Chapter 815 The journey beyond the universe
There was a hierarchy when it came to the ultimate elements.
According to the information that both Angakok and the Primal God Of War had left behind, the tier7 promotion grounds were located just beyond the universe after the barrier of space, time and gravity that seperated the controlled universe from the celestial realm.
Only those at the peak of tier6 were allowed to pass the barrier and appear in the realm of ' Chaotic Energies ' once every 500 years for a chance to advance to tier7.
First hand experiences of both Angakok and the Primal God depicted the journey to becoming tier7 as if being watched continuously by superior beings that were looking down on a kid learning to wield a weapon for the first time ever.
Although the Primal God Of War was not sure— he believed that the realm of Chaotic Energies was created because of the clash between two celestials, leaving an unstable plane of ultimate energies in the aftermath.
At this point he could only hypothesise about it's origins as he had no means to verify them.
The journey to the realm itself took Max a full 4 days worth of journey as from the moment he crossed the nebulae cloud and used his perfect mastery of the three superior elements to navigate through the universal boundary, he felt a different sort of barrier permitting his entry as for the first time ever, he was truly given the opportunity to exit the controlled universe all-together!
The first sensation that Max felt as he entered the realm of ' Chaotic Energies ' was like he was high on drugs and the world around him was extremely beautiful-
His vision turned from clear to that of multiple colours floating in the sky as his senses felt sharper than ever before.
' It's the concentration of divine essence. While in the controlled universe it's very sparse, the atmosphere here is 50% free flowing divine essence and 50% mana. Even if you constantly use tier6 attacks you might never run out of divine essence as long as you are here ' Drax said in Max's mind as Max could not believe how powerful he felt just by crossing beyond the controlled universe.
' Just what sort of environment do the celestials really live in? ' Max wondered, however, before he could get a grip on his emotions or his senses an ancient voice pulled him out of his stupor.
" WELCOME, MAX RAJPUT, WE HAVE BEEN AWAITING YOUR PROMOTION ATTEMPT FOR A LONG WHILE ... " The voice said, almost emotionlessly as Max felt sort of honoured that the celestials knew his name.
" DO YOUR BEST TO PUSH FOR THE GREATEST RESULT POSSIBLE, WE WILL NOT ACCEPT MEDIOCRITY FROM YOU- " Another voice that sounded a little feminine but still ancient and deep said as Max frowned listening to these words.
The celestials were treating him like a toy and were viewing his promotion test as a source of appeasement.
" I'll try " he replied dryly, as the moment those words left his mouth he felt a crippling pressure all over his body as he instantly buckled to the ground face-flat.
" DON'T SHOW YOUR SENIORS ATTITUDE BOY, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US CAN KILL YOU A MILLION TIMES WITH OUR EYES CLOSED ' a third voice said as Max realised his mistake.
With his recent power up and no brutal beatdowns in the past few years Max had almost forgotten that he was still not the top of the food chain.
There were still those capable of killing him and he still needed to bow his head before those that were superior to him.
So what if the celestials treated him like a toy? For them a tier6 warrior was nothing and even if Max someday became tier8 he still needed to give them the respect they deserved.
For a few minutes, the aura crushed Max relentlessly as only after his entire body was drenched in sweat and he started to pant for oxygen did the celestial release the pressure.
" Your trial starts now Max Rajput, but since you have antagonised me, anything below a SSS will see you being killed by me " the same celestial that had pressed down on him said as he gave Max an outrageous condition if he still wanted to live.
Learning his lesson, Max stayed mum burying all the frustrations in his heart as after the celestial was done speaking the constant gazes upon him seemed to become more and more distant.
His trial had officially begun and Max could only focus on reaching ' Master ' level understanding in all 3 of the superior elements from here on out if he wanted to live.
Since that was his plan anyways, it did not matter to him that the other party was threatening to kill him if he did not achieve it.
His entire life Max had walked the path of the perfect warrior— He had many chances to give up on maximisation or chase short term benefits and promote faster if he really wanted to, however, Max was resolute in his decision to become the perfect warrior.
For this, Max had set the benchmark of all promotions at SSS as per the mandate to become the perfect warrior and naturally he wasn't going to accept anything less anyways.
With his vision still viewing the world as a mixture of colours and his senses still in overdrive, Max began the tier promotion test by sitting cross-legged and thinking about all the basics he had learnt from Angakok's memory about the void element.
In this ' Chaotic Energies ' realm, where the three superior elements ran rampant, Max wished to master the void element first and learn to control it to separate it from the other two so that his future progress would not be hampered.
Although the road ahead seemed perilous, Max was excited to learn the secrets of the three superior elements as deep down he truly believed that he could only become the strongest vampire god if and only if he had a mastery of all the elements.
As a mortal he had mastered the basic elements, however, as a god he needed to master the superior and master elements.
Only by mastering them all, could he truly be someone who was walking the path of the perfect warrior.