Before Su Ye could feel the effects of the blessing of courage, another notification sounded.
[Second trial: flame of will.]
Rumble!
The divine fire at the center changed color again, becoming a mass of scarlet flames as thick and viscous as blood.
The red flames swept over Su Ye, engulfing him in an instant.
If the golden flames tested his mind, then this red flame of will was a furnace for his flesh, pure and simple.
There were no illusions, only a terrifying burning pain that pierced his very bones.
Su Ye could distinctly feel his health plummeting at an astonishing rate.
Every muscle, bone, and meridian in his body felt as though it had been cast into a hellish bronze furnace, breaking down and being reforged inch by inch.
The agony battered the limits of his nerves like towering waves, one after another.
Su Ye clenched his teeth so hard that he could hear them grinding, the veins on his forehead bulging like dragons.
"Hold on a little longer. Just a little longer!"
Twenty seconds... twenty-five seconds...
By now, Su Ye's health bar had dropped below 1% and was about to empty.
But Su Ye did not retreat. At worst, he would die once. He had a Substitute Doll, after all.
If he backed out now, all the suffering he had endured would have been for nothing.
Thirty seconds!
Boom!
His health locked at 1 point. The blood-red flames filling the air abruptly vanished, turning into a scarlet marking that sank into Su Ye's chest.
[You have passed the second trial (will) and gained a special status: blessing of will (increases your critical hit rate by 50% and grants permanent super armor for the duration, providing immunity to all negative statuses).]
The instant the notification