"Soon, Master. Once your body fully adjusts to the second-order transformation—usually within minutes of achieving level 25—the trials will activate automatically. You'll be pulled into a separate dimensional space where time flows differently. Hours may pass in the trial while only moments elapse in reality."
The Winter Beast's eyes reflected something that might have been sympathy.
"Prepare yourself, Master. The trial of comprehension is not a battle you can win through strength or tactics. It's a test of understanding, of accepting truth, of looking into the fundamental essence of your power and truly seeing what it means."
Arthur felt his body beginning to tingle with strange energy, a sensation that suggested the transformation was already beginning. His attributes had stabilised, his mana reserves had deepened, and now something else was stirring—a pull toward something beyond normal reality.
