I loaded the innate divine power.

"Let's play it by ear."

Taking a deep breath, Shen Yi looked at the Sacred Fire Cave gate that had closed again, took out his identity token, and placed it in the groove of the Sacred Fire Stele.

At the same time, he placed one hand on the sacred flame monument and channeled his energy into it.

"Buzz—!"

Soon, the Olympic flame monument lit up.

The tightly closed stone door then opened.

"Wishing Senior Brother Shen a resounding success."

Lei Bo cupped his hands and smiled as he spoke.

Shen Yi looked at the opened Sacred Fire Cave, put his identity token away again, and then stepped into the Sacred Fire Cave.

Upon entering the Sacred Fire Cave, the cave's doors close.

Looking at the tightly closed gates of the Sacred Fire Cave, Lei Bo's smile vanished.

"It would be great if I died in there."

A surge of excitement welled up in Lei Bo's heart.

However, considering his encounter with Shen Yi yesterday, he felt that this guy might be able to pass.

"Just wait and see."

Taking a deep breath, Lei Bo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and then sat down to wait.

……

The Sacred Fire Cave, with its dark corridor, leads to a stone chamber.

A gloomy atmosphere lingered.

A chilling aura kept emanating from the prison, a feeling even more oppressive than when I was in the death row of Qingshan Prison.

Shen Yi strode forward and soon entered a spacious stone chamber.

The stone chamber was filled with a faint smell of blood.

A quick glance around revealed that the entire stone chamber resembled a gladiatorial arena.

Shen Yi glanced around and saw that besides the long corridor behind him, there were two other closed stone doors.

Boom!

The sound of a stone door hitting the ground came from behind.

The entire stone chamber was suddenly sealed off.

At the top of the wall, inlaid fluorite emitted a dim light.

A sense of oppression enveloped the stone chamber.

Just as the stone door of the passage behind them fell, one of the closed stone doors of the stone chamber slowly opened.

"Hehe—!"

A sound similar to the low growl of a wild beast rang out.

When the stone door was fully opened, a colossal creature appeared before his eyes.

He's ten feet tall!

His scarlet eyes revealed a ferocious and violent nature.

It resembled a humanoid monster, with bulging muscles and a layer of black iron-like scales covering its body.

Black iron scales covered its chest and arms, each scale about the size of a palm.

His height of ten feet gave off an invisible sense of oppression.

"This is the Ironclad Demon..."

Although Lei Bo had already described it before, Shen Yi still felt a considerable impact upon witnessing it firsthand.

Looking at this enormous, armored demon, Shen Yi's eyes also turned serious.

The armored demon is no martial artist; even with only one breath left, it can continue to attack, completely fearless of death.

Although they were armored demons with the same cultivation level, their powerful physiques and fearless nature made them comparable to those at the peak of the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing) stage.

"roar--!"

A roar, as loud as a tiger's, exploded out, and the vibrating sound waves caused a shockwave in the blood and qi.

The next instant, the armored demon, a late-stage Yi Jin cultivator, charged directly at him.

Sharp claws and teeth sliced ​​through the air as swiftly as blades.

A large, fan-like hand, carrying a suffocatingly foul stench, pressed down upon them.

Shen Yi remained motionless, and just as the large hand was about to fall, he made his move instantly.

The Monument-Splitter - Hunyuan Monument-Opening Technique!

The Xuan Yin energy erupted, unleashing terrifying power. The fist wind tore through the air, slamming into the armored demon's large hand.

"Bang—!"

A muffled sound suddenly rang out, and the armored demon's hand was shattered by a single blow. A layer of chilling frost covered the hand, and the massive body was directly knocked back by his powerful force.

The physical strength he cultivated with the Golden Crow Body Tempering Technique far surpassed that of other martial artists at the same level.

Even when facing the equally formidable Armored Demon, his strength still gave him the advantage.

The power of supernatural abilities is not just talk.

Although there will be a backlash from the supernatural arts, their power is undeniable.

