After easily passing the trial of the Supreme Law of Destiny, the three Devourer Monsters arrived before the Mountain of Will.
Facing the trial that halts most trialists, the three showed no hesitation.
The Incarnation of the Abyss Will, Nyx, flowed through the mountain as if the oppressive pressure emanating from it was nonexistent.
If one looked closer, they would notice the mountain's Will twisting and rapidly corroding as Nyx approached.
"The Incarnation of the Abyss Will... I didn't expect he would also take this trial," the Supreme Law of Will muttered with a sigh.
The aura and corrosive power of Abyss Will were too overwhelming to bear the Will of the World.
Seeing him pass effortlessly through the trial, the Supreme Law of Will could only watch in silence.
The second to approach the trial was Sira, the Zerg Queen's clone.
Facing the Mountain of Will, Sira relied on what the Zerg excelled at, spawning countless Zerg to slowly whittle down the oppressive pressure radiating from the mountain.
With countless Zerg carrying the burden of will, Sira began her ascent leisurely as if taking a morning hike.
Next came Zar, the noble Void Prince.
As a void beast, Zar had only one defining trait: power.
With a mighty punch, he struck the Mountain of Will, sending rocks and mud flying in all directions, causing chaos.
Ordinarily, no amount of strength could destroy the Mountain of Will, much less its virtual form.
However, Zar possessed absolute power—the power to destroy and harm anything and anyone.
For him, the rules of the Aeon Plane were ineffective.
Even when faced with an Overlord, as long as Zar could attack indefinitely, he could kill them.
Seeing the Mountain of Will crushed to pieces, the Supreme Law of Will's expression darkened.
"Enough! You pass this trial!"
"Heh, why didn't you say so already? What a waste of time."
Walking leisurely, Zar arrived at the next trial.
However, unlike the previous trials where they passed with raw power and ability, this time when faced with the Trial of the Supreme Law of Origin, they paused.
Sira, the clone of the Zerg Queen, had already experienced this trial once.
She once believed that as long as enough Zerg stood in her place, she could complete the trial unscathed.
Who could have known that even the slightest influence of the Zerg she spawned, after multiplying countless times, could reflect back on her?
If not for her luck, perhaps the Zerg race would have ended up as one of the myriad bottom-layer races.
Carefully taking out the ultimate treasure set she had prepared, she leaped into the trial.
Nyx, too, was unwilling to take risks.
Although he had never faced such a trial before, he still knew of its notorious reputation.
In the past, a similar selection trial had occurred.
Back then, dozens of Overlord candidates entered the trial with full confidence, passing each floor as if it were nothing.
Yet upon reaching the final floor and facing the Trial of the Supreme Law of Origin, most lost themselves, vanishing from existence eternally.
The only lucky survivors were Ascelon, Elvian, Fris, the Void Monarch, and the Zerg Queen.
Recalling that scene, Nyx, like Sira, took out the ultimate treasures he had prepared.
Finally, there was Zar. As the self-proclaimed most noble Void Beast, he intended to face the trial relying solely on his power.
"Experiencing the lives of everyone and everything? What a charade…"
Yet after his arrogant remarks, Zar didn't last more than a few million epochs before his consciousness began to blur.
Fortunately, as a noble void beast, he had a few trump cards.
Waking from the trial, Zar obediently resorted to using the ultimate treasure he had prepared.
Watching them pass the trial in disgrace, the Supreme Law of Origin sneered.
"Hmph! No one yet is worthy to pass this trial…"
Thinking of Maximus, the one he had the highest hopes for, he couldn't help but sigh.
"After all, a mere creature could never match a plane… It seems we have no choice but to fight."
The last trial was deliberately heightened—not only to select the most worthy candidate but also to prepare for the birth of a Plane Master!
What most failed to realize was that passing the final trial through conventional means would automatically qualify one to become a Plane Master.
With a Plane Master, the threat of the Dark Disaster would vanish.
The Aeon Plane could even seize the chance to advance to a Super Plane—a realm capable of birthing Tier 13 creatures!
Letting out a heavy sigh, the Supreme Law of Origin retreated to the Source of the Aeon Plane.
Aside from the three, no one else remotely worthy had attempted the trial.
Mulling over how to aid Maximus, the Supreme Law of Origin left the scene.
Meanwhile, in the Virtual Tower's treasure vault, Maximus turned, taking in his surroundings.
"Tsk, tsk! Over a hundred Tier 12 ultimate treasures! How rich!"
In the past, after passing the Tier 9 Virtual Trial, Maximus was only allowed to browse through a few dozen ultimate treasures.
Furthermore, most of those had been auxiliary.
Now, seeing a complete set of treasures—auxiliary, offensive, and defensive—Maximus felt euphoric.
"How many treasures can I take?"
Thinking of how he had passed the ultimate trial with added difficulty, he believed he should be entitled to at least two or three more ultimate treasures.
"Only one. This treasure vault doesn't belong to us but to the Dimensional Alliance. If you don't want to be hunted by the Overlords, you'd better not get greedy,"
"Then what about the strands of causality? I remember in the past, I was also rewarded with those."
During the Tier 9 Virtual Trial, Maximus had managed to absorb billions of strands of causality, which significantly enhanced his special physique and helped solidify his system.
Looking at the immobile treasure house, he felt puzzled.
"They were all used for the Selection Trial. Every last reserve strand of causality in this tower is gone."
Although the Supreme Laws had tapped into their reserves of causality, most of it had come from the Virtual Tower.
"Tsk." Clicking his tongue in disappointment, Maximus began browsing through the ultimate treasures.