137 Enduring Pain

Death Curse 1: When you die, it deals a 5 point Shadow damage to the target.

The Skeleton Soldier in front of him disappeared in front of him. Fang Ping quickly checked the secondary appearance of the characteristic. It had indeed become Excellent-grade.

Superior Skeleton Soldier: Strength 1, 20 health, Skeleton characteristic, Death Curse 1.

He had obtained another Excellent-grade skill. Not bad.

Moreover, the characteristic Death Curse deals damage when it dies. As for the Skeleton characteristic, it turns into a pile of bones when it dies. Although he did not know the effect of the pile of bones, he felt that it should be able to manage it.

He would find an opportunity to test it out in actual combat and see how it goes.

Now that he had twelve skills, he still needed to have enough energy. Fang Ping’s current energy was only enough to use four Excellent-grade skills.

It was better to continue accumulating energy.

Lying on the bed, he closed his eyes and held the energy fragment, preparing to start accumulating energy.

Just as he closed his eyes and before he could calm down, the surrounding energy appeared.

Other than the golden light spots provided by the energy fragments, there were also some faint red light spots around. Compared to the energy he felt in the Lava World, the red was much lighter.

The pale red light spots were obviously more active. They did not need much attention and were slowly moving toward Fang Ping.

This way of cultivation had higher efficiency. However, as he cultivated, Fang Ping’s body slowly began to feel hot. His muscles also felt a faint pain, as if his entire body was constantly being bitten by ants.

The fire poison was accumulating.

This was not a pleasant cultivation experience.

It did not take long for Fang Ping to give up. He should wait for the characteristics to be charged to increase his strength.

He stopped paying attention to the light spots and went straight to sleep.

…

At night, the Blazing Flame Tower was still lit up with a faint red light.

Chen Long stood in the corridor, leaning against the railing and looking at the Fire Dragon Border Fortress in the night. It was quiet.

From time to time, soldiers patrolling the night would pass by.

Starlight could be seen above his head. In the distance, the cold wind mixed with white ice and snow whistled. When it hit Fire Dragon City, it stopped abruptly.

This was the city that stood in the snowstorm. The city that his family had fought and contributed to, Fire Dragon Border Fortress, Fire Dragon City.

“Young Master Chen Long, it’s getting late. Shouldn’t you prepare to rest?”

An old man in his sixties stood behind and reminded him in a low voice.

His hair was completely white, but there were not many wrinkles on his face. He stood straight and had a resolute expression. It was obvious that he was once a soldier.

“Old Master Qiao, where do you think my father went?”

Chen Long raised his head and looked at the sky. Specks of starlight flickered. There was no moon that night.

“I heard that the dead will become stars and look at their loved ones in the sky. These stars are all from our Ice Snow Clan, right?”

“Young Master Chen Long, it’s time to rest.”

Old Master Qiao did not reply to Chen Long and continued to speak in a low voice.

Chen Long chuckled. “Rest, rest. How can I have so much time to rest? Hehe, if I die, I can rest every day.”

“Young Master, your body won’t be able to take it if you do this.”

An exquisite Tranquil Heart Necklace hung around the neck of the Chen Long. The faint red orange light spots around it were continuously entering Chen Long’s body.

“I’ll stay for a few more days. I’m preparing to leave too.”

“Young Master Chen Long, you’ve just returned. Our Fire Dragon City needs you!”

“Claude has already been dealt with. I’ll accumulate energy for a few more days before setting off. Actual combat is the fastest way to increase my strength.”

“Young Master, the Grand Duke doesn’t want you to become stronger…”

“Him? Let him tell me personally.”

Getting up early in the morning, Fang Ping planned to go to the treatment center to check on Andre and Qing Niao.

Andre and Qing Niao were wearing clothes that Elsa had ordered yesterday. They looked good, but they weren’t practical.

He gave them a set of ordinary clothes to change into.

Qing Niao’s clothes were torn, but they had been washed clean. They were folded neatly and placed in his bag.

He casually took a set and opened Andre’s backpack.

As soon as he opened it, he saw the set of clothes Andre usually wore.

This set of clothes looked bulging and almost filled most of his backpack.

Fang Ping grabbed his clothes and lifted them up. He immediately knew why Andre’s backpack was as heavy as a metal lump.

It seemed that the weight was all on this set of clothes.

He tried to take out the clothes.

And then it failed.

It weighed at least 50 kilograms. Andre usually wore this thing and ran around, causing trouble and fighting?

Fang Ping could clearly feel Andre’s power now. He was really not on the same level as him.

He could not carry it. He slung the entire bag on his shoulder and walked towards the treatment center.

“Qing Niao, are you crazy?! You’ll really die like this!”

As soon as he walked into the room, he saw Andre grabbing Qing Niao’s clothes and roaring.

Fang Ping threw his backpack to the ground and wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Andre, what’s wrong?”

Andre shook off Qing Niao and said angrily, “Come and see his body.”

Fang Ping walked over and followed Andre’s finger to look at Qing Niao’s arm. A bloody wound suddenly split open on the slightly red arm. Then, as the white light appeared, the bloody wound quickly disappeared.

Not long after, another wound appeared on Qing Niao’s hand and disappeared under the white light.

“What’s going on?” Fang Ping asked.

“Can the energy here be accumulated continuously? You’ve already accumulated a large amount of fire poison. Before your body recovers, you’re accumulating energy again. Do you want to die?!”

Faced with Andre’s angry roar, Qing Niao lowered his head and did not say a word. It was unknown if he was aggrieved or trying to endure the pain.

Fang Ping nodded. “When I was cultivating last night, I felt that something was wrong. It’s just like using the Flame Rocks in the Lava World. It’s painful and hot.”

Andre sighed and sat on the bed. “If accumulating energy is really so fast and convenient, why isn’t everyone doing it? Do you really think you’re the only one with recovery characteristics?”

Andre sighed again. “Fang Ping, help me get my bag. I don’t want to care about him anymore. If he really wants to die, he can continue cultivating. It’s none of my business.”

Fang Ping could not carry the bag. Fortunately, the ground was smoother, so he dragged it over forcefully.

Andre took out the clothes in his bag and put them on. Then, he continued to search and took out a small crystal bottle. He threw it to Qing Niao.

“Drink it. It’s a healing potion to suppress the speed of the fire poison’s spread. I only have this bottle. If you mess around again, there won’t be any left.”

With trembling hands, Qing Niao opened the lid and raised his head to drink. When Qing Niao raised its head, Fang Ping realized that his eyes were blood-red and bloodshot. It felt as if blood was about to drip down. It was terrifying.

It seemed that Qing Niao was really in a bad state.

“There are no shortcuts in this world.” Andre shook his head.

Fang Ping did not reply.

After leaving the treatment center, he planned to walk around the Fire Dragon Border Fortress to see how different this place was from the outside.

The streets were even smoother, and the buildings were basically made of stone. There were all kinds of patterns carved on them, including flowers, birds, insects, and fish.