When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 62: The True Trial Taker

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: The True Trial Taker

That was a very thin sword, the blade only a finger wide, the hilt resembling a flattened and widened "sun" character.

Just how thin was this sword? Li Xiu didn’t know how to describe it.

The phrase "thin as a cicada’s wing" wasn’t enough to capture its thinness; clearly a metal weapon, yet thin enough to appear somewhat transparent.

Despite its thinness, the blade was perfectly straight, without any curve.

If you looked from the blade’s side, without a close inspection, you might almost fail to notice the blade’s presence.

On that seemingly transparent blade, flame-like patterns seemed to have permeated into the blade, giving it a faint reddish hue.

The hilt was dark red, like the color of dried blood.

"Could it be that even with the same Trial Ground ticket, the entry point is not exactly the same?" Li Xiu guessed to himself.

Fingers lightly stroking the hilt, he immediately felt a scorching heat ignite at his fingertips, giving Li Xiu a slight feeling of being burnt.

Thankfully, Li Xiu’s physical qualities were much stronger now, and he could withstand this level of heat.

Grabbing the hilt with both hands, he tried to lift the sword with force, but as expected, the sword didn’t budge.

Without excessive attempts, the S-level skill of Boiling Blood activated, making Li Xiu feel the acceleration of blood flow all over his body, a heat current flowing through him, creating an illusion that his blood was about to boil.

Muscles swelled, changing Li Xiu’s physique from brawny to a muscle-bound hulk, his whole body seeming to brim with explosive power.

Now Li Xiu realized, although the same S-level skill, Boiling Blood was much milder than Super Exciting, allowing him to use it for a longer duration given his physical conditions.

Unlike Super Exciting, which was so domineering; if used for a slightly extended period, his body couldn’t bear it.

Under the boost of the S-level Boiling Blood, Li Xiu gripped the hilt with both hands, exerting all his strength, but the hilt barely moved and still wasn’t lifted by Li Xiu.

This was also within Li Xiu’s expectations—back then Kun Sha already possessed S-level Boiling Blood, and he couldn’t lift the hammer; Li Xiu failing to lift it wasn’t surprising.

In the next moment, Li Xiu’s eyes sharpened, his entire body’s cells painfully tingled as if pricked by needles, hairs standing on end; a blue-glowing Skill Brand appeared on his fingertip.

Super Exciting finally activated, with the dual S-level skills’ reinforcement, Li Xiu felt as though his body was about to burst with terrifying power.

Gritting his teeth and exerting himself wildly, that peculiar sword was finally lifted by Li Xiu.

The moment the entire sword left the tabletop, red Light Flame rose from the blade, revealing a glow similar to Demonic Light.

"Indeed, weapons here are the ones that can slay demon spirits, the person Kun Sha saw should be the Trial Taker who obtained a weapon using a ticket." Li Xiu examined the sword in his hand emitting the red Light Flame, planning to put it down first.

Super Exciting was too much; he could hardly sustain it, the pain was simply torturous.

He planned to wait until the ticket time was almost up, then pick up the sword again to see if he could leave with it.

If he could take the sword out of the Trial Ground, would he be able to use it directly in the future?

This kind of sword, his own strength wouldn’t suffice to wield it freely, but once donned with Demon Armor, it would be different; he could completely use it after wearing Demon Armor.

Li Xiu hadn’t put down the sword in his hand yet, when he suddenly heard a bizarre voice emerging from the dark.

"Congratulations, insignificant carbon-based life form, you have earned the qualification to become a life symbiosis with a high-level life form ’contract’ (契). Its name is Fire Lotus. Use your blood to complete a life pact with it; from now on, you will be inseparable—It will be the cornerstone of your growth..."

Li Xiu was shocked in his heart, only now realizing that completing the trial in the Trial Ground didn’t mean one was a genuine Trial Taker.

Only by becoming a life symbiote with the contract could one be considered a genuine Trial Taker.

"Is this why you let me come to the Trial Ground?" Li Xiu pondered about the words Bai Qiuyi had told him before dying, perhaps now having the answer.

The true Trial Taker could rely on their body and the contract to battle demon spirits, not needing to use Demon Armor.

Li Xiu didn’t follow what the voice said, but gritted his teeth to put the Fire Lotus back on the tabletop, stopping Boiling Blood and Super Exciting.

After the Fire Lotus returned to the tabletop, the Light Flame did not relent, still shining brightly.

"Does everyone only unite with one contract to become a life symbiote?" Li Xiu asked, gazing into the darkness.

"Insignificant carbon-based life form, your greed will lead you step by step towards death." That voice truly responded to his question and continued, "Everyone can possess multiple different contracts, but the first one is different; only the first contract will be your life symbiote, your everything will become unified, and even if you have more contracts, those would merely be tools, not impacting your body’s essence."

"Are contracts divided into strong and weak?" Li Xiu asked again.

"Contracts are classified into Flowing Color, Shining, Radiant, and Glorious levels; Fire Lotus is a Shining Level contract." That voice robotically answered Li Xiu’s questions.

"Is there a big gap in power between different level contracts?" Li Xiu pondered briefly before asking.

"Initially, the gap isn’t large; in fact, a contract’s strength relates to its other half." That voice suddenly urged, "You don’t have much time left, please complete the life pact with the contract promptly, and become a true Trial Taker."

"I’m afraid to disappoint you; I won’t choose it as my first contract..." Li Xiu made his choice directly, he wouldn’t complete a life pact with Fire Lotus.

Because Li Xiu felt Blood Pattern Revolver was stronger than Fire Lotus; knowing there’s a higher-level contract, someone like Li Xiu couldn’t possibly settle for a Shining Level contract as the sole Symbiotic Contract.

Gazing at the Light Flame shining from the Fire Lotus Sword, Li Xiu’s finger lightly brushed across the blade, murmuring: "It’s not that you aren’t good enough, but my expectations are high. I hope next time you encounter the right person..."

Fire Lotus Sword seemed to understand his words, its blade suddenly flashed red light, Li Xiu’s finger was immediately cut by the red light, blood dripped onto Fire Lotus Sword’s blade.

Li Xiu’s face changed drastically, reaching to wipe off the blood from the blade, but it was already too late; his blood was absorbed like a sponge, merging into the Fire Lotus Sword’s blade.

Blood continuously blended with the Fire Lotus pattern inside the blade, the Fire Lotus Sword emitted bursts of sword hums, suddenly flying up by itself, the sword tip aiming at Li Xiu’s abdomen to stab down.