[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades":3,"chapter-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Endless Winter: My Camp Infinitely Upgrades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266570,4425,"Chapter 144: Mid-Grade Lei Kui: Second Skin Reshaping [Combined Three Parts]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Crack……………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within Hongmu Ridge, a mid-grade Snowmane with iron arrows embedded in both eyes was frantically fleeing north, blind and stumbling blindly by instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s right hind leg dragged a trap, the trapped area torn open, continuously oozing bright red blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its speed was far below normal due to the leg injury, its massive body combined with intense survival instinct still unleashed extraordinary momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a hundred meters, it had already knocked over three or four giant trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Long and the three archers, fire from afar; Xia Chuan, release the lines to restrain it; Yuan Cheng and Yue Feng, lay more traps ahead; Luo Yuan and everyone else, pull the ropes to control the beast’s escape direction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong’s voice rang from behind, several white lines suddenly lashed out from one side of the Snowmane’s body; two figures accelerated sharply, sprinting past the Snowmane to a position dozens of meters ahead, then swiftly hurled four more traps onto the ground—each trap still tied to a rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind, three volleys of arrows—dozens in total—struck the Snowmane’s abdomen and the leg dragging the trap with perfect accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the abdomen was hit, the wounds were shallow, and the Snowmane showed little reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the injured leg was struck, it could no longer hold out; each arrow hit drew a muffled grunt, and its speed slowed slightly—clearly, the compounded injuries caused it unbearable pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As its movements slowed, eight more figures from behind caught up, each gripping a rope whose end was tied to the trap dragging from the Snowmane’s right hind leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost there—pull!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong bellowed again; the eight men behind—Luo Yuan and the others—clenched their teeth, rushed to the nearest giant tree, wrapped the rope several times around its trunk, then stepped back, rooted themselves firmly, and gripped the rope with all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight men stopped. The Snowmane did not. The rope attached to its trap snapped taut midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taut rope emitted a thunderous whip-crack; though the Snowmane’s body didn’t halt outright, its right leg lurched violently, tilting its body slightly leftward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That slight tilt was enough—the Snowmane’s left foreleg stepped squarely onto one of the four traps previously laid by Yue Feng and Yuan Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-meter-wide trap snapped shut with a deafening crunch, shattering the Snowmane’s left foreleg bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In agony, the Snowmane grew even more frenzied, its body unleashing even greater power than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite exerting every ounce of strength, Luo Yuan and the eight men could not hold the utterly berserk Snowmane; they couldn’t even last two breaths before being yanked off their feet, the rope and the massive tree—over ten meters in diameter—snapped clean through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they not reacted quickly enough to release the rope, they might have been dragged dozens of meters and slammed into the central trees, possibly suffering grave injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Snowmane’s left foreleg and right hind leg were now caught in traps; the surge of survival-driven strength lasted only a moment—after sprinting another hundred meters north, its speed visibly slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xia Hong, who had followed along the treetops and reached the Snowmane’s front in advance, seized the perfect moment and struck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong raised both hands above his head, the double-bladed axe hanging behind him; he leapt from over twenty meters up, slammed down with both arms, and swung the axe in a half-circle from behind to front, cleaving straight into the Snowmane’s skull as it reached the base of the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade should have cracked the skull with a crisp “crack,” but Xia Hong’s axe instead emitted a thunderous “boom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a lightning strike from clear sky, the sound echoed across two to three hundred meters around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s base strength exceeded thirty-two thousand jin; his Long Fist technique added twenty percent more force, plus the acceleration from his fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force behind this strike exceeded forty thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This axe blow shattered the Snowmane’s skull like dry grass before a storm; the seventy-five-centimeter-wide fan-shaped blade sank entirely into its skull, leaving only the other side exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s skull slammed into the ground with a thunderous impact; the terrifying kinetic energy blasted a circular shockwave, hurling snow over ten meters in every direction high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its skull was nearly split in two, the Snowmane’s ferocity had not yet faded; it lay on the ground and let out a final, guttural roar, its blood-red pupils lifting slightly, glancing upward at Xia Hong, then contracting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of you—gather here, quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing this, Xia Hong shouted sharply to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the others—including Zhao Long and his two brothers, who had been shooting from the rear—immediately sprinted toward the Snowmane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within less than three breaths, all fourteen had gathered around the Snowmane, then all dove beneath its belly; Xia Hong, who had warned them, had already slipped under its chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh… swoosh… swoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s back spines, just as before, shot out in all directions indiscriminately; the dozens of trees around, riddled with holes, proved the devastating power of these spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Hong and the fourteen hunters were now all sheltered beneath its belly; no matter how powerful the spines, they could not reverse direction to strike downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha! This Snowmane probably never imagined we’d use its own body to nullify its final trick…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three or four breaths, as the back spines were fully expended and the Snowmane let out a whimper and collapsed, Yuan