[Aura of Reinforcement has expired]
That was already the 8th use of the Orb but still, the Trial continues.
The Purple Haze had its regenium plates almost chipped away to its skeletal form during the 5th usage of the orb. If I continued using it, it would surely become irreparable or worse, destroyed. That's why I put it back and put on the Powergen version of the Purple Haze. However, after three uses of the Orb of Reinforcement, the Powergen was now beyond repair.
The Wind Trial.
Ah. Let's call it like that.
The Wind Trial evolved from just strong winds to sharp winds to the combination of both until it even spawned Wind Incarnates which ganged upon the Purple Haze.
They were all made from the wind which kept on blowing but they have a physical form made from the dust particles from the guard.
Inside them was something like a core which was their only weakness.
At first, it only spawned two but as the time gradually passed, more and more of them spawned.
Now that I'm out of both Metagen and Powergen, I still have the standard Metagen but it surely wouldn't last for 10 minutes for the cooldown of the Orb.
The Orb of Concealment and Orb of Enhancement were also used. Concealment wasn't that effective due to the random raging winds that would hit me occasionally which would result in the concealment being undone. The Enhancement, on the other hand, provided me with additional stats but at this point, it's barely 10% increase in my overall stats.
It's now almost three hours since this Physique Tribulation started and until now, it only showcased the power of raging winds. By the word 'tribulation' I'm expecting lightning strikes at the end so I'm still just at the entry-level of this Trial.
Yuko and Yumiko took at least more than 16 hours to finish their Transcendence, I still haven't arrived at the quarter of the time they used.
I don't know if we had the same intensity during their 2nd stage but this Wind Trial has already reached a Transcendent Strength that if not for the Orb of Reinforcement, I would've already been crushed and diced by it many times over. Even these newly spawned Wind Incarnates have around Power Level 100 in strength. I could only cope with them due to how swiftly my judgement is that their speed couldn't keep up.
It's like fighting a ton of buffed versions of Kazeyoshi.
In any case. There's no time to overthink right now.
Time to burn some energy and make more progress.
Energy Amplification!
Energy Incarnate!
Domain of Valor!
Orb of Enhancement!
[Energy Amplification has been activated]
[Energy Burn has started.]
[Burn Rate: 20 units of Flux Energy/second]
[Gained 20% increase in all abilities, skills and energy effectiveness]
[Will expire upon Energy Depletion or deactivating Energy Amplification]
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[Transformed to Energy Incarnate]
[Enhanced Energy Control has been activated]
[Phase Skill has been generated.]
[Short-Distance Teleportation Skill has been generated.]
[Will be revoked after undoing the Transformation]
[Energy Consumption: 4 units of Flux Energy/second]
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[Domain of Valor has been opened]
[Used 80 units of Flux Energy to activate]
[Gained 21.5 Strength, 21.5 Endurance, 1.6 Intelligence]
[Gained 24% Speed Enhancement]
[Maintenance Cost: 16 units of Flux Energy/second]
[Will expire upon deactivation]
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[You used Orb of Enhancement (?)]
[Aura of Enhancement has been activated]
[Time Remaining: 9 minutes 59 seconds]
[Cooldown Timer: 19 minutes 59 seconds]
[Gained 10 Strength, 10 Endurance]
Three Skills. One Item
When the Energy Amplification activated, like G*ku, a swift burst of power was emitted from me as it started to create a zone wherein a seemingly Aura of Strength started to emanate from me.
When I transformed to Energy Incarnate form, my hair grew longer until it reached my back and my clothes which seemingly dissolved were replaced by long silvery-white robes which fluttered furiously due to the strong winds as well as the Aura I was currently emanating.
When the Domain of Valor opened, a 10-meter magic circle-like zone which emitted a shiny blue light expanded from below my feet as it added another layer of pressure.
And lastly, when the Aura of Enhancement covered my whole body, the two auras stacked upon each other which created a more mesmerizing visual phenomenon.
"Alright. Come at me."
I said to the Wind Incarnates as I slowly unsheathed my sword while activating the embedded ability in it, 40% Haste!
Now, that's at least five buffs. However, the depletion of my energy every second sting. If I let it be, I would run out of energy in a matter of minutes.
Ah. Well, with the increased control of energy from my Energy Incarnate transformation and this place being full of Source Energy, I just had to stop for a bit to recharge my used Flux Energy like those Z F*ghters minus the roar they always do.
Eyeing the 10 Wind Incarnate that was about to pounce on me, I stood ready by creating four clones and had them distance themselves from me. All of that while I kept my eyes open to the surprise winds from any direction.
Short Distance Teleportation!
