Chapter 589: 2nd Trial Gate (1/2)

The group ate a simple breakfast after they woke up and resumed their journey once more.

This time, they estimated that it'll take at least five days before they arrive at the next trail gate with their current speed. Raven simply went along with their arrangements since they are the one's who will enter the trial anyway.

The matter about the earth-shaking secret he discovered was kept a secret. He didn't tell them because that might distract them from participating in the trials. Additionally, it's not like it was a useful information for them anyway. Sure, knowing how it works sounds pretty neat but...what of it? It's not like that's going help them in anyway with the trials.

Additionally, only Raven could sense it and even then, he can't do anything with it since his knowledge about the concept isn't enough. Therefore he thought that it'd be wiser to remain quiet about this. He could always just tell them after this, but that'll depend on the situation really.

Travelling with a constant speed and resting in between, this is how the trip went for them. Thankfully the current climate was pretty forgiving, sunny with occasional chilled winds due to their current altitude.

They didn't switch worlds yet so far so they have this kind of climate, making easier for them to climb.

During their travels, they would casually talk about random things to clear up the awkwardness around them. Despite their statuses, the War Gods were pretty easy to get along with. Raven's previous dealings as well his current identity might've affected that outcome but still, this better than being civil with each other.

Days passed by and eventually, the group arrived at a certain distance where the 2nd Trial Gate manifested.

Judging from it's appearance, this trial gate is much larger compared to the previous one. It didn't give off much which allowed it to remain mysterious.

And just like before, only the War Gods entered, leaving Raven alone outside to wait for them to eventually finish the trial.

As soon as they entered, Raven immediately set up the formation and the tents so that he doesn't have to later. Taking from previous experience, it'll take some time before they come back, specially now that they're dealing with the second trial gate which was supposed to be harder compared to the last one.

Once everything was prepared, he also prepared the food they'll eventually consume. Once he's done, he sealed it up in order to preserve it's freshness and proceeded to gain more insights about the third concept of Spacetime Laws, Parallelism.

Raven even made use of some of his Avatars to swiftly digest and integrate with the insights he receives. He didn't want to miss out on any chances, specially now that he found a suitable place to gain these insights.

In the middle of his meditation, Raven once again felt the spiking fluctuation, which mean the switching of the world and change to the climate.

Unlike last time where Raven tried his best to search for the source of this fluctuations, he's much calmer right now. He didn't deliberately search for the source since he knew he won't find it anyway, and even if he does, there's no guarantee that he'll even be able to interact with it since his understanding about Spacetime Laws are too shallow.

What he did instead, was to carefully observe the event and grasp everything that's going to happen.

Raven focused his attention closely and felt the fluctuations coming.

The moment he felt it sweeping through his body, Raven's focus was at it's peak. At that point, it's as if everything happened in slow motion.

The sensation he received was quite profound, for the briefest of moment there, he felt himself travelling thought the endless expanse of worlds. He even got the feeling as if he was observing each one closely but in reality, this happened within a fraction of a second. It felt too long and too short at the same time.

Just as when the idea that he had seen at least thousands of Mount Olympus, the scenery disappeared and he felt himself returning to the present moment. All of a sudden, he felt everything around him changing into something familiar yet also unfamiliar at the same time.

Dark clouds suddenly loomed over him with occasional flashes of thunder. Winds were kicking up a huge clouds of dusts all over. The trees around him disappeared, replaced by wreckages and ruin. There were a smoky scent wafting through his nose and loud cackles of thunder and lightning could be heard.

”So it's stormy area this time.” Raven murmured as he saw his surroundings change.

Despite discovering this, Raven remained impassive and instead focused on the sensations he felt earlier. To him, it didn't really matter whether it rained or shined, he's more interested at the mysterious rules placed on this place rather than the climate and surroundings changing.

He continued meditating with rapt attention, trying to decipher the insights he received just now. Although it's quite difficult to do so, Raven persevered and kept the knowledge ready for his future foundations.