On the ninth floor of the Divine Fire Tower, after the open wooden door, you can only truly see the red passage once you step into it, but in the eyes of people outside, it is pitch black.

At this moment, the young man in white looked at the dark passage, with a light flashing in his eyes, as if he could see Yang Qi's situation through the space.

Then, he smiled faintly: "Can you get the essence and blood of the Suzaku?"

Dong!

His body suddenly shook, and a majestic aura emanated from inside his body, as if from ancient times. But this aura only appeared for a moment and returned to his body.

Then, the figure of the young man in white suddenly disappeared from the spot.

......

In the red corridor passage, Yang Qi took a deep breath, and there was nothing else in his eyes except the seventeen steps behind him.

Dong!

In the second step, Yang Qi stepped down suddenly.

boom!

The entire space trembled suddenly, and the pressure covering Yang Qi's head suddenly increased sharply, and the scorching aura almost burned Yang Qi.

In the third step, the moment Yang Qi stepped down with his right foot, his body suddenly bent downward.

The sudden surge of pressure was heavier than the mountains, making his strong body extremely uncomfortable.

Gritting his teeth, Yang Qi's legs moved.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

The entire red channel space was trembling. Every time Yang Qi stepped forward, the invisible pressure around him increased dramatically. When he stepped on the seventh ladder, his body was so heavy that he could not move at all, as if he had to spend all his strength even in the blink of an eye.

Bang!

Yang Qi's heart suddenly jumped, and the power of the poisonous dragon suddenly filled his body, and his aura suddenly increased.

The bent body finally stood up again at this moment. Yang Qi gasped slightly, without any discomfort on his face, but only full of expectations.

The next moment, Yang Qi took another step forward and took three steps upwards one after another.

boom!

Yang Qi landed on the tenth stairs. From the stairs below his feet, a violent flame suddenly rose, burning Yang Qi's body wildly. Yang Qi's face changed slightly. He knew that this was not a real flame, but the scorching breath around him was too strong, making him feel as if he was in a sea of ​​fire.

At this time, even the air seemed to be red all over Yang Qi, and the space had been twisted by scorching.

"Thunder of Heavenly Punishment!"

Yang Qi shouted softly, and a purple light flashed in his eyes.

Then, the deep purple Heavenly Punishment Thunder erupted out and jumped all over Yang Qi's body. The terrifying aura that pressed on Yang Qi was suddenly dispersed a lot after the Heavenly Punishment Thunder appeared, and Yang Qi's body suddenly relaxed.

Taking this opportunity, Yang Qi moved his legs again and took a few more steps.

Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong!

Yang Qi stopped, his body trembled continuously, and stopped at the fourteenth stairs, with bloodshot in his eyes.

At this time, the terrifying oppressive force that enveloped Yang Qi had already pressed the Thunder of Heavenly Punishment around Yang Qi, which made the Thunder of Heavenly Punishment unable to move at all. It could only stick to Yang Qi's skin, sharing the pressure for Yang Qi in this way.

"Huh...Huh!"

Yang Qi was panting and stood on the 14th stairs, trembling all over. At this time, his trembling right leg slowly raised and finally stepped on the 15th stairs.

After taking the fifteenth step, Yang Qi collapsed in his ears and tsunami, and there was endless changes in light and shadow in front of him.

Vaguely, a crisp cry sounded in Yang Qi's ears, and at the same time, a red figure appeared in front of him, covered with flames, soaring in the sky, covering the sky and flying towards him.

"puff!"

At this moment, Yang Qi's eyes turned black, his ears buzzed, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

The terrifying pressure pressed his body frantically, and even penetrated through his pores, squeezing his internal organs, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"It's just a drop of blood. Even if you are the blood of Zhuque, it's just a drop of essence and blood after the death of Zhuque. Don't stop me!"

Yang Qi's eyes were bright and he shouted angrily.

boom!

Light shone in his eyes, and at the same time, invisible patterns appeared on the surface of his body. His aura was like a mountain collapse and cracked, which was extremely terrifying. A destructive aura erupted from his body, colliding wildly with the same terrifying pressure around him.

The power of the great way!

At this time, Yang Qi almost used all his strength.

Bang!

The whole space echoed with Yang Qi's footsteps. After Yang Qi took the 16th step, the red space around him suddenly turned into substance, hot and violent, just like the magma surging deep in the volcano, gurgling with scorching bubbles.

Endless pressure surged from all directions. In the face of this pressure, even a mountain would be crushed and shaken into powder. The power of the great way had been activated to the extreme, and was frantically fighting against this pressure.

Yang Qi had difficulty breathing, his steps were firm, and the power of the poisonous dragon had begun to moan, fearful and afraid. The thunder of heavenly punishment was also bound to the surface of his skin, making it difficult to move. Even the power of the Great Dao was squeezed by terrifying pressure, constantly shrinking his space.

At this time, the blood in Yang Qi's body was squeezed towards the end of his head and skin by this pressure, and he felt as if he was about to explode.

"There are two more steps! There are two more steps!"

