The Fish Took the Bait

Had this trial succeeded or failed?

Fang Zheng had not received an answer to that question, because the system had merely informed him: [Divine Fire Not Ignited]. Taken literally, that seemed to mean he had failed. Yet Fang Zheng had also obtained a [Source of Power]. The system had not explained what it was for, and Fang Zheng himself had not felt any particularly obvious changes...

No, strictly speaking, there had been changes.

Ever since using an entire world as kindling, Fang Zheng had felt better than ever before. Power continuously poured into his body, giving him the illusion that he could conquer the world with one hand.

This felt different from [Reiji Maigo], because [Reiji Maigo] only replenished what had been consumed and normally would not activate. But after burning an entire world, Fang Zheng felt as if a nuclear reactor had been installed inside him. His power was overflowing to such an extent that he desperately wanted to rush out and fight someone for three hundred rounds to prove his strength.

So Fang Zheng really did just that.

Then... he got beaten flat.

"Looks like I'm still no match for Hecate..."

Lying sprawled across the ground, Fang Zheng gasped for breath as he looked at Hecate before him. The area around them was a complete mess, yet within ten meters of Hecate, everything was so clean that not even a speck of dust could be seen.

Just now, Fang Zheng had used Hecate as his opponent and unleashed every attack method he possessed, including the ninth-circle spells he had learned, the Time Dragon's Expelling Breath, and the First Sword. Yet he had failed to even break through Hecate's defenses...

"Is this the gap between a demigod and a Transcendent?"

Carefully recalling the course of that battle, Fang Zheng