Chapter 198: Ice Escape - Ice Prison
One day later.
In the training room.
Bai Shi, who was guiding the evolution of Natural Energy Affinity, suddenly jolted and then opened his eyes.
He extended his hand to sense the sage chakra within his body and then attempted to mobilize it.
Immediately, a remarkably smooth feeling washed over him.
Bai Shi glanced at the panel and, as expected, his Natural Energy Affinity had advanced, transforming into a new ability called Child of Nature.
This significantly increased his mastery over natural energy and allowed him to control sage chakra with great precision.
Noticing this, Bai Shi murmured, "Perhaps it's time to develop sage techniques."
Indeed, it was time to develop sage techniques.
Although he had already mastered Sage Mode, he hadn't inherited any proper sage techniques from the three great sacred lands.
Previously, he treated sage chakra as a higher-level energy source to power the 'system' and assist in evolution.
Now that he had greater control over sage chakra, developing sage techniques could yield twice the results with half the effort.
Thus, taking some time to work on this would not disrupt his overall plans.
Coincidentally, he was currently short on chakra and could spare some free time each day.
This made it the perfect opportunity to work on developing sage techniques.
"Alright, it's settled!"
After a brief consideration, Bai Shi made up his mind.
However, since it was still early, he decided to follow his plan and first invest the saved time and energy into advancing Ice Escape.
He summoned 'the system,' set the evolution direction, and closed his eyes again.
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A month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this month, Bai Shi maintained a very regular routine.
In the mornings, he practiced 'body refinement' to improve his 'base attributes.'
Thanks to the significant boost from the meteorite on his Physique, the time spent in this area decreased considerably.
As a result, he could allocate the saved time and energy to other areas, accelerating his overall evolution speed.
In the afternoons, he focused on advancing Super Vision: Perspective, Energy Absorption, and Ice Escape.
In particular, for Ice Escape,
to quickly develop a ninjutsu suitable for Low-Temperature Resistance evolution, nearly half of his energy was dedicated to it.
Consequently, its level had already surpassed Level VI and was nearing Level VII.
As for the evenings,
Bai Shi generally engaged in two activities.
First, he tested different chakra points on various experimental subjects to better plan their opening sequence and method.
Second, he explored the potential of Ice Escape and developed necessary ninjutsu.
Of course, in his spare time, he also contemplated the development of sage techniques.
Thus, this was how Bai Shi spent each day for the past month—busy yet fulfilling.
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Three days later.
Afternoon.
In the training room.
Bai Shi quietly opened his eyes and then extended his hand. Sage chakra gathered, forming a kunai that resembled crystal in an instant.
It radiated a chilling aura; even with Low-Temperature Resistance at Level VI, Bai Shi couldn't help but shiver.
This indicated just how low its temperature was.
"Level VII Ice Escape should be sufficient."
After a moment of contemplation, Bai Shi crushed the ice crystal kunai in his palm.
Next, he expanded his senses, locked onto a marker near Moon Bay, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.
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Moon Island.
In the eastward indentation, Bai Shi's figure suddenly appeared.
This was Moon Bay—the natural harbor of Moon Island—surrounded by rolling mountains and dense forests, making it difficult for the sea breeze to reach it.
Thus, this area of sea was exceptionally calm.
"Hmm, it's a great place for training!"
Bai Shi scanned the surroundings and nodded silently in approval.
Then, using Body Flicker Technique, he arrived at the center of the sea area.
Standing on the calm surface of the water, Bai Shi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began recalling his attempts over the past month.
Time passed second by second as the sea remained tranquil until a gentle breeze stirred up ripples across the surface.
Suddenly, Bai Shi opened his eyes, a glimmer of cold light flashing within them.
The next moment, he raised both hands and swiftly completed hand seals, shouting: "Sage Art: Ice Escape: Ice Prison!"
As he spoke, he crouched down and slammed his palm onto the surface of the water, splashing large amounts of water into the air.
However, before these splashes could fall back down, an overwhelming chill erupted suddenly, freezing them mid-air.
Not only these splashes but also the surrounding seawater rapidly crystallized into ice centered around Bai Shi's right palm and spread outward at an alarming speed.
In an instant, ice covered an area of one hundred meters around him.
At the edges, seawater was continuously extracted and condensed until it formed a solid ice wall.
Then, the ice walls closed inwards, creating a hemispherical ice barrier.
This was the ninjutsu Bai Shi had developed over more than a month—Ice Escape: Ice Prison.
Not only did it trap enemies but it also generated cold air on its own, causing the temperature inside the barrier to drop continuously.
Previously, when Ice Escape was at a lower level, its cooling effect was not very noticeable. However, now that it reached Level VII, its effectiveness became very prominent.
Combined with Sage Mode's enhancement, the technique's effects were even more pronounced.
For instance, within just a few breaths now, the temperature here had dropped to around minus thirty degrees Celsius.
And this was far from its limit.
Another five minutes passed.
The temperature dropped to minus seventy degrees Celsius.
Inside the barrier, moisture in the air crystallized into tiny ice shards that protruded from the surrounding ice walls like quills on a hedgehog.
Feeling the temperature around him, Bai Shi nodded in satisfaction before moving his stiff body into a cross-legged position on the ice surface.
"Zzz~"
However, as soon as he sat down on the icy surface, Bai Shi couldn't help but gasp at the coldness.
Suppressing the urge to use chakra to resist the chill, Bai Shi summoned 'the system' and listed Low-Temperature Resistance as his next evolution direction to initiate a new round of evolution.
As he had anticipated, evolving in such an environment allowed for rapid progress in his Low-Temperature Resistance.
In just two days, it advanced from Level VI (15.2%) to Level VII (0.1%), and then took another four days to move from Level VII (0.1%) to Level VIII (0.1%).
After that, it took seven days to progress from Level VIII (0.1%) to Level IX (0.1%).
Approximately one month later, his Low-Temperature Resistance reached Level X. It took over half a month to reach its peak at Level X.
Calculating this way, it took him one and a half months to advance from Level VI (15.2%) to Level X (99.9%).
This was even faster than his progress with Toxin Resistance and High-Temperature Resistance.
(End of Chapter)
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