"Let's do it here!"
Taking out the bathtub, Gray used his ice ability to create ice and his fire ability to melt the ice into water of a suitable temperature. Taking off his clothes, Gray stepped into the bathtub.
Gray took out a portion of the Diamond King Beast's blood that he had prepared beforehand and drank it in one gulp.
Whoosh!
The next moment, an extremely itchy feeling spread. It was as if thousands of ants were crawling all over Gray's body. Gray felt itchy all over his body.
Knowing that this was a necessary process, Gray did not reach out to grab it. Instead, he tried his best to endure it.
According to past experience, the body would react differently after consuming the blood of a desolate-level or higher blood beast.
When Gray consumed the blood of a desolate-level blood beast, Ice Soul Beast, he felt as if his body had fallen into an ice cellar. His entire body became extremely cold. The cold air exuding from his body even turned the water in the bathtub into ice.
When he consumed the blood of a Thunder Dragon, his entire body was covered in purple electric light. The purple electric light formed a lightning cocoon around his body.
When he consumed the blood of a desolate-level fire-type blood beast, his entire body was covered in purple flames. It was as if his entire body was burning.
Now, the effect of consuming the Diamond King Beast's blood was clearly the itching that spread all over his body.
"Hmph —"
The itching continued and became more intense as time passed.
Gray gritted his teeth and endured. His lips had already been bitten by accident. His mouth was filled with the taste of iron, but he did not feel any pain. He just tried his best to endure the itching that was getting more and more intense.
Slowly, his skin began to become uneven and full of wrinkles. In the end, cracks began to appear one after another.
No blood flowed out from these cracks. Instead, the skin all over his body fell off piece by piece. It was as if the layer of skin that fell off was just a mask applied to his body. The real skin underneath was the layer of skin that had fallen off.
When a layer of skin had fallen off, the itching on Gray's body gradually subsided. Only then did the transformation of his body gradually come to an end.
He opened his eyes and saw that his skin was so fair that it was comparable to a woman's. The healthy color of his skin that had been exposed to the sun and wind had disappeared without a trace.
The bathwater was filled with pieces of dead skin, covering the entire bathtub.
After changing a basin of water and washing his body, Gray changed into a tight-fitting blue noble suit.
His slender figure appeared even more tall and straight under the contrast of his noble attire. Coupled with his long, moist black hair, a unique temperament emanated from his body.
"I wonder to what extent it can be improved …"
Clenching his fist, Gray felt an even stronger force in his hand than before, and punched out.
Boom!
A violent explosion sounded in the air. A tree not far away seemed to have been attacked by an invisible force from his punch. It trembled violently, and a large number of leaves fell.
Although the destructive power was extremely weak and far from being able to hurt people from a distance, there was no doubt that the strength of his punch was close to that.
When he became stronger, it would not be impossible for him to hurt people from a distance. Air also had mass. As long as he exerted enough force, hurting people from a distance was not a fantasy.
Whoosh!
Then, he bent his body slightly, like an arrow drawn to its bow. The next moment, he suddenly shot out like an arrow.
In an instant, he had left his original position and appeared dozens of meters away.
The fast movement brought about a strong gust of wind, causing the surrounding leaves to flutter and spin as they fell.
"My strength and speed should have reached the first level of the desolated level!"
According to Gray's judgment, his strength and speed should have reached the first level of the desolated level.
It was not the first time that he had fought with someone at the first level of the desolated level. He was very familiar with the strength and speed of this level, so he could easily determine that his current strength and speed had reached this level.
"I've finally made up for my weakness in strength and speed!"
Gray nodded his head in satisfaction.
A battle was not only a competition of the strength of the Blood Fiends, but also of speed, strength, defense, combat skills, and many other aspects. When one was relatively weak in a certain aspect, it was easy to be targeted by the opponent and become the cause of defeat.
For a long time, speed and strength had been Gray's weakness. It was not the first time that he had been targeted by the opponent.
For example, during the Tri-Nation Exchange, and the last time when he fought with the two Desolate Blood warriors from the Nahum family, he had been targeted by the opponent.
Fortunately, his Blood Fiends were powerful enough to reach the second level of the desolated level. Moreover, he had the means to attack in a range, so he made up for his weakness in strength and speed and defeated the opponent.
