Chapter 359: Holy Maiden (2/2)

This was not the first remnant soul he had experienced within the time he was in the trials. He had experienced many of them earlier while fighting them for the sake of advancing the trials.

This one was different, however. Where most of them were mindless fragments, this one seemed complete and with intelligence.

The remnant soul moved next to Xue Wei and sat down, looking at him in the eyes. ”What is your connection with the holy maiden?” he asked with narrowed eyes.

”Holy Maiden?” Xue Wei was puzzled. ”I don't know any Holy Maidens.”

”This trial and the next three will pose no threat to you,” the remnant soul finally said. ”Each of the places will be filled with elemental Qi, and you can absorb it as you please. After absorbing it all, you will be able to advance to the next trial.”

”So, the trial is to absorb energy?” Xue Wei frowned. Was this not too good a trial?

”Not for others,” the remnant soul smiled and shook his head, ”but for you, it is.”

Xue Wei frowned. It seemed that the trial had changed because of this holy maiden, but he had no idea what she had to do with him. Still, he did not complain and began absorbing the energy.

He had used much of his Wood Qi earlier to fight and protect the others, and now he could finally restore it.

His body was shining with a green hue, all the energy entered his body at a rapid speed and transformed even his skin to become green from the speed at which he was absorbing the energy.

Although he was fast, this room was rather large, and it took him a long time to finish absorbing all the energy. When he finally finished, he spat out a mouthful of stale air, his body so bursting with energy that he knew that he was on the verge of a breakthrough.

”Well done, continue to the next trial.”

Xue Wei gave a long glance at the spirit, his eyebrows frowning and filled with confusion before he shook his head and went to the next room.

Within this room, he was gifted another reward; this time, it was so rare that it would be almost impossible to find it, even in the treasured areas of the Ascended's Realm.

After that, he entered another room, and within this room, he found that water Qi was everywhere.

This water Qi was something he thought he had no fate with, but another remnant soul appeared and said the same as the previous soul.

Mentioning the Holy Maiden and telling him to absorb all the energy.

Unsure of what was going on, Xue Wei did as he was told, but the moment the energy entered his body, it vanished!

It was as if there was a big black hole within his body, and this hole was absorbing all the energy.

More and more energy entered his body, but it was like throwing a pebble down a deep well; nothing happened.

After finishing this room, he entered another one, and within this one metal Qi was everywhere.

The scene from before was replaying, and Xue Wei absorbed all the energy. However, it vanished as long as it entered his body.

Xue Wei could not help but wonder what secrets his body held. He knew better than anyone that such a phenomenon was only possible if his body had some secret.

After this, he took the reward from the room before entering the last trial.

The last trial was like the previous three, however here fire Qi was everywhere.

Xue Wei absorbed it all. He once more experienced the feeling of energy pouring into his body but vanishing as soon as it entered.

After absorbing all the fire energy, he looked at the remnant soul who was looking at him with reverence, and he shook his head, wondering what exactly was going on.

Still, these souls refused to tell him anything and just stood by his side as he was cultivating and absorbing energies.

Finally, he reached the room after the fire energy room, and he noticed that it had no more doors.

As he entered, he saw that unlike the others, there was no scroll with rewards, but there was a big table with a small vial.

The heat and pressure that was released from the small vial were so oppressive that anyone who came into contact with it would feel their hearts beat erratically.

But Xue Wei could feel a strange feeling of belonging when he looked at this vial. Although he had planned on exchanging the vial with blood for the Thunder Flame Crown, he could not hold back his hand as it grasped the vial and opened it.

The drop of blood flew out of the vial, but it did not try to escape, instead, it shot directly into Xue Wei's body, right between his two eyes.