Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 178 - 79: Egg-Sized Ice Crystal
The Golden Demon Vulture and Sima Jingyi ascended from the cliff and saw Chu Linfeng standing unscathed, smiling at everyone.
"Lin Feng, are you okay? Just now you were all covered in ice and wouldn’t move, even when called. What happened?" Sima Jingyi immediately asked with concern.
"I’m fine, Jingyi, sorry to make you worry. Earlier, I absorbed too much of the Cold Ice Qi from the Ice Crystal, which caused what you saw. But now I’ve converted all that Cold Ice Qi energy," Chu Linfeng replied with a smile.
He really wanted to go up to her and offer some comforting words, but the purple Light Shield around her made it impossible to approach, so he had to give up.
The Purple Demon Thunder Fox looked at Chu Linfeng in astonishment, clearly understanding what it meant to absorb the Cold Ice Qi from an Ice Crystal—forming ice blocks over the body required absorbing plenty of Cold Ice Qi.
"Big brother, how much Cold Ice Qi did you absorb?"
"Not much, just one Ice Crystal. But the Cold Ice Qi within was indeed powerful; it almost froze me to death. Luckily, I was fortunate and escaped the crisis. Next time, this won’t happen again."
Chu Linfeng spoke with lingering fear; without the help of the Sword Spirit, he truly didn’t know what might have happened. If the Pure Yang Qi hadn’t appeared in his body back then, he might have directly broken through to the fourth layer of the Star Body.
The Purple Demon Thunder Fox felt as if a bottle of mixed flavors was overturned in its heart. It deeply understood the Cold Ice Qi within the Ice Crystal. Absorbing just a trace of it previously had frozen it for three days, that feeling was truly worse than death.
This guy had actually absorbed an entire Ice Crystal—truly beyond belief.
Sima Jingyi took nearly four hours to go down and back up the mountain, and that was at her fastest speed. After all, there was snow everywhere, and any carelessness could trigger an avalanche.
At this moment, the Chaos Qi within Chu Linfeng’s body was even more abundant, and he yearned even more for that massive Ice Pillar, so he said, "You all better go down; I’m going to break that Ice Pillar and obtain the largest Ice Crystal inside."
"We’re not going back. If you don’t want us to follow you, that’s fine, but you can’t force us to go down the mountain. We’ll wait for you right here!" Sima Jingyi firmly refused.
"Exactly, boss, we’re not going back this time. We’ll just wait here for you!" the Golden Demon Vulture echoed.
"Big brother, be careful! Especially watch out for the Cold Flame! If a cold tide appears, we’ll immediately head down the mountain. No matter how fierce the cold tide, it won’t injure us," the Purple Demon Thunder Fox advised after some thought, perhaps seeing this as the only way to avoid the cold tide.
Chu Linfeng looked at the determined expressions on the three faces and said with a smile, "Alright, you stay here and be safe. If the cold tide appears, head down immediately."
Sima Jingyi glared at Chu Linfeng and asked, "What about you if the cold tide comes and we run?"
This was the biggest concern for everyone. If Chu Linfeng couldn’t evade the cold tide, it would indeed be dangerous.
"Don’t worry about that, would Jin Ling’s man be that foolish? Trust me, I’ll be alright. Even if the cold tide comes, my speed should be enough to dodge it," Chu Linfeng assured them. In his heart, he didn’t have an effective way to evade the cold tide, but he hoped his luck wouldn’t be that bad.
Chu Linfeng then walked toward the distant massive Ice Pillar while the three quietly watched him disappearing into the swirling snowflakes.
When Chu Linfeng was thirty meters from the giant Ice Pillar, he stopped, tightly gripped the Cyan Frost Sword in his hand, and said with a smile to the Ice Pillar, "This time, you’re going down."
The mastery of the Heart Sword technique grew more refined; with a thought, a continuous flow of Chaos Qi channeled into the Cyan Frost Sword before launching toward the Ice Pillar.
