Three years later, Ye Lan Town.

"One, two, two, one, two......" A man's rough voice echoed in the square of Nuoda, and as the password progressed, dozens of children standing in the square waved their iron swords in their hands.

The scorching sun was scorching, and the children who were tied to the weight were so tired that they were covered with sweat, and their little faces were even reddened by the sun.

However, even though the children were so tired that they showed painful expressions, the middle-aged instructor still had no intention of stopping, and the long rattan in his hand was not whipped on the children who were a little lax, leaving red marks.

What's more, some of the children's eyes were already filled with tears, but the instructor showed no pity.

The children finally didn't cry. Because they all knew that the instructor was for their good, they all endured the pain in their bodies so that they didn't let themselves lose.

The children range in age from thirteen or fourteen to less than ten. But they all had one thing in common, and that was that they were all going to be in the Demon Walker's Trials for another month.

Thousands of years ago, the human race in the ignorant stage found mysterious power from fire and nature, and the technology called alchemy ignited the fire of civilization. From then on, the Terrans grew rapidly.

In some special cases, some people will awaken their original runes, and then only such people can step into the path of alchemy. Those who awakened the primordial runes were called runemasters.

That's right, it's the rune master and not the alchemist, because the proportion of runes in alchemy far exceeds the rest of the factors, and it can even be said that there is no alchemy without runes.

This is what the law said. Later, the Demon Luo Realm invaded, and people gradually discovered that fusing the flesh and blood of the demon spirit with themselves could awaken the more ancient power in the bloodline, and accordingly fought against the demon beasts. These people who have fused the flesh and blood of the demons are called demon walkers.

Thousands of years have passed, and now almost every rune master is a demon walker, and the two professions have long been blended together.

The fused flesh and blood are fused with the blood of the human being itself, strengthening itself as the runes progress, opening the door to the potential of the human body. Therefore, the title of runemaster has long been mentioned, and more people call them demon walkers. It is still the same hierarchy of runemasters, but the meaning of the two is not the same.

Both rune masters and demon walkers are divided into the same nine ranks according to the strength of the runes, namely: apprentice, rune master, rune master, seal spirit master, spirit speaker, saint, prophet, sage, and sage.

And those who have initially awakened the primordial runes have embarked on the path of cultivation, but they are not yet in this ninth order. Only by evolving several innate runes from the original runes can you officially step into the door of the runes and become an apprentice.

In the past, innate runes were difficult to evolve, and there were often many people who awakened the original runes but stayed there for the rest of their lives, unable to truly set foot in the realm of runes for the rest of their lives.

Until finally, humans discovered a way to fuse the flesh and blood of demons, which is almost 100% capable of making people evolve innate runes. Since then, the Demon Walker has flourished.

However, not all Demon Flesh has this effect. In order to open the door to the rune by fusing the demon flesh, the fused flesh must be taken from the demon that you killed independently. Only those who defeat and kill demons in their heyday alone can dispel the demons' disgust and be qualified to become demon walkers.

Of course, these children will not be sent to fight against demon beasts that really have demonic powers, it is not a trial, it is sent to death. Like humans, monsters are also hierarchical. Demon beasts with demonic power are called demon luo. Corresponding to the human ranks, the demon is also divided into nine levels: the young beast stage, the adult stage, the fanatics, the hunters, the lord, the apostle, the honorable, the king, and the emperor.

The demon beasts used for trials are also cubs who have not even mastered the demon power, and they can't even reach the young beast stage without the demon power. However, without the power of demons and runes at the same time, the body of demon beasts is far superior to that of the human race, so the children are also in danger.

Even though there are special alchemy weapons issued during trials, and even with older demon walkers on their side, a large number of children still fall under fangs and claws every year. Faced with a bloodthirsty monster, the children could die at any time.

That's why the instructor at this time is so strict, and the sweat shed today may be replacing the blood shed at that time.

After all, the child's body is naïve, and before the cool breeze blows, some of the younger children can't hold on and faint to the ground. The instructor was not reluctant, and slowly picked up the fainted child, and then announced the dissolution.

"Whew" all the children breathed a sigh of relief at the same time to vent the fatigue of the day, and then quickly dropped the weight and took the hands of their partners to find a cool place to rest together.

Except for one.

It was a boy of about five or six years old, the youngest of all the pupils in terms of age alone, not even his age, and few of the children in the square were less than ten years old.

