Global Awakening SSS-Rank: Hearing the Beauty’s Heart

Chapter 87: The Heart Triumphs Over Matter – The Realm Reveals Its Might Again! The Great Advancement of Crossing the Nether Cold Bridge!

Chapter 87: The Heart Triumphs Over Matter - The Realm Reveals Its Might Again! The Great Advancement of Crossing the Nether Cold Bridge!

At this critical moment, the silver mechanical ascension light flickered. Thinking quickly, Lin Tianming immediately activated mechanical transformation, turning into a mechanical body.

The solid ice was instantly shattered by Lin Tianming's mechanical body, and the souls that pounced on him were incinerated by the blazing spirit sparks up close.

"I'm not afraid of these souls. My Spirit Spark and Psionic Storm are both soul-attacking skills. These intangible beings cannot withstand my attacks. It's just that there are too many of them!"

Having just extinguished a batch of souls with Spirit Spark, Lin Tianming was immediately besieged by a new wave of souls.

The terrifying Extreme Ice Force that kept accumulating over time also froze his mechanical body again just as he took a step forward.

Indeed, the most troublesome thing on this bridge is the Extreme Ice Force!

Transformed into his mechanical body, Lin Tianming shattered the ice once more and conjured the scorching Phoenix Flame Shield around him.

With the dual protection of mechanical transformation and the Phoenix Flame Shield, Lin Tianming was finally able to continue forward.

Not taking the endlessly emerging souls seriously, Lin Tianming didn't even want to use his Psionic Ascension skill now.

Through these few confrontations, Lin Tianming discovered a pattern.

The more souls he killed, the more appeared. But if he didn't kill them, no additional souls would emerge. It was better to let them remain at their current number.

The souls, exuding a chilling aura, pounced on him, gnawing wildly at his Phoenix Flame Shield.

As he continued, the invading Extreme Ice Force grew stronger and stronger, eventually shattering his Phoenix Flame Shield.

The souls then clung to his mechanical body, gnawing away. But no matter how they bit, the mechanical body showed no signs of damage.

Lin Tianming initially planned to use the Phoenix Flame Shield again to keep the souls at bay, but seeing they couldn't break his mechanical body's defense, he refrained.

"Teacher Jiang Han's thunder pool training really paid off!"

However, the external invasion of the Extreme Ice Force still needed to be defended against, or he would again be frozen in place.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianming once again used the Phoenix Flame Shield.

This time, his Phoenix Flame Shield also encased the souls clinging to his mechanical body, gnawing at him.

"Bite! Put some effort into it! If you can break through, I lose!"

Unaffected by their bites, Lin Tianming yawned, allowing the souls to gnaw at him.

Continuing forward, due to Lin Tianming's strategy, the number of souls remained constant from his last kill, not increasing further with each kill.

The method to deal with the souls was correct, but Lin Tianming still faced the threat of the growing Extreme Ice Force with each step.

There was still a long way to go before reaching the other side of the Nether Cold Bridge. Based on the rapidly increasing ice power around him, Lin Tianming analyzed that if he continued much further, even with both the Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical body protecting him, he would eventually be frozen solid.

Frozen to the point where he could no longer shatter the ice by force!

Thinking of this, Lin Tianming stopped. The growing cold around him also halted with his steps.

"Along the way, the gnawing of the souls and the invasion of the cold seem to have strengthened the defense of my Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical transformation compared to when I first used them.

Maybe I should stop here, just like when I underwent Teacher Jiang Han's thunder pool training, and wait until my defenses are strong enough to traverse the entire Nether Cold Bridge before moving forward?"

With this thought, Lin Tianming resolutely stood still.

The Nether Cold Bridge, though perilous, also presented an opportunity for him.

It would be wise to temper his mechanical transformation and Phoenix Flame Shield here!

Unfortunately, his Furious Thunder Armor couldn't defend against the cold invasion, rendering it untrainable on this bridge.

But training his mechanical transformation and Phoenix Flame Shield's defenses wasn't bad.

With this in mind, Lin Tianming sat down, fully activating his mechanical transformation and Phoenix Flame Shield.

He continued to avoid killing the souls to prevent their numbers from increasing and posing a greater threat.

While training his defense, Lin Tianming also needed to monitor his physical stamina consumption.

If he exhausted his strength improving his defenses to their limit, making it impossible to move, he would die on this bridge regardless of his defensive growth.

"This place is different from Teacher Jiang Han's special training. She would remove the thunder pool when I reached my limit. Here, no one will save me when I reach my limit, so I must always manage my stamina carefully..."

