The seven stages of the Investiture of the Gods had different levels of danger. The purpose of each stage was to test the strength of a God King.
Only after passing through the six stages and reaching the final stage within the last three days would the pinnacle God Kings compete for the Gods' Altar's ranking!
Ling Xiao dashed through the sea of fire.
Those waves of fire were like dragons that continuously swept towards him. The intense heat was really unbearable.
If an ordinary God King was hit by this fiery energy, they would be incinerated into nothingness.
Ling Xiao thought that he could reach the next stage as long as he passed through this sea of fire.
He thought to himself, "This stage isn't that hard to deal with!"
It wasn't difficult to pass through this stage if one was wearing a high-level defensive armor.
However, just as Ling Xiao was about to let his guard down, an unknown sacred beast emerged from the sea of fire and pounced towards Ling Xiao.
This fire-attribute sacred beast appeared without warning. Its speed was absolutely impossible to guard against.
Seeing that the huge mouth was about to swallow Ling Xiao alive, Ling Xiao finally made a counterattack.
A huge flaming palm shot towards the sacred beast's mouth.
Boom!
The powerful force forced the sacred beast into the sea of fire. Ling Xiao took the opportunity to fly up.
He frowned and tried to sense the sacred beast. However, he realized that it didn't come up again.
However, he didn't think that the sacred beast was killed by his palm!
Sure enough, just as Ling Xiao flew up again, the sacred beast attacked again.
However, it learned its lesson this time. It didn't try to swallow Ling Xiao up like before. Instead, it gathered the flames together and spat out a powerful flame attack. It wanted to use these flames to break through Ling Xiao's defenses and burn him to death.
Ling Xiao sneered. He opened his mouth and sucked the flames into it.
He couldn't use the Heavenly Fire Pearl to absorb the flames, but he could absorb the energy of the attack!
The moment the flames entered his mouth, the Heavenly Fire Bead glowed brightly and swallowed the flames.
It sent a joyful signal to Ling Xiao, hoping to obtain more of this original flame power.
Ling Xiao was happy to oblige. He did not retaliate against the Holy Beast that was hiding in the sea of fire. Instead, he waited for wave after wave of fire attacks so that the Skyfire Pearl could absorb more energy.
After a dozen waves of attacks, Ling Xiao absorbed all of the flame energy.
The power of each strike was comparable to that of a high-level God King. Furthermore, it was amplified in this sea of fire. Ordinary peak God Kings would suffer if they were the slightest bit careless, but Ling Xiao dealt with it calmly like he was playing. It was truly enviable!
Ling Xiao had long since noticed that there was a Type 10 Explosive Flame Dragon beneath the sea of flames, and it was already showing signs of transforming into a true dragon.
Seeing this mighty Holy Beast, Ling Xiao was tempted, thinking of subduing it.
However, he also guessed that none of the Holy Beasts controlled here would be able to subdue it. The only option was to kill it or let it go.
Ling Xiao could only sigh inwardly. "What a pity!"
The Explosive Flame Dragon seemed to know that it could not do anything to Ling Xiao. It revealed half of its head, and its two large nostrils spewed out a few streams of flames. Then, it dove back into the sea of fire unwillingly and did not appear again.
Ling Xiao shook his head and sped up towards the second trial.
The flames grew stronger the further they went, and the temperature was also shockingly high. Martial artists who cultivated the three attributes of metal, wood, and ice would definitely not fare well against such flames.
They were all restrained by the fire attribute, and without top-grade armor, it would not be easy for them to clear this trial.
After half a day, Ling Xiao charged through all the waves of fire and arrived at the next trial.
The third trial was the impact of the spatial turbulence. Tornado-Like energy constantly swept over, and the rocks constantly rolled and collided. The spatial load increased by several thousand times.
The energy of the turbulence was definitely something many peak Godkings could not handle. If they were struck by the rocks carelessly, they would definitely be heavily injured or even killed.
This scene made Ling Xiao think of the spatial turbulence he had encountered in the Chaotic Burial Space. This place was very similar to that, but it was not as terrifying as the turbulence in the Chaotic Burial Space. This was because there was a strange suction force there that made it difficult for people to control their bodies, making it very easy for them to be struck.
Ling Xiao was definitely more than enough to deal with the turbulence. His speed was unparalleled after all, so it was not difficult for him to use his speed to dodge the turbulence. Not to mention that his body was comparable to a peak god artifact, so he would be fine even if he was struck.
He was not like the Godkings at the front who were in a rather miserable state. Some of them had even been smashed to the point that their bodies had exploded, forcing them to think of a way to retreat.
Many people stopped at the third trial, which was equivalent to a mourning sigh.
"It's too difficult to become the Senjin Of Goguryeo. The power of the turbulence here is comparable to the attacks of countless high-level Godkings. It's not a problem to deal with it for a while, but not everyone can forcefully blast through the flying rocks here!"
