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The window of opportunity he fought so hard for was for the "Trial of the Ten," a trial fraught with unknown dangers.
Feeling the warmth and support around him, Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the leaping flames.
"Okay, tomorrow, I'll rest up and recharge for the night."
The atmosphere quieted down again, but this time, a silent sense of companionship and cherished farewell filled the air.
Su Xiaoqiang whispered some funny stories from her time at Shilan Middle School, trying to dispel some of the somber atmosphere;
Liu Miaomiao softly echoed, then recounted a joke made by a strict teacher at school.
Xia Mi then vividly described the "stupid" appearance of the early human architecture she had seen, which amused Erii to the point that her eyes also lit up with a smile.
Ling would occasionally chime in with a sentence or two, his words concise yet always hitting the nail on the head.
Lu Mingfei listened quietly, his body relaxing as he leaned against the cave wall.
Erii's body heat wafted through his sleeves, and the girls' gentle words and the warmth of the campfire enveloped him.
The physical fatigue washed over me like waves, but my mental state was strangely relaxed because of their company.
He closed his eyes, savoring the brief tranquility and warmth before the storm.
He knew this was the last haven before the storm.
The girls, in their own way, were silently gathering strength for him.
The night on the deserted island, amidst the crackling of the campfire, the murmur of the waves, and the soft whispers of the girls, felt both exceptionally long and exceptionally short.
……
At dawn the next day, only a pale glimmer of light shone through where the sea met the sky.
Lu Mingfei's figure quietly appeared on another, even smaller, isolated island.
This island is far from the safe haven where its companions hid, surrounded only by the ceaseless sound of the ocean waves and a dense, almost impenetrable, dark green forest, standing silently in the cool morning breeze.
He walked barefoot on the cool, fine sand, the tiny grains of sand caressing the soles of his feet.
Behind them lay a vast and turbulent sea, fraught with danger; before them lay a deep and unknown forest.
The entire island was silent, as if it were a forgotten corner of the world, making it the perfect place to undergo that life-or-death trial.
Taking a deep breath of the salty, crisp air, Lu Mingfei's gaze sharpened as he looked eastward toward the rising sun about to leap above the horizon. A thought struck him:
"System, activate the Tenth Trial."
[System notification: Command confirmed. Given that the host has now entered the third tier, the system will make corresponding adjustments to the Tenth Trial. Please be aware.]
A cold, emotionless mechanical voice echoed in his mind, shattering the tranquility of the isolated island.
The adjustments are as follows:
[I. During the trial, all dragon bloodlines and derived abilities within the host's body will be forcibly sealed.]
[II. The difficulty of the trial will be strictly matched to the host's current Tier 3 strength, with a survival rate of the lowest in history.]
[III. Once the trial begins, it enters an irreversible process that cannot be interrupted or terminated until it is completed or the host dies.]
Lu Mingfei's lips curled up slightly, forming a calm yet sharp, sword-like arc.
“Let’s begin.” His voice was deep and firm, echoing clearly on the deserted island.
Dragon blood? Seal it if you will.
Since he embarked on this path of cultivation, especially after cultivating the Star Body, the self-healing and power amplification of the dragon blood have long been as useless as chicken bones.
His physical body is indestructible and impervious to all magic; the resilience of his Star Body far surpasses the enhancement brought by the Dragon Blood.
As for those incantations, they were rendered useless in the face of the indestructible and ever-changing Shangqing sword energy.
For him, dragon blood was long ago a dispensable embellishment, rather than an indispensable foundation.
As he finished speaking, the system notification sounded coldly again:
[System Notification: The Ten Trials have officially begun! The trial sequence is as follows: Trial of Fire, Trial of Water, Trial of Wind, Trial of Earth, Trial of Ice, Trial of Thunder, Trial of Strength, Trial of Fate, Trial of Courage, Trial of God]
[The first trial: 'Trial of Fire' will begin in ten seconds. Please make your final preparations.]
Lu Mingfei instantly composed himself and closed his eyes slightly.
The immense stellar power and pure sword energy within his body began to circulate on their own like an undercurrent, adjusting his physical condition to its peak.
The ten-second countdown stretched out endlessly under absolute focus, each heartbeat heavy and clear.
ten.
