บท 13: Unfair Advantage?

The person seemed to be strolling across the icy ground and creating sizzling sounds with his foot. He was surprised at first because this person did not seem to have a barrier around them, but then he slapped his head.

"It seems my brain is freezing." Gehald joked.

The fire elemental saw him laugh and was wondering why.

"Hey, there, elf. What's funny?"

Gehald was in a good mood, so he decided to entertain the walking ball of fire.

He said, "I noticed you were doing fine."

The fire elemental cocked his head, "You're fine too."

"But you're a fire elemental," Gehald insisted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" The fire elemental was getting offended because it seemed he was either stupid or this guy was insulting him. Either is reason enough to flip his lid.

"Never mind," Gehald sighed and stopped paying attention to the ready-to-explode fireball.

He thought back to his past when he used to be funny. That was also when he was ignorant. But now, he seemed to have lost his sense of humor. He knows that he has changed ever since his first near-death experience, but he doesn't think it is a harmful change. That event opened his eyes and made him realize what's truly important. Power and only power are what's truly important.

He shook his head and looked back at the fire elemental one last time before he entered the portal.

He thought to himself, "Too bad killing is not allowed."

If killing was allowed then he would try to eliminate the fire elemental as his competition. Unfortunately, he can't.

His vision blurred. He found himself in a world of fire, and he groaned audibly.

"So not fair," he muttered.

He checked his status, and it was updated with a snow icon, the mark of the ice trial. Then he did his customary mental sweep of the area with his divine sense. The sight of all that fire brought back the image of the fire elemental to his mind.

He isn't especially weak to fire anymore. He had long since mastered the law of fire since the war with the demons, so it wouldn't be too difficult for him to get another mark, but it will be too easy for that fire elemental.

This is why he wants to become a perfect creature. A creature without any weakness and capable of adapting to all situations. He knows it is a dream if he wants to achieve perfection alone. But perfection becomes feasible if he has help. Two heads are better than one. What about a million? A single man cannot take a city. But what about a Legion?

The end of the gravity trial was marked by an announcement from the will of the realm, followed by teleportation to the next trial, the trial of destruction.

This trial aims to test the maximum damage an individual can make. So here he was in an empty world. The world is blank, like an empty canvas. There is only the large black wall facing him. It forms a stark contrast against the whiteness of the world. He is also the only one present in this space.

The will of the realm told Gehald, just like it told others, that to pass the test, he must attack this resilient object. He rose into the air to inspect the walls for anything special. He wasn't hoping to find a weakness but to analyze the structure before him.

When he rose to a sufficient height, he found out that the wall was the side of a very large black cubic block. He can do anything about the situation. He can attack in any way, but he can only attack the sides of the black block.

"Let's just get this over with." He said unenthusiastically.

Of all the trials he knew he would be facing, he had the least confidence in the trial of destruction because of the attacking capabilities of his body.

For the first reason, he didn't use a law capable of strong attacks to form his body of law when he became a titan. For the second reason, he used the law of life, which is more capable against living organisms, not against something inanimate.

But thankfully, he focused on his soul instead of his body when he was creating his Origin passage so he could use his immensely powerful soul to his advantage. He doesn't have enough quality to create powerful attacks, but his powerful soul can increase the quantity of the attack to compensate for his weakness.

He has done most of his killing using terrifying weapons and the temporary boost of strength from the law of life. The law of life grants its wielder perfect control of their life processes. He can enhance the strength of his body with it but only temporarily. A weapon can take advantage of that brief strength to produce devastating attacks.

Even though he doesn't have his weapons, he is going to try anyway. He can get lucky and get a mark for this trial too. He is confident in the remaining two trials after this. With seven marks, he would be able to skip the remaining trials and move directly to the last section of the trial of heaven, the reward and challenge section. Then he will get the prize that he came for.

He continued rising and started preparing an attack. He has decided to use his law of fire and earth to create an attack. He fashioned a huge upside-down volcano. He took his time and spent almost all the Origin energy in his body to create this attack. When he was done, his face looked tired, but his eyes were glowing. He has great expectations for this attack.