Chapter 549: Trial of Endurance
Max’s eyes narrowed, and within moments, he understood. ’This path... it doesn’t test the body—it tests the harmony between inheritance and energy.’ Without wasting another second, Max summoned the Flame Tyrant Inheritance.
Black flames erupted across his body and wrapped around him like an emperor’s cloak—furious, burning, yet obedient.
The moment the black flame cloak enveloped him, the chaotic reaction of his mana calmed, flowing naturally once more and he could finally controlled his mana normally.
He took another step, then another. The pressure continued to increase, but his mastery over the inheritance made it feel like a heated wind brushing against him, nothing more.
For a while, all was still—just the crunch of his boots on stone and the dance of dark flames rippling from his body—but then the path revealed its teeth.
From the black fog ahead, a low growl echoed, and a creature emerged—a Duskbone Hound, its skeletal frame covered in flickering shadows and bone spikes, its eyes glowing red like dying embers. It lunged at Max with terrifying speed, claws and fangs bared.
Max moved without panic. He raised his hand to strike, black flames spiraling into the shape of a jagged sword.
But just as he was about to swing, he felt the cloak around him begin to waver. The control was slipping—only slightly—but enough to let him know the truth.
’So that’s how it is... if I attack without perfect control, the inheritance cloak of flames will collapse.’ He thought.
It was an ingenious trial—forcing the challenger to maintain absolute focus and perfect balance between movement and control.
But Max wasn’t just any challenger. He had mastered the Flame Tyrant Inheritance to perfection.