From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 542 Ascension III

As Angel's voice fell, Gilan noticed that He flapped the wings behind him, and dense white feathers fell from the sky.

It was as if snow was falling from the sky, in the tens of millions.

"This test requires the participant to identify the glowing feathers and capture them. If seven 'light feathers' are missed, the participant will fail and can only challenge again next year."

The sweet female voice echoed again.

But Jilan did not respond, because his attention was focused on the sky above his head... According to estimates, the flying feathers will fall to the ground in less than ten seconds.

He realized that the first challenge of the Lion's Gate was to test the trial-taker's intelligence and speed.

Only with extremely high spiritual awareness can one distinguish the very few glowing feathers hidden among the sky full of feathers, and only with extremely fast speed can one accurately capture them before they fall to the ground.

If any one of these two items lags behind, it will be difficult to pass this test... Of course, if there are special means, they can be used, after all, Angel has not prohibited it.

'Properties reworked.'

Jilan silently recited to himself the principle that even a lion will do its utmost to fight a rabbit.

With the activation of the essence ability, he extracted four of his comprehensive attributes, namely strength, endurance, spirituality and mind, taking 25 points of each attribute, and gained 100 free attributes.

Then he added them to Agility and Wisdom respectively, bringing both attributes to 100 points.

Jilan suddenly discovered that his already extremely sharp perception had been heightened again, reaching a terrifying level.

His eyes were sharp and his perception was fully open.

In an instant, among the millions of feathers falling in the sky, he discovered all the few feathers that were extremely difficult to distinguish and emitted a faint glow.

'There are 77,000 feathers in total, among which there are 100 "light feathers" hidden.'

Jilan got the information through perception and thought to himself.

'Eight seconds left, more than enough.'

Between thoughts, he finally moved.

His figure flashed and leaped into the air. Using alchemy, he created a stone pedal out of thin air and kept moving.

In just three seconds, Jilan had grabbed the one hundred "light feathers" in his hands.

But when he just landed, the sweet female voice sounded again:

"Mr. Gillan Iros, this is really neat and tidy, but the test is not over yet."

When Angel finished speaking.

Jilan suddenly discovered that among the flying feathers in the sky, another hundred feathers were emitting a faint light.

'besides?'

His eyes narrowed.

But this time, Jilan had a new idea. He did not fly into the air to catch the "Light Feather" with his speed, but clasped his hands together and said lightly:
"Refining!"

Immediately he raised his hand, and densely packed transparent silk threads flew out from his palm, radiating in all directions.

Whoosh whoosh—

These silk threads accurately hit the one hundred "light feathers" falling in the air, penetrated and captured them, and then suddenly retrieved them.

call out! !

Gilan closed his palms and grasped all the silk threads and feathers.

This time, it took only one second!
Wow! !

The petite and charming angel flapped her wings and landed on the ground, with a look of surprise on her delicate and lovely face.

"What an amazing reaction and method! Among all the Ascendants who have passed through the Lion's Gate in the past, there are few who could handle it better than you!"

Angel clapped her hands and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, Mr. Gillan Iros, you have passed the first test."

The feathers in the sky finally fell down, and the two of them bathed in them. Under the bright sunshine, the scene was quite dreamy.

Jilan silently took off his hat and saluted the young angel.

Angel smiled and said:

"Well, sir, you are about to face the second test. Are you ready?"

"No problem, let's get started."

Gillan nodded.

Hearing this, Angel's smile remained unchanged, but she raised her fair and tender little hands, clasped her hands together, crossed her fingers, and made a prayer gesture.

He opened his mouth slightly and said:

"The second test, the burning of the golden lion."

hum! !

After she finished speaking, the halo above Angel's head suddenly burst into a dazzling golden light!

Amidst the radiant light, an illusion of a lion actually formed in the sky above it. The light was blazing, and its hair was swaying like flames. Its appearance was extremely majestic and oppressive.

"Roar!!"

The golden lion raised its head and roared, making a deafening sound.

At the same time, a golden-red flame that covered the sky and the sun emanated from his body and enveloped Jilan!

