"This Great Roc wasn't particularly strong, but every time I clashed with it—even when I defeated it—it absorbed my Immortal Power!"
"And I couldn't restore my Immortal Power, either!"
Lu Ren had passed the first trial, but he felt little excitement.
The first trial alone had cost him a tenth of his Immortal Power. The later trials would surely be harder, and they would keep draining it.
Outside the Qiankun Divine Temple!
Everyone saw that one-seventh of the jewel at the temple's peak had lit up with divine radiance. They guessed that Lu Ren had passed the first trial.
"The first seven trials aren't too difficult for many chiefs. The hardest part is controlling how much Immortal Power you use!"
"Exactly. I've heard each trial takes another tenth of your Immortal Power. Plenty of people have exhausted it by the fifth!"
The chiefs discussed it among themselves.
Hum!
After Lu Ren slew the Great Roc, the bead in the void shone with dazzling black light once more. It transformed into a colossal qilin Exotic Beast.
The qilin Exotic Beast had a lion's head, deer antlers, tiger eyes, an elk's body, dragon scales, and an ox's tail. Scales covered it from head to toe, and a fleshy horn rose from its head. Its aura surged to the heavens, stronger than the Great Roc's!
With a roar, golden flames burst from the qilin Exotic Beast's body as it lunged at Lu Ren.
"Get lost!"
Lu Ren barked and swung his sword. A terrifying sword beam tore through everything and slew the qilin Exotic Beast.
It, too, turned into a streak of black light and burrowed into Lu Ren's body.
Another two-tenths of his Immortal Power was devoured.
"This time, it took two-tenths?"
Lu Ren frowned slightly.
In the third trial, Lu Ren