Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 604 Infinite Soul Refining, A Thousand Pounds of Power

Xia Hong was unaware of the shock and discomfort Li Baobao felt.

The moment Chao Chiyan unleashed his sword energy, he clearly sensed that his current base strength was 298 jun, a full 128 jun increase compared to his peak strength during the Xianyang era.

This is only his basic strength, not the combat power he is currently displaying!
With a 50% increase in the Holy Rune, he weighed 447 jin. Just as he decided to turn around and face the Crimson Flame, he swallowed a Bone Burning Pill in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, the force of his sword strike, which he had gathered and unleashed, was as high as 670 jin!
The key point is that he hasn't used any martial arts moves yet; he's just slashing with his sword. So, this 670 jin (a unit of weight) is not the strongest combat power he can unleash.

Moreover, it wasn't just about power; his physical body and his golden battle body weren't fully integrated. The golden body remained an independent form. Considering that the Dark Realm would restrict physical power, and only the spiritual body could truly be used to kill enemies, he mobilized the golden body along with it.

Besides the golden body, there is also the sacred cauldron!
This was the first time he had seen Chi Yan. Although he did not know his strength, the fact that he was at the level of a single demon general and that he could summon flames at will told him that he was not simple.

The Void Fire of the Sacred Cauldron is the perfect weapon to suppress souls, so he naturally had to use it.

boom…………

No matter what, the Star River Sword Qi in the sea of ​​fire eventually caught up with the Crimson Flame Demon General. The intense sword qi passed through his body and cut him in two.

"ah………………"

Being severed was just the beginning. The Sacred Cauldron Ruins Fire clung to the broken sections of Crimson Flame's body, like a raging fire meeting raging oil. After a few hissing sounds, it spread rapidly, instantly burning Crimson Flame's body into a transparent state.

The Dark Realm is inhabited by souls, and their original state is transparent. Therefore, Crimson Flame has had its origin burned away by the Void Fire. From the violent howls emanating from its mouth, it is not difficult to see how terrifying the pain it is suffering.

boom…………

Chi Yan did not sit idly by and wait for death. Perhaps it was the instinct for survival that made him stand out. Seeing that the Void Fire had burned him to reveal his true form, his transparent body rapidly expanded and grew larger. In just a few breaths, he grew to more than ten feet tall. Then, like a warrior cutting off his own arm, he deliberately cut off the part that had been touched by the Void Fire.

"Go! Stop him!"

How could Xia Hong possibly let such a golden opportunity slip by?

He had only casually slashed out with his sword, and the moment the Star River Sword made contact with the fire dragon unleashed by the Crimson Flame Fan, he had already sensed that the opponent's combat power was only slightly over 500 jin.

Since his strength was inferior to his own and he was so afraid of the Void Fire, it was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of his weakness and kill him. So he attacked again without any hesitation.

Seeing Xia Hong's sword thrusting straight at him, its momentum even more terrifying than the first sword strike, Chi Yan's face was filled with fear. As he frantically retreated, he didn't forget to shout orders to the large number of demon soldiers below.

To be fair, the demon soldiers of White Bone Mountain were quite loyal. After seeing Xia Hong's formidable swordsmanship, they showed no fear upon hearing Chi Yan's command and leaped high one after another, rushing towards him.

call…………

Xia Hong didn't indulge these demon soldiers. The Sacred Cauldron could absorb spiritual bodies. He was able to break through to the next realm in such a short time, and the scattered spirits played a significant role in that. These heavily armed demon soldiers in front of him were spiritual bodies two levels higher than the scattered spirits, and there must be tens of thousands of them.

His pupils dilated slightly, and he immediately abandoned his attempt to kill Chi Yan. He suddenly swung the Shattered Star Sword in the air, bringing out countless black feather lights. Each feather light was adorned with thousands of broken stars, like a dazzling galaxy. That was the appearance of the Shattered Star Sword, combined with the unique visual effect created by the speed of the sword.

Feather Light Sword Technique!

Xia Hong was originally a martial arts master, proficient in all weapons. In addition, the Enlightenment Lotus Platform made his martial arts talent extraordinary, and he obtained the skill of imitating and deconstructing law-level martial arts. Martial arts were no longer difficult for him, and he could continue to optimize the original martial arts.

The Feather Light Sword Technique originated from his wife's Spiritual Misty Sword Technique. Unlike the latter's thirteen sword shadows, each of which is a critical strike, it relies on quantity to win. The number of Feather Light sword strikes activated is used as the standard for measuring cultivation. Exceeding one hundred sword strikes is considered entry level, exceeding three hundred is minor success, exceeding five hundred is major success, and exceeding one thousand is reaching the realm of perfection.

Xia Hong was able to activate more than 5,000 Daos back when he traveled to the four kingdoms.

