Scarlet Snow Technique

Also called **Cold Scarlet Snow Secret Method** or **Eighteen Grade Cold Scarlet Snow.**

Ice type Energy Machinist cultivation technique with 18 levels in total. Originates from the Scarlet Snow Sect. The Elders of the Sect are around Level Fourteen in this Cultivation Technique, which means Level 7 Energy Machinist. Roughly every two levels of this technique is equivalent to one level of Energy Machinist willpower.

The eighteen levels completely match the level of the Living Secret Technique and Dying Secret Technique. It is thus highly possible that it was a secret combat powerhouse that established this sect and technique.

## Overview

From this Training Method, Eighteen Grade Cold Scarlet Snow, Garen could vaguely detect something that was unusually familiar. This training technique resembled Secret Techniques and felt like advanced and top Secret Techniques.

**Eighteen Grade Cold Scarlet Snow** was an extremely terrifying Secret Method that was slightly similar to Living Secret Techniques. As long as he practiced this and upgraded it by one level, it would spur on all aspects of his Willpower, Vitality, Secret Method powers, and computing power. In other words, it would improve all four factors simultaneously. It would purely separate out the physical tactics and secret tactics as both of these skills would need to achieve higher levels before they could be elevated at the same time.

These peak eighteen grades referred to the peak environments that the sect leader had achieved previously. Level Nine Energy Machinists were close to the level of the Perpetual Motioners, while the current Elders were around Level Fourteen. Most of them would stay at Level Seven because those with prodigious Vitalities could not depend on their talents to break through the limits either. In the future, they would need to rely on other things to continue advancing because the uses of their talents would disappear completely.

Their levels would not drop once they had reached Level Fourteen of this Secret Tactic Training Method. This was extremely similar to the Living Secret Technique in which Garen was currently practicing. From this Secret Method that he had obtained, he could vaguely see a reflection of his Secret Techniques… He had his suspicions that it was very likely that Secret Technique Users had come to this place previously.

Due to the fact that the Cold Scarlet Snow secret method was just a simply changed name from the Cold Scarlet Snow Technique, the eighteen levels would completely match the level of the Living Secret Technique and Dying Secret Technique. However, this was the first time Garen had witnessed the Dying Secret Technique of such a high level. After all, in general, the secret techniques he had always been practicing were considered the Dying Secret Technique.

### Effect

Creates the ability to create and control the frost/ice/cold radiation that is emitted from the body. When the Scarlet Snow Technique is activated, a strong surge of Frost exploded from the body, covering the entire body in huge mass of a sticky white snow storm.

### Last Three Grades

The last three grades were mainly to increase the texture of one's chill..

#### Semi-Seed/Frost Seed

Right then, Garen's qi swiftly broke through the Non-falling Level's Grade Fifteen Scarlet Snow Technique, and it immediately advanced to Grade Sixteen, and it was still increasing as it continued absorbing energy from the tide. In just a few minutes, he managed to break through Grade Sixteen, and a dazzling Frost Seed slowly appeared behind him.

The seed seemed like an ice sculpture, round and delicate, and it was slowly planted into the void. Within seconds, it sprouted and a white, icy vine grew out, weaving something that seemed like a screen. "Grade Seventeen…" Garen closed his eyes and felt the growth of the Frost Seed. At the same time, a Soul Seed that represented the extreme Hellfrost Peacock started forming in his mind.

This Soul Seed seemed to be different from the ordinary Soul Seeds. It was not just merely illusory, but it had a vague trace of pure Willpower that should only be possessed by Energy Machinists and Mech Pilots. He should embed a trace of Willpower of Origin into the Soul Seed! This was the brand new path of improvement that the Scarlet Snow Sect ancestors had opened up in order to bypass the board.

The highest achievements of the Ancient Endors, the Soul Seed and the world's most powerful power, the Willpower of Origin, this two balanced everything. "Semi-Soul… Who knew…" Little did Garen suspect that the Scarlet Snow ancestors would actually use such a method to break through the limits, to enter the Level-Nine realm of the same grade as the board.

The tremendous amount of energy from the tide continued gushing into Garen's peacock. At this point, he was not devouring his own will anymore, but the tide was just pushing into the peacock's body. He did not have to devour the energy anymore, all he needed was to absorb the consumed energy. Right at that moment, the most horrifying fact of the Hellfrost Peacock revealed itself.

Garen could sense it himself. As his powers continued to rise, the Hellfrost Peacock's digestive ability increased just as well. The energy that was first consumed by his body was still barely able to be digested, however, it was more than adequate now.