However, there was no doubt that his weakness in strength and speed had dragged down his overall combat strength. Without the drag of his strength and speed, he would have become stronger.
Now that his strength and speed had reached the first level of the desolated level, his overall combat strength would undoubtedly become stronger, and it would be harder for him to be targeted by the opponent.
"Next is defense!"
Gray's eyes flashed with anticipation. The increase in strength and speed naturally made him extremely happy. However, what he looked forward to the most was the increase in defense.
Although the increase in strength and speed could increase his overall strength, it was obviously not enough for him to challenge the second level of the desolated level.
However, the increase in defense was different. Before he had consumed the Diamond King Beast's blood, he already had a strong defense that was difficult for the first level of the desolated level to damage. Now that he had consumed the Diamond King Beast's blood, his defense would definitely increase greatly.
If it could reach the second level of the desolated level, it would be difficult for him to damage the second level of the desolated level. Coupled with the Blood Fiends' ability that was barely at the second level of the desolated level, it would not be impossible for him to have the strength to contend with the second level of the desolated level Blood Warriors.
Of course, everything depended on how much the current strongest defense could be improved.
Whoosh!
Using the purple ring, Stanley Grinton appeared and controlled its destructive power to be at the first level of the desolated level. Then, it slashed at his metalized body.
Clang!
The sound of metal colliding rang out. Gray was sent flying backward. He did not know how many trees and rocks he had smashed before he came to a stop.
He stood up and looked at the place where Stanley Grinton had slashed at him.
Although there was a huge hole in the clothes he had just changed into, there was not a single wound on his excessively white skin.
Obviously, his defense had increased again. It was so strong that it was difficult for the first level of the desolated level to damage him.
Clang!
He had Stanley Grinton control its power to the second level of the desolated level. With another slash, Gray was sent flying again.
This time, he was no longer unscathed. A bloody wound appeared where he had been slashed. Dark red blood seeped out, but it was not deep. It was only a minor injury.
"The second level of the desolated level is difficult to damage!"
Gray nodded with satisfaction. As expected, even the second level of the desolated level would not be able to damage him with his current defense.
With such a defense and the three mixed abilities that were barely at the second level of the desolated level, he was confident that he could contend against the second level of the desolated level.
The Endless Ice Field referred to the continental area outside of the Four Great Kingdoms. It was covered in ice and snow all year round, and the deeper one went, the lower the temperature.
It was rumored that in the depths of the Endless Ice Field, there were terrifying blood fiends that surpassed the King level and reached the Magic Light level.
Even one of these blood fiends was enough to destroy any of the Four Great Kingdoms. Therefore, the Four Great Kingdoms had always been wary of the Endless Ice Field.
Fortunately, in the past thousand years, although there had been the occasional Beast Tide in the Endless Ice Plains, and there had even been the appearance of King Level Blood Fiends, there had never been a Magic Light Level Blood Fiend. Otherwise, it would be hard to say whether the Four Great Kingdoms would still exist.
One day, in the depths of the Endless Ice Field.
Boom!
Suddenly, an aura spread out from the depths of the Endless Ice Field. It was like an invisible dark cloud that covered hundreds of miles in the depths of the Endless Ice Field. It emitted a terrifying aura that was as deep as the abyss.
All the creatures fled in panic as if it was the end of the world.
Bang!
A small mountain of snow collapsed, and a giant beast covered in white fur crawled out from the snow.
Its body was more than ten meters long. Its body was like a bear's, but its head was as round as a tiger's.
This was a King level blood fiend. It was a powerful blood fiend that stood at the top of the food chain.
However, at this moment, its eyes were filled with fear. It moved its huge body and fled out of the Endless Ice Field.
Poof!
A giant blood fiend covered in grey fur suddenly opened its four eyes. It was more than ten meters long and looked like a wolf. However, it had two heads and a total of four eyes.
It was also a King level blood fiend. However, at this moment, its four eyes were filled with fear.
With a leap, its strong body was already more than a hundred meters away. Because it was too frightened, it did not have time to avoid obstacles. It crashed into a snowy mountain, causing it to collapse.
At the same time, in the depths of the Endless Ice Field, one King Beast after another was awakened. They all fled out of the Endless Ice Field in fear.
As one King Beast after another fled out of the Endless Ice Field, a large number of blood fiends ran wildly. A terrifying beast tide that was rarely seen in a hundred years was formed!