Not even 10 minutes had passed since Yang Tian had started facing the Purgatory Flame Demon. And the Purgatory Flame Demon had already fallen on the ground.
After having opened the first realm: Evil Soul and using the "Flaring Star Crushes the World" fist move. The Purgatory Flame Demon was defeated.
There was a large hole in its chest region. As it tried to regenerate using the Flame energy around itself, Yang Tian used his other hand and gave a sharp blow to the Gold Mark on its head and destroyed it with ease.
He was about to strike the third time, but the body of the Purgatory Flame Demon suddenly dispersed.
Jasmine remained silent as she continued to gaze at Yang Tian using his Profound Skills. She wondered just how he was getting so used to these skills. Moreover, that Flaring Star Crushes the World… She knew that it was a technique of her elder brother, and he had used it to defeat experts even higher realm than himself.
Yang Tian still couldn't use that technique to its full potential because of his limited Profound Energy. She guessed that the memories of her brother might have played a role in it…
And at this time, the scenery before him suddenly distorted. Amid the distortion, it spun in a blur, and when everything had finally stabilized, the red land, volcanoes and pools of lava…. All of it disappeared. What replaced it was an expanse of nothingness, a wilderness so flat that there wasn't any uneven land to be seen.
"Second stage of the trial: Arrows of the Phoenix."
The boundless, barren plain without a single blade of grass, along with the scorching wind, brought with them a desolation and loneliness that made people sullen. At this time, a sudden thunderous and clear cry of a phoenix came from the sky. Following this, the formerly dark sky abruptly became a blazing red, as if it was burned red from heavenly fire.
Yang Tian stared up and saw something coming at him. It was a body covered in scarlet fire, a small-sized phoenix about six-foot-long. The speed of its descent was extremely fast as if it was a swift and sharp arrow in flight.
He could feel the strength behind that arrow. The profound energy definitely wasn't inferior to an attack from the Earth Profound Realm. He knew that this wasn't what happened in the original. Was the Spirit of the Phoenix purposely making it harder for Yang Tian? He didn't have the time to consider it…
"Star God's Broken Shadow!"
Yang Tian didn't hesitate in creating an afterimage and switching his position with that afterimage. There was no point in taking on such an attack that was coming to injure him.
Although the fire was useless against him, the pure Profound Energy was still strong against him.
With the use of Star God's Broken Shadow, he was quickly able to dodge most of these 'arrows' thrown at him.
Firstly, the arrows were coming at him with a group of three, soon the number increased to a group of seven, and soon enough the number increased to a group of fifteen.
With the continuous usage of the Star God's Broken Shadow, Yang Tian was slowly getting out of breath.
A few of the arrows did manage to faintly touch the profound protective energy surrounding his body.
In the end, a group of nearly hundreds or maybe thousands of arrows were thrown at Yang Tian. It targeted the entire area, and Yang Tian felt like cursing the Phoenix Spirit to make the trial even harder for him.
The First Gate of the Seven Realms of the Evil God's Profound Veins opened…
Evil Soul!
He gritted his teeth as he used the Profound Skill to dodge the incoming Phoenix Arrows.
"Star God's Broken Shadow! 2nd Stage!"
Within the Sky Poison Pearl, Jasmine let out a startled sound.
She didn't think Yang Tian had already comprehended the 2nd Stage of the Star God's Broken Shadow. Moreover not just that, both of his afterimages were incomparably perfect!
It meant that not just comprehending the 2nd Stage of the Star God's Broken Shadow, he had even mastered the 2nd Level…
"Does that mean he was only limited by his cultivation base? And is the 2nd Stage even his limit? Why do I have a feeling that even this is not his true limit?" She murmured with a low voice…
Following this, a pair of golden eyes opened within the pitch-black world. The phoenix spirit's voice resounded within his mind.
"That surprised me a little. You actually possess a special physique that is unafraid of flames. If I am not mistaken, the Primordial Evil God's aura resides inside your body."
"Hmm…" Yang Tian nodded while letting out a grunt.
The Phoenix Spirit continued speaking, "You passed the previous two stages not because you had sufficient strength, but because of your unique physique. Although this is cheating, passing is passing; I have no right to deny that. However, this third trial: Corruption of the Heart's Flame, is a trial of the heart that's unrelated to flames."
"Is that so? Let's just get on with it." Yang Tian said while rushing the Phoenix Spirit to get it done faster.
"Very well then…Do remember that this is a Trial of the Heart."
"I wish you success…" The Phoenix Spirit faintly said before it disappeared.
Yang Tian's consciousness started to blur as he felt his body moving through spatial disturbances.
This was a feeling that had been remembered by his body and soul. He would never forget this sort of feeling.
And when he opened his eyes, he was in a Palace… A large Palace which was hugely decorated.
Yang Tian knew of this place… This was none other than the Star God Palace. The place where Xisu had been born and grew up.