Chapter 19: Tribulation of the Elements
Chapter 19: Tribulation of the Elements
"Young hero, you are the first to enter this trial, be honored."
The voice of the person emits an arrogance and power.
"May I know who you are and what class is this trial for?"
"These two questions will only be answered if you can complete the trial. Are you prepared to begin the trial?"
"Yes"
"Your first challenge is tribulation of the elements, you will have to resist fire, water, earth, wind, thunder, metal, wood, light and darkness. Your body and soul will go through a tribulation of strength, strengthening them and making them more resistant to the elements, your body is out of this space, but you will still feel the pain caused by tribulation. Think carefully about which element you will choose."
"Tribulation may be in the order it was said."
"All right, let the trial begin. First trubulation, fire."
Seconds after the man finished speaking, a sea of flames appeared and encircled Liu Yang's body, the flames were within a meter of the body. The flames were shrinking gradually, until it began to burn Liu Yang's body.
"Ah ...! Fuck! That hurts to hell ...!"
This was the soul of Liu Yang being burned, making him feel agonizing pain.
At the same time in the real world, the body of Liu Yang who was lying on the stone bed, began to sweat and get a little red, some parts were beginning to rip and bleed, even if the body is not squirming. Xillia Wolf realized what had happened and began to pay attention to Liu Yang's body.
While inside the trial space, Liu Yang's soul was being burned making him feel horrible pain.
Trying to calm down, but because of the pain her mind could not stay calm. The only thing Liu Yang could do was lie down, close his eyes, close his teeth, focus and shout once in a while. With that, Liu Yang made the pain a little more bearable, but still the pain was agonizing.
Without knowing how much time had passed, the pain began to subside, opening her eyes, Liu Yang saw the flames were fading away. When the flames went out completely, Liu Yang finally relaxed. But what Liu Yang did not know was that out of the trial space, his real body without clothing was a mess, its outer layer of meat was almost totally burned, in some parts one could even see the bones, fresh blood flowing from his wounds, there was dried blood on the floor, the scene and the smell on the spot were horrible.
Xillia Wolf looked at Liu Yang who was in a miserable state, she wanted to help him heal, but as he was still inside the trial, she did not, but by the time Liu Yang's life was at stake, Xillia Wolf would not hesitate to save him.
When the first tribulation was completed, Liu Yang received a message.
"New Ability Acquired: Fire Resistance"
Fire Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance to the Fire attribute by 10%.
"+3 Strength"
"+1 Vitality"
"It looks like I might get some more elemental resistance skills and some attribute points in the course of the trial, by the way I got the skill, I think I'll have to be burned again if I want to raise the level."
While Liu Yang was lost in his thoughts, the man sitting on the throne announces the second tribulation.
"Second tribulation, begin. Water."
A bubble of water begins to cover the soul of Liu Yang, making him stay cool but at the same time relaxed. As Liu Yang's body was surrounded by several five-inch needles made of water, each of them began to penetrate the body, freezing the places where the needles penetrated.
The needles got stuck for a while, before the warmth of the body began to warm the needles, the frozen places began to melt, except for the needles, blood began to flow through the needles, but if you looked straight you could see that the blood had some dark spots were the impurities in the body.
Water began to form within the ancient writings, the water began to mix with the fresh blood that was on the floor, as if it were some sort of filter, the water began to filter the blood and throwing back to the body without the impurities , this began to revitalize the internal organs of Liu Yang.
Within the judgment world, Liu Yang was lying on the floor with his eyes closed inside a water bubble, the only thing he could feel was extreme cold. But gradually the cold was diminishing and the temperature began to rise.
"New Ability Acquired: Water Resistance"
Water Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance to the water attribute by 10%.
"+1 Vitality"
"+3 Intelligence"
Without giving Liu Yang time to rest, the man begins the third tribulation.
"Third tribulation, earth. Start."
A small sandstorm began to cover both the soul within the judgment while the body was within the ancient writings. The soul within the trial was bombarded by small fragments of sand, while the body was crushed by a small sandstorm, its dead flesh being ripped through the sand, revealing the muscles protected by the purified blood, no matter how the sand beat in the body, could not cross the blood barrier.
Liu Yang's soul went completely out of the world in the middle of his attempt to concentrate, he knew that tribultion would last a long time and that the only way would be to close his teeth and hold out until the end, no matter what pain he would have what to endure.
