Free Web NovelChapter 255: Chapter 253: Is It Really That Moist?
The Tiger Flood Dragon Earth Spirit explained that the Dual-Aspect Inheritance Trial was divided into two paths: the Fire Element Inheritance and the Thunder Aspect Inheritance.
Upon entering either inheritance path, one would immediately receive a Talisman.
After using the Talisman to defeat a Fierce Beast, the Trialist had to personally craft that same Talisman. Success or failure in this task was the key to advancing to the next round.
The Dual-Aspect Inheritance had a total of one hundred rounds, and every tenth round was a major challenge where the difficulty would spike severalfold.
The difficulty of the first ten rounds alone was enough to mercilessly eliminate the vast majority of cultivators who were not specialists.
By the thirtieth round, there would be no unspecialized cultivators left.
By the fiftieth round, those who remained were all elites and geniuses of this Dao.
By the seventieth round, all who were left were powerful experts with profound foundations.
Those who could reach the ninetieth round were few and far between, a number you could count on one hand.
The final ten rounds, from ninety to one hundred, were especially difficult—a veritable chasm that was nearly impossible to cross.
Even a prodigy with a perfect-grade Spirit Body would never be able to pass if they lacked the necessary affinity.
"The last inheritance trial began a thousand years ago. It lasted for nearly a decade and embroiled countless figures—from both the Demon Dao and the righteous path, heroes and villains alike."
The Tiger Flood Dragon Earth Spirit lay lazily on the ground, its gaze shifting to Fang Yang and the others. "I wonder if anyone will manage to pass this time. Sigh, those Tier Six Saints... I imagine they’re about to lose their patience..."
...
The sky was a stretch of gloom, leaving only a hazy, gray-white expanse.
On the ground below, the gray earth was not fertile but dry and hard, dotted with sparse, brown blades of grass.
An absolute silence reigned over this small world.
"The Dual-Aspect Inheritance, heh..." A smirk played on Fang Yang’s lips.
Before him floated an orange-yellow Talisman—a Tier One Fireball Talisman!
What did surprise him, however, was that his aperture was completely sealed, preventing him from using any of his original abilities.
He knew that he was now within the Dual-Aspect Blessed Land.
After all, a Blessed Land was in essence a small world, one that existed attached to the greater world.
Every world has its own rules and laws.
And upon entering a world, you had to abide by its rules.
"MOO~"
Just as he was surveying his surroundings, a peculiar cry echoed from the gloomy forest in the distance. It sounded like a cow’s moo and a pig’s squeal.
He immediately reached out and snatched the Tier One Fireball Talisman.
The Fireball Talisman was scorching, radiating waves of heat, yet he brought it under his control in an instant.
For he was a Fire Dao Master!
A master of a school developed an intuition for the school itself, allowing them to fully unleash the power of that particular Dao school!
Without waiting for the Fierce Beast to emerge from the woods, he gripped the Talisman and advanced.
The trees of the forest blurred past him, and his vision cleared.
A Fire Boar Beast with flaming tusks appeared before him.
His appearance seemed to startle the Fire Boar Beast, causing it to freeze for a moment.
He smiled calmly as an orange flare shot from his fingertip, instantly piercing the Fire Boar Beast’s skull and obliterating it with ease.
A moment later, the world rumbled, and a vermilion hourglass materialized before him.
Beneath the hourglass was a white scroll that recorded the crafting process and method for the Fireball Talisman.
’The Fireball Talisman is a one-time-use consumable, so I’ll need to gather materials from my surroundings and craft a new one to proceed to the next stage. The time limit is three days...’
He lowered his head to gaze at the hourglass, lost in thought.
In truth, he had never crafted many Talismans, especially not ones like this, which seemed related to the heritage of the Daoist Talisman Sect.
But he wasn’t the least bit panicked. He had his Mystical State.
...
The second round, the third, the fourth... all the way to the tenth.
At that moment, the gloomy sky changed color. The faint, illusory images of a Thunder Flood Dragon and a Fire Tiger appeared before Fang Yang.
The two phantoms stood back-to-back, each facing a different direction.
This was his choice: to accept the trial for the Thunder Aspect Inheritance or the Fire Element Inheritance.
’Thunder Aspect... Fire Aspect...’
After a moment of contemplation, Fang Yang decided to continue down the path of the Fire Dao School.
He could feel his comprehension of the Mysteries of Fire Dao growing. If he continued to hone his skills, he felt he was on the verge of reaching the level of a Fire Dao Quasi-Master.
Ten rounds, twenty, thirty... fifty.
His pace was steady yet swift, and he stood out from the other Trialists like a crane among chickens.