A series of thunderous roars echoed on the mountaintop. Chu Linfeng felt the power of his Heart Sword had seemingly grown stronger, filling him with joy.
Gradually, as Chu Linfeng’s attacks increased, the cracks on the Ice Pillar widened. Chu Linfeng exercised extreme caution with each attack, aware that the Ice Pillar could shatter at any moment, releasing the Cold Flame inside.
The Cold Flame wasn’t terrifying from this distance; he had time to evade. However, if it triggered a cold tide, that would be truly dangerous.
"Lin Feng, the Ice Pillar will likely shatter with three more attacks. Be ready to dodge, and don’t rush for the Ice Crystal within the Cold Flame emerges. I sense the shattering of the Ice Pillar will break the barrier, leading to unexpected changes," Sword Spirit Yue’er warned.
"I understand, Sister Yue’Er, I’ll be careful," he replied as the Cyan Frost Sword flew toward the Ice Pillar again.
Upon the third Heart Sword strike, Chu Linfeng’s heart raced, and he closely watched the Ice Pillar, poised to quickly Shift Form and Shadow if necessary.
But due to the intense Astral Wind here, Chu Linfeng’s Shift Form and Shadow could cover a maximum of only five meters, much to his frustration.
The final attack finally shattered the cracks wide open, and with a loud "boom," the five-meter-tall Ice Pillar collapsed, causing even Chu Linfeng’s feet to tremble from the impact.
A massive cloud of white gas erupted from the collapsed Ice Pillar, instantly lowering the surrounding temperature significantly. The flying snowflakes froze in mid-air, and the ground’s snow turned to ice instantly.
Chu Linfeng felt the emergence of the white Cold Flame sealed the entire space in ice, filling him with fear.
Without delay, he quickly executed Shift Form and Shadow to escape to the side. The freezing pain cut to the bone, as if he were about to be sealed in ice, forcing him to use the technique repeatedly until he came to a stop.
Meanwhile, Sima Jingyi, the Golden Demon Vulture, and the others heard the enormous sound of the Ice Pillar collapsing and the tremor beneath their feet confirmed Chu Linfeng’s success.
"Be cautious, everyone. The Cold Flame from the Ice Pillar doesn’t have a fixed direction. If it comes toward us, we’ll have to quickly descend. The terror of the Cold Flame isn’t something we can withstand," the Purple Demon Thunder Fox warned.
"Understood!" Sima Jingyi and the Golden Demon Vulture replied in unison.
At this moment, Chu Linfeng watched with concern as the white Cold Flame rushed swiftly toward Sima Jingyi and the others.
His only hope was that they would descend quickly to avoid it, but with the Purple Demon Thunder Fox present, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
"It’s time to check the spoils!" Chu Linfeng stood up and slowly approached the collapsed massive Ice Pillar.
The closer he got to the Ice Pillar, the colder it felt. Gritting his teeth, he walked up to the shattered Ice Pillar, where a white Crystal Stone the size of an egg emitted a faint glow.
Seeing the egg-sized Ice Crystal, Chu Linfeng felt no joy because he hadn’t found the Ice Flame Crystal he sought to remove the Vermilion Bird Mark on Lin Ruoxi. It seemed an even harder task than before.
Nevertheless, such a valuable item must be acquired. After expending so much Chaos Qi, not obtaining it would be a disservice to himself.
Chu Linfeng didn’t reach directly for the glowing Ice Crystal, as the Cold Ice Qi covering it was undoubtedly very powerful. If something unexpected happened, it would be troublesome. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The Cyan Frost Sword slowly leveraged the Ice Crystal onto its blade, moving it slowly closer. Using a finger, he quickly touched the Ice Crystal and, with a thought, instantly stored it into the Storage Ring.
Even that brief touch caused a layer of thin ice to form over his entire arm. "Damn! So powerful! Luckily, I pulled back quickly!"
As Chu Linfeng prepared to leave with the Ice Crystal in hand, a violent trembling erupted around him, and a sense of foreboding appeared in his mind: a cold tide!