"This test requires the test-taker to endure the baptism of holy light for seven minutes. Please note that holy light has double damage to the body and spirit. If you can't bear it, you can stop in time... If you fail to hold on, you will be at risk of death."

Angel kindly reminded him with a holy smile, in the posture of a girl praying.

Jilan raised his hand to his chest and returned the greeting.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for telling me."

After saying this, he was already silently reciting in his heart:
'Properties reworked.'

Jilan restored the temporarily amplified attributes, and then transferred attribute points to endurance and spirituality, causing these two attributes to temporarily break through to 100 points.

Almost the next second.

boom! !

The dazzling golden-red flames formed a beam of light and hit Jilan's body, instantly setting his clothes on fire.

His expression became stern.

A terrifyingly high temperature locked him in, and the flames continued to burn his body and soul.

However, under Jilan's unreasonable attribute panel, the baptism of holy light from the apostle "Dusk" only made him feel hot and sweaty, without even a trace of tingling.

Seeing this, Jilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The "beauty of numbers" has never let him down.

A smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Huh?!" Angel raised her eyebrows and opened her mouth slightly, revealing an incredible expression. "He...he doesn't seem to be in pain, but rather enjoying it?!"

His gaze remained on the purple-eyed young man, noticing that he was surrounded by golden-red holy light, his whole body burning. Unlike previous trial participants, he was not in agony or screaming, but instead had a comfortable expression as if he was taking a hot bath.

Angel was surprised and puzzled.

The difficulty of the second trial, "Burning of the Golden Lion", is much higher than that of the first trial, "Grief of the Feather Gatherer". Under the baptism of holy light, it is extremely difficult for a 6th-level Jiushi to endure. Often, among the ten trial-takers participating in the ascension ceremony, only one can barely withstand it.

Although ascension is already difficult, the difficulty of the "Lion's Gate" in July is one of the most difficult among the twelve roads.

Angel was amazed by the performance of "Red Sage" Gillan Iros.

Originally, he thought that Jilan had used some means to avoid the baptism of holy light, but as time went by, the other party's relaxed expression remained and did not seem like a disguise.

Only then did Angel understand——

There is no false person under the great reputation!
"Red Sage" Gillan Iros is worthy of being hailed as the strongest man of the contemporary era. Even though he takes the path of the Crucible Sword and is an alchemist, he does not have any shortcomings.

This is a perfect Kuseiger.

His ability is far beyond the difficulty of the trial.

"No wonder Germain said that he wanted to pass through the twelve gates of ascension one by one, gain enlightenment and open up a new path... Such a great man may not appear once in a thousand years. Perhaps, one day in the future, he can really ascend to the new February Sichen?"

Angel couldn't help but have such a ridiculous thought.

At the same time, the superiors from various camps in various areas of the "Corridor" also quietly lowered their gazes in the dark and watched the entire July Ascension Ceremony.

When they saw Gilan Ilos surrounded by the holy light, unharmed and in a state of peace and happiness, they were all surprised.

"You are worthy of being my brother, haha!"

On the plateau, Tsaiel laughed heartily. The giant minotaur sitting beside him and watching the ceremony was also quite surprised and said in a muffled voice:
"Throughout the long years, there are probably only a handful of people who can be so relaxed and unfocused during the Ascension Ceremony... When I passed through the 'Aries Gate', I went through a bloody battle and almost lost a layer of skin!"

"I am not the same!"

Twissell shook his head.

"The Ascension Ceremony is a natural barrier on the 'Path of the Fire Sword'. Throughout history, countless heroes have been stuck at this step, unable to ascend. They remain in the mortal world, grow old in resentment and regret, and eventually turn into a handful of dust."

He still remembered that when he was still a mortal, he had already attracted the attention of Mr. Mars, the "Gladiator" of March, and was given the "Apostle's Mark".

Originally, He thought that he was the protagonist of the era and was extremely confident in his own strength... But when it came to the ascension ceremony, Tessell suffered a heavy blow.

Because the trial was extremely difficult, it would have been difficult for him to pass if it weren't for his iron will and his combat skills that had been perfected after countless trials in the mortal world.

Even so, Tsaiel knew that the difficulty of "Lion's Gate" was even greater than that of "Aries' Gate"!
This shows how outrageous Gillan Ilos's performance was, otherwise it would not have shocked the two March Apostles.

