Burning Heaven Purgatory, the trial grounds for the God of Fire's Godhood.
Xu Tiance had chosen to undertake the God of Fire's trial first because he had previously achieved elemental cell transformation in the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Now, he could freely control the powers of ultimate fire and ultimate ice, developing self-created soul skills as freely as he would with a Devil Fruit.
In his view, these were the two elements he was most proficient at controlling and using.
Only... the trial in Burning Heaven Purgatory was clearly another matter.
A slight stir passed through Xu Tiance's mind, and the next instant, his consciousness abruptly sank.
The world before his eyes flipped, shattered, and reassembled. In an instant, Xu Tiance's consciousness found itself within Burning Heaven Purgatory, standing barefoot on scorching black stone. Beneath his feet lay a long path paved with flames, its crimson light stretching from his soles to the limits of his vision. Searing heat filled the air, and every breath burned his lungs with pain.
As Xu Tiance's consciousness officially entered these trial grounds, his figure abruptly materialized out of nothing, taking on substance.
A seemingly emotionless voice also emerged in his mind.
"In Burning Heaven Purgatory, the inheritor must walk barefoot through seven layers of fire domains. With each layer entered, the flames will grow hotter and more turbulent. At the center of the seventh layer is an undying fire lotus. Only by plucking it can you pass and inherit the position of God of Fire."
After that brief statement, all sound around him instantly vanished, seemingly leaving only the burning of flames.
Xu Tiance's pupils contracted slightly, and he could not help lowering his head to look beneath his feet.
The flames beneath him did not skirt around