Cheng was the first to laugh loudly, his voice brimming with excitement and triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others said nothing, but their faces glowed with excitement as they stared at the massive prey on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when they finally noticed the double-bladed axe still lodged in the Snowmane’s skull, all eyes turned to Xia Hong at the front, filled with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is mid-grade cold beast blood really this potent? The leader used it just once, and his strength surged so dramatically—I need to push my own limit to thirty thousand jin as soon as possible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and everyone else all had this thought flash through their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s transformation was simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first hunted that mid-grade Snowmane, everyone remembered: Xia Hong had needed his long blade to pierce the eyes or face to even reach the skull; only days later, he could now cleave through its skull with a massive axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, unaware of their thoughts, yanked the double-bladed axe from the Snowmane’s skull, a faint smile of excitement crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only three and a half hours had passed—and they’d already secured a mid-grade Snowmane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight’s hunt had gone far smoother than expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snowmane’s hide and skull strength were likely around forty thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder last time, when Yuwen Tao fought the Demon Sheep, his broadsword had left so many wounds on its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hunt succeeded so smoothly because my own strength had increased—but also thanks to our familiarity with mid-grade Snowmane and the team’s flawless coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hide beneath the Snowmane’s belly, its spine attack becomes useless—but the one critical point: you must wait for the moment it collapses from exhaustion. If you dive under too early, you’re not dodging spines—you’re walking straight to death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhu Shun and Zou Yuankai were badly injured last time, Xia Hong had been thinking of how to evade the Snowmane’s spine attack; after much deliberation, this was the only solution he could devise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the speed, force, and range of the back spines, fleeing outward was suicide; lying flat on the ground was an option, but still not foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the first hunt, when the Snowmane unleashed its spines, Xia Hong had ordered everyone to leap from the trees and lie flat on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhu Shun and Zou Yuankai were still hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleeing was too slow; lying flat couldn’t guarantee safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one option remained: cling to its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight’s first trial proved this method worked—but timing had to be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, that’s enough for tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finished? Leader, we can keep going!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not injured at all—we still have strength! Leader, let’s hunt one more back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We still have plenty of arrows, weapons are intact, and only three and a half hours have passed—no need to return so early! Leader, keep going!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, time’s still early, Leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong declare the hunt over, everyone immediately began urging him to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan spoke last, his voice steady: “Leader, didn’t you say reaching Cold Resistance Rank requires a lot of cold beast blood? We’ve only taken one—we still have strength left. Let’s hide this kill and keep hunting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone nod vigorously at Xia Chuan’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a warm current surged through Xia Hong’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Xia Chuan’s final words reflected their true thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, let’s continue—but only target Snowmane. No other mid-grade cold beasts for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, Xia Hong agreed to their proposal, but strictly limited the prey: only mid-grade Snowmane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded and immediately divided the tasks, lifting the massive Snowmane together and hoisting it onto the top of a giant tree, arranging it in a resting pose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone had finished securing the kill and marking it, Xia Hong led the group onward, continuing north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re at a depth of 1300 meters now; we’ve scoured nearly everything from south to north—except Tengjiao, we’ve seen no other prey. Let’s push further in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded. Though their first hunt had accidentally taken them inside the 4-kilometer boundary of Hongmu Ridge, the feeling of being watched by a powerful cold beast had been unbearable—and extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until their strength improved, their search radius must remain strictly controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Push another 200 meters in—see if we find anything new!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, look over there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong made the decision to advance another 200 meters, Zhao Long suddenly cried out, pointing northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All turned to follow his finger—and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no fires were lit, the ground and trees of Hongmu Ridge were blanketed in snow; the dense forest wasn’t pitch-black, but a bleak, pale gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst this sea of gray, over a hundred meters north, a thick Bingshuo tree glowed with a faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, directly above the tree, lightning occasionally streaked across the sky, transforming into thunder that struck straight down—each bolt landing precisely on the ground around the Bingshuo tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Bingshuo tree—isn’t it the one we encountered last time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong prompted them; everyone instantly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s the one—I remember it was huge, with the ground around it liquid-like, like a golden swamp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recall too—the crystal fruits on it weighed at least ten to twenty thousand jin. Leader even tried digging into the ground then and couldn’t move it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go take a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their words, Xia Hong confirmed it was indeed the same giant Bingshuo tree; without hesitation, he led the group forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom-crack……………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the distance grew shorter, the sound of the thunder became increasingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including Xia Hong, felt a faint tremor in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had nothing to do with courage; deep within, humans inherently feared natural phenomena like lightning and thunder, especially when they were only dozens of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Climb the trees first and see what’s going on!” When they were less than forty meters from the Bingshuo Tree, Xia Hong sensed something was off and stopped, then called for everyone to follow him up a nearby large tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the tree, about fifty to sixty meters high, Xia Hong, the first to climb up, looked toward the edge of the Bingshuo Tree—and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who climbed up after him did the same, gazing upward, and all fell into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the swamp beside the Bingshuo Tree lay a massive cold beast, roughly ten meters long, shaped like a rhinoceros.