Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 359 - 300: The Profound Strange Miss Rolls Her Eyes!
"You... you want to be the sacrifice?"
Wei Yuxiu was a bit surprised.
Someone actually volunteered for such a thankless task?
Su Yuan spoke calmly,
"Senior Wei, I watched your last fire ritual very clearly. It was just skimming the surface."
"With your level of intensity in the fire ritual, no matter how many times you do it, you won’t gain much from it."
"But if you choose me for the pyre, I can assure you, I’ll last at least ten times longer than you."
Wei Yuxiu: "..."
As expected of the unparalleled genius who unified the freshmen and sophomores of the Evil Extermination Department, finally showing his arrogant side!
But isn’t there something wrong with this arrogance?
Why would anyone boast about their endurance to burning!
Wei Yuxiu felt a strong urge to comment, but he had to admit that this endurance to burning was a huge asset for his laboratory.
After hesitating for a moment, Wei Yuxiu seriously said,
"Since you voluntarily offered, I certainly won’t refuse."
"And I won’t just burn you for no reason. As long as you can endure until I receive a spiritual enlightenment, I’m willing to acknowledge you joining our team, allowing you to study with my team next month."
Su Yuan gave no indication of agreement or disagreement, just took off his coat, walked up to the pyre, and tied himself on.
Soon, a large amount of fuel was piled under his feet.
An experimental assistant, holding a torch, looked at Su Yuan with emotion and said,
"Su Yuan, we previously neglected you, and we apologize."
"Rest assured, our lab will remember your outstanding contribution to the Flame Sun Sword Armor."
With that, the assistant reverently tossed the torch onto the fuel.
In an instant, the flames soared and engulfed Su Yuan completely.
Then, something that astonished everyone happened!
Su Yuan, wrapped in the flames, didn’t even cry out in pain, but merely watched as his skin and flesh charred to ash in the intense heat.
Three minutes ticked by amidst the roaring fire.
A beam of spiritual light descended from the heavens and entered Wei Yuxiu’s Mud Ball Palace.
Last time, when Wei Yuxiu set himself on fire, he terminated the ritual at this point. Yet, Su Yuan remained leisurely hanging on the pyre, unmoving.
"Could it be that Su Yuan’s vocal cords were burnt by the first burst of flames and he’s too pained to speak?"
One assistant couldn’t help but voice a guess.
Another assistant hurriedly asked, "Su Yuan, are you okay?"
In a bland tone, Su Yuan replied, "Not strong enough, add more fuel."
The lab crew: "..."
What a monstrous character.
The flames continued to burn, and ten more minutes passed.
During this time, Wei Yuxiu gained three points of spiritual light, his total harvest equalling that of his past four sacrifices.
The longer Su Yuan burned, the more the lab crew revered him.
This is what you call the spirit of sacrifice!
Throwing one’s safety aside for science; I’m tearing up!
With such a high tolerance for pain, even in an extremely evil world like the Daoist Deceit World of a certain novel, he could probably rise to a Tier Nine Grand Elder in the Ao Jing Sect.
Nervously, Wei Yuxiu said, "Su Yuan, won’t you stop? Your body’s nearly burnt through. I can see the scenery through your chest."
Su Yuan: "Burnt through, huh? Looks like I need to replenish."
With that, he casually popped a Boundless Dao Seed Human Pill into his mouth.
A phantom of the Sea of Blood emerged from the Tribulation Moon Pearl on Su Yuan’s chest and connected with his body.
Under the astonished gaze of the lab crew, Su Yuan’s burnt and disfigured body began to heal at a visibly rapid pace.
Sustaining the continuous burns of the flames, he regrew skin and hair as if he had never been burned.
"Continue."
Su Yuan succinctly stated.
The lab crew numbly continued feeding the flames with wood.
They had seen in the battle videos from the monthly exam in the Evil Extermination Department, that Su Yuan had some kind of damage immunity ability, but pain shouldn’t be something that could be immunized, right?
The lab crew’s guess was correct.
Pain couldn’t be negated but could be temporarily stored.
Through the Demon Technique·Finger Body: Warm-up, Su Yuan was able to temporarily store all negative sensations.
Although the storage time limit was only seven days, within this period, finding a scapegoat was relatively easy.
As to who the scapegoat should be?
Normally, Su Yuan would channel all negative sensations into Wu Ziying.
But this fire ritual situation was a bit special.
No matter how strong Wu Ziying’s pain tolerance was, even gaining pleasure and strength through pain, it was unlikely she would endure the agony of a fire ritual.
If he channeled everything at once, she would surely pass out.
Thus, Su Yuan had to find another candidate.
A Spirit Beast meant to be a meal was a good choice, but since they were already destined to be eaten, making them die in pain might upset animal protection organizations.
So, where could he find a target that could endure the agony of a fire ritual yet wouldn’t attract animal protection issues?
After some serious consideration, Su Yuan quickly identified a target.
This target wasn’t a stranger but his very own Lifebound Spirit Sword, the Profound Strange Demon Sword.
Su Yuan always had a tendency to hold grudges, and he still remembered how the Profound Strange Sword had almost sabotaged him during the last monthly exam.
And the Profound Strange Sword Spirit’s human-like Spiritual Wisdom met the selection criteria for the Demon Technique·Finger Body.
As for the treaty between Sword Master and Lifebound Sword not to harm each other?
Haha, who said this was harm? It’s clearly deep emotional communication with the Lifebound Sword.
Ais Aim, many Sword Masters and Lifebound Swords engage in this kind of thing.
At the very least, in the latest version of the Lifebound Sword Binding Ceremony by the Blue Star Federation, such behavior is permitted.
Indeed, this is part of my play with the Profound Strange Sword.
With this thought in mind, Su Yuan got right to it, channeling all the accumulated agony of the fire ritual and various fatigues from the previous days into the Profound Strange Sword.
While the Profound Strange Sword was being disciplined by the tentacles of the Senluo Spirit Root, it was suddenly struck by this calamity, causing the entire sword to tremble violently.
If the Profound Strange Sword Spirit had a physical body, it would certainly faint from overstimulation, leaving it open to slaughter.
After trembling for a full three minutes, the Profound Strange Sword Spirit barely came to its senses and shouted angrily, "Su Yuan, you bastard, I’m a noble Demon Sword! How can you do this to me!"
Su Yuan responded unhurriedly, "You see, you’re getting agitated again. I’m just trying to bond with you emotionally."
"After the last monthly exam, I realized we severely lack communication. You only listen to me under the watchful eyes of elders and are prone to rebellion."
"So, I figured I should come up with a way to directly control you, like with this piercingly painful suffering."
"How is it? Hasn’t your affection for me surged?"
Profound Strange Sword Spirit: "..."
"You son of a... (followed by a thousand words omitted)"
Su Yuan sternly remarked, "Seems like it’s not burning enough; I need to turn up the heat!"
Upon hearing this, the Profound Strange Sword quivered again, promptly changing its tune, "Brother Su Yuan, my loyalty to you is as true as heaven and earth!"
Su Yuan checked the Profound Strange Sword’s affection level towards him and found it had indeed plummeted.
Truly a sword adept at playing along.
He casually remarked, "I don’t care about your loyalty. In any case, I’ve decided to burn myself now and then."
"I’ll stockpile pain so that if you ever dare to rebel, I’ll immediately burn you until you’re obedient!"
