Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

The moment Lin Yu stepped inside, the raging flames instantly engulfed him.

The burning sensation was more intense than any pain he had ever experienced.

It wasn't the burning pain of a scald on the skin, but a burning sensation from the inside out, from the body to the soul.

He could feel his skin burning, curling, blackening, and peeling like paper.

He could feel his blood boiling, churning in his veins, like magma flowing.

He could feel his muscles melting, sliding off his bones like wax.

He could feel his bones cracking, like ice shattering from the inside.

It hurts so much.

The pain was so intense that he could barely think.

The pain was so intense that he wanted to turn around and run away.

The pain was so intense that he wanted to give up.

But he never stopped.

He gritted his teeth and walked forward step by step.

Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge, every step felt like walking through hell.

The laws of creation are operating at full power within the body—understanding, resolving, and creating.

He closed his eyes, not looking at the flames, not feeling the burning, but using the laws of creation to sense the essence of this sea of ​​fire.

The flames danced around him, as if they were alive.

They are burning, dancing, and singing.

Every flame is a musical note, and every sea of ​​fire is a symphony.

In this agonizing state where every second felt like an eternity, he suddenly understood.

This is no ordinary flame.

It's not the brutal energy release of a fireball, not the devastating disaster of a volcanic eruption, and certainly not the punitive burning of hell.

This is the "Nirvana" fire that the Vermilion Bird has accumulated over millions of years.

Burn everything, then be reborn.

Burn the old, and the new will be born.

Burn away the rotten, and let the fresh grow.

Burn the dead, bring forth the living.

The essence of the fire of rebirth is not destruction, but creation.

Creation is achieved through destruction.

He did not extinguish the flames, but accepted them.

Let the flames consume his body, consume his laws, consume everything he has.

Then, from the ashes, it reforms.

The first nirvana.

His skin was burned away, revealing the muscles underneath.

The laws of creation operated within him, re-condensing the ashes into his skin.

The new skin was tougher and smoother than the old, and radiated a faint golden glow.

The second nirvana.

His muscles were burned away, exposing the bones underneath.

The laws of creation began to operate once more, re-coalescing the molten bones.

The new bones were harder and denser than the old ones, with fine golden patterns emerging on them.

The third nirvana.

His bones were burned away, exposing his internal organs underneath.

The Law of Creation operates for the third time, re-coagulating the evaporated internal organs.

The new internal organs are stronger and more efficient than the old ones, and each beat brings a golden glow.

The fourth time, the fifth time...

Until the seventh time.

Each time he was reborn, his body was burned to ashes, and then reformed under the influence of the laws of creation.

With each rebirth, his body became stronger and his laws became purer than before.

His skin was as tough as dragon scales, his bones as hard as divine iron, and his blood as hot as magma.

When he reached Suzaku, he had already been reborn seven times.

He stood before the Vermilion Bird, his entire body radiating golden light.

That was the light born from the fusion of the laws of creation and the fire of nirvana—warm but not scorching, bright but not dazzling.

Faint golden lines appeared on his skin, like cracks in the earth or the veins of a leaf.

His eyes were no longer black, but gold—

Unlike Lin Shan's chaotic gold, his gold is like the warm gold of the sun.

Zhuque looked down at him, her crimson eyes filled with shock.

Over millions of years, it has witnessed countless people come to be tested.

Some tried to fight the flames with force, some tried to neutralize them with laws, and some tried to traverse them with speed.

Without exception, they all failed.

Some were burned to ashes, some fled in disarray, and some didn't even dare to take a second step.

But this person did not confront, resolve, or escape.

He accepted the flames.

Let the flames burn everything away, and then be reborn from the ashes.

"You..." Suzaku began, the laughter in his voice vanishing, replaced by a solemn tone.

"Instead of extinguishing my flames, you accepted them?"

Lin Yu nodded.

His voice was hoarse, revealing a calm and serene quality.

Nirvana is not destruction, but rebirth.

"Burn the old, and the new will be born."

"These are your rules, and they are mine."

Suzaku remained silent for a long time.

The entire sea of ​​fire fell silent.

The flames no longer surged, but burned quietly, like a red grassland.

The heatwave receded, replaced by a reassuring temperature.

Immediately afterwards, Suzaku smiled.

The entire sea of ​​fire was churning.

Flames shot into the sky, transforming into a rain of fire that bloomed into countless fiery flowers in the heavens.

Its laughter is like a set of chimes, a zither, or a thousand musical instruments playing at the same time.

