A fiercely thick and long ice bone, sharp as a sword, lay at its center, gleaming with crystal light. Dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed and rolled within it like a gurgling stream, releasing a dazzling and intoxicating glow inside the ice bone.
This was the body of the Ice Bone Crystal Dragon. The gigantic Ice Bone Crystal Dragon was a hundred meters long and ten meters wide.
It was hollow in the middle, its flesh completely gone, leaving only this massive skeleton behind. Shi Yan was currently in the center of this enormous Ice Bone Crystal Dragon's framework.
Beside him, there was a fiercely crystalline ice bone, like crystal, flashing with brilliant light. It resembled a chamber constructed from thick bones, with dense rock forming the exterior.
The murmuring spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged through the bones like water. Inside, Shi Yan didn't need to focus his intent to refine his essence; merely by breathing, he felt the spiritual energy seep into his core like cool dew, being absorbed by his body and gradually drawn into the sphere of vital essence hovering in his lower abdomen.
The density of the spiritual energy in this place was something Shi Yan had never encountered before; even the Divine Stone Cave on Yang Family's Immortal Island paled in comparison to this location. He felt as if he were bathing in an ocean of spiritual energy.
Every pore on his body involuntarily absorbed the surrounding energy, making him profoundly comfortable—a feeling that made him want to sink into it and never leave. "Be careful.
That thing is at the dragon head of this skeleton," the Profound Ice Cold Flame transmitted its message from the Blood Vein Ring. Shi Yan nodded silently, not releasing his divine sense.
He calmly observed his surroundings for a while before finally looking up at the thick ice rock overhead. Through the milky-white skeleton, he could only see heavy layers of ice rock covered in frost and white vapor, exuding a biting cold that would instantly freeze an ordinary person's hand upon contact.
Though he didn't fear the ice rock's cold energy, he knew leaving this place wouldn't be simple. "No need to worry too much," the Profound Ice Cold Flame paused before transmitting again.
"The flames of the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Core Fire can dissolve all the surrounding ice rock. Even if that thing excels at manipulating icy energy, it won't gain the upper hand under the scorching power of the Earth Core Fire.
Furthermore, with my help, your body can completely adapt to the cold invasion. You only need to guard against its soul attack." "Mm," Shi Yan nodded, a cold, wry smile forming on his lips.
He replied, "The Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame is also in the Blood Vein Ring. That thing is likely only a spectral soul form; if it senses the aura of the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame, it will surely be much more terrified than I am." "The Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame is indeed the nemesis of such spirit bodies," the Profound Ice Cold Flame agreed with his assessment.
"However, can you control it?" "I cannot control it," Shi Yan secretly shook his head. "It is firmly suppressed by the Blood Vein Ring.
I cannot communicate with it, nor can I perceive its current state. But the aura of the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Flame is extremely unique; if that thing manages to invade, it should sense something." The Profound Ice Cold Flame was silent for a moment before responding, "It is better to be cautious." Shi Yan smiled, offered no further reply, and proceeded directly toward the location of the dragon head.
A massive, oval crystal, the size of a table and chair, was suspended within the empty skull of the dragon head. The crystal exuded an intense, piercing chill, white as cold jade.
Within it flowed a peculiar ** that gently swayed, resembling a human brain. An extremely strong life fluctuation emanated from it.
Shi Yan grew solemn, quietly condensing his power, remaining secretly vigilant as he approached the dragon head where the crystal was suspended, step by step. Ten meters away, gazing at the unmoving Dragon Crystal, watching the ** inside that resembled a brain violently trembling, Shi Yan suddenly spoke in a cold voice after a long silence: "What do you intend to do?" The brain-like ** suddenly boiled like water, spitting out white bubbles.
As the bubbles burst within the Dragon Crystal, faint white mist escaped, scattering throughout the crystal. Simultaneously, a strange voice emerged from inside the Dragon Crystal: "I want your body.
You give me your body, and find someone else to possess. In exchange, I will help elevate your soul, allowing your primary spirit to gain greater power.
Moreover, I promise to let the vessel you seek to inhabit cultivate spiritual energy here, drastically increasing your cultivation speed." Shi Yan was stunned. This Holy Spirit God of the Sacred Spirit Sect actually proposed such a bizarre demand, rather than immediately using its formidable soul power to forcibly take over.
This situation had indeed caught Shi Yan by surprise. "I apologize, I cannot agree to this trade," Shi Yan shook his head, facing the Dragon Crystal with nonchalance.
"I am very satisfied with this body and have no desire to exchange it. Furthermore, if I wish to elevate my soul, I will do so through arduous cultivation and tempering, without needing your power." What a joke!
This body not only possessed the Undying Martial Soul but also the Petrification Martial Soul. The heart in his chest could absorb stellar power, and the acupoints throughout his body could collect and refine negative energy.
There were countless mysterious wonders within it. This body was a treasure trove, the fundamental guarantee of his survival.
To discard it merely for a slight improvement in his soul was something he would never agree to unless he were completely mad. Shi Yan rejected the offer cleanly and decisively.
"You won't agree?" The bubbles emerging from the Dragon Crystal grew faster. "I gave you a chance.
If you refuse, I will seize it by force. In that case, your spirit and soul might be utterly destroyed.
Don't force me to be so ruthless." "You understand mercy?" Shi Yan chuckled dryly, shaking his head. "If you truly have the ability, come and try to seize it.
