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Chapter 579: New Trials · Oct 29, 2026

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551 Chapter 551: The Irregular 2026-10-29
552 Chapter 552: The Irregular II 2026-10-29
553 Chapter 553: Sorcerers’ Last Stand I 2026-10-29
554 Chapter 554: Sorcerers’ Last Stand II 2026-10-29
555 Chapter 555: Mysterious Old Man I 2026-10-29
556 Chapter 556: Mysterious Old Man II 2026-10-29
557 Chapter 557: Legacy Trials I 2026-10-29
558 Chapter 558: Legacy Trial II 2026-10-29
559 Chapter 559: Walkers of the Heaven and Earth I 2026-10-29
560 Chapter 560: Walkers of the Heaven and Earth II 2026-10-29
561 Chapter 561: Walkers of the Heaven and Earth III 2026-10-29
562 Chapter 562: Walkers of the Heaven and Earth IV 2026-10-29
563 Chapter 563: Kindred Spirit of Knowledge 2026-10-29
564 Chapter 564: Verdantian Alchemy History I 2026-10-29
565 Chapter 565: Verdantian Alchemy History II 2026-10-29
566 Chapter 566: Alex’s Alchemy Innovation I 2026-10-29
567 Chapter 567: Alex’s Alchemy Innovation II 2026-10-29
568 Chapter 568: Zaxan’s Transmutation 2026-10-29
569 Chapter 569: Kindness 2026-10-29
570 Chapter 570: In Fear and Companionship 2026-10-29
571 Chapter 571: Beast Companions Vs Elder Dragon 2026-10-29
572 Chapter 572: The Vow 2026-10-29
573 Chapter 573: Udara’s Acceptance and Changes I 2026-10-29
574 Chapter 574: Udara’s Acceptance and Changes II 2026-10-29
575 Chapter 575: Kavakan’s Killing Intent 2026-10-29
576 Chapter 576: The Weapon of War and Survival 2026-10-29
577 Chapter 577: Havel’s Limits 2026-10-29
578 Chapter 578: Enlightenment; Intent! 2026-10-29
579 Chapter 579: New Trials 2026-10-29
580 Chapter 580: Golem... Puppet... Robot! 2026-10-29
581 Chapter 581: Reach For the Stars I 2026-10-29
582 Chapter 582: Reach For The Stars II 2026-10-29
583 Chapter 583: Pyramid of Elements I 2026-10-29
584 Chapter 584: Pyramid of Elements II 2026-10-29
585 Chapter 585: Pyramid of Elements III 2026-10-29
586 Chapter 586: Inexplicable Tribulation I 2026-10-29
587 Chapter 587: Inexplicable Tribulation II 2026-10-29
588 Chapter 588: The Physique Stele’s Trial of Intellect 2026-10-29
589 Chapter 589: The Physique Stele’s Trial of Intellect II 2026-10-29
590 Chapter 590: Pangea’s Ascension & Verdantis’s Sorcery 2026-10-29
591 Chapter 591: Origin of Berserk Humans I 2026-10-29
592 Chapter 592: Origin of Berserk Humans II 2026-10-29
593 Chapter 593: Dark Choice I 2026-10-29
594 Chapter 594: Dark Choice II 2026-10-29
595 Chapter 595: The Final Trial; One Heaven Sorcerer! 2026-10-29
596 Chapter 596: History of Verdantis I: Gu Mo 2026-10-29
597 Chapter 597: History of Verdantis II: Faith 2026-10-29
598 Chapter 598: History of Verdantis III: Fate & Incentive 2026-10-29
599 Chapter 599: Alex’s Considerations I 2026-10-29
600 Chapter 600: Alex’s Considerations II 2026-10-29

Chapter 579: New Trials

CH579 New Trials

***

Havel opened his eyes and found himself standing once again before the Armament Stele.

”Damned sadist!”

Just then, a grumble sounded beside him.

Surprisingly, the voice belonged to Alex, who had also just completed his Armament trial.

Alex’s expression was extremely dark.

He was barely suppressing the overwhelming urge to curse the Sword Emperor’s nine generations.

