Chapter 961 - 959: Celestial Dao First Star
But looking around, it was still severely frozen. The air here couldn’t change drastically just because Lu Xiaoyu was absorbing it.
At least it wouldn’t make him feel warm; if that happened, the ice here would’ve melted long ago, but it hadn’t. Only Chen Tianlong himself felt his body heating up.
After a little while, Chen Tianlong felt sweat on his forehead, and ice around his nostrils was slowly melting, forming two small holes perfectly for him to breathe.
Watching the air he exhaled instantly turn into mist and then into water droplets falling to the ground, he knew it was still incredibly cold outside.
As the Cultivation Technique reached its limit, Chen Tianlong felt increasingly warm. Eventually, he kept sweating under his clothes; it was truly too hot, startling him.
Could this be... a breakthrough?
Chen Tianlong instinctively sensed his own strength; indeed, his Tunnel Six-Star skill had reached its peak, a breakthrough was imminent.
He was immediately delighted, knowing the instant energy from a breakthrough might blow open this icy seal, letting him escape from the central area of the Extreme Cold Domain, hopefully.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong no longer cared, although after breaking through, his clothes might get blown apart, leaving him naked, but in this situation, is there anything more terrifying than death?
Anyway, the two girls in front were both dear to him, and they shouldn’t mind too much, especially Lu Xiaoyu. In other words, Chen Tianlong clearly felt her affection towards him, probably meaning something deeper.
Thus, he persisted for about half an hour until his body reached a peak state, becoming unbearably warm. Suddenly, with a thunderous explosion, his clothes and the ice encasing him were blown apart.
Seizing the momentary heat surge, Chen Tianlong dashed out of the central area of the Land of Extreme Cold.
"Phew..."
Chen Tianlong fell onto the icy ground, which was still frigid, but at least he could move. Although his clothes were not completely blown apart, many holes were left.
Fortunately, the critical parts weren’t blown open, only a chilly breeze now indicated all his clothes were tattered.
The previous explosion had the ice blocks as buffers, so it didn’t shred all his clothes; otherwise, he would undoubtedly be naked under normal circumstances.
After a moment of relief, Chen Tianlong quickly stood up, taking advantage of his recent breakthrough and residual warmth, heading towards Lu Xiaoyu to save her.
However, after taking two steps, he realized something was amiss; his body heated up again. What’s going on, just like Shen Yan before, is another breakthrough coming?
Seeing his body temperature continuously rising, Chen Tianlong realized it seemed to be another breakthrough, because after activating his Heart Method, he found his Dantian filled with Powerful Qi, and his Tunnel Seven-Star strength suddenly peaked.
What’s going on? Could it be that the previous extreme practice of the Heart Method drastically enhanced his strength, and now there’s an overflow not yet exhausted, leading to another breakthrough?
Thinking of this, he couldn’t worry about Lu Xiaoyu’s situation anymore. At this moment, if he were to break through beside Lu Xiaoyu, it might harm her, and the opportunity was precious.
Immediately, Chen Tianlong looked around and found in the corner of the cave a natural boulder, unsure whether it was ice or rock, but it looked just like a small mound.
Regardless of many things, Chen Tianlong ran behind the mound, quickly taking off his tattered clothes. He certainly didn’t want to be naked if another breakthrough happened, especially in front of the two girls.
Now, although with many holes, he looked like a rogue; completely naked, he would be a lunatic.
After taking off his clothes, Chen Tianlong peculiarly found his body not very cold even near the Extreme Cold Domain; it was warmly cozy. What was going on?
Little did he know, Chen Tianlong’s inherent ice and fire attribute latent physique had its ice attribute activated under the refining chill of the extreme cold.
Similarly, ice attribute inheritor Lu Xiaoyu wasn’t just enduring torturous suffering but was receiving the Ice Soul’s ice attribute inheritance.
Sure enough, after half an hour, another muffled sound came from Chen Tianlong’s body, signaling another breakthrough. But this wasn’t the end; the heat within him seemed endless.
So Chen Tianlong didn’t put his clothes back on and continued operating the Cultivation Technique...
"Whoa, I’m actually Celestial Dao One-Star now, ha-ha..."
Chen Tianlong was overjoyed, truly not expecting this stroke of fortune; a trip to Ice Extreme Town unexpectedly allowed two levels of progress, even achieving the daunting Celestial Dao.
This discovery made him forget momentarily of his own nudity, promptly springing to his feet.
Meanwhile, Shen Yan, supported by Divine Dog Qi, was gradually able to move and turned around aghast at the loud commotion.
What she saw stunned her.
Simultaneously, Chen Tianlong froze as well, completely unprepared for Shen Yan to be conscious, and that she immediately turned to look his way.
"Uh?"
Chen Tianlong felt embarrassed, hastily jumping back behind the ice pile, quickly picking up and starting to put on his clothes.
Shen Yan blushed and tried to stifle a laugh.
She knew Chen Tianlong was alright now, and she also felt avenged.
Humph, you saw me before, now it’s payback time; you’ve seen nothing yet!
Shen Yan muttered to herself.
However, if Chen Tianlong knew this, he might laugh until he cried, willing to repeat the process — you see me, I’ll let you see!
About five minutes later, Chen Tianlong emerged from the ice pile and spotted Shen Yan not far away; of course, he had to save the living first, figuring out a way to help Lu Xiaoyu later.
Chen Tianlong was somewhat suspicious of how Lu Xiaoyu could float in mid-air as if controlled by some force. He dared not act rashly for fear of disrupting an ongoing state.
"Shen Yan, are you alright?" Chen Tianlong, though a bit embarrassed, thought back to previously seeing Shen Yan’s body, feeling balanced somewhat.
Indeed, Shen Yan’s face turned slightly red, but she still managed to lift her head and said, "I’m alright now, just can’t walk."
Shen Yan wasn’t an ice attribute inheritor, so it was natural she couldn’t move after being in the Cold Ice Domain’s freeze for so long.
Without saying a word, Chen Tianlong directly lifted Shen Yan and carried her outside towards a less cold spot.
After settling Shen Yan down, Chen Tianlong quickly returned to the Land of Extreme Cold, standing directly below Lu Xiaoyu. He wanted to try saving her.
"Xiaoyu, can you hear me? If you’re alive, please give me a sign."
Chen Tianlong was unsure if Lu Xiaoyu was still alive; she remained motionless.