Su Ming ultimately did not go through with killing himself.
Suicide was still too extreme.
It was acceptable to be killed by an enemy and then resurrect, but not to kill oneself.
He carefully felt the Nirvana Flame.
"My comprehension isn't bad either."
Su Ming muttered this, then began to contemplate according to the trial's content.
God Realm. The Shura God was furious.
He had found the Phoenix God.
"Lord Shura, I haven't violated the God Realm's rules, have I?"
The Phoenix God was utterly helpless.
He knew why the Shura God had come to his door.
But Su Ming had walked right up to him, and he had abilities suitable for Su Ming. If he didn't give Su Ming some benefits now, wouldn't he face Su Ming's future retaliation?
Given the talent Su Ming had displayed, he was, at minimum, a second Sea God, reaching Quasi-God King level upon deification.
Not actively investing was already showing respect to the Shura God.
"Hmph, with Su Ming's immense talent, do you think he is unworthy of your Phoenix God God Seat?" the Shura God said coldly.
The corner of the Phoenix God's mouth twitched.
He didn't want to answer that question.
Any answer would be problematic.
This God King, who used to seem quite reasonable, was actually full of bad ideas?
Resurrection ability did share similarities with the Phoenix. If he forcibly fused all the Nirvana Flame into Su Ming's body, forging Phoenix bloodline for him and strengthening his resurrection ability would be no problem. Su Ming might even use that powerful resurrection ability to elevate the Phoenix bloodline to an unprecedented level, potentially raising the Phoenix God God Seat back to First Class God or even higher in one go.
But what was the point?
Compared to Su Ming, the Phoenix God simply wanted to pass on his God Seat reliably, leave the God Realm, and reincarnate for a fresh cultivation journey.
He had lived long enough.
This era was very suitable for deification. The moment when fortunes were about to collide was the perfect time for ascension.
Several First Class Gods and even Quasi-God Kings were planning to find successors.
He, a mere Second Class God, also wanted to muddle through and pass on his God Seat.
He had already chosen his target: a young girl, a 'grass chicken'.
So far, he was quite optimistic about that girl. As for Ma Hongjun, whom he had helped transform from a 'grass chicken' into a phoenix, he had already given up on him.
Evil Fire, what a powerful ability.
It was the source of infinite stamina!
If only Ma Hongjun's will were a bit firmer, his talent might even surpass that of a pure-blooded phoenix.
Infinite stamina had wonderful uses, whether for body tempering, cultivation, training willpower, or even 'subduing' women.
Yet Ma Hongjun had stubbornly become a fool who liked brothels.
"My God Seat is not compatible with him," the Phoenix God only said this.
Seeing the Shura God hadn't left, his gaze turned cold.
"Shura, don't push me."
The Phoenix God was not to be bullied.
He had been glorious once.
Even after falling in rank, some intrinsic things could not be changed.
To put it bluntly, if this God Seat were destroyed, the God Realm would also collapse.
Phoenix Continent.
Su Ming named the Heaven Dou Continent from the Douluo 1 era as the Phoenix Continent.
Phoenix Minor World.
In just three days, Su Ming stood up in surprise.
"So simple?"
He stretched out his hand, generating a flame.
Within this casually released flame, a familiar fluctuation gradually appeared.
Beside him, Dugu Bo's eyes were wide with disbelief.
We started the trial at the same time.
I'm still being roasted and howling in pain, and you've already mastered this flame?
Phoenix God, I want to report someone for cheating here.
Su Ming didn't notice Dugu Bo's expression. He carefully felt the flame in his palm, making fine adjustments.
Gradually, the aura of this flame became more and more similar to the surrounding Nirvana Flames.
But there was always one point of difference.
He was troubled for a long time when a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.
He released his Spirit Rings. The first three rings exploded.
"Roar!"
Little Gold roared once, then immediately fell unconscious.
He entered a state of dormancy.
He should have been dead, yet he was alive. Su Ming only needed to activate the Spirit Ring to restore his consciousness.
Previously, Su Ming needed a 'fresh' Spirit Ring to activate it.
Now it was different. Now Su Ming used the Nirvana Flame to completely absorb the power obtained from exploding the Spirit Rings.
"Indeed, now the aura matches. It seems each of these Nirvana Flames corresponds to a dead phoenix, not just a special type of flame."
Each Nirvana Flame represented a phoenix that could potentially revive.
"Truly hard to exterminate."
Similarly wiped out, the Qilin clan was genuinely nearly extinct, while the Phoenix clan appeared from time to time, and even pure-blooded phoenixes had always existed on Douluo Star.
Such was the Phoenix.
Fusing the Nirvana Flame into his first three Spirit Rings, Little Gold, who had just been extinguished, instantly became full of vitality.
"Roar?"
(What happened?)
Little Gold directly ran out from Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness, materializing a small form, standing on Su Ming's shoulder, scratching his head with a puzzled look.
"Haha, just arranging a new cultivation project for you."
Su Ming knew using Little Gold for experiments wasn't great.
So he compensated Little Gold.
His mind worked fast, immediately thinking of a reason.
"Did you feel it just now? Instantly reaching the brink of death, losing consciousness, losing all perception, as if perishing, yet actually retaining a thread of life."
"Roar."
(Don't understand.)
"It's okay if you don't understand. Just experience it a few more times. What you need to know is that this is Extinction. Experience it more, integrate this power into your Dark Gold Terrorclaw, and you'll become stronger!"
"Roar!"
(Become stronger! Stronger!)
Little Gold was instantly motivated.
I don't understand all that gibberish.
Just tell me what to do directly!
"Carefully feel yourself."
Before Little Gold could reply, he was directly exploded by Su Ming again.
After trying back and forth five times, Little Gold could finally sense the process of his own 'death'.
"Roar" (Such a wondrous feeling)
Su Ming looked at Little Gold's studious expression, pestering him for more Nirvana experiences, feeling gratified.
As expected, Little Gold was the most motivated.
He knew the Bear Lord had a Tear Heaven Claw and had previously hinted for Little Gold to develop his Dark Gold Terrorclaw in that direction, but progress wasn't great.
Unfortunately, during the Douluo 2 era, Su Ming's cooperation target was Di Tian. Mentioning the idea of learning the Tear Heaven Claw to Di Tian, who would then relay it, would make the Bear Lord explode.
Couldn't learn it directly, and self-development was unsatisfactory.
Then simply change the approach.
What about an Extinction Claw?
Where the Dark Gold Terrorclaw falls, all things face extinction.
It could even integrate some imagery of time.
Having planned Little Gold's cultivation path, Su Ming also waited for the trial's reward.
He didn't know what had happened in the God Realm.
He only knew his reward was late.
"This Phoenix God, so unreliable?"
"I know my astounding wisdom is astonishing, but you can't even delay handing out the rewards for a trial-taker's completion."
Three more days passed.
After seeing off the Shura God, the Phoenix God finally realized Su Ming had already completed the trial.
"Huh? What kind of cheat did he use to finish the trial?"
"I hadn't even checked it yet!"
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