Next, almost every hour, Hei Youliang would activate the blue snake scale once, firmly freezing Wang Wu in place.

Each time, about 20 to 50 points of Ice Spiritual Qi would dissipate, meaning that even if activating the blue snake scale came with no other cost, it would still consume at least 20 points of Ice Spiritual Qi.

Wang Wu absolutely could not accept this on himself.

It can only be said that the wealth and extravagance of such a second-generation demon is beyond the imagination of a low-level little demon like him.

In response, Wang Wu couldn't be bothered to pay attention. He just drowsily slept, and after waking up, continued to sleep. After about a dozen hours, the long cooldown brought by his Level 10 Self-Healing finally ended. His weak status completely disappeared, and his lost Life Value had long since fully recovered, with the only trouble being that his Satiety was zero.

He didn't know how well Hei Youliang had recovered in those dozen hours.

Wang Wu thought this way, and did not act rashly, but waited quietly. When the three layers of ice freezing him showed slight signs of melting, he immediately released 100 points of Ice Spiritual Qi to the outside and then quickly began to rapidly recover the Ice Spiritual Qi.

This in-and-out wasn't a simple numbers game, but a strategy he had carefully thought over and found.

Because although the three layers of ice started to melt and thaw, in reality, their overall structural status could still reach 99.9% perfection. At this time, Wang Wu's entire body was still almost 100% frozen. He couldn't even stick his tongue out to lick the ice, let alone have the opportunity to do so.

So what should he do? Naturally, it's to add pressure!

By instantaneously outputting a large amount of Ice Spiritual Qi, directly destroy or rather directly impact the stable structure of these three layers of ice.

Of course, this method must be performed an hour later, or else it's a joke. Does he really think the Innate Divine Techniques released by the Young Master of the Demon King are a joke?

Facts proved that Wang Wu's method was effective.

His in-and-out, although the total amount of flowing Ice Spiritual Qi was only 200 points, nevertheless, the impact it caused was substantial.

Just one second later, he could hear the crackling sound coming from his body, and the structure of the third layer of ice was breached.

Almost simultaneously, Wang Wu also successfully regained control of his body!

He immediately performed a Bear Mountain Left Lean, followed by a Bear Mountain Right Lean. These seemed like two simple, ordinary actions, and even the movement form didn't manage to create a gap bigger than a centimeter because of the ice binding.

But Wang Wu's intention was not in the action itself!

He never intended to break this Deep Freeze; he was merely using this method to operate the Basic Ice Spirit Root in his body!

Yes, unlike humans who only need to pinch a seal and recite spells or perform various mysterious techniques and heart methods, Wang Wu now had to rely on specific movements to more delicately urge the Ice Spiritual Qi, allowing it to operate from the Basic Ice Spirit Root to other regions, which is to say, opening up new pathways, new meridians.

This is very important.

So in this moment, the 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi in his body were mobilized, rushing towards a completely new region, specifically, his left shoulder, which is the core power trajectory of the Bear Mountain Left Lean.

"Boom!"

With a dull sound and a few cracks appearing, Wang Wu's collision immediately received feedback; from the ice, a reactive force was conducted through his left shoulder into his body.

This was a power collision curve visible externally.

But when he made this move, 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi were also flowing along the opposite direction.

In this instant, it was as if his physical power through collision with the ice allowed the rebounding power of the ice to just scrape past this 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi.

The two forces shouldn't have been on the same channel, not even the same medium, yet because of Wang Wu's body, a miraculous intersection was created.

In this moment, Wang Wu's entire left shoulder and the left bear claw went numb, then it became a heart-piercing pain, and finally, the connection was completely severed, as if the whole left side of the body had been cut off.

But that's not the most deadly; it's because the rebounding 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi rushed back into the Basic Ice Spirit Root, almost crippling half of his body.

For a full five seconds, Wang Wu's half-body was directly paralyzed.

This frightened him into a cold sweat.

But after these five seconds, it was as if the barren, cold winter had finally ushered in spring, the long night finally saw dawn. He once again sensed this half of the body. Everything returned to normal; he hadn't lost anything. This was just the necessary path of urging this 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi to open up a new route.

Under normal circumstances, how could it be done in one go?

But just as Wang Wu was preparing to attempt it once more, with a swoosh, a gentle sound, the three layers of ice blocks he had managed to crack slightly were restored to their original state.

In less than ten seconds, Hei Youliang hurried back, truly punctual.

Wang Wu bore no resentment, only carefully recalled and reviewed the essentials of the collision of the Bear Mountain Left Lean just now. This collision action was his cultivation heart method, his cultivation route, not just a casual crash; any small deviation could lead to immeasurable errors.

