Chapter 2153 Raw 2258 : Life or Death
Xiao Chen’s earlier palm strike struck the weak point in this area of the desolate plain, causing the ground to shake and creating a deep crevasse.
After he landed, he saw a new cave before him. Following his ntal map, he navigated its many branches crisscrossing in the underground ice.
He moved very slowly, as it was too cold. Occasionally, he stopped to dislodge ice from his Alloy Battle Armor.
One hour later, a dead-end appeared in front of Xiao Chen, blocked by thick, tough ice.
At this depth, the underground ice was already as tough as divine materials. Logically, it should be very hard to break.
However, if Xiao Chen had gone the right way, this ice wall before him should be a weak spot as well.
He soared into the air and punched. His fist imdiately numbed, an unpleasant feeling.
However, he only left a faint mark on the tough ice before him; nothing much changed.
“Did I rember wrong?” Xiao Chen sighed softly and prepared to throw another punch.
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
Cracks suddenly spread through the ice wall in front. Then, it exploded with a loud ‘bang.
Xiao Chen felt that the situation was not good. He crossed his arms in front of himself, and the formation in the Alloy Battle Armor activated automatically, forming a shield of electric light in front.
“Pa!”
However, it was still too late. The impact of the explosion instantly knocked Xiao Chen into the air.
The cave shook violently once more. The ice above him seed to be crumbling as well; ice chunks continuously fell.
Xiao Chen lowered his hands and took a look. His expression flickered as he imdiately executed the Divine Firmant Nine Variations.
Moving at lightning speed, he charged through the opened passage. The mont he vanished from his original spot, the ice roof collapsed.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw that the way back was blocked entirely. The terrain had changed.
“It will probably be sowhat difficult to return now.”
When Xiao Chen entered the cave, he had not thought things through. Now, he discovered that this was indeed a problem.
I should just go on. As long as my Universe Origin True Fla and Heavenly Snow Divine Fla can benefit, all this will be worth it.
Following the route in his mory, Xiao Chen broke through the various weak spots, connecting them and going deeper.
The ground shook several tis, changing the tunnels. The cultivators on experiential training aboveground all felt on edge, wondering what was happening.
“I found it!”
After a few setbacks and wandering underground for about six hours, Xiao Chen finally found a fla vein.
The surging fla vein was pure and dense, looking like a river gushing endlessly.
Despite being ten kiloters above the fla vein, he still could feel surging heatwaves washing over.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had the Alloy Battle Armor. Unlike other divine materials, this alloy was incredibly resistant to heat.
Had he been wearing armor of other divine materials, he would not be able to endure this even with an acquired Divine Body.
Not only that, but the Alloy Battle Armor also had excellent insulation functions, significantly easing the pressure on him.
“What pure fire-attributed energy!”
Pleasant surprise filled Xiao Chen’s eyes. He had not sensed it from aboveground. But after observing it from such a close distance, he knew that he had found a treasure.
If he could absorb ten percent of this fla, his Universe Origin True Fla could probably advance to Rank 6.
This would save him one hundred thousand Faux God Coins.
As Xiao Chen stood above, his emotions fluctuated; he felt like he was dreaming.
Xiao Chen was really grateful to the person who controlled the mastiffs to kill him. If not for that person, how could he have comprehended All Things Rejoicing Together and gained a drop of Fiend blood afterwards?
Even if he were a Sovereign Emperor, he would have to spend decades or centuries trying to explore this place without the Fiend blood. Perhaps this feat might be possible if he were a Faux God, but that was still hard to say.
Of course, it was more likely that Sovereign Emperors or Faux Gods could not sense the eighteen fla veins below the Ice Fire Wasteland in the first place.
“Boom!”
Xiao Chen spread his palm, and a clump of golden fla appeared. This was the Origin Fla of the Universe Origin True Fla, the Heavenly Fla that he obtained in the Kunlun Realm.
“Go.”
Xiao Chen gently thrust his palm forward. This clump of Origin Fla slowly descended and hovered above the fla vein.
The fla vein gushed like a raging river. Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged, and his Soul Energy surged.
Imdiately, the Origin Fla started spinning.