His Armament trial had consisted of nothing more than a one-sided beating delivered by the Sword Emperor.

Under the pretext of hands-on teaching through sparring, the Sword Emperor had proceeded to beat Alex relentlessly with the flat side of his sword.

’And to think I actually compared him to Jared.’

’Compared to that damned Sword Emperor, Jared might as well be a caring nanny!’

Alex grit his teeth.

That said, despite his complaints, Alex could not deny that the Sword Emperor’s teaching had been somewhat more effective than Jared’s.

’Just a bit,’ Alex thought stubbornly, unwilling to acknowledge his ’abuser’ too much.

Contrary to Alex’s expectations, the Sword Emperor had not taught him any complicated sword techniques.

Instead, Alex recalled the man’s blunt explanation.

”I don’t have any sword arts. I don’t use them. Why would you need a sword art just to swing a sword?”

”Look, kid. A sword art is simply a method someone created to show others how to swing a sword.”

”Are you so inept that you need someone else to teach you how to swing a sword?”

”Just swing your sword however you like. Keep repeating it until you find a way that feels comfortable and produces the best results.”

”It’s that simple.”

Alex had been completely aghast when he first heard those words.

The way the Sword Emperor spoke reminded him of the geniuses described in the literature of his previous life, as well as some he had encountered in this world.

These kinds of geniuses could deduce ten truths from a single clue. Yet somehow, they could not properly explain even one concept out of a hundred.

They possessed the knowledge. They even knew how to use it perfectly. But articulating that knowledge clearly and teaching it to others was an entirely different challenge.

Such geniuses simply operated on a different wavelength.

Put simply, they were a completely different breed from ordinary people.

Expecting them to teach anyone other than another genius was almost impossible.

However, the Sword Emperor had actually delivered.

Just as he had said, all he had Alex do during their sparring sessions was swing his sword.

Every mistake or flaw Alex revealed was immediately punished with a ruthless beating, forcing Alex to correct those flaws himself— often instinctively.

According to the Sword Emperor, Alex could now hold his own in a pure sword duel with a Sword Expert.

Since Alex vehemently refused to dedicate himself to the sword —or to any other weapon, for that matter— he had been unable to awaken Sword Intent.

Because of that, he could not officially be considered a Sword Expert, even though his swordsmanship now rivalled one.

Alex was perfectly fine with that.

He had never cared much about titles or labels anyway.

Alex turned toward the mysterious old man while rubbing his palm expectantly.

However, the old man simply shook his head.

”A lesson from the Sword Emperor is a reward in and of itself,” the old man said calmly.

”You will receive nothing further from the stele.”

Alex’s excitement deflated instantly.

The old man then turned toward Havel.

”I am certain you understand why you are not entitled to an additional reward either.”

”Yes,” Havel replied calmly.

”I have already received a precious gift. I cannot, in good conscience, ask for more.”

Alex almost felt the urge to slap Havel across the face.

’What do you mean in good conscience? You have a conscience?’

Thinking back to the things Havel had done before, Alex nearly rolled his eyes.

And yet this Noble race scoundrel actually had the audacity to mention having a conscience.

Alex then turned his gaze toward the old man.

’You’re even stingier than a dragon.’

’Your plane is facing destruction, yet you still aren’t rushing to give your successors the resources and artefacts they need to grow stronger.’

He silently complained.

The old man suddenly turned his head toward Alex and, as if reading the youth’s thoughts,

”It is not that I am stingy and unwilling to give them to you,” he said calmly.

”It is simply the rule established during the creation of this Heaven–Earth Concordance Talismanic Field.”

”There is very little I can do about it now that I exist in this form.”

Alex immediately looked away sheepishly.

”Argh!”

Just then, someone else completed their trial.

”Are you alright?” Alex asked as he quickly moved to Mogal’s side.

”I... am fine, Leader,” the hulking barbarian reassured him.

”I am merely getting used to some... changes. I will be fine soon.”

”Leave him be,” the old man said calmly.

”He will require some time to complete the metamorphosis triggered by that fellow’s training.”

