Chapter 250 Mysterious Skills: Dawn Fire
Aiwass's screams suddenly woke Lily up.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw golden-red flames burning on Aiwass' body.
She was startled and immediately wanted to come closer.
But a scorching heat roared out from Aiwass, and all the paper letters in the room began to burn. The steaming heat was like a storm—just opening his eyes was enough to cause a burning pain in his eyeballs.
Fortunately, it only took a moment for Aiwass to react on his own.
He endured the severe pain and closed the book, and the flame on his body dissipated like a extinguished alcohol lamp.
Correspondingly, Aiwass immediately emanated a golden glow like the morning light.
His burned body healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The new skin became smoother, the new eyeballs became clearer and brighter... even the burning hair extinguished the flames and grew back quickly, becoming longer and smoother.
The only problem was that his clothes were burned clean and the originally maroon chair under him was also burnt black.
The paper in the room was still burning—in order to prevent a fire, Lily immediately snapped her fingers, causing countless gray threads to emerge from thin air, shattering the flames along with the paper.
"—What happened?"
Less than ten seconds later, Ligeia rushed in with a serious expression.
She looked at the naked Aiwass, but didn't show any shyness. Instead, she asked carefully and seriously, like a doctor, "Have you been harmed by the secret book?"
"……may be."
There was also some fear in Aiwas' eyes: "This book is quite cruel. This is the first time I failed to read it..."
The severe pain that burned his skin and flesh still made him sweat all over.
Ligeia looked at Aiwass carefully, but raised a possibility: "Could it be that you didn't actually fail?"
Upon hearing this, Aiwass was slightly stunned.
It suddenly occurred to him that Ms. Meiya had indeed said... that this was her "favorite tantric book."
The inheritance of a tantra book is a one-time thing, and the power contained within it has a natural "cooling-down" period. After receiving the inheritance, it will temporarily transform into an ordinary book. Moreover, even if it is restored to a tantra book, those who have already received it cannot receive it again, and can only read it as a storybook.
...In that case, could it be that what Meiya likes is its story?
Not likely.
While the story in this book is quite interesting, it's just so-so. There aren't any particularly touching plots or surprising twists. Since Meiya doesn't have much time, there's no reason to read it frequently.
Unless what she wants is the effect of "failed reading".
Ms. Meiya was at least at the third level, possibly even the fourth. If this book required someone below the third level to read properly, then she would be unable to read it just like me. Her reaction might even be more intense.
but……
Aiwass glanced down at his arms.
He clearly felt that the traces of muscle on his body had almost faded to nothing, but his body had become stronger.
Just like a body that is used to an air-conditioned room, there is always a sense of coldness in the body; but after a period of fitness, the body is filled with a kind of heat - Aiwass's body was originally warm, and now it becomes even warmer and hotter.
The results of the training were restrained, allowing Aiwas to have room to train again - just like after reaching the maximum level, breaking through the level cap and reincarnating back to the first level with the attributes.
Aiwass hadn't exercised much in months, and his body felt a bit stiff. Although Isabel had seen some muscle in him before, that was mainly due to the optimization and transformation of his body after the "Blood and Blood Consecration" after the advancement.
Even before that, Aiwass already had a small belly from sitting in a wheelchair for so long. Even though "Blood Offering" had enhanced Aiwass's appearance and even though the third-level supernatural power had strengthened his body, Aiwass still felt that his desire to exercise had significantly diminished.
But now it was different. He felt like his body was filled with explosive power, and he was even excited enough to run.
Aiwass's skin also became whiter and smoother, as if it was glowing; even the quality of his hair became noticeably better.
It was as if after being burned by the flames, all the impurities and illnesses in his body were swept away.
It was like receiving a powerful illumination spell, dispelling the pain within; or like receiving a complete fire ritual, restoring him to his peak. The only difference was that Sizhu's methods were very gentle, while Xitiansi's were so painful that Aiwas still felt a little scared and broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.
...But if you think about it, Bishop Mathers is already forty-six years old this year. Ms. Maya should be quite old too.
Yet she looked like she was in her early twenties... Even if the Fire Sacrifice could restore one's mindset to a youthful state, the effect was far too good. Aiwass had originally assumed this was because Maya possessed a powerful and skilled Fire Sacrifice, or perhaps because of her unique Dao characteristics.
result……
"...Isn't she using this tantric book's punishment for failing to learn as a beauty treatment?"
Aiwass's expression was subtle.
It's not impossible...
At the cost of feeling the pain of the skin, internal organs, and facial features being burned by flames - holding on for about a few seconds, the body of a person in his forties or fifties can be restored to the youthful state of his teens or early twenties, the energy and vitality can be restored to the peak level, and the details of the whole body can be beautified.
This should be a good deal for most women... no, it should be for most people who are a little older.
He subconsciously looked at Ligeia: "You...haven't used this book?"
Meiya had mentioned Meg earlier when she was making excuses. They were both teachers at the Royal Law University, and both had been here for so many years. Clearly, they knew each other.
"I know it, the Morning Crow Tantra."
Ligeia, without even looking—of course, she couldn’t see given her height—said simply, “But I can’t see.
"Reading this book requires a significant drain on vitality. 'Illumination' doesn't replenish vitality, only 'Sacrificial Fire' does. And I'm not suited to the path of devotion, so I can't read a single bit."
really.
