The Eight-winged Golden Scale Python glanced at Ye Tian. "If you want a surprise, Boss, that's easy enough. But now's not the ti. We've been in this High-Level Demon Beast Region for a while now. When are you planning to head back?"
"I knew you liked to keep people in suspense, you rascal. The whole reason I brought you out was so you could break the Barrier here! You're not going to let down, are you?" Ye Tian said with a laugh.
"How could you say that, Boss? If you want to leave, I'll give it my all to break the Barrier. Should we get going right now?" the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python asked.
"There's no rush," Ye Tian replied. "I used up a lot of Energy and need to recover. Besides, it's been ages since I've bathed. I need to get clean first. Snake King, do you know where to find so water?"
The Snake King was, of course, extrely familiar with the terrain of the High-Level Demon Beast Region. He had lived in this area for countless years. While he wouldn't dare claim to have explored every single corner, he had co close.
"Sir," the Snake King said, "about two hundred li from here, there's a river more than ten ters wide. The water is crystal clear. It would be the perfect place for you."
"Then there's no ti to waste. Let's go now. Snake King, lead the way!" Ye Tian declared.
Without a mont's hesitation, the Snake King shot forward, and Ye Tian followed close behind. The Eight-winged Golden Scale Python, anwhile, flew overhead.
The Snake King was incredibly fast. He could also fly; anyone who reached the Tier Five Power Realm could use the Power of Heaven and Earth Elents to move through the air at astonishing speeds.
The Snake King decided to test Ye Tian's speed. A journey of two hundred-so li would take so ti on foot, though it would be a quick trip by air.
The Snake King accelerated, and Ye Tian, seeing through his intentions, realized he hadn't truly tested his own speed since breaking into the Three Vein Realm.
With a re thought, the Dragon Spiritual Power in his body surged. He unleashed his fastest movent technique, Dragon Form Hundred Transformations, and shot after the Snake King, leaving only an afterimage in his wake.
At first, the Snake King didn't think much of it. But gradually, he realized Ye Tian was closing the distance between them. And this was with him running at eighty percent of his full strength.
'I'm a Tier Five Demon Beast,' the Snake King thought, 'while Ye Tian is, at most, a warrior of the Three Vein Realm—he might not even be that. For him to have such speed is simply unheard of.'
In truth, Ye Tian was hiding his true strength. Now that his Divine Dragon Battle Body had broken through to the Third Layer, his Power Realm automatically appeared two full levels lower than it actually was.
To any observer, Ye Tian now appeared to be in the Second Vein Eighth Layer Realm, which was precisely why the Snake King was so astonished.
The Snake King pushed his speed even further, but Ye Tian, not to be outdone, pushed himself to the absolute limit. For a mont, it almost felt like he was flying.
The Snake King was a Tier Five Demon Beast, after all. Once he went all out, he quickly widened the gap with Ye Tian. Yet, far from being discouraged, Ye Tian seed to only get faster.
The Snake King reached the great river, and less than ten breaths later, Ye Tian arrived. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead, a clear sign of the significant Energy he had expended on the journey.
"Sir, you are truly incredible! To have such speed at your current Power Realm... I can't even imagine how terrifyingly fast you'll be when you break through to the Five Vein Realm."
"The river is a little chilly; it must be runoff from the mountain snows. Why don't you give it a try?" the Snake King suggested.
Ye Tian nodded and, without a second thought, jumped straight into the river. A bone-chilling cold instantly assaulted him, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"This water is freezing!" Ye Tian exclaid. 'This is definitely not ordinary snowlt.'
"You are correct, Sir," the Snake King replied. "This is ltwater from Profound Ice. It's exceptionally cold; the average person wouldn't be able to stand it. But I believe you can. It will be beneficial for your body."
"Benefits? Sure, so benefits," Ye Tian said, exasperated. "I feel like my blood is about to turn to ice. If I stay in here for fifteen minutes, I'll freeze to death. You can keep these 'benefits'."
'This is pure torture,' he thought. 'My body has incredible Defense Power, yet this chill can still cut right through to . Just how terrifyingly cold is this water?'
Ye Tian decided to get out at once. This feeling was absolutely miserable. Even if he were looking for a grueling challenge, this wasn't the place for it.
Just as Ye Tian was about to climb out, the voice of the War Dragon Remnant Soul echoed in his mind. "Kid, this is an excellent place for Body Cultivation. You must seize this opportunity. The only way to successfully master the Divine Dragon Battle Body is to stimulate your potential in the most grueling environnts."
Ye Tian was stunned. He never thought the War Dragon Remnant Soul would make him train in a place like this. 'This is practically a death sentence!' he thought. But he didn't dare refuse.
"Senior, it's too cold! How am I supposed to practice my Cultivation in this?" Ye Tian asked helplessly.
"Endure," the War Dragon Remnant Soul said. "Endure it until you absolutely cannot bear it any longer. If you can't withstand even this small amount of hardship, how do you ever expect to beco a true powerhouse?"
Ye Tian fell silent. He took a mont to carefully survey his surroundings and noticed a thin layer of ice coating the riverbank, clearly ford from the river's own water.
The only vegetation in sight was a single type of plant, vaguely resembling a fern he didn't recognize. It must be incredibly resistant to the cold.
To keep from freezing, he had no choice but to circulate the Dragon Spiritual Power within his body. It was the only way to lessen the agony.
The Dragon Spiritual Power circulated through his ridians, over and over again. Ye Tian could feel the chill on his body lessen considerably, but it was still incredibly difficult to bear. It was a cold that seed to seep straight into his bones.
The Snake King and the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python stood silently on the bank, watching Ye Tian. "Snake King," the python asked, "what was your intention in getting my Boss to enter this river? Is there so kind of treasure inside?"
The Snake King glanced at the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python and said, "That's right. There's a Profound Ice Pearl in this river. It's a fantastic source of Water Elental Energy. If he is able to obtain it, it would be of great help to him."
"Then why make him do it?" the Eight-winged Golden Scale Python pressed. "You're powerful enough; you could have just retrieved it for him. Why make him go? He doesn't even know the Profound Ice Pearl exists, and he looks like he's in agony!"
"If just anyone could enter this river, the Profound Ice Pearl would have been taken long ago. The water is so bone-chillingly cold precisely because of that pearl."
"I have the weakest resistance to cold. Going down there would be the death of . But Sir is different. His innate talent is simply frightening."
"I believe he is perfectly capable of obtaining the Profound Ice Pearl. And even if he can't, he can still temper his body in this frigid water. For him, there are only benefits and no drawbacks," the Snake King explained…
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