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its hide was a pale gold, its two enormous eyes glowing like lanterns, and atop its head sprouted a three-meter-long, jet-black upward-pointing horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its limbs were curled in repose, their diameter could still be estimated at over a meter—thick, muscular, knotted with power; even just looking at them, one could feel the terrifying strength within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning striking the sky above the Bingshuo Tree did not fall upon the swamp—but upon the beast’s horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time lightning struck, an arc of electricity flashed along the horn, spreading from its tip backward, flowing over every inch of the beast’s skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skin, already pale gold, grew more lustrous with each arc, darkening steadily, clearly evolving toward pure gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+Book_Bar\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Armor Kui Ox?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Armor Kui Ox?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the cold beast’s appearance, the hunting party burst into several exclamations—they all recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Low-grade Kui Ox have yellowish hides and aren’t this large; this must be a mid-grade Kui Ox. I never expected to encounter a mid-grade one before even hunting a low-grade one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan pulled a leather scroll from his chest; its cover bore the characters “Great Xia Cold Beast Annals.” He flipped to the page on Golden Armor Kui Ox, compared it with the beast before him, and immediately made his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Xia Cold Beast Annals were compiled based on Luo Ming’s beast illustrations; so far, only seven types of cold beasts were recorded: Bone-Spined Frost Wolf, Long-Tongued Snow Mane, Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep, Blue Moon Essence, Cloud-Mist Soaring Dragon, Golden Armor Thunder Kui, and Long-Tailed Gnawing Rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All seven certainly had mid-grade forms, but so far, Great Xia had only successfully hunted the mid-grade Snow Mane; had encountered the mid-grade Gnawing Rat; had seen the mid-grade Soaring Dragon and Demon Sheep with their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Kui Ox remained elusive—no one had yet successfully hunted a low-grade one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the first time anyone had seen a mid-grade one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan was strict about compiling the Annals: only after successfully hunting a beast and thoroughly understanding its weaknesses and habits would he add it. Thus, to date, the Great Xia Cold Beast Annals listed only seven types—eight if you counted the mid-grade Snow Mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we try?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we can. That Kui Ox hide looks incredibly tough—it withstands lightning. Clearly a defensive-type beast; its attack power might be weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That pale gold hide could make excellent armor. We’re short on gear—worth a shot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree—we should try!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you all dreaming about? We haven’t even hunted a low-grade Kui Ox yet, and now you’re thinking of going after a mid-grade one? Snap out of it. Let’s keep searching for Snow Mane. We’ll deal with this Kui Ox later!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong cut off their suggestions and immediately shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what happened when the weak grew ignorant—even hunting a mid-grade Snow Mane, he couldn’t guarantee a hundred percent success rate. This Kui Ox that commanded lightning? Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Kui Ox was clearly using lightning to forge its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene itself proved its power far exceeded that of the Snow Mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just that—using lightning to forge its body, even the Demon Sheep couldn’t match it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t even know what a low-grade Thunder Kui is capable of, yet we’re planning to attack a mid-grade one? That’s outright suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems our recent hunting has been too easy—this group has grown overconfident!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong glanced sideways at the Thunder Kui, his brow tightening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swamp beside the tree was likely the Thunder Kui’s lair; its golden, fluid appearance was surely due to its long-term presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time he came, he’d dug into the swamp ground. At that time, his base strength had reached the thirty-thousand-jin limit, yet no matter how hard he pushed, the ground never budged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this Thunder Kui moved freely within the golden swamp, even burying its entire body within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this alone showed the Thunder Kui’s power was no ordinary thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you go out hunting on your own later, hunt a few low-grade ones first. Learn the Thunder Kui’s habits and tactics, then tell me—I’ll reconsider.