Now, the number of feather-light swords he has activated has exceeded ten thousand!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

What would it be like if one person unleashed ten thousand beams of feathered sword light?
Like a silver bottle suddenly shattering, like a galaxy exploding in an instant, or like a black, sky-covering celestial bird spreading its wings in the endless void, displaying billions of points of light, it suddenly swoops down from the starry sky to the earth.

To be precise, they pounced on the tens of thousands of White Bone Mountain demon soldiers.

laugh…………

The moment the first demon soldier touched the tip of the Feather Light Sword, the light spots on the sword suddenly burst into flames. Although it was just a few scattered flames, the sheer number of light spots on the sword's edge was overwhelming, and the second, the third... the scattered flames suddenly linked together.

boom…………

"what!"

The first demon soldier was engulfed by the flames ignited by the light, letting out a violent scream. At the same time, the billions of light spots on the myriad sword blades exploded and ignited. The original black starry sky bird seemed to be reborn from the ashes, instantly transforming into a fire phoenix.

唳………………

As the fire phoenix descended, hundreds of demon soldiers in the front row were instantly engulfed, their bodies melting away in an instant. Along with the underworld soldiers in their hands and the underworld armor on their bodies, they were all burned into thick smoke and turned to ashes.

The first demon soldier could at least scream, but these thousands of demon soldiers didn't make a sound from the moment they came into contact with the fire phoenix wings until they vanished into thin air. They didn't even have time to show any fear on their faces.

"run!"

Although no one said the word aloud, the remaining demon soldiers almost simultaneously had the word in their minds. The demon soldiers in the back row who hadn't jumped up yet immediately turned into weaklings, looking at Xia Hong behind the Fire Phoenix with their pupils filled with terror. A few demon soldiers even took a few steps back.

laugh…………

However, dozens of beams of light suddenly descended from the sky, striking the retreating demon soldiers with perfect accuracy.

The demon soldiers struck by the spiritual light rapidly swelled into spheres as if being inflated, quickly bursting their underworld armor. Their faces were filled with terror, and they wanted to beg for mercy, but they couldn't say anything and could only watch helplessly as they swelled into a giant ball.

Thud... Thud... Thud...

After expanding to their limit, they unsurprisingly exploded, turning into countless points of light and completely dissipating.

"Anyone who dares to back down will suffer the same fate as them. The lady brought you out of Qishan; isn't that a great favor to be repaid?"

The demon general Chi Yan, who had just been cut in two, had recovered in such a short time. Those dozens of spiritual lights were clearly his doing.

Upon hearing his threat, the remaining demon soldiers glanced at the dozens of bursting points of light, immediately concealing their fear, and raised their weapons to face Xia Hong, charging forward for the second time.

This time, instead of charging blindly, they split up and circled around Xia Hong to the left and right, clearly intending to surround him.

"48. My golden body has grown another 5 zhang. Absorbing these demon soldier-level spirits will greatly enhance my golden body. This is the infinite soul refining that Six Arms mentioned earlier. The Netherworld is truly my blessed land..."

With a half-step into the Tribulation Body realm, her basic strength is comparable to that of a third-stage Tribulation Body realm cultivator. Her golden body is 48 zhang in size. Although it is unclear what level she is at, we can roughly guess from the shock on Li Baobao's face that she is above her level.

In just six days in the Dark Realm, even if converted to six years, such astonishing improvement was enough to make Xia Hong extremely happy. Normally, in the Ice Abyss for six years, let alone reaching the half-step Tribulation Body stage, Xia Hong would have had serious doubts about whether he could even break through to the late stage of Manifestation Yang.

If he weren't worried about the Great Xia, he really wouldn't want to leave the Dark Realm.

If he stays here and cultivates for another year or two, he is confident that he can reach not only the Venerable Realm, but also the realms beyond the Venerable Realm.

"I've already used my martial arts techniques. With a 50% boost, my strongest combat power has exceeded 1,000 jin, yet I've only managed to kill a few hundred demon soldiers..."

Seeing a large number of demon soldiers surrounding him, Xia Hong's eyes were filled with greed, but reason prevailed in the end. Especially when he saw that there were still a large number of demon soldiers rushing to Chi Yan's back, he dared not delay. He turned around and pulled Li Baobao, who was still in a daze, and continued to flee into the depths of the Misty Swamp Forest.

The sword strike just now failed to kill Chi Yan, and the opponent recovered so quickly. Chi Yan brought tens of thousands of demon soldiers in the first batch, and more and more demon soldiers are rushing in from behind.

Even when he unleashes his strongest power, he can only kill a few hundred people in one strike. His golden body and physical body have not yet merged, so he can only rely on his physical strength to control his golden body to deal with these spiritual beings. His physical body has its limits, and he cannot use the feather light sword strike like the one just now indefinitely.

If you are truly surrounded and unable to escape, the consequences will be dire!
The key point is that this group of demon soldiers, along with the demon general-level elder in the sky, all came from the direction of White Bone Mountain. If there are no surprises, they are subordinates of Lady Jade Skull. Who knows if there are even more powerful beings coming from behind?
What if that Blood Void Ancestor comes?
With this in mind, Xia Hong fled even faster, deliberately venturing deep into the Misty Swamp Forest, giving the Crimson Flames behind him no chance to catch up.