Hei Youliang didn't mock him either. After re-freezing Wang Wu, it silently disappeared to unknown whereabouts, figuring out ways to restore its strength. The two of them were competing for the quota to continue living.

Whoever reaches the endpoint first can win this round.

For the next hour, Wang Wu's spirit was highly focused. He didn't even care about what Hei Youliang was doing or the extent of its strength recovery.

He didn't care.

He focused solely on his perception, his will, wholeheartedly sensing the three layers of ice imprisoning him.

Continuously replaying and simulating in his mind, until the time was up and Hei Youliang's innate divine technique effect ended. The three layers of cold ice began to melt, and at that instant, Wang Wu swiftly launched into action.

In the first second, 100 points of Ice Spiritual Qi burst forth, only to be retracted completely in the second second. At this moment, Hei Youliang was surely rushing back at high speed.

They were all racing against time.

In the third second, Wang Wu executed the Bear Mountain Right Lean and Left Lean.

In the fourth second, using the small space created by the collision, he rapidly and continuously slammed to the left. He needed a larger space and greater explosive power to gain a stronger rebound force.

To achieve resonance and intersection with those 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi, the power needed to be significant, though not excessive.

By the sixth second, Wang Wu still couldn't sense Hei Youliang, but he knew he couldn't delay any longer.

Instantly, 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi gathered, and concentrating all his might, he struck the ice heavily with the Bear Mountain Left Lean. In that instant, a white light flashed behind Wang Wu, and Hei Youliang had rushed back. An innate divine technique was launched, and the ice layer became indestructible again.

However, at the very moment when Wang Wu's Qi blood and meridians were about to freeze, he successfully completed this brush with the encounter!

Yes, by using Hei Youliang's innate divine technique to make the ice incredibly solid, he gained the maximum rebound force.

Although externally it appeared to be just a slight collision, the rebounding power penetrated Wang Wu's body as a conduit, crashing into the 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi head-on.

In an instant, it was like a great river breaking its banks, or an insurmountable mountain finally found a way through. It was very small, very slender, but it was still a path—a road that had been opened.

Following that, Wang Wu was frozen again, with no apparent difference from before. The gap between him and Hei Youliang was so vast that Hei Youliang hadn't noticed anything amiss.

Yet, things were indeed different.

Because those 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi were circulating slowly. Yes, although the meridians were frozen, the Ice Spiritual Qi itself wouldn't freeze.

It would only stagnate due to the lack of a passageway.

Even if the meridians were frozen, it could still exist within them.

Of course, there were surely reasons within that Wang Wu couldn't comprehend.

Nonetheless, at this moment of being refrozen, those 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi were truly circulating, albeit slowly, like an IV drip with the flow rate set to the slowest.

Little by little, drop by drop, it nourished silently.

Wang Wu waited calmly, without any information appearing, but surely there would be.

Time passed by the minute and second.

About fifty minutes later, the 200 points of Ice Spiritual Qi finally circulated 100 points through the opened passage. At this moment, Wang Wu sensed a concept called balance, or in Earth's terms—an equilibrium.

Although the concept of two meridians was unknown, each meridian contained 100 points of Ice Spiritual Qi.

No, that wasn't the concept.

There was essentially no concept of two meridians; it was just one meridian—just one!

And it was at this moment that two long-overdue items of delayed information finally appeared.

"You have successfully opened a branch meridian and fused it with the first branch meridian."

"You are cultivating the Basic Ice Spirit Root, current progress (2/10), your Ice Spiritual Qi storage limit has increased, current being (200/300)"

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"That's it?"

Wang Wu was stunned. The description was too simplistic; at least give me some guidance, even if it's related information description, just so dry like this.

"Could it be because this is something I acquired through acquired effort, that every path and every pit must be traversed by me, one step at a time?"

Wang Wu somewhat understood. He truly discovered a difference this time.

For example, when his Bloodline Talent was upgraded, the description was only lacking carrying an old grandpa around.

Not only was it detailed enough, but it was also clear enough, even including warnings and prompts.

Especially the Passive Concealment Talent, it felt particularly insightful.

"It can't be that before me, this branch of the Ancient Giant Bear never cultivated an Ice Spirit Root, right?"

Wang Wu thought, this might very well be the truth.

Also the true nature of his supposed golden finger.

The attribute bar was from that mini-game he played before his transmigration, and this attribute bar most likely fused with the Ancient Giant Bear bloodline flowing within him, thus mutating into this pseudo-golden finger, though essentially, it wasn't.

Hmm, at most, it could only be considered half a golden finger.

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