The fire elemental aura within the Death Mountain Range was very strong.
But compared to fire elements, there were more dark elements there.
"If the God of Fire's inheritance is in the Death Mountain Range, could the God of Darkness also be there?"
Besides these two?
Were there other deity inheritances?
Su Ming looked at Zhu Jiuyang and asked, "Teacher, how much do you know about the Death Mountain Range?"
"That place is perpetually shrouded in darkness. ghostly winds and will-o'-the-wisps frequently appear in the mountains, very eerie. Most Spirit Beasts inside lack vitality, like walking corpses, showing strong hostility towards living beings."
Zhu Jiuyang was part of the Spirit Hall in his early years, so his understanding of the Death Mountain Range was considerable.
From his description, Su Ming roughly made an inference.
There might indeed be a third deity inheritance there: the God of Wind.
"One location, three deity inheritances, all First Class Gods. Death Mountain Range, Spirit City, Angel God..."
Could this be related to factions among the God Realm deities?
Were the God of Fire, God of Wind, and God of Darkness close, and also had origins with the Angel God, hence their inheritance sites were close?
But even with close relations, they shouldn't be this close, right?
Su Ming knew that the God Realm's Seven Elemental Gods and Seven Original Sin Gods each had their own grand array, capable of unleashing God King-level power. This was also a form of balance against the God Realm Committee.
Therefore, there wouldn't be major conflicts among the Seven Elemental Gods themselves.
"Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, Space... the Death Mountain Range directly corresponds to three."
Making guesses was inadvisable.
Thus, Su Ming took Zhu Jiuyang directly to the Death Mountain Range.
It was merely near Spirit City, not entirely occupied by the Spirit Hall.
Su Ming and Zhu Jiuyang successfully entered the mountain range.
"The so-called will-o'-wisp and dark wind are manifestations of fused fire, wind, and dark elements. Worthy of Elemental Gods who can jointly execute grand arrays; their elements naturally harmonize."
He was now basically certain there were deity inheritances here.
The strong faith proved this point.
"The entire mountain range belongs to the God of Darkness's territory. Within this territory, there are two spatial rifts, corresponding to the inheritances of the God of Fire and God of Wind, respectively."
Fire and wind occasionally escape from these inheritances, assimilated by the dark elements within the God of Darkness's territory, forming the will-o'-the-wisp and the dark wind.
"Studying their elemental fusion might help improve my elemental control ability."
Su Ming seemed to only use the Supreme Shockwave Fist, but he actually knew much more, all proficient and expressible through fist techniques.
Elemental control constituted a significant portion of his boxing style.
"Any discoveries?" Zhu Jiuyang asked curiously.
Su Ming had marked many dangerous places similar to potential God of Fire inheritance sites on the map, but ended up bringing him to the Death Mountain Range first.
He was still puzzled.
"Found it."
Golden light flashed in Su Ming's eyes, piercing through layers of darkness to see a small world blazing sun-like.
God Realm.
The God of Fire was extremely distressed.
This Su Ming really was a hot potato.
Now, the killing intent from the Shura God's Palace was growing day by day. Everyone knew Su Ming's growth had provoked the Shura God's extreme displeasure.
The Phoenix God giving Su Ming trials and benefits according to the rules was because the Phoenix God had confidence.
The Elemental Gods, instead, lacked the Phoenix God's confidence.
Even though they possessed the Elemental Gods' Divine Punishment Descent Array, giving them God King-level strength, facing an actual God King would definitely put them at a disadvantage, easily defeated by each one.
In contrast, the Phoenix God, though only a Second Class God, had the greatest origins. It was a God Seat exclusive to the Phoenix clan, inheriting the clan's destiny.
The Phoenix clan, a powerful race corresponding to the Dragon clan.
Seemingly a Second Class God, but in reality, it was still Second Class after being devoured.
Other deities, single-line inheritance through generations might not know much about the God Realm's early secrets. But the Seven Elemental Gods watched over and aided each other. Even if a few underwent generational changes, they could learn some secrets from the others, understanding the situation during the God Realm's founding.
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The God Realm was initially opened by the Dragon God.
This was beyond doubt.
And the power used to open up the God Realm came from—the original Phoenix God, a Supreme God King standing at the same height as the Dragon God.
His power was divided, transforming into sources of powerful authorities like Light, Fire, Life, Extinction (i.e., Destruction), etc., until only the core of the Phoenix clan remained, which couldn't be further divided.
Even so, the original Phoenix God Seat was still God King-level.
With the fall of the Dragon God, the Spirit Beasts' inability to become gods, the fortune of the Spirit Beast race collectively declined, and the Phoenix clan simultaneously declined. This God Seat also gradually degraded, now reduced to a Second Class God.
One could say that almost half of the God Realm's origin originated from the first Phoenix God.
If the Phoenix God truly risked everything, not only could he not ignite the entire God Realm, but he could at least cause a backlash to numerous related deities.
The sphere of influence was too vast, so the Shura God dared not act against him recklessly.
But the God of Fire here didn't have this capability.
Even with the Seven Elemental Gods watching over and helping each other, they couldn't all live together constantly.
"Sigh, we can only try not to reveal any weaknesses."
Following the God Realm's rules, the Shura God couldn't do anything either.
Su Ming made his way to the God of Fire's inheritance site to accept trials. For such an excellent Spirit Master, the God of Fire normally granting trials was only natural.
Death Mountain Range.
Su Ming reached out, tearing through space.
Under Zhu Jiuyang's surprised gaze, he constructed a temporary spatial passage.
"Teacher, let's go."
Su Ming spoke and stepped directly into it.
This operation seemed inconceivable to outsiders, but for Su Ming, it was perfectly natural.
This was the true situation of one who had mastered power.
Powerhouses with nine rings, in their area of expertise, should be able to achieve this. Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent truly relied too much on shortcuts.
Of course, Su Ming was a little special. He was only at seven rings but comparable to nine, and his area of expertise was also a little more advanced:
God of Fire Minor World.
Unlike the Phoenix Minor World, the flames here were more intense, carrying the destructive meaning of incinerating everything.
Nirvana Flame carried a trace of life, while the flames here carried a wisp of destruction.
"Top-Grade Seven Trials begin."
The same level. A flame pattern appeared on Su Ming's brow.
However, his trial content was delayed.
Regarding this, Su Ming wasn't in a hurry.
Now that the trial has been obtained, the content would be promulgated eventually.
Perhaps the God of Fire felt the surprise came too suddenly and hadn't yet determined how to cultivate Su Ming.
"Teacher, your turn."
Zhu Jiuyang took a deep breath and walked onto the flame altar.
The pillar of light above him rapidly changed, eventually staying at black.
After all, he already had nine rings and not a single hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring. Getting a Black-Grade trial was already considering Su Ming's face.
"I have Black-Grade Five Trials." Zhu Jiuyang was pleasantly surprised.
But after receiving the trial content, his expression turned weird.
"The First Trial's content is to go to the Phoenix God's trial site and receive the baptism of the Nirvana Flame."
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