The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

"This...what is this?" Ye Tianfan was stunned as he looked at the flame in front of him, which seemed like fire but not quite.

"What on earth is this? If it weren't emitting a chilling aura, you'd never guess it was a flame!" Ye Tianfan curiously approached the flame.

But after just two steps, Ye Tianfan halted because he realized with every step he took, the Spiritual Power Value required by the Mystical Tower would double.

In other words, this flame-like presence was harming Ye Tianfan, and only because of the Mystical Tower was he not injured.

However, the damage Ye Tianfan received was increasing, and the flame-like presence seemed to have a consciousness as it extended towards Ye Tianfan.

Ye Tianfan felt his Spiritual Power depleting faster, so he quickly stepped back a couple of steps, and after he distanced himself, the white flame-like presence seemed to lose his trace and retracted.

Ye Tianfan fixed his gaze on the flame and only let out a deep breath of relief once it returned to normal.

What on earth is it? Is it a flame? Or something else?

"Oh? A new companion has arrived?"

Just as Ye Tianfan hesitated about whether to take another step towards the flame, suddenly a voice came from behind it.

"Who's there?" Ye Tianfan questioned vigilantly, his eyes fixed intently on the direction behind the flame.

"Ding ling~ dang lang~"

After Ye Tianfan asked, the person behind the flame didn't answer but instead, the sound of chains dragging on the floor was heard.

Hearing this, Ye Tianfan tensed up even more.

"No need to be so wary of me, even if I wanted to harm you now, I couldn't!" The voice spoke, and finally, Ye Tianfan could see the figure clearly.

Ye Tianfan was shocked by the figure, seeing the person emaciated like a skeleton. If they hadn't been speaking, Ye Tianfan would have thought they were a skeleton.

Moreover, the person was pierced by two milky-white chains through the scapulas, and several white chains extended through the pelvis. Simply put, at least seven to eight pairs of chains pierced through them, presenting a terribly harrowing sight.

"Who are you?" Seeing this, Ye Tianfan maintained his guard, placing the Fire Lotus Sword horizontally before him.

Initially, Ye Tianfan intended to channel the second form into the Fire Lotus Sword. However, due to the extremely low temperature here, channeling the second form, Ye Tianfan felt no change in temperature; it remained ice-cold.

Ye Tianfan couldn't sense any change in temperature, not because he locked all the warmth within the Fire Lotus Sword, but because, due to shivering from cold, his control became stiff, and he thought revealing some of the second form's warmth could help. Unexpectedly, after channeling it into the sword, nothing changed, not even a slight warmth.

Only then did Ye Tianfan realize how low the temperature was here. Previously, he felt it was cold and low, but he didn't grasp that it was so low as to prevent activating the second form.

But Ye Tianfan couldn't use the third form either because his Spiritual Power was already dwindling. If he used the third form, he might run out before completion, causing the defense shield of the Mystical Tower to vanish and leaving him to freeze to death here.

"Who are you? Why is your clothing so thin, yet you don't seem cold?" Ye Tianfan urged another question before the figure could respond.

Earlier, he hadn't noticed, only thinking the person was emaciated like bones, but after failing with the second form, he realized they were bare-chested, wearing only tattered pants, and barefoot, providing essentially no protection against the cold.

So Ye Tianfan asked.

"Me? I have forgotten my name! But maybe I'll remember one day." The person spoke with a ghastly smile.

Ye Tianfan frowned at these words but remained silent, knowing the person had more to say.

Unexpectedly, the person ceased speaking after that sentence and just stared at Ye Tianfan, as if lost.

Seeing the prolonged gaze, Ye Tianfan felt a hint of impatience but quickly thought maybe it had been a long time since they conversed with anyone, thus forgetting how to interact?

In that case, I'll ask! Ye Tianfan decided to take the initiative and asked, "Then another question—why are you here?"

"Why am I here? I don't know either, might recall later, then I'll let you know." The person said, eyes fixed on Ye Tianfan.

Feeling uneasy under the gaze, Ye Tianfan shifted his body, continuing to probe, "Then what is this flame-like presence?"

"You're talking about that?" Within the person's eyes, a profound fear surfaced as they indicated the white flame, explaining, "It's the Extreme Cold Ice Flame, a flame that freezes you to the extreme but doesn't kill."

"Extreme Cold Ice Flame? Doesn't kill?" Ye Tianfan muttered softly but upon seeing the person's condition, understood what 'doesn't kill' meant—it referred to them.

"What does it do?" Ye Tianfan asked again.

"Its function? Walk near it, and you'll become like me!" The person uttered.

Ye Tianfan shivered at their words and instinctively took a step back.

"It's pointless; don't think of escaping. The Extreme Cold Ice Flame has marked you, so you can't flee. Just be obedient and remain captive here with me! Otherwise, you'll suffer!" The person laughed, eyes glinting with eagerness, clearly desiring Ye Tianfan to defy it, for this would amuse them, something they hadn't witnessed in years!