Gacha Sovereign

Alex and the others couldn't really see the person who fell, but judging from everyone's chain reaction; he could predict that the first one had fallen.

'Master, do you want to reach there?' Sherry looked at Alex with a confused expression. Seeing how Alex usually behaved, he would surely want to observe what happened so he could prepare.

'No. We are going at the same pace and getting used to this pressure slowly. After all, we don't want to exhaust ourselves easily.' Alex pondered for a moment before continuing, 'In any case, we are going there anyway. With our pace, we can slowly catch up with them. At that time, I can observe anyone along the way since there will be more examples.'

'Understood.' Sherry nodded.

Alex and the others advanced at their own pace, minding their own business. This even made the other influences get a little bit pissed. After all, they couldn't wait to see if the Spirit Nest could reach 900th planks or not.

Meanwhile, Song Yu kept glancing back from time to time, wondering Alex's condition.

"Sister, you keep glancing back from time to time… Are you worried? If you are worried, why don't you slow your pace and come to him?" Song Jia asked while stepping on the 550th planks.

Song Yu glanced at her before looking to the front, finding the Blue West Clan prince and Antheream Family had reached 600th planks. It would seem they had decreased their speed to adjust the pressure better.

"Although I want to do that, I can't… We are from Blackwade Clan while he is now from Spirit Nest. It's not a matter about Junior Brother and Senior Sister anymore like the past. If we are getting too carried away, it would surely invite misunderstandings from the other influences.

"To be honest, after knowing him for a few years, I am convinced about something…" Song Yu looked down before sighing.

"What is it?" Song Jia was filled with curiosity. In fact, their second encounter might be the scene that brought all of this curiosity.

"He is careful but deadly… Sometimes, he might look rushed or indecisive, but sometimes he looked calm and careful. I don't even know what he was thinking from a few years ago. Not a single time I find myself can decipher his thinking… except for the business part." Song Yu sighed in disappointment.

"However, if you observe him closely, you would notice that beside him are two 7-Star Martial Emperor kids… Isn't this a big problem?" Song Jia asked

"Well… The answer is yes and no. Yes, as long as they have enough time, they might even become a peak Martial Monarch if not Martial Saint. And no, he is someone who cherishes relationsh.i.p.s. If we don't betray him, he won't betray us."

"Then what do you think about our current relationship? Do you think there is a possibility of becoming his enemy?" Song Jia asked.

"There is one possibility that would lead to such a case…" Song Yu nodded. "Though it is our internal problem."

Song Jia looked down, pondering her words for a minute before realizing who it was. It was not a single person but a whole group. "Do you mean the elders?"

"Yeah. Father and Grandfather would obviously not support something like this, and the lower family couldn't even raise something big. In that case, the elders would be on our watchlist. One elder couldn't do anything, but if they gathered enough numbers, they might do something… especially in the battle against the Fire God Clan."

"I see." Song Jia nodded. "After all, from their perspective, the threat from Spirit Nest is higher than the Fire God Clan."

"Yes. That's why we need to be careful." Song Yu nodded before looking at the front. "Besides, I feel we need to get serious now."

Song Jia stepped onto the 601st platform before suddenly feeling an oppressive pressure, forcing her to fully use her Spiritual Energy.

…

On the other hand, Alex was still chilling in the back as he slowly entered the 450th planks. He started feeling the pressure of Martial King, but was still easily blocked by his physics alone.

At this time, he suddenly felt something wrong about this energy. The energy was only hovering around him without personally attacking him. It was true that the energy still jumped from his body to his brain and so on, but he felt it was like mild energy. Instead of attacking, its purpose was more like exhausting him.

In this case, he couldn't see why people would die from something like this. Even without his Dragon Strengthening Technique, they shouldn't be able to die in this place. The result would only be exhaustion to the point they couldn't stand up anymore.

'Is there another thing behind this trial?' Alex crossed his arms while showing a troubled look.

Stina noticed his look and quickly shared her input. 'Master, why do I feel this trial is very similar to our Phoenix Race trial?'

Alex furrowed his eyebrows before realizing the similarity. In the Phoenix Trial, he was asked to walk for who knows how long. Then, he would need to fight an enemy that slowly became stronger and multiplied. However, this trial didn't bring stronger and multiplied enemies. Instead, it gave them an enemy called pressure.

