154: Chapter 154 Fire Energy Crystal, Great Perfection of the Bone Burning Realm, 2 Billion Battle Power

"Brother Lin, a genius like you can only better utilize your talent by joining our Xia Alliance's number one society, the Divine Dragon Society," Cang Yuan persuaded.

"Hehe... Brother Cang Yuan, no matter which society I'm in, I'm still a person of Great Xia, so it doesn't really matter. Let's focus on cultivating first; we can discuss the rest once we're out, alright?"

Lin Yuan really couldn't handle Cang Yuan's enthusiasm and quickly changed the subject. His main goal in coming here was to cultivate the body refining art.

"Right, right, right. Cultivate first, cultivate first. Shall we go deeper?" Cang Yuan pointed toward the depths of the Fire Energy Lair.

"My thoughts exactly."

The two looked at each other and smiled, continuing their trek forward...

"That red-browed elder is Senior Cang Yuan from the Xia Alliance's Divine Dragon Society, right? He's a top-tier fire-attribute martial artist and quite famous even here in the Black Abyss."

"That's right, it's Senior Cang Yuan. By the way, who's the young man beside him? He looks very unfamiliar. He only has a level six crystal card, yet he can actually walk this far."

"More than that! Didn't you see the two of them continuing deeper? Senior Cang Yuan is already drenched in sweat, while that young man doesn't even seem to have broken a sweat. Truly terrifying."

"Could he be another monstrous genius trained by the Divine Dragon Society? The other alliances are probably going to have a headache."

Ignoring the discussions around them, the two continued deeper.

"By the way, Brother Cang Yuan, do you know how long this passage is in total?" Lin Yuan asked.

"The total length is probably over a thousand meters. In the last hundred years, I've heard the highest record for going deep was only a hundred meters. These cultivation rooms are only built up to the fifty-meter mark; there are no more rooms after that, and no one can endure the heat past fifty meters for long," Cang Yuan explained.

Lin Yuan nodded, but in his heart, he was calculating just how far he could go...

After the two went forty meters deep, there was no one else around. Twenty meters was already the limit for others; after all, fire-attribute cultivators like Cang Yuan were as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns in the Black Abyss.

By now, Cang Yuan was sweating profusely, and even his skin had turned a rosy red, like a cooked mantis shrimp...

"Brother Lin, are you even human? I've already become like this, so how are you still completely fine? This isn't scientific."

Cang Yuan panted heavily, looking at Lin Yuan with a face full of shock.

Lin Yuan scratched his head awkwardly. "I'm young, so I'm not afraid of the heat..."

"Like hell being young makes you unafraid of heat! I was even more afraid of the heat when I was young than I am now... You kid are just a freak. I can't do it anymore; I've reached my limit. I'm not going to be crazy with you. I must enter a cultivation room to circulate my technique and resist the heat."

As soon as Cang Yuan finished speaking, he dashed into a nearby cultivation room...

Lin Yuan shook his head with a smile. The heat here hadn't reached his limit yet; cultivating here would result in very slow progress.

Without Cang Yuan, Lin Yuan's speed suddenly increased. Activating the Star Scar Nine Steps, he sped directly toward the depths...

When he reached five hundred meters deep, Lin Yuan stopped.

At this point, his condition was somewhat similar to Cang Yuan's earlier state.

Thus, he sat down cross-legged right in the middle of the passage and began his cultivation. Anyway, no one else could reach this position.

The [Heaven Burning Body Refining Art] circulated rapidly, and the blood in his body suddenly boiled. Fire energy entered his body, drilling into his bones and beginning to strengthen them.

Lin Yuan was delighted; this fire energy was indeed useful. He then put all his effort into circulating the body refining art. For a time, fire energy flowed continuously into his body...

He sat there for two days. Two days later, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, unable to hide the excitement within. His progress in the Bone Burning Realm had actually increased by 40%. The surrounding heat no longer had much effect on him, and Lin Yuan returned to the state he was in when he first entered the Fire Energy Lair.