"Isn't that so?
This is a mid-level divine armor of mine, but it's actually cracked from the impact. How depressing! "
"You're still considered lucky. Yesterday, I even saw two fellows get smashed into pieces."
"Let's just wait here for time to pass. We'll talk about it when we feel like we can pass."
"You … Look at that young man, this … This speed is really goddamn godly!"
"He's only a high-level Godking, but he actually has such speed. It seems like he can pass this trial."
… ….
Many people looked at Ling Xiao's graceful figure, and their faces all revealed looks of envy and jealousy!
The third trial was rather dangerous for others, but for a wind-attribute Godking, it was a piece of cake.
Half a day later, Ling Xiao successfully passed through again.
Two days later, Ling Xiao had already rushed through the fourth and fifth trials.
The difficulty of these two trials was greater than the previous ones, but with Ling Xiao's strength, he passed through them without much effort.
Ling Xiao's fast speed had already left the Godkings who had entered before him far behind him.
Ling Xiao felt that these checkpoints were indeed quite difficult for ordinary Peak Godkings, but for those Peak Godkings with rich battle prowess and the help of high level divine artifacts, there was still a chance of passing through.
If those Peak Godkings knew what Ling Xiao was thinking, they would probably cry and curse, "Do you think that everyone is as abnormal as you?"
Indeed, not every peak Divine King could easily pass through this endless stream of attacks.
After all, these power checkpoints were filled with danger at all times. Once one entered, it would be difficult to take the opportunity to recover their divine power. It would not be easy for any Peak Godking to rush through in one go!
When Ling Xiao passed the first five trials, there were already very few people in the sixth trial.
The sixth trial was also different from the others. He could sense that this trial was definitely more dangerous than the others, so he definitely could not be careless!
Sure enough, when he had just landed on the sixth trial, a mid-stage Tenth Stage giant python pounced towards Ling Xiao from a hidden place.
Ling Xiao was already on guard, and the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand instantly left his hand, piercing through the mid-stage Tenth Stage giant python and killing it with a single strike.
However, this was just the beginning. A large army of Holy Beasts in front of him was constantly roaring and screaming in this space.
At the very center of this space was the ancient tablet and altar.
Only after passing this stage would they be able to reach the final battle.
There were tens of thousands of Holy Beasts in front of him, and there were even some mutated Holy Beasts or Ancient Holy Beasts. Every single one of them was actually at the Tenth Order, and there were even quite a few at the peak of the Tenth Order.
If he wanted to carve a bloody path through the army of Holy Beasts and reach the ancient tablet, that would be the toughest test!
"F * ck, this … Don't tell me that all the Tenth Order Holy Beasts in the Heavenly Dragon Region are here!" Ling Xiao looked at the Holy Beasts and exclaimed, his scalp tingling.
It had to be known that regardless of which ancient mountain range, it was already very good to be able to reach the Ninth Order Holy Beast, and it was impossible to reach the Tenth Order without sufficient bloodline.
In every ancient mountain range, it was already quite impressive to be able to find a hundred Tenth Order Holy Beasts.
However, there were so many Tenth Order Holy Beasts in this space, as though it was a paradise for beasts. It was truly astonishing.
However, the various source energies in this space were relatively dense, more than ten times denser than the outside world. It was not surprising that so many Tenth Order Holy Beasts could be nurtured here.
Anyone who entered this space would have the urge to stay here forever to cultivate, and one's cultivation speed would definitely improve by leaps and bounds!
Of course, there was not only the army of Holy Beasts in this space, there were also many Holy Grasses and Divine Herbs growing here. It was truly heartbreaking to be eaten by these Holy Beasts!
In addition, there were many dilapidated ancient palaces sitting on the ancient peaks, exuding a simple and ancient aura.
One could sense that there were definitely some remnants of Divine Items in these ancient palaces.
It was already very difficult to pass through this area to reach the ancient tablet, and it would be even more difficult to take away the Divine Items from here.
At this time, Ling Xiao no longer dared to be careless. He wore a set of top-grade Defensive Divine Armor and held the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand as he swept forward.
Since he had come, the name of the Senjin Kingdom of Goguryeo must have a place for him!
Ling Xiao had just barged in when several Holy Beasts in the vicinity moved out at the same time.
These Holy Beasts all knew that there would be a turbulence in this space every hundred years. Their mission was to prevent these humans from rushing to the ancient tablet in front.
Ling Xiao roared towards the sky, and he seemed to have transformed into a real dragon. He first intimidated the few Holy Beasts, then the Golden Dragon Spear rushed out like a dragon, instantly blasting the huge bodies of two Holy Beasts. Large amounts of blood splattered down like rain.
These Holy Beasts did not cower because their companions were killed. Instead, their ferocity was aroused.
A Tenth Order advanced Celestial Eye Divine Condor flashed its Celestial Eye and a strange divine light shot towards Ling Xiao!