Chapter 622 Aze was Azazeal all along
Initially, a sense of tranquility enveloped Kyle's mind and body. He became aware of his bloodline pulsating through his veins as his mind and body both reached a state of complete calmness, leading him into a trance-like condition.
He exhaled tendrils of smoke and sensed a sensation of floating in a void. Gradually, he opened his eyes and discovered himself within a vast, white expanse.
"Hmm..."
The white space around him stretched out, yet it lacked any visible objects. Confusion flickered in his eyes when he saw nothing in his surroundings as he had full knowledge of how to achieve the transcendent rank.
His master, Hubert, had told him in the No Mana Land that he needs to pass the universe test when he reached the end of the divine rank and shatter the divine shield encasing his soul, which had only absorbed divinity in the divine rank, and he would ascend to the transcendent rank.
"What must I do? Do I need to search the test in this expansive white void? There's nothing... Well, let's start by breaking the divine shield around my soul."
He felt the shield around his soul, and with a mere blink, it shattered into many pieces. After all, his soul had already reached the end of the transcendent rank. How could it not break a mere divine barrier?
"That was a breeze. What's next?"
He looked around and started walking forward to discover the trial the universe was supposed to provide to evaluate his worthiness to enter the transcendent rank and achieve true immortality. As he moved ahead, he spotted a raised area resembling a standing wall on the ground. He nearly tripped, caught off guard by accidentally encountering it.
"What the heck?"
The wall barely grazed his toes, measuring no more than half a finger's width.
The moment he discovered the wall, a thought not his own crossed his mind that he had to pass this wall to break the barrier blocking his path to the transcendent rank, leaving him utterly speechless with a look of bewilderment on his face.
"So, this is the universe's test? Why do I feel like it forgot to up the challenge? And why does this seem familiar? Almost like I've been through it before."
He stared at the wall with narrowed eyes. Kyle had forgotten, but he had indeed passed a familiar wall when he reached the pseudo-divine rank. However, at that time, the wall that blocked his path was about knee-length, which had now shrunk to a length even shorter than his toes
At first, he thought about leaping over the wall, but after a moment's contemplation, he opted to break through it.
After all, he didn't want to take any unnecessary risks. Stepping back, he retracted his right leg and forcefully kicked the wall, causing it to immediately shatter like paper. With his strength at the final stage of the transcendent rank, a barrier intended to hinder divine rank individuals striving to attain the transcendent rank presented no obstacle for him.
After breaking the wall, Kyle stepped over the shattered fragments and stared into the vast white expanse that seemed to lead into an endless void. He shut his eyes for a second, feeling a sudden surge of energy coursing through his body as if a barrier impeding his progress had vanished.
As he closed his eyes, a pair of luminous white eyes materialized in the void. These eyes seemed puzzled as they fixed their gaze on Kyle. The moment the eyes locked onto him, a cold energy emanated from his body, enveloping him entirely as if safeguarding him from all harm.
'Oh... a human with Celestial essence within him? It's been ages since I've come across such a being. I was puzzled by why my power wasn't working. Regardless, his essence didn't meddle with the trial, nor did he violate any of nature's rules because I can see his body has already achieved the transcendent rank, so the trial was never meant to impede him.'
The luminous white eyes flashed with annoyance as they closed themselves. It was the universe's will, awakened from its slumber upon sensing an issue in the trial designed to evaluate the divine rank individual's worthiness to reach the transcendent rank.
stats:
Strength: Transcendent-rank (Last stage)
Mana: Divine-rank
Divine energy: fourth stage (Elite)
Spiritual energy: Trancendent rank (Initial stage)
Agility: Supreme rank (Initial stage)
Current physique rank: Transcendent-rank (Last stage)
Talent: Celestial
Luck: S+
Unique ability; Nature's favorite.
Unlocked due to (S+)-Rank luck.
Skills;
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"Not bad at all."
His strength stopped surging once his rank reached the last stage of the transcendent rank, which was divided into three different stages: initial, middle, and last.
Finally, his true rank somewhat matched his actual strength. It was rare to jump all three stages at once immediately after reaching the transcendent rank, but Kyle's body had long surpassed his true rank.
Therefore, he knew his rank would ascend to reach the end of the transcendent rank the moment he absorbed enough divine energy and broke through.
Kyle noticed his bloodline skill 'Arcane Visions' had jumped from divine to transcendent rank as well, and a sense of satisfaction flickered in his eyes.
Glancing at the vast white space around him, Kyle closed his eyes to leave. It was time for him to grow stronger and hunt Azazeal now that he had confirmed the identity of his dear friend.
_Orange_