I’d like to see if you are capable!" As the words fell, without waiting for any reaction from the Holy Spirit God within the Dragon Crystal, Shi Yan’s expression instantly turned frigid. "Boom!" Clusters of intense Heavenly Fire suddenly burst forth from his palm.
The Heavenly Fire transformed into streams of fire snakes, carrying the scorching heat capable of incinerating all things, instantly lashing out at the Dragon Crystal. "Hiss!
Hiss! Hiss!" Clusters of Heavenly Fire enveloped the Dragon Crystal.
The crystal emitted a strange sound, and a large amount of white mist rose from it. The icy cold and scorching heat clashed against each other, causing the temperature within the ice bones to fluctuate continuously.
"Heavenly Fire!" The Holy Spirit God within the Dragon Crystal cried out in alarm. It clearly hadn't expected Shi Yan to possess such a method and was forced to divert some energy to resist the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Core Fire invading the crystal.
The Ice Bone Crystal Dragon was a powerful beast of ice-cold attributes; its entire frame was bone-chillingly cold. However, the coldest part of its body was the Dragon Crystal itself.
The Dragon Crystal of the Ice Bone Crystal Dragon was extremely icy and incredibly hard—truly one of the most chilling rare materials in heaven and earth. Even the flames of the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Core Fire covering it couldn't instantly burn the Dragon Crystal to ash.
The Holy Spirit God continuously gathered icy energy to resist the invasion of the Earth Core Fire, allowing the heat of the fire to be neutralized by the cold, preventing it from truly harming the Dragon Crystal itself. "Since you struck first, I won't be polite either." A flat, emotionless voice emanated from the Dragon Crystal as the Holy Spirit God spoke.
Immediately afterward, an extremely violent soul tide, like towering ocean waves, surged directly toward Shi Yan. A soul assault that pierced to the bone!
Shi Yan stood firm. In his eyes, he seemed to see snow and ice shards gathering, colliding and interlocking, releasing piercing cold force and soul-shredding power.
The two forces intertwined, blotting out the sky, rushing directly toward his Sea of Consciousness, seemingly intent on shattering it instantly. This was a killing blow aimed at the Sea of Consciousness and the primary spirit.
The incoming soul impact was all-encompassing, leaving him no room to evade. In an instant, he felt an ominous illusion that his Sea of Consciousness was being blocked.
"Five Demons Attack!" The Five Demons, already restless in his Sea of Consciousness, flew out like fierce specters, plunging together into the surging soul tide. The five negative demons were varied in form but uniformly sinister and bizarre, brimming with menacing and ferocious auras.
They plunged into the soul tide released by the Holy Spirit God, immediately baring their claws and fangs, tearing the soul tide apart, reducing it to fragmented soul-cloth drifting everywhere. "Demon!" The Holy Spirit God shrieked.
It appeared extremely shocked within the Dragon Crystal and hastily tried to stop a new round of soul attacks. The soul fragments torn apart by the Five Demons, which Shi Yan's divine sense could perceive, were instantly refined, transforming into streams of piercingly cold light.
These cold lights rapidly elongated, and on their way toward Shi Yan’s Sea of Consciousness, they gradually morphed into brilliant, miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragons. Each miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragon was only a meter long, crystal clear, shrouded in chilling aura, and moved with surprising vitality.
Yet, each had its dragon mouth wide open, constantly exhaling and inhaling icy energy. Dozens of these miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragons, reassembled from soul fragments, bypassed the blockade of the Five Demons and rushed directly toward Shi Yan’s Sea of Consciousness.
"Hmph!" Shi Yan's expression remained unchanged, and his Sea of Consciousness twisted momentarily. The calm Sea of Consciousness saw countless wisps of divine sense churning.
A great wind arose within it, while the primary spirit continued to grow, suddenly becoming as massive as a mountain god. The residual negative emotions left by the Five Demons in the Sea of Consciousness were forcibly extracted by the primary spirit, transforming into ropes of dark, bright light that immediately coiled around the miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragons.
The primary spirit, within the Sea of Consciousness, twisted and shifted along with it, its direction constantly fluctuating. After several shifts, it left behind illusory duplicates of the primary spirit to deceive the miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragons condensed from the Holy Spirit God's soul.
When those Ice Bone Crystal Dragons drew near, the primary spirit simply waved its hands. The dark light ropes condensed from negative energy within the Sea of Consciousness suddenly shot out, precisely entangling each miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragon, rendering them immobile.
They couldn't even fall into the Sea of Consciousness, let alone capture Shi Yan's primary spirit. "Impossible!
Your understanding of soul mysteries cannot possibly have reached such exquisite depths!" The Holy Spirit God cried out in astonishment within the dragon head. It never imagined that its meticulously planned subtle strike could be so easily nullified by Shi Yan again.
"There are many impossible things," Shi Yan sneered. His Sea of Consciousness shifted again.
The dark light ropes binding the Ice Bone Crystal Dragons began to drag them, bundling them together. Simultaneously, the Five Demons that had retreated outside the Sea of Consciousness returned, baring their claws and fangs with excitement, seemingly ready to devour these miniature Ice Bone Crystal Dragons that bore the aura of the Holy Spirit God's soul.
"No!" The Holy Spirit God screamed again.