Dashing Student-Chapter 1203: Secret Realm Trial

Faced with five trials, Chen Nan chose fire, while Yun Gu, with her dual water and earth spirit roots, chose water. The two of them immediately stepped into their respective caves.

In an instant, the scene before them changed. Chen Nan seemed to find himself inside a volcano, with the ground covered in lava, only sparse rocks protruding above the magma, with waves of scorching heat in the air.

It seemed like even a single breath could ignite.

Chen Nan surveyed the surroundings and found that all of this was not an illusion realm, but reality, and he couldn't help but feel startled: "Could it be that the Yun family's ancestor actually moved a volcano into the secret realm?"

Though a Nascent Soul cultivator can use their formidable mana to open a special space, which is what the secret realms on the Nine Provinces are now.

But placing a volcano into a secret realm is still quite extraordinary, and one must realize that, like the fire trial, there are four more. What could those four trials be?

Just by relying on these, it's enough to prove the extraordinariness of the Yun family's ancestor, and might even involve space laws.

A Nascent Soul cultivator can comprehend the power of laws, but some laws are more advanced and rare, such as space and time laws, which cannot be acquired simply through enlightenment.

Whether it's the entrance to the secret realm or the entrance to the trial, nothing seems special from the outside, but the moment one enters, it's as if they've arrived at another place, which is quite common in the Yun family's secret realm.

Therefore, Chen Nan suspected that the Yun family's ancestor might possess space laws.

While Chen Nan was lost in thought, the trial finally began, and the magma at his feet started boiling, as monsters formed from the coagulation of magma emerged.

The monsters were merely one zhang long, resembling some kind of demon tiger, growling at Chen Nan, each possessing the aura of the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment.

"It seems the difficulty of the trial is gradually increasing, but it's also a good place to hone one's strength." Chen Nan nodded slowly, without placing much importance on the magma monsters.

He focused his mind, and suddenly a wind started to gust around him, growing stronger, eventually forming a whirlwind sweeping the surroundings, with invisible wind blades mixed within.

If one looked closely, they could faintly see a pearl at Chen Nan's chest, which was the wind pearl that had already transformed into one of Chen Nan's spirit roots.

"Go!"

Chen Nan raised his hand, and all the wind blades immediately flew out, densely packed, instantly shredding all the surrounding magma monsters back into magma.

The volcano's interior calmed for a while, then a distortion appeared in the void ahead, followed by the emergence of a crimson longsword in front of Chen Nan.

The longsword was only a ninth-grade spiritual artifact, yet it contained a scorching temperature, forged using a special fiery flame stone, and if used by a cultivator with a fire spirit root, it could exert even greater power.

Unfortunately, Chen Nan wasn't interested in spiritual artifacts of this rank, though he still collected the spiritual artifact.

"It seems this is the reward for passing the trial." Chen Nan was somewhat intrigued, wondering what the rewards would be after the trial difficulty increased.

Then the magma surged once more, as more magma monsters emerged, this time their cultivation reached the Fifth Level of Foundation Establishment.

Chen Nan still used the wind blade, clearing all the magma monsters in one fell swoop, receiving a slightly better reward, a ninth-grade spiritual artifact, but forged with the more precious red sun stone.

The trial's difficulty continued to rise, from the Fifth Level of Foundation Establishment to the Seventh Layer, then to the Peak of Foundation Establishment, Golden Core First Layer, Golden Core Second Layer, Golden Core Third Layer…

And the rewards grew increasingly better, including elixir pills, spiritual artifacts, and even magic, with the Foundation Establishment Realm trials offering ninth-grade rewards, while the Golden Core Realm rewards reached the eighth grade, or even seventh grade.

Until the magma monsters' cultivation reached the Golden Core Realm Fifth Layer, Chen Nan's expression finally became more serious.

At this point, the magma monster was over one zhang tall, more than three zhang long, and its quantity reduced from dozens to just one, with red flames burning at its joints.

The monster roared and countless magma transformed into a fire rain, rushing towards Chen Nan, each droplet containing a terrifying temperature.

Chen Nan's face slightly changed, sensing that the abilities the magma monster exhibited were not ordinary. Thunder suddenly surged behind him, while seven-star marks appeared beneath his feet.

"Seven Stars Stepping Gang Technique!"

As the words fell, his body transformed into a phantom, dodging each magma droplet like a specter, the Thunder Wings vibrating as they carried him through the magma to face the monster.

Golden flames appeared on his fist, gathering immense power, which poured out with a punch, instantly blasting a huge hole through the monster's body!

Boom!

Enormous force exploded the magma into hundred zhang waves, with Chen Nan hovering in mid-air, squinting slightly, while the monster turned its head to gaze at Chen Nan, viciously biting towards him.

Chen Nan, with the Heaven-Burning Flame and Mo Ying Flame protecting him, feared not the high temperature, yet expended considerable mana and strength to finally destroy the monster.

This time, the reward was a magic known as "Meteor Fire Rain," a seventh-grade technique that mimicked the true essence of meteors falling, connecting to the Heaven and Earth Power, greatly exceeding the power of ordinary flames.

It seemed the magma monster's previous magic was a simplified version of "Meteor Fire Rain."

The technique was very powerful, of very high quality, far superior to some sixth-grade technique, suitable for use as a wide-area killer move, making Chen Nan very satisfied.

"Finally, a reward that satisfies me."

The trial continued, and Chen Nan was about to put on a show, when the surrounding space gradually began to change, giving rise to a dizzying sensation, as if he were being sucked into an unstoppable whirlpool.

Once he regained stability, he found himself in a valley, with mountains stretching far in the distance, amidst lush green grass, with a lake like a pearl embedded in the valley.

At this moment, Chen Nan's gaze was fixed ahead, for there lay a skeleton, beside which stood an ancient-looking longsword.

He had seen such a scene before in the Abyss Netherworld, where the remnant soul of the old monk hid in the bones, attempting to possess him.

Chen Nan was a bit concerned that this time it might be the same, for who knows what kind of measures those powerful old monsters left behind after dying.

As expected, the next moment, the skeleton stood up, then suddenly pulled out the nearby longsword, grasping it in hand.

To Chen Nan's surprise, however, the eye sockets of the skeleton lacked ghost fire, indicating it was not an undead creature.

The skeleton raised its head, seeming to look at Chen Nan, then lifted the longsword, its body rushing like a swift wind, the sword tip targeting Chen Nan's face!