Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 325 Ice and Fire

Looking at the rune fragments before him, Shi Hao did not return to the ground. Instead, he raised his hand and summoned 1,400 streams of fire, illuminating one ancient path after another. The divine radiance illuminated the entire three thousand stone steps, making them incomparably sacred and peaceful.

Thousands of flames converged and he transformed them into a blazing furnace. Then he sent all the fragments into it, burning them completely to nothingness. Only after nothing remained did he return to the ground.

On the bluestone road, the corpse had long since decomposed beyond recognition. Not only had the flesh and black blood disappeared, but even the stark white bones had turned into bone dust, which was blown away by the wind and vanished into the world as if it had never existed.

Even the bronze spear, and the short spear that pierced the brow of the strange creature, vanished without a trace when the wind blew, as if it had never existed.

This scene further convinced him that the other party was merely a corpse left over from the Immortal Ancient Era.

"wind!"

After a moment of contemplation, he once again summoned the Daoist fire on the bluestone path, burning away all the dust and debris that his opponent had turned into, leaving no trace and preventing any accidents from happening.

"There is only one me in this world!"

Gazing at the blazing Dao fire, Shi Hao's eyes were firm, and his voice was powerful and resolute, as if he were declaring his will to the heavens and earth.

"Shi Hao!"

Just then, Huo Ling'er finally couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over from a distance, her face full of worry.

She had just witnessed the entire battle, and the strange methods of the gray mist creatures terrified her, fearing that Shi Hao might meet with misfortune.

"Ling'er?!"

Hearing Huo Ling'er's voice suddenly, Shi Hao was a little confused until she grabbed his hand and looked him over.

"Ling'er, what are you doing here? I thought you had already gone into the small world to seek opportunities."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Hao suddenly felt a familiar life force fall on him, causing his body, which was originally riddled with wounds, to recover rapidly as if it had been parched for a long time. His wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the tiger's mouth that had been cracked before gradually grew new flesh and the bleeding stopped.

He turned his head and saw his brother Xiao An and sister-in-law Yun Xi walking towards him. At the same time, a green light was shining from Xiao An's right hand, crossing the void and connecting to him.

"Brother, have you survived your tribulation?"

Upon seeing Shi An appear, Shi Hao was immediately overjoyed, and his tense expression relaxed somewhat.

Then he took Huo Ling'er's hand and quickly went to meet her, a smile on his face.

"Yes, I just finished my tribulation. I heard you caused quite a stir in the Immortal Ancient City, so I came looking for you."

Shi An merely smiled slightly at this, while his Jumang Divine Power continued to heal Shi Hao's injuries.

Yunxi also stepped forward, looking at Shi Hao with concern in her eyes: "Xiao Hao, are you alright? That creature was really strange. Ling'er and I were terrified just watching it from afar."

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, that guy can't do anything to me."

As he spoke, Shi Hao's expression suddenly became more serious, and he changed the subject, saying, "However, he is indeed a bit strange. Not only does he know my precious technique, but he also looks so much like me that he almost made my Dao heart unstable."

After saying that, Shi Hao seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly became serious as he looked at Shi An: "Brother, did you encounter that gray mist creature just now?"

Shi An quickly understood why Shi Hao asked that question. He thought that since he had encountered it, Xiao An, who was stronger than him, should also have encountered it. Shi An was also somewhat puzzled by this.

Logically speaking, with his strength, he should have been able to threaten the gray mist, so why didn't he appear? Could it be because of the immortal energy?

Thinking about it, Shi An shook his head and then looked at Shi Hao and said, "I have never encountered it."

“How could it be…”

Upon hearing this, not only was Shi Hao surprised, but even the God-Slaying Stone and Huo Ling'er looked puzzled.

In their minds, the other party had always been stronger than Shi Hao, so there was no reason why Shi Hao had encountered him but they hadn't.

Is this so-called gray fog not based on strength?
As they pondered, an idea suddenly flashed through their minds.

"Okay, don't think about it too much."

Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, Shi An felt somewhat helpless. He then clapped his hands and looked at Shi Hao, saying, "Your Dao is not yet perfect. Finish what you need to do first, and then we'll talk about other things."

"Too."

With Shi An's reminder, Shi Hao also realized that he didn't have time to waste now; he still had to continue his breakthrough.

Thus, under Shi An's treatment, Shi Hao, who had recovered completely, once again attracted 1,400 flames, which burned his true self once more.

The blazing Dao Fire burned fiercely, completely enveloping Shi Hao's body, and its dazzling light illuminated the faces of everyone around him.

Shi Hao sat cross-legged in the Dao Fire, his expression resolute. Runes around his body flickered and merged with the Dao Fire, as if he were undergoing a dual transformation of his soul and body.

Shi An, Yun Xi, and Huo Ling'er stood to the side, their eyes fixed on Shi Hao, filled with concern and expectation.

The God-Slaying Stone was also bouncing around, muttering, "You absolutely have to succeed, don't let me down at this crucial moment."

This was a life-or-death ordeal. As the Dao Fire gradually increased, one bluestone path after another lit up, which also meant that Shi Hao's path was becoming increasingly difficult.

This time, he almost burned himself to ashes. The 1,400 orbs of light within his body, all containing runes and interwoven with bone script, were forging his physical body and burning his primordial spirit.

However, unlike the original story, this time, because Shi An was there and he was treating the other person, the other person's condition was much better than in the original story.

The only thing that bothered Shi Hao was that, under the blessing of Shi An's healing power, he felt as if he had entered a world of both ice and fire. One second he was burning in agony from the Dao Fire, as if he were in an endless purgatory, with every inch of his skin and every bone being mercilessly roasted and melted by the flames.

The next second, he was enveloped by Shi An's gentle yet powerful life force, which not only instantly soothed the burning pain, but he could also clearly feel the torn muscles regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The alternation between extreme pain and extreme pleasure made the veins on his forehead throb, and he couldn't help but shout, "Brother! Can you... wait a bit before treating me?!"

Upon hearing this, Shi An raised an eyebrow, and the emerald light in his hand intensified instead of diminishing: "What? You think I'm in your way? This is tempering your Dao foundation, and at the same time, it's also refining your character."

"If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how can you become an unparalleled powerhouse and reach the pinnacle of immortality?"

As he spoke, Shi An deliberately poured more life essence into Shi Hao's charred wounds, causing the other party to groan involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)