"No, let me try."
Feng Baichuan’s words did not make Yun Che flinch. He said seriously, “I know my own strength, but I do have the qualifications to try this trial.”
Yun Che raised his palm, stretched out his five fingers, and his profound energy surged. His entire palm suddenly burned with a large ball of orange-red flame. This ball of flame startled Feng Baichuan, and he asked in surprise: "You actually have a fire-type profound skill?"
“Yes, it is a very high-level fire-related profound art.” Yun Che nodded. However, his biggest trump card for trying the Phoenix Trial was his heaven-defying physique that was immune to all kinds of fire. Of course, he couldn’t say this out loud. Even if he did, Feng Baichuan would definitely not believe it. “Since it is a Phoenix Trial, it must be mainly a fire trial. I am proficient in fire-related profound arts and have a certain ability to resist fire profound power. Maybe I can pass the trial easily.”
Feng Baichuan still shook his head and said, "The Phoenix Trial is indeed based on the power of fire, but you think too simply. The power of fire ignited by mortals with profound power, how can it be compared with the flames of the divine beast Phoenix. I also tried the Phoenix Trial ten years ago, but at the beginning of the trial, I took only a few steps in the trial area, and was burned by the lava fire. I chose to give up in just a few breaths. Although you have a fire-related profound skill, you will have a certain understanding, control and resistance to the profound power of fire, but the fire of the Phoenix is far more terrible than you think. The first ancestor who passed the Phoenix Trial that year also had a fire-related profound skill, and he barely passed it with the cultivation level of the Spiritual Profound Realm. The ancestors who passed it later were because they had the blood of the Phoenix, and there was a strong resistance in their blood. Their strength was no less than the Spiritual Profound Realm. With your current profound power, it is impossible."
Yun Che said calmly, “Since the Phoenix Clan leader has tried the Phoenix Trial, he knows that if he feels that he can’t bear it during the trial, he can choose to give up. So, as long as you don’t insist on doing it in vain and choose to quit when you feel that you can’t bear it, there will be no danger to your life. Those clansmen of yours who died in the trial should have wanted to force their way through, and that’s why they never came out. But I won’t. I cherish my life very much. If I feel that I can’t do it, I will choose to quit immediately. In this way, there will be no danger at all. Since there is no danger, whether it succeeds or not, there is no harm in giving it a try, right?”
Yun Che glanced outside and continued, “If by any chance I succeed, I can at least strengthen my profound strength to some extent, and I can always have a little more hope in dealing with the evil thieves outside.”
Feng Baichuan frowned and sighed, "You are still a young man after all. It is impossible not to be curious when you heard that it was a trial left by the mythical beast Phoenix. When you were talking to me just now, you glanced at the sealing array at least three times. Since you want to try that trial so much... well, I will open the door to this trial for you. But before that, you'd better heal your wounds first. In addition, during the trial, if you feel that you can't hold on, you must choose to quit immediately... Otherwise, the illusion is false, but the flame is the real Phoenix flame. If you resist forcefully, you will really die."
“Okay!” Yun Che nodded happily.
With Yun Che's medical skills and the medicinal materials in the entire treasure house, the injuries on his body were nothing. By the next day, the wound on his shoulder had completely healed, and he no longer felt pain when he moved around. It was just a scar the size of a bowl. If he wanted, this scar could be completely eliminated within half a month.
A day passed, and the people of the Black Devil Mercenary Group were indeed guarding outside, constantly shouting. The emotions of the Phoenix survivors finally calmed down, but it was only temporary. They took the food and water distributed by Feng Baichuan, and dared not think about tomorrow in fear.
At this time, Feng Baichuan had already brought Yun Che and Lan Xueruo to stand in front of the sealing formation in the trial ground.
“Junior Brother Yun, do you really have to try? Although it is a trial, it may also hide huge dangers. You are only at the first level of the Nascent Profound Realm. What if… what if…” Lan Xueruo pulled Yun Che’s arm and kept persuading him.
“Don’t worry, Senior Sister also knows that I have fire-related profound skills, so it won’t be easy for me to get into trouble in the Fire Trial.” Yun Che said comfortingly.
“But…” Lan Xueruo wanted to say something else, but looking at Yun Che’s calm eyes, she knew that no matter how much she persuaded him, he would not change his decision. She could only sigh and said, “Then you must be careful no matter what.”
"Are you ready?" Feng Baichuan asked as he stood in front of the sealing formation.
“Please help me open the seal, Chief Feng.” Yun Che nodded.
Feng Baichuan nodded slowly and reminded again: "If you feel you can't bear it, you must come out immediately. Don't try to be brave."
After saying that, he bit his finger and sprinkled a drop of blood on the seal array. Suddenly, the seal array flashed red light, and then disappeared in a rapid rotation. In front of him, a dark red strange entrance appeared. The entrance was pitch black and nothing could be seen. It was like a terrible bottomless abyss.
