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Chapter 315 The Past Reappears

Lilith watched Ji Tian mutter something under her breath, "I clearly let you finish him off, so there should be some kind of buff, right? That's strange." She couldn't help but twist her fingers a little embarrassedly.

"Sorry, I'm so useless. Maybe I'll try harder next time?"

"Don't say that. Since the World Tree gives out rewards based on the strength of the opponent, the opponent in the next level will most likely be stronger than the one before. You can finish it off then."

"Okay, sure."

He sat down cross-legged on the spot, closed his eyes, and said, "Give me some time; I need to process what I just got."

Lilith obediently squatted down beside him, resting her chin on her hands, and quietly watched him contemplate.

The essence of wind-related authority is the control of speed, flow, transmission, and change.

Unfortunately, the authority was still in its nascent stage and its effects were limited. Ji Tian closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment before sorting out the parts that could be used:

Vacuum cutting, supercavitation impact, lung explosion, streamlined barrier, wind location, scent tracing, special breath concealment, altering battlefield humidity, creating hurricanes, body wind elementalization, depriving an area of its "breathing" right, manipulating intrathoracic air pressure to cause tachycardia and sudden death in enemies...

"That's about it."

Ji Tian opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched his limbs.

Lilith then stood up:

"Master, what have you realized?"

"There are many, but most of the abilities we can use right now are support and mobility-related. We need to accumulate more authority to unleash our true destructive power."

Lilith nodded, seemingly understanding, but since her master said it could be used, it could be used.

Upon entering the next area, a sea of fire came into view, with waves of heat hitting us.

He raised his hand and waved it lightly, and an invisible airflow enveloped him and Lilith. The remaining heat waves were repelled the moment they came into contact with the airflow, unable to penetrate even a little.

This must be the birthplace of the fairy who possesses the authority of fire.

After searching for a long time, no trace of the fairy could be found. It was estimated that the fairy who had obtained the power of fire must have left not long ago, and the fire had not yet completely subsided.

"Let's go, we can't let that fire fairy get too far."

The two walked through the sea of fire, following a charred passage toward the door.

The scene before us was similar to the sea of fire we had seen before.

The earth shook violently, and magma gushed out from cracks in the ground, forming countless pillars of fire that illuminated the entire space as if it were hell.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and burning, and everywhere you looked was a surging crimson.

In the very center of this sea of fire, two enormous fairies are engaged in a fierce battle.

One of them was entirely crimson, with liquid flames flowing across its scales, and the heat generated when it spread its wings stirred up waves of magma several meters high.

Each time it flaps its wings, dozens of fire snakes shoot out from the edges of its wings, scorching the ground into a charred, glassy state.

The other one was completely different.

Its body appears to be cast from living rock and lava, its surface covered with layers of dark brown carapace, from which a fiery orange-red light shines through.

Fire and earth are at war with each other.

Fire-type fairies attack fiercely and violently, each impact sending large swathes of lava flying into the air; while earth-type fairies excel in solidity, constantly raising stone walls from the ground to block attacks, and then counterattacking with giant fists constructed of rock.

They were all injured.

The fire fairy has a torn gap on the right wing edge, from which tiny sparks are drifting outwards; the earth fairy has a scorch mark on its chest, the mark slowly spreading along the patterns on its carapace.

They looked like they had been fighting for a very long time, so long that the surrounding magma had been repeatedly stirred up, cooled, and stirred up again.

Ji Tian stopped on a relatively safe lava plateau, his gaze fixed on the two fairies locked in combat.

Lilith stood behind him, subconsciously wiping the beads of sweat that had appeared on her forehead due to psychological factors, and asked with a mixture of excitement and nervousness:

"Master, what should we do? Should we wait until they're finished fighting, or should we launch a surprise attack?"

"Observe secretly first, and then launch a surprise attack when the opportunity arises."

Ji Tian was very satisfied with Lilith's sixth-year thinking. His gaze moved quickly between the two fairies, capturing the rhythm and weaknesses of their every attack and defense.

Fire-type fairies are fast, but each attack exposes a brief gap in space; Earth-type fairies have strong defenses, but their movement speed is too slow, requiring several breaths to turn around each time.

They are both expending energy, and both are waiting for the other to reveal a fatal flaw first.

Ultimately, it stems from a lack of understanding of authority.