Nine.
eight……
zero!
In the blink of an eye, a sudden change occurred!
The Chaotic Undying Star Body technique, which had been operating smoothly within Lu Mingfei's body, suddenly broke free!
It was no longer an extension of his will, but rather seemed to have its own life, transforming into a greedy behemoth that began to operate wildly and uncontrollably!
hum!
It did not come from hearing, but from a resounding echo deep within the soul.
On the eastern horizon, the dark sky suddenly brightened!
It was as if all the dawn light in the world had been instantly emptied and compressed, converging into a single point!
The sun, which should still be slowly rising below the sea level, somehow managed to penetrate time and space and suddenly descend upon us!
If at this moment, there exists a star in the sky looking down at Earth.
You will be horrified to discover that the core energy of the sun, which should be running stably, has mysteriously collapsed and focused, transforming into a molten gold pillar that spans the boundless space and has been condensed into a tangible form!
One end is connected to the star's fiery core.
At the other end, it pierced the atmosphere with unparalleled precision, like a divinely punished spear, firmly nailing itself to this tiny, nameless island.
The target was none other than Lu Mingfei, who was standing on the beach!
Chapter 182 The Trial of Fire (Part 2)
Boom!
An invisible torrent of energy poured down like the Milky Way from the heavens, violently flooding into Lu Mingfei's Baihui point on the top of his head!
That was not the gentle power of the stars, but the purest and most violent true fire of the sun!
"Uh-huh...!"
Even with Lu Mingfei's resilient Star Body, he was caught off guard and let out a suppressed groan of pain.
He felt as if he had been thrown into the sun!
Unimaginable, terrifying heat erupted instantly from every pore, every meridian, and every inch of bone and blood!
scoff!
His ordinary clothes vaporized instantly upon being engulfed by the true fire of the sun, turning into ashes that filled the sky.
The exposed skin instantly turned bright red like a branding iron, and the sweat evaporated before it could seep out.
What's even more terrifying is the surrounding environment.
The air twisted violently, and the light refracted into bizarre ripples.
If the thermometer were at that moment, the mercury column would instantly exceed its limit...
One hundred, two hundred, three hundred... soaring wildly like an out-of-control rocket!
Lu Mingfei gritted his teeth, pushed his stellar body to its limit, and emitted faint starlight from every pore of his body in an attempt to resist the destructive burning from the star.
He focused all his attention on desperately trying to regain control of the "Undying Chaos Star Body" technique!
However, at this moment, the technique was like a raging beast ignited by the true fire of the sun, rampaging through his body, greedily devouring the destructive energy, completely ignoring his will.
His will was like a boulder crashing into a raging whirlpool, unable to be shaken in the slightest!
ten minutes!
Only ten minutes!
His body temperature had already exceeded three thousand!
The beach beneath my feet had completely transformed into a scorching, blindingly hot, molten land, emitting wisps of smoke.
If it weren't for the heaven-defying foundation of the Star Body, any other flesh and blood body would have been reduced to ashes long ago.
However, just as Lu Mingfei was concentrating all his energy and enduring the relentless burning of the external sun fire, a tremendous change occurred within his body!
A completely different flame, yet equally incinerating, suddenly erupted from the deepest part of his soul without warning!
This is not a physical high temperature, but a heart fire ignited by extreme emotions and desires!
boom!
In an instant, Lu Mingfei's eyes turned bloodshot!
Beneath the exposed skin of his forehead, neck, and arms, veins bulged and twisted wildly like living things, and the skin surface even showed a strange dark red crack, as if the magma inside his body was about to burst out!
"kill……"
A violent and destructive thought, like a poisonous vine, instantly entangled and tightened around all his reason!
Countless blurry, distorted faces flashed before my eyes.
Those were the faces that had once looked down on him, bullied him, and trampled him into the dust!
His aunt's family, and the classmates who humiliated him.
Chen Wenwen, Zhao Menghua, Liu Miaomiao, and Su Xiaoqiang from Shilan Middle School... his mysterious younger brother, and the various families secretly creating the artificial dragon king.
Even the strangers who raised their knives against him in this storm...
Killing intent! An overwhelming killing intent!
Destroy! Burn this entire world, along with all this shit, to the ground!