhao Xinxuan immediately felt much more at ease.

With him around, no student should come to harm.

Inside the passageway.

Just over ten seconds after Su Yuan rushed in, he felt a bone-piercing chill surge into his body.

Even with Su Yuan's current Blood Qi Value, he could not help feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Although his strength did not match his Blood Qi Value, Su Yuan's Blood Qi Value was not high enough to resist cold beyond a certain degree.

"Damn it, why is this place so strange?"

"The deeper we go, the stronger the chill becomes."

At some point, Lin Jie had come to Su Yuan's side and complained to him.

Su Yuan glanced at Lin Jie and found that he was already shivering violently, to the point that he could barely speak clearly.

Looking at the seemingly endless passageway ahead, they still had to make five round trips.

"This passageway is forged from Frost-Ice Stone. While releasing cold energy, it can stimulate the Blood Qi within the body."

"The longer you endure, the better the stimulation, and the more your Blood Qi Value will increase."

"Judging by the length of this passageway, the amount of Frost-Ice Stone consumed must not have been small. It would take at least five hundred million Xia currency to build it."

Leng Xin and Fang Yan slowly came to Su Yuan's side as well. Fang Yan was the one explaining things to Su Yuan and Lin Jie.

Hearing this, Su Yuan ignored the value of five hundred million Xia currency, and his eyes immediately lit up.

It could increase Blood Qi Value?

Now that's what I'm talking about.

Lin Jie, on the other hand, was dumbfounded and felt the urge to take all the Frost-Ice Stone away.

Even if he sold Starrock Martial Arts Academy, it would not fetch five hundred million Xia currency.

"Don't think too much. Without the strength of a Fourth-Realm Martial Artist, don't even think about prying away a single piece of Frost-Ice Stone."

Leng Xin seemed to see through Lin Jie's thoughts and reminded him.

"Hehe."

Lin Jie laughed awkwardly and put away his little scheme.

Couldn't pry it loose, couldn't pry it loose.

Even if his father came, there would be nothing he could do.

"Ye Ling and Chu Tianche are really fast. We entered the passageway right after them, yet we haven't even seen their shadows."

Fang Yan stared ahead and muttered with a curl of his lips.

As the four of them ventured deeper into the passageway, the chill around them grew increasingly intense.

Lin Jie had long since been shivering like a leaf, his entire body in unbearable discomfort.

Su Yuan was doing a little better, but he could not quite stop his body from trembling either.

Having a Blood Qi Value that was too low had its downsides as well.

Aside from their slightly reddened faces, Leng Xin and Fang Yan were completely unaffected.

Suddenly.

As Su Yuan's group of four hurried forward, a figure flashed past them.

It was so fast that they could not catch it at all.

"Damn, was that Ye Ling?"

"He's already heading back?"

Lin Jie was stunned. Ye Ling's speed was simply too fast.

Thirty seconds later, another figure swept past Su Yuan's group.

"Leng Xin, keep it up."

As Chu Tianche brushed past Leng Xin, he suddenly slowed down and said something.

Seeing Chu Tianche's relaxed expression, Fang Yan and Lin Jie immediately felt immense pressure.

Chu Tianche looked as if the Frost-Ice Stones around him did not even exist.

"Don't mind the others. Finish your own task first."

Leng Xin ignored Chu Tianche's words, and the speed beneath her feet suddenly increased.

In no time at all, she left Su Yuan and the other two behind.

"Su Yuan, Lin Jie, I'll go on ahead too."

Seeing Leng Xin leave so quickly, Fang Yan gritted his teeth and followed after her.

"So those two were keeping us company earlier."

Lin Jie looked at Leng Xin and Fang Yan's departing figures and spoke as if on the verge of tears.

"In that case, Lin Jie, I'll be going on ahead too."

A spark ignited in Su Yuan's eyes, and his pace quickened once more.

Lin Jie: "..."

A minute later, Leng Xin passed Su Yuan.

Another half minute passed before Fang Yan greeted Su Yuan as he went by.

"Having high Blood Qi really is nice."

Before even reaching the end of the passageway, Su Yuan was now shivering about as badly as Lin Jie had been earlier.

Cold—far too cold.

[Blood Qi Value: 78.7.]

The suddenly updated information on the panel invigorated Su Yuan.

"Hm?"

"My Blood Qi Value increased by 0.2?"

"I've only been in the passageway for three minutes!"

Su Yuan, who had been somewhat exhausted from resisting the cold, instantly had a sharp gleam burst from his eyes.

"Persist!"

"Keep going!"

Su Yuan accelerated again, reaching the end of the passageway in just a few seconds.

What came into view was a thick wall radiating an extreme chill. Su Yuan wanted to touch it, but he instantly stopped when he was 0.5 meters away from the wall.

"No. If I go any closer, my hand will get frostbitten."

Su Yuan withdrew his right hand and silently took a few steps back.

[Blood Qi Value: 78.9]

"Another 0.2!"

Su Yuan was stunned. In less than four minutes, his Blood Qi Value had increased by 0.4. What kind of terrifying efficiency was this?

Was Frost-Ice Stone really this effective?

"No, Frost-Ice Stone isn't this effective."

"No matter how absurd it is, it couldn't raise Blood Qi Value by 0.4 in just a few minutes."

"So it must be..."

Su Yuan furrowed his brow in thought.

"War God's Heart."

Su Yuan spoke those four words in his heart.

That was right. After being tempered by Cocoon-Breaking Power, Su Yuan's physique had long since become extraordinary.

Although he did not know how far Su Yuan's physique had been strengthened, Su Yuan could now be certain of one thing.

He possessed an unimaginably extraordinary body.

The Frost-Ice Stone stimulated the Blood Qi within his body, which was then fed back into him through his powerful physique.

"So what kind of physique do I actually possess?"

The higher Su Yuan's Blood Qi Value became, the more terrifying he found the effects of the War God's Heart to be.

Su Yuan stared at Crimson War God's Heart in the talent section of the panel, unable to help anticipating the unlocking of his next talent.

Then, looking at the wall ahead, Su Yuan planned to linger here for a while.

With his Blood Qi Value rising by 0.2 every minute, no one would want to leave.

"Student Su Yuan, are you injured?"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Su Yuan.

Su Yuan turned around and saw a refined-looking boy standing before him with a worried expression.

"I'm fine."

Seeing someone reach the end of the passageway, Su Yuan gave up on remaining there.

It was too dangerous.

Although rapidly increasing his Blood Qi Value was immensely beneficial, students arriving at the endpoint every so often would interfere too much with his Blood Qi Value increase.

It could also easily arouse the suspicions of observant people.

Simply standing still and doing nothing could raise his Blood Qi Value. That was far too absurd.

"You're fine?"

Ding Kun was warmhearted. He watched Su Yuan head back in confusion. If he was fine, why had he stood motionless before the wall?

He had thought Su Yuan had stood there until he fainted from the cold. What a pity.

Su Yuan felt regretful. At this moment, he had no choice but to leave.

There were still four round trips left, and there would be opportunities like this every day.

Even if he wanted his Blood Qi Value to increase slowly, it would not.