As the burly man's palm landed on the test stele.
The stele instantly hummed again, unleashing its divine soul-crushing power once more.
One breath, two breaths, five breaths, ten breaths...
The spirit light mental rules were indeed reliable. The spirit light around the burly man stood firm as a mountain. No matter how the stele's pressure washed over him in waves, he remained utterly motionless, steadily withstanding its backlash for more than ten breaths. He even seemed to have strength to spare.
Everyone present nodded inwardly at the sight, acknowledging his strength.
Even Lin Sheng's eyes held a hint of surprise. The burly man's control over the power of rules was indeed impressive. He had firmly crossed the enlightenment realm and was even approaching the microcosmic realm.
Combined with his early demigod cultivation, his mental strength far surpassed that of others at his level.
Even Su Wan's eyes could not help brightening a little.
As time passed, the limit of one incense stick slowly approached. Yet the stele's divine soul pressure abruptly doubled, changing from successive waves into savage crushing and tearing.
Crack!
Fine cracks abruptly appeared in the sturdy white spirit light covering the burly man. His powerful mental aura plunged off a cliff, and excruciating pain erupted in his sea of consciousness, battering the foundations of his mind.
"Hold steady!!"
The bald, burly man roared, his eyes nearly splitting at the corners. He squeezed out every last drop of his divine soul reserves, and the divine light about to dim in his eyes suddenly flared again. He forcibly withstood the next surge of pressure, desperately buying more time.
But a limit was a limit, after all.
After lasting another five breaths, the divine light in his eyes went out completely. The mental barrier around him shattered with a