Chapter 318 -318-The Heavenly Tribulation Descends
Chapter 318: Chapter318-The Heavenly Tribulation Descends
"The trial begins."
John spoke indifferently.
The moment his words fell, a bolt of lightning descended from nowhere and struck the Ascension Trial challenger squarely in the chest.
Boom!
The challenger’s HP instantly plummeted to just one percent. He collapsed to the ground, coughing up mouthful after mouthful of blood.
"This... this isn’t what the ancient records said!"
His face was filled with shock.
His teachers had clearly told him that the demigod-grade trial was not difficult at all—that practically anyone could pass it.
Yet at this moment, he could genuinely feel the shadow of death looming over him.
After briefly familiarizing himself with the controls available to the "trial examiner," John quickly lost interest.
"One-millionth of my strength should not be an impossible challenge for a truly gifted demigod."
"But for an ordinary powerhouse, it is essentially a death gate."
"Whether they pass or not depends entirely on my mood."
He glanced at the challenger’s status panel.
There was nothing remarkable about him. He possessed neither astonishing talents nor abundant wealth, and even his background was ordinary beyond measure.
John shook his head and casually summoned another bolt of Lightning Tribulation.
Rumble.
The challenger was completely crushed, his body and soul utterly destroyed.
[Ding! You have completed one trial examination.]
[Fortune Point ×1 obtained.]
At the same time, the three women of Valhalla also welcomed their respective demigod-grade trials.
However, when they entered the trial space, all three of them froze at almost the exact same moment.
The figure presiding over their trials possessed a face they could not have been more familiar with.
Naturally, John had no intention of making things difficult for his own people.
He did not even bother with the symbolic formalities and simply waved his hand, allowing all three of them to pass.
Although, truthfully speaking, even if he had attacked seriously, he might not have been able to stop those three monsters.
At the same time—
Inside the Space-Time Tower, John’s main body continued advancing upward with unstoppable momentum.
Every challenge within the High God-level stage was crushed beneath his overwhelming strength, and the top positions on the rankings fell into his hands one after another.
[Ding! You have completed all challenges within the High God-level stage!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained Fragment of the Space-Time Domain ×1!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained Innate Law Fragment ×10!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained Acquired Law Fragment ×25!]
"I’ve finally collected every Fragment of the Space-Time Domain."
"I can now fuse them into a complete Space-Time Domain."
"It will be an enormous help in cultivating my laws of space and time."
Without hesitation, he chose to begin the fusion.
[Confirm fusion of the Fragments of the Space-Time Domain? This item is extremely precious.]
"Confirm."
[Fusion successful. You have obtained the [Space-Time Domain].]
[Domain interface unlocked.]
John opened the newly appeared interface panel.
[Space-Time Domain]
[Type]: Ninth-Order Domain
[Description]: A temporary spatial field centered on the user.
Within this domain, the wielder temporarily obtains a degree of Sovereign-rank authority.
Although domain power cannot compare with complete law power, it can serve as a transitional stage and auxiliary method, making it especially suitable for comprehending laws.
[Effects]:
Space-Time Attribute: This domain possesses the characteristics of both space and time, granting the user elementary control over localized space-time.
Current upper limit: High God level.
The domain will grow stronger as the user’s strength increases.
Domain Suppression: This domain stands above all other domains of the same grade.
When domains collide, the characteristics of the opposing domain will be ignored.
[Comprehension]: May be used to comprehend the laws of space and time.
[Introduction]: Domain power is a special form of field energy situated between conventional strength and law power.
This domain possesses the attributes of space and time and holds absolute dominion over all other domains of its kind.
"A domain is probably a transitional step toward cultivating laws."
"A bridge from nothing to something."
"The Space-Time Domain can not only be used directly in battle, but can also help me comprehend the laws of space and time. That is an unexpected benefit."
John then turned his attention toward the law fragments.
[Law of Reincarnation Fragment ×3]: Fuse 9,999 fragments to obtain a complete Law of Reincarnation.
[Law of Destiny Fragment ×2]: Fuse 9,999 fragments to obtain a complete Law of Destiny.
[Law of Creation Fragment ×4]: Fuse 9,999 fragments to obtain a complete Law of Creation.
[Law of Destruction Fragment ×1]: Fuse 9,999 fragments to obtain a complete Law of Destruction.
He briefly counted through them.
There were quite a few different types of law fragments, but the number of each was extremely small.
If he wanted to assemble a complete law, he would probably need to challenge much higher stages of the Space-Time Tower.
"The High God-level stage has already been cleared."
"To challenge the God King-level stage next, I first need to advance to God King."
"For now, I should return and comprehend the Space-Time Domain."
John’s main body stored away all his gains, then turned and left the Space-Time Tower.
Divine-Demon Universe.
Skyvault Consortium Branch.
Inside the pavilion at the center of the lake, John sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
The force field of the Space-Time Domain slowly unfolded around him.
A silver-gray radiance rippled outward like waves, staining even the surrounding air with a hazy tint of flowing time.
No one knew how much time passed.
[Ding! You have gained insight while comprehending the [Space-Time Domain].]
[Prompt: Your Law of Time has advanced to the first order.]
[Prompt: Your Spatial Law has advanced to the first order.]
John slowly opened his eyes.
Within his gaze seemed to be reflected a flowing hourglass and countless overlapping images of intersecting planes.
"I have finally and officially stepped through the gates of law."
"The first order is only the beginning."
He sensed the newly born law power within his body, rapidly deducing how it could be applied in actual combat.
"If I combine Invincible Body with the first-order Law of Time..."
"And use the Law of Time to adjust my own temporal flow, sustaining the duration of Invincible Body..."
"In theory, I could remain in an undefeated state for an extremely long time."
While Invincible Body was active, he could not be targeted and ignored all damage.
The effect of the first-order Law of Time was to adjust the user’s own clock of time.
He could freely lock his Invincible Body state at a specific point in time.
This was practically...
The embryonic form of true invincibility.
"However..."
"It can only ensure that I do not die. It cannot threaten the enemy."
"My defenses are secure for now, but I still need to work on my offensive capabilities."
As for the first-order Spatial Law—
John extended his perception outward and suddenly found the entire Skyvault Consortium branch far more interesting than before.
"There must be a top-tier powerhouse proficient in the path of space guarding this place."
"Layers upon layers of space are nested within one another."
"Everything visible to the eye is merely the surface. Every inch of land conceals several overlapping spatial layers."
"The pavilion at the center of the lake is an independent plane."
"The moment one steps outside, one enters yet another layer of space."
"The entire branch is actually constructed from countless independent planes similar to this lakeside pavilion, pieced together into one structure."
"It possesses both layers of nested depth and passageways connecting the planes to one another."
To ordinary powerhouses with no understanding of the path of space, this place merely appeared to be an exceptionally vast plane.
But now that John’s Spatial Law had reached the first order, he could finally glimpse the profound design hidden within.
Just as he was contemplating—
A vast and ancient bell toll suddenly rang out from the deepest core of the Skyvault Consortium plane.
It pierced through layer after layer of spatial barriers and entered the ears of every member.