The sandstorm was calming down, Liu Yang's body was revealed, there was no more skin or hair in the body, only body muscle covered by a small layer of bright blood. A small amount of black liquid began to flow from some points of the body, the impurities contained in the bones. Moments later it was possible to see a small amount of skin appearing, the speed was visible to the eyes. The soul of Liu Yang continued in the same position as before as if nothing had happened.
"New Acquired Ability: Earth Resistance"
Earth Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance to the Earth attribute by 10%.
"+4 Vitality"
....
"Fourth tribulation, wind. Start."
Wind blades began to cut the soul and body of Liu Yang. Doing another mutilation in the physical body, along with a torture for soul.
"New Ability Acquired: Wind Resistance"
Earth Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance to the Wind attribute by 10%.
"+3 Agility"
"+1 Vitality"
...
"Fifth tribulation, thunder. Start."
Clouds full of lightning and thunder began to form around the body and soul of Liu Yang. The soul began to be tempered by lightning as each cells began to be strengthened by the power of thunder. If anyone looked for a moment, he would see that Liu Yang's body was suffering spasms.
"New Acquired Ability: Thunder Resistance"
Thunder Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance Thunder attribute resistance by 10%.
"+3 Dexterity"
"+1 Vitality"
...
"Sixth tribulation, metal. Start."
Several blades made of some unknown metal appear around the soul and body, and begin to ripping both. Causing a greater pain than the other five tribulation.
Once again the soul of Liu Yang was cut off countless times, while the body was cut, the scene was bloody. The body that had previously returned almost to normal once again turned a body totally full of cut, blood leaking and bones showing.
"New Acquired Ability: Metal Resistance"
Resistance to Metal (Passive - Level: 1): The body achieves more resistance to the Metal attribute by 10%.
"Resistance to physical damage increased by 1%"
....
"Seventh tribulation, wood. Start."
A green light filled with life began to cover the soul and body of Liu Yang, healing the almost broken soul of Liu Yang, tiredness, pain, regenerating the lost blood, restoring the body.
After the light went out, Liu Yang's physical appearance was brand new, soft white skin like a baby's, straight black hair, sharp eyebrows, thin nose, and full lips. The soul of Liu Yang completely regained his radiance that he had lost during tribulation.
"New Acquired Ability: Wood Resistance"
Wood Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body gains more resistance to the Wood attribute by 10%.
"Increase in Self-Recovery by 1%"
...
"Eighth tribulation, begin. Light.
A strong white light began to swallow and enter the soul and body of Liu Yang. The soul began to glow, it was the process of clearing up the excess accumulated negative energy; the body began to become transparent, it was possible to see every muscle, bone, organs of Liu Yang's body.
This tribulation was another cleansing process, the white light made another purification in the soul and body of Liu Yang.
"New Acquired Ability: Light Resistance
Light Resistance (Passive - Level: 1): The body achieves more resistance to the Light attribute by 10%.
"Magic damage resistance increased by 1%"
...
"Ninth tribulation, begin. Dark."
A black flame began to swallow and enter the soul and body of Liu Yang. The soul began to turn black, it was the process of cleansing the excess of positive energy in the soul; and the body began to release a black smoke through the pores. This was another process of cleansing the body and soul.
"New Acquired Ability: Resistance to Dark"
Resistance to Dark (Passive - Level: 1): The body achieves more resistance to the Dark attribute by 10%.
"Increased physical and magical damage by 1%"
...
Liu Yang's soul and body returned to normal after the last three tribulation.
"Happy young hero, you passed judgment. You are able to receive my inheritance."
The man saw that Liu Yang was not responding, the man decided to check his status. What the man saw, was that Liu Yang was asleep, his soul was sleeping. In fact Liu Yang had slept when began the tribulation of wood, as the last three tribulation did not cause pain, only a relaxing feeling, due to these factors, Liu Yang eventually fell asleep.
Realizing that Liu Yang was just sleeping, the man looks ugly and thinks.
(You defy my judgment, but in the middle of it do you sleep? Is it serious?)
The man waving his hands, a strong jet of water hits Liu Yang, causing him to wake up.
"What happened? Did I fail at the trial?"
Liu Yang wakes up scared.
"Not young, you passed."
"Thank you Mr. Ghost for the opportunity."
"Who is Mr. Ghost?" I have a name, my name is Pendragon, Arthur Pendragon."