Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 899: Chapter 340: Seclusion, Growth of the Yu Generation, Family Banquet, Rapid Development (Part 3)

"Dad..."

"Dad..."

The two little ones, no longer restricted, immediately rushed toward Xia Hong. Of course, because their walking was still unsteady, it was more of a stumbling crawl than a rush.

"No worries, you all go about your business. I’ve got my eye on them!"

Seeing Han Yue and the others looking so nervous, Xia Hong waved them off, signaling that everything was fine. Then he clapped his hands towards his son and daughter, encouraging them to continue walking toward him.

Whether it was due to the girl’s naturally weaker physique or not, Xia Yuyao, despite her efforts, was overtaken by her brother. In no time, she was left behind by about three or four meters.

"Wah wah wah..."

Seeing her brother about to reach their father’s arms first, Xia Yuyao sat down on the ground and started wailing loudly.

Xia Yusheng was initially still running forward, but having heard the crying behind him, he was drawn back. He turned his head to look at his sister before taking a few more steps toward Xia Hong. However, after thinking for a moment, he unexpectedly stopped.

"Sis... you... come... wait..."

Hearing the slowly forming words from Xia Yusheng’s mouth, a glint of surprise appeared in Xia Hong’s eyes, and a look of satisfaction crossed his face.

Knowing to let his sister win at such a young age.

However, this boy seems to be at a disadvantage!

Xia Yuyao seemed to understand her brother’s words. After standing up, she tentatively walked a few steps forward. Seeing her brother was not moving, she suddenly sped up, jogging toward Xia Hong. After overtaking her brother, she jumped directly into Xia Hong’s arms.

"Hee hee hee..."

The tearful Xia Yuyao, once in Xia Hong’s arms, started giggling uncontrollably. She even turned to point at her brother, her little face full of smugness.

"Wah..."

"Hahaha!"

Seeing his son realize he had been tricked and start crying in bewilderment, Xia Hong could not help but burst into laughter.

"Silly boy, getting tricked by your sister, what are you crying for!"

With Xia Yuyao in his left arm, he stepped forward and picked up his son with his right hand, gently comforting him before turning to look at his older daughter, his eyes full of mirth.

"They say you can see a person’s future at three, but even at one, you can already show signs. Being this mischievous at such a young age, I suspect you’ll be quite a handful when you grow up."

"Handful... oil lamp... oil lamp..."

"Hahaha, alright alright, you are a handful, an oil lamp."

Xia Yuyao had already started mimicking adult speech. Not fully understanding the whole sentence, she kept repeating the last few words. Her adorable antics naturally made Xia Hong laugh even more.

Xia Hong sat at the head of the round table in the main hall, teasing his children. While enjoying this family happiness, he also began to review in his mind the grueling training session that had lasted eleven months.

"It was just as I thought last year; it didn’t even take a year. By the end of July, my basic strength had surpassed the limit of seventy-two strands, completing the third round of blood and flesh reorganization. However, these past few days, I’ve been researching the changes in my flesh and blood after this third reorganization, and haven’t started channeling medicinal power for bone tempering and marrow nourishing yet. It seems a year just isn’t enough!"

If someone who understood was nearby, they would notice that Xia Hong wasn’t breathing through his nose or mouth at the moment. His breathing started from within his blood and flesh, proceeding through the pores of his skin membrane.

"After the third reorganization, not to mention the strength of my flesh and blood, my control over the internal organs and flesh is now on the same level as my skin membrane. Not only can I move my internal organs, but I can also freely manipulate my body’s muscles and even alter the density of my flesh and blood. Hovering briefly is no problem, and by the same token..."

Xia Hong’s eyes flashed slightly. After three rounds of blood and flesh reorganization, the next step was bone tempering and marrow nourishing. If he could subsequently enhance his control over his bones to the level of his skin membrane and flesh, wouldn’t this mean he could also change the density of his bones?

The Ice Abyss World is never short of cold winds. If he could truly control body density at will, then riding the wind to fly would naturally follow.

"Cold Beasts at the Beast King Level can fly. The clues can be seen in their bones, not to mention the Bone Pill located between their eyebrows. Although humans and Cold Beasts are not alike, there are some parallels in cultivation paths from which we can learn!"

Having yet to channel medicinal power for bone tempering and marrow nourishing, Xia Hong was still somewhat clueless about the Xianyang Level. But, thanks to the projections of the Enlightenment Divine Lotus, this bit of understanding was enough to support his subsequent cultivation.

"After the third round of blood and flesh reorganization, I compared my physique with that of the Frost Wolf King. My flesh and blood strength now rivals that of a Quasi-Beast King Level Cold Beast, meaning, unless a true Beast King acts, no Cold Beast can break through my defenses. Even if they could, I can adjust my internal organs’ positions and mobilize my flesh’s abilities to reduce damage, making me almost undefeatable!"

In other words, as of now—

Undefeated below the Beast King Level!

In his heart, reciting these seven words, Xia Hong was incredibly excited.

Reflecting back five years ago, when he could only rely on a small torch, scouring the outskirts of Redwood Ridge for Cold Beast corpses, he could never have imagined that, today, he could utter such a statement.

Xia Hong turned to look toward Long Mountain in the northwest, a hint of temptation flashed in his eyes. However, after pondering for a while, he quickly suppressed it.

"It’s better to play it safe. The small silver mine on the North Slope should still last at least two years. Currently, there’s no crisis or urgent need, so there’s no point in taking such a huge risk. Better to continue cultivating and aim for an early breakthrough to the Xianyang Level; only then will I be invincible."