An Ability Delivered to Her
He never expected to appear in this place, deep within the Sun Domain, a place where anyone who is not a messenger of the sun would be burned to ashes by the Sunflame.
It is precisely because the sun's Sunflame here reaches its peak, even capable of burning the Deity Divine Power of the gods, that they take the Trial of the Sun so seriously, because this ability to burn Divine Power is almost equivalent to the sun in the Astral Realm.
He understood that this was not the deepest part, because if He reached the deepest part, then His clone would probably disappear instantly, and even a part of His consciousness would disappear for a period of time.
His black body shone, as if flammable material had been ignited, and he knew that this body could not remain here for long.
He endured the pain in his body and then tried to look around to see where his goal was.
However, the sheer Radiance of the burning Sunflame made it difficult for Him to see anything around Him, not to mention that His eyeballs were burned away by the Sunflame almost the instant He opened His eyes.
Even His hearing organs could only hear the sounds of different things being burned; nothing else.
"What's going on? Where is the Proxy of the Lord of Radiance? Why would she throw this thing in here?"
The instant his body began to burn, he knew that the operation might have failed; now, the lifespan of this clone could be counted down to two minutes.
Fran watched as the thing that had sprung from her Tier 3 material was baked by the surrounding Sunflame and could barely move.
Although she didn't remember seeing this creature before, the energy it emitted made her recognize it.
That was the aura of the Deity she defeated in Monsa; she had sensed this aura on the Divine Statue and when Angmar used his power.
Even the slow-witted Fran could now realize that this was the Deity's revenge against her.
However, because she was in the Sun Domain, the other party's revenge failed. She knew that for a Deity, perhaps killing a Profession in the Spirit Realm did not require following the rules of the Spirit Realm.
"I knew it was impossible to kill an Proxy, especially since the other party happened to be carrying a Tier 3 material."
Although she had indeed fallen victim to their trick, she knew that if she wasn't in the Sun Domain after leaving the Trial, she would either go to the Radiance Domain or return to the Material Realm to prepare...
Most likely, due to their own caution, the attack will not have any impact on them.
After all, once they entered the Material Realm, which was the Northern Lands Society, Fran believed that Iris could protect her from an attack by a Deity in the Material Realm, thanks to Iris's protection.
Once they reached the Radiance Domain, it would be the territory of the Lord of Radiance. Fran didn't believe that the Lord of Radiance could deal with the Lord of Radiance was on her own territory. Otherwise, given the grudges between the two sides, they would have already fought all the way to the Radiance Domain.
Fran continued to look at the black figure, who was being tormented by the Sunflame.
"It seems like this creature is going to die soon... but I guess I can give it a try..."
Fran could easily see that a large area of the creature's black skin had become shiny, almost like red.
Even if she doesn't act now, this black creature will be burned to death by the Sunflame soon, and it won't take long.
Perfect timing, this creature can be used to test out her newly acquired Arts.
Fran activated a switch in her mind and then used the [Burning Sun Power] according to the feeling that appeared in her mind.
Even before she had used this Arts, she could sense that Arts was not suitable for prolonged use; this was a warning from her intuition.
She remembered the warning and then immediately put the Arts to use.
As she activated the Sunflame within her body, she suddenly felt a portion of her Mental Power disappear, and she discovered that she could no longer use Sunflame Arts.
What replaced these things was an extremely intense energy in her hand.
Without hesitation, Fran pressed the energy in her hand onto the black figure's hind legs after sensing it.
Although it's impossible to tell from her appearance what Fran is holding, Fran can sense through her Mental Power that she currently has no element in her hands.
Like a black hole slowly expanding, Fran could feel this 'black hole' spreading outwards from her hand into the surrounding environment.
While He was still agonizing over how to face the failure of this operation, He suddenly felt an extra sensation coming from His hind limbs.
It was no longer the feeling of being scorched by the Sunflame, but rather a feeling like something was touching my body.
"Whatever's nearby, I'll attack in that direction."
He felt that the feeling arising in such a place was entirely the work of those messengers of the sun.
After all, the Sunflame here can burn everything; even the sun's messengers cannot throw anything out, because if they do, it will be burned to ashes by the Sunflame.