It was indeed the Ancient Endors' rampant creature. That incredible digestive ability was simply the strongest point of the Hellfrost Peacock that was known for its immortality. At this moment, Garen heard a soft sound behind him that sounded like glass clinking against each other.

The vine that grew out from the Frost Seed was slowly weaving into a delicate, huge screen, and it was almost done. Numerous ice crystals growing along the vines shimmered a fluorescent white. Looking from a distance, Garen seemed to have a gigantic piece of vine-made screen that was glinting in white on his back.

The original ice-crystal wings were pushed aside to the back of the vine-made screen. Crack… The white, icy crystal vines on Garen's back continued growing frantically toward all directions. Soon enough, almost the entire sky, which was about thousands of kilometers wide, was fully covered. Both the sky and the ground were filled with mesh vines of ice crystals.

#### History of Decline

Garen had inherited many of his forefathers' memories, so he knew how strong the chill would be once he reached Grade Eighteen of the Scarlet Snow Technique.

Out of all the forefathers, the strongest was the First Generation Forefather, his Eighteen Grade Scarlet Snow Technique had increased the Coldness Strengthening to Level Three. His Purity Strengthening had also reached Level Three. He did not have Sharpness Strengthening, but even so, he had already reached an extremely terrifying level.

No one would protest if you were to call him one of the top ten users of frost among the Energy Machinists. He would certainly have a spot among the top ten strongest frost users.

Unfortunately, although he was extremely powerful in his time, and brought an era of glory to the Scarlet Snow Sect, none of his successors ever reached his level. Some of the forefathers had reached the eighteenth grade, and condensed their Soul Seed, but no one could reach Level Three in their Strengthening levels anymore. This was especially true of the Coldness Strengthening, they found countless materials, used all sorts of techniques and technology, but could only ever strengthen themselves up to Level Two. As for Purity Strengthening, they could also only reach Level Three.

As such, the Scarlet Snow Sect's position started to drop from its initial status as a middle-grade sect. Now, Garen had once more raised his Scarlet Snow Technique to Level Three in terms of Strengthening, and had even achieved Level Four. This power was already unprecedented in the history of the Scarlet Snow Technique.

## Resonance Level

Scarlet Snow Crystals were actually the key material for the formation of the Scarlet Snow Sect's Resonance-Leveled crystal. The Scarlet Snow Sect's crystallization was to mainly absorb the object's essence, then together with Willpower, form Resonance Crystals.

The more crystals, the better. However, the absorption of each person was limited. The more you absorb, the condensation of crystals was naturally stronger. It was said that after reaching Inherited Level, most would have to constantly absorb essences of various resources and its limit of absorption would determine the power difference between every level of Willpower.

### Black Scarlet Snow Crystal

'Black Scarlet Snow Crystal: The essence of Scarlet Snow Crystal, the best condensing material to crystallize Resonance-Leveled Crystal. 1,500 golden crystals per unit.'

When resonance crystallized, usage level of Scarlet Snow Crystal increased; the purer the crystal, the stronger level one would reach in an instant. Ordinary Scarlet Snow Crystals would push one to reach New-Moon Level after absorption but if one were to use Black Scarlet Snow Crystal, one could straight away elevate to Half-Moon Level!

Carthage did the same thing back then, skipping all the way to Half-Moon Level and then he made a spurt of progress, reaching Two-Moons Level right away. The most important key was that nobody had ever sold this item, every usage of the Black Scarlet Snow Crystal reduces it by one unit as such there was no actual market value for it. Although 1,500 golden crystals were indeed a huge amount, in terms of an item as such, it was basically a gift out of goodwill. After all, this valuable treasure could not simply be measured by gold.

## Strengthening Effect

### **Inherited Origin Power**

Garen knew that he had underestimated the difficulty of absorbing the Power of Inheritance. This was how it was for him. If it were changed to another person, it would be an instant self-explosion. If it were not for his good body constitution, his Living Secret Technique of the Hellfrost Peacock Technique having a strengthened resistance to coldness, and the restoration from potential points, he might have completely exploded and become a rotten flesh.

This was true especially with regards to the potential points. Garen viewed his inside and saw his internal organs constantly struggling to grow a vast amount of granulation tissue in an attempt to self-heal and repair itself. However, the newly healed wounds were immediately cut and destroyed by a huge rotating force. They were continuously healed, destroyed, healed and destroyed again.

It was just this kind of repeated damage and it had actually exhausted the little potential points he had! It was necessary to know that these were the potential points that could regrow an amputated limb and revive a severely wounded person. One point was almost equated to one life! And to think it was being depleted as such during a cultivating and refining process! While Garen was astounded, he also checked his remaining potential points.

