Caelan drew in a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

Next, he was about to undergo the Trial of Divine Providence. Deep down, he was also extremely curious. Just what sort of trial was it that had caused countless geniuses to fail and perish?

Besides that, Caelan was also curious about the reward this time—[Seal of the Forbidden Goddess]. What exactly was that?

And beyond all of this, Caelan also had to consider the Mirror Image he was about to face next.

Once everything was over, he would finally be able to truly see his younger sister...

Kate.

[Please prepare yourself. In 10 seconds, you will be transported into the simulated world.]

Caelan froze slightly.

Immediately afterward, he felt the space before his eyes begin to twist and change continuously, until it finally transformed into a long corridor that resembled a tunnel through space and time.

Caelan did not need to move. He could clearly sense that his body was already traveling forward at tremendous speed.

He had no idea how much time passed.

It felt as though it had been only an instant, yet also as though several hundred years had gone by.

Within that tunnel-like corridor, Caelan lost all perception of time.

It was not until a vast expanse of light appeared ahead that Caelan suddenly felt his body grow heavy once more. He began to fall, dropping continuously until he landed on a stretch of clouds.

In the next moment, a familiar figure appeared before his eyes.

When he saw the administrator standing in front of him, Caelan was slightly stunned. Instead, it was the administrator who took the initiative to step forward and warmly shake his hand.

"According to your customs, a handshake should better express friendliness."

"Congratulations on reaching max level. As expected, I was not wrong about you. Next, I will guide you through the Trial of Divine Providence."

Aside from the administrator from Oracle Vale, several other administrators were following behind him as well.

Caelan nodded, which counted as a greeting. Then he immediately began asking his own question.

"If I fail to clear the Trial of Divine Providence, will I also die?"

The main reason he asked this was because he was not certain whether the final Trial of Divine Providence allowed repeated attempts.

After all, even Caelan did not have complete confidence that he could clear it in one try.

The administrator standing opposite him still wore a faint smile on his face.

"Please do not worry. Within the designated time limit, you may make countless attempts and errors. In fact, the fallen players you saw before all died because their allotted time ran out before they could complete the trial."

"Let me check your remaining lifespan... Hmm... At present, your time is still relatively abundant. If you are lucky, you may actually complete the trial of the Heavenly Dao very quickly. Of course, there are always some people who refuse to believe in their own mediocrity. They are unwilling to admit defeat and keep trying every possible method to complete the Trial of Divine Providence. But in the end, they exhaust their lifespans."

"However, based on what I know of you, I believe you have a very good chance."

The administrator did his best to remind Caelan of every important point regarding the Trial of Divine Providence.

Faced with their sincere attitude, Caelan responded with a grateful smile.

At the same time, without the slightest hesitation, he activated the Trial of Divine Providence.

In the next instant, a familiar dialogue box once again appeared before Caelan’s eyes.

[Trial of Divine Providence has begun!]

[Remaining time: 24 hours]

[Kind reminder: your current cultivation is the highest and only existence at the peak of Eastreach Continent. Your strength is even capable of standing on equal footing with the Heavenly Dao.]

[You clearly sense that your power has already reached the limit of Eastreach Continent. But in the depths of your intuition, you also sense that you can still become stronger. It is Eastreach Continent that is restricting your development.]

[You wish to break through the limitations of Eastreach Continent, but the price is that you must destroy the entire continent. What choice will you make?]

When he saw this question, Caelan was slightly taken aback.

But a moment later, a playful smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

As expected, it was still a classic and old-fashioned question.

But since my strength has already reached the point where I’m equal to the Heavenly Dao, can’t I just perform a deduction directly?

Why waste brain cells thinking about it?

Following Caelan’s thoughts, the dialogue box before him changed once again.

[You used your own divination art, hoping to view the consequences brought about by different choices. You wished to find a solution that could satisfy both sides, and for this, you spent a great deal of time.]

[After countless years of deduction, you finally obtained the answer. However, this answer was not what you wanted.]

[Because you discovered that no matter what choice you made, you were destined to fail. Eastreach Continent would inevitably collapse, causing countless deaths and injuries.]

Seeing this result, Caelan could not help frowning.

He rubbed his temples and muttered to himself,

"So trying to cheese my way through it won’t work after all. I still have to think this through myself..."

Caelan sank into deep thought.

The question raised by the Trial of Divine Providence did indeed contain a massive trap.

Because no matter how he chose, the result was actually destined to be failure.

If he chose to sacrifice Eastreach Continent and break through, the result would be that his breakthrough failed.

If he chose to preserve Eastreach Continent, then his realm would be unable to advance any further.

So...

Was this the problem that had stumped countless geniuses?

Caelan rubbed the space between his brows once more.

The most urgent task right now was actually to figure out what had caused his breakthrough to fail.

[You spent a great deal of time trying to deduce the reason behind your failed breakthrough, but you did not find the true answer.]

[However, you did not gain nothing. You learned that at some point in the future, an even more powerful genius would provide the true answer.]

[Regrettably, the genius you deduced is currently not you.]

Caelan’s pupils shifted slightly.

Because he suddenly realized that all of his deductions pointed toward one outcome.

Inevitable failure.

So...

This also meant that the current him was basically unable to change anything.

In other words, Caelan had already lost.

At this moment, the administrators observing from the outside all saw Caelan frowning in deep thought. One after another, they unconsciously shook their heads.

"It seems there is still no hope this time."

"Sigh. Who knows how long it will take for the next max-level player to appear?"

"Do you think... there really is anyone who can pass the Trial of Divine Providence?"

"I think everyone doesn’t need to be so pessimistic. To give a simple example, don’t you all feel that he is actually quite impressive? And very intelligent, too. He was able to notice some points that we hadn’t reminded him about."

The administrator from Oracle Vale expressed his opinion, immediately drawing agreement from quite a few of his colleagues.

"The boy you mentioned does indeed have decent potential."

"But at present, he is still somewhat immature."

"Yes. In this Trial of Divine Providence, he has already failed."