"For millennia, you are the first to understand the essence of Nirvana," said Suzaku, his voice carrying a profound sense of awe accumulated over countless millennia. "Countless people have tried to neutralize or resist my flames."

"Only you accepted it."

"Only you understood."

It opened its mouth, and a crimson ball of light floated out and hovered in front of Lin Yu.

The sphere of light was only the size of a fist, but the energy fluctuations inside caused the surrounding flames to subside, like subjects bowing to a king.

"This is my gift."

"Take the law of 'Nirvana'."

The ball of light pierced Lin Yu's chest.

In that instant, he felt a surge of intense, vibrant energy flow into his body.

That power was neither as gentle as the Azure Dragon's "transformation" nor as sharp as the White Tiger's "killing intent," but rather like a flame—warm, bright, and full of vitality.

His laws of creation were operating wildly, greedily absorbing this new power.

The Law of Nirvana.

Death is not the end, but a new beginning.

Every ending is a beginning, every death is a rebirth.

Lin Yu closed her eyes and felt the changes within her body.

The laws of creation have gained another dimension—Nirvana.

It is like a seed, sleeping in the soil, sprouting in the spring.

It's like a butterfly, pupating in its cocoon and spreading its wings in the sunlight.

When he opened his eyes again, the Vermilion Bird had already spread its wings and taken flight.

It circled once in the sky, its crimson wings carrying flames that flowed across the heavens like a river of fire.

It fell back into the sea of ​​fire, splashing up towering waves of flame.

"You can continue now."

"The final test is at Xuanwu in the north."

"That guy is the slowest, but his test is the hardest."

"The difficulty lies not in strength, but in patience."

Lin Yu bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Vermilion Bird God."

He turned and walked toward the edge of the inferno.

The Taotie was still squatting on that rock, its little claws clenched tightly. When it saw him come out, it suddenly jumped up and pounced into his arms.

She examined his body from head to toe and was relieved to find that he was not only unharmed but also stronger than before.

"Master, you scared me to death!" it muttered, patting his chest with its little paws.

Lin Yu smiled and ruffled its fur.

"Let's go, let's head north."

Taotie nodded and shrank back into his arms.

The warship took off and flew north.

Warships flew over seas of fire, over deserts, over grasslands, and over forests.

The scenery changed from red to green, from green to yellow, and from yellow to white.

The temperature was dropping, and a thin layer of frost formed on the porthole.

Taotie nestled in Lin Yu's arms, looking at his golden glow, and whispered, "Master, you're becoming more and more like a god."

Lin Yu looked down at it.

"How is it similar?"

Taotie thought for a moment.

"The light emanating from you is different from the light emanating from those beings in the divine realm."

"Their light is cold, your light is warm. Like the sun."

Lin Yu smiled.

"Still a long way off."

Warships flew over the ice field.

The ice field stretches as far as the eye can see, with white ice covering the land and extending to the horizon.

Occasionally, you can see some ice cracks, from which a faint blue light shines, like the eyes of the earth.

When flying over the snowfield, heavy snow was falling and visibility was almost zero.

Vera activated the radar, and the warship glided through the snowstorm like a silver-white bird.

Finally, the warship came to a stop in front of a huge sheet of ice.

This ice sheet is the North Sea of ​​the world.

What's above isn't ordinary ice—the ice layer is thousands of meters thick and harder than any metal.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a true god attempted to cleave this ice layer with a divine artifact, but the artifact shattered, and the ice layer remained unmoved.

The surface of the ice is as smooth as a mirror, reflecting people's images.

Beneath the ice, one can vaguely see some huge shadows—those are ancient creatures frozen in ice, turned into fossils during millions of years of slumber.

In the center of the ice, a giant basalt lies on the ice surface.

It is the largest of all mythical beasts.

Its two-kilometer-long body lies horizontally on the ice field, like a mountain range.

Its entire body is covered in dark green carapace, which is covered with ancient patterns.

Those patterns weren't carved on, but formed naturally over millions of years—like tree rings, like the folds of the earth.

Its limbs are as thick as stone pillars, deeply embedded in the ice.

Its tail is short, with a round carapace at the end, like a shield.

Its neck is long and held high, like a lighthouse.

It sensed Lin Yu's presence and opened its eyes.

Those eyes were dark green, and there was no murderous intent or fire in their vertical pupils, only a deep, almost eternal calm.

That calmness is not indifference or numbness, but rather the serenity that comes from seeing through everything.

