Against The Gods
Chapter 110 – ⟨ World Ode Phoenix – Fragments ⟩ Round 5

The phoenix trial was indeed frightening. This first trial, had Yun Che not been immune to fire, would have caused him to die in the Purgatory Flame Demon fire knowing how many times. For this second trial, one could tell without thinking that it would definitely be much more terrifying than the first.

The boundless barren plains without a single blade of grass, along with the stinging wind, brought with them the silence and loneliness that made them frown. At this moment, a sudden cry of an extremely loud and clear phoenix came from the sky. After this, the originally dark sky suddenly became fiery red, as if it was burning red from heavenly flames.

Yun Che looked up, and was surprised to see the deep red-colored sky covered with countless numbers of red dots. Following this, the phoenix cries resounded again and the red stains led to its location and suddenly began to rapidly fall like a meteor. In front of his eyes, these dots grew closer and became even bigger. Finally, the silhouette of the Phoenix bird clearly appeared within Yun Che's line of sight.

It was a body shrouded in red flames, a phoenix measuring about six feet long. Its descending speed was extremely fast, as if it was a fast and sharp arrow in flight.

Poof !!

The flaming phoenix crashed into Yun Che's body. It instantly exploded, creating a huge fireball and covering the sky with a rain of flames. If it was anyone else, they would have already failed the second trial, because this terrifying phoenix flame was enough to immediately burn someone from the Profound Spirit Realm to a severely injured state. This fire had no destructive power against Yun Che; however, the powerful impact force and explosive force instantly smashed Yun Che into the ground causing the blood all over his body to churn.

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The cry of the phoenix resounded again and another phoenix silhouette shot out like a flaming arrow. This time, Yun Che did not dare to accept it forcefully and quickly dodged. The phoenix shadow struck the earth and flames exploded, causing the ground to crack into a long rift. Yun Che had yet to regain his balance when a phoenix cried again, echoing from above. But this time there were phoenix cries in succession. Three phoenix silhouettes in succession quickly fell from three different directions, aiming straight for Yun Che.

Yun Che's body flipped over, dodging the first phoenix shadow, then using all his strength to jump back and dodge the second one.

"Destroyed the Star of the Gods!"

Suspended in midair, Yun Che tilted his body in an instant and also dodged the shadow of the third phoenix.

Boom, boom, boom !!

Three phoenix silhouettes exploded consecutively, twisting flames that were ten meters tall. However, even clearer phoenix cries followed. Yun Che raised his head and saw that this time, there were actually seven phoenix silhouettes falling towards him at the same time.

Goddamnit! This is not how it should be played! Yun Che's brows twisted as he silently cursed his heart.

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After Yun Che entered the entrance of the trial, the seal formation originally appeared once again but Lan Xueruo had not left yet and instead stood on the spot. He had heard from Feng Baichuan about the terrible ordeal. According to Feng Baichuan, with the strength of Yun Che, even with the fire attribute profound art it would still be impossible to remain inside for more than ten breaths of time.

But ten breaths passed, twenty breaths passed, thirty breaths passed .. half an hour passed.

It was impossible for Lan Xueruo to remain calm. His facial expression grew more agitated. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he could no longer remain calm. Towards Feng Baichuan, he asked: "leader of the Feng clan, why hasn't he come out yet? Didn't you say that at least ten breaths before he came out? "

Feng Baichuan's heart had long since become restless. Listening to Lan Xueruo, he could only comfort her: "Maybe the ordeal varies for each person, so it's hard to tell the exact amount of time that will be needed …. . Rest assured, little brother Yun Che was not the type of person who did not know the limits of his abilities. If it reached a point where he could not bear it anymore, he would immediately come out. ”

Lan Xueruo did not reply. He suppressed the anxious feeling in his heart and continued to wait.

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A number of phoenixes were crying out overlappingly; a sharp cry seemed like it was about to tear through the sky. From the initial cry, to group three, to group seven, to group fifteen …. . At that moment, the entire sky was filled with phoenix cries and phoenix silhouettes, like an incomparable terrifying meteor shower.

Yun Che used the Broken Shadow Star God to quickly move through the meteor shower, and maneuvered about. His current Broken Star God Shadow was only at the first stage but even though the Profound Movement Skill that came from Jasmine was at the lowest level, it was not, it still contained an extremely shocking power and allowed it to move like an illusion among phoenix arrow formations while leaving countless shadows that did not even have enough time to disappear.

However, this phoenix silhouette ended up becoming too concentrated; it was impossible for him to avoid them all. After about a dozen waves, he had already been hit seven or eight times. The impact strength of the phoenix silhouette could not compare to the flames it carried. However, to Yun Che, who was only at the nascent Profound Realm, it was a great threat. Every time he was struck by a phoenix silhouette, his deep and protective aura would weaken slightly. Coupled with the frequent use of the Star God Broken Shadow, his energy consumption was enormous.

The explosion! The explosion! The explosion! The explosion! Boom…. .

Wave after wave of phoenix shadows exploded next to him. The originally flat ground became full of holes and holes. It is impossible to find one area that is still intact in view.

Again, if he was not immune to fire, he would have long ago, died several hundred times.

The explosion!!!

