There was silence in the darkness for a long time.
Then, the flame went out.
It doesn't go out suddenly, but slowly fades away, like the ebbing tide.
The man turned around in the fire, and Ye Xiao saw his face.
Not a burned face, but a intact, young, smiling face.
His father's face as a young man.
He raised his hand and waved towards Ye Xiao.
Didn't say anything, just smiled.
Then slowly disappeared.
The voice sounded again, a little softer than before.
"Your willpower will pass."
"Obviously you are more afraid than your father, but you are also more brave than him to face it."
Ye Xiao was silent for a while and replied.
"Is it because he chose to die to face everything and at the same time ended everything?"
"And the reason why I choose to live to face all this?"
The voice did not answer Ye Xiao's words.
Just in front of Ye Xiao, a golden light was put down, which represented "reward".
Then it automatically rises and retracts.
Ye Xiao can see that at the end of Stone Bridge, there are currently two groups of golden light hovering slowly, waiting for him to take them away.
At this time, Ye Xiao's [Path of the Strong] has a new milestone achievement activated!
[The inner demon appears for the first time! Martial God Trial achievements have been achieved! Reward title [Self-Reflector]: The growth rate of the inner demon is -20%!]
[Facing the inner demons! Martial God Trial achievements have been achieved! Reward title [Confronter]: Influence of inner demons -30%!]
[Shadow of the Past! Martial God Trial achievements have been achieved! Reward title [Tribulation Crosser]: Inner Demon Resistance +20%]
[Cut off obsession! Martial God Trial achievements have been achieved! Reward title [Obsession Fading]: Negative effects related to obsession -30%!]
[Clear your heart! Martial God Trial achievements have been achieved! Reward passive [Inner Demon Control]: Unlock special status [Inner Demon Avatar], which can convert the power of inner demons into combat power!]
This time, Ye Xiao discovered that all the contents unlocked by his new achievements were related to his inner demons.
Moreover, it is not the accumulation of single attributes like before.
That is to say.
After Ye Xiao just experienced the memory of the inner demon.
After he has gone through introspection, confrontation, overcoming tribulations, cutting off obsessions, and clarifying his true heart.
Ye Xiao unexpectedly solved his inner demon problem by accident!
And.
Ye Xiao also mastered a special status: Inner Demon Avatar!
Enter this state.
Can transform the power of his inner demon into combat power.
See this.
Ye Xiao I understood it immediately.
The so-called turning the power of inner demons into combat power is actually, in other words, arousing the inner desire for revenge.
Let the flame of revenge burn brightly, and the whole person will naturally have inexhaustible strength.
In this way, wouldn't it be transformed into combat power?
Ye Xiao's understanding is of the type that is rough-spoken but not rough-minded.
As the boundless flames slowly disappeared.
Ye Xiao is back on the road.
He's two-thirds of the way on Stone Bridge.
The last third is left.
This section of the road may not seem long, but it is not that easy to walk.
No pressure, no flame.
Ye Xiao walks very smoothly and calmly.
But instead it made Ye Xiao gradually become wary.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
The more normal it looks, the bigger the storm is brewing behind it!
As expected.
Ye Xiao was walking, and suddenly found that he had stepped onto a ring!
"Martial God Arena!"
A simple and direct name tells Ye Xiao the location of this place.
And he was standing on this stage.
The arena is not big, ten meters in diameter, and is surrounded by void.
At this time, there was a person standing across the stage.
No! To be precise, not a human being.
It's a shadow!
Black, featureless, only silhouetted shadow.
But it has one thing that is real - its fist.
The fist was golden and exuded a faint light.
"This is the Fist Intent afterimage of Nameless Ancestor." The voice said, "It can't speak, it can't think, it can only do one thing - punch. You have to use your Fist Intent to catch its punch. If you can't catch it, you will die. If you catch it, you will have your own Fist Intent."
A simple and straightforward statement revealed the most cruel aspect of the third trial that followed.
Ye Xiao looked at that golden fist, and his heartbeat accelerated.
This is no ordinary fist, this is the afterimage of the fist that shattered the sky a hundred thousand years ago.
Even if it is just an afterimage, it still contains enough power to destroy the world!
Now, he has to fight with this fist!
"You don't have Fist Intent." The voice said, "You only have fists. Use your fists to catch its Fist Intent."
The voice fell.
Ye Xiao was surprised to find that his Fist Intent was blocked!
That is to say.
His Law-Breaking Fist can no longer be used!
Fist Intent Codex is also completely closed, completely dark and cannot be turned on!
Ye Xiao was shocked too late.
Because the shadow moved!
Ye Xiao took a deep breath and raised his fist.
The shadow did not take a running start, nor did it accumulate energy. It just raised its golden fist and hit Ye Xiao.
It's very slow, so slow that Ye Xiao can see every detail clearly.
The fist is pushed out from the waist, passes through the chest, passes over the shoulders, and reaches the top.
It is so slow that it seems that it is deliberately trying to let Ye Xiao see the entire process of One Punch clearly.
Ye Xiao thought of hiding, but he couldn't.
It's not because of the slow speed, it's because the One Punch locked his breath, locked his soul, and even... locked his destiny.
He can only take it hard.
Ye Xiao chose to hit him with the same punch.
"Boom--!"
The two fists collided and golden light exploded!!!
Ye Xiao It felt like his fist hit a mountain!
No, it should have hit a world!
The force surged in overwhelmingly, rushing into his body along his arms, trying to tear him apart from the inside out.
His arm was broken.
It's not a crisp sound, but a muffled sound, like breaking a piece of wet wood.
His shoulder was dislocated, his elbow was misaligned and his wrist was swollen.
But he didn't retreat.
Because the second punch from the shadow didn't give him any breathing time or any gap period.
Just after the end of the first One Punch, he took advantage of the situation and added the second punch.
Ye Xiao gritted his teeth and handed over his other fist.
"Boom--!"
The second punch.
His other arm was also torn.
His knees were on the ground, but his fists were still raised.
"Is this Fist Intent from Nameless Ancestor? It's just an afterimage. Countless years later, it's still so terrifying!"
"It's hard to imagine how exaggerated Nameless Ancestor's combat power was at its peak!"
Ye Xiao was thinking secretly in his heart.
The shadow didn't stop.
It raised its fist again.
The third punch is coming!
Ye Xiao looked at the golden fist, and a thought flashed through his mind, "I can't catch it."
This thought only existed for a moment before it was replaced by another thought, "But I can't retreat."
If you can't take it, there is still a chance to continue the trial.
Once you quit, it will be regarded as voluntarily admitting defeat and quitting.
He put his two broken fists together, punched the golden fist, and punched it out.
"Boom--!!!"
This time, the golden light did not explode.
It stopped in front of his fist.
It's not that it was blocked, it was "caught".
There is no golden light on his fists, no Fist Intent, only blood and sweat.
But that golden fist stopped in front of his fist.
The shadow flickered for a moment, then slowly dissipated.
Ye Xiao was kneeling on the ring, his arms hanging by his side, like two broken ropes.
His fist was still raised, but he could no longer hold it.
That voice sounded.
"Pass."
"It doesn't matter whether you have Fist Intent or not, but having a harder heart than Fist Intent is the most important."