Chapter 126: Heart Demon (1/2)
Chapter 126: Heart Demon
Xu Min narrowed his eyes as he heard the words spoken by the soul of the Blood Pagoda. He had come all this way for the sake of the trial. He was not going to give up practical the moment he just stepped in not even if this trial would be near impossible for him.
This trial dealt with everything about hate, and Xu Min was filled with hate. It was a type of hate that consumed him and other people. Nonetheless, he would try. Deep within his heart, he also heaved a heavy sigh of relief. He knew that even if he failed Cao Cao and Ye Ling taking over his revenge.
“I wish to take the test,” Xu Min said determinedly. His eyes shone, and his back was straight.
“Kudos to you kid for going all the way.” the voice said slightly surprised.
“I have, to be honest with you. I do not think you will be able to survive this trial. Then using your reward for reaching the seventh star will be wasted.”
“Because of this, I won’t give you the treasure before you finish the last trial. I swear it will not have any effect on your performance if you consume it or not.”
Xu Min pouted slightly. He had hoped to feel stronger already; he could not help but mumble “stingy,” but he said nothing else and quickly came to terms with the soul’s conditions.
“There is no use to waste more time. Let us start the final trial!” Xu Min ordered. He sat down on the floor refusing to move before it started.
“Do not blame me later when you join me; I hate internal strife,” the amalgamation laughed with a voice that slowly vanished in the distance. Xu Min became engulfed in sweat as he felt intense pain wreck his body.
The pain felt as if someone was cutting out his heart in his chest. He felt that knives were being stabbed into his body and leaving gaping wounds as if he was being smashed by massive stones.
All this pain was intense; so intense in fact Xu Min could hardly breathe, but he persevered through the pain. He tried clearing his mind and grit his teeth. His body trembled, sweat started to stream down his face, soaking his clothes and revealing just how difficult his current condition was.
Suddenly the pain changed in nature. It was no longer physical but going into the emotional pain of his soul. His soul was corroding, chipped away at small bits and the pain he experienced was many times more painful than what he had experienced before when his body was undergoing torture. Nevertheless, Xu Min did not panic.
He felt that it was impossible to fight this power which was eating up his soul. He also concluded that even though the pain he felt was so intense, it was, nonetheless, not real. It was a test of some sort to see how he would react when he was put in a situation he could not fight.
On the contrary to the soul’s response, if his soul was truly eaten up, he could not become a part of the amalgamation. Thus Xu Min reached the conclusion that it was but a trick of some kind and kept calm.
The moment this conclusion appeared in Xu Min’s mind the pain of his soul being ripped apart stopped. He descended into an ethereal state where he was neither awake nor asleep.
His mind was sucking in energy from the surrounding areas at the most rapid speed possible, solidifying the foundation of his seventh-star rank.
Energy poured into the body of Xu Min. As soon as he had managed to acquire the foundations of the seventh star solidified he thought he had already gained quite a lot, but his body just kept absorbing more and more energy as his rank kept climbing. Soon he had reached the middle rank of the seventh star, but even still his body kept absorbing energy at a rapid rate.
Xu Min was very well aware that this insane speed of energy absorption was only possible because he had the assistance of the Blood Pagoda.
“Don’t be complacent,” the voice of the amalgamation spoke out once more, “You might have passed through the first part of the trial, but the first part is the easy part. I have yet to see anyone fail it. Everyone who has reached this stage has managed to pass the first part of the trial. Whereas only a handful have succeeded the second part of the trial.”
Although the amalgamation said these words to make him less confident in himself, the words caused a completely different feeling within Xu Min.
He was feeling competitive but also relieved. So far a handful of all the geniuses who had reached this step had managed to succeed in the final trial meaning that it was not impossible. If Xu Min gave it his all, he might stand a chance too.
Laughter rung through the walls in the Blood Pavilion as the amalgamation saw the change in Xu Min’s personality. The spirit’s voice sounded out, “since you are so set on becoming the next champion of the Blood Pagoda, please do not hesitate to let me tell you about the trial you will experience once your body stops absorbing this energy of the heavens and the earth!”