NOVPUB"We’re in outer space, but we’re not having trouble breathing." Vanessa floated around like she was swimming.
"Yes, Xentia said the outer space is a vacuum, but our voices can still be travelled through the air." Lynn followed after Vanessa, swimming around.
"We are inside our Goddess Master’s barrier. If you leave the protected zone, you will feel the extreme environment of the real outer space." Xentia pushed her body closer to her master and other Goddesses.
"Mm, there is no air in outer space. We are safe within the barrier zone." Yuuki observed the surroundings. It was fascinating and romantic to cultivate and practice amidst the beautiful sea of stars.
The other girls, who had just finished comprehending the initial stage of their divine techniques, were playing around while waiting for the other participants.
Everyone was protected inside the domain-like barrier. Those who were still in a meditation position were double protected by a spiritual wall to ensure their concentration was not disturbed by noise from outside.
"Hm? What’s wrong with this Immortal Saintess? She shines like a lamp." Sylvia pointed to Zi Xuan, who was meditating.
"She is consolidating her foundation and cultivating her spiritual roots, which have just been repaired. Come here, Amy will recite the Dao to us." Elysia beckoned to everyone who had finished cultivating to gather.
"Well..." Amy rubbed her head as she felt a bit strange. Goddess Elysia asked her to recite the Dao, and somehow, she felt like a little child who was about to tell her life story to her parent.
However, she couldn’t refuse either. Thus, she began to recite the Dao, the path to immortality, to the Goddess Elysia, the other Goddesses, and these lucky girls.
The Dao, also known as Tao, represented the fundamental principle that underlied the natural order and the universe’s way. Within Taoism, cultivating immortality was associated with achieving harmony with the Dao, seeking longevity, and aspiring towards spiritual transcendence.
"In the stillness of the morning, I seek the path of the Dao, the Way. With the gentle breeze that whispers through the leaves, I sense the flow of the universe... its natural rhythm. We’re a small part of this grand design, seeking to align our essence with the eternal Dao.
Through simplicity and humility, I walk the path towards immortality, not of the body, but of the spirit. I let go of desires, attachments, and the tumultuous distractions of the mortal world. Instead, I embrace tranquillity and stillness, seeking the balance inherent in the flow of existence.
May I find the elixir of life in the simplicity of existence, harmonizing with the Tao’s wisdom. In this pursuit, discovering the immortality that transcends the limitations of time and space."
Amy recited the Dao about cultivating immortality. By the time she finished, everyone had joined the group of listeners to appreciate her recitation.
"Fascinating." Elysia put her hands together, giving Amy a gentle smile of appreciation.
Everyone was enlightened and also appreciated Amy’s recitation.
"Uhm, thank you." Among everyone’s appreciation, Amy somehow felt somewhat happy when the Supreme Being appreciated her.
"All right. That is the divine recitation about immortality from the esteemed Goddess Lord of Heaven. May her enlightenment and insight lead you to glimpse the immortality." Elysia clapped her hands once for attention, then continued. "You have studied the initial stages of your new divine technique and re-consolidate your foundation very well. We shall move to the next training stage. Are you ready?"
"We are ready at any time, master." Luna represented all participants to express their readiness. She bowed in respect, and the other participants followed her movement.
For some reason, all participants, including the newly joined members of the Chthonic World, regarded Luna as the leader of the participant group.
Elysia replied with a subtle nod, then stood up. Her Goddess sisters and everyone immediately prepared themselves.
"Absolute Domain, Realm Expansion." Elysia activated her domain, and the scenery again changed to a different sea of stars.
The Planet Quadtria, the twin moons, the other planets, and the sun could no longer be seen, leaving only the distant stars and galaxies.
Compared to the previous environment, this realm was much more beautiful and thrilling because of the unknown and magical wonder of the vast universe.
"Wow..." Amy was also amazed. It was just a thought from Goddess Elysia, and they were transported to the unknown outer space.
While everyone was amazed by the divine scenery and the unknown space realm, Elysia glanced at Zera and nodded. They summoned several 0th Rank blob-like Ruvoid Super Copies.
"!!!" Luna and her comrade sisters were shocked when they noticed several blob-like cursed monsters had suddenly appeared near them.
"Ruvoid Monster!?" Sylvia took her stance and brandished her divine dark spear.
