CHAPTER 1109 DESOLATE BURNING MOUNTAIN

In the Godly City

Darren floated along, his body light. The darkness around him seemed endless. There was nothing as

far as the eye could see.

"Am I dead?"

Darren had asked himself this question many times, but he refused to believe that he could die like

that.

"Welcome to the Chu Space, young man."

From out of the darkness, a voice spoke.

"Who's there?"

Darren's heart thumped loudly. He was ecstatic.

"I'm the spiritual creature of the Chu Space. You may call me the Space Spirit."

Darren nearly burst into tears of joy upon hearing the spiritual creature's voice. He had spent such a

long time in the darkness alone. It was comforting to know he was not.

"Space Spirit, tell me. Am I still alive?" This was Darren's biggest concern.

"Well... technically... you have died..."

the Space Spirit drawled out slowly. Darren's ears buzzed and his head spun.

"But you were fated to die, else you would not have been able to come to the real Chu Space. I can kill

you but I can also make you reborn," the Space Spirit said, his voice metallic.

"Space Spirit, I want to be reborn. Please let me be reborn. There are still a lot of things I have to do!"

Darren pleaded.

"Don't worry. You can be reborn. Well, under one condition, that is. The Desolate Burning Mountain has

eight stages. You have to pass through at least the first three stages and obtain the godly dark-spirit

crystals. Only then can you be reborn," the Space Spirit said.

"Three stages… Godly dark-spirit crystals…" Darren murmured. "I will do my best."

Darren realized that if he was able to pass some tests in the Chu Space, he would have the opportunity

to reach the peak of the Emperor Realm.

"Doing your best won't guarantee your success. Right now, you have two choices. The first is to give up

on going into the Desolate Burning Mountain. That means you will live in the soul state for the rest of

eternity. Second, you can choose to go into the Desolate Burning Mountain, but your soul can perish

and your death will be permanent. I have to remind you that you are not strong enough. Getting out of

the Desolate Burning Mountain would be a very hard feat to accomplish." This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

"It is better than living this life. I would rather take my chances than live the rest of my life wondering

what if," Darren said.

"I respect your choice. Let me enlighten you." As soon as the Space Spirit finished speaking, Darren

felt like his head was being enveloped by a wave. Information poured in and numbed his mind, making

it impossible for him to think.

"What?"

Darren absorbed the information and digested it all.

According to the information he had received, there were about one hundred thousand talents in history

who dared to enter the Desolate Burning Mountain.

"The peak of Emperor Realm, human race, at the first stage, died!"

"The peak of Super Emperor Realm, human race, at the first stage, died!"

"Beast world, the king of winged-tigers, beast race, at the second stage, died!"

"Darkest Abyss, Flame and Ice Demon, fiend face, at the second stage, died!"

Darren was surprised. There were more powerful creatures than any he had ever seen or heard who

had entered the Desolate Burning Mountain.

Darren could feel how much power the creatures possessed. Most of them were at least comparable to

super emperors, and some of them had even surpassed this level.

However, only a few hundred of these powerful beings had managed to enter the third stage of the

Desolate Burning Mountain.

Only ten were able to reach the fourth stage!

The Desolate Burning Mountain truly must be a terrible place.

"Space Spirit, if I can pass the third stage, will my realm degrade once I leave?"

This was Darren's main concern. If he could make it up to the third stage of the mountain, then he

would be able to reach the peak of the Super Emperor Realm.

"Yes, but I will let you keep your strength at the peak of the Emperor Realm."

"Huh. Alright, then." Darren realized that the so-called opportunity to reach the peak of the Emperor

Realm was to pass the Desolate Burning Mountain.

However, Darren was clouded with doubt. If such powerful creatures could not make it through, how

much better would he fare?

"Can you tell me why the Chu Space set up such a horrendous test?"

Darren did not understand why such a test existed.

"There's a Starry Tower in your body. You should understand that you are someone who participated

and passed the tests of that owner. The reason he left Starry Towers in millions of mortal worlds is the

same reason why there are such tests in the Chu Space. I think you should be able to understand," the

Space Spirit replied to Darren.

"I actually have no idea why my master left the Starry Tower within me. And from the information you

gave me, the tests in the Desolate Burning Mountain are infinitely more difficult than the ones in the

Starry Tower."

"If you don't know, then let me tell you. It's simple, really. We select outstanding disciples in advance. If

they pass the tests, they will have a great advantage after they enter the Primitive Wilderness—or at

the very least, they will not perish early on.

The difficulty of our tests is different from that of the Lord Starry Sword's. That is because we choose

the strongest ones, while he chooses the ones with the greatest potential. Since you have become his

nominal disciple, you can become an official disciple of the Lord Starry Sword once you enter the

Primitive Wilderness. You don't need to take the tests of the Desolate Burning Mountain. Besides,

considering that you're the Lord Starry Sword's disciple, I can do you a favor and make you reborn

without any conditions," the Space Spirit said.

It turned out that this Space Spirit knew the identity of his mysterious master and was willing to help

him because of who his master was. His master truly must have such great power.

However, Darren refused. What he needed now was strength. If he didn't have enough strength, the

Lothlann Continent would be destroyed and everything that he knew would cease to exist. It would be

meaningless for him to enter the Primitive Wilderness.

"I must take part in this test. I need to make myself stronger."

"Young man, you have to cultivate to get stronger. You can't simply gain strength by taking part in these

tests. That is something else!"

"I know. But you brought me here because you have resources for me to improve. Otherwise, you

wouldn't have summoned me here. There must be a chance for me to pass," Darren said.

The Space Spirit was silent for a moment. When he spoke, his eyes sparkled. "You're very smart.

However, even if I give you the divine crystal to cultivate, you still have very little chance of passing the

tests."

"Well, I won't know it unless I try." Darren was determined to go into the Desolate Burning Mountain.

"Well, now I will announce the rules of the tests. Listen carefully."

Darren nodded silently. His heart beat wildly inside his chest.

"Before entering the Desolate Burning Mountain, you can get two divine crystals. Generally speaking,

these two divine crystals can help a warrior at the peak of the Emperor Realm reach the Super

Emperor Realm. You won't be able to accomplish that because your realm, sad to say, is too low.

However, this has something to do with the use of the divine crystals. In theory, you still have a chance

to become a super emperor if you make full use of the divine crystals. But even talents in the Primitive

Wilderness can't achieve that level of usage. Fifty percent of the usage of a divine crystal is already the

limit.

Oh, and one more thing. You have only three months to absorb the divine crystals. When the three

months are up, you will automatically be taken to the first test to enter the first stage of the Desolate

Burning Mountain. It will take half a year for a cultivator at the peak of the Super Emperor Realm to

absorb a divine crystal."

After the Space Spirit finished speaking, Darren was filled with confidence.