Although Chi Yan led his army in a relentless pursuit for a long time, his injuries were too severe, and he soon lost sight of Xia Hong and the other two. If even he couldn't catch up, the demon army behind him was even less likely to be able to.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! They actually let those three get away!"

Chi Yan looked down at the wound on his waist and abdomen that had not yet fully healed, his heart filled with rage. Seeing that the demon army behind him was arriving late, he roared, "One thousand men per team, spread out and search the Misty Swamp Forest. It's only a small area, they can't have gone far."

Having learned from the previous experience, the demon soldiers dared not have any other ideas. They immediately dispersed into waves of thousands and ventured into various parts of the Misty Swamp Forest.

They maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from each other, allowing them to search the entire dense forest to the maximum extent while ensuring timely support for each other, so as not to be picked off one by one by Xia Hong.

"Ran?"

Chi Yan wasn't idle either. Seeing the army disperse, he prepared to chase after Xia Hong in the direction he had fled. But as soon as he moved, a seductive voice rang out behind him.

His body stiffened abruptly, and he quickly turned around and knelt down respectfully in front of him.

"Chiyan greets Madam!"

A point of pink light suddenly appeared behind him, and the light slowly spread, quickly transforming into a pink skull.

The pink skull slowly raised its hand, gently stroking its cheek. After making a self-admiring gesture, it seemed to realize something and its body trembled slightly.

Suddenly, a bright yellow dress appeared on her body. With a light tap of her finger, the details of the dress were quickly perfected, adding a touch of design and fitting her figure even better.

However, although her figure could accentuate the dress, she was ultimately just a skeleton. If you didn't look at her face, it would be fine, but a normal person would feel a sense of absurdity upon seeing her face. If you then witnessed her extremely human-like movements and postures, the sense of horror would be even more unavoidable.

"I asked you to watch over White Bone Mountain for me, and this is how you watch it?"

"Please forgive me, Madam. These three are quite powerful, especially the man, who can unleash the Primordial Ruin Fire. I was caught off guard and fell victim to it..."

"The Karmic Fire of Taixu..."

The skeleton interrupted the crimson flames, pondered for a moment, and then looked up to the east.

"Call all the demon soldiers back!"

"Call him back, this..."

"Ok?"

Chi Yan was taken aback by what he heard and immediately questioned it, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a cold snort from the pink skull.

Realizing he had crossed the line, Chi Yan quickly lay down.

“They all came from the Ice Abyss. To the east of the Misty Swamp Forest is Qishan Mountain, to the south is the Soul-Severing Cliff, and to the north is the Evil Dragon Sea. They have nowhere to go. There is only one spatial rift in this area. If they want to go back to the Ice Abyss, where else can they go?”

"It was my mistake. I will immediately gather the army and return to White Bone Mountain to lay a trap. Anyone who dares to come will surely die."

"Go!"

Chi Yan kowtowed again, then got up and flew towards the direction of the demon soldiers.

The pink skull remained where it was, continuing to gaze eastward. After a moment, a look of bewilderment and distress slowly appeared on its skull face, and then it asked two inexplicable questions.

"Is this my territory? Am I the lord of White Bone Mountain?"

………………

"Lord Xia, we're almost at the foot of Qishan Mountain. We can't head east now."

"The south won't work either. There's an ancient demon at the bottom of Broken Soul Cliff whose strength is even greater than that of Blood Sky Ancestor. Going there would be certain death."

"The north is even more unacceptable. The Blood River Dragon King, the lord of the Evil Dragon Sea, dislikes being disturbed the most."

Xia Hong, who had been fleeing in panic in the Misty Swamp Forest for a long time, was reminded three times by the woman in white. After realizing that no demon soldiers were chasing him from behind, he finally stopped and let go of the woman in white and Li Baobao.

What's your name?

After landing, Xia Hong didn't look at Li Baobao, but instead focused his gaze directly on the woman in white. Realizing that his tone had been too harsh, he inexplicably lowered his voice and softly asked, "Do you know me?"

"My name is……"

Li Longyu paused for a moment, then continued, "Hong Yu."

After saying that, she immediately looked at Li Baobao and gave her a look.

As expected, when Li Baobao heard that she had made up a fake name, she immediately turned her head to look at her. But after receiving a signal from her eyes, she immediately turned her head away without revealing it.

Xia Hong was not fooled by their subtle actions, but he did not suspect the fake name issue. He simply assumed that the two women had some kind of relationship and continued to watch the girl, waiting for her to answer the second question.

Li Longyu then continued to make up stories in her mind.

"This humble woman comes from the Lulong military region. I have long admired Lord Xia's name and have admired him for a long time..."

(End of this chapter)