"Ah... um...!"
Xie Zhou felt excruciating pain, as if she were being peeled by the Ice-Fire Fruit. She felt as if her body was being burned in a furnace, then burning unbearably, and then being plunged into an ice cave. It seemed that even the most vivid words to describe pain could not express this feeling.
Her body was being reshaped, her limbs were becoming more flexible, her skin felt like it was being gnawed by ants, her body was constantly evolving, she was trembling all over, her clothes looked like they had been pulled out of the water, she was in so much pain that she lost consciousness several times, if it weren't for the system constantly making noises beside her, and the system constantly calling her name when she was about to give up.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you... Wake up... Wake up..."
The system sensed the host's weakness and began calling her name repeatedly. At first, it even added insults towards Xie Zhou, which was quite effective, making Xie Zhou want to retort. However, she couldn't speak, but her consciousness returned.
Xie Zhou silently vowed, "Once I recover, I'll definitely give that system a piece of my mind! That unscrupulous system..."
She gritted her teeth, biting her lower lip until it bled. She collapsed to the ground, seemingly adrift in the ocean. After a period of tempering, she successfully withstood the baptism of the ice and fire storm.
An hour passed before she could adjust to the process. Her throat was dry and hoarse, and she desperately wanted to drink water. But the baptism was still ongoing, and Xie Zhou was still unable to move. She unconsciously clenched her fists. If it was going to be this painful, she wouldn't have eaten this Ice-Fire Fruit.
She suddenly felt a little regretful. At this moment, the system continued to monitor Xie Zhou's body. From the moment the Ice-Fire Fruit took effect, the system had been paying close attention to her physical changes in order to prevent any sudden situations. The system also wanted to protect Xie Zhou in advance, because if something happened to her, everything would be over.
As Xie Zhou adapted to the stinging sensations of the marrow-cleansing and bone-refining process, she also found the trick to digesting it. When that power, as cold as ice and as hot as fire, appeared, she would circulate her own power to follow it and try to merge it with her own internal energy.
Xie Zhou's dry lips had long lost their color. Enduring the pain, she slowly crawled to the place closest to the Holy Spirit Spring. Drowsily leaning on the support behind her, she slowly got up and sat down to meditate.
"Hmm..."
However, it was a bit strange that Xie Zhou, despite being in so much pain, did not spit out a single drop of blood, which showed his remarkable endurance.
Her brows were always furrowed, displaying her strong mental power in an attempt to control the chaotic ice and fire energy within her body. She placed her palms together, and slowly a ball of fire began to ignite in her palms, followed by a snowflake.
After several cycles and transformations, Xie Zhou was still covered in sweat. Although she was very tired, she vaguely felt that she could break through the bottleneck in her cultivation.
A halo of light flashed behind her, and her cultivation level rose to a new level. Xie Zhou finally converted a portion of the power of the Ice-Fire Fruit and deposited it in his dantian.
"call……"
She slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling her body become much lighter, and the power in her dantian became increasingly mellow and strong. Xie Zhou slightly curled the corners of his mouth and circulated his power once again.
...Half an hour later, Xie Zhou finally finished her baptism. She opened her eyes and felt refreshed. All the fatigue from before had disappeared.
She swallowed hard, stood up, rotated her wrists, and loosened her muscles. She found it strange, feeling full of power. At this moment, the system also understood Xie Zhou's current condition.
He said in a fawning tone, "Host! Host! That's wonderful! Your body has made great progress. Not only has your cultivation level increased significantly, but your body can also withstand the test of ice and fire, and it has gained its power. Congratulations!"
Xie Zhou, who felt like she had just escaped death, wanted to roll her eyes at the system, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she began to feel the ice and fire power in her body. Before long, Xie Zhou saw ice and fire balls appear in her hands, which shocked her.
Her eyes lit up, reflecting the dual colors of ice and fire. A slight smile appeared on her lips as she said, "Not bad, this is quite a haul. I can't wait to head to the next place and see what treasures I'll find!"
Xie Zhou's eyes were filled with joy, and just as the system was about to speak and continue praising Xie Zhou,
As if sensing something, she questioned, "I'm asking you, system. I seem to remember vaguely hearing some insults from someone, and it seemed like they were targeting me. System, can you tell who it was? Was it...?"
Hearing Xie Zhou's sarcastic tone, the system felt a chill run down its spine. It felt cold sweat breaking out. Although it had no physical form, its fear was no less.
It quickly chuckled and explained, "Um... I heard you all. The system still needs to do some internal optimization, so I'll be going now..."
Before Xie Zhou could speak, the system went silent, and Xie Zhou just smiled awkwardly before noticing the chaos inside the Holy Spirit Spring.
Unexpectedly, Chaos also underwent changes. While she was battling the baptism of ice and fire, Chaos was also constantly absorbing the power of the Holy Spirit Spring, and it was also growing.
Chaos's fur and appearance were no longer completely black; they had turned a bit whiter. Xie Zhou saw that it was still curled up in a ball, which was quite cute.
The spring water was visibly decreasing, and streams of blue light crisscrossed the chaos. Xie Zhou stopped disturbing it and waited for it from the side.
Time slipped through their fingers, and the waters of the Holy Spirit Spring were about to dry up. A flash of light appeared, and Chaos's ears twitched slightly. It appeared before Xie Zhou.
Sure enough, absorbing power makes a difference; his entire body and temperament are different. Not only did Chaos regain his power, but his strength also improved.
Chaos tilted his head and said, "I did it!"
Xie Zhou smiled and nodded, with the loving gaze of a mother watching her child grow up. She was happy for Chaos, so she went over, scooped it up, patted its head, and said, "Chaos is amazing!"
After completing their studies, the two returned home and planned to leave Ice and Fire Tales.
"The next target is the Chaos Thunder Pool..."
"Um……"
They decided to follow the map's guidance once again and arrived at the Chaos Thunder Pool.
Chaos told Xie Zhou, "The Chaos Thunder Pool has the function of enhancing the physical body. The deeper you are in the Chaos Thunder Pool, the stronger the body-enhancing function becomes. You can also go there to cultivate. You might even get lucky and encounter something that is hard to come by, because the Chaos Thunder Pool will also randomly generate a treasure called Chaos Divine Thunder!"
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