"roar--!"

However, the injured armored demon showed no fear, let out a roar, and charged at Shen Yi again.

"Whoosh—!"

This time, Shen Yi didn't choose to wait in place. He rushed out in one stride, his figure quickly circling behind. Although he hadn't practiced any lightness skills, his basic stats were not just for show.

In the instant he circled around, Shen Yi soared into the air.

The Monument-Splitter suddenly launched his attack.

Split rocks and open mountains!

The fist, like a heavy hammer, slammed directly into the armored demon's head.

The intense, yang energy assaulted him, the force of the punch shattering his skull. His massive body was blasted away, crashing heavily into the hard wall.

"puff……"

Foul-smelling blood gushed from the armored demon's mouth and nose.

The force of the punch shattered the skull, and even the brain matter was smashed.

Even the resilient armored demon could not withstand this attack, and fell to the ground, motionless, its life force fading away.

"call……"

Looking at the dead armored demon, Shen Yi let out a soft sigh of relief.

Although he only possessed the basic technique of the Stone-Splitting Hand, if he cultivated it to its peak, it would be far more powerful than ordinary martial arts.

With his maxed-out basic martial arts skills, combined with his internal energy, he could completely suppress the opponent.

With a sigh of relief, Shen Yi looked at another closed stone door.

"The first stage is over."

"However, this contribution isn't even enough to feed the dogs."

Shen Yi stepped forward and arrived at the closed stone door, which had a raised black switch on it.

With a gentle press, the tightly closed stone door opened with a rumble.

A long corridor was revealed.

Seeing the opened passage, Shen Yi didn't hesitate and stepped into it.

After passing through a dark passage less than ten meters long, Shen Yi arrived at the second, larger stone chamber.

"Boom!"

Stepping inside, the stone gate behind you closed again.

At the same time, one of the other two stone gates opened.

A roar was heard.

Two enormous things came into his view.

Two armored demons!

They had the same cultivation level, but their numbers had doubled.

With their scarlet eyes fixed on Shen Yi, the two armored demons let out beast-like roars and quickly charged towards Shen Yi from the left and right.

Its massive size gives it a natural sense of oppression.

A strong wind howled!

Two armored demons swung their massive iron fists from the left and right, smashing down fiercely.

"Whoosh—!"

With his keen reflexes, Shen Yi quickly circled around to the rear, unleashing a torrent of internal energy.

He leaped into the air, his fists striking out swiftly like dragons.

Two dragons break the monument!

A tremendous force erupted and struck the head of one of the armored demons with astonishing speed.

Its hard head burst open like a watermelon.

The foul-smelling blood and brain matter were sprayed all over the ground.

His body fell to the ground, motionless.

At that moment, another armored demon swung its fist at him again.

The force of the punch was immense and unavoidable.

Shen Yi did not retreat. He raised his hand, clenched his fist, and concentrated his strength in his left fist, directly clashing head-on with the opponent.

"Snap—!"

Fists collided, the sound of bones breaking suddenly rang out, and a figure slammed directly into the wall.

Shen Yi stood still, his figure motionless.

His gaze fell on the injured armored demon. He rushed forward, and the armored demon, who had just gotten up, instinctively raised his thick arm to block.

"Snap!"

A punch landed squarely on the arm, and the force of the impact was enough to break even an arm as hard as iron.

The next moment, Shen Yi reached out with one hand.

A palm strike landed forcefully.

It hit the top of the armored demon's head.

Shatter the mountain and divide the monument!

The force penetrated the body, shattering bones and tendons, and causing blood to flow from all seven orifices.

The two armored demons were killed in just a few moves.

Shen Yi withdrew his hand, circulated his energy, and calmed the boiling blood and qi in his body.

Their gaze fell upon the closed stone gate.

"The third level should be four armored demons."

A thought flashed through Shen Yi's mind.

The Four Trials of the Sacred Flame!

The number of levels has doubled!

The difficulty increases exponentially when four armored monsters team up.