174: Vermillion Bird Trial, Vermillion Bird King! [Seeking follow-up reading]

The moment Lin Fan entered the bronze gate, his vision quickly plunged into darkness.

Even all his senses were sealed within his body.

The powerful Mental Energy that originally surged around him was directly compressed back into his body.

The sudden sealing made Lin Fan pause slightly, but he quickly relaxed.

The moment Lin Fan relaxed, the darkness quietly dissipated, and rays of light once again pierced through the darkness, illuminating Lin Fan's body.

Lin Fan squinted his eyes slightly, surveying the scene before him.

What greeted his eyes was an incredibly massive gate. Standing before it, Lin Fan was as tiny as an ant.

The gate was a pale red, but at this moment, it was not closed; it was in an open state.

Looking beyond the gate, everything was blurry and unclear.

“Buzz, buzz!”

Suddenly, red light condensed on the massive gate, and ancient characters seemed to faintly emerge, possessing a captivating charm.

“Four Symbols Profound Sect, Vermilion Bird Hall.”

Lin Fan stared at the ancient characters, muttering softly.

“I didn’t expect that I would enter the Vermilion Bird Hall. The trials here should not be a problem for me.”

As Lin Fan murmured, the red light on the massive gate flickered, and ancient words appeared again.

“Vermilion Bird trial, a narrow escape from death. Enter with caution! Enter with caution!”

The repeated warnings, “Enter with caution,” subtly revealed a bloody light, giving off an extremely ferocious feeling.

“Tsk tsk, it seems the entrances to the four great halls are all the same,” Lin Fan chuckled lightly, looking at the words on the massive gate, not paying much attention.

Lin Fan did not hesitate, directly stepping towards the open massive gate.

After stepping through the massive gate, Lin Fan’s vision suddenly blurred like lightning. Then, he felt the world spin around him.

Boom!

A roaring sound rang out, a flame swept past, and red light shone on Lin Fan’s body.

Reflected in Lin Fan’s pupils was an endless red ocean.

Lin Fan observed carefully and quickly recognized that the red ocean was entirely composed of magma!

Looking around, Lin Fan found himself already in this magma ocean.

Under his feet was a ten-foot-long crimson stone. The magma rolled, splashing onto Lin Fan’s legs, instantly bringing a scorching sensation.

One could not fly above the Thunder Sea of the Azure Dragon Hall, but he wondered if he could fly above this magma sea.

Looking at the seemingly boundless magma sea, Lin Fan stroked his chin, thinking to himself.

Originally, Lin Fan had thought that with his Fire Resistance Body, the Vermilion Bird Hall trial would not pose any trouble for him.

He didn’t expect to be proven wrong so quickly.

There was nothing he could do; this magma was not fire, and the threat to Lin Fan was not burning, but high temperature and scorching heat.

“Taiqing Roaming Sky Steps!”

Lin Fan let out a low shout in his heart, immediately unleashing the unique skill of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, soaring above the magma sea.

Swoosh!

However, just as Lin Fan rushed a few feet away from the crimson stone, an irresistible force surged from all directions, forcefully pressing his body down, and then he landed on the magma sea.

“Gurgle!”

The magma rolled, making gurgling sounds, and the terrifying high temperature directly melted Lin Fan’s shoes. His feet were also painfully scalded.

Lin Fan immediately retreated quickly, returning to the crimson stone, pondering countermeasures in his heart.

Unless absolutely necessary, Lin Fan did not want to experience the feeling of swimming in a magma sea. “I’ve got it!”

Suddenly, Lin Fan’s eyes lit up as he thought of an excellent solution.

“Boom!”

Lin Fan’s mind stirred, and he unleashed the power of the Flame Ancestor Symbol. Instantly, raging flames ignited around his body.

Lin Fan himself seemed to transform into a man of fire, with raging flames even burning on the soles of his feet.

The raging flames separated the magma from Lin Fan’s body. The flames flowed on the magma, and Lin Fan gradually moved deeper into the magma sea.

It seemed that the magma sea sensed it could not threaten Lin Fan.

In just three days, the magma sea before Lin Fan disappeared, transforming into a Sea of Fire.

However, that was not ordinary fire, but a Sea of Fire entirely composed of Nirvana Fire.

Facing the Sea of Fire composed of Nirvana Fire, Lin Fan was even more relaxed. He directly withdrew the flames around his body and strode forward through the Sea of Fire formed by Nirvana Fire.

Another three days passed, and the Sea of Fire ahead suddenly turned pitch black, having completely transformed into the infamous Nirvana Demonic Flame!

“Tsk tsk! This trial is a bit outrageous! If it weren’t for me, even someone in the Three Yuan Nirvana Realm would probably be unable to pass.”

Looking at the pitch-black Sea of Fire, Lin Fan chuckled lightly and continued to stride forward with his head held high.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

After Lin Fan had walked continuously for three days in the black Sea of Fire composed of Nirvana Demonic Flame, the pitch-black Sea of Fire suddenly began to churn violently.

The Sea of Fire churned more and more intensely, the entire Sea of Fire completely boiled, and countless Nirvana Demonic Flames splattered everywhere.

Suddenly, an extremely massive shadow surged up from the depths of the Sea of Fire!

The shadow was quite blurry, but it was extremely massive. Lin Fan glanced at it, and an area of nearly a thousand feet was almost entirely enveloped beneath that shadow.

Lin Fan’s mind stirred, and he quickly retreated some distance.

As Lin Fan retreated, massive waves also churned on the Sea of Fire. Finally, with a loud “bang,” towering fire waves swept out, carrying an earth-shattering momentum, and fiercely crashed back onto the surface of the sea.

At that instant, it seemed as if the entire Vermilion Bird Hall space trembled violently.

Waves upon waves swept over Lin Fan’s body. Scorching magma, Nirvana Fire, and Nirvana Demonic Flame almost covered Lin Fan’s entire body, carrying a tremendous shock force.

Under that shock force, Lin Fan’s body was flung hundreds of feet away, and then slowly descended.

After landing, Lin Fan’s mind stirred, and he once again mobilized flames to envelop his entire body, avoiding further splashing from the magma.

Once again landing on the surface of the sea, Lin Fan immediately looked up towards the front of the Sea of Fire.

He saw an enormous creature, almost endless in size, on the sea surface ahead.

This colossal creature’s body was crimson, its feathers a dazzling red, and its fiery red wings spread out like two giant sky curtains!

A terrifying pressure, like heavenly might, spread out from its body.

At that instant, Lin Fan felt that the Mental Energy spreading around him was forcefully pressed back into his Niwan Palace by this pressure.

Even the flames on Lin Fan’s body became much dimmer.

The appearance of this colossal creature was very similar to the illustrations Lin Fan had seen; it was precisely the legendary Divine Beast, Vermilion Bird!

“Has someone finally passed the Vermilion Bird trial?”

At this moment, a light chuckle suddenly rang out above this Thunder Sea.

Lin Fan looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a figure in a crimson shirt sitting peacefully on the Vermilion Bird’s back, looking at Lin Fan with what seemed to be a hint of surprise.

Lin Fan cupped his fists and bowed to the figure in the crimson shirt, saying, “May I ask Senior’s name?”

“Heh heh, my name? I can no longer remember it. People usually call me Vermilion Bird King.”

The figure in the crimson shirt chuckled lightly and asked curiously, “Your ability to control flames comes from the Flame Ancestor Symbol, but why is there no aura of the Flame Ancestor Symbol within your body?”