He also felt that there was a certain opening for the second stage of the Dragon Strengthening Technique. It was like a gate inside his heart made a little opening. Judging from his prediction, he should be able to open it in around 900th planks. He didn't know how significant the effect of each plank was though.

'Trial?' A thought flashed on his mind as he stared at Stina before asking, 'Stina, what is the purpose of all trials back in the previous world?'

'Human Race is Adaptability, Elf Race is Element Manipulation, Dragon Race is Strength, Angel Race is Heart, Naga Race is Soul, and my Phoenix Race is Will.'

Alex fell into deep thought before realizing what the trial was. 'I see. This is why the six trials are like that…'

'Master? Do you realize something?'

'This is the manifestation of the six trials, and it might be the reason why the six trials exist.'

'I couldn't understand you this time. I know the six trials only exist after the Supreme rule the world. However, I can't relate it to this trial…' Stina tilted her head, confused.

'The energy is attacking our body, brain, and Spiritual Energy. I will just explain it in a simple way. I will start with the Dragon Race Strength Trial. With how the energy attacked our body, the Dragon Race wanted us to prepare our bodies. Increasing our strength also means our body is getting stronger and won't lose to this kind of attack.

'Elf Race Element Manipulation Trial… I am not sure about this, but it must be like we can use our flame to help us in blocking the energy attack. This would surely relieve a portion of our burden. We can just see whether the front group uses their element, and we will know the answer.

'Then brain… I am assuming it is about Mental Energy, which is related to the soul. Although the soul trial is pretty useless, it shows the proper way to use the soul. And more importantly, it still couldn't be used except by having a strong soul.

'Then, Angel Race Heart Trial. After releasing all of your mental energy or soul. You would feel exhausted, and your consciousness would become blurry. At that time, you might even hallucinate about many things. This trial prepares you for a strong heart so you won't hallucinate or whatever.

'Finally, after getting attacked by many things. You would surely be fed up with it, albeit your Spiritual Energy would slowly be chipped away. This is what it means to have adaptability. I didn't finish this trial though, so I can't say much about it.

'And lastly, even after being brutally wrecked by those things. Do you still have a will to persist?' Alex didn't say this only to Stina, but also to Sherry and Kyle.

'I see… So the missing pieces are the scepter, Dragon Strengthening Technique, and the keys. On the other hand, the Supreme actually has trained you to enter this trial by using those trials… To think he has predicted all of this.' Stina couldn't help but impress.

'Nah. I am sure the one who made this was an old man from your trial.' Alex shrugged.

'You mean the Fire God?' Stina closed her eyes before opening it again with a shocked expression. A few thousand years ago, the Supreme indeed went inside the Phoenix Gate after getting permission from her husband. It should be at that time he discussed this trial thing with the Fire God.

She recalled the last line of the lore, 'the six races would gather, and the supreme shall return…'

It was not talking about the actual six races… It only meant for the six trials. After surpassing those six trials, the current supreme, Alex, would surely come here. That would be the meaning 'the supreme shall return.'

She shook her head in amazement, never expecting this to happen in a few thousand years.

'You know what, Master… I feel like I am glad to join you right now… Maybe the first reason is Kyle, but this time I really wish to walk alongside you as your contracted beast.' Stina suddenly kneeled and clasped her hand politely. She looked at Alex with a genuine but severe expression. 'Let us aim for the peak, Master.'

Alex only smiled and nodded his head. 'Yeah.'

This action surely shocked everyone because they didn't know a single thing about this. Even Anna was clueless about this, forcing someone to get back to the card for the memory and told everyone about it. Unfortunately, Anya shook her head, stopping her since it was better to give him privacy and believe in him.

In the end, she could only sigh and let him do whatever she wanted despite the worry in her heart.

'All right. I finally figured the trial out. As long as I am careful, I can do this. Also, I hope you three aim for the 1000th planks and don't give up midway. After all, you have a strength advantage by being a Phoenix and a Celestial Fox. I don't need to tell you about the Element Manipulation, mind, and so on. That's why, do your best, and we shall reclaim everything in this trial. As for the after effect, I will handle them.' Alex smiled.

'Yes.' The three quickly nodded.

'Let's continue then.' Alex nodded and turned around before starting to walk forward.

The trio walked beside him, enjoying the breeze of the pressure.

On the other hand, all influences could only speculate what they were talking inside before giving up in frustration.