Ordinarily, one would encounter other Trialists during the rounds and be forced to fight them to the death.
But he progressed so quickly that the Tiger Flood Dragon Earth Spirit had no choice but to throw one Fire Beast after another at him, eventually even sending a pack of a hundred beasts to face him.
’The pressure is mounting. Is it because my Soul Foundation is being over-consumed?’
Fang Yang closed his eyes. ’It seems I need to rest and recuperate to nourish my Soul.’
With a flip of his palm, the Inheritance Token appeared in his hand.
This Inheritance Token had a Thunder Flood Dragon Dao Pattern inscribed on one side and a Fire Tiger Dao Pattern on the other. It was known to all as the Dual-Aspect Passage Token.
The Dual-Aspect Passage Token could be used a maximum of nine times.
After the ninth use, the Token would shatter into useless fragments.
Still, nine opportunities to leave and re-enter were incredibly precious.
It was not just a chance to save one’s life; more importantly, it gave a cultivator the psychological edge to make choices with more freedom.
With a hum, a flash of white light enveloped Fang Yang, and his figure vanished from the fiftieth round.
The moment he reappeared in the outside world, the colossal pillar of purple lightning on the mountain peak remained nearly still.
But the fiery-red pillar beside it erupted in a brilliant light, moving the name "Fang Zhengde" up to the fiftieth round of the Fire Aspect.
He was a full fifteen rounds ahead of the person in second place, the Fire Tiger Scholar General.
And that was without him going all out, as he had been focusing on comprehending the Mysteries of Fire Dao!
"Hiss—That demon Fang Zhengde is actually so far ahead of the Fire Tiger Scholar General. Am I seeing things?!" someone gasped, their scalp tingling.
"With such powerful attainments in the Fire Dao, it’s no wonder he dared to attack the Sect Leader of the Qingliu Sect. What a truly reckless existence," Lan Yu said, dumbfounded, staring intently at the name "Fang Zhengde."
Cries of worship, sighs of admiration, cold sneers... every sound reached Fang Yang’s ears.
Fang Yang remained expressionless. He simply found a cave to rest in and quietly nourish his Soul.
But in less than a quarter of an hour, the ’King of Great Strength,’ Hu Chong, showed up at his doorstep, looking for trouble.
"Fang Zhengde, do you have any idea how much I admire Sect Leader Lu Di?"
The King of Great Strength’s face was a mask of obsession and resentment.
"My admiration for her is ten, twenty, fifty times strong enough to wash away all impure thoughts!"
"Even her bathwater—I wouldn’t dare to gulp it down."
"And you... you dared to kill the goddess of my dreams."
"Today, I’m going to beat you to death and peel off your skin, piece by piece, to avenge the ultimate love of my life..."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the King of Great Strength’s cold threats hung in the air.
Hearing this, Lan Yu and the others couldn’t help but shudder, overcome with a deep sense of revulsion.
Unhinged!
That was Fang Yang’s first impression of the King of Great Strength as well.
And so, Fang Yang gave a wicked grin. "Very smooth."
Very smooth... Very smooth... Very smooth...
In an instant, the King of Great Strength’s face twisted, becoming as ferocious as a demon’s.
He let out a hellish roar and charged, intending to tear Fang Yang in two.
He was powerful; the sound of wind and thunder cracked the air as he moved.
He was now in a berserk state. His black hair whipped wildly as golden symbols flowed across his entire body, even his eyes.
Like an enraged lion king, his presence was so intense it felt suffocating to Lan Yu and the others.
Fang Yang unleashed his own power. He drew his Cold Sword, a Fierce Flame erupted behind him, and a giant Fire Eagle shot out, crashing toward his opponent. A vast torrent of Sword Qi, like a waterfall, surged forward to kill.
RUMBLE—
A violent tremor shook the area, accompanied by a light so intense it was blinding.
In the next instant, Fang Yang and the King of Great Strength had swapped places, both standing almost perfectly still.
"Was she... really smooth?" the King of Great Strength suddenly asked.
Fang Yang replied, "I don’t know."
After all, the one who cultivated the ’Desire Demon Skill’ was Fang Nian, not him.
"Hoo..." Hearing this, the King of Great Strength seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
The next moment, the blazing light in his eyes dimmed, and his body collapsed to the ground.
He was dead.
Only then did the blinding light from the clash finally dissipate.
The crowd, just opening their eyes, witnessed the King of Great Strength’s death and cried out in alarm.
"Hiss..."
"That was over in a single clash."
"This is bad! Someone, get Master Faci to eliminate this demon!"
