Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 175 - 176: Cold Wave

Just as Chu Linfeng was about to leave, a dazzling light suddenly flashed from nearby. He carefully glanced over, and it startled him instantly—a massive ice pillar, nearly five meters in diameter and ten meters tall, stood there quietly.

"Holy shit! What a huge ice pillar, this damn thing is way too big!" Chu Linfeng couldn’t help but shout.

This ice pillar was obviously much larger than the others; one could imagine how large the ice crystals inside must be. However, the Cold Flame within was certainly more formidable.

"Xiao Xiao, did you see? There’s a big one here. Let’s get the ice crystals from inside this ice pillar and leave." Chu Linfeng said with a smile to the Purple Demon Thunder Fox. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The Purple Demon Thunder Fox also saw the gigantic ice pillar, and with great concern, said, "Big brother, let’s forget it. This ice pillar is so huge, it must be very difficult to break open. We should just leave."

"Hehe, don’t worry. The ice crystals inside this big pillar might be Ice Flame Crystals. I won’t miss this chance. Later, stay a bit away; the Cold Flame inside is definitely fierce, and I don’t want you to get hurt." Chu Linfeng laughed, clearly determined to get the ice crystals from inside the massive ice pillar.

The Purple Demon Thunder Fox didn’t know what to say at this point. During these few days, he’d gained some understanding of Chu Linfeng’s temper; once he decides on something, no amount of persuasion would change his mind.

"Be careful not to get injured by the Cold Flame, which must be extraordinary." The Purple Demon Thunder Fox said helplessly, and then retreated to the side.

Chu Linfeng was now about twenty meters from the massive ice pillar. For using the Heart Sword, this distance was still manageable, but he didn’t know how the Cold Flame inside would react.

To be on the safe side, he retreated another five meters and began to use the Heart Sword.

The Cyan Frost Sword swiftly flew toward the ice pillar, and immediately a loud explosion reverberated across the mountaintop, spreading in all directions.

With the first attack, Chu Linfeng only managed to chip off a small piece of ice from the pillar, akin to taking a hair from nine oxen; however, he had anticipated this.

Even the smaller ice pillars required multiple attacks to break; now, dealing with this big one would need dozens, if not hundreds of strikes to be successful at it, all while exhausting his Chaos Qi almost completely.

Chu Linfeng unleashed his Heart Sword attack over and over, and after about twenty strikes, finally a crack about a meter long appeared on the giant ice pillar.

"Damn it! This thing is really tough; I thought it was unbreakable. I’ve struck it about twenty times, and the consumption is unbearable." Chu Linfeng said, frustrated.

Meanwhile, from a distance, every attack by Chu Linfeng caused the Purple Demon Thunder Fox to worry once more. The Cold Flame inside the gigantic ice pillar was certainly terrifying and could trigger a cold tide, the consequences of which were unimaginable.

As time passed, Chu Linfeng began to think that if he kept going, he might crumble before the ice pillar did, as half of his Chaos Qi was already depleted.

"This isn’t the way to go; I need to recover some Chaos Qi first. If something suddenly happens and I have no Chaos Qi left, I won’t even know how I died." Chu Linfeng thought to himself.

Seeing that Chu Linfeng stopped his attack, the Purple Demon Thunder Fox curiously asked, "Big brother, why have you stopped? Are you planning to give up?"

"Let’s go back; I can see you’re almost at your limit." Chu Linfeng said.

"You’re really not going for the ice crystals?" The Purple Demon Thunder Fox couldn’t believe Chu Linfeng’s words, knowing his personality would never let him give up without reason.

"Who said I’m not going for them? I’m just temporarily not going now, taking time to recover some Star Power. This attack is exhausting, and I’m almost out of Heart Power." Chu Linfeng chuckled, feeling no need to hide anything from the Purple Demon Thunder Fox.

"Big brother, you should reconsider. This ice pillar is so massive; it could easily trigger a cold tide. Do you understand what a cold tide is? It’s an existence more powerful than the Cold Flame." The Purple Demon Thunder Fox said worriedly.

"Cold tide? Is it that powerful? Unfortunately, I haven’t heard of it!"

The Purple Demon Thunder Fox was speechless for a moment, thinking how shameless he could be, yet continued, "A cold tide is like a rising tide, instantly freezing the surroundings into ice with a significant drop in temperature. If you’re frozen, there’s no chance of escape; these ice pillars you see are formed this way.

The occurrence of a cold tide has no pattern; it might happen once or twice a year or perhaps not for hundreds of years.

However, a cold tide has one notable trait: it tends to erupt when there are too many Cold Flames or if they’re too large. You’ve already released quite a bit of Cold Flame, and releasing the ones in the giant ice pillar could easily trigger it."

Chu Linfeng found it incredible that such phenomena were possible. The Cold Flame was terrifying enough; now there was a cold tide, truly after his life.

"Xiao Xiao, how do you know this? Are you hiding something from me?" Chu Linfeng asked immediately.

"These are things from my memory; they appeared in my mind when I was born. It should be some of my heritage!" The Purple Demon Thunder Fox said, noticing that Chu Linfeng seemed to be reconsidering.

"Let’s go back! This isn’t a place to linger; we must quickly get Jingyi to leave." Chu Linfeng said, quickly turning back.

Soon, the silhouettes of Chu Linfeng and the Purple Demon Thunder Fox appeared before Sima Jingyi. "Look, Lin Feng is back." Sima Jingyi said with a joyful smile.

"It seems the boss is a bit off; his brow is furrowed. Something must have happened!" The Golden Demon Vulture said worriedly.

"I don’t know; let’s ask him when he comes over."

Chu Linfeng approached the two, and his first words were, "You should leave here quickly; it might become very dangerous soon."

Such a vague statement puzzled the two. "Why is it just us leaving and not together? What’s going on with Lin Feng; you look a bit worried." Sima Jingyi immediately spotted a discrepancy in Chu Linfeng’s words.

The Purple Demon Thunder Fox was also surprised. Was he still going to try to get the ice crystals inside the gigantic ice pillar? In hindsight, speaking up earlier might have been a mistake. Now, what to do?

"Big brother, don’t you realize how dangerous it could be? Please give up; you’ve already collected a lot of ice crystals." The Purple Demon Thunder Fox pleaded.

Sima Jingyi guessed the situation from the Purple Demon Thunder Fox’s words, "Lin Feng, if we’re going back, we should all go back; don’t try to leave us behind. If you’re in danger, do you think we’ll stand idly by? Please, don’t be so stubborn!"

"Jingyi, I understand your feelings, but there are things I need to do, with no choice in the matter. I hope you can understand." Chu Linfeng said resolutely. If the ice crystals inside the ice pillar were Ice Flame Crystals, he would pay any price to obtain them, because this was his vow to Ruoxi...

PS: I haven’t been in the best condition for writing today; this update is late, please excuse me!