Chapter 278 277: First Tribulation of Hell; Soul Mutation
Death
That was the first thing that came to Corey's mind the moment he heard an explosion so loud, that Corey felt like he would go deaf.
His vision became drowned in a sea of white, and his heart skipped a beat as the thought of death appeared in his mind.
"I'm not dead?"
Corey's mumbled with a baffled expression when he noticed that the white star's explosion had not killed him.
In fact, he felt… different.
He felt a certain sense of… freedom and comfort from his entire being.
'Strange.'
Corey furrowed his brows slightly, and just as he was about to inspect the strange space, his vision changed.
'Huh?'
Corey blinked, then he frowned due to the sudden bright golden light that appeared in his vision.
It took him a few seconds before he adapted to the light, and when he did, he was surprised to see that he was still in the golden beam of light that was radiated by the Eye of God.
But, this time around, the pain and pressure he felt from the golden beam of light was bearable.
Corey frowned, and he looked at the Eye of God. The instant Corey tried to look at the Eye of God, he felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and Corey quickly looked away due to the immense danger that appeared in his heart.
Corey sat on the solidified space, and his mind pondered on the changes that had occurred in him, and also why he no longer felt pain and pressure from the golden beam of light.
He knew it had something to do with the white star that was intricately connected to him, but he had no idea on what the white star and the strange space was.
Corey released a soft sigh, and he tried to summon his status window, but he found out he could not.
He felt disconnected from the Universal System.
Corey's brows furrowed slightly, then he shrugged.
He was an ignorant tier 1 that had no knowledge on powers and beings that were incomprehensible to the human mind.
Although, he was curious as to how the Eye of God disconnected him from the Universal System, he was not too curious on this knowledge since he was sure that the knowledge was something he could not comprehend.
Corey released a soft sigh, then a light smile appeared on his lips.
He survived.
Against all odds, he had survived a tribulation that was meant for tier 7.
He had changed the future which was meant to result in his death, and he had even gotten an immense reward at the end of the day.
Corey felt an urge.
An irresistible and irrepressible urge to just…
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
"ROOOOAAAARRRRRR!!!"
Corey laughed madly, then a roar of triumph escaped his lips.
HE HAD SURVIVED A TRIBULATION OF HELL AS A TIER 1!!
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After an unknown amount of time, the golden beam of light from the Eye of God stopped, and Corey sensed a force interacting with the space around him, and before corey could interact, he vanished.
Thud
Corey found himself in the glass world, and he felt slightly disoriented.
As Corey tried to get himself back together, the serpent-like creature and the armored figure had blank expressions as they gazed at Corey.
Deep in their eyes, were hidden glints of horror, fear, and shock.
"This- how-"
The armored figure could not articulate her words due to the intense emotions even she felt.
"He- he- he stayed- he stayed far longer than the Paragon Ancestor."
The serpent-like creature struggled to utter its words, and if Corey were to hear its words, he would be stunned.
He stayed far longer than the Paragon Ancestor under the gaze of the Eye of God?
They didn't know what benefits one would gain the longer he/she stayed under the gaze of the Eye of God. But, one thing they all knew was that the possibility of a soul mutation was possible.
A soul mutation was when the soul evolved to become something different.
Sometimes, a soul mutation could be harmful to the person, and sometimes, it could be beneficial to the person.
But, under the gaze of the Eye of God, a soul mutation was always beneficial to the person, and the longer a person stayed under the gaze of the Eye of God, the better the soul mutation.
Just the thought of the potential of Corey's soul would incite greed into any being with immense power.
The gazes of the armored figure and the serpentine-like creature changed, and despite their experience, they felt an intense urge to disregard all the rules, and capture Corey while he was still a weakling.
The benefits that would come with capturing Corey now was unimaginable.
They could use his body as their new body, and their potentials would as high as the heavens.
The greed in their heart could not be stopped, and they took a step forward.
"Take another step and you'll cease to exist."
Just as the duo were about to take another step forward, a step which would have ended in the capture of Corey, a calm and indifferent voice rang out.
To their horror, the voice which they would never forget sounded right beside them.
The duo both gazed at the space between them, and they realized that the position of the monstrous being with countless limbs had been shifted without them knowing.
Even the monstrous being was unaware of its change in position!
As the duo gazed at the space between them, their pupils shook in fear.
In their middle was a man with a face so handsome that it outshined all the stars. His silver and golden triangular pupils had an indifferent expression in them as he gazed at the duo.
Although, his demeanor and aura was akin to that of a Sovereign that was above all, and beneath none. His dressing proved otherwise.
The male wore silver and golden pajamas that although, made him look comical, still made him look like a Sovereign that had just awoken from his slumber.
"Defying Paragon!"
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[A/N: I'm currently writing the second chapter. Give me a few hours.]
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