Within a very short time, Kurozawa lowered his head and looked at his forearm.
It felt soft and weak, covered in dark bruises, and the bones inside were likely riddled with cracks. A constant stream of sharp pain flowed through it; even Mingzhou felt difficult to grip firmly.
His physique was already quite high, but directly confronting the infinitely powerful creations of Blood Demon Art with just his physical body was still insufficient. Those Ice Bodhisattvas created by Doma were conservatively estimated to have an average attribute value of over 25.
Kurozawa recalled first meeting Hongyue; he had guessed Hongyue's average body attribute value was also above 25.
Thinking about it now, he might have underestimated her.
Lifting his head, Kurozawa's vision was filled by the massive Ice Bodhisattvas. The Ice Puppets on their shoulders were also relentless. With a raise of their hands, dense, sharp ice crystals emitted a piercing sound as they cut through the air, whistling towards Kurozawa.
Kurozawa's body flickered, dodging attacks aimed at vital points like his eyes and throat. He paid no mind to the rest, taking them with his body.
Although the protective Pitch-Black Aura couldn't completely incinerate these condensed physical attacks, it was enough to weaken some of their power. Then, with Kurozawa's physique, he could easily block them, resulting in only insignificant red marks where he was hit.
"Immortal Demon Body."
Looking at the Ice Bodhisattvas closing in rapidly with ferocious expressions, Kurozawa's expression remained unchanged.
His peripheral vision glanced at the skill icons below the Gray-White panel, his mind racing.
Water Breathing (Fifth Stage).
Water Breathing Sword Forms (Fifth Stage).
Higan Suzume Eye (First Stage).
Immortal Demon Body (Awaiting Evolution).
Water Breathing Sword Forms had advanced to the Fifth Stage after Kurozawa independently comprehended its Secret Technique. This discovery made Kurozawa grin. "As expected, I, Kurozawa, am exceptionally talented." The weakest link he had been unwilling to try and learn before had now become a crucial part of his combat power. Truly, life is unpredictable.
However, it was strange that the Fifth Stage Water Breathing Sword Forms could still evolve further, not having reached its peak. And with Kurozawa's more than 1,300 Potential Points, it wasn't enough to push the Sword Forms to the Sixth Stage, which was quite absurd.
He sensed it. The Sixth Stage of the Breathing Technique would probably require around 600 Potential Points. He had spent over 400 points to break through from the Fourth to the Fifth Stage.
Kurozawa knew that the closer one got to the peak, the harder it was to break through. In comparison, the 600 points needed now wasn't much; it was normal.
But the fact that all his Potential Points weren't enough to break through to the Sixth Stage of the Sword Forms meant that the Sixth Stage Sword Forms might be a qualitative change within a qualitative change, indicating a significant issue.
The Higan Suzume Eye, on the other hand, was a standalone skill, not part of a series like the Sword Forms or Breathing Technique. Therefore, it didn't require many Potential Points. It would take about 400 points to upgrade from the First to the Fourth Stage.
Finally, Kurozawa's gaze focused on the last skill.
Immortal Demon Body (Awaiting Evolution).
Because he had unconsciously given the command to Gray-White, and Gray-White had faithfully executed it, the appearance of this ability had initially confused Kurozawa.
This was because Kurozawa had had similar ideas before, but Gray-White hadn't reacted. Yet, something he thought impossible had appeared unexpectedly.
"Perhaps it's because of that blood..." As his memories flashed back, Kurozawa thought of his body covered in wounds, many of which also had Gyutaro's blood on them. That blood was very likely the key to him obtaining the Immortal Demon Body.
"So, Immortal Demon Body, I hope you can satisfy me." Facing the roaring attacks of the Ice Bodhisattvas, Kurozawa smiled brightly.
At the same time, 1,341 Potential Points suddenly evaporated in stages. In Kurozawa's eyes, this number plummeted rapidly, quickly leaving only over 200 points.
His accumulated Potential Points were once again almost completely depleted. He wasn't surprised by this.
If Kurozawa had been just an ordinary human, his body transforming into an Immortal Demon Body might not have required so many Potential Points.