But it was such a child, and at this moment he was wielding the iron sword in his hand, as if he had not heard the disbandment order from the instructor. He also carries twice as much weight as the others. The childish shoulders seem to hide the perseverance and strength that far exceed the needs of this age, and they practice stubbornly.

Swing the sword, receive, stab ...... A few simple movements were repeated mechanically over and over again, and the sweat had already soaked through his clothes, but he was still changing the moves in his hands, and his moving steps left shiny watermarks on the gray stone floor.

The children running around him turned a blind eye to this kind of behavior, and for three years they had long been accustomed to watching him practice this kind of almost masochistic practice. Occasionally, an older child ran past him, glancing at him, casting a few glances of approval and admiration.

At the beginning, there were people who didn't admit defeat and exercised with the child, but often they couldn't hold it for less than three days, which was simply not an intensity that people could bear. All the children who wanted to emulate gave up with a bitter face, and only the original imitator persevered. One persistence is three years. From the beginning of admiration, imitation, until the end, the children were numb, watching him practice so masochistic every day, no matter the wind or rain.

The instructor also looked at the stubborn child, but there was another complex emotion in his eyes, full of sadness and pity. But he didn't say anything, just sighed heavily, shook his head slightly, and left.

This child's name is Ye Feng, and he will be six years old this year. The unusually delicate little face was slightly feminine like his name, without a trace of resolute edges and corners, but there was a tenacious light in those big black eyes.

Originally, the minimum age to participate in the Demon Walker Trial was also ten years old or older, and children who were too young could not compete with the fangs and claws of demon beasts. But Ye Feng insisted on pulling his physical fitness above the standard line with hard work, which made all the instructors dumbfounded, but he was deeply helpless.

They all knew why this kid was working so hard - it was a bloody hatred that came from three years ago.

The adults in the town all looked at the child with the same eyes as adults. He has never despised him because of his age, and Ye Feng has many traits that adults don't have.

Since that day three years ago, when Ye Feng was taken out of the cellar, he has become what he is now. Exercise every day until you pass out and don't have the strength to move a finger anymore. Until, in a coma, I saw the smile of my parents that day......

No one stopped him, it was a vent. No one thought that he was squeezing his own life force, because as long as he became a demon walker, there would be a process of rebirth in the first step, and now the hidden dangers left by excessive fatigue would all be eliminated by that time, so everyone did not stop Ye Feng.

From the initial practice with the wooden sword, to the later addition of weights, until the addition of weights that far surpass others, Ye Feng's own body has become stronger and stronger in the desperate exercise.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that he has already awakened the primordial runes. On that day three years ago, Ye Feng awakened his primordial rune, and it has been three years now, which is longer than most of the children present, you must know that many of them have only awakened this year.

The faint power of runes had been washing away his muscles and bones for three years, and there were other factors, otherwise a normal six-year-old child would not be able to compete with a teenager a few years older than him, no matter how desperate he tried.

At the age of three, he awakened the primordial rune, and this kind of talent was not even comparable to some children in the giant city! Coupled with three years of continuous tempering, some people even felt that even if they did not fuse the demon flesh and blood, Ye Feng himself would be able to evolve the innate rune after a while. Once the innate rune trial is evolved, it can be said that it can be passed 100%.

But Ye Feng insisted on participating in this year's trial, and everyone couldn't persuade him, and there was no way. What he has decided cannot be changed by anyone.

"Plop" Ye Feng fainted, and the sunset had set.

The instructor silently picked him up, sighed and went back to the mountain. The instructor, who was over thirty years old, felt that he could no longer say anything to this child, and could only silently watch him embark on his own path, struggling to move forward.

In the past three years, maybe you have tried the feeling of fainting due to overexertion, but no one has ever been able to force yourself to this extent like Ye Feng. That's not life, it's purgatory.

The back mountain is on the edge of the town, next to the alchemy array that guards the town, and almost borders the territory of the demon beasts.

There is a medicinal spring at the mouth of the valley, which was opened up by the town a few years ago, and has not really been completed until now, and is usually only used by children who have exercised too much. At the same time, it is also the bed that Ye Feng sleeps in every night.

There were already a few people in the medicine spring who were soaking in the liquid medicine and falling asleep, it was a few children who had passed out this afternoon and had strained their tendons.

The instructor removed Ye Feng's clothes and slowly lowered him into the spring water, exposing only the part above his neck.

The instructor gave him a deep look and turned to leave.

At this time, Ye Feng muttered in his sleep: "Mom......"

After all, he's still a six-year-old kid......