Chapter 15: Miracle (1) (1/2)
Protector Hua gently consoled his disciple: “You did well, there is no need to force what isn’t meant to be.”
Yu He approvingly nodded his head: “To be able to enter the seventh level at this age is a very commendable feat within the younger generation.”
Xu Hui gathered his wits, took a deep breath, and coldly stared at Li Qiye: “Your turn! It's not too late to give up.”
Then, Xu Hui spread out his legs and showed a shady smile: “If you do it now, I won’t make things hard for you later on. If you wait until after you have failed the test, then it would be difficult to predict what your fate will be.”
Li Qiye ignored the taunts and entered the Chaotic Heart Forest step by step.
In front of him was a sea of fire. It was a world filled with lava and fiery crackles. Inside this illusion, his feet were burnt to a crisp. No one could imagine how much pain he was feeling, but Li Qiye just strutted on without muttering a single groan.
Li Qiye did not mind the Chaotic Heart Forest. During the Desolate Era, he spent his time being tortured while his soul was severed from his body. He had suffered at the hands of heavenly demons and trapped by the Ancient Ming. He spent what felt like an eternity without sunlight and underwent many torturous ordeals. Although the body of the Dark Crow was immortal, pain could still be felt.
One million years pa.s.sed. He traveled through all of the Forbidden Burials, spent time in the land of immortals, and fell into the realm of ghosts and devils — these were the most dangerous places in this world. Compared to those places, the Chaotic Heart Forest was nothing more than a short stroll. It couldn’t break his willpower.
In the blink of an eye, he had pa.s.sed the first level. In the illusion, the sea of fire disappeared. Li Qiye was now in a frozen world, surrounded by the icy cold gales of a tundra.
Outside of the forest, countless disciples were waiting for Li Qiye to be kicked out. Protector Mo and Nan Huairen still had their gazes turned away as they were unwilling to see Li Qiye being humiliated. However, as moments pa.s.sed, a silence encroached the surroundings. One could hear the drop of a needle from a mile away. Surprised by the lack of jeers and cheers from Li Qiye's failure, the two turned their heads around. What entered their sight was an unimaginable scene.
A disciple softly whimpered in shock: “Level… level… level eight…”
“Level nine, ten, eleven…”
Li Qiye paraded through the levels as if he was walking in an empty street. His speed remained as swift as it was during the first level.
“Level… level… fourteen…”
In the end, Li Qiye went straight through the Chaotic Heart Forest with full confidence, and he leisurely stepped out of the last level.
Everyone was now frozen. Pa.s.sing through the fourteen levels of the Chaotic Heart Forest — this was an impossible feat. From the ancient past until now, none from the younger generation of the Nine Saint Demon Gate had ever accomplished it. Even Li Shuangyan, who had the highest apt.i.tude and most fortified willpower, couldn’t accomplish such a feat.
“This is impossible… simply impossible! This cannot be!” Xu Hui fell deep into confusion, but this was the reality that laid before his eyes.
Protector Hua had his mouth wide open as well. He couldn’t close it due to his bewilderment.
Even the sect master could not pa.s.s the fourteenth level of the Chaotic Heart Forest. What kind of willpower was this?
Li Qiye came back and casually spoke: “Eh, this is only the appetizer.” It was as if he had just taken a walk in the comfort of his own garden.
Li Qiye glanced at Xu Hui and casually declared: “Okay, kneel and start crawling!”
Xu Hui loudly howled: “No… No, this cannot be happening!” It wasn't only him, everyone else here also found themselves in disbelief.
Protector Hua wondered: “Was there something wrong with the Chaotic Heart Forest?”