Nie Tian suddenly sensed that the Saint Soul Curse Mark in his body became active, making his expression involuntarily change.
If the Saint Soul Curse Mark flared up at this time, it would be terrible.
When fusing with the Saint Soul Curse Mark previously, he already felt the terror of the curse mark. If the curse mark flared up at this time, he would be unable to resist at all.
"Good chance!" But right at this time, Fat Cat's voice sounded out, appearing very excited.
The Saint Soul Curse Mark flared up, this was the best time for him to research the curse mark.
"Nie boy, you have to hold on." At practically the same time, the Ghost Emperor's voice also sounded out, similarly very excited.
Nie Tian's brows furrowed, and he had a speechless look.
Fat Cat and the Ghost Emperor, these two fellows, had probably been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
Boom! And in the next instant, Nie Tian suddenly felt that the Saint Soul Curse Mark in his body became berserk. Myriad curse mark runes formed a terrifying impact, surging in his four limbs and hundreds of meridians, as if wanting to tear his body apart in an instant.
Intense pain assaulted his entire body, making Nie Tian's expression become distorted, and his entire person appeared sinister and terrifying.
"En?" When Situ Bayi saw Nie Tian's expression, he could not help frowning, feeling puzzled in his heart.
The Ice Fire Lake's environment was strange. Martial artists who entered would suffer the power of cold ice and the power of raging fire at the same time. The martial body endured the impact of two kinds of extreme powers, and it was very terrifying.
But the Ice Fire Lake's power would not manifest so quickly. Nie Tian had just entered the lake, so why was he in so much pain already?
Situ Bayi knew that Nie Tian was a person with heaven-defying talent. He should not be in such a state right now.
Ji Chen, who was beside Nie Tian, although his expression was not good, it was definitely not as exaggerated as Nie Tian's.
Ji Chen took a glance at Nie Tian, and his brows furrowed slightly, with the same puzzlement on his face.
Although he did not want to admit it, he knew in his heart that Nie Tian's talent was higher than his.
Even he could easily endure the tempering of the Ice Fire Lake, so why was Nie Tian in so much pain?
"Hmm?" In the next moment, Situ Ba sensed Nie Tian's Martial Body and was shocked to discover that there was a terrifying force in Nie Tian's body. It was like a wild beast, violent and ferocious.
"Nie Tian!" Situ Bayi didn't know what that energy was, so he couldn't help but frown and shout.
"Senior Situ, I'm fine." Nie Tian spoke with a heavy tone. Even though he was enduring immense pain, he still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Situ Bayi's eyes narrowed. After confirming that Nie Tian's aura was stable and there weren't any signs of disorder, he finally relaxed.
At this time, Ji Chen had already started cultivating. The water around him was slowly fluctuating, and one could clearly see waves of energy constantly seeping into his body, slowly nourishing it.
However, Nie Tian was still fighting against the Holy Soul Incantation. Not only did the Martial Body have to withstand the impact of the ice and fire, it also had to withstand the violent tearing power of the Holy Soul Incantation.
Situ Bayi looked at the two people in the lake and said in his heart, "I wonder how long these two brats can last in the lake. When I first entered the Ice Fire Lake, I lasted for six hours. These two brats' talent is above mine, so they should be able to last longer than me. "
As he spoke in his heart, his eyes couldn't help but lock onto Nie Tian's body. He said in his heart, "Nie Tian is someone that Kouyo Oniguchi is interested in. His talent is unimaginable. This old man is looking forward to how long he can last."
The impact of the ice and fire in the Ice Fire Lake was a slow accumulation process.
The longer a martial artist stayed in the Ice Fire Lake, the more energy they would absorb, and at the same time, the greater the impact of the ice and fire would be.
The extreme power of ice and fire would impact a martial artist's body. Not only could it increase the strength of the Martial Body, but it could also improve a martial artist's talent and potential. It was extremely mysterious.
The Ice Fire Lake was Situ Bayi's private cultivation ground. Besides him, no one else was allowed to enter.
