Chapter 191: Dragon God's Blood
"...What are you going to do?" Mo Li asked doubtfully.
The wind howled in his ears. Yun Che stood at the edge of a cliff, extended his hand to gauge the wind direction, and smiled faintly. Then he took a deep breath, raised his head, and let out a tremendous roar with all his might:
"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~"
This long roar, propelled by his Profound Force, traveled far, far away, startling Mo Li. Immediately, countless Profound Beast roars sounded in the distance. In this endless plain, Yun Che was the target of all Profound Beasts. Previously, he had avoided them whenever possible. To be so bold was absolutely the first time... and doing so in this place was basically seeking death.
Soon, more and more Profound Beasts roared, their sounds drawing closer. In the distance, both in the sky and on the ground, the shadows of more and more Profound Beasts began to appear, surging toward him at great speed.
Chu Yuechan, who had been asleep, was jolted awake by Yun Che's shout. She slightly opened her beautiful eyes and said, "Yun Che... what are you doing?"
Yun Che looked down at her and said softly, "Little Fairy, your Bing Yun Fairy Palace is located in the northern region of the empire. The most you see there is ice and snow, right? You probably haven't seen much fire... Today, I'll take you to see a very, very big fireworks display. Keep your eyes wide open and watch closely."
As his voice faded, Yun Che leaped down from the cliff and landed in the boundless forest below.
As he had expected, the Profound Beasts in this nameless forest were even denser than on the plains. The moment he landed, he sensed the auras of over a dozen Profound Beasts locking onto him. Without pausing, he activated his full speed and charged forward. Behind him, more than a dozen Profound Beasts let out strange cries, bursting out from bushes or trees and chasing after him with violent auras.
As Yun Che ran at full speed, more and more Profound Beasts were disturbed, and naturally, more and more chased after him. After about a dozen breaths, he suddenly stopped. Without even looking back at the pursuing Profound Beasts, his entire body erupted with a cluster of flames several meters high. He held his breath deeply, and the flames rose higher and higher, reaching over twenty meters in height. Then, with a low roar from Yun Che, they exploded with a bang.
"Burning Star Demon Lotus!!"
Boom!!
Unlike the previous times when the Burning Star Demon Lotus bloomed layer by layer, this time it exploded layer by layer. This was the largest Burning Star Demon Lotus Yun Che had ever released, ignited with a full seventy percent of his Profound Force. The moment the lotus exploded, it enveloped an area of nearly a hundred zhang.
From a distance, it looked like a volcano erupting within this boundless dense forest.
Among the pursuing Profound Beasts behind him, more than half were instantly killed by the immensely powerful Burning Star Demon Lotus, while the rest wailed in agony within the flames. This forest had lush, verdant foliage that was not easy to burn, but the flames Yun Che released were infused with Phoenix Flame. When the towering green trees touched the Phoenix Flame, they quickly caught fire like dry wood.
After more than a dozen breaths, the sea of fire caused by the Burning Star Demon Lotus did not shrink but instead expanded rapidly. Driven by the southern wind, the fire spread like an unstoppable, surging tide, sweeping southward at an alarming speed.
The great fire blazed fiercely, climbing up the ancient trees, shooting tens of meters into the air. The southern wind howled, and the flames spread faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, they had ravaged over ten li, then twenty li, thirty li...
Countless Profound Beasts' screams came from afar. As Spirit Xuan Beasts, ordinary flames could not easily cause them substantial harm. But if they remained within the sea of fire for a long time, it was an entirely different matter. Not to mention Spirit Xuan Beasts, even low-level Earth Xuan Beasts would inevitably perish in the flames if they could not escape in time. But the wind fueled the fire, spreading a hundred zhang in an instant. How could the Profound Beasts possibly escape?
Poison can spread with the wind or water, but in a forest, with the wind's driving force, fire spreads far faster than poison. Yun Che stood in the midst of the sea of fire, completely surrounded by flames—front, back, left, right, above—all was fiercely burning fire. But with his Evil God's Fire Seed's flame control ability, all the flames and smoke were completely isolated, never harming Chu Yuechan in the slightest.
"Little Fairy, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Yun Che said with a grin. Standing within the flames, he felt a sense of safety he hadn't known for a long time. At least, within this great fire, no Profound Beast would suddenly pop out to attack him.
"I hate fire," Chu Yuechan said softly, her eyes closed. Her profound art was pure ice; ice and fire were mutually exclusive, so she naturally had an almost instinctual aversion to flames.
"That's because you've always been alone before," Yun Che said with a smile. "Now, I'm with you to watch the fireworks. When two people watch together... do you still find it hateful?"
"..." Chu Yuechan opened her beautiful eyes and looked at the vast sea of fire that seemed to have no end. For a moment, she was stunned, saying nothing for a long time, unable to look away.
"So that's it. You're going to burn down this forest. This forest has been here for a long time and is very humid. Ordinary flames definitely wouldn't catch fire, but Phoenix Flame is truly worthy of its name. If the wind doesn't stop, this fire will keep burning until the entire forest is consumed. A large number of the Profound Beasts in the forest will be burned to death. But are you sure that these burned Profound Beasts can be counted as kills by you?" Mo Li asked.
