Chapter 63: Trials of Courage
Arin stepped forward, his eyes burning with determination.
"I'll take the Cosmic Duels," he declared.
The Celestial Judge nodded.
"Your opponents await."
Arin faced three cosmic warriors:
Lyrien, the Shadow Dancer
Vorlak, the Gravity Crusher
Xandros, the Time Reaver
The battles raged on.
Arin's Mystic Realm cultivation shone.
He defeated Lyrien with Shadow Strike.
Vorlak fell to Arin's Gravity Defiance.
Xandros succumbed to Arin's Time Warp.
+Cultivation Reward: +10% combat effectiveness
Meanwhile, Kael entered the Astral Maze.
The shifting labyrinth tested his focus.
Kael's Earthly Core stabilized his senses.
He navigated the maze with ease.
+Cultivation Reward: +10% spatial awareness
Lastly, Elyra's ally, Phoenix Sovereign, took the Stellar Ascension.
The platform's energies surged.
Phoenix Sovereign's Mystic Realm's Celestial Weave resonated.
She reached the peak.
+Cultivation Reward: +20% overall cultivation boost
The heroes completed three trials.
Two trials remained.
Celestial Puzzles and Inferno's Furnace.
The Celestial Judge revealed a surprise.
"A hidden trial emerges."
Trial 6: Unity of Souls
"Combine your cultivation."
Reach unity.
+Cultivation Reward: +50% overall cultivation boost
Will the heroes succeed?