Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Just then.

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Look! On the world ranking list, the magician is already at the fifth rank!"

With Lin Yu's return, his information was automatically updated on the ranking list.

The only fifth-order one.

It once again shook the entire world.

"Damn it, I'm a vice president of a major guild, and I'm only at rank three, while this magician has already reached rank five. What the hell am I doing? I'm quitting!"

Immediately, a powerful member of a major guild began to curse and swear.

However, someone quickly replied to him.

"Upstairs, if you're going to slack off, then trade all your resources to me and let me take the blame for you for being defeated by the Magician. I don't mind."

"Get lost—"

Talk is talk, make a fuss is talk, but don't you dare try to take his resources.

Nowadays, among all the evolved beings in the world, only those super S-level powerhouses have reached the fourth tier.

Even the vast majority of super S-rank powerhouses can only look up to the fifth rank.

"Even if the Magician were to retire now, he would probably still be number one." Someone sighed.

"Yes, with his two million+ points, even if he quits now, no one can catch up in the remaining two days."

Countless people imagined this situation and felt powerless.

Meanwhile, at the Everlasting Day Base.

A white beam of light suddenly appeared, and Lin Yu's figure emerged from it.

"Boss."

Immediately, a group of people around them spoke up in unison.

"Brother Yu, are you alright?"

Liu Shiyun, Ye Piaopiao, and others quickly gathered around.

Chen Jing'er even grabbed Lin Yu's clothes and looked him up and down, examining him everywhere.

Seeing Lin Yu forced to flee on the leaderboard, they thought he had encountered some terrifying demon and were extremely worried.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Looking at Chen Jing'er's appearance, Lin Yu felt a warmth in his heart.

He patted the head with his right hand.

"It's good that you're alright, you scared me to death." After checking him over and confirming that there were no injuries, Chen Jing'er rushed into Lin Yu's arms.

The people around them turned away in unison.

"Okay, okay, there are so many people watching."

Lin Yu felt overwhelmed and gently patted Chen Jing'er's back with his right hand, which was holding her.

A moment later.

"Boss, did you run into a terrifying seventh or eighth-tier demon chasing you?" Wang Kang walked over with a curious look on his face.

He was among the first to be forced to flee.

On their very first day inside, they were pursued by a terrifying sixth-tier ferocious beast, leaving them no choice but to tear up their life-saving card and escape.

This incident made him feel extremely embarrassed, and he was eliminated in less than five hours.

Seeing Lin Yu tear up his life-saving card to escape, it must be because he encountered a powerful demon of the seventh or eighth rank, which is why he had to run away before the time was up.

Hearing Wang Kang's words, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Pretty much."

"Boss, what's that thing you're holding?"

Xie Xie asked with a curious expression.

At this time.

Everyone's eyes shifted to the egg that Lin Yu was holding in his arms.

Actually, they saw this thing the moment Lin Yu appeared. However, they were so focused on whether Lin Yu was injured that they naturally overlooked the egg.

"This is a treasure." Lin Yu smiled.

"What is it?"

"Keep it a secret!" Lin Yu said mysteriously.

Upon hearing this, the others wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

"Let's go, let's go cook. Let's celebrate our boss's dominant championship win early tonight," Liu Yu shouted from the side.

Although this guy isn't considered particularly strong in Eternal Day, he's very perceptive. Moreover, everyone in this big family of Eternal Day is very easygoing; there's no distinction based on strength level—everyone is a partner, everyone is family.

So, at Liu Yu's command, the group of people left in a flurry.

Go prepare a big meal.

After chatting with Chen Jing'er and the others for a while, Lin Yu, carrying the Vermilion Bird Egg, went directly into the guild's trial space.

He was incredibly excited; the Vermilion Bird Flame—

Am I finally going to get it?

Once inside the trial space, he could do whatever he wanted without restraint.

On a vast, desolate open space.

"Why does it seem a little dimmer than before? Is it just my imagination?"

Lin Yu sat cross-legged on the ground, stroking his chin as he pondered.

Before him, the Vermilion Bird Egg stood quietly.

However, its luster was still fiery red, but Lin Yu felt that it seemed slightly dimmer than when he was in the Vermilion Bird Cave.

He couldn't be sure because the changes might not be obvious.

"Never mind, devouring the Vermilion Bird Flame is more important."

Lin Yu's gaze sharpened.

If successful, he could use the terrifying power to break through the white mist in his dantian when he merges with the fifth form, completely eliminating the surveillance and threat from the attribute panel.

"only--"

"What should I do?"

Lin Yu felt at a loss for what to do.

"Should we break it open?"

Without hesitation, he transformed into his White Flame form, a terrifying flame blade materializing in his hand.

However, it wasn't a massive sword hundreds of meters long, but rather a one-meter-long white flame blade compressed to its limit. Although its size was reduced, its power was increased.

next moment.

Lin Yu gripped the White Flame Blade and slashed fiercely at the Vermilion Bird Egg.

"boom!"

With a single strike, the blade collided violently with the Vermilion Bird Egg. The immense recoil shattered the White Flame Blade, turning it into streaks of white flame that were then swallowed by the Vermilion Bird Egg.

"..."

Lin Yu's eyes widened immediately upon seeing this.

Holy crap!

Is it that hard?

Even the White Flame Blade can't cut through it?

Although he had anticipated that this thing would be very hard, he immediately used his White Flame form.

But he never imagined that this thing would be this hard!

Lin Yu lifted the Vermilion Bird Egg and found that there wasn't a single scratch on its shell, which meant that the terrifying blow hadn't even left a mark.

"What should we do?"

Lin Yu's expression was not good.

He then deactivated his white flame form. That last strike was almost his limit, but if he couldn't break the eggshell, he couldn't think of any other way for the time being.

"How about trying a drop of blood?"

"Or how about roasting it over a flame?"

Lin Yu frowned and tried every method he could think of, but none of them worked.

The blood dripped on it and disappeared instantly.

I don't know if it was evaporated by the high temperature or absorbed by the eggshell.

He had tried roasting it with flames, but ordinary flames had no effect. However, when he used high-level flames such as dragon flames, phoenix flames, or white flames, the Vermilion Bird egg, like a thirsty child, frantically devoured everything.

"Failed again, what do we do now?"

Lin Yu scratched his head, unable to think of a solution for the moment.

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