"Sure," Yun Che nodded. "The Primordial Azure Dragon only said I need to kill ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Profound Beasts. It didn't specify how I kill them. Whether it's by direct killing, poison, or fire, as long as these Profound Beasts die because of me, naturally they count as my kills!"
The great fire spread wildly, like a crimson giant beast devouring the vast forest and the countless Profound Beasts within. In less than half an hour, the flames had spread over a hundred li. The sky for a hundred li was dyed red, and the clouds were as fiery red as the evening sunset clouds.
The sound of the hundred-li fire was extremely fierce, yet it still could not fully drown out the desperate wails of countless Profound Beasts. The number of Profound Beasts dying in this great fire increased at a terrifying rate...
At that moment, the scene before Yun Che suddenly twisted. The towering sea of fire blurred and vanished, replaced by pitch blackness. The sounds around him also disappeared, giving way to silence. Holding Chu Yuechan, he suddenly entered a completely dark world.
In the sky above this dark world, a pair of enormous, deep blue eyes slowly opened.
The eyes of the Primordial Azure Dragon.
"Primordial Azure Dragon, you brought us out of the second trial realm. Does that mean we have passed the second trial?" Yun Che spoke first, before the Primordial Azure Dragon could say anything.
"Correct," the Primordial Azure Dragon replied. "Although your method was somewhat opportunistic, you have indeed passed, and in less than five months. I believe that even without your final method, you could have relatively easily accomplished the goal of killing ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Profound Beasts in at most another month. As a human from a lower plane, you have once again greatly surprised me. You are truly remarkable. Your performance in the trial realm makes it almost impossible for me to believe that you are a youth with a bone age of only seventeen years."
The Primordial Azure Dragon's voice was full of admiration. And earning such admiration from a Divine Beast like the Dragon God was undoubtedly a supreme honor.
"Moreover, it seems you are in a hurry to leave the trial realm. Otherwise, you would not have chosen to burn the forest as your final method."
"Yes," Yun Che nodded. "I must return to the place where I previously stayed within twenty-five days. Therefore, I hope that the third trial will not take too long."
"Twenty-five days? Heh heh, that's enough. Because you have already passed the third trial," the Primordial Azure Dragon said calmly.
"Passed?" Yun Che was surprised.
"You have undergone the Phoenix trial. So, if I am not mistaken, one of the trials in the Phoenix trial must have been a test of character. We would never allow our bloodline to be inherited by a human of low character. The final trial of this test is a trial of character. In the two trials you have already passed, you have desperately protected the woman beside you. Even though her presence increased the difficulty of the trial several times over, and even made it nearly impossible to complete, you never once thought of discarding her. The reason you brought her into the trial realm was also to personally protect her safety. These actions of yours are sufficient proof of your character. Therefore, the third trial is not necessary for you; you have already passed."
"Congratulations, young human. You have become the only one on this land to pass the Dragon God's trial."
Yun Che's expression relaxed, and he said somewhat excitedly, "Since I have passed, shouldn't you tell me how to restore my Little Fairy's strength?"
Chu Yuechan's eyes trembled... The first thing he asked about was not the Dragon God's Blood, but the method to restore her. Even if her heart was truly as cold as solid ice, at this moment, she could not help but be deeply stirred.
"I will naturally tell you that method. But before that, I will first grant you what you have earned."
"Those who pass the Dragon God's trial may receive three drops of Dragon God's Blood. Since the two of you entered together, you can receive a total of six drops of Dragon God's Blood. Young human, the one who truly completed the trial is only you, and you completed a trial of double difficulty. Therefore, I will grant all six drops of Dragon God's Blood to you."
Yun Che was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head: "No! We entered the trial together and completed it together. The process doesn't matter; the result is that we passed together! How can I take all six drops of Dragon God's Blood? It should be three for me and three for her."
Chu Yuechan: "..."
"Heh heh heh, I guessed you would say that. But now, her profound veins and meridians are completely ruined. It is impossible for her to merge the Dragon God's Blood with her own bloodline. Instead, the power within the Dragon God's Blood would instantly destroy her. Moreover, the method to save her must be executed by you. But the prerequisite is that you have a bloodline capable of merging at least six drops of Dragon God's Blood. If you truly want to save her, you must merge all six drops of Dragon God's Blood. Not even one drop less."
Yun Che looked down at Chu Yuechan's eyes for a moment, then raised his head and nodded lightly: "Very well, then."
"I will give you seven days to merge the six drops of Dragon God's Blood. After seven days, I will tell you the method to save her. At the same time, during these seven days, you must also complete the breakthrough and stabilization of the Profound Force you have been suppressing for so long. You have forcibly suppressed the breakthrough of your Profound Force for such a long time, which can easily damage your profound veins. In severe cases, it can affect future breakthroughs. Stabilize it well... As for this woman, during these seven days, I will use my power to protect her heart and veins. You need not worry."
As the Primordial Azure Dragon's voice faded, a deep blue light spot suddenly flew out of the darkness, precisely hitting Yun Che's brow, and then directly vanished into his brow. r1058
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