"Whew..."
Ye Hongling took a deep breath.
Coming to the Fire Flame Abyss to receive the inheritance at this stage was an extremely bold move! Her body might not be able to withstand it.
But if she endured it, her strength would improve tremendously!
Ye Hongling wanted to grow stronger not only to resist Calamity, but for an even more important reason-to fight for a man!
Even if she couldn't win Buyu's heart then, she had to have his body. She couldn't let another woman get there first, could she?
"I'm going in."
Ye Hongling glanced at Chen Nian, then resolutely stepped into the crimson pillar of light!
The moment she entered, she felt as though she had walked into a furnace burning at thousands of degrees. Countless flames coiled around her like snakes...
Anyone else would probably have been reduced to ashes on the spot. At this stage, only Ye Hongling could withstand it.
[Trial participant detected in position. The Fire Flame Inheritance Trial officially begins.]
"Careful, here they come!"
"Look up!"
Meteors suddenly began falling from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The meteors that struck the ground were actually monsters descending from the sky!
[Scarlet Flame Lizard, level 68] [Lava Behemoth, level 69] [Magma Giant Snake, level 67]
When everyone saw the monsters' levels, sweat immediately beaded on their foreheads, and an invisible pressure gradually gathered overhead.
"They're all nearly level 70... Our average level is barely over 60. This is fucking tough..."
"Haha, if it weren't tough, why would Miss Ye personally ask for our help?"
"Stay sharp, everyone. We're elites! Besides, killing these monsters gives us a good amount of experience, and fire-type skills have a higher drop rate too."
"Hold out for twenty-four hours, and we win!"
For the generous rewards and plentiful experience, a major battle erupted.
"Flame Slash!"
"Fire Dragon Technique!"
"Heavenly Fire Sweeps the Wilderness!"
Scorching red flames rolled like licking tongues, filling the space with searing heat and thick smoke that severely reduced visibility.
The transcendents fought hard against monsters coming from every direction, using powerful skills to slay them one after another. The dead monsters dissolved into motes of light, but new ones soon descended.
They came endlessly. This was the Fire Flame Abyss!
The trial had officially begun, and the entrance had already closed. If they couldn't hold out for twenty-four hours, death was their only fate!
"Everyone, conserve your stamina as much as possible. We have a long fight ahead. Don't exhaust all your strength."
"Exactly. We've only just started. Don't go all out!"
As monsters died one after another,
everyone's experience began to rise.
Genetic Energy +150... Genetic Energy +150... Genetic Energy +150...
That was even after the experience had been split equally among them. It was no small amount!
If this continued for twenty-four hours, everyone's level would increase significantly. That was also why they were willing to come here.
Chen Nian didn't move.
Still wearing his mask and hat, he stood before the crimson pillar of light, openly slacking off.
"Are you some fucking old man? Why are you just standing there?!"
Chu Xiang withdrew with a blazing battle saber in hand and roared furiously at Chen Nian, like a crazed lion.
Chen Nian wasn't contributing anything, yet he was still getting an equal share of the experience. It was intolerable.
"Exactly! Miss Ye is our employer, not you."
"We let it slide earlier for Miss Ye's sake, but if you still won't fight now that the battle has started, don't blame us for getting rough!"
The others also turned their ire on Chen Nian.
Seeing him so close to Miss Ye earlier had already made them extremely unhappy. Now, it finally erupted.
Faced with their accusations, Chen Nian couldn't be bothered to respond.
His words became law.
Word Spirit: Hidden Shadow, Formless.
Just like that, he vanished from their sight.
"Where... Where did he go?!"
"He disappeared? How is that possible?!"
"An invisibility skill? I didn't expect this brat to have an ability like that! Kick him out of the party. We can't let him stay and leech experience!"
"Wait... Miss Ye is the party leader. We don't have permission..."
Only people in the same party could share experience.
And Ye Hongling, their party leader, was undergoing her trial inside the crimson pillar of light.
They could only rage helplessly.
"Shameless!"
"What can you expect from a scumbag who won't even show his real face?"
"Everyone, deal with the monsters first! Once the trial is over, we have to settle the score with him!"
Under Chu Xiang's leadership, everyone threw themselves back into battle.
Meanwhile, Chen Nian found somewhere to sit and watched the others fight.
These ordinary monsters weren't worthy of making him act.
Ye Hongling had actually felt quite uncertain about this trial in the Fire Flame Abyss.
There were two reasons.
First, she feared she wouldn't be able to endure it, causing the trial to fail.
Second, she feared the people outside wouldn't be able to fully fend off the monsters' attacks, causing the trial to fail.
But after successfully inviting Buyu, her second concern had completely disappeared.
Simply put, in Ye Hongling's eyes, everyone else she had hired was useless. Only Buyu was the true stabilizing pillar!
Time continued to pass.
Twelve hours had already gone by.
This group had held out for a full twelve hours under the pressure of the monsters' relentless attacks.
It had to be said that this was already quite impressive.
But the massive drain on their strength would leave them increasingly exhausted.
Meanwhile, each wave of monsters would attack harder than the last!
"How are we only halfway through... I can't keep going like this much longer..."
"Is there no end to these monsters?!"
The entire party was exhausted and covered in wounds.
Some had clothes torn to shreds and burns all over their bodies. Even their skin had turned black and charred... It was a horrible sight.
"Help, help me!"
"I can't... I really can't keep going..."
"If I'd known this job would be so deadly, I wouldn't have taken it no matter how much they paid..."
An immense number of fire-type monsters closed in around them.
Panic gradually overtook their faces. They could no longer hide their physical exhaustion or their fear under the monsters' pressure!
[The final wave of monsters is about to descend. All trial participants, please be alert.]
A string of golden text appeared.
Chu Xiang was overjoyed. "The last wave! Haha, we just have to hold out through this wave, and we win!"
But before his words had finished ringing out, a huge hole abruptly split open in the sky, and a meteor larger than any before it crashed down!
It even smashed several high-level monsters to a pulp.
Crack! The meteor split, countless red fissures spreading across it.
The first thing to step out was a red-and-black foot, about the size of a washbasin. Magma-like veins flowed across his pitch-black skin...
"A boss... The boss is here..."
When the boss emerged fully before them, chills ran down their spines, and their entire bodies trembled.
It was a giant werewolf!
Clad entirely in crimson armor, it wielded an iron-red spiked club, its pupils like two radiant suns.
"Holy shit..."
[BOSS: Heavenly Flame Demon Wolf, level 95]
A level 95 boss.
That level mercilessly crushed every last hope they had.
One word.
Unbeatable!
Even if their entire party were at full strength, they might not be able to defeat it. What chance did they have now, battered as they were?
"It's over... We're all done for..."
An endless sea of monsters surrounded them, and now a boss of a terrifying level stood directly ahead.
Someone wet himself in terror on the spot...
But before he could even finish, the heat dried his damp crotch, leaving only the stench of urine hanging in the air.
Just then,
Chen Nian's figure reappeared in their sight.
PS: To all the guys and girls who like this book, please keep up with the updates. If the readership numbers are poor, I might not be able to keep writing, sob sob QAQ... (Keeping up means adding this book to your bookshelf and coming back to read it every day.)