Chapter 216: The Inheritance of the Fire God
Walking into the empty and spacious temple gate, one instantly felt small. In the temple hall, every step would echo for a long time.
Walking in the hall of this temple, Chen Ran suddenly had a very strong sense of déjà vu. This feeling was very similar to when he had entered the temple where the Fire Tribe was located with Lia. Although the structure was different, it gave a very similar feeling.
Just as he was recalling that feeling, the torch stands along the way in the temple suddenly lit up at the same time. And behind them, the gate of the temple closed automatically. The sound of the iron gate closing, a “bang,” suddenly sounded like a heartbeat.
Cheryl, who reacted quickly, rushed to the exit, but found in vain that they were completely trapped in this strange temple.
“We’re trapped!”
Cheryl pushed the heavy gate of the temple and found it futile. No matter how hard she tried, the gate remained motionless.
The sudden closing of the temple gate surprised the two of them, but after that, nothing terrible happened in the temple.
Cheryl transformed into a fire phoenix again, and powerful fire magic bombarded the gate continuously, but the result was still no improvement. The sturdy gate easily blocked Cheryl’s most powerful fire magic. Then, Cheryl’s magic effect strangely became weaker and weaker, until finally, she could no longer use magic.
Chen Ran extended his hand, and the power of light gathered in his hand.
A holy light shone quietly, but it became weaker and weaker, and finally quietly extinguished.
“This is an element-forbidden space. We can’t mobilize magic power. Let’s go inside and take a look first.”
Chen Ran’s tone was a little low, looking at the two of them trapped in this temple.
Curiosity really killed the cat. He hoped there were other exits or mechanisms here. If they were trapped here forever, it would be tragic.
Chen Ran was not too pessimistic. At least now, the food and drinks in his storage ring were enough for him to live for a long, long time…
Walking all the way to the deepest part of the temple, he saw a circle of statues. The sense of familiarity became stronger and stronger.
Once upon a time, he had also seen a room full of statues, which were sculptures of various deities.
Now, after understanding this world, he could easily call out the names of these deities.
The Goddess of Frost Scathach, the God of Fire Loki, the God of Thunder Thor, the God of Wind Aeolus, the God of War Tyr, the Water God Undine, the God of Destruction Diablo, the God of the Underworld Hades…
The statues were lifelike, and even the arrangement was exactly the same as the temple he had entered before. No wonder he had a sense of déjà vu.
While Chen Ran was immersed in his memories, Cheryl’s incredulous exclamation came from the other side.
“Fire Temple! Could this be the legendary Fire Temple?”
Chen Ran turned his head and saw Cheryl covering her mouth, her eyes full of shock.
“Fire Temple? What is this?” Chen Ran was very surprised. He hadn’t expected Cheryl to know this place name.
“You may not know this. After all, there are very few records about this. Basically, only the Royal Library has some relevant records. I just happened to read the relevant parts…” Cheryl explained, “Legend has it that a long time ago, in order to leave their faith in the human world, the gods left a part of their essence power in the human world. Those who are destined can find those holy relics and possess incredible power, becoming the peak existence of the human world. Until the owner dies, that power will return to the place where the holy relics are stored. And the place where the holy relics are stored is those temples hidden in various places.”
“Powerful power?” Chen Ran frowned, suddenly realizing something. Was Lia also looking for that power back then?
His throat was a little dry, and he couldn’t help but ask Cheryl again, “How strong is this power?”
“I don’t know. It should be very strong…” Cheryl shook her head, indicating that she wasn’t very clear either. “This power can even change the constitution of an ordinary person, making them suitable for releasing magic martial arts. Whether it’s a warrior, a mage, or other professions, possessing this power can easily reach the peak. The Holy Church of Light and the Dark Holy Court are the owners who directly possess the temples, so they can become the two largest religious forces in the world. In addition, it is said that the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Sakay, also found the Temple of the God of War and obtained the inheritance. Coupled with his own talent, he achieved the title of War Emperor.”
Cheryl spread her hands and circled around this empty temple, intoxicated, “I didn’t expect that the Fire Temple, one of the temples, would be hidden above the clouds of the Netherworld, and was discovered by us…”
Chen Ran showed no excitement at all. A trace of loss flashed in his eyes, and he even looked a little tired.
Cheryl keenly caught this moment. This was the first time she had seen Chen Ran behave like this. That guy who was fearless in the face of any danger actually had such a powerless look in his eyes.
Was it an illusion?
“What’s wrong?” Cheryl asked in a low voice.
