The three trials left by the Predecessor Civilization Alliance correspond to the legacies of three civilizations and also to three aspects of combat.

The Furnace Man Trial ensures Richard's foundation, preventing him from being troubled by a lack of insight during battle. The Titan Trial ensures Richard's combat power, allowing him to flexibly apply the knowledge he learned from the Furnace Man legacy.

As for the final Supreme Trial, it is meant to supplement Richard's will and spiritual power.

Willpower may sound mysterious, but it is quantifiable.

The Supreme has divided willpower into four levels: Coward, Ordinary, Elite, and Hero. To complete this trial, Richard must reach the Hero level.

Standing before the Dimensional Incarnation, Richard felt his fighting spirit surge.

He was confident that his willpower was reasonable and his convictions were strong. Although he didn't expect to pass the Supreme Trial in one go, he believed that with multiple attempts, he would succeed.

"Are you ready?" the Dimensional Incarnation asked, "The Supreme Trial is actually the most difficult of the three trials because the division into four levels isn't purely numerical; it includes levels divided by percentage.

That means, regardless of the level that your pain tolerance threshold has reached, to become a Hero, your threshold will certainly be breached.

Prepare yourself mentally for this."

Richard nodded slightly: "I am ready."

Seeing this, the Dimensional Incarnation didn't waste words, and its body instantly transformed into the crystal-like Supreme.

In the next moment, the environment around them suddenly changed, and the scorching plain transformed into endless darkness.

The body of the Dimensional Incarnation glowed with a ghostly blue light in the darkness, its voice emotionless, like a machine.

"After the trial begins, you have the ability to stop at any time. But the moment you stop, this trial is considered failed, and starting again means beginning from scratch."

Richard nodded.

The Dimensional Incarnation said no more and slowly disappeared from view.

At the same time, a sense of loneliness surged into Richard's heart.

In this pitch-black space, he sensed something akin to the taste of the Soul Darkness Space.

"Could it be that the Supreme Trial is the Soul Darkness?" Richard wondered inwardly.

However, before he could finish this thought, a wave of pain spread throughout his body.

The Shan Hai on him suddenly vanished, leaving not a piece of clothing. Then he saw that his skin began to show scars; these scars were very slight, but the pain they caused fully penetrated Richard's brain without relief.

"Illusions, huh?"

Richard could detect that his Life Energy hadn't been lost, which meant these wounds were illusions created by the Supreme Trial.

Richard remained still; at this level, the pain was hardly even an appetizer for him.

However, he soon noticed another aspect of the trial.

"This isn't just pure pain; it is mixed with many negative emotions."

He could sense that, as the wounds appeared on his body, a wave of sorrow rose in his heart as if he had experienced something heart-wrenching.

This trial involved not only physical pain but also psychological suffering within its scope.

"This is interesting."

Richard was intrigued as he felt the changes in his heart, wanting to discover the cause of these changes.

The means to influence the emotions of a Dominator would be a valuable asset. If he could decipher its method, it would undoubtedly be useful in future battles.

But after much analysis, Richard couldn't figure anything out.

It made sense; this was the Supreme's trial. If the trial's techniques could be discerned so easily by those undergoing it, then it wouldn't be much of a trial.

The pain of the trial began to intensify, and the illusions on Richard's body became increasingly exaggerated.

The superficial scars turned into deep, bone-visible wounds, mutilated gashes that looked as if someone had brushed them with iron.

However, none of these fazed Richard.

As a Dominator, Richard had endured greater pain than this during combat.

As the pain deepened, soon there wasn't a single unscathed part of Richard's body, his mangled appearance like someone who had been through a meat grinder.

Suddenly, the illusions vanished.

A cold voice echoed in Richard's ear.

[Coward Level Passed]

"That was only the Coward Level?"

A flash of astonishment crossed Richard's face. To completely endure such pain, and yet to be only considered an ordinary being? Wasn't the Supreme's requirement for the willpower of beings too demanding?

However, on second thought, this Coward level was likely measured against the cowards among Dominators.

After all, anyone who could reach this trial was at least a Dominator. Physical pain for Dominators was just commonplace.

If the trial restrained Dominators by ordinary pain standards, it would become a joke.

After the prompt, a new round of trials immediately began.

"Hmm?"

Richard frowned slightly. The latest test surprised him from the start.

This new trial abandoned traditional torture, resorting to more advanced methods.

This new wave of pain felt as if his nerves were being pulled from his body, woven into strings, and then constantly played with a soft brush and needle tips.

The sensation departed from traditional pain, a mix of soreness, numbness, itching, and pain interwoven together, even leaving Richard slightly moved.

