Martial God Asura

In the world spirit space, Eggy glared at a black sword.

The one who had just spoken was the Asura Sword.

Eggy had once mentioned that the Asura Sword was one of the three peerless swords of the Asura Spirit World.

“You can tell what’s inside the pearl?” Chu Feng asked.

The Asura Sword was extremely arrogant, often ignoring Chu Feng whenever he called out to it. It was rare for it to speak up on its own accord, so Chu Feng took this chance to question it.

“I like the pearl in the middle. Get it for this king.”

“Shut up, you stinky lump of black metal,” Eggy berated. She turned to Chu Feng and said, “Ignore that sword!”

The Asura Sword paid no heed to Eggy and continued, “Lad, who can you protect if you can’t even accomplish something as small as this?”

“What will you give me in exchange?” Chu Feng asked.

“Hah…” The Asura Sword laughed in disdain. “Chu Feng, you should know that this is a trial. Trials are intended to be challenged and conquered. They might be designed to be tough, but they won’t be impossible to surmount. “If you can’t meet the mark, someone else will in the future. But that means that you will never reach the highest echelon of the world of cultivation, let alone become the strongest cultivator. That’s all I have to say. Do whatever you want, but don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”

The Asura Sword’s attitude was forceful, but it struck a chord in Chu Feng’s heart. It shattered some thoughts he harbored.

Once again, he raised his head to look at the three pearls on the seventh step. The middle pearl was inscribed with a rune resembling a shield.

He usually wouldn’t fall for provocations, but the Asura Sword’s words made sense to him.

“My apologies, Eggy. I’ll be breaking my promise to you,” Chu Feng said.

“Do it if you want to, Chu Feng. I trust you,” Eggy replied without any reproach.

She had dissuaded Chu Feng because she was worried about him, but if he had made up his mind, she didn’t want to be the one standing in his way.

Shoosh!

Chu Feng leaped onto the seventh step.

Nothing happened when he landed—he didn’t make any noise, and his surroundings didn’t change either. However, Eggy still nervously kept her mouth closed to not disturb him.

“Eggy, I don’t feel anything,” Chu Feng said with a relaxed voice.

“Ah? There’s nothing?” Eggy was surprised.

“Yes, I don’t feel anything at all. Is the seventh step… just an empty scare? No wonder the Asura Sword told me to advance. Did it see through this?” Chu Feng was overjoyed.

“That’s wonderful! Chu Feng, let’s quickly grab that pearl and leave!” Eggy was delighted too.

Just as Chu Feng was about to grab the second pearl, a black aura suddenly manifested in front of him and swiftly expanded into a hundred-meter-wide sphere. It opened up as if inviting him in.

Through the opening, Chu Feng could see a torture room with all kinds of torture tools hanging on the walls. That made him frown.

Normal torture tools couldn’t deal him any damage, but he knew things couldn’t be that simple.

Boom!

A ray of light descended from the sky and scattered to the sides, forming a transparent barrier that divided the seventh step into two. The black aura torture room and the three pearls were on one side, whereas Chu Feng was on the other side. 𝐑

“Chu Feng, should we let this matter go?” Eggy advised.

The barrier was transparent, but there were words on it.

In gist, Chu Feng would gain an unkillable body if he passed through the barrier, but his cultivation and everything else would be reverted to its default state. In other words, he would become a mortal.

As a mortal, the torture tools in that room would become his worst nightmare. The fact that he was unkillable meant that the torture could go on forever, and he would suffer a fate worse than death.

“It’s fine, Eggy. I started as a mortal anyway, and I agree with the Asura Sword’s words. Even if I back down here, someone will eventually conquer the challenge. I cannot accept that others can do things I can’t, especially in a trial like this.”

Chu Feng stepped across the transparent barrier and felt a surge of energy flowing into his body. At the same time, the barrier also siphoned away his cultivation, turning him into an unkillable mortal.

He looked back, knowing that he could still give up at this point. However, he chuckled under his breath, turned around with conviction, and entered into the black aura torture room.

He closed his eyes right away, not wanting Eggy to see his pitiful state.

The torture room closed.

Ten whips flew forth from the racks and lashed at him, cracking his flesh open. His blood and flesh splattered not just on the ground but on the walls too. The strikes were so strong that it revealed his bones beneath.

It was excruciating. It had been a long time since Chu Feng felt so feeble.

His glaring wounds were immediately healed by a surge of energy, but more wounds quickly appeared as the whips continued lashing at a fast pace.

Each strike inflicted sharp pain, and the pain didn’t vanish just because the wounds were healed. Instead, the pain built up to no end. Despite his body remaining intact, the pain he had to withstand swiftly reached an intolerable level.

Despite Chu Feng’s incredible resilience, he still sweated profusely.

Just because he could tolerate pain didn’t mean he was immune to pain. He clenched his jaws as he wondered if the trial would end after the whips stopped.

But after the ten whips stopped moving and dissipated, ten fire brands flew forth from the racks toward him.

“I knew it wouldn’t be that simple. Come! I might have lost my cultivation, but the tribulations I have faced in my journey aren’t in vain,” Chu Feng roared.

Smoke puffed from his body as the scent of barbecued flesh wafted. It smelled good, but it was also freakishly painful!