Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 307 The Eighth Trial of the Supreme Being and the Ninth Trial of the Water God: Demonic Flames Burning the Body
"Oh—is that so?" The Water God looked at Ling Luochen teasingly, like a mischievous little girl.

Does she think she's lived all those millennia for nothing? What sibling affection? They're not even related. It's all been corrupted long ago. Does she think she can't see it?
"I'll give you one more chance. Are you and Yuwen Tuo a couple? This answer will determine your future. Think it through before you speak. Don't waste this great opportunity because of shyness. After all, I'm willing to inherit the divine position because of Yuwen Tuo. Without him, there would be no you!"

"Of course!" Yuwen Tuo quickly stepped forward, deliberately taking Ling Luochen's hand and saying, "Right, Sister Luochen?"

He winked at her quickly.

What is this woman thinking? At a time like this, shouldn't she at least pretend to be right? No matter what, she should get her hands on the Water God's throne first.

Ling Luochen could easily see through Yuwen Tuo's thoughts. Yuwen Tuo wanted her to pretend, but she wouldn't use her feelings to pretend for the sake of a divine position.

So she firmly replied, "Yes!"

She wasn't pretending; she was simply facing her own heart.

The Water God smiled slightly. "Hehe, very good. So, the Nine Trials of the Water God begin! But you must remember that your talent is not enough to inherit the Nine Trials. Even if you pass them with Yuwen Tuo's help, just like Ma Hongjun back then, the chance of failing the inheritance still exists, and it's not low. Your most important task now is to work hard to completely elevate your ice to the ultimate ice realm and increase your foundation. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Water God, Luo Chen has remembered!" Ling Luo Chen said. Since she had made this choice, she would naturally go all out to pass the test and keep up with Yuwen Tuo's pace.

The opportunity to have a shrine for the couple, though I only got it by virtue of it, is still good!

"Then, go!" The God of Fire and the God of Water waved their hands simultaneously, and the spirits of Yuwen Tuo and the others immediately returned to their respective spiritual seas.

Although they had been talking with the God of Fire and the God of Water for more than ten minutes in that alternate dimension, only a few seconds had actually passed in the outside world.

Everyone saw that the pillar of light enveloping Qiu'er and Ling Luochen had changed.

Qiu'er's pillar of light split into eight, merging into her body.

Ling Luochen's beam of light changed from red to blue-gold, splitting into nine, and imprinted a water droplet mark on his forehead, which was the mark of the Water God.

"Another divine test!" the crowd exclaimed in shock. They hadn't expected that after the God of Fire, the God of Water's legacy would also be initiated.

And Qiu'er, how come she's in the top-level assessment? Wasn't it said that the Fire God and Water God didn't need a high level of offerings, so there was no top-level assessment set up for them?
The Flame Lord was not surprised at all. It had already guessed that since its master had passed on the divine position, the mistress would definitely do the same. The love between the couple could be considered as enduring as the sea drying up and the rocks crumbling.

"Don't be surprised. Qiu'er and Sister Luo Chen's situations are special, but it's all good news anyway," Yuwen Tuo said with a smile. "Right, Qiu'er, Sister Luo Chen?"

"Yes!" The two women nodded with smiles.

For them, that was an incredible opportunity.

Xiao Xiao looked at the two girls suspiciously. She felt that the way her adopted sister and stepsister looked at her Tuotuo had suddenly changed inexplicably.

It doesn't feel as clean as it used to be.

Something's not right. Something's definitely not right.

At this moment, the most clueless Jiang Peng promptly called out, "Alright, now that everyone has taken the divine test, let's take a look at the first test."

Everyone nodded. Indeed, the most important thing at this moment was to pass the assessment.

They each produced their first test cards, which read, "First Test: Burning Body in Demonic Flames. Under the protection of the Light of the Fire God and the Light of the Water God, enter the Land of Demonic Flames to temper your body and burn your heart, forging a powerful physique and an indomitable will." "Yellow-level test takers, ten days limit, averaging one hour per day!"

"Black-level test takers have a two-year time limit. Fourth-level test takers average four hours per day, fifth-level test takers average six hours, and sixth-level test takers average eight hours."

"Red-level examinees have a two-year time limit and must work an average of ten hours per day."

"The divine test has a two-year time limit, lasting an average of twelve hours per day."

The difficulty of the assessments at different levels is indeed vastly different. The Yellow level can be completed in ten days, but the Black level and above require two years.

Yuwen Tuo was actually somewhat relieved, as the god of fire was smarter than the god of the sea, Poseidon.

At least one can distinguish between hours and shichen (two-hour periods in a day). It would be much more reasonable to replace twelve shichen in a day with twelve hours in a day for two years.

The Sea God's test, the tidal body tempering, requires an average of twelve hours a day. What's the difference between that and staying in the sea forever?
However, the Demonic Flame Burning Body test is indeed suitable for everyone, since no matter what the subsequent tests are, they will need to become stronger to pass them.

The most direct way to become stronger is to enhance physical strength, mental strength, and soul power.

Even the evil fire could help Yuwen Tuo temper his body back then, let alone the demonic flame, which is ten times stronger than the evil fire.

The demonic flame also has the terrifying effect of inducing people to become possessed. In order to resist the desires brought by the demonic flame, it is also an excellent way to train one's mental strength.

As for soul power, it should be noted that the light of the fire god and the light of the water god can only prevent people from being burned to death by the demonic flames, but the pain of being burned by the demonic flames still exists.

In this situation, fire-attribute experts must adapt to the demonic flames and even harness their power, while ice-attribute experts must constantly emanate ice from their entire bodies to resist the demonic flames.

Those who lack these two attributes can only rely on their own soul power to resist. With such a strong drive to circulate soul power, how could their soul power not increase after two years?

The Flame Lord led everyone back to the place where the Demon Flame was sealed. "This is it. If you're ready to start the test, jump in. I'm warning you, if you can't withstand the burning flames and don't have enough time for the daily test, or if your willpower is weak and you're lured into demonic possession by the Demon Flame, you will fail the test."

"There is only one outcome of failing the divine test: the mark on your forehead will immediately detonate your mental sea, causing brain death."

“Mere demonic flames are nothing to be afraid of. I’ll go first!” This time, Yuwen Tuo was the first to step forward. After all, he was the one who brought everyone here, and with the assessment starting, he naturally had to take the lead.

Having said that, he leaped off the stone bridge, his body enveloped in a layer of fire god's light, and entered the demonic flames.

All the demonic flames surged wildly toward Yuwen Tuo.

"Well done! Since you're here, then let them all be transformed by my fire elemental power!"

Yuwentuo activated the Divine Fire Split Body Technique, holding a flame in his palm and continuously absorbing the power of the demonic flame.

There was no way around it; he was just too familiar with the flames, even feeling a sense of kinship with them. He truly missed the exhilarating scenes of slaughtering demons with the power of fire back then.

The Flame Lord praised, "This brat, the demonic flames have no effect on him at all. Instead, he refines and absorbs them. He truly deserves to be the chosen successor of the Fire God."

(End of this chapter)