"Demigod, you have arrived." Its voice was like moving ice, low and slow, each word drawn out.

Lin Yu jumped off the warship, landed on the ice, and stood in front of Xuanwu.

The ice was as cold as a knife, and the chill rose straight up from the soles of his feet, but the Nirvana Fire within his body automatically activated, keeping the chill out of his body.

"I'm here to be tested."

Xuanwu looked at him, his dark green eyes calm as still water.

"My test is very simple."

"You stand here and wait with me."

Lin Yu was taken aback for a moment: "Waiting for what?"

Xuanwu said, "Wait for the ice to melt."

Taotie poked its head out from Lin Yu's arms, looked at the boundless ice field, and then shrank back in.

She poked Lin Yu's chest with her little paws and whispered, "Master, this piece of ice hasn't melted in millions of years."

"Is Xuanwu playing a trick on you?"

Xuanwu did not answer, but simply closed its eyes and continued to sleep.

Its breathing was so slow that it was almost imperceptible.

Breathing once an hour, or even slower.

With each breath, the ice layer trembled slightly, like the heartbeat of the earth.

Lin Yu stood on the ice, remained silent for a moment, and then sat down cross-legged.

If you say wait, then we'll wait.

The gluttonous beast grew impatient: "Master! Are you really going to wait?"

"What if we have to wait ten thousand years?"

Lin Yu closed her eyes and calmly said, "Then we'll wait ten thousand years."

Taotie opened its mouth as if to say something, but seeing Lin Yu's calm expression, it swallowed its words back.

She jumped out of his arms, lay down on the ice with her belly pressed against the surface, and muttered, "I'll wait with you."

first day.

The ice did not melt.

The Taotie lay on the ice, idly poking at a piece of ice with its short claws.

Lin Yu closed her eyes and remained motionless.

tenth day.

The ice did not melt.

The Taotie began to doze off, its snores echoing across the ice field.

Lin Yu closed her eyes and remained motionless.

Day .

Taotie woke up, looked at Lin Yu, and found that he was still in the same position, and even his breathing rate had not changed.

It lay down again and continued to sleep.

……

Day 40.

Taotie stood up, about to say something, when he suddenly heard a faint "click".

It was stunned.

The sound was very soft, almost inaudible, but it was exceptionally clear on the silent ice field.

It looked down and saw a tiny crack in the ice.

The crack was only as thin as a hair, extending outwards from where Lin Yu was sitting cross-legged, like a thin snake.

Taotie's eyes widened.

"Master! The ice has cracked!"

Lin Yu did not move.

He closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

Day 50.

The cracks in the ice have increased.

They radiated outwards from where Lin Yu was sitting, like a giant spider web.

The cracks were fine but deep, extending deep into the ice.

Day sixty.

The ice layer became transparent, and you could see the water flowing underneath.

Those ancient creatures, frozen for millions of years, slowly sank into the ice and into the deep sea.

Xuanwu opened its eyes, looking at the cracks and the melting ice, a hint of relief flashing in its dark green eyes.

It looked at Lin Yu, the demigod who had been sitting cross-legged on the ice for sixty days without moving.

"You felt it," Xuanwu said. This was not a question, but a statement.

Lin Yu opened her eyes.

His eyes were still black, but a golden light swirled deep within his pupils.

He stood up and stretched his stiff body, his bones cracking.

"The ice isn't that it doesn't melt, it just melts too slowly," he said. "Waiting isn't about doing nothing, but about seeing change within the unchanging."

"See movement in stillness."

"To see a moment in eternity."

Xuanwu smiled.

The boisterous laughter caused the entire ice field to tremble.

The ice shattered, and the ice that had been frozen for millions of years turned into flowing water that flowed into the sea.

The laughter was like a clap of thunder in spring, awakening the slumbering earth.

"For millions of years, you are the first person who was willing to wait."

"Countless people come, but they leave before they've even lasted three days."

"The longest one waited was forty days, and then gave up on the forty-first day."

"Only you waited for sixty days."

"Only you understood."

It opened its mouth, and a dark green orb of light floated out and hovered in front of Lin Yu.

The sphere of light was only the size of a fist, but the energy fluctuations inside it caused the surrounding air to freeze.

Inside that sphere of light, one can see a miniature world at work—the world is changing, but within that change lies something unchanging.

Mountains change, rivers change, living things change, but the world itself remains unchanged.

"This is my gift. The law of 'eternity,' take it."

The ball of light pierced Lin Yu's chest.

In that instant, he felt a heavy, steady force surge into his body.

