The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

It's over!

These were the two words that surfaced in Ye Tianfan's mind after he realized he didn't even have the strength to wield the Fire Lotus Sword.

Then he experienced a bout of blackness in his vision, a despair unto death.

However, Ye Tianfan somewhat understood why this Demon Sect Giant couldn't commit suicide.

At this moment, he felt as if he could barely hold the Fire Lotus Sword, feeling it grow increasingly heavier, and he couldn't mobilize any of his Spiritual Power.

What drove him to despair was realizing that his own depletion had become so negligible as to be almost unfelt.

Previously, Ye Tianfan continuously expended a small amount of Spiritual Power every moment.

With such low temperatures, he used the Xuanhuang Tower to block out some of the cold, countering it with Spiritual Power.

But after getting trapped by these chains, he no longer felt any depletion of his Spiritual Power—perhaps there still was some, but Ye Tianfan couldn't detect it.

As mentioned before, for a being like Ye Tianfan, Spiritual Power could substitute for food.

When using Spiritual Power in place of food to transform into nutrients and sustain the internal organs, the power consumed was barely perceptible.

Yet Ye Tianfan could feel this depletion, only usually it went unnoticed. Moreover, if not accounting for the Spiritual Qi he absorbed daily, just the Spiritual Power within him could sustain his organs for over five hundred years.

However, at this moment, Ye Tianfan couldn't feel any depletion of Spiritual Power, nor did he feel any hunger.

It's over, these two words crossed his mind again.

Looking at the Demon Sect Giant beside him, who hadn't been fully depleted even after a thousand years, Ye Tianfan couldn't sense how much Spiritual Power the giant had left either.

Moreover, after being chained, Ye Tianfan couldn't feel the fluctuations of his own Spiritual Power or how much remained.

Yet he took a slight comfort in estimating he wouldn't last a few hundred years, because he had expended considerable Spiritual Power before being chained.

"Heh heh! Didn't I tell you! I told you that you couldn't escape. Sure enough, you've come to keep me company!" The Demon Sect Giant laughed joyfully upon seeing Ye Tianfan also restrained by the chains.

For the Demon Sect Giant, he now had company and wouldn't be alone anymore. Previously, he had almost gone mad.

But whether it was due to these chains or the Extreme Cold Ice Flame, he hadn't entirely descended into madness.

Trapped for a thousand years, the pain he felt was unmatched by anyone.

Locked in lonely confinement for a millennium, never hungry, thirsty, or sleepy, unable to go insane, he remained mentally alert at all times with no possibility of mental collapse, only a tiny step short from the brink.

Before being chained a thousand years ago, and after, nothing changed but scattered memories.

Those memories weren't lost over time—they were forcibly forgotten by the Demon Sect Giant as he tried to rid himself of his memories to forget himself and end his suffering.

Of course, whatever new consciousness endured, the Demon Sect Giant felt it was out of his control.

However, after struggling with his consciousness for a while, Ye Tianfan realized he hadn't been pierced anywhere and stopped struggling.

In fact, after being captured, Ye Tianfan hadn't moved, as he was completely drained. Struggling with consciousness was merely him projecting his struggle in his mind, as a way to console himself.

What's the situation? Ye Tianfan saw the chain pulling him ever closer to the Extreme Cold Ice Flame, yet he didn't feel any chill.

However, it seemed normal to him since the Demon Sect Giant barely wore anything here without feeling cold.

As the chain dragged him in front of the Extreme Cold Ice Flame, more chains appeared and rushed toward him.

Swallowing hard at the sight of chains approaching, Ye Tianfan figured these chains were meant to pierce through his collarbone.

Perhaps, once pierced, he would never see daylight again.

But what brought Ye Tianfan a sliver of hope from despair was the chains not piercing his collarbone, but going directly towards his Dantian.

However, as he felt no pain, Ye Tianfan was unsure of the chains' purpose—yet without bleeding or pain, he concluded they caused no harm to his body or soul and decided to wait and see.

Since even moving required all his strength, Ye Tianfan had no other options.

But just as he planned to wait a bit longer, he saw the chains begin to retract.

Meanwhile, the Demon Sect Giant curiously watched, trying to recall his own experience despite forgetting much of his early memories; the piercing by chains remained somewhat remembered.

Precisely for this remembrance, the Demon Sect Giant was curious why he had been directly impaled through the collarbone without delay, whereas this newcomer first got pulled back, then pierced in the Dantian, and afterward withdrew.

Hmm? Puzzled, the Demon Sect Giant watched as a pink flame was drawn out by the chains, wondering what it was and why a flame could be pink.

But immediately dispelling his confusion, the flame before him was white, so why not pink?

Illusory Fire?

Seeing the chains extracting the Illusory Fire from his Dantian, Ye Tianfan curiously wondered why it was pulled out.

He soon realized the Extreme Cold Ice Flame could also be a fragment of the Primal Flame; thus, the chains pulling out the Illusory Fire seemed quite common. After all, as flame fragments, meeting and conversing was no big deal!

Thus, he witnessed the following scene.

The chains released the Illusory Fire, which then burst forth from their hold to collide with the milky white flame.

Ye Tianfan watched as the two flames entwined, as if embracing after a long-awaited reunion—or perhaps fighting?