Gehald focused on the matches. The matches were quick and short in the case where there was a considerable margin of strength between the fighters. But it was gruesome for others with similar levels of power, which was the majority of the fights.
No one who could survive up to this level is weak. They can be incompatible in skills which could cause an illusion of weakness, but no one can be disregarded.
And so, without much fanfare, the challenge section ended, and all their booths were suddenly transformed into a private room.
Gehald's lethargic mind became active again when his surroundings changed suddenly. He focused a while on listening to the message from Mother High Heaven.
Her message contained information about the reward list and that this was where he would be till the end of the trial. This period is for those that won Origin essence to use it. It will take time, and any disturbance could endanger their breakthrough, even injure them severely. So they can break through within the tower without any danger.
Gehald checked his room. It is small, like the arena. It is demarcated into sleeping quarters, a library, and a laboratory for runesmithing, blacksmithing, alchemy, and others. There is also a meditation section.
The most notable quality of this place is the quality and quantity of Origin energy. As a high elf who has a high affinity with magic, he can tell that there is probably not anywhere in all of High Heaven that can beat this place in the concentration of origin energy.
The origin energy, the peace, and the personal monitoring from Mother High Heaven will all ensure an easy transition to the origin god level for those that want to advance. Gehald shook his head wistfully. He wishes he could use this place to become an origin god, but he has another plan for his future.
He stopped looking around and tried to sense his pocket dimension. He nodded when he realized he had regained access to it. He decided to just get his rewards, maybe read a few books that would increase the chances of success for his plan. He brought up his status and indicated the reward list. The list of rewards was displayed for him to pick from.
1. Origin essence - Free
2. Life essence - 200 points
3. Origin Artifacts ( High Grade) - 200 points
4. Origin Weapons (High Grade) - 300 points
5. Sovereign Seed of power - 3 points
6. Grand god Godhead - 3 points
7. Celestial god Divine core - 50 points
8. Mid-god divinity vessel - 2 points
9. Empty divinity vessel - 1 point
10. High-god domain - 2 points
11. Empty domain - 1 point
12. Divinity - 0.001 points
13. Library -
14. Universe Level Artifacts - 1000 points
15. Origin Stone (Top Grade) - 100 points
16. Origin Stone (High Grade) - 10 points
17. Law technique library -
18. Another Origin realm opening - 200
19. God-fire extinguishing – 100
The list of exchangeable rewards went on and on, but Gerald only paid attention to the ones that interested him. At this stage of training, all sovereigns know about Origin essence.
Origin essence is the crystallization of pure origin energy derived from the refinement of void energy. Void energy exists outside the realm tree. It is a chaotic, destructive, and caustic energy that most sovereigns cannot even touch. The best they can do is protect themselves against it.
That's why you need a sovereign level of power to leave the lower realm for the upper realm. Only powerful creatures and origin gods can withstand void energy and attempt to refine Origin essence from it. Some powerful creatures can withstand it enough to produce origin essence without being at the origin god level, Dragons, world beasts, and void beasts.
Life essence is the next best thing after origin essence. In the entirety of the void universe, it is rarer than Origin essence. Origin essence might be rare for sovereigns and below, but it is not for origin gods. Life essence isn't something that can be gotten even by Origin gods.
Life essence can only be gotten from creatures with extremely high affinity with life laws. For example, the Life trees of the High life plane. Life essence has many uses to the common mortal creature up to the level of origin god.
The common mortal creature can use it to awaken his soul and gain superior soul talent, can be used to increase fertility in low fertility races, and can be used to maintain youthfulness and elongate the lifespan of dying people.
Titans and beings of law consider these uses to be just wasteful because, to them, it practically counts as another life. It is very difficult for beings of law to be injured, but once they are injured, it is likewise very difficult to heal their injuries.
To beings of law, including origin gods, the life essence can bring them back from within an inch of death. The effect is lower to origin gods. Only a copious amount of origin energy, origin essence, and time can heal them from devastating injuries at their level, but life essence can stabilize their condition and prevent them from losing consciousness.
"Everyone to their paths," Gehald said when he was done looking through the list. This list will be available to all the surviving participants of the trial of heaven. It is just that the points needed will be different based on levels of power.
Gehald shook his head and decided to check the library for information that might improve his grand plan for perfection. He hoped to be able to perfect his plan for reincarnation.
While Gehald was reading and catching up on some secret knowledge, some of the sovereigns were becoming origin gods within the tower of heaven. People were waiting across the entire realm. They were waiting for the end of the trial of heaven because with the end of the trial will come the release of their friends, parents, lovers, and enemies that entered more than 100 years ago and the official start of the new origin cycle.