"Then, using this power of wishes and the accumulation of countless reincarnations, that ruthless person once again crossed the chasm known as transcendence."
As the narrator spoke, the scene continued to shift.
It finally settled on the nearly half of the wish power remaining in the hands of that person who had transcended a second time—Luo Li, after her transcendence.
"I want a child."
That was the wish Luo Li made with the power of wishes.
"So this was... my birth?" Chen Luo suddenly understood.
But Chen Luo had no idea why this trial was showing him these scenes.
Was it to make him confirm once again that his parents really were Transcendents?
"Look, this was your birth. A mass of the wishes of all living beings. Interesting, isn't it?" A voice sounded beside Chen Luo's ear.
Chen Luo turned and saw a figure standing in the darkness.
"Who are you?"
"I am the trial, and the one who bars your path. I am your inner tribulation. But likewise, I am also yourself." The figure, which looked remarkably like the faceless black silhouette from Conan, slowly took shape, gradually revealing a form extremely similar to Chen Luo himself.
"Stop. Change your appearance. I don't like looking at that." Chen Luo raised a hand.
"...I am a trial. Could you show me some respect?"
"But didn't you say it yourself? You're also me. So I wish for you to change your appearance," Chen Luo said.
The shadow seemed somewhat speechless, but as light and shadow shifted, it did indeed change its appearance as Chen Luo wished.
"Pom?" Chen Luo froze for a moment.
"Since I intend to prevent you from passing the trial, naturally I should choose the most harmless appearance possible to you. A mascot is just right," Pom said.