2 Burning Out Faith

Tang Sen wondered what was inside as he controlled his body and drifted towards the cave.

The flame entered the cave, illuminating it. After a while, Tang Sen arrived at the innermost part. He looked around but didn't find any treasures. He only saw a branch sticking out from a crack in the stone walls.

There was a green fruit on it, and a strange fragrance emitted from it.

'Could this be the treasure that the black bear was after?' Tang Sen's interest greatly diminished. Even if he burned this table tennis ball-sized fruit, he wouldn't get many Energy Points. However, it was better than nothing.

He stopped on the green fruit and was ready to burn it.

The flames enveloped and burned the green fruit, but nothing happened to the green fruit.

'What the f*ck!? There is something wrong with this fruit!' Tang Sen thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth, using his Energy Points to strengthen the flame.

Even after being strengthened with 100 Energy Points, the green fruit remained undamaged by the flame.

200 Energy Points!

300 Energy Points!

…

900 Energy Points!

Only when Tang Sen strengthened his flame with 900 Energy Points did the flame crackle and flare.

Boom!

A large cluster of flames filled the air, illuminating the entire cave. Tang Sen's flame intensity also successfully progressed to Level One.

Upon becoming a Level One flame, the green fruit could no longer bear it. It began to burn and sizzle as the water content inside the fruit evaporated.

Soon, the green fruit turned into ashes.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for burning a magical green fruit. Gained 3,000 Energy Points."

Tang Sen was dumbfounded. 'Damn it! Such a little thing was worth 3,000 Energy Points? Not bad, not bad!'

As expected, it was something he could only burn after he leveled up.

Tang Sen was elated. Without hesitating, he said to the system, "System, evolve."

As soon as he said that, Tang Sen blacked out and fell into a deep sleep. His body then went through constant change and shifting.

In the center, a green flame was gradually born. In the blink of an eye, it spread to the whole body.

…

Tang Sen woke up in a daze, full of resentment for the system. He had fallen into a deep sleep during the evolution, and the system did not even inform him in advance. He was not prepared at all. 'Forget it. I shall not make a fuss.'

"System, check my attributes."

Super Flame Evolution System:

Host: Tang Sen

Race: Deep Green Clear Flame (Yellow Grade)

Intensity: Level One

Energy Points: 2,000

Skill: Fireball

Divine Skill: Blue Lotus Sword Song

…

He evolved from an ordinary flame to a Deep Green Clear Flame. One could tell from the name that it was extraordinary. He was even a Yellow-grade flame.

According to the system, flames were divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow.

Every graded flame could be considered a supernatural flame. Their might was terrifying. Other than evolving, his flame intensity also leveled up.

Every time he evolved, he would gain one skill and one Divine skill. Skills and Divine skills were ways in which the flame could be used. The difference between them was that the power of Divine skills were tens, even a hundred times more terrifying!

The Fireball skill allowed him to split out a fireball to attack the enemy. Even if the fireball was extinguished, his body would remain unharmed.

The Blue Lotus Sword Song allowed him to condense into a blue lotus. Not only could it emit sword energy, but it could also explode and discharge powerful energy.

Tang Sen laughed heartily in his heart. He had finally gained enough power for self-preservation.

Roar!

At this moment, a loud tiger roar came from outside the cave.

Tang Sen was startled. He then drifted outside with joy.

Tang Sen saw a tiger approaching the cave entrance. It was a mutant tiger with bloodstains on the corners of its mouth. It had obviously just had its meal.

Mutant tigers were particularly dangerous and cruel by nature. When ordinary humans or small animals encountered it, it was expected that they could only become its meal.

The mutant tiger looked at the cave with excitement. It was clearly attracted by the magical fruit.

'Brother, you came too late!'

When it saw Tang Sen, the tiger was a little stunned. 'A ball of flame floating by itself?'

On the other hand, Tang Sen was excited. 'This tiger is inferior to the black bear. If I burn it to ashes, how many Energy Points will I get? Forget it! He who strikes first gains the advantage!'

"Fireball!" With a thought, a ball of fire landed on the tiger, and its thick fur instantly burned.

"Roar!" The tiger recovered from its surprise when the fierce tingling sensation hit it. When it saw the flame burning its body, it roared while rolling on the ground.

It was worth nearly 1,000 Energy Points. There was no way Tang Sen would let it go so easily.

Immediately afterward, Tang Sen continued to toss fireballs, which landed on the tiger one after another.

However, the tiger was obviously more intelligent than the black bear. It rolled on the ground continuously, extinguishing most of the flames.

Fortunately, Tang Sen had the Fireball skill. Otherwise, his strength would've definitely dropped by a large margin.

While watching the tiger—whose fur and skin had almost completely burned—Tang Sen felt a burst of joy. 'This skill produced by the system is useful! It is indeed of top quality! At this rate, won't I be invincible as long as it doesn't rain? Over time, won't I be able to set the entire piece of land ablaze? Awesome!'

Boom!

As he was deep in thought, the tiger collapsed to the ground. It would've never guessed that it would be burned to death.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for burning a tiger. Gained 1,321 Energy Points."

'Only over 1,000 points. I am far from the 100,000 points required to evolve… However, it's no big deal. I just need to continue to burn things!

Hence, fireballs were continuously thrown in the forest. With some help from the wind, the prairie was quickly set ablaze. Everything the flames touched was turned into ashes.

Some time later, the System suddenly rang. "Ding! Due to the host burning the Miasma Forest, gained Strength of Faith 99!"

'Strength of Faith?' Tang Sen was confused. 'How did I get faith from burning a forest? Could it be that these flowers and trees that were burned to ashes had all wanted to die?'

Sensing Tang Sen's confusion, the System explained the situation. "The forest burned by the host is the Miasma Forest. The Miasma Forest has caused great trouble to the living creatures. The host had earned the living creatures' gratitude and faith by burning the forest!"

'I did a good deed while trying to strengthen myself? However, what good is this Strength of Faith?' Tang Sen didn't care for a title.

"As the Strength of Faith increases, the host can mobilize spiritual beasts of the same level. With the host's current Strength of Faith, he can mobilize Level One spiritual beasts."

'The ability to mobilize spiritual beasts…. Not bad!'

Restricted by his own form, mobilizing spiritual beasts would be a good solution if he was not able to burn someone who hid in the water.

'The System is rather considerate!'

After tossing a bunch of fireballs, Tang Sen took a break. Since he could get the Strength of Faith from burning this Miasma Forest, he just had to burn it all.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for burning miasma weed. Gained 2 Energy Points."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for burning a mutant beetle. Gained 5 Energy Points."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for burning a mutant piranha plant. Gained 10 Energy Points."

…

The fire continued to burn brightly, and the Miasma Forest continued to decrease in size. Tang Sen's Energy Points increased as this all happened.

His Strength of Faith already increased to over 200 points from the original 99 points.

Rumble~

Thunder suddenly sounded. Dark clouds were in the sky, and rain began to fall.

Tang Sen panicked. 'It is going to rain!'