The path of thorns in front of him did not just cause physical pain.
It was a piercing pain that went straight to his soul!
This was the most unbearable pain Qi Chen had felt since he came to this world.
It was as if a person had an immortal body, and after injecting a stimulant to increase his sensitivity, he was thrown into a meat grinder to be minced.
He was under extreme pain yet he could not die.
After taking the first step, Qi Chen almost couldn't help but retract his steps.
If he had a body now, he would probably be drenched in sweat.
"Hu… Hu…"
After taking a few deep breaths, Qi Chen took another step forward.
With every step he took, his body and soul suffered immense pain.
If the pain he suffered when he transformed from a tiger-striped egg into a coiling cloud egg was one point, the pain Qi Chen suffered now was ten times greater.
It was 10 points!
"Ah ah ah ah ah—!"
Among the demon beast eggs that had yet to hatch, a young soul that was not from this world was screaming in pain.
However, he did not stop.
He continued walking forward resolutely.
Time slowly passed.
Every step Qi Chen took was extremely difficult. With every step, he had to stop for a long time to recover his strength before he could take the next step.
This tunnel was only a hundred meters long and looked very short, but at this moment, it felt as wide as a natural moat.
The Black Dragon King, who was standing at the entrance, looked at him silently without any impatience.
The sun rose and the moon set.
In the blink of an eye, a day and night had passed.
At this moment, Qi Chen was already two-thirds of the way there.
His voice was already hoarse, and the eggshell was full of cracks. It was as if the whole egg would fall to the ground in the next moment.
But his eyes grew more determined.
Black Dragon King continued to stand on the spot and watch silently.
Without a word.
His eyes were filled with worry.
If the Inheritance Tower was not opened, Black Dragon King could still continue to wait.
If Qi Chen had not defeated the agent, the Black Dragon King would not have brought him to the bronze hall.
The one who was supposed to come to this bronze hall was supposed to be the final victor of this Inheritance Tower's trial.
But now, it was Qi Chen.
An egg demon that had yet to hatch.
If Qi Chen failed to ascend the throne, then the anti-god's inheritance would be severed here.
"Hu…"
Qi Chen took a deep breath and exhaled.
He originally thought that he could adapt to this pain, but it was obvious that Qi Chen overestimated himself.
When it comes to the soul, the pain of having one's consciousness obliterated repeatedly wasn't something that could be endured through numbness.
The pain was unable to be isolated, and every single one of them was extremely painful.
But… there was an old saying, since he was already here, he couldn't possibly back out now, right?
After he composed himself, Qi Chen took another step forward.
"!?"
Qi Chen's pupils dilated.
He felt as though someone had stabbed a stick into his brain and even stirred it forcefully.
Qi Chen felt that his vision was starting to blur and he couldn't see the road in front of him clearly.
"Damn it!"
He howled.
Qi Chen understood that if he fell here, he would become nutrients for these vines.
On the pathway, there was a handful of dark red dried liquid on the ground where the thorns were not covering.
These were, without a doubt, the blood of the losers.
These blood were proof that they had once embarked on the path to becoming kings.
"Why would I die here!"
Qi Chen took another step forward…
For the last third of the journey, every step Qi Chen took would take even longer than the first half.
There was even a pause after every step.
But he did not fall.
Black Dragon King, who was silently watching everything, actually had a glimmer in his eyes.
Maybe he could…
Before the Black Dragon King, a new King of Anti-gods would be born every thousand years.
None of them spent more than a day on their path to becoming a king, including the Black Dragon King himself.
In the minds of the anti-gods, the faster one ascended to the throne, the better one's talent was, and the shorter the pain one would suffer.
No one had been able to survive a day and a night in this passageway.
But Qi Chen broke his understanding.
"What a pity…"
The light in Black Dragon King's eyes dimmed again.
"If you become a king, you are destined to be a lonely king. There will no longer be any anti-gods in this world. When you become a king, you are destined to be an enemy of the entire High Heavens."
"I'm about to succeed!"
Another day passed.
Qi Chen was only one step away from the throne.
This time, he didn't stop, directly stepping forward.
The moment Qi Chen arrived in front of the black stone throne, the bones on the throne shattered.
They turned into dust.
Dust spread everywhere in the hall.
Then, the thorny vines behind Qi Chen that were originally painful enough to make one wish they were dead blossomed into gorgeous red roses!
The bright light from the flames illuminated the entire hall.
Qi Chen turned around and jumped onto the throne.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Seeing Qi Chen jump onto the throne, Black Dragon King finally smiled.
Compared to the wretched smile from before, this hearty laugh was filled with joy and gratification.
"The old king has fallen, and the new king has risen."
He stepped over the roses and said with a smile, "Even if there's no one to witness this moment, from the moment you stepped on thistles and thorns, from the moment you stepped onto the throne, you were the one and the only in this world."
"The King of Anti-gods!"
The Black Dragon King stabbed his hand into his chest and took out a palm-sized sword.
He placed it beside Qi Chen.
After the sword left his hand, it rapidly expanded under Qi Chen's astonished gaze.
It turned into a dark red sword that was as tall as a person.
"The name of the sword is—Blade of Anti-gods!"
The Black Dragon King's eyes were filled with love as he said, "This sword is the weapon used by all the kings of the anti-gods. Today, I will hand it to you."
"At the same time, I'll give you everything I've left."
As the Black Dragon King finished his sentence, a white light appeared on his body.
The white light turned into specks of light and fused into Qi Chen's body.
[Beep! Prompt! Detected Black Dragon King's essence. Evolution mission begins!]
"No, no!"
Qi Chen realized something and his expression froze. He wanted to stop him but he couldn't say anything.
[Devouring Progress: 1/10… 2/10… 3/10…]
"No, no, no, no!!!"
Black Dragon King was the person who had accompanied Qi Chen for the longest time ever since he came to this world.
Furthermore, the other party had helped him quite a bit.
From the moment he stepped into the Inheritance Tower, Qi Chen would have died if not for the Black Dragon King.
But now… the other party had to sacrifice himself to fulfill his wish.
Qi Chen would never do such a thing.
"Hahahaha! Boy, do you think I'll die like this? You're underestimating me too much!"
"Don't worry, I won't die in front of you."
Qi Chen's consciousness became heavier and heavier. He felt his vision gradually dim.
Before he fainted, Qi Chen heard Black Dragon King's last sentence.
"I will buy you a hundred years!"