... 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Beihai Star System, on Liu Tianning's floating platform.

Liu Tianning emptied his mind and body, allowing the power of the Illusion Tree to impact him.

He cultivated a Will Divine Power called "Mirror Heart Lake," also purchased from Wanxin Island, which served as a precursor to the Great Divine Power "Spirit Mother River."

Unlike Zhao Xing, Liu Tianning had already begun his cultivation in this area a thousand years ago upon arriving at the Red Star Empire.

Because Liu Tianning had faced the aftermath beating of the Grassman Skill during the Xuanhuang Realm period, it was Zhao Xing who solved the trouble of the Derivation God Decision.

After entering the Cosmic Territory, Liu Tianning still enjoyed researching various Grassman Skills.

To avoid repeating the same mistakes, he placed great importance on spiritual cultivation, even prioritizing it as his primary focus.

"The heart lake is like a clear mirror; when the heart stirs, one can quickly sense being attacked." Liu Tianning stared calmly at the Illusion Tree.

"Mirror Heart Lake is already perfect, but how can the Great Divine Power Spirit Mother River be mastered?"

"The Illusion Tree at Zhao Xing's location seems different from this one."

Liu Tianning pondered briefly before deciding to let down his defenses and actively welcome the attack from the Illusion Tree.

As the heart lake rippled, heavy illusions immediately appeared in Liu Tianning's eyes.

His consciousness walked clearly on the heart lake, with ripples forming beneath his feet with each step.

Liu Tianning observed and comprehended simultaneously.

...

As time passed, the floating platform gradually approached the Illusion Tree.

The difficulty of the assessment rose, and the number of people being eliminated quickly increased.

Beihai Border Star, on platform 82451.

Xia Jing's face turned sour.

He rubbed his eyes, realizing that what he saw was no longer the Illusion Tree but a giant fish beast appearing ahead.

The big fish opened its bloody mouth, teeth like sharp saw blades, spraying corrosive mucus.

Xia Jing seemed to smell the strong fishy odor.

"Damn! I've long gotten over my fear of eating fish, why do such illusions keep appearing?" Xia Jing cursed, firming up his confidence.

...

Time elapsed, and it had been a year and nine months since the assessment began.

"Boom!"

Platform 9510 moved forward again.

Zhao Xing opened his eyes, looking at the stele beside him.

[Remaining number: 2,150,045.]

"Only two million left."

"The intensity of the psychic attacks from the Illusion Tree is already very high."

Previously, Zhao Xing didn't need to use the "Slaughter Thought Blade" to resist.

Simply relying on his 'mental endurance,' he could keep his consciousness clear.

But now, he also had to start deploying Will Divine Power to suppress the constant emergence of distracting thoughts.

Otherwise, these thoughts would drive him to voluntarily exit the light gate, resulting in elimination.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

A red glow appeared in Zhao Xing's eyes as he used murderous intent to suppress the distracting thoughts emerging in his heart.

Soon, the thought of exiting no longer arose in his mind.

"A year and nine months, I wonder how many people remain in Great Zhou." Zhao Xing pondered privately.

...

On the Beihai Border Star, there is a Beihai Royal Mansion at the center.

Inside a magnificent hall of the mansion, the Beihai King, Yang Lin, was watching a large water mirror within the hall.

As the Star System Lord conferred by the Empire's Emperor, the Beihai King is of the Reincarnation Realm and has undergone fifty-six cycles of reincarnation trials.

Yet, even such a powerful figure is very respectful towards the two silhouettes inside the hall.

One is the 'Primordial Envoy' Zuo Qiyu from the Primordial Realm, who is the Self Sect's Minister of Agriculture at the Reincarnation Realm.

The other silhouette is a completely silver Mechanical Puppet, which is a derivative of the Dayan Divine Weapon 'Chen Jiu.'

The main body of the Dayan Divine Weapon is a Mechanical Divine Object, with derivatives categorized by the twelve two-hour periods, each with different functions.

The Mechanical Puppet Chen Jiu possesses full Emperor-Level strength, hence it is also called 'Emperor Chen Jiu.'

These two individuals are the 'chief assessors' dispatched by the Empire to oversee the Beihai Star System assessment.

"It's about the time." Emperor Chen Jiu said, "Beihai King, move the space within the realm."

"Yes." The Beihai King nodded, immediately beginning to cooperate.

"Left Envoy, please enhance the power of the Illusion Tree to the Early Stage of Five Elements Dao Domain Realm." Chen Jiu directed his gaze at the Primordial Envoy 'Zuo Qiyu.'

The latter wore a white vestment robe adorned with various plants, his face carrying a somewhat alluring and eerie demeanor.

In response to Emperor Chen Jiu, he simply uttered a soft "Mm."

"It can be done." Chen Jiu said, "Next, we aim to eliminate until only five thousand remain."

...

At the beginning of the third year after the assessment began, the power of the Illusion Tree began to increase.

All platforms moved within a range of five thousand miles, followed by its activation of a second innate Great Divine Power [Tree Heart Puppet].

Zhao Xing was originally sitting cross-legged; now, his legs seemed uncontrollable, as if wanting to stand.

"Hmm?"

Zhao Xing quickly pressed his hands on his feet, the red glow in his eyes growing stronger.

Soon, his legs stopped shaking.

"Tree Heart Puppet has been activated."

"The form of psychic attacks has changed."

"The first year was the Thousand Illusion Eye, purely psychic impact."

"In the second year, the Thousand Illusion Eye began to trigger various illusions, activating all kinds of emotions."

"The first two years focused on consciousness itself, but now it influences the body, penetrating the level of 'life instincts.'

Zhao Xing took a deep breath, further strengthening the Slaughter Thought Blade, yet his legs still shook.

At this moment, it seemed his legs had a mind of their own, every muscle wanting to flee.

"Psychic interference with reality, this is affecting the Life Dao through the Spiritual Path." Zhao Xing pondered internally."Using this move, the assessment should be in its final year."

The closer to the end, the stronger the attacks emanated by the Illusion Tree become.