Nie Tian was in the Ice Fire Lake. Although he was enduring immense pain, he could clearly feel that the power of his Martial Body was slowly increasing.
The Saint Soul Curse Mark was very active and even violent. However, it didn't cause any harm to his Martial Body. Instead, it had a strong improvement effect on his Martial Body.
The Saint Soul Dean was right. Before the Saint Soul Curse Mark flared up, the power of the curse mark was beneficial to Nie Tian's Martial Body.
Fat Cat and the Ghost Emperor took advantage of the active state of the Saint Soul Curse Mark to carefully sense the curse mark. They were preparing for Nie Tian to completely control the curse mark in the future.
Soon, ten hours had passed.
Ji Chen finally couldn't take it anymore. He leaped out of the Ice Fire Lake.
He landed beside Situ Bayi. His injuries had all healed, and his aura had clearly increased.
"Very good. Your strength should have increased by one level." Situ Bayi looked at Ji Chen and said with a faint smile.
"En." Ji Chen nodded slightly. Although his expression didn't change much, he was very happy in his heart.
His current strength had increased from First Step Half-Saint to Second Step Half-Saint.
There were three transitional realms between the Divine Realm and the Saint Realm: Half-Saint, Demi Saint, and Pseudo Saint. Each transitional realm was further divided into nine levels, from First Step to Ninth Step.
However, advancing from First Step to Ninth Step was relatively easy. The most difficult was the breakthrough from Peak Divine Realm to Half-Saint, which was the biggest test for a martial artist.
Take Ji Chen for example. He had spent nearly a hundred years to advance from Peak Divine Realm to First Step Half-Saint. However, it only took him a dozen days to advance from First Step Half-Saint to Second Step Half-Saint.
Of course, the reason why he could advance so quickly was that he had undergone the Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
However, even without the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, it would only take him half a year or even a few months to advance from First Step Half-Saint to Second Step Half-Saint.
There were many Pseudo Saint experts in the Saint Soul Domain. However, the number of Pseudo Saints who had reached the peak could be counted on one hand.
For example, Liang Zhen and Yu Lian, whom Nie Tian had met earlier, were also pseudo Saint experts. However, they were only third step pseudo Saints, which was a far cry from the peak ninth step pseudo Saint Sage Situ Bayi.
Ji Chen didn't say anything else. He just looked at Nie Tian with a burning gaze, as if he was waiting for something.
Situ Bayi was also looking at Nie Tian with a burning gaze. He wanted to see Nie Tian's strength improve again.
Nie Tian was currently a peak Paramount God, and if he could reach the peak of the half-step Paramount God level, his battle prowess would definitely improve by leaps and bounds.
After that, Nie Tian stayed in the Ice and Fire Lake for another ten hours or so, he finally couldn't take it anymore and leaped out of the lake.
By the time he landed, all of his injuries had been healed, and his aura was much stronger than before.
Unfortunately, he still hadn't broken through to the peak of the half-step Paramount level.
It was as if he was missing an opportunity to break through.
"Still lacking a little." Situ Bayi looked at Nie Tian and said in a deep voice, "But it doesn't matter. You can often come to the Ice Fire Lake to cultivate in the future. I believe it won't be long before you break through to the peak of half-step."
"Thank you, Senior Situ." Nie Tian bowed and thanked him. He was very grateful.
Although he was unable to achieve a breakthrough, he could feel that his Martial Body was much stronger than before, and his aura was even more surging.
The effects of the Ice and Fire Body Tempering were very obvious, and if it wasn't for the Holy Soul Curse, Nie Tian was confident that he could temper himself in the Ice and Fire Lake for several days.
However, he couldn't help but feel regretful that he couldn't break through.
"Nie Tian." At this time, Ji Chen suddenly looked at Nie Tian and stretched out his palm. Half of the golden liquid was floating in his palm. He handed it over and said, "For you."
"What's this?" Nie Tian looked at the golden liquid and couldn't help but frown.
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