Chapter 8: The Trial and Enlightenment of the Four Heavenly Gods
Shao Hao hiked to the top of the Endless Mountain, where he met the green dragon Yulong as he wished, and sought a solution from her.
Yulong told him that if he wanted to save his people, he must first purify and conquer all kinds of negative emotions in his heart before he could dedicate himself wholeheartedly to his people.
The trial of the four heavenly gods, this is a difficult and long journey, Shao Hao must pass all kinds of tests given to him by the Supreme Four Heavenly Gods.
For the sake of his own people and this beloved land, Shao Hao resolutely began this journey of inquiry.
At the top of the Endless Mountain, Jade Long spewed an incomparably fierce jade flame at him.
The fire burned Shao Hao's body, and the extreme pain made him want to scream, but he gritted his teeth desperately and held back.
"True wisdom is in your heart and in the choices you make ... Can you make the right choice when faced with overwhelming darkness?"
Yulong's question echoed in Shao Hao's mind for a long time.
As the emperor of the Pandaren Dynasty, he must be extremely decisive, and he will only show off his strength and his own status, which is ignorant and superficial.
Yulong's flames washed Shao Hao's mind, and the pain of his body seemed to leave him at this moment.
A few days later, the Monkey King helped Shao Hao down the Endless Mountain and rushed to the next location.
The suspicion and fear in his heart had completely disappeared, replaced by wisdom and faith.
Traveling all the way, they came to the Kasanlang jungle area, a vibrant primeval jungle that is home to the red spirits of the crested cranes.
In the square outside the Zhuhe Temple, the red spirit was already waiting for him.
"What do you expect in the face of unprecedented challenges, what kind of future do you want, trust each other, and let others give you hope. Without hope, there is no bright future. ”
The second round of trials began, and Zhu He Chijing launched a divine crane attack on Shao Hao.
The overwhelming scarlet wall of fire roared, and a large number of small cranes made of flames passed through the wall of fire like moths to the fire, and came to Shao Hao's side first, and then slammed into the Panda Man Emperor, igniting endless flames on his body.
Shaohao is painful, but more than that, he is enlightened.
The crane that passed through the wall of fire reminded him of his own people.
Even in the dark ages when there was no hope, the panda people were like the crested crane through the wall of flames, without fear and without hesitation to fight for freedom and hope, even if they ended up dying.
The flame that scorched him seemed to turn into clear and comfortable spring water, and his body was no longer in pain for an instant, and a warm flame full of life and hope ignited in his heart.
Despair had been removed from his heart.
As an emperor, he must not despair and give up, and hope will always exist in his heart, so as to become a beacon to guide the people forward.
The Red Spirit of the Crested Crane reclaimed his Scarlet Flame, and he represented hope and new life in the Pandaria region, and the Red Spirit Flame was never a symbol of destruction, but of rebirth from the ashes.
Bidding farewell to Zhu He, Shao Hao continued on his way with full hope, even if his next destination was extremely dangerous.
The third round of trials is located on the Praying Mantis Plateau outside the Great Wall, where the territory of the Panda People's generational enemy mantis demon, and the Xuanniu Soap Temple stands on the plateau in the northwest of the Mantis Plateau.
Shao Hao did not choose to fly directly over on the Cloud Flying Dragon, but walked all the way with the Monkey King.
Stepping out of the jungle of Kasanlang, he came to the Valley of the Four Winds region that he had visited countless times.
The sky is vast, looking at the incomparably familiar fields, looking at the calm and peaceful village, this time Shao Hao has a completely different feeling.
The Panda people live in peace and contentment, the dynasty protects its people, and the patron of his own dynasty needs to protect all this, even if he pays everything for it.
With the incomparably heavy gate of the Great Wall slowly opening, Shao Hao was in front of a dim plateau of death, although there were groups of trees, but the natural peace did not seem to descend here, but had a cold and piercing feeling.
Shao Hao and the Monkey King walked cautiously like ordinary scouts in the army, avoiding the teams of amber beetle beasts and the mantis demons that swept through the sky in groups.
Finally, they reached the plateau in the northwest and came to the front of the Dang Soap Temple.
The Ox Soap was already waiting in the open space in the center of the temple, and this cow-like demigod of the wilderness was also the darling of Azeroth, one of the first creatures born in the world.
The heavy body stood like the Kunlai Mountain, and the whole body exuded a soft white light, he was the temperament of the earth, generous and dangerous.
This trial allowed Shao Hao and the Monkey King to play together, and they struggled to dodge the powerful charge of the Xuan Niu, whose huge, sharp horns would pierce them at the slightest mistake.
The Xuan Niu ran fast, and the wind and sand around it set off in the sky, which then turned into a biting hurricane.
"Can you stand on your own and let the wind and frost invade until the sea turns into mulberry fields and the mountains sink to the bottom of the sea!"
