Lin Heng gazed at the tree roots being burned by the Origin of Fire.
Now he understood.
On the surface, this forest appears to have nothing particularly unusual.
In reality, all the flowers, grasses, and trees are connected at the root.
Furthermore, Gou Mang controls the Origin of Wood.
There's a high chance he's become one with the life force of this forest.
Wherever the tree roots connect, it can transform into life energy and coexist with all things in this forest.
Such an assumption is certainly hard to believe.
But there is an even more important factor.
Perhaps only here could Gou Mang achieve a fusion with life energy.
This forest must hold some special secrets.
Lin Heng was guessing.
Suddenly, a stream of water fell from the sky, extinguishing his Origin of Fire.
Lin Heng did not stop him from doing so.
The battle between the two sides has not yet officially begun.
This is just a probing attack.
Gou Mang is in the mood to put out the fire, it means he still has something to say to himself.
Just as expected!
After Gou Mang extinguished the Origin of Fire.
He looked towards Lin Heng.
"Meeting you, I guess I've lost my chance."
Gou Mang implied that Lin Heng lacked martial ethics.
After all, Lin Heng had found their weakness.
Gou Mang didn't want to ruin his carefully built base camp because of a trial battle.
" Lin Heng, show me your true skills!"
After shaking his head, Gou Mang said helplessly.
This time, he clearly didn't intend to continue hiding, but rather to confront the enemy head-on.
These words were exactly what Lin Heng wanted to hear.
When he realized that Gou Mang would compromise, he would of course make some demands on him.
Having guessed what the other party was thinking, Lin Heng spoke frankly:
"The younger generation will also exercise restraint when making a move."
What just happened will not happen again.
Upon hearing Lin Heng's words, Gou Mang smiled and nodded.
The two then got into fighting stances.
Lin Heng's powerful aura as Sovereign Eleventh Grade instantly erupted.
Since the choice is to engage in a direct confrontation.
Gou Mang without using these strange abilities.
After all, he could only suppress his cultivation level to the Third-Grade Sovereign.
The best way to defeat him is naturally to control the situation with overwhelming power.
Just as Lin Heng's momentum reached its peak.
He swung his fist, unleashing a destructive force at Gou Mang.
The fist imprint that distorted space completely sealed off the space where Gou Mang was located.
When that fist-shaped imprint, over a hundred meters in diameter, landed.
Gou Mang also adopted a posture of supporting the sky with both hands as a form of resistance.
However, the Gou Mang touched the fist imprint unleashed by Lin Heng...
The blue ox beneath him could not withstand the terrifying force, and all four hooves buckled.
They knew that with their current strength, they couldn't withstand Lin Heng's attack head-on.
Gou Mang forcefully deflected his fist slightly, then slapped the green ox, and the two disappeared from the spot.
Gou Mang had just escaped from the fist imprint and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath.
Unexpectedly, Lin Heng's second wave of attacks had already followed.
Gazing at the surging waves of water with the force of an overturned mountain.
Gou Mang sighed softly and jumped off the green ox's back.
Seeing this, Lin Heng waved his hand and withdrew his attack.
Lin Heng felt no joy whatsoever at the victory.
Even before the campaign against the foreign tribes.
He was fighting Zhu Rong on the first floor of Heavenly Estate.
Dijiang had already made his judgment back then.
With Lin Heng's strength at the time, he could easily pass the first test.
Not to mention Lin Heng after experiencing the conquest of alien races and growing up in the Heavenly Elegance Mountain Range.
Previously, it was only Gou Mang who used some strange abilities.
It felt like Lin Heng was punching cotton.
Now, Gou Mang is being forced into a direct confrontation.
With Lin Heng's current strength, he can naturally win easily.
After winning the first battle, Lin Heng walked up to Gou Mang, cupped his hands in greeting, and smiled:
"Thank you so much, senior!"
Gou Mang smiled slightly and nodded to Lin Heng.
"With your strength, the first three levels shouldn't be a problem."
"It's just the last hurdle; you should think it through carefully."
"That guy is just waiting for you to come so he can kill you."
Gou Mang's words made Lin Heng ponder.
Waiting for me to come, and then killing myself?
This is clearly a personal grudge!
But Lin Heng was puzzled.
I shouldn't have even met the guardian of the final level, so what personal grudge could this be?
However, Gou Mang showed no intention of explaining to Lin Heng.
" Lin Heng, remember this: all things have a spirit."
"And since you simultaneously control the eight fundamental elements, you can also coexist with all things."
After saying this, Gou Mang and the Green Ox mysteriously disappeared from the spot.
Lin Heng pondered carefully.
Gou Mang are likely related to the life energy he previously integrated.
The other person was clearly trying to remind him.
However, Lin Heng didn't have time to comprehend it immediately, so he could only memorize it for the time being.
Now that Gou Mang has left, Lin Heng is returning the way he came.
When we returned to the same hall...
Dijiang nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Lin Heng.
"Great, it's much faster than I expected."
"He passed the Gou Gou Mang test in just one day."
Lin Heng gave a wry smile and recounted the events that had occurred in the great forest to Dijiang.
After listening, Dijiang shook his head and smiled.
"When the master first went to find Gou Mang."
"Back then, he was completely focused on cultivating life energy."
"The master threatened to burn all the life energy he had nurtured."
"I never imagined you'd use this to threaten him now. What a cruel twist of fate."
After a few words of laughter and conversation, Dijiang then looked towards the next passage.
"The guardian of the next level is Xuanming, the controller of the Origin of Water."
However, his Origin of Water differs from Gonggong's.
" The Origin of Water unleashed by Xuanming possesses the properties of rain and ice."
"Alright, go ahead. The sooner we pass the test, the sooner we can leave this place."
"It's been too long since I've been back."
After Dijiang finished speaking, Lin Heng followed the direction of his gaze.
I walked along the path leading to the Xuanming Palace.
Lin Heng also began to ponder what Dijiang had just said.
The Origin of Water, possessing the properties of rain and ice?
This should be attributed to specialization or a mutation similar to that of Evil Avatar.
Rain is likely acidic and has a corrosive effect.
The natural properties of ice are its coldness and hardness.
Determining the Origin of Water with these two characteristics is indeed quite tricky.
Xuanming is definitely the type who has thoroughly studied the Origin of Water.
Just like Gou Mang using the Origin of Wood.
We should focus solely on the use of Power of Origin.
Lin Heng is no match for them now.
To defeat Xuanming.
Lin Heng, on the other hand, was quite confident.
After all, this is the second hurdle.
According to the rules that Dijiang had mentioned.
Xuanming can only limit his cultivation to the Sovereign Sixth Grade.
However, compared to simply using force to push horizontally.
Lin Heng still wanted to try Xuanming's application of the Origin of Water first.
After all, once you learn this skill, it's yours to keep.
This is also an excellent method for increasing strength.