“Nothing,” Chen Ran returned to his previous expression, but his smile was a little forced. “Since we can find the inheritance of the Fire God, I hope it won’t disappoint us…”
“Yeah, but I don’t know which corner of the temple the legendary Fire God inheritance is in. This is not recorded in the classics…”
Hearing Cheryl’s tangled voice, Chen Ran smiled and couldn’t help but walk under the statue of the Fire God Loki. He bent down and wiped away the dust that had been there for a long time with one hand. A row of clear incantations appeared on it.
He read slowly.
“When the inner demon is in chaos, the flames reappear. Your most loyal believer praises you. Please give us the steps to power and burn all obstacles ahead!”
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Just as Chen Ran finished reciting this incantation, the sound of a secret door opening came from a distance, exactly the same as before. Back then, Lia had entered that mysterious corridor in this way. There, it should be where the so-called Fire God inheritance item was.
Cheryl opened her mouth wide, her face full of surprise.
“How did you know there was a secret passage here?”
“I’ve been to a similar place before. It should be the temple of the Goddess of Ice Scathach. I didn’t know at the time, but after you mentioned it, I understood.”
“Is that so?” Cheryl blinked, unable to suppress her excitement. She took Chen Ran’s hand and walked toward the secret passage.
This was a secret room that spiraled upward, but it was actually similar to the one before. After walking for more than ten minutes, Chen Ran finally led Cheryl to the secret room of the Fire Temple.
There was also a separate colored statue of the Fire God Loki here, lifelike, exuding endless majesty.
But the most attractive thing was a mysterious small box.
Cheryl couldn’t wait to open the box.
A patch of gold…
In front of Chen Ran was a gem beating with golden flames. He didn’t know what to call it. Seeing that it was heart-shaped, he tentatively called it the Heart of the Fire God.
Cheryl took out the Heart of the Fire God. The flame was not hot at all. she looked at the small gem with a fascinated face.
The golden flame danced on Cheryl’s clean skin, and her eyes burned quietly like that gem.
“It is said that as long as you swallow the respective inheritance, you can gain the power of God…”
Cheryl forced herself to look away from the Heart of the Fire God, shook her head cutely, looked at Chen Ran beside her, but took Chen Ran’s hand and handed the Heart of the Fire God to Chen Ran.
“You found this thing, so it should belong to you. You don’t have any attack skills now. Maybe with the improvement of the Heart of the Fire God, you can have your own powerful strength…”
Chen Ran couldn’t help but laugh and cry. Then he used the Appraisal skill to look at the Heart of the Fire God in his hand.
Heart of the Fire God: Possesses the inheritance of the Fire God, obtaining powerful fire power.
Faced with such an epic-grade item that he couldn’t use, looking at Cheryl’s stubborn and cute face, he couldn’t help but smile and said softly, “Thank you, Cheryl. Please close your eyes first.”
“Me?” Thinking that Chen Ran had accepted the Heart of the Fire God, Cheryl breathed a sigh of relief. Watching Chen Ran approach, Cheryl blushed. Seeing Chen Ran’s mysterious expression, she couldn’t help but say, “What are you doing?”
“Close them first. Would your teacher harm you? Are you afraid?” Chen Ran teased.
“Hmph, who’s afraid?” Watching Chen Ran getting closer and closer, Cheryl panicked, but she still closed her eyes cooperatively, her cheeks flushed. “Hurry up.”
Cheryl, with her eyes closed, felt the figure getting closer and closer, and could even smell the man’s strong breath. Her heart was beating wildly. Just when she thought something inevitable was going to happen, she found that something had entered her mouth. That thing was soft and hot, and naturally slid into her throat.
“Alright, open your eyes…” hearing the man’s voice.
Cheryl opened her eyes. Chen Ran stood in front of her, looking at her with a smile.
“What did you do just now?” Cheryl looked straight into Chen Ran’s eyes.
“Just made you swallow the Heart of the Fire God…” Chen Ran smiled. “This thing is useless to me. I don’t plan to believe in the Fire God.”
“…”
Cheryl was silent for a while, then stepped forward and grabbed Chen Ran’s shirt tightly, saying angrily, “This is the Heart of the Fire God! Do you know how precious it is? Do you know what you can exchange it for? You actually fed it to me without saying a word, you big idiot!”
Perhaps Cheryl’s reaction was too intense. In a moment of carelessness, she used too much force, and Chen Ran couldn’t help but fall backward. Cheryl also realized it and wanted to grab Chen Ran, but she didn’t grab him firmly. Instead, she fell down with him.
The two of them fell to the ground together, but Cheryl fell on top of Chen Ran.
“Isn’t this good?” Chen Ran, lying on the ground, smiled and said indifferently, “I just think you are more suitable for it than me. Only in your hands can it shine with its true brilliance.”
