The barber narrowed his eyes slightly, looking up at the sky of the Pain Furnace.

…… He had never seen a world where the "sky" pressed so low.

The steaming white mist, with the smell of sulfur, had completely obscured the sky like a thick cloud.

The lowest edge is no more than four or five meters above the ground.

The space between heaven and earth is so small that it gives people a feeling of oppression that is breathless.

And because the sky is too close to the ground, it also restricts the barber's vision. It's hard to see from a little farther away...... Rather than an open-air crater, it looks more like a cave with "clouds" as the top layer.

The strangulation was extremely skillful, and he walked in a certain direction with the barber.

The white lion said casually: "This is a safe zone, you can rest assured a little." ”

"Why, won't there be a shadow here?"

"Of course not, the rules of shadow and the rules of change are eternal iron laws. But because there are mentors stationed here...... If there is a shadow anywhere, he will kill it directly. ”

The deep voice of the strangulation gave a sense of reassurance: "His power can radiate the entire area. It's like a god in a dream. That's why it's the home of the 'Crucible School'. ”

"Since the rules are still in effect," the barber asked, following the strangulation, "what if we accidentally go into another area?" ”

"Just come back. Consume those eight certifications and gain access to 'Open the Furnace of Pain' for permanence. ”

"That's fine."

The barber exhaled, "I only have a total of nine spells now, although they are all weak and not much worse than tricks...... But it still hurts a little to knock on the door with eight. If I accidentally fall out, I won't be able to get the resources to open the door again. ”

In addition to the spell that can pour "despair" into the hearts of others, the barber has turned all the remaining "spells", that is, the "certifications" obtained in the clearance area, into keys and injected them into the door to the furnace of pain.

"That's what spells you get in the normal area. If you really want to, you can go back and do it again and remember the spell you wanted. ”

Strangler shook his head: "This kind of door that needs to be authenticated before it can be opened, at least it is a rare area.

"The 'territory' occupied by the mages is also a rare area. Because although the normal area can also be occupied, it is really useless.

"And when you get to the rare area, you can get really useful spells."

"What if I got the question wrong at the time?"

The barber asked, "I handed over the four keys first, but I didn't enter the [Crazy Mountains] and [Sea of Despair] and paid four more keys to move forward.

"If I hadn't answered correctly, would I have been kicked into the Mountains of Madness and the Sea of Despair?"

"[Crazy Mountain] and [Sea of Despair] are also rare areas, but there are no mages stationed. In fact, there is no loss when you go...... You can also get powerful spells. ”

"So, what's the difference?"

"The difference is that there is an area where there is a 'mentor'...... Spells will be more systematic. ”

Strangler glanced back at the barber, "Just me, for example." ”

It can turn itself into flames and move at high speeds, and it can also release strange flames that ignore some physical parameters and burn heat-resistant metals to ashes, and can even attach it to the body to complete the "enchantment".

"I can use a lot of special powers, but it's really just 'one' spell. I don't have that strong mind, so I don't plan to move forward until I'm done tempering my heart...... The power that my mentor taught me is enough for me to tap for a long time. ”

From the "shore" they walked around the thick liquid that flowed from the ground, like blood, as bright red as lava.

Although they were close, the barber did not feel any unapproachable heat coming from his ankles.

Seeing that he looked a little curious, Strangler immediately grabbed him and pulled him back two steps.

"Be careful...... If you are in the Furnace of Suffering, you don't have to worry about the shadows, but you have to be careful not to fall into the 'River of Fury'. Without the hammer of pain knocking out the anger that has been contaminated with you, you would have gone mad. ”

Strangling looked at the bright red rivers on the ground: "This is very close to the essence of 'anger'...... Although it seemed close to the entrance, it was at least halfway through the path of anger.

"The path of wrath is not the path that leads to the Tower of End, it ends in the 'fountain of rage'. From there, these liquids gushed out, forming 'rivers of blood'. It washed down from the 'cliff of frustration' and fell into the 'furnace of pain'.

"As it continues to flow downstream, it gradually loses its bright red ...... Eventually, it became a boiling soup. If you fall into it and you're lucky enough not to go crazy, you'll be washed back into the boiling area. ”

"It turns out that these two areas are connected......

The barber was stunned.

He remembered the area, which was already relatively close to the entrance.

It looked like a huge hot spring area.

Its water level is not high...... In other words, whoever comes down will be submerged right up to the chest.

Yes, the barber of 1.76 meters and the strangulation of 1.96 meters were just submerged to the chest......

The barber could only say that things in the dream world seemed to be so clear that they didn't need to be made...... It's not so logical.

If you keep your mind calm, it's just a little hot, and you can even soak in a hot spring.

But just by soaking in it, the mood will gradually become agitated. Over time, irritating visions will appear.

However, if the liver fire is really activated, the temperature of the water you feel will increase rapidly, and eventually it will even turn into boiling water. Even if it calms down again, the water temperature will not drop.

You can achieve a cat soup stew.

Oh, now it's bird broth, that's fine.

And in that area, if you stay for a long time, shadows will still appear.

Barbers can't even imagine how to fight the shadows in that environment.

…… Luckily, they were fast enough. Before they were cooked, before the shadows appeared, they ran to the next area.

"From the boiling soup down, the water temperature drops even further, and it becomes a raging tide. Although we don't come all the way in a straight line, the areas of this line are logically connected to each other in the dream world. ”

"I don't come here directly, but I want to get the key to the other paths."

The barber nodded: "There is also a countermeasure spell...... I get it. ”

If you want to enter the Furnace of Pain, after all, you need four other spells that are not part of the Way of Wrath.

And without the experience of temperance and the protection of spells, it would be very difficult for him to survive the boiling soup alive:

The "certification" obtained from the "Heart Lake" is a meditation technique that allows you to remain calm and not think cranky without performing drastic movements.

This spell really doesn't really work, and it seems that the biggest effect is that you can sleep a little faster and not lie in bed and think.

But in fact, this spell can be used specifically to counter the "boiling soup".

In the area that will be encountered in the early stage, the boiling soup can also be regarded as the most difficult batch. The main difficulty is that once the temperature rises, it does not fall.

And the dream world doesn't talk about turning back. Once you're in the boiling soup, it's hard to get out of here.

But once the mood becomes agitated, it is easier to get angry in the illusion.

Without a mentor to guide the way, it would be extremely difficult to survive the near-infinite dream realm.

"If you are still planning to continue on the path of anger, you can collect the certifications of the 'Pain' Path, the 'Despair' Path, and the 'Madness' Path, and then you can open the door to the [Cliff of Frustration]."

"Among them, 'madness' and 'despair' are relatively rare areas in the first half of the dream world, but they are at the door of the pain furnace. You just have to find the place of the path of suffering.

"After you delivered the certification of the first four 'Wrath' paths, you have already opened the [Crazy Mountains] and [Sea of Despair] permissions. As long as you want to go, you can go straight to the Pain Furnace. ”

"That's why they're connected......"

The barber nodded thoughtfully.

It's like a green onion duck with its own green onions?