Fire God's Sixth Trial

Divine Fire Gate, Heavenly Fire Mountain Range.

Ma Hongjun was currently in a special underground lava space. His handsome face was somewhat solemn, and his eyes were fixed on what was in front of him.

He was the only one left in this space, and the contents of the Fire God's Sixth Trial flashed through his mind.

A hundred meters in front of him was a giant Flame Demon Giant, thirty meters tall, with Fire God burning around it, composed entirely of lava.

This Flame Demon Giant was comparable to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and with a wave of its hand, waves of terrifying pressure and scorching heat swept over it.

Ma Hongjun's expression was cold and stern, and Phoenix Flame also ignited on his body, along with eight Soul Ring— three purple, three black, and two red—rising from his body.

He is now an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo. Because of the Fire God's Ninth Trial, the age of his Soul Ring has also been increased. Now at level eighty-five, he is very serious even when facing this Flame Demon Giant.

He wasn't trying to hold out against this Flame Demon Giant for long; he wanted to defeat it Flame Demon Giant -on.

This was the content of his Sixth Trial, with a time limit of one year. Half a year has passed, but he has fought against this Flame Demon Giant countless times, and almost every time he has been defeated and fled.

Even among Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Flame Demon Giant's strength is among the top.

In fact, with Ma Hongjun's foundation and strength, at level 85, he was capable of dealing with ordinary Titled Douluo, but he was unable to defeat this Flame Demon Giant.

Every time Ma Hongjun broke through his limits and was about to defeat his opponent, the opponent would instantly unleash even stronger power to counterattack him.

Ma Hongjun knew this was a test from the God of Fire God, a series of trials to hone his abilities, but Ma Hongjun refused to give up and never lost heart.

If once doesn't work, try ten times; if ten times doesn't work, try a hundred times. One day he will be able to defeat this Flame Demon Giant head-on, and maybe he can even use it as his Ninth Spirit Ring! He doesn't have Soul Spirit yet. His Seventh Spirit Ring is the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake Inner Core, and his Eighth Spirit Ring is God-Bestowed Soul Ring. Maybe his Ninth Spirit Ring will be this Flame Demon Giant.

Not only do they want its Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, but they also want it to become their Soul Spirit, serving them faithfully! As for the tenth Soul Ring for becoming a god, the boss has already chosen the best one for him, a three-hundred-thousand-year-old Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff.

That was one of the members of the Star Dou Alliance, and Oscar even took Ma Hongjun to communicate with it once.

Upon Scarlet King that he could become the Soul Spirit of the Fire God's successor and go to the Divine Realm to serve as a priest, the entire beast was overjoyed.

This is why the Scarlet King wasn't tempted at all by Oscar's promise of the position of the Di Tian Beast God.

In terms of strength, among the Star Alliance, the Extreme North Alliance, and the Evil Demon Alliance of the Sun Moon Continent, its strength is undoubtedly the weakest.

Even if the conditions agreed upon by the Eternal Great Emperor in the future are fulfilled, with Di Tian as the first and others following in order of strength, there will still be very few. Here, the Scarlet King will have almost no chance.

Since that's the case, it might as well follow the successor of the Fire God. Maybe it will even become a priest in the Divine Realm before Di Tian and the others have even gone up there yet.

Why not? So it readily agreed to Ma Hongjun's request: as long as Ma Hongjun has the strength to defeat it, it will serve him as its master without hesitation.

To be fair, the Scarlet King isn't stupid. He wants Ma Hongjun to defeat it. If Ma Hongjun can't even beat the Scarlet King, then forget about going to heaven; he wouldn't even need to glance at him.

This Flame Demon Giant may not be as strong as the Scarlet King, but it's definitely not far behind.

This thing was born from the earth veins of the Heavenly Fire Mountain Range and guards the inheritance of the Fire God. Its strength is far beyond that of ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix spread their wings and let out loud phoenix cries. The eight Soul Ring pulsed, and the seventh blood-red Soul Ring lit up. Ma Hongjun transformed directly into an Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix with a size comparable to Flame Demon Giant.

Although he was only level 85, he had a profound foundation and great strength. With the blessing of his Martial Soul Avatar, his strength far exceeded that of other Soul Master of the same level.

That wasn't all. Rings of red light emanated from his body, and a top-tier domain instantly unfolded. "Phoenix Domain!"

This is the Innate Domain Ma Hongjun awakened after absorbing the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake Inner Core and Martial Soul Evolution.

Within the Phoenix Domain, the strength of all flying Soul Beast is suppressed, and the domain is filled with terrifying flames. Now, his Phoenix Flame is infinitely close to the Ultimate Fire.

Unfortunately, the Flame Demon Giant was completely unaffected by the Phoenix Domain, or rather, the Flame Demon Domain directly blocked Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Domain.

With the two areas canceling each other out, it's almost impossible for either side to gain the upper hand.

Ma Hongjun's spirit Soul Ring lit up one after another, and he launched a terrifying attack directly at the Flame Demon Giant.

Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike, Phoenix Meteor Shower, and Phoenix Heart-Devouring Chain were unleashed in a combo, directly overwhelming the Flame Demon Giant with absolute momentum.

But after several encounters, Ma Hongjun became familiar with its abilities, and it naturally became familiar with Ma Hongjun's abilities as well.

The Flame Demon Giant slammed its massive hand down on the ground, sending countless molten boulders hurtling towards the Phoenix Meteor Shower.

Faced with the control of the Phoenix Heart-Devouring Chain, it screamed in agony as it was burned, its soul seemingly about to be destroyed. But it quickly turned into a pool of lava and escaped, re-forming its body in another place.

Then he raised his hand and threw a punch, a huge lava fist smashing directly towards the Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix.