On the last wave, several hundred phoenix silhouettes descended from the sky. Their bodies emitted a fiery radiance, lighting up the sky in red. As soon as they fell, the vast earth erupted with fire, and the turbulent ground was burnt into pitch-black charred ground. At the same time, Yun Che was struck with seven phoenix silhouettes. The profound aura of his entire protective body was completely shattered in an instant. Fortunately, the impact ended there. Other than the waves of pain in his chest, he did not receive many wounds.

"Fiuh ..... Is it finally over?" Standing amongst the still burning flames, Yun Che raised his head and looked towards the sky as he let out a long sigh of relief. The phoenix cry had completely stopped, and there was finally no sign of the phoenix silhouette in the sky above. At this moment, he began to admire the ancestor Feng Baichuan mentioned. With an ordinary human body and the development of the Spirit Realm, he could actually pass through the far terrifying phoenix formation he had just experienced before; he was truly a super talented genius.

The fire near there gradually burned and the second experiment also finally ended. Rather than saying that Yun Che passed, it would be better to say that he used his special physique to forcibly endure passing through it. At this moment, the scene before his eyes began to distort became increasingly unclear. Yun Che was just about to start observing the scene of the third trial when he realized that everything in front of his eyes had already turned pitch-black.

After this, a pair of golden eyes opened in a pitch-black world. The voice of the phoenix spirit resounded in his mind.

“That surprised me; you really have a special body that is not afraid of fire. If I'm not mistaken, the aura of the primordial Evil God resides within your body. ”

"That's right . "Yun Che nodded. With regards to the phoenix spirit that could discern the aura of the Evil God, in the depths of his heart, he was not surprised. After all, the phoenix and Evil God were part of the ancient god race.

“The Evil God is not in harmony with any element, because he is actually the main enemy of all elements. But nothing could compare to the Evil God in terms of familiarity and ability in using elements. If you somehow manage to fully inherit the power of the Evil God, then not only fire, even water, wind, thunder, earth, region, dimension, spirit will all be conquered by you, and it can never harm you. ”

Yun Che: "…. . ”

"You went through the previous two stages not because you have enough strength, but because of your special physique. Although this is cheating, passing is passing; I have no right to deny it. However, this third ordeal: The Corruption of the Heart Flame, is a heart ordeal unrelated to fire. The gains from your body are therefore cancelled, and this third trial is also the most difficult one to go through. In these countless years, the number of challengers who had passed the first two trials numbered three hundred and twenty-nine. But the people who passed the third trial. . only numbered seven people. ”

"Seven?" Yun Che was immediately stunned.

Although he passed the first two ordeals quite easily with his cheating condition, he clearly witnessed the fear of two trials at the same time. Those who were able to go through two trials while in the Profound Spirit Realm were undoubtedly all unparalleled geniuses. As for the people in the True Profound Realm, there was not even a possibility of passing by.

And it was precisely within this incredible genius that only two out of a hundred of them were able to pass the third trial !?

This third trial, how terrifying was it?

“However, you don't need to be too nervous. The third test is the trial of the heart. It does not involve fighting, but rather involves a choice in your heart. If you are strong enough in the pursuit of power, then even if you have weak Profound power, there is a chance that you can easily pass. On the other hand, if you do not have enough determination, then giving up your life in the ordinary world can also be an option. After all, strength is not everything in life. ”

"You, are you ready?"

Liver trials?

As a man of two lives, having experienced the limits of life and death many times, what he feared the most was a test for the heart, right?

"Heart trials"; these few words caused Yun Che's heart to calm down. Even when facing the extremely low graduation rate that the phoenix spirit mentioned, he was not as nervous as when he faced the first and second trials. Without any hesitation, Yun Che immediately nodded: "Let's get started. ”

"As far as you are .. I wish you success. ”

The phoenix spirit eyes disappeared and the pitch-black world began to diverge once more. Yun Che felt as if his body was swept away by a storm and began to float in the distorted space. He closed his eyes and muttered in his heart, “Let me see what exactly this heart trial is. The only thing that can really destroy my mental state …. There shouldn't be any more.

In the darkness, he could feel his consciousness starting to gradually blur. This caused him to suddenly open his eyes warily, but the burden in his mind was unbearable. His vision and consciousness became increasingly blurred until his mind was completely silent.

When he regained consciousness, a slight pain was transmitted from various parts of his body. His body was also extremely weak, as if recovering from a severe injury. The tip of his nose was filled with a faint scent of blood.

What the hell is going on? Why is my body so weak? Looks like I just received a serious wound... Also, this feeling, this scent ... Why does it feel so familiar?

He opened his eyes slowly. In his slow vision, he realized where he was. It was a very simple bamboo hut that contained a few simple tables. One small table was also made of bamboo and its surface was covered with all sorts of medicine bottles and gauze. Another siamese table was filled with all kinds of healing tools, as well as a pile of white cloth stained with fresh blood.

A strong medicinal aroma and blood permeated the entire room. Only the thin blanket that covered his body gave off a light and warm aroma. Looking through the simple bamboo window, he saw a thread hanging on the row of men's clothing. Even though they had gone through a meticulous cleansing, due to the rushing bloodstains, they still maintained a slight trace of blood after they dried up.

As his consciousness disappeared completely, as if struck by lightning, Yun Che suddenly sat on the bed. His gaze was blankly staring at the scene in front of him. His heart was like a small boat in the middle of a storm; swaying wildly ….

This place. . … This place …. .

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