The chains that bound Shore's limbs and neck were slowly tightening, and the sound of the bones being crushed was audible, and the sharp pain of the crushing bones made him want to scream.

But Shore gritted his teeth and suppressed his voice, he knew very well that this was just the beginning, and if he couldn't hold on now, then it would be impossible to continue the next trial.

"It looks like I've been able to get used to the pain a little bit. The white-robed man looked at Shore who was holding back the pain and said, "So, it's time to move on to the next stage, right?"

It was so hot! A scorching wave of air came up from under Shore's feet, and he looked down with his struggling neck, only to find that a raging fire had suddenly burned under the cross.

"I don't know how long you'll be able to support it. There was a hint of worry in the white-robed man's tone, "This is not an ordinary flame, but a soul fire that evokes fear, and the damage it can cause may not even be able to withstand you, right?"

"It's just a flame. Even though the sweat was dripping, Shore still had a smile on his face. "There's no way to knock me down with a flame like this!"

"Hehehe!" the white-robed man was stunned for a moment before turning to a chuckle, "That's right, I'm thinking too much, since you already have the determination to accept death, then my worries just now seem to be really redundant." ”

The flames soon wrapped around Shore's body, and the pain of the flames burning the flesh was far more intense than when the chains had just crushed the bones, and the skin of Shore's feet quickly became charred, and the blood-red muscles under the skin were quickly completely consumed by the flames.

"Uh......" Shore still insisted on not screaming, but it was clearly much worse than he expected, and the double sharp pain was almost completely depriving him of what little sanity he had left.

"It's not over yet!" Shore let out a roar, his hands clenched into fists, sweat rolling down his skin, and waves of scorching air rising in, but he still held on.

My comrades-in-arms need me, I still have something to protect, for the sake of humanity, for the sake of the future, I can't give up no matter what.

The high temperature of the flame had made the chains extremely hot at the same time, just like the ancient burning, the chains that had been burned red had scorched Schord's skin and muscles to black, and such pain was unbearable for ordinary people even for a second.

"Good job, Shore. The white-robed man who had been watching Xiao Er accept the trial process praised him, "But it's not over yet, the next step is the most difficult and painful part of the trial, if you even pass this level, then you can also get the power after the real awakening!"

Shore's sanity was almost exhausted in the heat, and now he was supported by the last belief that he could never give up, and even the original pain began to blur, but he still held on.

"It's painful, isn't it?" The voice that disgusted Shore reappeared at this moment. "It's so pathetic, you should listen to the nonsense of a guy who came from nowhere, it's really pathetic!"

"Bastard!" Shore struggled to raise his head in the heat, "You're still here, if only it was true at that time, in that case, you should be dead." ”

"But if that's the case, you're dead. The voice mocked, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"The moment I made that choice, you bastard should have understood. Shore said disdainfully, "I have already put my life and death on the line!"

"Really?" said the voice contemptuously, "then you really disappointed me, and you would be so stupid that you would give up your life because of such a thing!"

"Ah, I'm such a stupid person. Shore listened to the insults in his voice but smiled nonchalantly, "Can a fool who is willing to die to protect others not disappoint a guy like you?"

"Don't talk about it there. The voice suddenly became fierce, "Haven't you noticed that you are in a deep predicament now, you will not be able to complete this trial alive!"

"I'll finish it for you. Shore also retorted mercilessly, "I will pass this test no matter what, because I decided to do it not for myself, but for those who need me!"

"But your willpower is now so weak that it's almost non-existent. The voice laughed, and the laughter made Shore feel a chill run through his body. "In other words, you don't have any mental protection anymore, what do you think will happen?"

"Bastard, what do you want to do?" Shore suddenly realized that something was wrong, but in such a situation, his inner demon suddenly appeared, and there was no doubt that there was only one thing he would do next.