Lilith blinked. "So, we'll wait until they're finished fighting before we go in?"

"Yes, it's a win-win situation, saving time and effort."

Ji Tian found a spot with a good view, sat down cross-legged, placed the Holy Sword across his lap, and began to regulate his breathing.

Lilith sat down next to him and closed her eyes like Ji Tian, at least it looked quite convincing.

The battle continues in the distance.

Lava surged, the ground trembled, and flames shot into the sky.

At the edge of this boiling inferno, two figures waited quietly, as if this devastating war was just a performance about to end.

Lilith secretly opened one eye and glanced at Ji Tian beside her.

The firelight danced on his profile, casting a warm, dark red hue over his features.

"What's wrong?"

Ji Tian keenly noticed her gaze and asked.

Lilith quickly looked away, pretending to be nonchalant: "I'm fine, I was just looking around."

A considerable amount of time has passed.

Both the fire-type fairy and the earth-type fairy were holding on, waiting for the other to fall first.

Ji Tian stood up, and the holy sword was silently drawn from its sheath.

"Lilith, once I've suppressed them, you finish them off without hesitation."

"Um!"

Ji Tian released the concealment spell on his body and stepped directly into the boiling sea of fire. The wind elemental power flowed within his body, silently pushing away the heat waves and flames that rushed towards him.

The fire-type fairy was the first to notice him.

It let out a hoarse roar, and waves of fire surged and rose from all around, followed by an earthquake caused by the earth-type fairy.

Ji Tian transformed his body into elements to evade the latter's attack, and then created a hurricane to disperse the fire waves.

He then stepped forward, and the wind-elemental authority condensed in his palm. An invisible stream of air rose from the ground, precisely supporting the earth-elemental fairy's massive body and lifting it off the ground.

The moment the earth-type fairy was lifted off the ground, the earth and stone armor that was forming suddenly collapsed, and most of the dark brown patterns on its shell dimmed, as if it had lost its source of power.

Ji Tian didn't pause. He slashed horizontally with his holy sword, preventing the opponent from transforming into an elemental form while simultaneously striking the seam between the fire fairy's neck and wing root.

The wound was so deep that bone was visible. The fire fairy let out a sharp screech, its body convulsed violently, and then it collapsed to the ground.

The earth-type fairy was still trying to adjust its posture in mid-air, but it was not good at aerial combat and failed to maintain its balance after several tumblings.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Ji Tian leaped up and stomped on its breastplate, slamming it hard into the ground from mid-air.

The earth trembled, and lava splashed everywhere.

After another round of weakening, the two fairies lay sprawled on the scorched earth, barely breathing.

Ji Tian sheathed his sword and stood still, glancing sideways in Lilith's direction:

"Lilith, come here."

Lilith had been waiting for a while. Upon hearing this, she immediately jumped down from the lava platform and, protected by a defensive artifact, ran all the way to Ji Tian's side, stopping in front of the two dying fairies.

"I'm sorry, but we have to do this to pass the test. Once everything settles down, I'll get you some official positions in the underworld run by my master. Don't worry, he loves me the most and won't refuse."

After some more rambling, Lilith finally made her move, her hand, enchanted with spiritual energy, swiftly and decisively bringing down a chop.

……

"Take a close look and see if you've gained any soul power... cough cough, an increase in spiritual power, or any other insights or the like."

"That sentence sounds familiar."

Lilith looked up abruptly and found herself standing in a familiar place.

A grayish-white transparent ground, an endless void in the distance, and a smooth ground beneath your feet that gleams with a faint green light.

This is where they landed when they first entered the World Tree.

She still clutched the Emperor's Banner in her hand, its surface faintly glowing with the lingering aura of magic, and emanating an indescribable warmth.

Ji Tianzheng stood a few steps away, watching her.

The surroundings were empty, filled with fire and lava; the two fairies were nowhere to be seen.

This is the semi-transparent space they entered when they first entered the World Tree!

"Master? What were you asking just now?"

"After eliminating those small fairies, did you sense anything?"

Little goblin?

I'm really back?

Why did you come back to this place?

Ji Tian noticed the other person's unusual expression: "What's wrong with you?"

Lilith opened her mouth, somewhat incredulously saying:

"Master... I don't know if you believe it, but it seems like I... have already gone through it all?"

But to my surprise, the other party wasn't surprised at all.