"And this is just the Ordinary Level trial."

Richard felt a slight heaviness in his heart; this level being just Ordinary, then the pain of the Elite Level and even Hero Level must be off the charts.

The trial progressed little by little, and the pain Richard endured also deepened continuously. Moreover, amidst this pain, he was also engulfed by other feelings.

The disappointment of high hopes dashed, the sorrow of enduring sad events, the emptiness after joy, the loneliness with no one to confide in... these feelings interwoven with pain nearly incapacitated Richard's ability to think.

The initial research spirit had vanished without a trace by this moment.

The pain almost left Richard unable to spare any energy for research or thought; he could only try his best to distract himself, to fend off the ever-increasing pain.

"Mmm!"

Richard groaned in agony, his teeth almost shattering from clenching. In a moment of inattention, crystalline tears silently slipped from the corners of his eyes.

It was uncertain how much time had passed; this space obscured Richard's sense of time, and the severe pain dissipated his sense of time entirely.

He couldn't discern how long he had been enduring.

A minute? An hour? Or a day, or a year?

Richard didn't know; he only gritted his teeth and resisted desperately. While he was resisting the pain, his soul was also silently undergoing transformation.

Suddenly, all pain vanished abruptly.

Richard's body suddenly relaxed as he was resisting the pain, and an unprecedented ease filled his heart.

[Ordinary Level passed]

A cold voice sounded in Richard's ear. Before he could respond, a new wave of pain descended upon him.

This time, bodily pain was no longer sufficient; soul pain began to emerge.

The pain from soul tearing, mixed with boundless sorrow, endless regret and bitterness, almost instantly overwhelmed the dam Richard had built with his rationality.

Even knowing that these pains were false, and these regrets were fake, he couldn't bear it all.

Furthermore, at this level, mere pain was no longer enough; corresponding temptations also whispered in Richard's ear.

"Give up, the trial cannot be completed in a single attempt."

"Give up, you've already lasted long enough, go back and summarize the lessons and experiences."

"Give up, even if you don't pass the trial, you will be rewarded. Hurry and examine your soul."

If simple pain was just hard to bear, then this temptation was a thorough killer move.

Almost without resistance, Richard succumbed to temptation and ended the trial.

The darkness dispersed from around him. The figure of the Dimensional Incarnation remained there, unmoving.

"To have reached the Elite Level, not bad. Without having undergone professional will training or special adjustment of your soul, managing to persist to the Elite Level.

If this were in the past, you would be a key cultivation target and could face the three Leader Dominators directly."

Richard slumped to the ground, the lingering pangs of pain made him reluctant to speak at the moment.

After a long while, Richard stood up and wiped away the tear stains on his face.

"How long did the trial last?"

"Three days."

"Only three days?" Richard said in astonishment.

He felt as if he had spent at least over three years in that space.

"Actual time and your sensory time are different," the Dimensional Incarnation explained, "now that the trial just ended, hurry and examine your soul."

"Soul?"

The Dimensional Incarnation explained: "The Supreme's trial isn't meant to torture people; your soul undergoes changes during the trial. If you complete it, your soul can attempt to break the limit.

Double limit break is essential for a Leader."

"Double limit break!?"

Hearing the explanation from the Dimensional Incarnation, Richard was stunned in place.

Breaking a single limit was already difficult enough, and to become a Leader, one must achieve double limit break.

Are Civilization Leaders monsters?

The Dimensional Incarnation nodded: "Yes, double limit break is a necessary condition to become a Leader. It stands on par with possessing a Supreme Civilization Treasure."

Richard took a deep breath, calming his inner self.

Although double limit break is indeed challenging, he is not an ordinary figure either.

As long as he can achieve the limit break conditions, with the creation by the Hammer of Creation, while not guaranteed, the success rate would be significantly higher than that of ordinary Dominators.

Calming himself, Richard immediately began examining his soul.

This examination revealed a shock—the state of his soul alarmed him greatly.

Although this trial did not reduce his spiritual power, it had a tremendous impact on his soul structure.

His soul structure was severely damaged, almost a complete mess.

Nevertheless, amidst the damage, parts of his intact soul structures had already undergone changes. This direct manifestation was the alteration of Richard's Soul Talent.

His Energy Vision could now see the flow of Power of Dimension.

Moreover, Richard felt his computational power had improved, though with his currently damaged soul structure, it couldn't be manifested temporarily.

"Go back." The Dimensional Incarnation lifted the Melter. "Come back after your soul injuries are healed.

Remember, even with probability manipulation, do not rush the breakthrough.

Destiny is fickle; it always trips you up when you are running the fastest."

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