Once that had finished, the last few people who were being tested were done who had all passed. Once that happened, we were now made to get across the entirety of the island that Japan was on; yes, it seemed daunting. It was somewhat complicated for those who couldn't find the correct path, while others who were wealthier and had more connections knew which route to take; as they began the test, I waited at the start of the race. But we didn't just need to get to the other side of Japan. We needed to go back, but after everyone reached the first location.
{"Why is she just standing there..."}
{"She's probably scared that her secret will be revealed; there's no way someone who just started the Soul Condensing Realm would be equal to one at the peak of Soul Condensing Realm."}
{"She'll probably use an artifact to get to the other side and come back, so let us sabotage the next exams so she doesn't pass because of cheating."}
Great. People schemed to stop me from passing because I was too strong for my own good. Whenever I looked at my status window and saw that I had ten more points, I put 5 of each into my speed and perception. I should focus on magic more since it's more versatile and powerful. My speed was even more enhanced to the point it had doubled; the growth of my speed was now exponential, which felt weird, as if something were doing this.
『Law of Evolution』
I almost forgot I had this law, but it was mostly a passive ability. But now that I think about it, my stat growth has been. It's always doubled, but now it's becoming faster for doubling. Whatever, now I need to finish the race thing. I stretch, and in an instant, I disappear, not only going through buildings due to how fast I am but also going through people without killing or hurting anyone. I had even seen someone about to be kidnapped, so I stopped myself and stopped time and created a purple explosion inside the kidnapper's head, killing him without hurting the victim; once I finished, I went along running as time began once more, and I had reached the end, in truth, it didn't even take a millisecond to get to the end, and Once I had reached there I was the only one there other than the other elders and the Sect Master who looked at me in surprise.
{"How did she get here so fast? Wasn't she still standing at the start of the test, not even less than a second ago?"}
{"Maybe she used an artifact hidden inside her body."}
{"I sensed with Mana and Qi she has nothing, and it doesn't seem like she has connections with someone who can create spiritual Energy."}
More people were talking behind me, so I looked at the sect master. He said nothing and simply smiled at me, happy I was an exceptional participant. I wasn't lying; I could see it in his face, even if he looked expressionless. I noticed a person had finally reached the finish line: a man in a black shirt and red jacket while wearing track pants; he was clearly trying to be comfortable and not professional. However, I couldn't blame him for something like that; he also had a spear on his back, which was being held by Qi, which he was creating.
"Oh, finally, someone else who reached the finish line, I was getting bored because it's been fifteen minutes."
"What do you mean by fifteen minutes? It took me two hours to get here."
"I waited at the start for about five minutes and got here once it hit exactly five minutes, so you must be very slow."
"What the fuck did you just say to-"
"Shut it. I don't want to hear your rant about how I'll regret it, and then I have to fight you, and then your dad and your dad's dad will come to fight me as well."
He was silent as he looked away, extremely annoyed; the next person who landed was another guy who looked tired and had pale white skin. He also had tiny horns on his head, so he would definitely be considered an outcast in this place. And then the person after that was a woman, but... It was not what I expected. It was someone who looked like they were from Earth, as in mine; their clothing style looked like something from there, or at least something from the Americas. I just looked away as the woman walked to me and spoke.
"You're Kaida Omikami yes?"
"I am; what do you need from me?" I looked somewhat annoyed as she spoke to me.
"I'm Maria. I'm not from this country, but it is nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you as well, Maria; you're at the Divine Transfiguration realm, I see?"
She looked somewhat surprised but nodded.
{"Don't tell them that everyone here except for the person in second place is at the Divine Transfiguration realm."}
"Don't worry about it. I'll probably forget what realm you were in, and if I checked it, I'd remember because of that."