A suction ca from the Origin Fla, and a loud sound rang out. Flas splashed up from the fla vein, pouring towards the Origin Fla. The Universe Origin True Fla’s Origin Fla was like a cultivator absorbing Origin Liquid as it excitedly absorbed and refined the fla from the fla vein.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circulated his energy. He unhurriedly controlled the Universe Origin True Fla’s Origin Fla to absorb and refine the fla.
“How slow!”
One hour later, Xiao Chen ferociously opened his eyes. The fla vein was vast and boundless like an imnse sea. Although the Origin Fla absorbed flas at a speedy rate, it still was insufficient.
At this rate, I will have to spend two to three years to absorb a tenth of this fla vein.
No, I cannot wait for so long.
Determination flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. He stood up and gave the fla vein a contemplative look.
This fla vein gushes endlessly, but where is it gushing to?
Are all the other fla veins gushing endlessly and heading to the sa place?
If I can find the nexus of these fla veins, I can save a lot of ti.
However, just this fla vein alone already feels sowhat unbearable. How horrifying would the nexus of eighteen fla veins be?
I’ll push myself!
Xiao Chen only hesitated for one second before coming to a decision. He jumped down and drew the Universe Origin True Fla’s Origin Fla back into his body. Then, he entered the fla vein.
“Whoosh!”
The fla vein was over ten tis faster than Xiao Chen’s Movent Technique.
Amid the gushing fla, Xiao Chen used his Veritable Essence Energy to activate the Alloy Battle Armor at full power, to prevent himself from being swallowed up by the fla and the rapid flow.
“How dangerous! Fortunately, my Alloy Battle Armor has reached a 2-Star ranking. Otherwise, it would be difficult to endure this.”
Xiao Chen released his bated breath as his Alloy Battle Armor held up in the fla rapids, albeit barely.
The most important thing to do now was to follow the flow and reach the nexus of the eighteen fla veins.
As ti passed, Xiao Chen found the heat increasingly harder to bear. Even with the Alloy Battle Armor protecting him, his body had already turned red, slowly getting cooked.
Xiao Chen knew that he was getting closer to where the other fla veins were. The greatest challenge would co when all the fla veins were present.
The eighteen fla veins were divided into extre Yin and extre Yang. They intersected in complicated variations.
Master, your Alloy Battle Armor seems to be softening.
The Demon Blood Vulture’s voice rang out in Xiao Chen’s mind. When he looked, his Alloy Battle Armor was indeed slowly softening.
Upon noticing this, Xiao Chen felt sowhat flustered. This was the Alloy Battle Armor’s self-protective function.
If the Alloy Battle Armor could no longer hold up, it would liquefy and flow back into the gloves.
At that ti, Xiao Chen would be in big trouble.
What should I do? Without the Alloy Battle Armor’s protection, I cannot last for more than five minutes in this fla vein before lting.
Even if my acquired Divine Body has awakened once, it is still a body of flesh and blood. Only a pure-blooded dragon can endure such heat.
The Alloy Battle Armor softened at an even faster rate, startling Xiao Chen. Oh no, I am about to reach the nexus of the eighteen fla veins.
It’s over. I’m going to die in this blasted place...
The Alloy Battle Armor finally turned back into a silver liquid that slowly flowed back to the gloves. However, Xiao Chen continued getting dragged to the fla veins’ nexus.
The eighteen fla veins that spanned the Ice Fire Wasteland gathered at that spot.
Xiao Chen already found one fla vein sowhat unbearable. Now, it dragged him to where the eighteen fla veins t, while he had lost the protection of the Alloy Battle Armor.
Is there a way to survive?
With that thought, Xiao Chen felt that he might die in this place.
As his body heated up, he beca broiled to the point of his consciousness wavering. His breathing weakened, and his mind turned fuzzy. As his body continuously sank, a loud sound suddenly rang out in his ear.
Xiao Chen understood what had happened. He had arrived at the nexus of the eighteen fla veins. Then, he fainted.
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Xiao Chen groggily opened his eyes and found himself at the bottom of a lake with his body slowly drifting around.
“I’m alive?”
Just one fla vein nearly broiled to death. To think that I did not imdiately die in the nexus of the eighteen fla veins.
All Xiao Chen saw was clear lake water.
Am I dead or alive? Am I hallucinating? To think that the nexus of the eighteen fla veins is a lake.
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