No, he had to continue deeper.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan exerted force with his feet and once again rushed toward the depths...

As the surrounding temperature continued to rise, the walls of the cave had turned orange-red, the color deepening the further he went. These walls must have undergone special treatment; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to withstand such high temperatures.

At a distance of over nine hundred meters, he had reached his limit, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. He had already come this far; how could he be satisfied without seeing what the true fire energy crystal looked like?

By now, the s-rank battle suit on his body had long since been incinerated. He was completely naked and as red as a cooked shrimp, yet he still didn't give up, gritting his teeth as he rushed toward the deepest part.

Turning the last corner, Lin Yuan finally reached the deepest point. The temperature here was so high that Lin Yuan felt as if he were about to melt. He sat directly on the ground and frantically circulated the body refining art.

As his bones were strengthened, Lin Yuan's condition improved significantly. His breathing gradually stabilized, and his skin color slowly faded. Lin Yuan let out a long sigh of relief and released his divine sense to observe the fire energy crystal in front of him.

This fire energy crystal was simply like a giant fireball, much like the sun. The space around it seemed to warp slightly due to the extreme temperature.

On the crimson sphere, magma-like patterns flowed continuously. Heatwaves washed over Lin Yuan's body like tides, over and over again.

The cultivation speed of the body refining art was more than twice as fast as before. His entire skeleton took on an orange-red luster, like diamond forged by intense fire, and its strength grew at an incredible rate.

A day later, Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes. He felt his body; his entire skeleton was as lustrous as jade, glowing with a crystalline treasure-like light. The toughness and strength of his physical body had skyrocketed. Lin Yuan felt that now, relying solely on his physical body, he could withstand a Great Sect.

Lin Yuan quickly looked at the system panel; the data had been updated.

[Body Refining]: Heaven Burning Body Refining Art S (Bone Marrow Burning Realm 0%)

[Combat Power]: 2 Billion

"Hiss! 2 billion combat power? It actually increased by that much? I had originally planned to reach the Eighth-Rank Peak to get close to 2 billion combat power. I didn't expect that by breaking through the Bone Burning Realm, my combat power would directly exceed 2 billion.

This body refining art is difficult to level up, but the returns are very substantial. Now my basic combat power has reached the standard of the Ninth Stage Peak. I wonder what level that belongs to in this Black Abyss?"

Lin Yuan secretly calculated his current strength. It was better to leave here first; he had already been inside for over three days.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan headed straight for the cave entrance. The fire energy crystal was no longer useful to him, and he had no need to target it.

...

At this time, in the first-floor hall, the red-browed elder Cang Yuan was waiting anxiously at the entrance.

"I say, Old Cang, you're not joking with me, are you? Is the youth you mentioned really that gifted in the fire attribute? He actually went further than you?"

Beside Cang Yuan, an elder in a Daoist robe asked. This person had the appearance of an immortal, fully displaying the demeanor of a high-level expert.

"Absolutely. I suspect he might even break that hundred-meter record. He's been inside for three days now. Normally, he should have come out long ago. Could something have happened?..." Cang Yuan paced back and forth anxiously.

"If he is truly as you say, as long as he can come out alive, I will definitely do my best to recruit him into our Divine Dragon Society," the Daoist-robed elder said.

Just then, an annoying voice rang out.

"Yo, yo, yo, aren't these the two big shots from the Divine Dragon Society? I heard you discovered an extraordinary genius. Our Mi Society naturally has to come and witness the genius's style as well."

The newcomers were three blond-haired, blue-eyed elders, all emitting a terrifying aura.

"Humph! Old Tom, don't think I don't know what you're up to at the Mi Society. If you want to stifle our Great Xia's genius, you'll have to get past us two old fogies first!!"

Cang Yuan took a step forward, and a powerful flaming aura swept out.

The Daoist-robed elder flicked his sleeve and floated into the air, his robes fluttering in the wind...