She looked at me and smiled before sitting down next to me. I was extremely bored and sat down, leaning against a tree. I looked up at the sky, pondering what to do; we were sent back once everyone reached the first area. I reached the end in a near instant and had waited forever. Once everyone had reached the finish line, we were teleported over to the mental Exam. It was on top of a mountain, probably the size of Olympus Mons; many things have changed in ten thousand years. The Elders had made a formation, but the few elders who were trying to deal with me and get me kicked out had done something to automatically try to destroy my mind and soul. As the Formation finished, part of it was tampered with, and I had the worst experience. Staring at the beast, which generally would be nightmare fuel, a pitch-black entity that looked like a dragon, its wings expanded across the entire planet as it looked directly towards me; I looked back with an expressionless stare as it tried to attack my body trying to harm my mind and soul. But there needed to be better for the Dragon-like Creature. As it attempted to attack my soul, its body would, in an instant, evaporate, which had awakened me, while for me, it took only a few seconds. It had been about fifteen minutes outside due to how long it took to have the dragon form. I looked around as the Formation began deconstructing. The elders were furious as everyone else had still been in the Formation, and they quickly reactivated it while also making me get out of it as I had passed.
{"How in the world did she survive a Dragon which could erase a person's History..."}
{"It's also able to harm those in the realm of Chaotic Star Formation"}
{"Whatever, we'll upgrade the beast she fights in the final Exam. Surely she isn't going to survive that; her full power is only at the peak of the Soul Condensing Realm."}
They were trying to sabotage me again; I might as well tell the Sect Leader about this, but I had reasons not to. First, I wanted to get more experience fighting this creature, and second, I wanted to actually use attacks that count as Techniques, like fighting styles or those Qi attacks some characters use in novels or anime.
"FUCK!-"
I fell out of the Formation, almost losing my mind to that beast. I needed to work on my mental strength instead of Physical strength, but I felt weird right now. The girl who had passed before us was unnaturally stronger than us. It was bizarre; Sister Maya might know what the girl was doing.
I was at least second place here, so I was content with that. I looked around and saw that many of the other students were passed out while a few others were still there fighting in their minds. I got up and left the Formation, standing beside the girl and speaking to her. I wanted to know more about her.
"Heya, what's your name? I haven't seen you around Japan, but you look very Japanese."
"Just call me Kaida, but I have other names, such as Lilith, Eve, Reinhard, Arthur Pendragon, and Asmodeus."
"..."
I was astonished that she had many names yet was only in the Soul Condensing realm. Just then, she asked me a question and a follow-up question that I never really considered.
"What you're name? I told mine and my nicknames. Another question I have is, what do you dream of? What do you want to achieve? What will you do with it if you're trying to achieve Immortality?"
"Shit, I don't really know, actually; Names Akira, Nice to meet you; I apologize for not introducing myself earlier. Now that I think about it, it feels rude now. But yeah, I wanted to achieve Immortality, but now that I think about it, I don't really know what I'll do with it; I'll only have to see those I love die. Slowly and painfully, again and again, but if I do become Immortal, maybe I won't even have loved ones. It's something I don't want to lose now that you made me think of it."
I looked at her with a smile.
I was approached by this random dude, I was talking to him somewhat, but he seemed slightly nervous because I freely gave out names I had, which would be abnormal for someone who was only at the Soul Condensing Realm; the Question I asked him had made him think and wonder, it made him want to know why exactly he wanted to get stronger when he could stay with his family living in a peaceful life, He also wondered why one would need Immortality if they imply watch those around them die with only having fading memories left. It was a question with thousands of answers, and each answer could also deviate and be different from the others, a genuinely endless possibility caused by my words; now I feel like some sort of person who ponders on the ways of life, I didn't really expect I'd do something like that anytime soon.
[Danger, User is about to be hit by an attack at the Chaotic Formation Realm.]
I looked ahead, and just then, while the elders and Sect Master were away having to deal with something, two elders who were the ones trying to stop me had sent an attack; it looked like a star, except it was as small as it was sent flying directly towards me, I grabbed Akira throwing him away as my back got hit by the attack as I turned away from it. The entirety of my spine was gone, but what they could see was that I had no internal organs; I stood up and looked at the system.
[Achievement Unlocked: Survive something a thousand times stronger than you.]
[Rewards: A Item from the Past]
How convenient! I'll get the item later; I know just what to get. But first, I used mana to repair my body back to normal as I looked at the elders in annoyance as the ground was mostly cracked and practically about to fall, which would also make it so the thing the other students were on would break and make them fall to their death. I know damm well these Elders aren't able to save them, so I have to do the entire hassle of keeping them and defending myself against these so-called elders who couldn't handle the fact that someone was more powerful than the realm they were in. How many people were like this when I read a novel, or Manhwa irritated me like this because of how the characters acted. I should get myself to the highest realm and deal with everything myself.