That power was not as agile as the Azure Dragon's "Transformation", nor as sharp as the White Tiger's "Killing Intent", nor as intense as the Vermilion Bird's "Nirvana".

Instead, it is like the earth—profound, steady, and eternal.

His laws of creation were operating wildly, greedily absorbing this new power.

Eternity is not stillness, but the preservation of essence amidst change.

Despite the ever-changing circumstances, our original aspirations remain unchanged.

Mountains may change, water may change, people may change, but mountains are still mountains, water is still water, and people are still people.

What changes is the appearance; what remains unchanged is the essence.

Lin Yu closed her eyes and felt the changes within her body.

The laws of creation have gained another dimension—eternity.

That layer of eternity is not rigidity, but stability.

It is like a big tree, swaying in the wind and rain, but its roots are deeply embedded in the soil.

It is like a mountain, weathered by time, but the mountain is still the same mountain.

When he opened his eyes again, Xuanwu had already lay down again.

It closed its eyes, and its breathing became slow and deep, like a sleeping mountain.

"Demigod, you have passed the tests of the four divine beasts."

"The entrance to the Realm of True Dragons is at the center of the world, at the ancestral mountain of all mountains, at the summit of Kunlun."

Lin Yu bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Lord Xuanwu."

He turned and walked toward Taotie.

The Taotie was squatting on the ice, playing happily with the melting ice water with its short claws.

When she saw him walking over, she looked up, her eyes sparkling.

"Master, you succeeded!"

Lin Yu smiled, bent down, and picked it up.

"Yes, it worked."

Taotie nuzzled against his chest, then tilted its head back and said, "Master, you now have four kinds of light on you."

"The Azure Dragon's green light, the White Tiger's blue light, the Vermilion Bird's red light, and the Black Tortoise's black light."

"Plus your own golden light, five colors, it looks beautiful."

Lin Yu looked down at herself.

Taotie was right—his body did indeed radiate five colors of light.

Green represents change, blue represents killing intent, red represents rebirth, black represents eternity, and gold represents creation.

Five rays of light intertwined, like a rainbow.

"Let's go," he said. "We'll go to Kunlun."

Taotie nodded and snuggled into his arms.

The warships took off and flew towards the center of the world.

……

When the news reached the realm of the gods, the God of Light was sitting on the throne of light.

After hearing the scout's report, He remained silent for a long time.

He sat there, his long golden hair cascading to the ground like a waterfall.

His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, making a rhythmic sound.

The entire temple fell silent, so quiet that one could hear the heartbeat of the God of Light.

"Creation, Change, Killing Intent, Nirvana, Eternity," He murmured, his golden eyes gleaming. "Five laws, condensed within one person."

"If he were to enter the Realm of True Dragons again and gain the approval of the Dragon God..."

The God of Destruction rose up.

The dark red flame suddenly expanded, and blood-red eyes flickered within it.

"I can't wait any longer. I'm going to kill him."

The God of Light raised his hand to stop him.

His movements were slow, but the body of the God of Destruction was frozen in place, unable to move.

"You can't kill him by yourself."

The God of Destruction was stunned.

He is the god of destruction, a high-ranking god who wields the laws of destruction.

For millions of years, He has destroyed stars, destroyed worlds, and destroyed the true God.

He couldn't kill a demigod?

"What did you say?" His voice was like the scraping of metal, harsh and cold.

"A demigod, and I can't kill him?"

The God of Light looked at him, his golden eyes devoid of warmth.

"He's no longer an ordinary demigod."

"He has condensed the laws of the four divine beasts and is further empowered by the law of creation."

"You won't get away with it if you go alone."

The flames of the God of Destruction flickered.

He wanted to refute, but couldn't find the words.

Because what the God of Light said is true.

"Then what should we do?" He asked.

The God of Light stood up.

His body cast a huge shadow in the temple, and his long golden hair flowed behind him.

He looked around—the God of Fate sat on the throne on the left, his whole body shrouded in silvery-white light, his face obscured, only a pair of silver eyes, as deep as the starry sky.

The God of Darkness sat on the throne on the right, his entire body shrouded in dark light, with only a pair of dark eyes, as deep as an abyss.

The God of Life sat below, his entire body enveloped in emerald light, with only a pair of emerald eyes, gentle as water.

"The five of us will go together," said the God of Light, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.

"Before he enters the realm of true dragons, let's completely annihilate him."

The five high-ranking gods stood up at the same time.

In that instant, the entire divine realm began to tremble.