Therefore, this sensation must have been the work of a messenger of the sun, and according to His understanding, it seems that the Proxy of the Lord of Radiance has hunted down other Proxy.
Whether for herself or to help others pass the Trial of the Sun, killing the one who now touches Him would be entirely beneficial.
He immediately twisted his body and spurred his hind legs to kick backward with great force.
But then something amazing happened.
He felt as if the commands he sent to his body were not being answered, as if they were being swallowed up.
He remained in that posture, neither turning around nor launching an attack with his hind legs, as if he had done nothing at all.
Only then did He suddenly realize that the scorching sensation of the Sunflame had actually subsided somewhat, right where His hind legs had just been touched.
"That kind of thing shouldn't be here, how could it be here?!"
Almost instantly, He recognized what was causing His current state: something that existed only in the depths of the Sun Domain and could be found everywhere.
"Something that can burn everything, damn it, could it be Zali, the lord of the Sun Domain?"
He knew that there was nothing He could do today. With the lord of the Sun Domain personally taking action, His clone was completely unable to cope with such flames alone.
He abandoned all movement, allowing that feeling of nothingness to spread throughout his body, as if he had never had this body at all.
Fran saw the black figure being mostly annihilated by the unseen thing in her hand, and hurriedly canceled the Burning Sun Power.
She had only used it for about eight seconds when she felt her arm, which was used to release the Arts, becoming somewhat unresponsive.
After she discontinued the Arts, she felt her arm sensation slowly returning.
Only then did she understand why Zali had told her not to use this Arts for more than ten seconds.
If a normal person comes into contact with this unseen substance, their body will be annihilated.
Her Sunflame Knight Profession grants her some resistance to this fire, allowing her to withstand it for longer.
In terms of the maximum time limit, she could hold out for about thirty seconds before being completely annihilated by this power.
However, persisting for even one second after the first ten seconds would cause permanent, irreversible damage to her body, while canceling before that point would save her life.
"Another powerful Arts, although it doesn't seem to have as many side effects Blood of the Furnace, but in practice it doesn't seem to perform as well as the Blood of the Furnace."
Despite the immense power she displayed when she unleashed this Arts, it also has a drawback: it takes too long to eliminate the enemy.
Unlike Dragon Flame, which ignite instantly upon contact, she may encounter the following situations when facing enemies with high resistance.
Before she could finish off her opponent with her Burning Sun Power, he slammed an attack into her face, killing her instantly. The Burning Sun Power was then canceled out because of her death...
That's why she said that this Arts is not as effective as the Blood of the Furnace, especially when encountering enemies of level three or higher, most of whom have high resistance, and some may even withstand it longer than she does.
The reason she is using this Arts so effectively is because she is in the Sun Domain, and the surrounding Sunflame have burned the creature for a round first.
In summary, she gained a very useful last-hitting skill this time.
After the black creature's body was mostly annihilated, the remaining small piece seemed to burn even faster due to the creature's death.
In the blink of an eye, Fran only saw Black Claw that looked somewhat shiny in that spot.
[You used the Burning Sun Power to kill a powerful, unidentified creature. This creature appears to be part of some more powerful being. Burning Sun Power +3000]
Fran raised an eyebrow. She knew that the black bio-force must be extremely powerful, otherwise the Deity who hated her wouldn't have used such methods to attack her.
She hadn't expected that killing this creature with her Arts would reward her with so much proficiency—probably more than killing several Tier 2 creatures.
She shook her head, and just as she was about to pick up the thing on the ground, a familiar feeling suddenly came to her mind.
This feeling comes from the Spirit Realm she is currently in; it's the feeling of her Spirit Realm Talent being activated.
"No way, how come this creature belongs to the Dragon Clan? When I killed that winged Proxy before, I couldn't choose its Talent..."
When she killed the flying Proxy squad earlier, she didn't trigger her Spirit Realm Talent. She originally thought she could get some kind of flight ability from them, since they flew so fast that their flight ability must be very powerful.
But after killing the other party, she gained nothing, and could only attribute this phenomenon to whether the Proxy was human or not.
"However, it seems they've come to give me abilities this time..."
Fran looked at the Black Claw on the ground. Judging from the outcome, it was as if the Deity had specially sent a Dragonkin to her to bestow power upon her.