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though disappointed, Xia Chuan and the others knew Xia Hong’s approach was safer, and all nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The density of cold beasts in Hongmu Ridge was indeed high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong led the group another two hundred meters inward, and within less than an hour, they found another mid-grade Snow Mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while searching only for Snow Mane, if they’d chosen a broader hunting range, there were plenty of mid-grade beasts within a fifteen-hundred-meter radius: Soaring Dragons, Thunder Kui, Frost Wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First time, you’re clumsy; second time, you’re learning; third time, you’re fluent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourteen ten-thousand-jin iron-bodied bows, five beast traps, Xia Chuan’s white thread, plus Xia Hong’s twin-bladed great axe—and flawless teamwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Snow Mane lasted barely over an hour before falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two mid-grade beasts secured, over six hours had passed. Though night was still only half gone, everyone’s bodies were nearly spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Successfully harvesting two mid-grade beasts in one night—Xia Hong and everyone else were thoroughly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the location of the first kill, the group cheerfully carried both beasts back to the valley base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching camp, without Xia Hong’s order, Xia Chuan immediately instructed the supply team to begin draining the blood from the two Snow Manes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong waited only minutes in his room before Shi Ping and several others carried in a large basin of cold beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, the two Snow Manes yielded 130 jin of blood—all here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, you may leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Shi Ping and the others departed, Xia Hong rose and walked to the basin. He inhaled the thick, pungent scent of blood, a flicker of excitement crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“130 jin—that’s a good amount. Let’s see how much this boosts me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of reshaping the skin membrane was excruciating, but once endured, the subsequent increase in membrane strength and explosive growth in base strength—anyone who’d experienced it once could never refuse it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Resources: Wood 12590 Coal 580 Iron 1220 Silver 0 Gold 0】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just this half-night, wood had increased by over 1,300 points—the camp’s logging enthusiasm was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the entire hunting party had gone out, coal and iron hadn’t risen at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the remaining resources in the system, Xia Hong fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, to endure the agony of a hundred jin of cold beast blood, he’d nearly exhausted all his system resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he’d had nearly 100,000 wood, over 5,000 iron, and over 8,000 coal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t understand the exact consumption rules, with only this little left now, he definitely couldn’t just jump into the wooden basin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Start slow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong stripped off his shirt, took out a pre-prepared one-jin wooden ladle, scooped a ladle of blood, and slowly smeared it over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first jin brought only slight pain;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the second jin intensified the pain—but still within tolerance;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the third jin… fourth jin… fifth jin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the tenth application—ten jin total—the pain became so intense Xia Hong began hissing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the system gave no prompt—still within tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gritted his teeth and kept applying the cold beast blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen jin… twenty jin… thirty jin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong screamed as large areas of his skin developed burns, smoking, his flesh beginning to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the system still gave no prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His screams grew louder, his pupils clouded with dizziness; the agony made him reel, yet his fading will clung to the hope of a system prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still… no… prompt… this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils turned blood-red, his body weakened, his hand gripping the ladle trembled violently—but still no prompt came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of skin membrane reshaping brought continuous pain—it never lessened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process could not be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, as long as the system gave no prompt, Xia Hong would endure this agony—whether he added more or not, it made no difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong stared at the basin, clenched his teeth, and with the wooden ladle, quickly scooped blood and poured it over himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty-five… thirty-six… forty-one… forty-two…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Detecting host’s nervous system at carrying limit. Can consume system resources to offset partial neural pressure.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the forty-second application—forty-two jin—the system prompt finally came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood was consumed first: 1,000 points vanished at a time; after thirteen drops, it was gone;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then coal: 50 points vanished at a time; after eleven drops, it was gone;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finally iron: also 50 points per drop; after twenty-four drops, it was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Resources: Wood 0 Coal 0 Iron 0 Silver 0 Gold 0】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment resources hit zero, Xia Hong was stunned—his pain hadn’t lessened a single bit. It was exactly as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah…………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong let out a cry of agony and collapsed beside the wooden basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment before he fainted, he realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consuming resources merely offset the accumulating neural pressure—meaning, the intensity of his suffering was always at the very limit of his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this process repeats several times, my limit should rise higher, and the resources consumed should gradually decrease. This is good—this is good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before fainting, this thought flashed through Xia Hong’s mind; the pain on his face seemed to ease considerably, even giving way to a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this smile, appearing alongside a face contorted by extreme agony, was inevitably twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monthly average subscription has surpassed 2000—thank you, brothers! Keep asking for more subscriptions; this novel can still climb to Premium status. I beg all senior readers for your support—deeply grateful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3587,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cdb9a45103b93b727c2e3de84852272ef3a4f5d61cb0502bf8ca053e4ececaa6","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-145","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-143",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]