The Gold Soul Light's trial for Chen Daolin lasted a full eight years.
Over those eight years, Chen Daolin came to deeply understand the meaning of "dying and coming back to life."
Within the dark, deathly silent space.
A long, drawn-out breath sounded.
"Damn... it's finally over!"
Chen Daolin opened his eyes. In an instant, two brilliant golden beams shot out through the darkness, taking a long while to fade.
"The Gold Soul Light has raised my soul will to the verge of perfection on the second level... and my comprehension of and affinity with the gold-origin laws have grown even stronger..." Chen Daolin sensed the changes in his soul and was still quite satisfied.
Though the process had been incomparably painful, the gains were equally astonishing.
The more Chen Daolin cultivated, the more deeply he understood the wonders of using the soul to comprehend laws. It could be said that in the later stages, comprehending laws was the most important requirement for becoming a supreme existence!
To become Immortal, one had to completely comprehend one of the eight great laws: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, light, lightning, and wind!
And to become a Venerable, one had to master either the law of time or space!
If one's comprehension ability was lacking, forget becoming a Venerable—even becoming Immortal would be difficult.
After undergoing transformation, reconstruction, and sublimation time and time again... Chen Daolin's soul had already reached an utterly monstrous level!
Now, in terms of the speed at which he comprehended the gold-origin laws, even the Golden-Horned Beast, known as the favored child of the gold origin, was far inferior to him. Perhaps only the one and only heaven-defying special lifeform of the universe, the Chaos Stone Monkey, could surpass him.
"Eight years to pass the second trial..." Chen Daolin's