This refinement of Huo Yuhao's torso bones differed from the earlier refinement of his arm bones. Every bone in his torso had to be refined, making the workload several times greater than before. His entire spine, pelvis, ribs, and shoulder blades all needed refining.
Elder Yi first floated Huo Yuhao's body in midair, then peeled back the flesh on his back. Next, he detached Huo Yuhao's spine, ribs, pelvis, and shoulder blades from his body bit by bit, using magic to hold his internal organs in place before beginning the refinement of his torso bones.
Huo Yuhao's entire spine was lifted out, but it had not broken. The sensation, however, seemed to take him back to when he had accepted the Ice Empress's sacrifice and fused with her Soul Bone. The pain now was even worse than it had been then, yet Huo Yuhao's face remained utterly calm, without the slightest trace of pain, as though he had grown accustomed to such agony.
Time trickled by. As the saying went, unfamiliar the first time, familiar the second. Elder Yi inscribed skills onto the torso bones, then fused the breastplate of the Ice Extreme God of War Armor into them. Once he finished, he returned the bones to their original positions one by one, then healed the flesh.
Elder Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he finished. This refinement had taken longer than either of the previous two, but fortunately, everything had gone smoothly. Elder Yi looked at Huo Yuhao, who was still conscious, though his expression was utterly exhausted.
"Yuhao, it's finished. Get some proper rest first," Elder Yi told Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. The mental exhaustion and the pain of the refinement had left him with little strength to speak.
Elder Yi gently lowered Huo Yuhao