But the current Kurozawa's physique was strong and stable, like the difference between a stone and a diamond. It was foreseeable that a large amount of potential would be needed to change its essence.
Deep within Kurozawa's body, the primitive structures of individual cells began to change. The cell structure became tough yet could decompose and recombine like particles. Moreover, in his mental perception, invisible tendrils seemed to extend and firmly connect and lock together all his flesh and blood cells.
At the same time, a realization dawned on Kurozawa. As long as his mind was unharmed, even if his limbs were cut and ground into powder, they could return and reassemble into a whole through this invisible connection.
In other words, perfect body regeneration.
Kurozawa's forearm, the injured blue and purple color, receded like a tide. And the bones beneath the muscle, the cracks on them, healed and regenerated under the effect of the invisible connecting force.
In the distance, Doma narrowed his eyes, sensing something was wrong, and then suddenly his eyes widened.
"The demon aura on him suddenly intensified."
"Why isn't he running anymore? Could it be..."
Doma's thoughts hadn't fully formed when he saw five Ice Bodhisattvas surrounding Kurozawa from afar, like a wall of bronze and iron, blocking him in. Their huge fists slammed down. Kurozawa held Mingzhou in his right hand and slashed out. The sharp sword light cut the arms of two Ice Bodhisattvas into shattered pieces.
At the same time, the other three Ice Bodhisattvas converged on Kurozawa. Six ice fists, like falling meteors, descended from above, sealing off any space Kurozawa could move.
Using Fighting Spirit to predict the trajectory of these fists, Kurozawa agilely and skillfully dodged most of the attacks in the narrow space.
Meanwhile, the two Ice Bodhisattvas whose arms were severed by Mingzhou completed their regeneration. These four descending ice fists, however, were impossible to completely evade.
Looking up, the four ice fists, each the size of a small house, rapidly enlarged in Kurozawa's eyes.
Whoosh. A fierce breathing sound echoed in the air. Kurozawa took a deep breath, and an aura as substantial as a bolt of silk surged wildly into his nose and mouth.
Mingzhou transformed into layers of flame like flowing water and was absorbed into his body. Kurozawa raised his fists, which were burning with Pitch-Black Aura. His body leaped up from below, actually planning to directly confront the skyscraper-sized Ice Bodhisattvas with his fists.
"Rising Dragon Punch of Mount Lu!" Kurozawa roared inside his mind, adding a voiceover.
It was said that attacks with named techniques were more powerful.
On the other side, seeing Kurozawa's insane action, Doma's colorful eyes suddenly narrowed.
Hiss. The first thing to make contact with the ice fists was the Pitch-Black Aura. It met the hard ice crystals that formed the fists, evaporating layers of alternating hot and cold white steam.
Immediately after, Kurozawa's own fists collided with the ice fists that were larger than his entire body. A wave of air instantly spread out, and a muffled sound echoed like a drumbeat, as if hitting a person's heart.
Bang! The layers of ice crystals on the ice fist shattered one after another. In an instant, like an arm inserted into a meat grinder, from the area of the fist, with a rumbling sound, Kurozawa pounded this Ice Bodhisattva's arm from bottom to top, inch by inch, into a sky full of ice crystal dust.
The fists of the other Ice Bodhisattvas naturally struck empty air, as they hadn't anticipated Kurozawa's action.
And the eyes of an Ice Puppet standing on a shoulder, made of ice crystals, reflected a leaping figure.
It was the first to notice Kurozawa's arm twisted like a pretzel, with his crystalline, jade-like bones exposed. There were also scarlet blood streaks on them.
In the exchange of blows with the Ice Bodhisattva, Kurozawa's arm was likewise rendered useless.
The Ice Puppet reacted quickly. Taking advantage of Kurozawa's severely injured arms, it reached out and formed two sharp-edged ice crystal lotus flowers, which rotated from left and right to cut towards Kurozawa's neck.
But in an instant, the flesh and blood of Kurozawa's mangled arm twisted and writhed, his bones audibly deforming and sinking back into his flesh.
In less than a second, the regeneration and repair were complete. There was no sign of injury at all, not even a scar remained.
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