After some self-admonishment, Lin Tianming constantly monitored his energy consumption to avoid any irreparable accidents.

As time passed, Lin Tianming's Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical body gradually gained resistance to the cold and soul attacks due to the bridge's dangerous trials.

His internal energy, because of the life-threatening training, was rapidly depleting at an alarming rate.

When he had expended two-thirds of his energy, Lin Tianming analyzed his remaining strength and the current defense level of his Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical body, concluding that he couldn't continue training in place.

"It seems this is the limit of my training here. If I continue enhancing my defenses, my stamina will be too depleted to cross the bridge. Now, the issue is that my defenses still seem a bit insufficient..."

Caught in a dilemma, advancing seemed impossible, and retreating wasn't an option.

Lin Tianming's eyes narrowed, and he finally decided to move forward resolutely.

With Lin Tianming resuming his journey, the growing cold resumed its rapid increase.

Fortunately, the earlier defensive enhancements allowed the Phoenix Flame Shield to temporarily withstand the initial cold invasion.

With the support of his mechanical body, Lin Tianming ignored the souls gnawing at him and quickened his pace forward.

However, as Lin Tianming approached the other side of the Nether Cold Bridge, the surrounding cold air also reached his limit.

His rapid speed was severely hindered, and his steps became increasingly slow under the erosion of the cold air.

Now, just maintaining the Phoenix Flame Shield and the mechanical body was nearing his limit.

Once the Phoenix Flame Shield and the mechanical body completely shattered, even the previously non-threatening souls could devour him completely.

As Lin Tianming had analyzed earlier, his stamina was sufficient, but his defense was still slightly lacking.

Just a few steps away, his Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical body could no longer hold.

With the shattering of the Phoenix Flame Shield, the icy cold air and snow violently eroded his body.

Unable to maintain his mechanical body, Lin Tianming reverted to his flesh form, shivering from the cold erosion, and even the souls that previously couldn't harm him began leaving terrifying bloody marks on his flesh body.

"Get lost! You think I can't kill you?"

Boom!

The Psionic Storm instantly shredded the souls that had left Lin Tianming full of wounds, and his body gradually became intangible.

Psionic Transformation!

Unable to maintain the mechanical body, he would use his soul form to quickly cross the Nether Cold Bridge!

However, Lin Tianming severely underestimated the bridge's icy power, which could freeze even souls.

In the last few steps, entering his soul form, he endured even more terrifying cold air.

His soul was instantly frozen, and because he had killed those souls, a new batch doubled in number and pounced on him again.

He couldn't die yet!

A strong desire to survive was born in Lin Tianming's heart. At the critical moment, he once again triggered the supreme soul state of the Heart Triumphs Over Matter.

A powerful Psionic Ascension force, in response to Lin Tianming's desire to live, injected a tremendous power to enhance his two most crucial skills for crossing the Nether Cold Bridge.

Feeling the Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical transformation's resistance to the cold increase significantly, Lin Tianming was delighted.

Phoenix Flame Shield!

Mechanical Transformation!

The blazing Phoenix Flame transformed into a fiery shield, melting the ice that had frozen Lin Tianming's soul.

Lin Tianming's soul then transformed back into a mechanical body, withstanding the doubled number of souls without injury.

As Lin Tianming took the last few steps forward, the souls dissipated on their own as they left the Nether Cold Bridge.

The terrifying cold air imposed on Lin Tianming also dissipated in an instant, giving him a sense of relief.

Achieving his strong desire to survive, the Psionic Ascension light surrounding Lin Tianming also dissipated, making him exit the highest state of the Heart Triumphs Over Matter on the Psionic Ascension path.

"Finally made it across. If only I could trigger this Heart Triumphs Over Matter state of Psionic Ascension at any time, it was really dangerous just now. But fortunately, it was a close call. Crossing this Nether Cold Bridge has brought me significant improvements!"

As he spoke, Lin Tianming excitedly felt the significant enhancement in the Phoenix Flame Shield and mechanical transformation's resistance to cold erosion.

Just as Lin Tianming was about to continue his journey, he sensed an extremely powerful high-level water attribute energy rising from the Nether Cold Bridge behind him.

Turning to look, Lin Tianming saw a beautiful, gentle woman with a water-like temperament, stepping on surging waves and quickly crossing the Nether Cold Bridge.

Seeing this gentle woman suddenly appear, Lin Tianming couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive.

Wasn't this the same Teacher Tian Shui who had been tricked by the original owner during the day?