In contrast to his physical excitement, Aiwass felt a noticeable loss of vitality... a similar feeling to when he was sacrificed to summon the Shadow Fiend. This time, after being struck by the Three-Legged Crow dump truck, Aiwass's vitality had been consumed by the Morning Crow's fire, nearly half.
This level of vitality depletion would require more than a week of recuperation, even for a third-level transcendent. Without adequate rest, obvious signs of premature aging could even appear.
For those who are not able to use the fire sacrifice method, this can be regarded as an instant burst of health and vitality in exchange for life; but for priests, the value of this book can be said to be frighteningly high.
Aiwass speculates that Meiya's youthful appearance may even be maintained by this book.
This was truly too precious—it would have been fine if I had saved her life. But I had done nothing at all.
This made Aihua suddenly hesitate to accept it.
"Let's take a few days off and read it again," Aiwass decided. "If I still can't finish it, I'll give it back to her."
"You want to learn Xihuo?"
Ligeia raised her eyebrows: "Isn't it too late?"
"Do you know the mysterious skills here?"
Aiwass was a little surprised: "Could it be that Ms. Meiya has already learned it?"
"No," Ligeia answered. "She was too strong when she received the book. But her daughter, the girl called Vivian, learned it."
"Vivian..."
"Yes. The weaker the Xihuo is, the easier it is to learn. You have to endure the burning sensation of the flames and read this book to learn it. This is because Xihuo conflicts with Illumination and Sacrificial Fire to a certain extent."
Ligeia consoled him, "If you ask me, the 'lighting' and 'fire offerings' given to you by the candlelight master are more useful.
"'Xihuo' is the feeling you just experienced—the ability to ignite oneself with the flames of Xi Tiansi, allowing one's life force to burn uncontrollably, unleashing unparalleled power. Whether healing others, burning them, or purifying the souls of the dead, it unleashes a power far greater than before... The only problem is that this burning cannot be stopped or interrupted.
"Once I start to burn, I'll be nearly dead in the Morning Crow Fire within seconds. After reaching that near-death state, I'll quickly recover to my pre-Sunset Fire state. However, my vitality has been irreversibly depleted in this process. Furthermore, the stronger my vitality and the stronger my body, the hotter and more poisonous the flames will be."
Aiwass thought thoughtfully.
...In simple terms, it's a burst state that continuously burns health, right? And after the burst, there's only a moment of the most dangerous near-death state, and then health will quickly return.
That should actually be quite useful.
He immediately thought of a way to use this mysterious skill——
"Then if my vitality can be restored quickly, faster than it burns, wouldn't it be possible to keep the Dawn Fire burning forever?"
Aiwass asked, "Doesn't that mean I can obtain Xi Tiansi's power?"
Ligeia's expression suddenly became very strange.
She slapped Aiwas's thigh, making a crisp sound.
"No, child? Aren't you in pain? What are you dreaming about?"
“…Oh, indeed.”
Aiwass reacted.
This burst skill is truly cost-effective, even worthy of a dedicated skill build. As long as you can rapidly replenish health or periodically replenish vitality, you can make this skill the core of your system.
But Aiwass was a little afraid of pain.
The pain was so excruciating that Aiwass's mind went blank and he couldn't think at all.
Then we have to find another way...
"Then if I can gain a lot of resistance to fire damage, can I weaken the damage of this fire?"
He proposed another possibility.
Ligeia thought for a moment. "That's fine. But it's not worth it—from what I understand, effective resistance to Dawnfire requires at least a gold-level Path trait. It's better to choose one that suits me."
"Unless you can only choose this golden entry, then you can go back and read the book. But don't read it first and then look for the corresponding entry. That's not worth it."
"Indeed..." Aiwass nodded in agreement.
As expected of an old man, he is very experienced.
"Put on some clothes first, Master. It's a bit cold."
As Lily spoke, she had already brought the clothes she had found and was going to help Aiwass put them on - fortunately, they were not burned in the flames.
"It's okay, I'm not cold..."
Aiwass said this casually, but he still reached out to change his clothes. After all, looking at Ligeia like this, even though Ligeia didn't react at all, he still felt a little embarrassed...
Just as he was getting dressed, the flame butterfly that had been quietly resting on his shoulder took off.
When he saw it, Aiwass stopped putting on his coat.
He gazed at the fluttering flame butterflies and fell into deep thought.
...Oh, yes.
Phantoms have no nerves, which means they don't feel pain.
The Flame Butterfly can be reborn. You can summon it once a day and regenerate it once a day... You don't have to worry about being burned to death or being killed by others when you are near death. You can even use the Dawn Fire to directly explode with it.
Breaking out of the shell and exploding is a thing of the past.
And as a fire-attributed phantom demon, perhaps its basic fire resistance would also be very high...
Flame Butterfly looked at Aiwass in confusion:?
Aiwass quickly made up his mind and smiled and nodded at her, giving her a gentle and harmless smile.
"Do you like reading?"
He asked softly.
The flame butterfly flew around even more puzzled:? ?
Ligeia reacted immediately and asked with interest, "How did it answer?"
"She said she liked it."
Aiwass replied.
Flame Butterfly: ???
No, I didn't say anything!
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