Faster than just Flash Steps or Elusive Steps, I appeared behind two Wind Incarnates. Without hesitation, I stabbed my hand to the closest Wind Incarnate where I appeared while my sword was also stabbed to the one next to it.
Their cores, even if it was covered by their sand body and moved constantly around their bodies, it wouldn't be able to escape my eyes that have its sensitivity heightened due to the transformation.
Energy Explosion!
With my hand grabbing a core and the sword stabbed into the other one, two simultaneous explosions happened within the two Wind Incarnates' body. Due to the sheer force of Energy Explosion, their cores exploded along with it which made their bodies instantly crumble.
Clone Interchange!
I looked at a clone that was the farthest from me and immediately switched places with it. As soon as the switch happened, two sharp Wind Blades and two blunt Wind Surge arrived from four directions which instantly destroyed the clone.
Even though they were also buffed by the Domain of Valour, they're not supposed to help me. They're created just for the sole purpose of becoming another method for me to instantly escape when I detected the danger of surprise winds.
When my Adaptability detected another series of Wind attacks, I used the Phase skill to phase through it before teleporting to another unsuspecting Wind Incarnate.
In that same type of combat did I manage to cut down their numbers and progressed through this Trial.
When the sharp wind subsided, it gradually turned to cold winds, extreme cold, freezing cold and eventually Frost Incarnates. After that was the heat, extreme heat, suffocating heat and eventually flames. Flames that were approaching the heat I felt from the Formation using the Earthfire Essence and when that was proven not enough Flame Incarnates were also spawned.
With each of them taking up at least 4 hours, 12 hours eventually passed. Though I still kept myself in top form, I was starting to feel the mental exhaustion. If I didn't have the Psyche Boost, I would've dragged myself to the ground just to survive those three.
After the Flame Incarnates was obliterated, the ground beneath my feet started to rumble as earthquakes started rocking this isolated space.
I jumped up high to see what exactly was happening and in four directions, four mountains, no, four volcanoes rose up from underneath the ground. With the mouths of the volcanoes spewing out steam and volcanic ashes, bubbling sounds of boiling lava could be heard from inside it.
Hong! Hong! Hong!
And if that was not enough, dark clouds suddenly covered the sky as thunder rumbled and lightning started sparkling which lit up the now dark sky. Once it accumulated enough, it would then strike the ground, instantly destroying the surface while leaving a blackened spot due to the high voltage.
If someone were to film this current scene, it would be so apocalyptic that one would literally say 'It's the end of the world!'.
However, after passing through three impossible trials of wind, frost and flames, molten lava and lightning seemed to be the finale for this Physique Tribulation.
And this time, there's no way for me to dodge anymore.
I looked around and took in the scenery one last time before sitting myself in a lotus position on the ground.
The Energy Amplification, Energy Incarnate and Domain of Valor were still active and I still gave off the same pressure and aura earlier albeit my own appearance was now more bedraggled than before.
I focused myself on strengthening my body through my own energy and the Source Energy inherent in the surroundings.
I raised one of my hands to stir the surrounding energy and immediately covered myself in it by creating an Energy Zone that was focused on me.
Afterwards, the clouds of energy expanded and created a dome-shaped roof above my head and walls of energy around me. Though it's just a cloud of energy, I willed it to become something like a shield that could help me tide through the incoming lightning strikes and the molten lava that would soon flood the area.
"This is possibly the real Physique Tribulation. The first 12 hours were just a warm-up."
With a grin on my face, I raised my chin and shouted on the top of my lungs.
"Come!"
As soon as my voice rang out, the four volcanoes erupted at the same time and covered my vision with volcanic ashes and the glaring lavas that would soon descend.
And right after that, the first flash of lightning finally strikes the top of my head. Along with the loud clap of thunder, the snaking form of lightning bashed through the dome of energy above me.
Boom!
The roof made of energy did its job but the strength of the lightning was so strong that when the lightning continued to pour down, the roof was dispersed and was broken open by it.
Along with the explosion of energy. I instantly moved more clouds of energy to block it but they were also blasted away by the crackling lightning.
In a blink of an eye, it arrived on top of my head and like it's a foregone conclusion, the first lightning hit my body!
Though I phased through its first hit, the skill only abated a bit due to the nature of lightning being another form of energy.
As soon as that happened, extreme pain and electrocution immediately spread out leaving no soles untouched.
And along with the first hit, another series of notifications rang out.
[The final part of Physique Tribulation has started.]
[Transcendent Body Tempering was being invoked.]
[Note: To become a real Transcendent, one needed to cast away his former Mortal Husk.]
[Transcendent Body Tempering: 1%]
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