Chapter 168 – Depth (2/2)

‘I need to keep on going!’

The Qi in Ye Wei’s body was accelerating, within his meridian systems. In turn, it marginally kept up with how quickly his body was freezing.

‘One hundred and thirty feet!’

‘One hundred and forty feet!’

‘One hundred and fifty feet!’

When Ye Wei reached one hundred and fifty feet, the water temperature suddenly dropped again.His joints showed signs of freezing since the Qi flow in his meridians slowed down aswell. The energy began to solidify; at the same time, Ye Wei’s skin was glowing in an unusual purple colour.

‘My body is at the same state as a seven-star condensed prime Warrior, and I still cannot resist the temperature. What is the source of this cold?’ Ye Wei narrowed his eyes.

Now, Ye Wei’s bones became rigid from layers of frost accumulating on the surfaces of his internal organs. A dull pain throbbed over his whole body.

‘If I keep going like this, I will definitely freeze to death!’

‘Supernova stance, second evolution!’ Nevertheless, he refused to give in.

“Rumble!”

His Qi was further compressed and amplified, strengthening his body to that of a nine-star condensed prime Warrior.

‘Much better!’

Wrapped in coats of thick primal energy, Ye Wei was able to dive even deeper despite the increasing pressure.

After the second evolution, Ye Wei descended all the way to one hundred and seventy feet depth before his Qi started to solidify once again.

‘I think I am still far from the bottom!’ and I still haven’t found anything. I don’t think I can keep going on like this.’ Ye Wei shook his head and took a hard turn to the opposite direction. He swam towards the sky and the fresh air.

Once he reached about one hundred and twenty feet below the pond’s surface, Ye Wei canceled the Supernova stance and his body returned to the state of a three-star condensed prime level.

Feeling threatened by the water’s chilling temperature, Ye Wei accelerated his Qi flow to warm up his meridians and therefore his body. The quicker his Qi circulated his body the thicker and denser it eventually became.

‘The pond is bone chilling. I think I can attempt a breakthrough down here where my Qi flows quicker.’ During this time, Ye Wei was close to breaking through; how he could cultivate most efficiently was always one of his main concerns.

‘If I could breakthrough to become a four-star condensed Warrior, I would be as strong as a ten-star condensed prime Warrior under the effect of Supernova stance second evolution!’

‘Before my next breakthrough, I am not confident about being able to defeat a ten-star condensed prime Warrior. Although Lu Zhong was heavily wounded, Ye Wei’s resources were drained. If they were to fight a longer fight, Ye Wei would not have lasted long since he put all of his strength behind the Selenic Triple-Primal Sword.

‘After my break through, my Sword stance will reach a different level entirely. When that day comes, I should be able to take on even ten-star condensed prime Warriors with the Glacial Emperor’s stances.’

‘Falling Star Form!’ Ye Wei steadied his body deep inside the pond, used the formula to further accelerate the fast-flowing Qi, the energy tamped by the cold, into his dantian.

‘I think my body is absorbing Qi twenty time faster than normal speed! My Sentient is being expanded as well by this freezing surges!’ Ye Wei exclaimed. He sincerely believed the Drakehead was close to the bottom of the pond.

‘I have to breakthrough before I am good enough for any task in my path.’ Ye Wei clenched his fist in the depth of the dark, freezing pond. He used the formula once again, this time to overload his meridians.

The silver moon hung high. It’s soft light could not reach where Ye Wei was, but it certainly acted as a torch in the dark for Lu Feng.

Lu Feng had located the Ye’s and decided he should head back to the Drakehead once he took care of the beasts around the area.

While he was on the way back to Ye Wei, he discovered that the Lu’s had assigned a ten-star condensed prime Warrior to North Hill Bay.

“Why did they assign the Du’s to Lu Ren?” Lu Feng mumbled to himself high up a tree. Incognito due to the night sky, a man near Lu Feng was inconspicuous. It took a couple of seconds before Lu Feng recognized a bearded middle-aged man near him.

“Ye Wei, the Lu’s sent another ten-star condensed prime Warrior your way. I am not sure if I will be able to stop this one, please be aware!”

Lu Feng sent Ye Wei a message through his runic badge.

However, Ye Wei being too focused on breaking through, was not aware that Lu Feng tried to contact him.

It was not long before sunrise, Lu Feng became increasingly anxious as he still hadn’t received a reply from Ye Wei. ‘What are you doing, don’t tell me you got yourself killed. The Lu’s just sent two hundred Du’s towards the Drakehead’s direction! I need you right now Ye Wei!’