Yang Qi's eyes showed darkness, his whole body seemed a little numb, and he murmured in a low voice.

Shi Changtian shouted softly: "Yang Qi, it's only two steps away!"

Yang Qi's face moved slightly, then opened his eyes and looked forward hard. The distance between these two short steps was as far as the sky was like a natural barrier. Yang Qi even worried that as long as he took another step forward and the pressure increased again, would his body explode?

"It's coming soon, how could I give up halfway!"

A trace of madness flashed in his eyes. Yang Qi was so angry that he roared and slowly raised his right leg.

Dong!

In the seventeenth step, Yang Qi stepped down suddenly.

puff!

laugh!

At this moment, Yang Qi suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time, blood was directly sprayed out from pores everywhere in his body. In a blink of an eye, Yang Qi's body became blood all over his body, and the clothes all over his body were dyed red.

The next moment, the terrifying pressure roared again, and at the same time, a noble aura from ancient times swept across the void. A crisp roar sounded in Yang Qi's mind. As the roar sounded, Yang Qi felt even more severely injured. As his body trembled, a stream of blood mist sprayed out from the pores of his body. His already pale face suddenly became even pale, as if he had been seriously ill.

Blood was dripping from the top of his head, forehead, cheeks, neck, chest, and abdomen. He looked like a bloody man, which was terrifying.

"No wonder, no wonder there is no defense in these ten layers of space. It turns out that the most powerful protection is the will of this Suzaku."

Yang Qi had long expected that the essence and blood of the Vermilion Bird was not that easy to take, but what he did not expect was that the most difficult place was the place closest to the essence and blood of the Vermilion Bird.

With only one step, Yang Qi was able to obtain the biggest treasure left by the ancestor of Divine Fire, the essence and blood of the Vermillion Bird. However, in this step, the distance between the world is farther than the distance between heaven and earth.

Yang Qi's eyes slowly closed, his mind was already extremely chaotic, and his eyes were completely dark.

Vermilion Bird is an ancient divine beast, the ancestor of all fire, the origin of the fire in heaven and earth, and one of the four spirits that master the seven constellations in the south. Vermilion Bird traverses the world, and only the blue dragon, white tiger and black trunk, which are both four spirits, can be compared with it. Whether it is a ferocious beast or a divine beast, they are all under Vermilion Bird.

Even, whether it is a python, a dragon, or a dragon, whether it is a ferocious beast or a divine beast, it is all food for the Vermillion Bird. Under the Lihuo of the Southern Ming Dynasty, everything can be eaten.

Such a divine beast is born with a sense of arrogance and dignity. Its will hang high like the sun, and like the scorching sun, hangs in the air. It is born to hang above all things and penetrates into the bone marrow and every drop of essence and blood.

Yang Qi's last step, or the eighteen steps behind the corridor, was the terrifying will of the ancient divine beast of Zhuque.

Yang Qi's body, which was about to fall, suddenly stopped and slowly opened his eyes.

He suddenly understood the significance of the Divine Fire Ancestor setting this level. These eighteen steps were not to prevent others from obtaining the essence and blood of the Vermilion Bird, but to guide future generations to obtain the essence and blood in a way.

Realm and strength are secondary. Only with a strong enough heart and a will that is consistent with the will of Zhuque can one be worthy of the essence and blood of the heaven and earth god objects like Zhuque.

The most important thing in the way of cultivation is not talent, but will, but heart.

A flash of lightning flashed through Yang Qi's heart. Shi Changtian had said this to him before, but it was not until now that he finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

"Teacher, thank you."

He murmured, clenched his fists suddenly and took the last step.

Trepidation!

A thunderous roar pierced through the void. Two blood flowers in Yang Qi's ears exploded with a bang. But at this time, Yang Qi's body suddenly relaxed, and he was unprecedentedly relaxed, and his body seemed to float naturally.

In a trance, Yang Qi felt himself standing in the sky, with endless clouds and strong winds surrounding him.

Just before his eyes, a huge creature soared into the sky with the flames that burned the world. Its body was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, it flew into the clouds and the sun with a sharp roar.

The will of the Vermillion Bird is vast and righteous, burning all evil. Its whistle is more like a challenge to the world, and more like a shout that surpasses this world.

Yang Qi suddenly understood that Zhuque's will merge into the blood marrow. The will was violent and intense, targeting this vast world. Zhuque's will was to transcend everything, and it would never be able to cover its eyes this day.

If it weren't for the will that transcends the sky, no one could control this drop of Vermilion Bird's essence and blood. Yang Qi already understood why the mysterious young man just now gave up the Vermilion Bird's essence and blood. Because he could not control this drop of Vermilion Bird's essence and blood.

But Yang Qi is the most suitable candidate, because he must also surpass this sky and he must also be above this sky.

Yang Qi instantly let go of his mind, and countless memories came one after another.

All the experiences of the past and present life emerged, the unwillingness and repentance of the moment of death in the past life, and the will to change one's fate in this life turned into a powerful force that soared into the sky.

The void trembled, and Yang Qi's will suddenly merged with Zhuque's will.
Chapter completed!