"Good!"
"Special lifeforms have an exceptionally close affinity with the laws, and your attributes happen to match Zhou's. This stage should be the easiest for you."
The apparition stamped its foot.
An arena over ten thousand kilometers long and wide appeared before them.
"This arena was created by the Dream-Eating Clan in the previous reincarnation era."
"It's based on illusion techniques and has two modes."
"In the first mode, the user enters the arena with their consciousness. The arena then simulates two phantoms with identical physical abilities."
"The user takes control of one phantom and wins by killing the other."
"The second mode is only suitable for World Lords and weaker lifeforms with a single genetic multiple."
"In this mode, the user enters the arena in the flesh."
"The arena draws on the cosmic energy it has absorbed over time to create a physical opponent with the same bodily strength as yours, but a different level of comprehension of the laws."
"In both modes, your opponent will attack using only the most basic applications of the laws."
"Your trial is to defeat the first opponent within a month."
The apparition pointed at the dome and the ground.
"Those patterns encompass everything from the most fundamental laws to the most powerful secret techniques."
"You can study them to gain insights much faster."
Leon looked surprised this time. "I only have to defeat the first opponent?"
"Just the first," the apparition said.
"Don't underestimate this arena!"
It emphasized, "The people it simulates start with at least a World Lord's comprehension of the laws. Each one grows stronger, until the twenty-sixth possesses insight comparable to a great being like Zhou."
"You only need to defeat the first because you've clearly only just begun comprehending the laws."
"But I recommend the second mode. Life-and-death