The Trial of Destruction

Warren still couldn't just believe the man didn't have any ulterior motives. Why? In the first place, he didn't even know the man's identity. How can you trust someone and not even know their name? Secondly, if the man's words were to be believed, he was the progenitor of all demons, even if Warren himself was a demon in this life and tried not to be biased, but that was why Warren knew in all the subtleties how vicious demons could be. And after all, this is the cruel world of cultivators, here everyone has something on their mind, no one will be kind without a reason, or otherwise without benefit.

Seeing the doubts on Warren's face, the man knew that at this moment he could lose the one in whom he saw the rightful heir and decided to reveal some cards ahead of time-"Okay, I'll introduce myself, one of my names that you probably could have heard, Lucifer-the Ancient God of Destruction, the progenitor of all demons!"-he stunned Warren.

It should be said that Warren did hear about the Ancient God Lucifer, but he disappeared 15 million years ago, he marked the fall of the Ancient Gods, in other words, was the first Ancient God to disappear.

"How… How is this possible?!"-Warren exclaimed.

"Now I can swear in front of the heavens in my name that this trial and the search for an heir is not some hidden scheme!"- Lucifer suddenly said solemnly, and the Heavenly Laws appeared, which showed that the oath had taken effect.

Warren calmed down and began to gradually believe in what was happening, Lucifer was attributed many sins, but lies were never among them, the image that described Lucifer in the mass consciousness represented an honest scoundrel.

And although Warren understood that the mass consciousness cannot be called the ultimate truth, but the vow to the Heavens finally dispelled his skepticism about the interlocutor, and Warren decided that maybe he really was biased, but I drove away these thoughts, when he heard the saying that is fully suited to this situation-"Trust is good, to trust too dangerous."

"Okay, let's say I believe you. Why all this? Why would you just give up your legacy? "- asked Warren.

"Although I have left an entire race behind, I have never been able to find someone who can accept my legacy. You know, for me, the thought that everything I had, all my treasures, all my skills, all my knowledge, all this, will take and go into oblivion-this is my greatest sadness and regret. Still, even I would like to have someone who can bear the weight of my legacy and not let the title of God of Destruction sink into oblivion."-when Lucifer said this, he sighed with a kind of incredible sadness, and even Warren felt it.

"Well, I will pass your tests to the end, and then I will make your legacy shine as high in the sky as possible, and even higher!"-said Warren, after which he swore an oath to the heavens-" I am Warren..." - at this point, he stopped, wondering what name to use, but since the oath to the Heavens had a greater impact on the soul, he stopped hesitating and began anew- " I am Warren Teshen, I stand before the Heavens and swear that I will receive the title of God of Destruction and not I will put him to shame by making everyone fear and respect this title and the legacy that Lucifer left behind!"

The laws of Heaven began to work, and Warren felt as if a sword was raised over his soul and he could strike down at any moment, but Warren was not afraid, rather, this raised sword was just an additional incentive to carry out his plan at all costs.

"Hahahaha!"-Lucifer laughed, happy to have such an heir.

"Good, good..."-He walked over and patted Warren on the shoulder, then continued- " If you're ready, then let's start the next challenge."

Warren didn't answer, just nodded. At this moment, contrary to his expectations, he did not feel any pressure or anything like that, even though he was in the midst of the raging qi of the various elements, but rather felt comfortable in this environment, as if these destructive elements were welcoming him with open arms.

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For a long time, Warren learned the destructive aspect of the elements and learned to subtly control his qi, dividing it into different elements and balancing it, using this energy in the key of destruction. At first, it was far from easy for him, yet after receiving the "Perfect Physique of the Elements", he never learned to control his qi well, and could only use it in the most primitive manifestations. Right now, he could force his qi to act as he wanted and achieved the highest success in the aspect of destruction. He forgot about time and Eli and Nila still waiting for him outside, not because they were unimportant, but because the process that was going on here made him as obsessed as when he had learned the craft of armorsmith and blacksmith in a previous life.

In the end, he ended the Trial with Destruction. Lucifer highly appreciated his abilities and said- " You have one last test left, but this is not a test at all, given the abilities you showed earlier, you will be able to complete this test without any problems. All you have to do is break through your demonic heart.These words of Lucifer's stunned Warren, and he didn't expect that the final test was related to the demonic heart."

"So, what, a demonic heart breakthrough? What if your heir didn't have a demonic heart?!"

"You perceive the demonic heart as an advantage given by the bloodline, but in reality it is only an additional source of energy and, potentially, everyone can use it. But as you probably realized, it is not so easy to do it yourself, if only I have managed to do it in the entire history of the world. The demonic heart draws its strength from the energy of your desires, vices, if you want, not converting this energy into something else, but helping to control it. So the Ains use the energy of pure thoughts to their power, but in their pursuit of the purity of these very thoughts, they have abandoned the energy of qi and other types of energy, other sources of power, mouldy idiots..."-After the last words, Lucifer sighed and seemed to fall into melancholy.

"Ahem, by the way, weren't you an Ains? Or do you belong to a different race?"-Warren interrupted his thoughts.

"Right now, I belong only to myself. As for who I was when I was born… You're right, I'm not an Ains, the Ains are only the heirs of that civilization. As for my race, it is no more, it has sunk into oblivion. By my prayers and efforts, by the way! " - Lucifer cheered up by the end of his story. A chill ran down Warren's neck and he thought- "What a maniac! Reduced his entire race to nothing and rejoices… Although, if I were in his place, you'd have to destroy me and abandon my family... I don't even know what I would do..."

"So what exactly do I have to do to complete your trials?" -he finally asked, interrupting this strange dialogue.

"You must develop your understanding of the demonic heart and start your own path. You can't build a new temple on top of an already built one. The Great One must tread his own path, and you, as my heir, are. But I do not require you to do the impossible, I, for example, did not bring the demonic heart to the ideal, now you just have to lay your foundation, and in the future, all your life you will lay out your palace, your crown of creation, your shrine ... " - from the explanations, Warren did not feel any better, on the contrary, he could not understand what to do.

"Build a temple, your own way, understanding the demonic heart… What's that supposed to mean?! He speaks his own way, but at the same time I have to work on understanding the demonic heart, his, Lucifer's creation..."-Warren was lost in thought.