Chapter 13 - 13: Trial by Fire(2) (1/2)

What I wrote here is what I'm currently feeling. I don't feel well so don't expect any chapters for two days. Peace and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everybody!

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Pain. Extreme unimaginable pain and agony was all Xiao Yan felt as his body slowly burned and roasted till it looked as if it were charcoal.

His entire clothes and equipment had turned to ashes, which had showed his b.a.r.e blackened and crisped red skin, all of his hair was gone and the only thing that was left on Xiao Yan that hadn't melted or burned into ashes was his slowly cracking storage ring.

The feeling of being burned alive was something a nine year old, even with the mind of a seventeen year old, could not handle.

The smell of his flesh being burned and the pain from his body was too much for him causing him to screamed, no, shriek like a banshee.

Fortunately or unfortunately, his screams had turned mute moments ago which made Xiao Yan closed his mouth and concentrated.

He shouldn't even lasted this long and would have already died if it weren't for his Mysterious Heaven Skill unexpectedly breaking through and reaching second tier, when he was using it to heal himself the moment he was being roasted, something that was impossible until he would have his first spirit ring. Tang San was clear that for anyone, without a spirit ring, reaching the second tier would be impossible except if they have great experience and continuous usage in using the skill for years. For Xiao Yan to breakthough to the second tier of the Mysterious Heaven Skill was either a miracle or lady luck is finally noticing him.

Either way, using the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Xiao Yan circulated his spirit power with it to heal his most vital burns. The reason on why he didn't urge the Mysterious Heaven Skill to heal everything from skin to hair was simple, he didn't want to waste too much spirit power.

It's been several hours since he was been like this and it wasn't showing any signs.

With the Mysterious Heaven Skill reached tier 2, it's abilities in increasing the natural regeneration of his body doubled and the required spirit power for it lessened. This is what's keeping him alive.

That was why he couldn't afford to move. For the slightest loss of focus would lead to him stopping the circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and would immediately stopped healing his injuries.

And so, he sat there. Alone and being burned alive for hours. Constantly feeling pain.

Xiao Yan thought:

'W-Why am I doing this? Keeping myself alive I mean. I-I can't handle this... I don't want to experience this... I just want to feel safe and happy... I wasn't prepared for this...'

'I-I can just end it here and now... Even if I were to survive this, stuff like this would continue to happen to me.... The road to being strong and survival is filled with thorns and tribulations that are great pain in the a.s.s.... It's too troublesome and painful to imagine.... I can just...'

Xiao Yan opened his eyes showing completely charred blackened empty eyes.

'Rest....'