Chapter 735: 3rd Trial (1/2)
Raven cultivated the [Myriad Incarnations Scripture] and the [Voidwalking Manual] directly to the 9th Stage.
At the 8th Stage of Myriad Incarnations Scripture, he received a total of 456 Avatars, at its 9th Stage it gave him 912. The total numbers of his avatars already surpassed the thousands, which means more mind to help him progress faster.
The Voidwalking Manual transformed his body ever further, that was he can exist in any kind of environment without facing any troubles.
After wrapping up his seclusion. Raven rested for quite some time before entering the 3rd trial.
The 3rd Trial sent in him a unique space, presumably creature for the sole purpose of this trial.
His task is relatively simple. In front of him is an enormous boulder. Behind it was a steep slope. He was tasked to push this boulder up the slope and place it on the peak. He has to do it 1,000 times.
It sounds simple but this wouldn't be the Celestial Ascension Platform for nothing...
The caveat is, Raven is but a mortal. Once again, everything he has was sealed. He has no cultivation at all, he can't enter the crown space, the Brush of Wisdom isn't listening to his summons and even his powerful physic is gone. Not even his spatial rings were spared.
He was completely and utterly mortal.
To make things worse, there is not a whiff of spiritual energies from his surroundings. It was completely barren. He here, all by himself, expect to clear this task through sheer wits and will.
Things weren't looking good for him.
Raven already tried to move the boulder to check what he's working with, well it was obviously heavy. Even after he tried his best to push it, he only managed to push it a couple of centimeters away from it's original spot.
And to wrap up this whole affair, it was revealed to him that he will have a limitless supply of mortal needs like food, clothing, tools, etc. He didn't need to look for them as they will appear when he wished for them.
He can die here and be resurrected, but it has limits. One, when he dies his progress will reset. Meaning that if he managed to push the boulder up to the peak about 500 times but he died on his 501st attempt, the counter will reset to 0.
He will be resurrected after 24 hours of dying, he will be resurrected at his prime condition and he can only die a total of 150 times.
That about sums it up for the contents of his 3rd trial.
Sufficed to say, this is a very troublesome trial. Raven can already feel that he's going to spend a lot of time in here.
The first day when he arrived, he only tested pushing the boulder once. After that, he basically left it alone. He tended to his needs by starting to build some shelter, preparing some food, and etc.
Raven had a plan in mind.
The plan was to roam around and test some limits. The morning after that, he woke up and acted.
First, he decided to work on his physique. He worked out, sculpting his body ever so slightly to make it stronger. He knew that with this body of his, there's absolutely no way he can push that thing far enough to even make a difference.
As some wise people used to say: 'Sharpening the axe wouldn't delay the wood cutting.'
Work-out, get those muscles growing and then he'll start his attempts.
After resting from his work-out, he decided to climb the slope. This is the other part of his plan. He wanted to scout ahead and see what kind of obstacles he will face as he push that enormous boulder up.
The slope was steep so gravity will work against him. He could totally see himself dying by being squashed flat by that boulder. He's not looking forward to it but it is what it is.
The slope was uneven at some parts. There are portions where it's rocky, and portions where it's slippery. That can be a problem. He can also see that this place functions like any other mortal worlds. Meaning that there is a thing called 'Seasons'. Right now, it's spring and the slope is at it's best state presumably, but if there will ever be; say, a rainy season, then pushing the boulder up would become really challenging.