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Chapter 560 Riddled with Holes

The effects of the Ice Spirit Cold Spring were gradually waning. During one eruption of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, a small section of the ice layer within a meridian was completely melted away. A tiny drop of azure magma pierced the ice layer's defenses and landed on the exposed vein. Instantly, the meridian, like a stimulated eel, tensed up. A sharp, soul-piercing pain caused Jing Chen to cough up a mouthful of blood.

His teeth clenched tightly, the sudden, intense pain making Jing Chen dizzy for a while before gradually subsiding. Without even wiping away the blood, he quickly focused his mind again, controlling the blue magma and slowly circulating it along his meridians.

As he circulated his energy, Jing Chen's control over the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame became increasingly proficient. However, precisely because of this, the temperature released from the azure flames became increasingly terrifying. By now, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring within Jing Chen's body was already retreating steadily under the attack of the strange fire, and it seemed that if it held on a little longer, it would be completely annihilated.

Clenching his teeth tightly, Jing Chen desperately dragged the small stream of cyan lava. Intense heat emanated from it, seeping through his veins and bones, causing tiny white bubbles to appear on his body's surface. The white bubbles burst, revealing crimson flesh beneath.

A small crack spread from the flesh and blood, eventually covering Jing Chen's arm and body, making him look like a broken porcelain doll, which was quite terrifying.

Looking at Jing Chen's cracked skin, the old apothecary couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. This cracked skin meant that Jing Chen's body was now filled with scorching heat. All the heat that had nowhere to go could only burst Jing Chen's skin, and then escape through these cracks.

This situation usually indicates that things aren't going smoothly within the body. If an energy surge were to occur at this moment, Jing Chen's skin could very well be blasted away.

His aged face changed rapidly. The old man's hands tightened and loosened repeatedly. After a long while, he finally suppressed his inner impulse and waited quietly to the side, not daring to make the slightest noise to disturb Jing Chen.

Ignoring the changes on his body's surface, Jing Chen had now focused all his attention on the azure magma that was about to complete a meridian cycle.

As the azure magma flowed from a main vein, it finally completed a perfect cycle. At this moment, Jing Chen could clearly feel that the connection between his mind and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame had become even more harmonious.

As the azure magma completed its final cycle, Jing Chen's battle qi surged violently, causing a chain reaction throughout his body. With a slight tremor, the intense heat that filled his body erupted forth, tearing a large chunk of skin and flesh from his arm.

The sudden, intense pain made Jing Chen's soul tremble violently. Cold sweat poured down his forehead like water, soaking his clothes.

Taking a few deep breaths, Jing Chen reached into his storage ring and retrieved a bottle of healing medicine. He sprayed it haphazardly onto his wounds and then focused his attention on the azure flames within his body.

Within his body, as the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame completed its cycle, the purple fire battle qi within the vortex suddenly surged. Under the command of his mind, wisps of purple battle qi flowed out from the vortex, then enveloped the azure magma within.

Although the purple flame battle qi was instantly incinerated upon contact with the strange fire, fortunately, there was a continuous supply of support. Therefore, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which had just completed one cycle, was once again driven to circulate along the cultivation route of the Burning Technique.

As the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was pushed into the Burning Technique route, it seemed to sense an unease in the darkness. Suddenly, the flames, which had become much milder due to circulating through the body, became violent again.

Deep blue flames rose from the magma, fiercely scorching the meridians encased in ice. Wherever the flames passed, the meridians were almost completely transformed, looking no different from those that had suffered severe injuries.

Having devoured the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Jing Chen truly experienced its terror. The devouring was not yet complete, but his body was already almost completely destroyed.

Given the extent of his injuries, even with various elixirs for treating internal injuries, it would be difficult for him to recover to his previous state without several months of rest. After all, the injuries were far too severe. For an ordinary person, they would likely have rendered them crippled.

Within the meridians, the purple fire battle qi was constantly being burned into nothingness, while the vortex, as if reckless, frantically supplied battle qi. It supplied as much as you burned, and although the battle qi stored in the vortex was decreasing at a visible rate, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was successfully circulated within the Burning Technique's pathway.

Inside the meridians, the ice layer formed by the Ice Spirit Cold Spring gradually thinned from thick to shallow after being consumed by the strange fire for a long time, and then became barely visible. Now, the cold ice layer has almost completely lost its defensive function.

As the ice layer dissipated, Jing Chen's already dire situation worsened. The intense heat scorched and twisted his meridians, and in some smaller areas, the meridians gradually knotted, causing significant blockages in the flow of his battle qi.

Having reached this point, Jing Chen had practically revealed all his trump cards. He could only grit his teeth and try his best to drive the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to complete the operation route of the Burning Technique. Only in this way could his efforts be perfectly rewarded. Otherwise, if the strange fire backfired, he would probably be reduced to dust on the spot.

With a hiss, a small bloodstain suddenly burst open on Jing Chen's face, and blood flowed out, soaking half of Jing Chen's face and turning it blood red. He looked like a white and red monster again.

With his eyes closed, Jing Chen was naturally unaware of how terrifying his appearance had become. He could only vaguely sense that his face suddenly throbbed with pain again. Then, he focused all his attention on circulating his battle qi, supporting the increasingly fiercely resisting cyan magma, and proceeding along the final path of the Burning Technique.

During the prolonged battle with the strange fire, the purple fire battle qi within the vortex was almost completely depleted. Only seventeen drops of liquid purple energy remained, swirling within the vortex.

(End of this chapter)