The reactions of Tessell and Taunus were consistent with those of the superiors of other months, including Avril, Pablo, Sasha, Sadeh, Anthony, Germain, Jorah, Yasirs, Herman, Agni... and other apostles, as well as transmuters and ascenders, all of whom gave high praise to the "Red Sage" in their hearts.

Especially the friendly superiors in the "Crippled King" camp.

The better Gilan performed, the happier they were.

Seven minutes passed quickly.

The beam of light that enveloped Jilan slowly dissipated.

The golden-red flame burning on his body went out.

Jilan still stood there with his white cane and a smile on his face, as if the baptism of holy light just now was just an illusion.

"Mr. Gillan, congratulations, you have passed the second test."

Angel said softly with a complicated look in her eyes.

He was silent for a moment.

"Next, it will be the third test, which is also the final test... Before that, I would like to ask you, do you have a firm belief in your pursuit of truth?"

"Why do you ask that, Miss Angel?"

Gillan asked curiously.

The lovely girl in white clothes and wings replied:
"Because those who are not firm in their faith will surely die in this test..."

"I see."

Gillan nodded and grinned:
"Of course!"

After saying this, he silently said in his heart:

'Archive.'

A phantom outline then emerged from his body and stayed where it was. Only then did Jilan feel relieved.

He did this not because he was unconfident.

It's just to ensure that everything is safe and to leave yourself a way out.

At least, that's what Gillan thought.

"Since you have a firm belief, that's good."

Angel hummed.

He raised his little face and looked at Jilan, but his expression changed from the previous smile to a solemn one.

"In the name of the 'Angel of the Sword' under God, I ask the trialist Gillan Iros one last question. Are you ready for the final test of the July Ascension Ceremony?"

"let's start!"

Gillan responded loudly.

hum! !

Angel raised her right hand.

Just heard a roar.

A pillar of light descended from the sky and finally gathered in his small hand, forming a large flame-shaped sword that was curved like a snake, and the sword body was burning with dazzling golden fire.

This is the original appearance of the "Sword Angel"!

As the most combative angel under Omer's command, Angel's strength is not simple.

At this moment, his eyes shone with golden light, and his entire temperament changed from cute and tranquil to aggressive and oppressive.

The terrifying momentum surged past like a raging wave.

Jilan narrowed his eyes and instinctively put down his walking stick and inserted it into the ground to stabilize his center of gravity.

A whistling wind blew by, and the bright sky dimmed.

"The third test: the heart of a martyr."

Angel's voice turned cold.

"I will strike you with a sword, and this sword will cause great suffering to your soul. Only if you can withstand it, can the ascension ceremony be successfully concluded... Otherwise, you will die on the spot."

"Okay." Jilan looked normal.

He secretly activated "attribute reconstruction" and adjusted the attributes, adding all the extracted attribute points to the mind column.

With the greatest possible support.

Jilan's spiritual attribute has reached "175"!
What an exaggerated number this is?
Even he himself doesn't know.

perhaps……

Even the 7th level ascenders can’t achieve that.

Even an 8th level Transmuter can't achieve that!

This is already the mental strength of an apostle!

boom--

Angel had already grasped the sword with both hands and swung it down suddenly!

The flame-shaped sword chopped out a curtain of light!
Instantly, Gilan was hit!

The sword light passed through Jilan's brow, leaving a fine golden mark in the center of his face.

The overwhelming mysterious shock waves converged at one point and crushed towards Jilan's spiritual kingdom.

however……

Jilan was only stunned for a moment at first, then his eyes regained their spirit and he looked at Angel who was still swinging the sword without changing his expression.

"Ms. Angel, is the trial over?"

"..."

The girl, whose whole body was radiating flames, was stunned.

half an hour.

He then uttered:
"what?"

The young man with purple eyes in front of him took His sword and acted like nothing happened? !

Besides, how long has it been?
One second?
He regained consciousness in less than a second?

How strong is this guy's mind? ! !

Angel roared inwardly, the corners of her mouth twitching.

Clang!

He couldn't help but loosen his grip, and the flaming sword fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)