The Monarch-Chapter 592: Challenger of the heavens[4]

The pressure was so insane that the space around it curved without any spell or force acting upon it. Even the flow of time became strange for everyone observing. All of this was even more intense for Kayden, the target of the spell, but his mind was something far beyond insane. This was the easiest lightning strike he had faced in recent years.

It took only a few days for Kayden to rise triumphantly without any difficulty. Of all the challenges he could face, this was one of the easiest. Though his body and strength were extremely well-trained, his mind was on a completely different level—far superior to all his other abilities.

"Congratulations on the second lightning strike." Another completely different figure appeared, floating. It was strange how there was no aura or discernible characteristic in any of them, yet it was simple to understand that they were not the same person.

It was almost a primal instinct screaming at Kayden, urging him to realize he was in the presence of a god—not a god in the sense of a mage who had reached divinity, but a true divine being. Someone with no limits in any universe. A being that transcended time and space.

The figure raised a finger, and Kayden immediately understood how insane the difficulty would be at that moment. The lightning was released and...

The universe seemed to shrink in his direction, trying to follow his existence. Kayden could feel that this lightning combined two degrees of difficulty—his mind was already sensing the weight of this attack from a distance. Additionally, it was also a physical attack.

Kayden converted all the mana he could at an incredible speed. Unfortunately, it was not enough for him to launch attacks freely the way he wanted. His lightning formed at an insane speed and was released against the other. There was not even a second before the shockwave between the two attacks devastated thousands of galaxies around them.

In the midst of all this, Kayden’s mind was suffering the same effect as the second lightning strike. The third was the sum of the second and the first. The problem was that the second lightning placed an overwhelmingly heavy weight on Kayden’s mind, making his abilities far weaker than usual.

It became obvious to him that this would be a battle of endurance. His mind had to overcome the third lightning’s mental force while accumulating enough mana to continue stopping the physical advancement of the attack. These were two monstrous tasks that had to be performed at the same time.

Kayden absorbed mana like a madman. As the seconds passed and turned into minutes, he slowly surpassed the amount of mana that millions of galaxies should have. Little by little, the amount of mana he was using became something bizarre—a level no mage in this universe had ever reached.

Minutes turned into hours, then days, and in the blink of an eye, six months had passed since Kayden had been in this situation. The amount of mana he had used had already surpassed the value of an entire zone. All of this mana dissipated into the universe, increasing its overall quality. Kayden had practically done the same thing as Kollen, albeit in a slightly different way.

For trillions of kilometers around Kayden, everything was destroyed. There was practically not even a single centimeter of matter capable of surviving. Space itself did not exist in this area. Time was in complete chaos, with millions of laws colliding in an attempt to establish dominance.

Kayden should have been struggling, but in truth, this was the best training he could have ever wished for. He was being pushed to his absolute performance limit every single moment for six months. His mind was constantly on the verge of collapse. His body could no longer even feel the mana around him—Kayden was practically manipulating mana using only his soul.

His mastery over his lightning and his path had taken an immense leap. It was practically as if Kayden had increased his strength by 30% in just six months. This was a percentage that should have taken billions of years to achieve, but it was accomplished in only half a year of fighting for his life.

In the end, Kayden overcame the mental effects of the lightning and was able to operate at full capacity. His strength simply swallowed the opposing spell at that moment. There was no resistance—he won in a single move. Kayden overcame the third lightning strike after six long months. His power was now at a level that no longer matched his current realm.

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"Congratulations on overcoming the third lightning strike." Another figure appeared, and once again, it was another god—and at the same time, it was nothing.

"Good luck."

There was nothing else as a fourth lightning strike emerged from absolute nothingness and rushed toward Kayden.

This time, it was something entirely different. A challenger of the heavens was not merely supposed to be strong—on the contrary, he had to be perfect. Strength, mind, principles—everything had to be in alignment, and this lightning would serve as that test.

No one understood the weight of this challenge, as not a single mage was even able to see the lightning leaving the figure and entering Kayden’s soul. Not even Kayden himself realized what had happened. When he blinked, he was already in another place.

"Kayden, hurry up! Your father and I are already ready, and if you don’t come quickly, you won’t get any ice cream!" Lorena urged her son.

Kayden was a six-year-old boy. He had no worries in life other than having fun and playing. He was small, with brown hair. Matching the color of his hair, his eyes were also brown. It could be said that he was a copy of his father—the only difference was his age.

"Out, all three of you! And Heimer, I expected more from you."

After saying that, he left as silently as he had arrived. An awkward silence fell between them.

Heimer interrupted him: