"Fifty years in an instant..."
"No wonder Han Qi looked as though, aside from the damage caused by the annihilation of his divine soul, he was also steeped in a faint air of worldly vicissitudes. He probably had yet to recover from the terrifying flow of time beyond that doorway."
Li Shun had just experienced the trial spacetime himself, so he naturally understood this well.
But clearly, Han Qi's experience traversing other worlds far surpassed his own. In only a few breaths, the air of vicissitudes surrounding Han Qi vanished without a trace.
He lightly shook his head and continued introducing the functions of the Mind-Communicating Bead to Li Shun.
"As you can see, allowing one's thoughts to cross Chaos is its foremost function."
Li Shun frowned and asked, "The Imperial Academy already has the Outer-Heavenly Trial. What is the difference between that and traversing through the Mind-Communicating Bead?"
Han Qi smiled. "The Mind-Communicating Bead was created precisely to resolve the various hidden dangers that may arise during the Outer-Heavenly Trial. As everyone knows, other worlds beyond Chaos are exceedingly perilous. Even a wisp of divine soul crossing over will often encounter countless unforeseen dangers."
"At its root, this is because the descent of a divine soul cannot be controlled. Take the Church World I traversed this time as an example..."
With a sweep of Han Qi's hand, countless scenes flickered into view before them.
Towering cathedrals, sacred and magnificent beyond measure, rose everywhere. Their interiors glittered with gold and jade, inspiring awe in all who saw them.
In stark contrast were the boundless crowds prostrating themselves outside those cathedrals.
Their clothes were ragged, their faces filthy. Yet every one of them bowed endlessly toward the cathedrals with utmost devotion.
"The overwhelming majority of living beings in that world are