After that woman with invisible hands disintegrated into Source Energy particles after being nullified by me, the pressure I was trying to endure lessened.
Opening all of my Domain Skills, I began counter attacking while ignoring the burn in my Source Energy.
With the Domain of Valor left for the System to activate automatically, simultaneously using the five Domains from five different Pathways as well as all the other skills I couldn't use before became possible.
I ignored the strain on my body to swiftly finish this added trial.
I still wondered why it was always a combat trial even with the novels I read before. Shouldn't they add some creativity?
Ah… Well, it's easier this way. As long as I was strong enough, I would be able to pass any trial.
With the five Domains activated, the remaining four Energy Clones slowed down as they tried to resist the debuffs and the pressure it brought them.
Through the Void Zone, every step they took would result in a stress for their Energy Consumption. Moreover, the effect of this Domain was more stressed on the elven woman who was made from Elemental-type Source Energy.
Through the Spirit Domain, the accuracy of their attacks was lowered as they were submerged to my expanded Spirit Ocean. Even if the giant Wisp tried to gobble it up with his huge body, it would only turn him even more sluggish.
Through the Emperor Domain, the gravity inside it would always pull them down. Even if they could fly, they would find themselves slowly but surely land on the ground and onto a kneeling position. Furthermore, the red-furred beast's favorite charging attack wouldn't be able to gather enough momentum to be fatal anymore.
Through the Legendary Support Domain, every skill I just activated would have an increase in efficiency leading to a heightened advantage for me. Well, the Black Knight who's also running through a System-type Source Energy wouldn't be as affected as the others.
And lastly, through the Energy Storm, all their attacks would be restricted. With an ongoing storm like that, they would have no choice but to use their own energy again to swiftly attack. Moreover, there were also the Energy Lightning Bolts that would occasionally strike them down. If they're not alert, a chunk of their body would gradually be chipped away.
That's the entirety of my five Domains and as expected, it's effective on them.
The catch is… my body was enduring a lot of pressure and the burn of Flux Energy that was coursing through my body would bring me occasional searing pain.
I already experienced this during that fight against the Rank 3 Transcendents so a slight pain like this was tolerable. The more pressing issue was to end this once and for all.
I observed the four struggling Energy Clones and I instantly picked the order of how I would deal with them.
First, I arrived next to the one most affected, the elven woman.
One Dominating Strike was enough to break her into numerous particles that were transformed by the Void Zone to enhance it.
Following that, the giant Wisp that was trying to swim away from the Spirit Domain was hit by the Energy Lightning from the Energy Storm.
It used its own lightning but that's only enough to block one. When it fell down on the ground paralyzed, I jumped upwards and Heavy Rain fell down on it. Its previous spherical form was torn into numerous pieces, transforming into blobs of energy before being absorbed by my roaming Spirit Ocean.
[What the hell did you do?! Are you even a human?! This isn't possible?!]
While I was moving onto my next target, the Artificial Intelligence's voice rang out across the room, a hint of disbelief riddled it.
But instead of answering it, I continued moving.
I had long activated Energy Incarnate Transformation as well as the Energy Amplification. They're adding into my burn in energy but that's negligible now. I couldn't keep all this up for more than 2 minutes so… I had to continue with what I planned.
The Black Knight oozed out a dark aura around him, gigantifying himself like those Gigant World denizens were simply stabbed on the gaps of its armor.
Even if his armor was also made by Source Energy, he was conjured to be like the exact copy of the person he was based on down to even his equipment. That armor would be harder to stab through so armor gaps it is.
As soon as the Willful Sword stabbed through his body, the Dragon that it could transform into howled into existence. Along with Energy Explosions, it wreaked havoc inside the Black Knight's body.
And even if I was swept away by the Black Knight and left the Willful Sword stabbed on him, that conscious sword continued its attack.
As I tried to stand up from the crater created from the Black Knight's desperate attack, the red-furred beast arrived in front of me with its hooves about to stomp down.
I judged that I didn't have anything to parry it with so… I rolled to the side before jumping towards its back.
Its whole body was burning and the purple miasma was covering it.
Before I knew it, the school uniform that I was wearing burst in flames.
[At least wear decent armor! Are you showing off that you don't need one?]
"Oh? But I do have armor." This time, I answered the Artificial Intelligence. When the school uniform burned to ash, I could now be seen wearing light-plated armor that I looted from that Dimensional Space. It's not anything fancy but it's strong enough not to be burned down by the beast's flames.
While the Artificial Intelligence was uttering incoherent words from where he was, I lifted my arm and the Willful Sword who had just finished its job flew back in my hands.
"Let's see. This should be the time to use this final Sword Skill to finally complete my initial Sword Skills for my Sword Path."
The Black Knight was already down for the count and this red-furred beast was wailing around trying to shake me off its back.
I finally arrived at the climax of this trial.
And I must say, I have to give this Artificial Intelligence a shake in his head to stop him from putting any more useless trials that I could pass even with the impossibility to normal Rank 2 Transcendents.
What I came here for was the Chaotic Energy and I was already eager to get my hands on that!
"Asura!"
A short name for a Sword Skill. I know… But this… This is something that killed a Rank 5 Sage before.
As I jumped from the red-furred beast's back, I hovered above it for a split second before I retracted every opened skill and domain.
Following that, from behind me, a huge golden apparition wielding a giant sword appeared.
This was almost like the Dominating Strike but this was more of an AoE Sword Skill.
From the middle of that huge apparition, I was doing the same stance all the while the blue-colored Swordforce began pouring on my Willful Sword that had long changed its shape to a dragon blade.
A split second later, a golden brilliance lit up the whole place as the Asura behind me moved. It pulled its arm holding the sword and…
STAB!
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