In the silent, pitch-black space, Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge sat cross-legged on the ground like the corpses around them.
Their brows were tightly furrowed, sweat streaming down their temples and soaking their robes.
The burning of their souls forced them to endure extreme agony every moment.
Before coming into contact with the Pure Spirit Fire, Jiang Ping An had still hesitated, torn over whether to choose the Nightmare Trial.
But once he touched the Pure Spirit Fire, all the conflict and hesitation in his heart vanished without a trace.
It was not because the pressure brought by the Pure Spirit Fire was insufficient. On the contrary, it was because the Pure Spirit Fire was too powerful—so powerful that it ignited every conviction and scrap of will within him, making him unwilling to give up.
The Pure Spirit Fire was a flame that ignited the soul. The pain caused by it burning the soul had already been experienced by the other God Kings, and it could be said to be unbearable.
To resist such pain required absolute will, conviction, and purpose.
In other words, will and conviction were like water that extinguished the Pure Spirit Fire.
If one's will was not firm enough and one's conviction not strong enough, then one would be unable to stop the fire from spreading.
Only when one's conviction grew stronger than one's fear of death could one persist.
Thus, the appearance of this flame stirred Jiang Ping An's desire to grow stronger and take revenge.
He did not fear death. If given the choice, he would rather die than fail to personally slaughter the culprits who had destroyed the Immortal Realm and killed his loved ones.
Therefore, he had to become stronger—strong enough to take revenge, strong enough to bring his family back