Three points remained. Fortunately, in the midst of this high-speed rotation of the Scarlet Mist, those fragments of the blue line were quickly melted and absorbed into the four Scarlet Mists, making the original fingernail-length Scarlet Mist slowly grew to become longer and wider. Eventually, it soon became four palm-length razor-shaped and were extremely sharp.

The four Scarlet Mists formed a red vortex in the middle of Garen's chest. After absorbing the blue line fragments, their quality had obviously risen. Garen now felt relieved. After the absorption was completed, his internal organs were gradually healed. The cutting speed of the red vortex also allowed the body to gradually adapt to it.

"No breakthrough?" He sensed his own state, and there indeed was no breakthrough. The Scarlet Snow Technique remained unchanged. It was still its original Tenth Grade. However, there were changes to his Skill Pane.

**'Energy Machinist secret method** — **Cold Scarlet Snow Technique**: The Tenth Grade. (**Coldness** strengthened by one level. **Sharpness** strengthed by one level.)'

"So this is the strengthening effect?" Garen was delighted. The strengthening effect, which once appeared in the Secret Technique World, had finally reappeared. It was only then could he know his own level even more clearly. "Don't know what effect does the strengthening of coldness has and what is the effect of the strengthening of sharpness." Garen's thoughts spun, but it was better than nothing.

The Power of Inheritance was not used to advance levels. Its biggest use was to increase and break through the bottleneck of Inherited Level. This was the key. It could strengthen the quality of Willpower and this was what countless Energy Machinists dreamt of. Garen wanted to understand this point in his mind. Without any hesitation, he opened his mouth and sucked the second blue line into his mouth.

A new round of absorption began again. The absorption this time was no longer the same as the first time. It was not that thrilling. The strength of the red Scarlet-Mist-vortex had increased significantly, allowing him to fully support the impact and destruction of the blue line after it had entered. The both of them were slowly and firmly caused friction against each other.

From time to time, Garen would take out some of the incense materials he had prepared to supplement his strength and replenish the great consumption of his power. Just like that, Garen continued absorbing and he stayed in the underground cave for two whole days. After two sleepless days, he finally absorbed all the Power of Inheritance and integrated it into his Scarlet Snow Technique. In the Skill Pane, Scarlet Snow Technique also showed a final change.

**'Energy Machinist secret method** — **Cold Scarlet Snow Technique**: The Tenth Grade. (**Coldness** strengthened by three levels. **Sharpness** strengthened by three levels.)'

Both the coldness and the sharpness were strengthened and had reached a Level Three effect. Garen did not know how terrific the Level Three effect was. It was not clear as he had not tried it out, but he was definitely more powerful than he had been. The blue flame in the cave slowly extinguished. Garen put away the Demonic Blade Sunlight and let out a breath, exhausted. "Finally, it was all absorbed..." He hurriedly ate something and then fell asleep.

### **Ice Coffin Max Level**

* '**Scarlet Snow Technique**: eleventh grade, Two-Moons level. (**Coldness** Strengthening third grade, **Sharpness** Strengthening third grade, **Purity** Strengthening third grade.)'
* "I got the Coldness Strengthening and Sharpness Strengthening when I absorbed that wisp of Inherited power, and I think that Purity Strengthening came from the Heart of Ice of Ice Coffin."

### Grade Eighteen

**'Eighteenth Grade Cold Scarlet Snow complete:** gestures endow the ninth level peak power of frost aura. (**Frost** strengthened by three levels, **sharpness** strengthened by three levels, **purity** strengthened by three levels,)'

Influenced by the formation of the Soul Seed of the Hellfrost Peacock Technique. 'Cold Chaos strengthened increment. Full attribute enhanced by 1'

**'Eighteen Grade Cold Scarlet Snow:** every move contains cold energy equivalent to the peak of Level Nine. (**Coldness** Strengthening Level Four, **Sharpness** Strengthening Level Four. **Purity** Strengthening Level Four.)'

"So all the Strengthening abilities increased by one level? Not bad. After devouring so much energy, not only did it condense the Soul Seed of the Living Secret Technique, it even influenced the Scarlet Snow Technique to increase as well."----

## Links and References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 978
2. ↑ Chapter 981
3. ↑ Chapter 983
4. ↑ Chapter 1080
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Chapter 1106
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Chapter 1108
7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 Chapter 1046
8. ↑ Chapter 1036
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 1058
10. ↑ Chapter 1107