"Accompany us to learn."

They suddenly appeared in the classroom, with five desks nearby, exam papers placed on the desks, the Beastman was the first to sit down and answer the questions. Ash and the others couldn't clearly see what was written on the exam papers, but the Technique Spirit guided them in answering the questions.

"Accompany us to meet friends, travel, participate in activities, encounter emotional problems, get into higher educational institutions..."

As the scene continued to change and with Qikara's guidance, Ash and the others seemed to have experienced the growth process of a 'Fireman'. The 'Firemen' grew up with their Technique Spirits, occasionally having disputes with them, but mostly life was shared, never lonely, always spirited and full of hope for the future.

The accompanying Technique Spirit was their friend in life, helper in learning, and weapon in battle.

"When we grow up, the Technique Spirit continues to accompany us—" Qikara said, "In pursuit of Supreme Truth."

Suddenly, the scene shifted to a dark underground laboratory.

A researcher in a white coat spoke to them, "Research on 'Stealing Illusion Realm Technique' has reached a bottleneck; next is whether to continue using the Fish-Slicing Dragon for experiments or to use humans for experiments?"

At the same time, several giant cultivation tanks appeared on both sides of the laboratory, the left side had Fish-Slicing Dragon, and the right had humans. Without hesitation, Qikara commanded the Technique Spirit to choose the human's cultivation tank, causing the people inside to fall into hysterical pain until they died miserably!

"Quick, do it!" Igula said, "Everything is an illusion!"

However, this was only the beginning; the subsequent experiments gradually exceeded the imagination limits of Ash and the others: preventing death but letting someone watch their body decay to see if they can summon a new Technique Spirit; transferring a person's consciousness to food at the moment of eating, transferring back after finishing to see if the Gluttony Faction can be activated; using human...

They could choose each experiment, but before each experiment, they were told that animal experiments had reached their limit, so without exception, Qikara opted for human experiments.

Finally, they seemed to reach the last experiment. The man in the white coat said, "Research on whether 'suicide can break through the limits of magic' has hit a bottleneck; next is whether to continue using Fish-Slicing Dragon for experiments or use humans for experiments?"

Although said like that, there were no other living beings to choose from here. But when Qikara had the Technique Spirit aim at his own throat, everyone realized the experiment's subject was actually himself.

Slash!

The Technique Spirit wailed as it slit Qikara's throat, the Beastman slowly fell to the ground. Igula looked coldly without hesitation at this scene, letting his own Technique Spirit slit his throat as well!

"Do it." Igula, holding his throat, looked at them, "You must do it with the Technique Spirit..." Saying this, he also fell down.

Ash, Harvey, and Gwen didn't hesitate much, all slit their own throats, and their consciousness sank into darkness.

When they woke up, they found themselves at the Fog Gate again. Inside the Fog Gate, the flame patterns were still faintly discernible.

"Did we return to the starting point?" Ash got up, asking in surprise.

"No, we have already passed the first layer of the Silent Spiral." Igula said, "This is the Fog Gate of the second layer; look closely."

Ash examined carefully, finding the flame pattern was blue, not blood red. He turned his head and found the passage behind him filled with fog, as though they were wedged between the gaps of the fog.

"Generally speaking, the Tribulation Fire Trial takes ten repetitions to pass, and each repetition increases the difficulty considerably." Qikara said, "But the more repetitions of the Tribulation Fire Trial, the higher the resonance rate with the Tribulation Fire Technique. If you want to become a Hosted God, it's necessary to undergo multiple trials."

"Why does the trial require us to conduct so many inhumane experiments afterward?" Ash was very puzzled, "Is this the kind of future the Tribulation Fire Technique yearns for?"

"To be precise, this is the future that the Killing Tribulation Fire Technique yearns for."

Qikara explained, "And it seems you misunderstand; the Tribulation Fire Temple doesn't yearn for the prosperity of the Fire Cat Era but yearns for the 'atmosphere' of the Fire Cat Era."

"Atmosphere?"

"Yes, a spirit that dares to challenge all impossibilities."

Qikara said, "Always young, always passionate, always pursuing impossible dreams, seeking the greatest truth. The Tribulation Fire Temple wants to return to such an era—though it's likely an imagined past."

"But the five Great Skills of Tribulation Fire have slight differences on 'how to pursue'. The pursuit of the Killing Tribulation Fire Technique is 'no holds barred'; if human experiments are the most cost-effective choice, then conduct human experiments."

"In fact, the Killing Tribulation Fire parish is where most human experiments are conducted." The Beastman shrugged, "But human experiments are just an appearance; as long as one principle is adhered to in any trial constructed by the Tribulation Fire, you can pass safely."

Ash asked, "What principle?"

"Supreme Truth." Qikara said, "No matter how it tests you, as long as the path you choose is closest to truth, then it's definitely correct."

Harvey suddenly asked, "What happens if we choose wrongly?"

"Other New Worlds I don't know, but in the Tribulation Fire Trial, choosing wrongly will invoke a Tribulation Fire curse until death by burning."

Harvey asked, "Can Tribulation Fire burn through the Holy Domain?"

Everyone was stunned.

Qikara blinked and hesitantly said, "Generally, only Two-winged Mages participate in the Tribulation Fire Trial..."

Harvey directly turned back into the fog but soon returned, with his clothes slightly burnt, "Though Tribulation Fire is troublesome, the Holy Domain can defend."

Qikara almost coughed up blood.

He actually wanted to scare them away with the Tribulation Fire Trial; after all, the Tribulation Fire Trial was only this easy because he led the team, and subsequent trials wouldn't be as easy. But he forgot, of the five living here, four were Holy Sanctuary Mages that can be considered tactical weapons!

Screw babbling about trials, just charge through with the Holy Domain!

Despite his frustration, Qikara reminded, "Each trial has a main theme, like the main theme of the Tribulation Fire Trial is 'Supreme Truth', as long as you follow the main theme, you won't face a curse. To conserve Magic Power, if we can follow the theme, we still should."

Everyone nodded, but Ash was a bit puzzled, "How did Tamasi pass the Tribulation Fire Trial..."

Honestly, the Tribulation Fire Trial poses no great threat to them since they're flexible moral death row convicts; they could just act, and if acting fails, just flip the table. But how did Black Crow, whose values are as hard as a rock and without Holy Domain protection, go through?

"You forget he is a Void Realm aversion entity; it's hard to say if these trials have any effect on him." Igula said, "So, next..."

"Blue flames are the trials constructed by the Dust Tribulation Fire Technique." Qikara was somewhat confused, "Wait, Killing Tribulation Fire Technique, Dust Tribulation Fire Technique, weren't these techniques in..."

Although the Beastman immediately shut up, those who should've reacted, had already reacted.

"Let's go." Ash said calmly, "We are here to save Tamasi."

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