Incredulous, Tyler felt his arm, noticing that his muscles had significantly tightened. He patted his stomach to find that an eight-pack had emerged. (?д?)
The dramatic enhancement of his physical attributes made him feel an absurd urge to “take on ten at once.”
However, he quickly calmed himself with a couple of self-administered slaps.
The battle was over, and “Tyler the Flammable” could now rest; what remained was Tyler’s work.
Composed, serene, and steady – these were the qualities Tyler should possess now. As for hot-bloodedness, it was enough to have experienced it during the battle.
The combustible and explosive nature of “Tyler the Righteous” was a part of his past that Tyler could no longer return to.
After adjusting his mindset, Tyler took a deep breath, turned his gaze to the third light orb, and reached out to grasp it.
This time, the light orb transformed into countless small light particles, slowly enveloping Tyler before disappearing.
“Received the blessing of ‘God of Courage · Eirene,’ the inherent ability ‘Heart of Fearlessness’ has been engraved into the soul.”
“Heart of Fearlessness? What’s that?” Tyler immediately checked his status information and found that besides the “Divine Eye of Transcendence,” he now had another ability, “Heart of Fearlessness.”
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Inherent Ability · Heart of Fearlessness
Effects:
1 Will not fear anything, all fear will transform into courage;
2 Will not be affected by any form of fear effects, including but not limited to skills, magic, inherent abilities, etc.;
3 Can inspire others with personal courage;
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(Silly Nissen: Wow, that’s great, we won’t be afraid of ghosts anymore!)
(Tyler: Then you won’t have any excuses if you get scared and cry again.)
Tyler’s conversation with the stupid loli seemed relaxed, as if he wasn’t particularly surprised by this new ability. However, in reality, he believed that the value of “Heart of Fearlessness” was not inferior to the “Universal Stone” or “200 points in all attributes”, and was even more precious.
Whether in battle or daily life, a person’s mental state is extremely important.
A strong spirit won’t necessarily turn someone into a Super Saiyan in a state of extreme anger, but a weak spirit can certainly stop a Super Saiyan’s hair from standing up.
With the “Heart of Fearlessness,” no matter the situation or adversary, Tyler can perform at his appropriate level, even if he faced the “Singular Demon God – The Unutterable Name.”
Additionally, “Heart of Fearlessness” is a constant ability that doesn’t need to be activated, doesn’t consume magic, doesn’t need to level up, and doesn’t occupy a skill slot.
This excellent ability deserves a full score of 10.
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Having received the rewards, Tyler was content.
He glanced at the countdown on the glowing cube, which showed 170 minutes remaining.
He had heard from the branch chief, Oleg, that time in the trial space passes faster than in the outer world. Tyler tested this using his pulse and calculated that the time flow rate in the trial space was about twenty times that of the outside world.
In other words, the 170 minutes in the trial space were equivalent to just 8.5 minutes in the Prison Star world.
Therefore, Tyler could calmly finish what he needed to do before leaving, without affecting his plans in Sunny Town.
First, Tyler picked up the Venomous Blade and the Fir Treant Long Hunting Bow that he had dropped during the battle. Then, he went to the carcass of the Crimson Flame Dragon and started to dissect it with the Shadow Sword Blaze Steed.
Reflecting on the battle with the Crimson Flame Dragon, Tyler still felt a lingering fear.
If the Crimson Flame Dragon hadn’t started thinking at the last moment, Tyler wouldn’t have been able to smoothly lead it into his trap.
Originally, maintaining the ability to think during a battle is a good thing, but when facing a mind-reading opponent like Tyler, it becomes the biggest disadvantage.
The growth that the Crimson Flame Dragon achieved in the battle ironically led to its downfall, which was somewhat ironic.
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After two hours, Tyler had finally completed the dissection.
With the significant enhancement of his physical attributes, he found his strength increased and his movements more precise.
If he still possessed his previous physical abilities, he would have probably needed six to seven hours to finish the same task.
For the sake of easy transportation, Tyler cut off the wing membrane of the Crimson Flame Dragon to use as a large bag.
Inside the bag, he placed the dragon’s teeth, claws, horns, scales, heart, flame sac, wing feathers, and meat amongst others. He only took a portion of each, leaving the rest neatly laid out in the pit he had dug. 𝗈𝐕𝗅xt.𝔠𝐎𝕞
Afterward, Tyler filled the pit with sand, then collected stones to construct a simple tombstone, thus completing the burial of the Crimson Flame Dragon.
“Rest in peace, it was an honor to face you as an opponent.” (evilkind language)
Having said this, Tyler, dragging two large bags of Crimson Flame Dragon materials, walked towards the exit portal.
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Sunny Town, outskirts, the controlled area of the Gateway of Trials.
The mercenaries serving under Mayor Gideon were currently resting leisurely in the forest.
Some time had passed since the black-cloaked archer had entered the Purple Trial, and they were just waiting for the purple light to illuminate the black Gateway of Trials again so that they could report back.
In the Wester Kingdom, the re-opening of the Purple Gateway of Trials could only mean one thing – the unfortunate fool who had gone in to challenge the trial had died inside.
“I say, how could such a fool run into the Purple Trial?”
“Maybe he’s color-blind, hahaha!”
“Well, he’s definitely out of luck. If we had caught him, maybe he could have lived a little longer.”
“Boss, you make a good point. Mayor Gideon did indeed want us to capture him alive if possible.”
“….”
The mercenaries were quite relaxed. They hadn’t received such an easy task in a long time.
As they were laughing and cursing, the black Gateway of Trials lit up with a purple light again. Seeing this, all the mercenaries laughed heartily, getting up one by one, dusting off their bottoms, and preparing to return to report.
But just as they were preparing to leave, a black-cloaked young man, dragging two large bags, came out from the Purple Trial Gateway. After he came out, the Gateway of Trials scattered into countless small light particles and quickly disappeared.
The mercenaries looked at each other, as if they had seen a ghost.
“Boss… it seems someone came out from the Purple Trial…”
“Eh? You all saw that too?”
At this point, someone finally remembered. Wasn’t this black-cloaked youth carrying a long bow the same fellow who had ridden into the trial earlier?!
The black-cloaked archer actually didn’t die?
He actually successfully passed the Purple Trial?!
“Ev-everyone, surround him! Don’t let him escape!!”
The head of the mercenaries gave orders loudly. This was the first time he had encountered someone coming out from the Purple Trial, and he was somewhat panicked.
However, relying on years of battle experience, the head of the mercenaries quickly made a judgment. He thought that the black-cloaked young man looked frail and weak, so there shouldn’t be a problem.
Furthermore, among their group, there were four at around the second tier, level 30, and eleven at the first tier, max level.
Fifteen well-coordinated mercenaries teaming up against a greenhorn who had just passed a second tier trial, they surely wouldn’t be counter-killed, right?