The scorching heat of the pit was making the sweat that dropped from Jinshen's body evaporate as soon as the droplets hit the ground but he didn't care. He wanted to impress the Grand Marshall of Demons since after all, he was the one controlling the heat.
Alright.. Lets go, Nanomachine. Activate that Adrenaline Rush and those Micro-Hydraulic things.
The Nanomachine silently complied, Jinshen's heart rate went up, it was getting faster and faster, alongside that, small black nanomachines of a cylindrical shape attached themselves to his muscles as they synchronized themselves with the twitch of Jinshen's muscles, allowing him to deliver more force with each movement.
Jinshen's eyes and veins glowed a faint blue in the dark, allowing him to see in the dark thanks to the Nanomachine, which alerted some of the people that were in the pit with him, making a small shiver go down their spines since they didn't know what was happening to Jinshen.
Unbeknownst to them, they were watching man and machine meld into something beyond comprehension as this was the first step that Jinshen was taking to become the strongest and take his revenge.
He started circulating his Qi too, boosting his already enhanced strength and speed further, the root like design on his boots started glowing the same blue but much brighter, like a tiger that was hunting its prey in the dark, his muscles grew taut as he lunged at one of the people in the pit, the heat suddenly turned up, so much so that it felt as if he was in a vat of hot oil but he ignored the pain.
The person who Jinshen lunged at didn't attack or counter the attack, they simply moved out of the way on purpose. The person was a tall and lanky man completely covered in black clothing from head to toe, no part of his body was revealed and his eyes was covered with a long crimson red cloth as Jinshen's eyes widened for a moment before he sighed deeply.
This isn't a test of my fighting abilities.. Its about how long I can last... Just deactivate the modes Nanomachine... I don't want to waste energy on useless fighting.
The people that were waiting for him to fight them frowned under their clothing for a moment as for them, it felt like he had given up but when Jinshen sat down on the hot, rocky floor and started absorbing the Qi from the surroundings, a few of them grinned in a twisted sense of satisfaction while others just nodded in stoic approval.
Jinshen remained quiet, enduring the pain of sitting on the ground, and it seemed the Grand Marshall was testing him, increasing the heat even further as well as releasing a tiny bit of his Qi, but that tiny bit of Qi made Jinshen's body grow heavy as he was forced into laying on his stomach but he didn't stop absorbing Qi even though he felt as if his cheek was getting seared and burnt.
Don't you dare stop Jinshen, if you stop you'll fail.
The Nanomachine spoke in Jinshen's mind, it was worried and its tone was hurried, it did not like its master getting both burnt and forced into a more or less humiliating position, especially since it was started to develop its own sense of pride.
Master, just say the word and I'll activate the hydraulics and adrenaline.
Jinshen's determination wavered for a moment before he clenched his teeth, mentally slapping himself for even thinking about taking another short cut way out of his problems, he was tired of being coddled, it was time he grew properly. He spoke to the Nanomachine in a bit more gentle tone since it was starting to grow emotions and a personality that was like a child.
No.. In fact, I don't want you're help while I am getting tested so just enjoy the show. I'll be all good.
Nanomachine's voice grew quiet after Jinshen's request, despite it having a personality and all, it was still programmed to obey its master no matter what happened, and since Jinshen had ordered it to not interfere, it decided to remain quiet.
Jinshen let out a small sigh before he suddenly felt the pressure increase further, it felt like an elephant was jumping on his back but Jinshen kept it together, keeping his expression stoic and emotionless, both of which were respected and admired in the Demonic Sect.
Go ahead ya damn Marshall or whatever, I'll stay here until I'm nothing but ashes.
This continued for a few more moments, his will was starting to give out and he felt tempted to just give into Nanomachine's help, thinking of using the Adrenaline Rush since no one would notice and he would be able to survive for longer but he kept himself, muttering under his breath like a mantra
One more breath for her.. One more breath for her..,
And again, the pressure increased, this time, Jinshen felt that his back was starting to crack and just when he was about to give up the pit was filled with a bright light and the heat instantly disappeared like it was never there in the first place, the first trail was over at least for now which made Jinshen breath a massive sigh of relief as he turned to lay on his back.
Now that he could see properly, he realized the pit was very large, it could probably hold a few thousand people with space for more, on the upper part of the walls, just below the ceiling was a glass pane which allowed him, The Grand Marshall Of Demons to watch from behind it, but Jinshen didn't dare to look up, fearing that the Marshall's gaze would just make him go insane especially since Jinshen was still feeling his immense Qi still weigh down the room.
This man.. He's not human...
The source of the light were thousands small spheres of high quality White Jade and other precious varieties of the precious stone, that were fixed into the white walls which themselves were made of what looked like quartz or marble, the walls had Qi pathways of their own, allowing Qi to flow into them.
The Qi of the Grand Marshall, made the stones in the wall become luminous and glow which was both mesmerizing and terrifying since it solidified the belief that the Grand Marshall of Demons was the strongest in the Demonic Sect.
That monster can power so many stones while having enough control to not just make them explode? What have I gotten myself into.