All participants immediately prepared to fight, but they soon began to wonder because the Goddesses were still as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened. Those cursed monsters were also like dumb creatures.
"What’s going on?" Yuuki looked at her master with a confused look.
"Does that surprise you? Fufu, these creatures are just the super copies with similar troublesome abilities as the original. The Ruvoid Super Copies. Your next training is a sparring game against these creatures. Please do your best to kill it, but they will multiply and become stronger every time you kill it. The game will end once you pass round eleven or receive a fatal injury." Elysia briefly explained the rules of the game in the exercise.
She raised her hand, and a virtual screen appeared on everyone’s right arm. And then, she asked them to press the ’start’ button, and their statistics appeared before them.
Someone tried to peek at the other participant’s stats. Still, they couldn’t see anything because the virtual screen could only be seen by the owner or the Goddesses.
"Esteemed God Lord of Heaven, can you demonstrate the battle simulation to broaden everyone’s horizon?" Elena ushered Amy into the space arena behind them.
Several imaginary space arenas emerged. Seeing that, Amy blinked her eyes in surprise while pointing at her face. "Huh, why me? Isn’t my role as a guide?"
Amy paused for a few seconds and looked at Elena. "Also... I’m unsure whether this is the distant universe or a separate realm. My divine power may break the game."
"Hmm, that would defeat the purpose of training then. Let’s limit the power to the 10th Rank." Elysia tapped her chin, pretending to consider something. She glanced at her Goddess sisters because they wished to participate in this training.
"Huh?" Amy felt she received an unknown kind of divine restriction. It was much different from the world’s suppression because this time, she actually fell to the 10th Rank!
"It’s just a temporary restriction. Please press the start button to participate." Rhea explained a little. She also pressed the button on her virtual screen.
"All right. Let me show you about the authentic God’s divine power." Amy heaved a subtle sigh and went to the imaginary space arena.
One Ruvoid Super Copy went to each arena, and one arrived to confront Amy.
"Hm?" Amy felt some divine laws were imposed on her body. She had no idea what they were, but she knew none would harm her.
She soon realized that one of them was to protect her. Goddess Elysia secretly installed the protection to ensure her safety...
She was the 16th Rank God-tier entity, and she had no idea why Goddess Elysia did it. Her opponent was just a 0th Rank blob-like Ruvoid.
*Bam*
Amy killed the first one instantly, and the blob monster multiplied into two and got promoted to 1st Rank. There was no challenge, and she destroyed them almost instantly right after her opponents’ revival.
However, the blob monsters multiplied again and got promoted to 2nd Rank. Everything was still super easy until the bullied blobs were revived as a troop of 7th Rank Ruvoid Monsters in the eighth round.
"What the hell!? They all have potent immunity to almost all types of attacks now!" Amy avoided her opponent for the first time in the imaginary space arena.
Her powerful attack began to weaken and rendered useless. She wiped her sweat as she was overwhelmed by facing more than a hundred blob monsters that were ganging up on her.
"Good luck. I bet you will die in the ninth round." Zera raised a small red flag in her hand.
"Are you sure about that!? Dark Starburst! Starfall Drain! I will break this game!" Amy grinned, unleashing her mighty moves with her divine dark sword.
She had encountered these Ruvoid monsters when playing the previous Duel Trial against Zera, and she believed she could finish this game.
Unfortunately, Zera’s guess was proven correct. Amy got defeated by 256 8th Rank blob monsters in the ninth round. Amy could only eradicate a few dozen before being bullied.
A battalion of blob monsters ganged up on Amy, and she was crushed by those monsters, leaving fatal injuries.
*Poof*
Amy was teleported out of the arena, feeling extremely exhausted. Her body was covered in wounds. At that moment, she realized that she still didn’t have any suitable techniques to counter the Ruvoid Monster’s troublesome abilities.
However, she instantly recovered from all her wounds. Her power also returned to her previous condition. It was as if she had never fought in the arena before.
The three heart bars on her virtual screen decreased by one, and the 8th Rank blob monsters in the imaginary space arena disappeared, leaving only a 0th Rank blob monster behind.
"I lost... It was just a gang of 8th monsters, and I was prepared even with my 10th Rank Peak Stage cultivation base. Those Ruvoid are truly the monster among monsters... But what happened? Did you heal me, Goddess Ely?" Amy propelled her body to sit up, baffled because she didn’t see Goddess Elysia move to help her.
