Just as Xuanyuan Po went berserk, the waves of heat coursing through the stone path suddenly exploded into true flames.
An extremely ancient aura was emitted from the patterns on Xuanyuan Po's body, isolating the flames outside.
But these true flames were the true form of the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees, containing an unimaginable might. It caused the true essence and Qi in Xuanyuan Po's body to vibrate in sync with the flames, making them even more berserk. In an instant, they broke through his meridians and Qi openings and surged in all directions!
Xuanyuan Po felt an unimaginable pain, like countless sharp knives were constantly stabbing into his body. His face became incomparably pale, beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripping from his forehead.
After a while, he could no longer endure. With a low roar, he kneeled on one knee.
With a boom, his mountainous body swayed twice. His steel-like knees smashed a shallow pit into the hard ground. The flying stone fragments tore open a few cracks in the Wildfire, but they were quickly filled in the next moment.
Because of those strange and beautiful patterns, the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees had confirmed his identity as a demi-human, so it did not truly harm his body. However, the berserk true essence in his body could not be restrained from circulating at high speeds, ready to explode at any moment.
Xuanyuan Po knelt in the flames, his eyes closed, his expression in extreme pain. His heavy gasps for breath seemed like they would never stop.
After some time, he finally opened his eyes and gazed at the stone path in front of him.
The Wildfire in the stone path had already vanished. His eyes had regained their clarity, but they still contained a lingering fear and reverence.
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Not long after Xuanyuan Po broke through the baptism of the Wildfire of the Celestial Trees, the two demi-human experts beneath the other two Celestial Trees also broke through. It was just that they were not like Xuanyuan Po, who had received Chen Changsheng's golden needles to expand his meridians in the Orthodox Academy, so their situation was much more dangerous and they were in a much more miserable state. Their clothes had all been burned to shreds and their bodies were stained with blood. Their footsteps towards the stone path were extremely unsteady, as if they could collapse at any moment.
Xiao De was truly worthy of being the demi-human expert ranked second on the Proclamation of Liberation. The baptism of the Wildfire had no effect on him. This was primarily due to the fact that his cultivation level was far higher than that of Xuanyuan Po and the others, and also because he had once had the opportunity to experience the baptism of the Wildfire many years ago.
The one in the greatest danger was the young man in the bamboo hat, as he was under the greatest pressure.
He was not a member of the Yao Race and did not have the presence of Wildfire left behind by his ancestors in his bloodline. No matter how much pressure he felt, he could not create those strange yet beautiful patterns on his body and face to protect himself. In other words, he could only rely on his cultivation and strength to endure.
Not long after he entered the underground from the stone temple in the tree, the Wildfire of the Celestial Tree sensed that he was not a demon. There was no rising heat wave coming from the stone path. Instead, there were countless terrifying blazing flames coming at him!
The Wildfire of the Celestial Tree had no sense of gentleness or instruction to non-yao lifeforms, only an extremely cold killing intent.
As he sensed the heat and pressure contained in the flames, sensed the brutal Qi that seemed to come from the wilderness, the young man slightly raised his head and gazed at a smear of red in the depths of the stone path, his expression turning grave.
This was the baptism of the Wildfire.
Demi-human experts only needed to rely on their powerful bodies and firm wills to pass, as their bodies already had the Qi of the Wildfire. As for non-demi-human experts, if they did not want to be burned to death by the Wildfire of the Celestial Tree, they had to open up their sea of consciousness and allow the Wildfire to transform their souls.
The young man naturally did not want to die, nor would he choose the latter. So what should he do?
The extremely drought-resistant Polestar Grass growing in the cracks of the stone wall, invisible to the naked eye, was burned into several hundred wisps of smoke.
A smoke-like curtain draped down from the edge of the bamboo hat all the way to the ground, protecting his body.
The wild and brutal Wildfire of the Celestial Tree fell upon his body, but it was kept at bay by the smoky curtain.
Accompanied by extremely low and ear-piercing chewing sounds, the curtain became thinner and thinner, and the smoke became fainter and fainter. The grave expression on his face became more and more real, but there was no fear, only caution and a hint of curiosity.
If he just stood in the stone path and endured the endless Wildfire of the Celestial Tree, even if his bamboo hat was a true divine artifact, it would still be consumed until it became useless. He had to pass through the Wildfire before the bamboo hat completely lost its effect.
He walked towards the flames that filled the sky.
The light smoke falling from the edge of the bamboo hat could protect his face and body, but it could not protect his feet.
His footsteps were extremely heavy and slow. Every step he took would leave a clear mark on the stone floor.
After an unknown period of time, the Wildfire in the stone passageway suddenly disappeared.
The light smoke falling from the edge of the bamboo hat was so faint that it could no longer be seen.
A hint of pain occasionally flashed across the half of his handsome face that was exposed.
In order to pass through this stone path covered in Wildfire, he had suffered some injuries. It was very painful.
But most of it was heartache.
He had used two divine artifacts that had been passed down in the Demon Palace for many years. He didn't know when he would be able to recover.
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The young man in the bamboo hat stood in front of a swamp, saying nothing.
He naturally knew that this was not a true swamp.
Even from several dozen zhang away, he could feel the suffocating waves of heat assaulting his face. Even the edges of his clothes were somewhat brittle.
This place was too hot, even hotter than the baptism of the Wildfire in the stone path. He was probably deep underground.
This underground cavern was extremely large and spacious. Countless roots of various sizes hung down from the ceiling.
These roots extended in all directions, burrowing deep into the black walls.
These were probably the roots of the Celestial Trees.
Whether it was the black walls or the swamp, the temperature was inconceivably high.
The rays of light that came from the stone path and from some unknown place scattered before they even had time to descend.
It was a mystery why the roots of the Celestial Trees were still alive and well.
The entire cavern gave off a hallucinatory feeling.
A rock fell from the top of the cliff, and after ten breaths of time, it finally landed in the swamp.
A small hole was created in the surface of the swamp that was like frozen black oil.
A flame shot out of this small hole, appearing like a dragon of fire.
The flame landed on the walls of the cavern ceiling and transformed into countless sparks that engulfed the roots and began to burn.
The so-called swamp was actually lava.
The young man raised his head to the ceiling of the cave. As he saw the burning tree roots, his expression flickered.
The roots weren't actually burning.
Those sparks of fire were gradually extinguished.
They had been devoured by those roots.
The Celestial Trees actually needed the underground lava as their nourishment?
He had an exalted status and vast experience, but this sight still left him rather stunned.
As he thought about what he had to do, he couldn't help but feel nervous. Only when he grasped the two slightly cold objects in his sleeve did he feel a little better.
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