"Guess what?" laughed loudly, "yes, my incomparably fragile brain is at my disposal, and with you now, there is no way to stop me." ”

"Stop!" Shore tried to break free of the chains with his own strength, but the chains tightly bound his body, making it impossible for him to move even a bit.

No, I'm going to have to tell the guy quickly, after trying to get out of the way, Shore has thought of a solution: only if he tells the white-robed man what happened in his body now, then he will definitely help.

"It's too late, it's over!" Shore was about to speak, but the voice exploded in his head, and he only felt a sharp pain in his skull, and he couldn't even control his tongue.

"Ahhh

"It looks like the last moment has come. The white-robed man whispered after hearing Shore's screams, "The physical training is almost over, but the next mental confrontation with yourself is the most difficult. ”

Shore only felt that the whole world was spinning, and when the world was stable again, he found that everything in front of him had completely changed.

The crosses, the chains, and the flames had completely vanished, even the white-robed man, and now he was in a strange desert, a place he had never seen before.

"Are you awake?" said the voice that disgusted Shore, and this time it wasn't in his ears, but right in front of him.

"You, it's impossible, right!?" After Shore looked up and saw the visitor's face, he felt his blood completely cold.

Standing in front of him was another self, but his original flaxen blonde short hair had all turned black, and his eyes had completely turned red, and the pupils revealed an unparalleled hatred and disgust for this world.

"What's so surprising?" said the other Shore laughing, "haven't you already seen the mirror puppet that Bolton made?

"It's completely different!" Shore stood up from the ground, only to realize that the wound on his body that had been burned by the flames was completely gone. "It's just a puppet, and you, I can feel that you're really another me. ”

"Your feeling is accurate. The other Shore smiled, "That's right, I'm the real you, your true self!"

"No wonder I always felt something familiar with the voice, so it was. Shore clenched his fists, "But you won't be my so-called true self, you're just hiding the negativity in my heart all the time." ”

"Is it negative?" said another Shore disapprovingly, "and it's not wrong, I am the one forged by your fear, your despair, and your hatred, but if you say that I am not your true self, you are very wrong!"

"Nonsense!" Shore interrupted him directly, "even now, do you still want to claim to be my self? I have seen through your tricks, and your words cannot deceive me." ”

"There is no need to deceive. The other Shore also immediately retorted, "Just ask yourself and you'll know, isn't what I'm talking about that you haven't thought about?"

This question suddenly made Xiao Er speechless, he knew very well that what the other self said was not completely wrong, he did have such a thought in his heart, otherwise how could such a demon be born, he did make a mistake in his heart.

"Nothing to say, right?" looked at the speechless Shawl, and the other Shawl became even more provocative. "This is your spiritual world, look at this endless desert, this is the darkness in your heart, and I, the darkness in your heart, your negativity has become so strong, the root of all this is because of you!"

It's because of me! Shore felt a strong sense of guilt, and the darkness in my heart was so strong, which meant that I was not as bright as I claimed to be, and that I had made an unforgivable mistake!

But I can't just sit still!Shore looked resolute, and the fiery gaze made the other Shore take a few steps back.

This guy, the other Shore was shocked in his mind, could it be that he was still not ready to give up, what was it that had kept him going until now?

"Surprised, huh?" Shore seemed to be able to read another Shore's thoughts, "I can't figure out why I don't have the slightest fear even in the face of the darkness in my heart, do I?"

"It's just a bluff. The other Shore pretended to be calm, "No one is not afraid of the darkness in their hearts, even you, I don't believe that there is not the slightest fear in your heart now." ”

"Of course I have. Shore put his hand on his heart, "Of course there is fear in this heart, but it is this fear that I have to overcome, for the sake of my companions, for the sake of the future, for the sake of people's smiles, I can't stop here!"

"No kidding!" Beads of sweat had begun to appear on the forehead of the other Shore, "In this dark world of your spirit that I control, you don't even have the slightest chance of winning!"

"Of course I know about this kind of thing. Shore chuckled softly, "But didn't I, have I already told you, I can't stop here anyway!