The Blood Trial
Warren took a few minutes to adjust to his newfound strength, then turned his gaze to the man and asked the question he had been pondering since his death.-"You said that I was the second one to pass your tests?"
"Was this rune part of the test? "-asked Warren, and drew the outline of the "Œ" symbol with his finger.
"Yes, this is the 'Illusory Rune of Fear'. Why do you ask?"-the man asked.
"The thing is, I've already heard about this rune..."- Warren paused and looked pointedly at the man as if asking the other person if this rune comes from him.
And the man did not refute Warren's thoughts- " I am the creator of this rune, but I did not teach it to anyone, so I have no idea how anyone could use it, besides, the rune is fueled by a very unusual energy, namely my modified energy of death..."-the man was sceptical about the statement that someone else could use this rune.
"That's why I was interested in the fact that I'm not the first candidate to pass these tests. The fact is that the person who used this rune comes from this plane of existence."- shared his thoughts Warren.
"This is impossible! If only… But for this... no! Impossible! " -the man began to mutter something to himself, he was stunned and felt a kind of annoyance, which is not surprising-this was his unique rune. Unique runes are not a ubiquitous phenomenon, only the strongest of the strongest could form a unique rune, even among the Absolute Gods, those who formed their own unique rune can be counted on their fingers. A unique rune is something that is not shared even with the closest people, and only sometimes a unique rune is passed on to the heir.
A unique rune is generally an interesting phenomenon, to create such a rune, the creator needs to sacrifice a part of his soul, and to use it, you need a special "key" -a bloodline or unique energy. Even the very fact of the existence of unique runes was known to a few, even Warren, who was the lord of the largest empire in the Divine Kingdom of the Stars-the Empire of the Silver Dream, did not know about them. And that is why all those who tried to repeat the rune of the Emperor of Terror could not make the rune work, let alone possess the key, they did not even know that this very key was needed at all.
"What was the name of the one who used my rune?!"-the man's voice was calm, but Warren, relying on his instincts, could tell that the voice actually carried an incredible rage, and began to wonder- " Why is he reacting like this? Or... Could it be that the Dread Emperor didn't become his heir?!"-Warren guessed, and he was right.
"Adrian Weitz..."-Warren said and waited for the man to continue.
"It's really him!"-the man exclaimed and began to think aloud-" Apparently he copied the energy fluctuations of my death domain and was able to use the key..."
Warren asked, trying to make sense of the man's words.
"Have you ever heard of unique runes?"- the man asked, who was already calming down by this point.
"Unique runes?.."-Warren asked.
"Only those who have achieved absolute perfection in any concepts can create a unique rune. Even among the Absolute Gods, few would be able to do this, because it is also necessary to know how to create a rune. For Absolute Gods, this is another advantage over their competitors. In fact, at the level of the Absolute God, there are many similar improvements that few people know about. "- The man explained, he had already subconsciously begun to perceive Warren as his heir. He himself knew that for a long time his remaining soul would not be able to survive, and he did not have an heir, besides, the last candidate, although he did not pass his tests to the end, but dared to use his unique rune.
At the same time, Warren had the "Perfect Physique of the Elements", so it was likely that he would not have much trouble passing the tests, moreover, he had a good foundation and had an exceptional experience. That is why the man has already begun to consider Warren as his successor and did not hide anything.
"Wasn't Adrian Weitz your heir?"- asked Warren.
"No, he only passed 2 tests before leaving. I will pass on all my heritage and all my knowledge to you, but first, you must complete all the trials."-The man said to Warren.
"I'm ready for the next challenge."-Warren said.
Immediately, he felt a terrible pain all over his body.
"Blood domain!"-Warren understood. Blood cultivators were rightfully considered to be among the strongest at one level of cultivation. The blood energy directly affects the opponent, slowing and weakening the opponent, but when the blood cultivator is strong enough, it can simply stop the flow of blood in the opponent's body or, on the contrary, accelerate it, which leads to the rupture of veins and arteries in the body. The only ones who can resist them at the same level of development are the cultivators of life, death, fate, time, and some of the cultivators of the body.
Right now, inside the blood domain, to counter this blood energy, Warren could only use his body and chaotic energy. Although he could theoretically use the blood energy in his meridians, it was mixed with all the other elements, and Warren still did not know how to separate the qi of the elements or maintain their balance, and could only use the elements at the lowest level, for example, to light a fire or illuminate the environment for several meters around. So all Warren had to do was use his demonic heart again and hope that his body would hold up.
The pain grew worse, and Warren clenched his fists so tightly that his finger bones crunched with such force that it looked as if they were about to break. The "Hundred Hearts Mantra" was working at full speed and kept him from losing his mind from the pain. Warren thought about it and decided to use the "Inception" technique, which, although it was a pair cultivation technique, was descended from an Ancient High Demon and, if Warren's guesses were correct, had to do with blood qi, because it increased the purity of his bloodline.
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In this agony, Warren spent several hours that seemed like years, when he suddenly felt that the pressure and pain began to decrease, but this was not caused by a decrease in intensity and as a result the end of the test, but by the fact that his "Inception" technique had reached a small completion of the 2nd level, which caused the body strength to increase, and Warren realized that his guess about the technique was correct. Now that he didn't have to focus all of his attention on resisting the pain and pressure, he decided to do the same thing with this blood qi that he had done with the dark qi.
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"It's finally over!"- sighed Warren and fell flat on his back, he couldn't even move a finger right now.