The instant the Golden Medal's prophet appeared, Ma Ran felt a gaze fall upon him.
That gaze came from all directions, as though it filled heaven and earth, leaving no blind spots or gaps.
Before it, Ma Ran felt as if he had no secrets left.
Every Starlight Cell in his body, his Brilliant Star Eyes, and even his soul, beliefs, and thoughts were all seen through completely.
It was examining Ma Ran.
The power it controlled was so immense that, at Ma Ran's current stage, he could not even produce the slightest thought of resistance. He knew very well that the source of this gaze could easily crush him as he was now.
Even the higher gods in the divine court had never made Ma Ran feel this way.
Take Golden Domain, for example...
Ma Ran believed that even that ruler of the divine court would probably be crushed with ease if he became the enemy of this gaze!
The good news was...
There was not the slightest trace of subjective will in this gaze. It contained neither malice nor benevolence, seeming instead like a computer mechanically carrying out a programmed task.
It felt as if only half a blink had passed, yet it also felt as if ten million years had gone by.
The gaze that had brought Ma Ran immense pressure suddenly vanished.
"Phew..."
Ma Ran let out a deep breath, feeling the Starlight Cells in his body tremble faintly as well.
At this point, he knew that the gaze that had just observed him was the manifestation of the Vast Universe's will!
"Is this a predetermined procedure? Does every transcendent individual who reaches a certain threshold have to undergo such a trial?"
His brows drew together slightly. "When I fought Golden Domain before, neither of us