Faced with the oncoming giant lava fist, the Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix extended a sharp claw, and countless flames condensed into a huge claw print.

"Phoenix Nine Forms - Phoenix Seal!"

The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix fought fiercely with the Flame Demon Giant. They fought for an unknown amount of time. The Fire Phoenix were almost reduced to dust, while the Flame Demon Giant was also in a sorry state. It had lost an arm and had no Soul Power to recover, and the lava on its body had dimmed a bit.

Ma Hongjun fought with increasing ferocity, much to the frustration of the Flame Demon Giant, whose strength was improving too quickly!

In just six months, I was able to control my opponent, but now I've been beaten so badly?

The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix gave a miserable laugh, completely disregarding its injuries, and its dark Sixth Spirit Ring lit up.

Sixth Spirit Ability: Phoenix Nirvana!

The moment his Soul Skill was activated, Ma Hongjun instantly returned to his peak condition, and all the Soul Ring on his body were integrated into his Sixth Spirit Ring.

"Body merges with fire, flames merge with the ring, fiercely tempered a hundred times, Phoenix Nirvana. Phoenix Nine Forms - Phoenix Hellfire!"

The Phoenix Cry, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Hellfire had reached the level of Ultimate Fire. The Flame Demon Giant desperately resisted, using its strongest attack, and the two collided once again.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As the Flame Demon Giant was pushed back bit by bit, and his arms and half of his body were about to be melted by the Phoenix Hellfire, a special power surged out from the earth's veins, replenishing the Flame Demon Giant's body. Instantly, his strength increased greatly, and his injuries were healed.

It is a creature of the earth's veins, and the earth's veins of the Heavenly Fire Mountain Range naturally have to protect it. Unfortunately, the earth's veins can only provide it with limited power, and they have protected it countless times in the past six months.

This time, although the Flame Demon Giant still gained power, it was only enough to block the Phoenix Hellfire.

The Phoenix Hellfire was blocked, Flame Demon Giant was still missing an arm, but at least this time it could continue to control Ma Hongjun.

It had a premonition that it might not be a match for Ma Hongjun next time, so it had to carefully assess its opponent this time.

Otherwise, if the other side wins next time, it won't have a good time.

Unfortunately, a smile crept across Ma Hongjun's lips, "I knew you'd run out of tricks this time. Looks like my calculations were indeed wrong."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless flames merged into his body. Ma Hongjun gathered all his Soul Power together, and the Phoenix Domain began to Phoenix. It seemed that the power of the entire lava world was absorbed by the domain and then merged into Ma Hongjun's body.

"Without the protection of the earth's veins, what do you have to fight me with?" The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix's eyes turned sharp.

The crimson Eighth Spirit Ring lit up, and all the Soul Power was concentrated on this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.

The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix burst forth with unprecedented brilliance. Ma Hongjun was determined to use this attack with all his might. After waiting for so long, today he finally had the chance to defeat his opponent.

Eighth Spirit Ability: Divine Phoenix Sky Demon Annihilation!

The Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix seemed to transform into a divine phoenix, burning with brilliant golden Phoenix Flame, and charged directly at the Flame Demon Giant.

This time, Ma Hongjun was determined to win.

The Flame Demon Giant's eyes widened. It wasn't that it hadn't seen Ma Hongjun's Eighth Spirit Ability before, but it had never been so intense.

Now that it has lost the protection of the earth's veins, how come this kid still has Soul Power to use for 100,000 years?

The Flame Demon Giant dared not be careless, gathering all its power into its body, and extending its remaining arm, where all its Soul Power was concentrated.

"Heaven-Melting Earth-Splitting Fist!"

The two terrifying attacks collided, producing an incredibly violent shock and sound, causing the entire Heavenly Fire Earth Vein to tremble.

"Boom--"

When everything vanished, the Eight-Headed Fire Phoenix disappeared, the Flame Demon Giant disappeared, leaving only Ma Hongjun standing there in tattered clothes.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he was breathing heavily. He had won, finally won.

The Flame Demon Giant transformed back into its original form, dodging the fatal blow, and returned to the earth's veins to heal its wounds.

The next moment, a majestic voice echoed in Ma Hongjun's mind:

"Ma Hongjun, you have passed the Fire God's Sixth Trial. Your Fire God Affinity has increased by 10%, and your total affinity has increased by 60%."

"Since the completion time was only halfway completed, the rewards have been increased: the age of all Soul Ring has been increased by 1,500 years, and the Soul Power Level has been increased by three levels!"

Originally weak and listless, Ma Hongjun was instantly suspended in mid-air the moment the reward arrived. A special power nourished his body, his injuries quickly healed, and his Soul Power Level soared to level eighty-eight.

Although the color of the Soul Ring on his body did not change, the third Purple Spirit Ring was already close to the Ten Thousand Year Level.

Each time he passes the assessment ahead of schedule, the assessment reward will increase, and as his Fire God Affinity increases, his injuries will also be directly healed.

It's like a bug was directly added to the scope, allowing Ma Hongjun to disregard his injuries and complete the assessment with absolute confidence.

After all, as long as you pass the test, getting injured is no big deal. But if you're not absolutely certain you'll pass, you should never use this method.

This time, Ma Hongjun took a shortcut because he saw that the Flame Demon Giant's protection had decreased, and it only blocked his Self-Created Soul Skill.

Only then did he use all his remaining strength, even at the cost of damaging his body, to defeat the Flame Demon Giant.

Once you defeat your opponent, you'll pass the test, and when the reward arrives, your body will naturally recover completely.

If you don't defeat your opponent, there's no reward, so being injured is one thing, but if you damage your core and don't recover in time, things will only get worse! Fortunately, Ma Hongjun won his gamble!

P. S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.