When Xue Kong stepped into the dark passage, the wilted Vermillion Bird spirit in his hand suddenly came to life, as if it had taken power from the Vermillion Bird totem, and flapped its wings.
But the world in front of Xue Kong has changed.
It was a vast world.
The sky and the earth were covered in white. All that could be seen was a red altar towering into the clouds. The altar was surrounded by flames, and even the air was scorching hot.
Xue Kong was standing at the bottom of this altar.
He was slightly startled and looked down at his right hand. The Vermillion Bird Spirit that he had been holding tightly had disappeared without a trace.
His right hand was empty.
"Could it be that it has merged with the world?" Xue Kong guessed in his heart.
He raised his head and looked around.
It seems that this world was born for the altar in front of us, created for it. Apart from this altar, there is nothing else.
After looking around for a long time, Xue Kong's gaze fell on the altar again.
After pondering for a moment, he raised his right foot and gently stepped onto the stone steps of the altar.
Suddenly.
The moment his foot landed on the stone steps, they caught fire like wood, and the flames, like snakes, wrapped around his right foot and continued to climb upwards.
Xue Kong looked down at the flame, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He didn't know what it meant to step onto the altar, but based on Grandma Suzaku's magical powers, he could make a rough guess.
"Once you climb onto the altar, you will gain the recognition of the Vermillion Bird's spirit and obtain the Vermillion Bird's power." Xue Kong raised his left foot and stepped onto the first stone step.
The flames suddenly grew stronger, wrapping around his feet as if to devour him.
However, Xue Kong did not take the power of the first stone steps seriously. He could ignore it by relying on his ordinary physical strength.
Immediately afterwards, Xue Kong continued walking on the stone steps, one step after another.
His steps were quick and steady as he quickly climbed the stone steps.
The more stone steps he climbed, the hotter the flames became. However, Xue Kong had not stopped at all. He almost jogged and reached the twentieth stone step in just three or four breaths.
call.
At this height, the flames were already raging.
Xue Kong's entire lower body was engulfed in flames. His pants could not withstand the high temperature and were burned alive, revealing a pair of thick thighs.
Xue Kong's eyes suddenly lit up: "I can't even use my cultivation to protect myself. The blazing fire on this altar is so strange."
The storage bag and animal-breeding bag that were originally tied around his waist fell off and were caught by Xue Kong with his bare hands. He could only hold them in his hands.
His eyes flashed and he walked up again.
Until he reached the 40th stone step, the raging fire was so terrifying that it enveloped Xue Kong's entire body. All his clothes were burned, and he was standing naked on the stone steps.
The raging fire burned his skin and singed his hair, but his waist-length black hair also contained his cultivation and spiritual power, swaying wildly in the fire, like a poisonous snake twisted by the flames.
"My prediction was correct. Climbing the altar will indeed allow me to gain the power of the Vermillion Bird." Xue Kong took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming brightly. "These raging flames are drilling straight into my body. At first I felt a little pain, but now I feel a warmth."
"This is not an illusion, but my body has merged with this fire."
"And this is only the fortieth floor. I see there are at least a thousand stone steps."
"If I can reach the thousandth floor, I will probably be able to obtain the complete power of the Vermillion Bird. From then on, I will not be afraid of any fire in the world. I must obtain this power of the Vermillion Bird!"
Xue Kong's eyes were filled with deep light and determination, and he took another step forward.
One step after another.
He no longer stopped, nor could he retreat. At this moment, the attraction of the Vermillion Bird's power was no less than the precious blood of an ancient demon beast in his eyes.
He did not use any means, but relied on the strength of his physical body to directly step into the 100th floor.
At this point, there was no fire in Xue Kong's eyes anymore.
Because he was already in the flames, wrapped in flames, and the sky and the earth were full of flames.
At this point, Xue Kong's breathing became slightly rapid.
These one hundred levels seemed to be a qualitative change. Even with his physical strength, he could hardly bear it. His body felt pain, but he could fully endure it.
Xue Kong subconsciously looked back and fell silent.
The ground could no longer be seen below the stone steps. Only the identical stone steps continued to extend downwards. As for the surroundings, it was dark beyond the reach of the eyes and could not be seen through.
At this point, there is no turning back, only to keep moving forward.
Just as Xue Kong took another step and landed on the 101st stone step, he felt an imperceptible vibration in the entire world.
The power of the flames around him increased several times, enveloping his body in an instant. The pain of the flames burning his skin instantly surged into his heart.
Xue Kong was not careful for a moment and almost stumbled and fell.
He quickly stood up straight, gritted his teeth, and stepped his other foot onto the 101st stone step.
At this moment, his black hair danced wildly, and on his smooth brow, a fiery red Suzaku mark suddenly appeared, carrying with it a scorching heat, turning into an impact and suddenly dispersing.
The Vermillion Bird mark kept flickering, as if between illusion and reality, but it still burst out with a trace of Vermillion Bird's power, causing the surrounding flames to surge and merge into the Vermillion Bird mark.
"So that's how it is. A thousand-layer stone staircase, with a hundred layers representing one tenth of the power. Now that I've walked through a hundred layers, I've gained one tenth of the Suzaku's power. If I can walk through a thousand layers, I'll gain the full power!"
When the Vermillion Bird mark appeared and absorbed the surrounding flames, Xue Kong felt relaxed all over and the feeling of being burned by the flames faded a lot.
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