He waved his hand.

Mogal vanished from where he stood and reappeared upon a bed inside a nearby hut.

”Go. Continue your trials. Your companion will be fine,” the old man said.

There was nothing obviously wrong with Mogal, and the Dravo barbarian himself had insisted he was fine.

So Alex decided to drop the matter.

He glanced around and noticed that Kavakan and Udara had already begun another trial.

”What are you going to do now?” Alex asked Havel. ”Start another trial?”

The Noble race kinsman shook his head.

”I have undergone too great a change during the trial. I need time to consolidate my gains,” Havel replied.

The old man, still stroking his long beard, nodded appreciatively.

He silently approved of Havel’s clear understanding of his own condition.

Hearing his follower’s response, Alex simply nodded and moved on to his own next trial.

Before doing so, he cast a brief, worried glance toward Zora, who seemed to be struggling with her trial.

Considering she possessed the greatest magical talent Alex had ever encountered, seeing her struggle with the Elemental Trial surprised him.

Even so, he still believed she would eventually succeed.

Alex sat down and extended his Spiritual Force into the stele, beginning his own Elemental Stele Trial.

Meanwhile, Havel walked toward the hut where Mogal now rested and sat down cross-legged outside the entrance.

He placed his sword across his lap and entered meditation.

Hum—

Over time, his sword began to release intermittent humming sounds as he worked to familiarise himself with his newly awakened Sword Intent.

Sword Intents manifested in many forms.

At their core, however, they allowed a swordsman to empower certain aspects of their sword or swordsmanship with their Will and Intent.

In Havel’s case, his Sword Intent clearly empowered one aspect above all others.

Speed.

It was precisely this enhancement that had allowed him to unleash the fourth simultaneous slash of the [Ultimate Quickdraw Art: Death Phantom Razor].

”Let my Will be unhindered like the Heavens. Let my body be boundless like the Earth.”

Meanwhile, inside the hut, Mogal muttered those words as the muscles beneath his skin twisted and squirmed grotesquely.

The hulking barbarian endured the pain as his body pushed itself toward its most perfect state, reshaping itself to better express the Dravo Clan combat method he cultivated.

It was an alignment of Will and Body —Heaven and Earth— as taught by the mysterious wild man within the trial space.

Even after teaching him and passing on the method to actively weaponise his Will to empower his every action, the wild man had not once revealed his name.

He had not even given Mogal the name of the technique.

”You don’t need a name,” the man had said.

”All you need is the method... and now you have it.”

Those were the final words the man spoke before ejecting Mogal from the trial space after he completed the trial.

Unlike the wild man, who had blasted and shattered the behemoth’s entire body, Mogal had only managed to shatter one of the monster’s monolith-like legs.

However, since he had successfully replicated the Will technique, the wild man accepted the trial as complete.

—

Not long after Alex began his Elemental Stele Trial, Udara’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

She had completed her Grey Stele Trial.

The mysterious old man smiled knowingly as Udara —a faint blush appearing across her face— quickly pulled back and concealed the noticeably enhanced aura of charm and allure surrounding her.

She returned to her usual calm and carefully controlled demeanour.

Udara paused for a moment, seemingly pondering something.

Then she shook her head.

Rising from the Grey Stele, she walked toward another stele.

Surprisingly, it was the Elemental Stele— the same one Alex and Zora were currently undergoing.

Her action caught Eleanore’s attention.

The healer finally lifted her gaze from the alchemical scroll she had been deeply absorbed in and cast the Amazonian–Drow woman a curious sideways glance.

From a Pangean perspective, the Elemental Stele Trial was almost certainly a spellcasting trial.

In other words, it was meant for mages.

Seeing a warrior attempt such a trial was rather unusual.

Udara simply offered a faint smile without offering any explanation.

After all, she was attempting it on nothing more than a whim.

She sat down before the stele and extended her Spiritual Force into it.

Contrary to Eleanore’s expectations —and even Udara’s own— the moment her Spiritual Force entered the stele, her consciousness was pulled inside.

Thus, her Elemental Stele Trial had begun.

***

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