Alex stood with a stern look on his face as he stood at the entrance of the strange hallway that looked like a furnace. Beside him, Sharyn stood and held his hand tightly with hints of fear in her eyes. She turned her gaze to the hallway and back to Alex as hints of worry could be seen.
"The Ascension ceremony of the deity race usually has a high mortality rate. Not many survive it, and that's why not many take part in it. That's why only a handful of people have the will to go through this ceremony and get past the golden core stage.
"Your injuries are due to the fact that your golden core has been damaged… the only way around this injury is to ascend to a greater level and allow your body to form a new core to replace the damaged core" the elder said with a deep frown.
"But his body is weak now. His chances of dying are higher than that of the average person. Isn't there another way?" Sharyn complained while holding Alex's hand tightly.