Xuan Niu's strong voice hit Shao Hao's heart.
He didn't hesitate anymore when he heard this, stopped evading, and just stood in place, enduring the biting invasion of the wind and sand, his eyes calmly looked at the Xuanniu who was charging towards him, and at the same time he also hedged towards the Xuanniu.
"If you want to reach your goal, you must not give an inch!"
"Wind and frost swords, enemies on all sides. Immovable as a mountain, unmoving!"
At the moment when he was about to collide with each other and then be knocked away by Xuan Niu, Shao Hao jumped up suddenly, calmly and accurately jumped onto Xuan Niu's head, and slammed the sword in his hand down.
The wind and sand dancing in the sky stopped instantly, and Shao Hao endured the pain all over his body and jumped back to the ground, all over his body were covered with small wounds cut by the wind blade.
But at this moment, his heart is at peace like never before, his anger and hatred have disappeared, and courage and perseverance have become his new attitude towards his enemies.
Xuan Niu slowly walked in front of Shao Hao and nodded with satisfaction.
"Go, the last trial is waiting for you at the top of Kunlai Snow Mountain, get ready, be prepared to die, the white tiger will never know what mercy is. ”
Xuanniu once again set off the wind and sand in the sky, sending Shao Hao and the Monkey King to the foot of Kunlai Mountain, this incomparably majestic snow-capped mountain seems to have stood here since the beginning of the world, unchanged for eternity.
The arduous climb begins, with the bitter snow and the snow giants living on the snowy mountains being even more brutal, and the beasts will not refuse a delicious panda feast.
Finally, after more than ten days, Shao Hao and the Monkey King climbed to the top of the mountain.
This is a white world, without any impurities, as if it is independent of the world and spotless.
White Tiger Xue Nu squatted quietly in the middle of the snow, looked at Shao Hao, who was sitting on the ground panting, and glanced at the Monkey King who stuck the iron rod in his hand in the snow, and then fell directly to the sky.
"The test of strength and inhibition is the most critical point of whether you can be a good leader, and whether you have the ability to change your destiny, we will wait and see. ”
The voice of the white tiger came along the wind at the top of the mountain, this giant tiger demigod, he represented the original ferocity and strength, there was no opportunism, and there was no oddity.
The Monkey King struggled to his feet and bowed solemnly to Shao Hao, he understood how eager and eager his good friend was to prove himself, to give everything, even his life, for his people.
That's respectful, isn't it.
Shao Hao looked directly at the white tiger in front of him, exhaled deeply, and then...
"Xianglong is in the sky!"
As an excellent wind-stepping warrior monk, Shao Hao's body was immediately floated by the air current, and then rushed towards the white tiger snow rage.
In a few breaths, he had already attacked in front of the white tiger, and without hesitation, he directly used his most lethal martial art: the Rising Sun Kick.
He firmly remembered Xuan Niu's words: the white tiger has no mercy, and will not have mercy on the weak, and for the ultimate victory, the white tiger is willing to pay any price.
"Double the payback!"
The white tiger didn't dodge, allowing Shao Hao to attack him violently, and then the tiger body jumped violently, waving his white claws like lightning.
One after another claw remnants slammed into Shao Hao's body, and the latter suddenly screamed, clutching his bleeding chest and retreating sharply, where there were countless claw scratches at the moment.
"Strength, it's not just about physical strength, can you tell the difference between strength and ability when facing a real test?"
Shao Hao fell into thought when he heard this, but the white tiger did not give him too much time, but continued to launch a new round of fierce attacks.
"If you don't get rid of the tyranny in your heart, you will always be a weakling! If you only rely on strength and ignore your other more important abilities and means, you will not be a king!"
In the end, how Shao Hao passed the trial of the White Tiger, even the Monkey King did not know, he only knew that when he saw this old friend again, he felt that he was no longer the original temperament.
If Shao Hao used to be more like a lord, now he has completely become like an emperor.
"As an emperor, you have to put all your feelings and thoughts behind you, don't be swayed by anyone, don't be influenced by anyone, make your own decisions, in order to achieve the ultimate victory, you must be able to pay any price, even if it is not understood by the world, as for whether you are a prince or a tyrant, this must be decided according to your heart. ”
The tyranny in the heart has dissipated, and there is only strength and absolute sanity.
But Shaohao has one last negative emotion that has not been erased: arrogance.
The White Tiger tells him that arrogance can be eliminated by no one, and that it requires your opportunities and opportunities, and how much you are willing to pay for it.
And according to the foreshadowing of the wise man of the Jinyu people, this opportunity will come soon.
When he determined the way to eliminate arrogance, that is, his final dedication, Shao Hao's heart was calm.
He has already made a decision on this.
For the sake of Pandaria, for the panda people, he is not afraid or avoided.