"Since our ancestors discovered this trial ground, no outsider has ever entered it. You are the first one. This trial ground can only be opened once a month, and no matter whether you succeed or fail, you cannot enter it a second time in your lifetime. Think carefully about whether you want to enter or not."
Yun Che nodded, gave Lan Xueruo a reassuring look, and then stepped into the entrance of the trial ground without hesitation.
The moment he stepped into the entrance, the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and he felt dizzy, and his body was swept up as if by a storm. He subconsciously closed his eyes. After a long while, the feeling of weightlessness slowly disappeared. He opened his eyes and saw only darkness.
Where...is this place?
Why is there only darkness? There is nothing... Shouldn't the Phoenix Trial have something like a sea of fire or lava?
Just as he was wondering, two narrow golden rays of light suddenly appeared in the dark ahead. Then, the two narrow golden rays of light slowly opened like two slightly narrowed eyes... No! That was a pair of eyes! A pair of extremely huge golden pupils embedded in the dark space.
Eyes of the Phoenix!!
"Hello, human. Welcome to the trial ground. You are the first trial participant in the past thousand years without the blood of the Phoenix."
A majestic voice sounded in his heart, and the tone was clearly that of a woman. Yun Che looked at the pair of golden eyes and asked tentatively: "Are you... the Phoenix Spirit?"
"That's right. I am an immortal soul left here by the Phoenix, but I exist independently of the Phoenix. I maintain this trial site and welcome all trial-takers. Phoenix Spirit is the most appropriate title for me."
“Why would the Phoenix leave a trial ground here?” Yun Che casually asked the question in his mind.
Yun Che asked casually, not expecting the Phoenix Spirit to answer. To his surprise, the Phoenix Spirit gave him an answer generously: "Back then, the Phoenix, Golden Crow, and Vermillion Bird, the three great flame-type divine beasts, fought fiercely for thirty-six days to compete for the position of the Flame Ancestor of the Divine Realm. In the end, all three were injured. The Phoenix fell to the Profound Sky Continent after being seriously injured. It stayed in the Profound Sky Continent for thirteen years before recovering from its injuries. During these thirteen years, the Phoenix felt that although the humans of the Profound Sky Continent were weak in strength, they were kind-hearted, so it left two trial sites to leave a few opportunities for the humans of this continent."
"I see."
"But the Phoenix also left a message: If humans in the Profound Sky Continent use the power of the Phoenix to harm the world, they will be deprived of all their power and punished by their bloodline! Unfortunately, a thousand years ago, a person in this bloodline committed a heinous crime with the power of the Phoenix. He was permanently deprived of the power of the Phoenix and was cursed by his bloodline. Since then, no one has passed this trial. As the first person without the bloodline of the Phoenix in this thousand years, I hope you can break the thousand-year silence here... So, are you ready?"
“Okay, we can start anytime.” Yun Che took a long breath, his face calm. In terms of his profound strength alone, entering such a trial could be said to be beyond his capabilities, but after swallowing the Fire Seed of the Heretic God, he had a body that was invulnerable to all fires. With this heaven-defying cheating device, he was not completely without confidence in facing this trial from the Flame Divine Beast.
"Very good. There are three levels in the trial, namely: Level 1: Infernal Flame; Level 2: Phoenix Arrow; Level 3: Corrupted Heart Flame. If you want to give up during the trial, you can shout at any time and I will immediately make you leave the trial site. If you force yourself to take the trial, you may die... I wish you success."
As the Phoenix Spirit's voice fell, the pair of giant golden eyes in the dark world slowly disappeared.
Yun Che’s eyes began to spin again. In an instant, the darkness completely disappeared, and the world around him suddenly turned bright red.
The scene before him made him stunned for a long time.
The ground beneath my feet was a deep red. It was as shocking as if it was laid there, burning red steel. The ground was uneven, with jagged rocks, high and low mountains rising one after another, and even the mountain bodies were red, as if they could burst into flames at any time. Looking up, the sky was also red.
On the fiery red ground, there were clusters of flames scattered everywhere, some of which were only a few inches high, while others even soared to a height of more than ten meters. On both sides, pools of red magma were surging like boiling water... depicting a terrifying lava purgatory.
There is no doubt that the wind here is scorching hot, and the temperature of the air is so high that it is frightening. No wonder Feng Baichuan was defeated after only a few breaths in the first level. Just the temperature here, a true Xuan realm Xuan practitioner can only barely resist it with all his Xuan power, let alone a Xuan practitioner at the initial Xuan realm.
But the temperature here can only be described in two words to Yun Che:
Comfortable!
It's as comfortable as lazing in warm water.
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