Ordinary people couldn't even approach the stone tablet, let alone make it past the first trial. Yet, Adrian had managed to take ten steps forward. It appeared he hadn't miscalculated.

Ninety-seven, ninety-eight...

Ninety-nine.

Boom!

With the last step, everything was decided.

Finally, Adrian stood before the Tablet of Eternal Silence. Gazing up, he beheld a massive stone towering about a hundred meters high. One side appeared as smooth as if sliced by a knife, adorned with rows of ancient symbols. Each one exuded boundless power, and a single glance at these symbols made one feel as though one could peer into the entire universe.

As the sky darkened and the moon ascended, Adrian sat down cross-legged, enveloped in darkness.

Swish!

A burst of light erupted, and Adrian found himself in a vast, white expanse. There was nothingness everywhere. Only one figure stood before him, eerily resembling himself upon closer inspection.

‘Interesting.’ Adrian smiled. ‘Is this a trial from th