“You guessed it. Lava Body Tempering is a special technique only practiced by Paladins. It requires placing one's body in lava through a special method to master it.”
Vienia acknowledged Mu Yang’s comprehension and expressed her respect for his will.
As expected of the Son of God! To practice this technique, we bishops are ashamed of ourselves.
“Will I die?”
“There’s a certain risk, but you will live.”
As Vienia spoke, she produced a potion from somewhere.
The Blazing Sun Sect would certainly not allow people to jump directly into the lava for a baptism; that would be akin to killing them directly, at least sparing them the pain of their bodies being incinerated upon death.
This potion was the result of research by many bishops, capable of significantly enhancing the user's fire resistance and health regeneration rate.
After confirming the potion’s effects using the Reincarnation Paradise’s item identification function, Mu Yang took a deep breath, drank it in one gulp, and then leaped into the lava.
Hot,
An indescribable burning heat.
Mu Yang felt as if he was about to melt. The tens of thousands of degrees of high temperature from the Blazing Sun had not harmed him before because the Blazing Sun had no intention of harming him.
However, lava has no intelligence; it unconsciously melts everything that enters it.
Bathing in the lava seemed to erase the concept of time. Mu Yang could only adhere to the method described by the Vice Bishop and maintain a clear mind…
“You have learned ‘Lava Body Tempering’, Body Flexibility +2.”
“Lava Body Tempering Lv.1 (Passive)”
Effect: Fire Resistance +5, Mana Cap +10, Injury Healing Speed slightly increased.
… … … …
After an unknown period, the Reincarnation Paradise’s notification sound came, startling Mu Yang’s somewhat hazy consciousness awake. Then, Lloyd fished him out of the lava.
“It seems you succeeded.”
Lloyd said with relief, handing Mu Yang a set of clothes and a scroll.
“This is the experience written by a Paladin after practicing Lava Body Tempering. You can refer to it; it should be useful to you.”
“Cultivation Experience”
Origin: Blazing Sun Sect
Quality: Green · Rare
Category: Experience Scroll
Effect: Can increase ‘Lava Body Tempering’ by 5 levels after use (maximum increase to Level 10)
Rating: 30
Description: Various experiences written by a Paladin for future generations after practicing Lava Body Tempering.
Price: 1500 paradise coins
… … … …
“Thank you.”
Mu Yang put the scroll into his storage space.
He was initially a little regretful that the faction store didn't provide a skill scroll, but this experience scroll made up for that regret.
While getting dressed, he asked Lloyd how long he had been soaking in the lava.
“About a day and a half.”
‘A day and a half? Then it should be the third day now. There will be blue air drops today, so it seems I need to go out.’
Mu Yang hadn't expected practicing this skill to take so long. How did Ruo Li learn two skills in half a day?
However, the second day likely only had a few green air drops, not very valuable, so it was fine if he didn't get them. Plus, he even gained a bit of stamina from this lava soak, so it wasn't a loss.
He checked his mission information; the main quest could already be submitted, so it was indeed the third day.
In addition, Mu Yang also saw two Reincarnation Paradise notifications.
“Warning: It is now the second day of the trial. Blood Sun awakening level 50%. Blood Sun Eclipse growth rate increases after exposure, currently increasing by 3% per minute.”
“Warning: It is now the third day of the trial. Blood Sun awakening level 80%! Blood Sun Eclipse growth rate further increases! Current Blood Sun Eclipse increases by 5% per minute.”
Blood Sun awakening level? Blood Sun Eclipse increasing by 5% per minute?
In other words, Contractor can stay under the Blood Sun for a maximum of 20 minutes.
This is still the most ideal scenario, because the Blood Sun Eclipse will deduct a certain amount of HP from Contractor after a period, and if HP drops to a certain level, a judgment will be made. Failure to pass the judgment will result in becoming a Blood Sun Monster.
Mu Yang was very curious how many Contractor were still alive in such a harsh environment.
With this question in mind, Mu Yang put on 【Misty Cloud】 and prepared to go outside to check the situation.
He also invited Ruo Li, but she believed that with her current strength, she would only be a hindrance, so she only agreed to assist Mu Yang in snatching the golden air drop on the last day.
With his ultimate goal achieved, Mu Yang didn't insist. He took a long blade given by her and left the statue space.
Returning to the base of the Blazing Sun statue, Mu Yang felt the burning sensation of the Blood Sun on his body and couldn't help but look up at the sky, then his pupils suddenly constricted.
The murky Blood Sun seemed to have moved a step closer to this world, its overall size increasing by more than half.
The air temperature was originally around 30℃, but now he felt it was at least 40℃. The entire city seemed to have become frantic due to the increase in the Blood Sun's awakening level.
Mu Yang returned just in time. A plane streaked across the sky, dropping 4 white, 3 green, and 2 blue air drops.
He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but the plane dropping the air drops was faster than on the first day. The person piloting the plane seemed to be in a hurry, as if some fierce beast was chasing it from behind.
“The world has changed greatly. Even the people sent by the Reincarnation Paradise to drop air drops are afraid of the Blood Sun…”
Mu Yang didn't think this was an illusion; his memory wasn't so bad that he would forget things from two days ago.
Harboring the idea of testing the Blood Sun's changes, he chased after the nearest blue air drop.
He believed that the Reincarnation Paradise would not provide a certain death outcome. If Contractor couldn't even survive the third day, then what was the point of the golden air drop on the fourth day?
A blank check?
No, it wouldn't be.
You could say that the Reincarnation Paradise has a high mortality rate, a high-pressure environment, and that Contractor are all lunatics, but no one can deny the strength of the Reincarnation Paradise’s top combat power.
And to become a top combat power designated by the Reincarnation Paradise, one must learn to put life on the edge of a knife and truly fight for that sliver of survival.
Running to a corner in the shadows, Mu Yang suddenly drew his long blade and swung it to his right. A Blood Sun Monster, already ambushed there, collided head-on with the blade's tip.
This long blade was of green quality, a reward given by a blacksmith to Ruo Li after she healed him. Its equipment effect was Sharpness +1.
Had it been the first day, this Blood Sun Monster would have already been pierced through the skull by the sharp blade, screaming and falling, but now it was still alive.
The monster let out a piercing shriek from its mouth and lunged at Mu Yang using both hands and feet.
Mu Yang frowned, quickly retracted the long blade, and simultaneously kicked the monster straight into the wall of the house. Finally, he used the long blade to pierce its head from bottom to top, ending the monster's life.
“You have killed a Fallen Believer.”
“Gained 0.3% World Origin, currently a total of 7.4% World Origin.”
“Obtained Fallen Blood Stasis (White).”
He still chose the “exchange injury for injury” fighting style to quickly resolve the battle.
One reason was his concern about taking too long and not finding the air drop, or by the time he found it, the supplies inside might have already been taken by other Contractor.
The second reason was that the Blood Sun Monster’s screams seemed to increase its ability to attract other monsters; he had already noticed several more chaotic footsteps around him.
“Tsk, monsters getting stronger over time, what a zombie apocalypse.”