"How could this happen?"
He watched the blood congeal into frost. Under the influence of the worldly energy of Ultimate Ice, most of it froze onto the barrier, and very little seeped inside.
After he had shed so much blood only to get this result, even Wang Qiu'er, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt it was a shame. "Maybe your heart's blood is too cold, and Ultimate Ice froze it."
The immense sense of defeat was more than Lin Qian could accept. "It can't end like this... What else can I do?"
Gritting his teeth, he abruptly turned, whipping up a gust of wind along his path.
Wang Qiu'er cried out in alarm, "What are you doing?"
To her, someone who had failed to obtain the Dragon God Core seemed to have become possessed.
Lin Qian moved fast, reaching the Blazing Yang Spring in the blink of an eye. Without hesitation, he extended both hands and plunged them into the scalding spring water.
With his innate Ultimate Ice attribute, this was even more frightening than an old house catching fire. The instant he touched the lake water, the Blazing Yang Spring exploded with a thunderous roar. Its terrifying aura sent Wang Qiu'er tumbling head over heels on the spot, while he fared even worse.
Thick steam rose from his body. Ice and fire intertwined in opposition, burning enormous blisters onto his hands until they resembled cooked prawns.
Wang Qiu'er realized what he was doing and ran over despite the danger, trying to stop him. "Lin Qian, have you gone mad? Stop!"
Unfortunately, she was too late.
With utterly sincere feelings, thinking of no other woman, Lin Qian tilted his head back, raised his hands, and poured that supremely scorching spring water into his mouth under the gazes of